Pictures!

Tonight I went over to Kara's for awhile and snapped some pictures of the kids. They're so cute and extremely wild!!

There's No Place Like Home...

While sitting in class last Wednesday, I got a text message from Kristen Scheffler. She asked if I wanted to go home with her on the weekend. We left Friday around 4:00, and made it home in 5 1/2 hours (stopping twice even)!! Luckily on the way down, the roads were great. They were hardly even wet. When I got back into Lovell, I arrived home to an empty house. My family was at Dani's volleyball games. After I walked into the gym, I was so excited to see my family, and I think they were happy to see me too!! :) We watched some volleyball and then went home and played some games.

On Saturday I went to watch even more volleyball. As nice as it is to go home, it's hard because I try to fit so much into those few days. My friends came to the games, so I got to see them. (During the tournament, Dani's team beat Pinedale, Jackson, and Lyman. Their only loss was to Kemmerer. They had a pretty good weekend!) Later that night, my family went and ate at Hansel and Gretal's. It was great. I had my friends up to watch a movie after we got back from Powell.

Kris and I were supposed to head back to Laramie about 3:00 on Sunday. It had been snowing everywhere around us, and it was soooo cold. After talking to her coaches, we decided to wait it out and come home Monday. Which meant I got one more day :). I went to church, and while I was there I got to see Michael Bernard. I found out he was leaving the next day to go on his mission to Indianapolis, Indiana. After a nice home cooked meal that night, I went to hang out with Michael and Mikey for awhile.

When it came time to head back Monday morning, I didn't want to leave. It was hard saying goodbye to my family, but it made it a little easier knowing I'm coming home again this weekend. I originally was planning on coming home this weekend, but when Kristen asked if I'd come home with her, I made a decision to come home both weekends. One draw back to not coming back to Laramie until Monday was that this weekend I was going to come home Thursday at 11:00, after my Chemistry class. and skip class on Friday. Since I missed class on Monday, I figured it's not a good plan to miss twice in one week. Now, I won't be coming home until Friday after my last class at 2:00.

Everything worked out for the best though. I found out I have a Math quiz on Friday, and I really didn't want to miss Biology. Luckily when I missed on Monday, we didn't have any clicker questions. Also I get to babysit Katelyn and Jacob so Kara can do her visiting teaching. I love those kids :). I also brought home my camera so I can take pictures to post on here. I'm very happy I got to go home and see my family and my little town again. :)

Looking Back on the Last 2 Months...

For the past couple months since I've moved down to Laramie, not a lot has happened. I mostly sit at home and watch movies...I know, I know very exciting. I've been told that this isn't what a college kid is supposed to do, but I dare to be different. :)

I've gone over to Kara's house quite a few times. It makes my day because everytime I walk through their door, Katelyn and Jake greet me as if they haven't seen me in about two years, instead of two days. Jake's birthday was a fun event. To start off the celebration, we went to the UW Football game, where Jake slept almost the entire time. When he wasn't sleeping he was plugging his ears and hiding under the blanket because the canon that went off scared him. After the game, we went back to the house for pizza, cake, ice cream, games, and presents. I got Jacob a nerf gun, which I think Jason liked even more than Jake did. :) The kids went for a bike ride (up and down the sidewalk), where I taught them about safety, which doubled as a photoshoot for Kara.

The adventure to Kara's house is a weekly, if not more, event for me. Just this last Sunday I went over her house to watch the afternoon session of General Conference. When I walked through the door, I found Katelyn still in her pajamas (it was 12:45 in the afternoon). I asked why she didn't put on some clothes, and she replied, "It's pajama day Bethy!!" (Jason informed me her teacher told the kids every Saturday and Sunday was pajama day.) Before conference started, Katelyn, Jacob, and I put together 5 puzzles. It was a lot of fun. After conference was over, I helped Kara clean up Jake and Kate's "little" messes. Then helped Katie and Jake get ready for bed. Katelyn told me I could come over every pajama day. When Kara asked if I could come over any other day, she said no, just on pajama days.

I'm so thankful that Kara is down here. Sometimes she tells me how happy she is that I'm down here to keep her company, but really I don't know what I'd do without her here to keep me company. Knowing I have family here has made the transition into the college life and being away from home a little easier. I don't know what I'd do without my big sister and how much she does for me. She's even the one I go to with blog questions and problems. Without her, I wouldn't have this right now. Thanks Kara for all that you do. I Love Ya Bunches!!

I don't have very many pictures from my first months here because I left my camera at home.

When Kara went home this last weekend, she was nice enough to bring me home my piano music. I've really missed playing the piano, and it felt great to be able to do something that I love so much again. Kara said she'll let me come over and play anytime (but I think after awhile she might regret saying that).

I was called to be one of the Family Home Evening group leaders in my ward. My "husband" is awesome, his name is Ben Skinner. He's a really nice, fun guy who has lots of great ideas. We've only had two FHE's together as a group so far. The first week we played Mafia, which is always a crowd pleaser. Ben came up with a great idea that we'd tie the game into the Gadianton Robbers. Everytime someone was killed there was a scripture they had to read to explain how they died. It was also nice because the only thing I had to do was bring the treats, which isn't hard at all. Ben took care of everything else: finding all the scriptures and the spiritual thought. It was a lot of fun, and everyone really got into it.

On Monday we played General Conference Jeopardy, also another crowd please. I'm convince we have the best group by far. We have about 10-12 kids that show up, and they all seem like they want to be there. They're all so willing to participate and help out. Everyone is pretty competitive and really into it. It's a lot of fun.

I really enjoy my institute class. I'm studying the Book of Mormon this semester, and my teacher is Trudy McKracken. She's a really nice lady who makes class a lot of fun. She also makes some mean cookies. Every week she has handouts for us to go along with the lessons. You can tell how she acts that she really enjoys teaching and our class. I'm off to a really great start, and I'm glad that there's one place I can go to be around people who believe the same things I believe. It always gives me a little boost to know there's others out there trying to live the same way you are.

Just A Little Survey

Welcome to the 2008 edition of getting to know your friends. Copy then change all the answers so they apply to you, then post on your blog. The theory is that you will learn a lot of little things about your friends that you might not have known!
1. What time did you get up this morning? 6:36
2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds for sure
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? I think it was What Happens in Vegas
4. Favorite TV show? The Hills, Gossip Girl, ANTM, anything on HGTV
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? Nothing usually, but sometimes an apple on the way out the door
6. What is your middle name? Carol, after my mom's Mother
7. What food do you dislike? A lot of things, I'm a very picky eater
8. What is your favorite CD at the moment? All my CD's are mixes, but probably Jordin Sparks
9. What kind of car do you drive? 20o5 GMC Envoy
10. Favorite sandwich? Pizza Sub or a PB&H :)
11. What characteristic do you despise? Meanness/Lying/Two Faced
12. Favorite item of clothing? Shoes
13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Hawaii
14. Favorite brand of clothing? I like American Eagle or Lucky
15. Where would you retire to? Lovell
16. What was your most recent memorable birthday? Every Birthday because my mom always makes me a treasure hunt every year :) but my 16th birthday because I finally got to drive AND a cell phone.
17. Favorite sport to watch? Volleyball and Basketball
18. Furthest place you expect someone to look at this from? Maybe Utah
19. If you had a superpower, what would it be? I think I'd like to be able to read minds, but sometimes I don't want to knwo what people are thinking
20. When is your birthday? December 13th
21. Are you a morning person or a night person? Either one, I'm not grouchy when I wake up in the morning, but I like the night too.
22. What is your shoe size? 10 or 11, depending on the shoes
23. Pets? none
24. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? I just barely started my blog today lol :)
25. What did you want to be when you were little? A Pharmacist or a Teacher
26. How are you today? I'm doing okay, but I wish I did better on all of my exams
27. What is your favorite candy? Sourpatch Kids or Starbursts
28. What is your favorite flower? Lilacs and Roses
29. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? October 16th because I'm going home!!
30. What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? I like Chocolate, but recently I've been eating Cake Batter
31. What are you listening to right now? Walk the Line
32. What was the last thing you ate? Homemade chocolate chip cookie
33. Do you wish on stars? sometimes
34. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Black
35. How is the weather right now? slightly windy, but not too bad
36. Who was the first person you talked to on the phone today? my mom
37. Favorite soft drink? Diet Pepsi
38. Favorite restaurant? Olive Garden or Dos Machos or Texas Roadhouse or Applebees :)
39. Real hair color? Brown with some blonde.
40. What was your favorite toy as a child? Play Money and Office Supplies
41. Summer or winter? Summer
42. Hugs or kisses? a hug for the most part
43. Chocolate or Vanilla? Chocolate
44. Where was your last vacation? Salt Lake City
45. When is the last time your cried? A couple days ago
46. What is under your bed? a case of chicken noodle soup
47. What did you do last night? Went to FHE, then to Walmart, watched the Notebook, and then did homework
48. What are you afraid of losing? Family and my phone or keys
49. Salty or sweet? I like a little of both
50. How many keys on your key ring? 3
51. How many years at your current job? None, I currently am not working
52. Favorite day of the week? Saturday
53. How many towns have you lived in? 2
54. Do you make friends easily? No, I'm kind of a hermit. I get along with people really well, but I don't hang out with them except for where I'm involved with them at.

Just an Update...

I just got home from my Biology Lab, and sadly got my exam results back. I almost wish I hadn't. I got a 63%: 29 out of 40 points on the short answer questions, and I answered 16 out of 30 multiple choice questions right. I guess I'm going to have to study for hours on hours, and have no social life to keep up with the material :) Man, the price you pay to get into pharmacy school!!

My Wonderfully, Exciting Life

I was informed that since my life is so overly exciting, I needed to form my own blog. My mommy made me make a blog :), so now for your enjoyment you can see into the wonderful life of Bethany Reasch.

This semester I'm enrolled in four classes: Biology 1, Chemistry 1, Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, and College Algebra. Last week was a very exciting week. I had an exam in every class.

Anthropology was the first on my list. I was thinking this would pretty easy since my professor is extremely laid back. Much to my surprise the test wasn't so easy, even after studying for over 6 hours for it! I'm sorry to report I got a 73% on that exam, and that was with the teacher giving credit for three questions she didn't like as well as three extra credit points.

Biology is definitely the hardest class of all. No matter how much I study for my test, I never feel prepared. My exam was on Monday September 30th. I don't have my results yet, but I will find out in about an hour in my Biology Lab. I'm a little nervous.

My chemistry exam came next on Wednesday. I studied pretty hard, and felt pretty good about it. Thinking I only missed two questions. I just got my test back today and found out I got a 79% on my exam, which isn't bad considering the class average was about a 62%. It also helps that a 79% is still a B on our professors grading scale.

Finally, my College Algebra test was on Thursday. I wasn't worried about this one, so I didn't bother to study since I was able to complete the practice test in about 10 minutes. When I got to the test, boy was I shocked. I didn't do as bad as I though. I ended up with a 86%.

What did I learn from my first week of tests? College is definitely not like high school, and I have to work a lot harder if I want to get the grades I want. All I pretty much do every day is go to class, and bother my sister Kara :) I don't know what I'd do without her here, I sit at home if I'm not over there.

Well I'd write more, but I have class from 2:10-5:00.