eek! midterms...

oh my, this week has been... lovely. not really, it has actually been quite stressful. but that is ok, it is over... and the rest of the month is looking sweet.

mostly i spent all week in the library studying for assorted things... i had a music test, a civilization test, a spanish essay... just lots.

but it was fun on monday because i went to ballet... which rocked... i can almost do good shanay turns. and then we had family home

 evening! it was so much fun! we did a photo scavenger hunt, and then ate m&m cookies! i still have to get my group's pictures from dan, but this picture is cute of the other group!

on thursday, we went to bajios to get some horchata, because i needed it. we each got 2 cups full. and it was a delight. on the way home, we saw a little mercado and it was so choice. there was a bunch of mexican food... tortillas, abuelitas, everything! and of course dulce de leche! i bought some cajetas... and i WILL be going back for more.

that thursday night was the office. SO EXCELLENT!

also, i dropped tap. also, SO EXCELLENT! 

on friday, bethany and i went to a good mexican food place. actually, the restaurant is from guadalajara... so i was pleased. i got tacos, which made my stomach feel weird. i think i am just not doing well with any meat. it's no good. anyways, after that we went to the dollar theater to see get smart and then just romped around doing crazy things.

on saturday, we did ALL of our laundry... (quite the task). then we went to cafe rio, split a delicious burrito, and watched the relief society general conference broadcast. after that, we went grocery shopping... and then watched some tv in our room.

this week was a good time!!! oh... my...

reunited and it feels so good!

so this week was very fun! i had school... the usual. i had my first family home evening! we played apples to apples. our family seems pretty cool. =) i got a letter from chase! complete with pictures! so choice... on friday, there was a guadalajara reunion!!! it was completely awesome to see all of my friends again. also, i rode up to hermana's house with becky, and that was tons of fun! she told me that some of our friends from guadalajara might come to salt lake for conference weekend! that would be so cool! anyways, at our reunion we had amazing food, talked, and sang color esperanza (claro!). it was so much fun! 

this is a picture of sin verguenza, reunited!

after my mexican fiesta, i came back home... and then bethany and i drove around acting like fools! that was for sure fun.

on saturday there was a game... which we missed because we had so much to do. we went grocery shopping, did homework, and other so-exciting things. that night we went to a concert in salt lake for my music 101 class. that was fun, because it was nice to have a little date night with darling bethany.

on sunday, we went to the asian ward with sayaka! it was so cool! we even had sunday school in japanese! (i got a hand-out!) this is what the board looked like...

other than that, this week is going to be CrAzY!!!

con amor,

jessica

pointe, the UCLA game, and being a mom

hola everyone! this week was really awesome! on monday my teacher told me that i could probably get onto pointe in 9 months to a year. i never thought that i could actually get there, and now that the goal seems achievable- i want it really bad. =) so i am working really hard on my strengthening and stuff so i can get on pointe asap! school is going well, i am keeping up for once... and i study lots. i love spanish, and i just can't make up my mind about it- whether i want to keep going or not... the next level is 321 with all of those RMs... and i am almost positive i can't speak as well as they can. well, i guess we will see what happens in the future. until then, i'll just work on 206. haha. 

sayaka is taking the discussions... the missionaries come over a lot! it is so much fun! the date is set for october 11th!!! here is a picture of the missionaries at our house doing a demonstration...

on friday night bethany and i watched hancock. it was good... but slightly scarring with blood and such. (and of course we got pudding on the rice... only the most delicious thing to grace the planet) on saturday, we went to the UCLA game. it was a blow-out... we killed them 59-0. ridiculous. poor ol' wyoming just doesn't stand a chance. here is a picture of bethany and i at the game. i know it looks like that boy should be in the picture... but he's not. he is jus a scrimp that likes to pretend to know us. 

that night we watched the best two years. it was way good. i LOVE that movie! on sunday, we went to church and it was good. i think our ward is going to be really nice this year. i got my calling, and i am the family home evening mom again! yay! i was so very relieved that i wasn't a sunday school teacher or something. bethany is the basketball coordinator in the activities committee... what a sweet job, no? well... this week is gonna be slightly crazy, but hopefully fun! love you all!

con amor, 

jessica

when your friends consist of letters and your roommate...

Hola everyone! this is my first week of school! so far, i love it! at first it was kinda nerve-wracking, but i think that if i just stay on top of everything, i will be ok! my classes are really good this semester, minus civilization, but that is ok! i love my living prophets and doctrine and covenants classes. i am actually kind of nervous about spanish because there is going to be a lot of work! we are finally all situated in the apartment, our room is clean, underneath the sink is fixed... it's kinda small, but that is all part of the experience! bethany and i watch movies and tv shows at night, and that is a lot of fun! i love spending time with her. we sure miss our friends that are on missions right now, but it is fun writing them. =) on friday night, sayaka, bethany, and i went to red robin. sayaka told us that she wants to get baptized as soon as possible! i am so excited! after our "american" meal, we saw kung-fu panda at the dollar theater. it was truly hilarious, and very quotable. 

on saturday, bethany and i went to the library for a bit to get our work done. we got a lot done so we wouldn't have to do any homework on sunday. on sunday, we had stake conference at the marriot center. all of byu was there, and so i went with becky. we had a good time! the speakers were amazing. that night there was a fireside, and elder holland spoke. he is an amazing speaker. at the end of his talk he gave an apostalic blessing to all of the girls. he said that he "wishes that all of our righteous desires will come true." it was an amazing fireside- bethany and i loved it. after the fireside, we took a few pictures by the old canon center to send to our friends who can't see it. basically, it is sad. 

after that, we went home and ate some lasagna, and then we made banana bread! it was quite delicious. 

and now for week two... 

con amor, 

jessica

ps. thanks mom for the flowers, they're beautiful!