Long Time, No Flog.

Hello people of the 'burg. So I feel really terrible about not being as good about posting as I should have been. I mean, this was my idea right? Oh man, I'm a slacker at the whole "friendship" thing. So life has been crazy since I wrote last. If I'm being honest here, I didn't post for quite awhile because life seemed uneventful and I was sad. Yes, that's right I was sad. There was a time when I didn't have a job, and school hadn't started and so I was home all day everyday watching way too many shows on hulu and reading. My roommates were at school and so I didn't have much to do. Now I am still jobless, but I am a busy bee. I started school and it is C-R-A-Z-Y. Homework-wise, I mean. I like my classes. My teachers grade pretty harshly and they don't go easy on us. For anyone who thinks that going to fashion school sounds fun and easy, you are dead, dead wrong. It is fun sometimes, but I still write papers, take tests, do powerpoints, etc. My school is fully accredited like any other university so I take generals and whatnot. Unlike other universities though, we are on a quarter system and not semester system so I have to cover then smae amount of material in a shorter amount of time. I like the pressure and I am a lot better at not procrastinating than I was in hgh school. I have a teacher named Rosemary that reminds me a lot of Sarah. I spent 15 hours volunteering backstage at a ashion show this weekend and that was crazy. The event was basically a big party and it was my first situation that I've ever been in where the people I was with were drinking (at a couple family functions my mom's relatives would have a beer or something but they didn't like to drink in front of us). They weren't carding anyone at this booth and so the girls from my school that I was with were drinking champange. It looked like sparkling cider, and it would have been so easy to try it. I got out of there before temptation could get the best of me. Living in the mission field is good because you can see how strong you really are. Everyone says "I would never____" and you really think so, but if you are in the situation and your friends are all doing it then it is too easy to give in. Satan knows when to target you. I was really glad I didn't give in. I worked dressing models backstage. It was fast-paced and I'm not sure if I'll do it again, but I'm glad I can add it my resume. I started Institute and my teacher Brother Raleigh is really knowledgeable. I learn so much every week and Wednesday has become my favorite day because of it. We are studying the old testament and the spirit is strong every week. We also get fed dinner and ice-cream before class and I love that. We also get fed lunch on Friday at the SDSU institute and it is always really good. The couple missionaries make the food and they are really funny grandparent-type people. One couple, Elder and Sister Brown are from Rexburg. Small world. Elder Brown actually worked in the same building as my Dad before he retired and every time he sees me he says "Say hi to Doug for me. He's a good man. I don't know how he got such a tall daughter." He is funny and forgetful. He also rambles like nobody's business. I take a bus the the trolley (a cross between a train and the subway) to school. It would be 10 minutes by car, but it take me about an hour to get to school. I usually read, do homework, and think. I see a lot of crazy people. We go through the ghetto and really homeless-y areas. Seeing all that poverty everyday humbles me and I don't ever feel down on being a poor college student. I miss you guys and Rexburg like crazy. Come visit me or something. Ha I wish. Here is a song I currently am obsessed with. I love this guy Ben Rector. Check him out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFKz9iVHxeI
Love Always, Moriah