Home Again.

Home is definitely where my heart is! After traveling by bus, by train, by bus again. By car, by plane, all in the rain...it felt so good to spend last night in my own bed! There is such a feeling of peace, of belonging, of "rightness" when you walk into the doors of your own home, your own room. I was overwhelmed by the thought "this is where you I'm supposed to be."

I was in Utah for several reasons: 1. Because it was CATHERINE'S BIRTHDAY!!! :D 2. To go to the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. 3. To check out BYU...by dream school!! :) It was a simply wonderful, though exhausting, weekend!! :) I was able to visit with friends, cousins, and a sister. I had the opportunity to go to a fireside given by Stephanie Nielson and was thoroughly inspired by her. There were happy birthday events. A trip to Salt Lake City to see one of the General Conference sessions live....Amazingness!!! And for me personally, it was a great time of spiritual renewal, awakening, a time for some answers. Exhaustingly so.

In taking the tour of BYU, I was led to realize this is a school I will definitely be attending. Not only do I believe that I am intended to go, I want to go. I will finish the application process completing interviews, sending in transcripts, and other necessary steps as soon as I can...however, I am glad that I am not there yet.

I need a little more time. I need a little more healing. I need to save up a little money!!

So, thank you home. I am glad to be back with you. I am glad to be back with my wonderful parents and my younger brother and sister. Thank you messy room for being right where I left you!! :)

Now to recover from my time of exhausting personal discovery!! ;P

P.S. Here is a picture taken of my home-sweet-home in the middle of the night:

P.P.S. The not sleeping at all and laughing more in five days than I have in the past year might have contributed just a little bit to my weariness??