Thursday, January 27, 2011

This semester

This semester has been going well. It's actually not to bad. I have 16 credits but I only have a few tough classes. This semester I am taking Culinary Fundamentals, Intro to Food Service Sanitation, Technique of Teaching Social Dance, New Testament (I love this class!), Ballet, and Intermediate Social Dance just for fun. I'm also taking my first online class, Natural Disasters. It's not too bad it's just different not going to classes or ever seeing your teacher.

I am really looking forward to learning more in my New Testament class. I really like Brother Sturm's way of teaching. He has taught me so much and it's only been about a month.

On Tuesday I am going to Hammer Elementary school to teach 4th graders etiquette, a couple ballroom dances and a line dance. I am so excited. I love kids and there aren't many around BYU-I that I get to be around. It kind of makes me miss my family. I love my family, we are all really close. My sisters and mom are my best friends. I talk to them about everything. My little brothers make life exciting. They are a handful but they're worth it. My parents are seriously great. I may have had stricter rules than other kids my age but I think they did a good job of raising me and I turned out okay. Good job mom and dad you are great.



Valentines Day is coming up. I am usually really creative and romantic but because my love is on his mission it's a little different. I can't get him much because he doesn't have much room to store things, and I don't want to make him love sick. I have gotten a few ideas and I am going to cut out hearts on pink and red paper and write scripture references on them that pertain to love. I am going to write on red paper my testimony and my thoughts on the atonement and reasons why I love the Savior. I will still write a letter to him expressing my love to him also but I think that he will appreciate the other things at this time in his life. Chase has always been really romantic. This is what he sent me last year.



I love him and he is doing a great job. I really do look up to him and appreciate that he is dedicating two years of his life to the Lord. It just lets me know how great of a man he is and I know that he is growing so much closer to the Lord. I want to meet this new man when he comes home. I know he could only have become better. I love you Elder Chase E. Nathaniel Palmer. I am proud of you.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Oh School

So school started back up last week. It's my fourth semester and it's been going by so fast! It is going to be a busy semester. Chase has been on his mission for nine months now and I am so proud of him. He loves his mission and i'm sure he is a great missionary. Three more months and he will be half way through his mission!! It seems to be going by quickly so he should be home in no time. Some days it's hard but I just remember all of the good times we've had together and how much we love each other and it makes everything better. I love my missionary!