Finals Week UGH!

Well I can officially say that I now know what finals stress feels like, and it's starting to get to me. At the beginning of the week I was completely fine; confident in my finals and focused (not having any anxiety attacks)...well not so much anymore. I had two finals today and they both got to me. I thought I was prepared, but then 2 hours before test time I started to feel like I wasn't and I wasn't going to do well. I have to say there is no way I would make it through this week without my Heavenly Father and my parents. They have helped me stay focused and positive and Heavenly Father has answered my prayers in helping me not have anxiety about tests and stay focused so that I could do well.

Besides the fact that finals means stress, it also means the end of the semester!!! which equals going home! It's amazing to me to think that I am almost done with my first semester of college. I will be home in 6 days!(...well almost 5). I can't wait to see everyone. I can't believe the semester is already over, in a way I feel like I just got here but I also feel as if I have been gone forever. I just hope that this horrible sinus infection I have goes away before I have to get on a plane; sinus pressure and altitude changes in a plane do not go very well together.

I'll update again when I don't have finals to study for. I love and miss everyone back home. Can't wait to see you!

My Weekend

This past saturday was so much fun! I went with Jessica Locke, Chris Stinson, and Ariel Lovette to Hukilau Cafe, swap meet and the beach.

Hukilau Cafe is probably my favorite breakfast place ever! Their food is so good and the best thing is that it's cheap for alot of food haha. Saturday I got chocolate chip pancakes, they were heavenly :) After we went to breakfast we headed to the swap meet.

Swap meet is kind of like the downtown fashion district in LA. Its at the football stadium in Honolulu, people set up their tents all around the stadium and you just walk around and shop, everything is really cheap (it's a great place to get gifts). It took us about 2 hours to walk around the whole thing. I got some really cool stuff for my family and friends. One highlight was eating a fresh coconut; there was a guy selling fresh coconuts,he cut a hole in the top and you drank the coconut milk then after you were done he broke the coconut open and cut out the meat so that you could eat it. It wasn't very sweet (it was actually really plain) because he gave us a green one, but it was still fun to watch everyone's reactions.

After the swap meet we were going to go to a beach in Wikiki but they were all super crowded and the only place we could find for parking cost $8, so we decided to drive back towards Laie and stop at a beach on "beach view highway". We ended up going to Kulau Ranch Beach Park but by the time we got there it was almost 3:30 and the clouds had come in. It was so windy! It was rediculous, there were so many clouds that you could barely see the sun. It was to cold to swim so we just layed our towels out on the grass...I think all of us fell asleep, we were all really tired from walking around all day. After about an hour we were all freezing so we headed back to campus. When we got back Jessica, Ariel and I had a movie night. We watched 'Sweet Home Alabama' and 'Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants'. It was way fun, we pushed the beds together in Jessica's room and got tons of blankets and pillows. (we have the best movie nights here...mostly because there is nothing else to do lol).

So that was my weekend, it was fantastic and an adventure. I love it here but I can't wait to go home. I miss my family and everyone back home, I'm getting homesick because I'm so excited and anxious to see everyone. Even though I know I'm going to miss it here after being home for 2 weeks I'm going to have so much fun being home. (I just wish I could take the weather with me, it's still snowing in Utah :( oh well I guess I'll just have to find a way to survive and keep warm).

We video taped our whole day, so as soon as I get the video from Jessica I'll post it. I hope everyone is doing great! I miss and love you all :-D