Oh Haaiii.

HEY GUESS WHAT?

(What, Kara?)

I SURVIVED MY FRESHMAN YEAR OF COLLEGE!

(Wow, that's great! So did everyone else! You aren't really that cool.)

SHUT UP. IT WAS HARD AND STRESSFUL AND I DIDN'T THINK I WAS GONNA COME OUT ALIVE BUT I DID AND I LEARNED SO MUCH AND I'M SO HAPPY!

(Awesome. Now tell us what you've been up to for the last two months! Because we are soooo interested!)

OKAY.

So the news is out. It's true. I never ever EVER have to be a freshman ever again! :) hahaha Also, this semester was craaaazy. I mean crazy. I decided to take 14 credit hours and an institute class.

My history class was HORRIBLE and I went very faithfully for about a month. Then I started going late... and then it was a miracle if I even went at all. The tests were brutal and the lectures were boring. But Mallory and I seemed to get through it somehow and we became pretty good friends in the process! It was nice to have time to talk about life while we trekked across the frozen tundra, down the many stairs in the engineering building, and then back up the stairs in the engineering building. Also while riding the red shuttle to the institute. She's an UH-MAZING girl and I'm so thankful to have gotten to know her better :)

Remember this beast?

Yeah.

I think it was grass maybe five times?

Otherwise it was ice, snow, or mud. 

Or all three.

So great.

:P

Communications was... interesting. Totally not what I thought it would be. My group project changed my life and so did my professor. I always dreaded going to class but once I got there it was so great! I had to give three speeches over the semester and I thanked my lucky stars that I had given so many talks in church and had to present to big groups a lot in high school because I ROCKED dem speeches ;) I was so intrigued by the course that I have decided to major in communications. Who knew? :)

Psychology was hard but super interesting! Tyler and I became even better friends and I met Manny! The three of us were the slackers that always sat in the back and giggled while eating bagels and then tweeting about it. But I learned so much! And I got an A. So wassup.

We Kewl.

"I have to make this bagel regular because of YOU!"

"It's probably the only healthy part and I'm like noooo!"

Best quote of all time.

LEAP was a lot better this time around! It was nice to still be in the same class at the same time with the same people for another semester. We learned about diversity and such and read a couple memoirs. Dr. Harper is by far my favorite professor I've had so far. She really is an incredible lady and I'm so thankful for the things she taught me. I'm definitely gonna miss her! LEAP is a great program. And I suggest it to ALL FRESHMEN!!! Seriously!

School was hard. But I did it. And if I didn't get another 4.0 I was DANG close!! But mostly I'm just stoked for fall semester! I'm staring my major and I couldn't be happier! I'm probably going to change it (again) (or at least that's what the statistics say...) but it's nice to have finally made a decision and to be working towards something. I just want that degree so bad!!! I don't even know how many more credits I have until I get there, but I'm working hard and that's all that matters! :)

IN OTHER NEWS-

I'm awesome at my job.
And I love it.
Here are a few pictures that prove the above statements.

Zachary Buhler has forever stolen my heart.

I la la la love him and the funny things he writes on sticky notes :)

He has moved on to bigger things and I miss him every day!

But I'm so thankful for all the hugs he gave me when life was crappy.

One time Laura did the dishes while sitting in the chair from the office.

:)

Somewhere someone decided that free kid smoothie day would be a good idea.

THEY WERE WRONG.

It was completely insane even with five of us working. 

And Megan spilled a whole flat of smoothies.

It's fine.

:P

Look at her.... smiling like nothing is wrong...

hahahah

When the  boys came home for spring break we had a family reunion!

And yes, we called it that.

We went to Jamba for a photo shoot and then went to the Copperton Park and got kicked out by the neighborhood watch ):

So instead we drove around and jammed :)

When Calvin and Ashley left Elise, Jason, and I went to McDonalds and chatted for a while.

After that Jason and I had a nice little heart to heart in my driveway.

It was the most perfect night ever.

I love my friends. 

Jumping into Calvin's arms ;)

On April 16th I had my one year Jambaversary!

Yes, it's a thing.

And yes, I invented it.

I got to work with Austin and Miranda and it was splendid!

And you bet your bottom dollar I wore the birthday name tag hahahaha

So many people told me happy birthday!

I felt bad, but we got a lot of tips so whatevs.

:)

Also, Miranda gave me a card and forever alone donuts.

What a sweetie <3

AAAAAND then she got her finger stuck in the wheatgrass machine.

I'm not going to tell you how hard I laughed...

I did a Go Go at a clogging competition and got so bored I stuck my hand to the side of the dip box.

Yep.

Em wrote this and put it on our "board of awesomeness.

I was so happy!

IN OTHER OTHER NEWS-

My brother and his wife moved to Pennsylvania.

I miss them hardcore. ):

Elise and I broke up.

Yep.

I'm devastated.

It's been HARD.

We're currently working through everything but it still sucks.

It sure put a damper on my life over the past month.

And no, I don't want to talk about it.

I got in my first car accident ):

I was driving home from Provo (right after mine and Elise's fight....) and rear ended a guy right by SLCC. 

Yep. FIVE MINUTES FROM MY HOUSE. AFTER DRIVING 85 ON THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT WHILE TALKING ON THE PHONE.

I freaked the crap out even though it wasn't really a bid deal....

The guy called the cops and the cop pretty much laughed when he saw the damage.

Basically the other guy overreacted.

But I was still scared.

Since it was late we decided to just deal with it in the morning.

We exchanged info and I called Jason again.

I was in desperate need of a hug and someone to talk to.

We played basketball and talked until one in the morning.

Then I came home and crashed.

I woke up at six, wrote a paper, and went to school.

On my way there the guy called me and left a voicemail.

The Ballpark stop was next so I just decided to get off the train and go tell my mom what happened.

She was really nice about it and helped me call him back and then call Geico. 

I was late for school and SUUUPER tired but at least I was being a grown up and taking care of everything.

Matt gave me a really disappointed look after I fell asleep during his lecture...

Emily noticed how torn up I was and had total sympathy for me when I told her what was going on.

She dealt with my horrible mood quite well and she deserves a medal for doing so.

Everything ended up being fine because I haven't heard from him or my insurance company since.

It was definitely a good learning experience!

Scotty is coming home in 24 days and I can't even believe it. It seems like just yesterday Kolby and I were sitting in my driveway, bawling the week before his farewell. So much has changed since then and I'm nervous for him to be back here again. But I'm sure it will be just fine. We're either going to be friends again or we aren't. Pretty simple.

Other than that, I'm basically out of news. So if you made it to the end of this, congrats! You also deserve a medal. Or a smoothie! So head on over to Jamba and tell them that I sent you :)

And as always, DFTBA! :)