this is home.

the other day i was walking back to my dorm from class and the sweet lady who takes care of the building opened the door for me and said
"welcome home!"
this caught me off- guard somewhat. not exactly in a bad way, but it hit me that this is home. this building with a couple hundred girls, barely any bathrooms, and much too few square feet is my home this year! it somewhat made me happy, somewhat made me sad.. but the more i thought about it the more i realized how true it is. my floor has become my family, i have sunday prayer with my ward, and these people and my friends are taking the place of my family.. they're the ones that are here for immediate comfort and are going through the same things i am.
kinda weird, but it made me appreciate my friends and my floor even more. and i'm very lucky to know these really great girls. i'm even luckier to have great family in the area to invite me over for sunday dinners, holidays, birthdays, etc. it somewhat makes me homesick but makes it not as hard at the same time.
as much as i love south dakota and my community there, for now provo and hinckley 2200 hall will do. ♥

 

some girls on my hall before the men's basketball season opener. we're a pretty cute family, wouldn't you say? :)