Winter Semester 2009

And thus begins my 6th semester at BYU-Idaho. We didn't really get snow until the last two days of finals in the fall semester, so when I came back up and there was a four-foot wall of snow around my driveway with a small opening for cars to pass through, I was quite excited to say the least. I will never look at snow the same after suffering a snow-less winter in Bonn, and experiencing the haven of the snowy Alps four times last winter. I LOVE SNOW!!
So I've been to four days of classes now, and can I just say, I definitely chose the right path. I love all my classes, they are utterly thrilling. It's ridiculous how swept away I get while discussing either Freud or the conventions of the American short story (primarily what I've done with the past week). I imagine this is what normal girls feel when they read Twilight and other ludicrous romantic (small r) novels. I often find myself breathless after class. Other people joke about literature being their boyfriend. Well, the joke ends here. I am irrevocably in love with literature.
I also find psychology very stimulating. I think I'll panic when I graduate.
Anyway, already I've had some reflection provoking experiences this semester. In the past week, three of my dearest friends have announced that they are getting married. Two are missionaries who served in the Frankfurt mission, either in my ward or my stake. They are both marrying girls they met on the mission (so I'm hoping that trend continues...hehehe). Another is my best friend from Europe, who isn't officially engaged yet but expects to get married by the end of the year, so now I have to start saving to go to Sweden for her wedding. I'm so excited for all three of them! Also, one of my roommates from last semester got married on Saturday, and it was so beautiful! I love weddings. They are pretty much my most favorite way to spend my day.
I also have experienced an unprecedented shift in my social structure. Already I am closer to my roommates than I think I've ever been. I have the same roommates as last semester, minus three, but we didn't get any new ones. I find it remarkable how it is that you can spend so much time, energy, and money in one person, or a group of people, but sometimes they still fail you eventually and you have to move on, but there are always people around the corner with arms wide open ready to love and accept you for who you are. These are my roommates. We are a very quirky bunch and honestly I think we have very little in common as a group, besides a simple desire to create the feelings of a sisterhood...
Speaking of sisterhood, on our first night back together, my roommates and I watched "House Bunny" which is a riotously hilarious movie.
Two hilarious moments:
There is a scene when the main character gets held overnight in jail and she shares her cell with a bunch of prostitutes. Of course, this is the moment when the entire bishopric including the attractive executive secretary decide to visit our apartment. We stopped it, but our dvd player still displays the name of the movie on the screen. Our first counselor raised his eyebrows and reprimanded us jestingly. From the amound he knew about the content of the movie though, it sounded like he'd seen it, too...
Secondly, there was a scene where they were having an Aztec-themed party. Of course, the frist thing I noticed was they had decorated with Easter Island heads. I had to point out that Easter Island heads do not belong at an Aztec party. About 3 minutes later in the movie, one of the dorky girls who is trying to become cool said "You know, these are Easter Island heads. They don't really belong at an Aztec party," to which the cool girl teaching the others to become cool said "you're too smart. Guys don't like girls who are too smart." Wow. That explains a lot... ;)
Thirdly, when the dorky girl finally hooks up with the guy she's had a crush on forever, she says "I want to be your girlfriend more than an electron wants to attach to a proton!" Love it.
And speaking of movies, I get to write one this semester for my screenwriting class. STOKED!! I have a brilliant idea, but I'm kind of thinking it's too big for my first movie...so if anyone has anything they'd like to see become a movie let me know. I'm thinking of adapting a bunch of Poe stories, or maybe turning some of my previous novel ideas into a movie. We'll see.

So that sums up my thoughts and adventures for my first week back in Rexburg. More depth later.