Home Sweet Home

This past weekend I was able to go home for the first time since I moved down here! My last class on Thursday got out at 5:45 and the second I walked out of the building, a huge smile appeared on my face. I walked to my car and hit the road. My older sisters Amber and Alisha, met me at the Echo exit so I could pick Amber up. She was coming home to surprise my family. Because my mom thought I was driving alone, she kept calling me because I didn't know exactly where I was supposed to go. At one point we were on a totally different road than my mom thought we were on, so I totally had to make stuff up! Thank goodness she believed me and didn't suspect a thing! Well we ended up getting home at 2:30 and my mom was so excited to see me! Amber hid out in my room so my mom wouldn't see her. By the time we were trying to go to bed, I wasn't tired! It felt so good just to be in my house again and be with those I love. 

On Friday, we went down to the football field for little brother's homecoming football game. At the game I saw so many people that I hadn't seen in like two months and I couldn't stop smiling! It was so good to catch up with everyone and it made me feel like I was in high school again! My brothers team ended up beating our rival, and he had some really good tackles! After the game we took some pictures!

Torey, me, Trevor, Amber

The weekend was very memorable as we celebrated Torey's birthday Saturday night and after church on Sunday, Torey received the priesthood. Then we went home and got everything packed up. We checked my oil and said our goodbyes. I hated to leave, but I knew that I would be back in a month! We had been driving for an hour and a half when we came to Thermopolis, Wyoming. My car started making weird noises and I started freaking out. We needed to stop at O'Reilly's because I was supposed to buy another quart of oil. Even though it was closed, we still stopped to look at my engine. When we lifted the hood, we saw that I had forgotten to put the lid back on and the oil had exploded everywhere! After I called my dad, we went to the nearest car wash. Amber sat in the car while it cooled off and I ran to Blair's and Maverik to look for some oil. But of course, none of them had the synthesized oil I needed. After we washed the engine off, we decided to try Pamida that was down the road a little ways. Luckily they had the kind we needed! Three and a half bottles later, the dipstick showed that we were full and ready to hit the road again. And I was able to make it home safely! I miss my family and love them so much! I am so glad that families can be together forever!

Top: Nicole, Mom (Donna), Amber, Dad (Tyler)
Bottom: Alisha, Trevor, me, Torey