First Snow of the Season!

Well, its pretty much the last week in October. Time has gone by so fast. It's crazy where my mindset is now when compared to the beginning of the school year. I think I'm in a much better place.
This semester for me has been full of a lot of personal trials. Some of them were physical (all my hospital visits and the painful medications, etc.) and many of them were personal. Are personal. Family things and friend things and heartbreak and the like.
I've come out if it much stronger though. It's true that trials are good for you. It makes me closer to the Lord. And I'm really happy that I've learned the lessons that I have. And a lot of really great things have come out of this semester. Like my insanely lovable roommates. How close I've gotten to Melinda. Finding lots of opportunities to serve. Growing closer to old friends.
My goal for the next few days is to really feel the Halloween spirit. I'm going to dress up. I'm going to put on scary movies. I'm going to build a fort to watch said scary movies in. I'm going to carve a pumpkin. Bake halloweeny things. And I think the most important thing for all of this is being carefree. Because as a child during holidays, you got to focus simply on the spirit of being. You didn't worry about schoolwork and bills, relationships, etc. You were allowed to simply basque in the beauty of the season. And that's what I plan on doing. I plan on being with friends and making the most of it. And taking pictures, too.
The past few days have been fun. I've gotten to hang out a lot more with my friend Cait. She's married to Nate and the two of them together are so good and loving and just great. Cait and I got lunch at Einstein's a few days ago. And then yesterday we went to lunch again with our friend Jacob K. Jacob K. has figured out what he wants to do with his life and is very passionate and excited to go through with it. Later, yesterday night, three of my friends were presenting something at the business school. Me and their roommate Ben were there to support. It was fun to watch. They didn't make the final rounds by the time Cait and Jacob M. showed up, so we all went to celebrate anyway.
It was a great moment in time. We went to Blackjack's to get a pizza and it started snowing super hard. We all chatted and laughed as we waited for the pizza and then ran back to the car in the snow. We went upstairs and shared pizza and conversation and after a while Cait and I left. But not before running back inside and throwing snowballs at them. Their faces were priceless. Totally worth it.
So yes.

Chick-fil-a Chicken biscuit. One of the best things God has blessed this earth with.

That's about all thats on my mind grapes. I watched Glee's Rocky Horror Picture show. That show is getting a bit racy, not gonna lie. Also been watching 30 Rock. Brilliant as always. Liz Lemon is my sister Mary, no question about it.
So YES! It has snowed for the first time in Utah Valley for the winter season. The leaves are changing and beautiful. The morning air hits you when you open the door, but its ok because the mountains look like someone dusted them with confectioner's sugar overnight and it is a beautiful sight indeed.