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A huge thank you to Karyn Allen for taking these amazing photos!! I leave in two weeks. aaaah!!!!!

My mom began volunteering at the Asian Association refugee center, called Sunnyvale, when I was still in Orem. She told me all about the kids she worked with, and I wanted to go volunteer with her as soon as I could. She has a gift of really seeing people, so her descriptions of their little personalities, challenges, likes, dislikes, talents, and persona were vivid and true. After the LDS church made powerful statements on aiding, accepting, and loving refugees, my mom got a tidal wave of donations, offers to volunteer, and questions regarding the specific needs of Sunnyvale. Our porch is hardly ever bare of kind and generous donations. It was so neat to see individuals be so service-oriented and charitable. They gave in whatever capacity they could. My mom is good at offering time. Does she have time to run me down to Salt Lake? Yes. Does she have time to stop at every neat-looking rock on a road-trip? Yep. Does she have time to volunteer for three hours five times a week while...

I have been busy lately subbing for my mom at ballet. So basically trying not to start bawling at the beauty and joy of these little dancers Babysitting these adorable kids from my ward Going to farewells. Sister Tori Wuthrich is headed to the New York New York Mission Sister Ashley Paget to the Porto Rico, San Juan Mission Words cannot describe how much I love these girls. They have been the best friends I could ever ask for. We've shared so much, and even though I miss them deeply, I am so happy we're out in the world, sharing what we love and know to be true. Sister Haley Fishburn going to Japan, Tokyo South Mission Swimming and posing with Freestone Enjoying my gorgeous room at B and C's And having braiding parties/trains. Is anything better than sitting there and having someone brush your hair? I think NOT

I went on this and LIVEDDDDD This Lagoon Day was a little different......I went on the rollercoasters!! I am usually a huge scaredy-cat, but I decided it was kind of now or never, and I had a lot of positive encouragement. Like my six-year-old brother going on the rides haha-good motivation!  I went on the White Rollercoaster, Colossus, Wicked, and the new one Cannibal! I still can't believe I did. I told myself when it was being built that I'd NEVER go on it, EVER. But there was a cute, tiny little girl in line that said it was her favorite ride, and her dad also was very convincing in the ride's fun-factor and smoothness. Plus he was wearing a Superman shirt, so I had to trust him right? I'm so glad I took the kid's advice and went-it was so much fun!! Afterward she gave me a high five :) Jeremy will be working in Arizona during my farewell, so this was the last time seeing him before I leave for a year and a half...