Updated!

Hi everyone! I don’t actually want to take the time to write out my whoooolllleeee week again, so here it is from the email I sent:

This week has been a huge one. Mom, Dad and I left for Utah on Monday afternoon and drove to St. George. Saying goodbye to the puppies was so hard! We had Cafe Rio for dinner Monday night though, which was super delish! Then Tuesday we drove onward to Provo and started the BYU process. We went and got my textbooks and ID card and then went and picked up Whitney from the airport. Later that night we went to Temple Square where we did a bunch of fun stuff. We went to the Joseph Smith Center and watched the movie there. They changed the movie some. It is more investigator-friendly so it was much more understandable to those who aren't members. We also ate delicious sandwiches and a mint brownie (YUM!) at the cafe downstairs and we got to see Sister Yarn. We almost went the wrong direction to the Visitors Center and would have missed her but I really had to go potty and she was right next to the bathrooms! I was so inspired. :)

Wednesday I was able to move into the dorms, and getting my bed raised was such an adventure! It took: Dad, Whitney, a bed raiser-helper, and two guys from maintenance to finally get it up. After I was all set up we went shopping for more stuff and then went out to dinner at Magelbys. Yummy! We got the most delicious bread ever! After that I went to a carnival for Helaman Halls which was pretty fun. There were lots of fun people there.

Thursday all the Freshmen were divided into 'Y Groups' and we played get-to-know-you-games and then went to a devotional where they talked to us about BYU. The devotional was realllllly good! After that we ate lunch (with graham canyon ice cream!) and went on a tour of the JFSB and library. It was all really good. I became really good friends with these people named Tori, Evan, and Meighan. Only Evan came to the night part of Y groups, but we saw a big performance on the Honor Code, which was really funny. After that we went to the stadium and took a class picture in the shape of a Y and watched an awesome sports pep rally. Oh yeah! Thursday we spent a looong time trying to get the internet on my computer to work too, and finally after three hours on the phone, Mom and Dad figured it out. Stupid internet. It has worked since then though, thank goodness. 

Friday was a fun day too. We went to a Religion Class devotional with our Y groups and Brother Parker spoke and it was realllyyy good! After that we took tours of the campus and ate lunch. Then, Mom Dad, Whitney and I went and got more Cafe Rio and went back to Grandmas house for a little while. Then we went shopping and I got a bunch of snow clothes :) Yay! Maybe I wont freeze after all. I spent the night with them at Grandmas house and that was fun too. I was reaaallly tired though! 

Saturday morning we all went to find my classes and that was fun. BYU is so huge! After that we went to the Wilk and got lunch. Then we went back to the dorms and had to say goodbye. That was really hard. Afterwards I practiced my flute and then wandered around campus with Tori. We went back to her dorm later. Saturday night I had dinner with my roommates which was a lot of fun and then there was a Freshmen Orientation Finale. I hung out with Tori and her roommate Julane and the night was so fun. Divine Comedy performed too, and they were sooooooo hilarious!

Sunday I met in the YSA 114th ward for the first time. There are 114 girls in the ward and 41 boys, which makes it weirdly unbalanced. It is still a really nice ward though. I hung out with my RA Katie for most of it. She is really nice, I like her lots. The leaders all seem really cool too! I think I am meeting with the bishopric tonight. Sunday night we had ward wrap-up and got divided into our FHE groups. We have a really cool group too. Last night for FHE we played games and got to know each other better. It was so fun. 

So yesterday was the first day of classes! I like all my classes a lot. All the teachers are really funny and it looks like there will be lots to learn for all the classes. In my religion class I volunteered to say the opening prayer and ended up having to introduce myself to the whole class and do all the readings for the entire class. Thats what I get for trying to be righteous! Haha. Yesterday afternoon I also had my band audition and was placed in the symphonic band (I think all the freshmen got placed in there). I met a bunch of other flute majors too, which I was super pumped about! They all seem really nice and funny. The first flute masterclass is tomorrow night. Yay!

 

 

Now: The flute masterclass today was awesome! There are a lot of really nice people in the class and it sounds like it will be a lot of fun. All my other classes today were awesome too :) And tomorrow I have my first band practice :) The most overwhelming part is the 3 hour mandatory practicing 6 days a week. Performance majors have it intense!

Also, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!!!!!!!!!!!! Today is my dad’s birthday yaaaaay! I got to talk to him on the phone for a little while tonight which was really fun and it sounds like he had a fun day. I love you dad!!!!!!!

Love,

Chelsey