Spanish, Cakes, and Fortune

I don't know where the time goes. After begrudgingly moving back to Rexburg for the LAST time to finish school I thought this semester would be the longest and most dreadful because I was dreading having to come back. Quite the contrary, in fact, it's hard to believe that the semester is already half over and I've already taken all my midterms this past week. I have been finished with my horticulture classes for some time now and am just trying to finish up my minor or cluster, if you will, in culinary arts and Spanish.

I don't know what made me want to take Spanish classes (Stephen) but I did it, all the while struggling the whole time to understand this frustrating, wonderful, beautiful language. I have never worked so hard in a class just to maintain a C average to graduate on time, but I did it. I actually wish I could retake them all so that I can get a real good grasp on the language, but I think I have come a long way since my first class.

I was really afraid that I wouldn't be able to get into all the classes I needed for my last semester, and when registration time came that fear became a reality. Some of the classes I needed (or would have preferred to take) were not offered and there was a schedule conflict with the ones I could take. In short, I had to email begging and pleading with several teachers to let me in their class so I could graduate with Stephen. The hardest class to get into was cake decorating because I had to take a written test, scale a recipe, and bake a cake with precise criteria all before school started just to get into the class. With the help of my wonderful mother-in-law, who was a wedding cake decorator, I passed all the tests and got into the class, whew!

Even though I didn't want to take cake decorating I have really been enjoying it more than what I thought I would. I'm also taking baking and confectionery classes which Stephen loves because I bring home all sorts of goodies throughout the week. I am even doing really well in my Spanish lit class, which I am surprisingly enjoying as well.

Stephen is taking it easy this final semester just because he can. After taking several semesters of 17 and 18 credits plus working late nights at Burger King, this semester is easy-going with just 12 credits and lots of time to spend together with our free time. We were fortunate enough to both receive large federal grants and scholarships through the school to completely support us through this final semester without having to work. We have truly been blessed throughout our journey through school together. We have had some great times and made many memories here, but are excited to move on with our lives and fulfill our dreams.

The 10th of May

Tuesday was C.R.A.Z.Y! It started out as a normal day--wake up and go to class in the morning, come home and do homework for my afternoon cake decorating class. But on this day, as I was reading my text book, I got a call from Scott telling me that there have been some changes made to the wedding (which was to be in October) My first thought was, "Oh no, they're calling it off" and then I thought, "Maybe they're pushing it back some more." Then Scott said, Well, we talked to our bishop and he counseled us to get married before I leave for Oklahoma." I said, "But you're leaving in TWO days aren't you?" "Yep" was his reply, so I asked what he planned to do about it and he said, "We're getting married tonight." WHAT!! I didn't see that coming, haha. I haven't even met this girl, and I have class in less than an hour.

So I told Stephen what was going on and we decided we needed to be there. There was no way I was going to miss my little brother's wedding. Stephen finished up the homework he was working on so he could turn it in to his teacher's office on our way to Twin. We made it to the institute building where the ceremony was being held with 10 minutes to spare and we were the first ones there! It was a cute, short-and-to-the-point ceremony with just immediate family. Heidi sure is a cute little thing and the two of them are so in love--you could see it from the way they were looking at each other.

 Stephen and I thought we should drive back to Rexburg that same night, so he wouldn't miss any of his classes the next morning, but I thought that was too rushed and too much driving so we stayed at Mom's house until the next morning. We got back home in the afternoon just in time for our afternoon classes to start. Then I found out that because I missed my class the day before I missed out on 15 points plus all the practice for my test for the next day. Stephen found out that he missed out on 20 points from a pop quiz that he missed that morning as well....the sacrifices we make....

We wouldn't have missed Scott's wedding for anything, and are so glad we could be there to support him and his new bride. I guess Scott has all the bragging rights for the shortest time dating his girlfriend (two weeks) getting engaged (two weeks) and finally getting married six months after returning home from his mission. Congratulations Scott and Heidi!!

Spanglish

Es tres semanas since escuela started and I am now just starting ir clase de español. Mi profesora tuvó

surgery at the beginning of el semestre, so este semana fue mi primera dío de clase. Yo quiero aprender hablar español, pero yo no hago un bien memory—es hard to remember más words and the order everything is spoken in. I had a hard time last semestre con mi clase de español y oró tuvó pass con a “C” grade. Este pasado clase de español yo necesito pasar es clase de literatura y I’m a little rusty en mi leyendo y hablando. I wish I didn’t have tomar Clase de español, pero no hay va back. Este semestre sería major si yo no tenía que tomo este clase. Yo amo a mi clases de culinary arts más que yo pensé que iba; sería el major semestre si no tiene que tomar español. Me gustaría poder tomar estas clases de español de nuevo so I really understand what I’m doing. Si tuvó otro chance tomar la clase de español hubiera tomo in a heart beat. Deséame suerte!!