Summer Fun

I went to Victoria, British Columbia the last week in July. What a beautiful city! There were Hundreds of flower baskets hanging from old fashioned street lights. Not a single flower was dead or wilted...amazing! I Fell in love with that corner of the world. Erin and I want to move there. The highlight was whale watching Orcas in Puget Sound with Erin and Ashley. We traveled 86 nautical miles in two hours in a souped up rubber raft. We were hauling! The males travel on the perimeter of the pod, the females with young on the inside. They are incredible animals. I'd like to study marine biology.

Lessons learned the past two semesters:
1. There's a lot to be said about someone who can survive the academic environment at BYU. I found that BYU's classes are much more difficult and challenging and requires more academic excellence than my previous university did.

2. Snowdrifts are not as innocent as they look. BYU's ground crew will kindly shovel you out when you're stranded in the Marriot's parking lot. :)

3. Never take empty parking spaces for granted.

4. "Deal with it." (a phrase from one of my professors) means to not fall apart (especially during finals week). I found I can "deal with it" very well.

New Horizons

New chapters begin in all our lives. Opportunities for growth and progress are there for the taking. It takes courage to merge into a world you know nothing about as you face the unknown...your future.