Do you give your college professors apples?

My first day of college classes was yesterday. Wow, that is really surreal saying that... my first day of college classes was yesterday. I figured if I wrote it twice it would sink in more but it didn't really help. I'm posting what I wore today and yesterday because I told Zack I would and I think my mom will get a kick out of it. The weather has been beautiful so it's made it easier walking to so much. I think it's a little insane how much I've been walking, way more than any other time in my life. On Mondays and Wednesdays I have to be out of the door by 7:45 because I have my D&C class at the institute at 8 (it starts tomorrow!) then from there the two days vary but I'll tell you about what I'll be going through.. I mean enjoying, tomorrow. After institute I get to come back to more dorm till around ten then I'm off to my Bio lecture class - which has two hundred and forty people in it! Crazy. It's only fifty minutes though, so not too bad. I have some time between that and math which starts at 12:40. Here is the killer, at two thirty I have a three hour biology lab! YIKES! It ends at 5:20 and my french class starts at the same time. So I really have to move my little legs on over to class. I'm sure it'll be fine though - my French teacher is very laid back. My life over the past two days has been really busy. I'm looking forward to getting a massage next week ;) On another note, I talk to Zack every day and I miss him dearly. It's really hard being away from him and I sound really clingy haha. But he is doing great at BYU! It makes me feel better knowing he is having such a good time. Whenever I call it sounds like him and Allen's room is the party area. He is enjoying church and his favorite classes is Book of Mormon studies, how cool is that?! I am just so proud of him I had to put it in my blog. All this just makes me fall more in love with him...

For now,
Lauren

It's raining.. It's pouring

Yesterday we had a really bad storm. It was hailing yesterday for a while and the rain was coming down. As I was walking from across campus (which really is quite a walk) I noticed there is snow on the San Francisco Peak! Snow in August! That's crazy. Becky and I woke up this morning and decided to drive up and see if we could play in it :) We didn't make it all the way up but we did find some pretty areas!

Moving on Up

Today I moved in to my COLLEGE dorm. Pretty surreal. Having barely any friend and being in a completely new place pretty much by yourself is not very fun. But this is my first night here and there were some highlights of the day. Like exploring the breath taking campus. I can't wait till it gets a little cooler though, when it's in the eighties here it's HOT! Not having my own bathroom is really weird too. I guess everything new takes time getting use to and I know eventually I'll love being a lumberjack. Also, everyone should send me letters and/or cool things. I need some lovin :) And I'll write lots back!!

All my love,
Lauren

Cutsie room pictures

Every new beginning comes from some other beginnings end.

One week left in Ramona. How weird is that?! It feels like summer just started and here I am, packing up my entire life in a dozen (or so...) box. I hope everything I'm bringing fits in my teeny tiny room. I've collected quite the array of clothing over my eighteen years. I blame it on my mother. :)
The living room is filled with boxes and my room is filled with, well, everything. It is quite the mess. I was telling Zack one upside of moving is that I'll get to start out with a perfectly organized room, something I haven't had in a while, if ever. I like to think of it as organized chaos.
I'm looking forward to all of the learning and adventures I'll have in Flagstaff but I'm still sad about not having everyone there with me. Please keep up to date with me on my blog and leave comments about your lives too.
Pictures of the mess coming soon!

<3
Lauren

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

Like a Rainbow

I just got back from the baptism of Brother Plantz. It was pretty amazing. I told Zack that baptisms kinda remind me of weddings, in an odd sort of way. He didn't really get the analogy (it's one of those things that just makes sense me to me when I say it - haha). But I said it's like when you watch a wedding, the bride and groom look so happy as they commit to spend their lives together. That's my favorite part - the look of happiness on their faces. It's the same with a baptism. After someone goes under the water they come out with the same look of happiness, joy actually. That person not only committed their life, but all eternity, to keeping a covenant with our Heavenly Father.
Sister Plantz gave the talk on the Holy Ghost and she use an analogy I really liked. She said something along the lines of ", Describing the Holy Ghost to someone who doesn't have it is like trying to describe a rainbow to a blind person. You can say that it is majestic, that it stretches from one side of the sky to the other. But you really don't know what a rainbow is until you go outside and smell the freshly fallen rain and see the beautiful colors streaming across the sky."

with love,
Lauren

Romero Family Reunion; Going Granola

Okay so the title might be a little deceiving to some extent. The Romero Family Reunion only consisted of three days of camping. But there were now showers or running water during those three days!
I spent ten days with most of my second family and got to meet a lot of their extended family. I think that was my favorite part of the trip, getting to meet so many nice warm hearted people. With lots of energy, can't forget that. We camped up on Grandma and Grandpa Romero's property in the Idaho mountains - so beautiful! The fresh air was, well, a breath of fresh air. Zack and I rode one of the quads up on top of a hillside. We could see for miles rolling hills covered in pine trees and valleys of luscious green grass. The beauty of the landscape is truly a testament of the love our Heavenly Father has for us. I am thankful for this beautiful earth He made for us!
Two of the days on our trip we went to an amusement park called Lagoon in Utah. I already feel like I'm getting too old for roller coaster but I still had a really fun time. The second day there we spent at the water park for a couple of hours. A nice escape from the Utah heat. Zack and I mostly just enjoyed floating around in the lazy river. Halli joined us for a few laps too :)
On Wednesday we stopped by BYU, where my sweetheart is going to school starting this fall (which is almost a week away?!). It's going to be hard being away from him... I won't get started on that. But I enjoyed seeing where he is going to live - it sure is pretty up there.

This is probably the shortest summary possible but I've got to go get ready! I'll be posting pictures later tonight :)

forever young,
Lauren