I got this!

So last time I posted I just had an explosion of emotion that had to be released. It was such a rough week with it being fall (my favorite time of the year) and so different than I expected. But I have turned over a new leaf! (Hehe...get it?...leaf?...) Things are much better now. I am much more tolerant of my roommate, I am making a lot more friends, and I am actually improving my singing! Yay!

I went to a fireside on Sunday and it was amazing. Exactly what I needed to hear. It was mostly about dating/getting married/having children, but interestingly enough, that is not what I got out of it at all. The parts that stood out to me were about self improvement and coming closer to Christ. President Whiting, the president of BYUH, said something that really struck me. He said that it is a commandment to be perfect and we all need to set a date when we will achieve that commandment. First we should make a reasonable list, then start checking off things on the list as efficiently as possible. The first thing that came to my head when I thought of a list of things I can do better was negative judgments. So many times, I have been so quick to judge people based on one small encounter where either they were having a bad day, or I was. It isn't fair to anyone to judge someone based on that.
Here is an example. That girl who never let me eat because she said I was dressed immodestly (which still isn't true) is actually really nice! She is in my ward now and I talked to her on Sunday and she is so sweet. I really like her. Now whenever she is working it is a nice hello instead of awkward stares! Hooray! Another example: There is this girl who always said negative things and comes off a bit stuck up because of how she acts and dresses, but she apologized for speaking her mind so much the other day and bam! She is so cool and a really fun person to hang out with. We also had an awesome chat about the amazing Sutton Foster, so more points there! Everyone just has so much to offer no matter what and you miss out on so much if you can't get past the first hello.
So the first thing that I am checking off my list is judging people and making negative comments. I have already started to see an improvement! It's amazing. My list is extremely long, but the day that I want to check everything off is the day I get set apart as a missionary of the Lord. I can do it!

While I am here, I might as well show you the most delicious dessert that Dallin and I had the other night. Good thing I am not huge yet! (That in itself is an accomplishment!)

 This is a banana sunday. It has tons of cut up bananas on the bottom, followed by three scoops of ice cream--macadamia nut, cookies n cream, and dolce de lece--topped with caramel, hot fudge, condensed milk, whip cream, and three maraschino cherries! Mmmmm!