So much joy :]

The past week has just been so good.  Even though some really really terrible stuff has happened, I have been so blessed to be able to have joy surrounding trials.


To begin, last Saturday I went on a double date with Eric, Cindy, and Kraig.  We went snowshoeing and it was SO much fun! I was really scared at first because everyone had told me it was ridiculously hard and that I would be mega sore afterwards... They were wrong.  We went to Vivian Park and hiked (it really wasn't steep like at all) on a trail.  There was just enough snow to need the shoes but not too much!  We had nice conversations, snowball fights, made snow-blob children, and attempted to make snow angels.  It was really a lot of fun!


Then this week was perty good too!  Parts of it were kinda really crappy but Wednesday and the weekend made up for anything terrible that happened. 


Wednesday, one of Justin's friends (surprising, right?! ;]) invited us to go do laser tag with him and a couple other guys so Justin, Cindy and I skipped out on studying and went!  The first round, 6 of us played against another group of 6 (and 4 high people joined in at some point) and it was kinda freaky and not tooo much fun!  I, however, was AMAZING and came in 4th out of 16!  Then we played another round with just the six of us and it was SO SO SO much fun!  We were running around (even though that was against the rules) and getting crazy and having a blast!  I ended up coming in 2nd!  Yep.  I'm flipping AMAZING!


Then there was this weekend :]


It started this morning with the most epic date challenge ever!  Eric, me, Lauren, Justin, Erika, Matt, Sarah, Matthew, Cindy and Logan (Erika's co-worker) did a massive group date and did little competitions with each other.  We had activities like "stick your foot in a bucket of spaghetti and ice and fish out a toy dinosaur", "find a safety pin in a bunch of uncooked rice while blindfolded", "spin around while being wrapped in toilet paper and then run and jump over a broom", "carve a garden gnome out of a potato", "run with bulky gloves on and open/eat a Hershey kiss", and croquet.  Yeah.  It was epic. 


The only downside was that I totally ATE IT on a hill.  There is a really steep hill right behind my apartment and I was walking up it (carrying knives) when I commented about how much I hate that hill.  As soon I said it, I slipped and landed ridiculously hard on my rear.  It was terrible.  Funny, but terrible.


Then tonight, our FHE group went to Temple Square in Salt Lake City.  It was so much fun and really gorgeous.  It was really spiritual, too, and a really amazing way to get into the Christmas spirit!  After we walked around for a while, we went to Thomas's family's house.  They had made us dinner and so we ate and sat around and talked.  It made me realize a lot more how much I miss my family but it was a really great way to spend time with my "family".


It has really been a wonderful week and even though some really awful stuff has happened, I know that the Lord has a plan for all of us and will find a way to for us to be happy no matter what!  I love my friends and family so very much and I have really been blessed with a lot!  


This, overall, has just been a really good week :]