Ahhhhh! All I can say is that I'm glad that last week is over. Everybody is starting to flip out about housing, and there is a whole lot of drama regarding who is living where, who they are living with, who they aren't living with, who they want to live with, etc. My problem, is that I haven't heard back from housing yet about being an RA (they hoped we would know by Friday... so it's not that big of a deal yet that I haven't heard yet) so I don't know if I need to join in the drama or not. Mostly I'm choosing to stay completely out of it, although it's hard when you have roommates crying. The guys in our ward are so lucky. They don't have to deal with housing at all. They just send in their mission papers, andt hen have their moms find them housing while they are gone. All I can do is sit back and wait for the mail man to bring me my letter, and then I can start freaking out. I have an idea of what I'll do if I'm not an RA, but I haven't actually gone and looked at the apartments yet.
This weekend was Girls Night In. I wish I had cool pictures to show you what we did, but it was not a very successful Girls Night In. We spent like 30 minutes trying to take a picture of us making a pyramid, but the girl on top kept getting cut off. We finally got a decent picture, but I don't have a copy yet. I'll post it later if I ever get it. That was pretty much the only cool thing we did. There is a ton of tension between some of the girls, so it was more like torture, being locked in our apartment together without anybody else. We ate pizza, watched a movie (Little Rascals) and that was pretty much it. We would've been in bed and asleep by 1:00, but around then 4 us realized we still needed to do our reading for Book of Mormon, so we decided to read outloud together so we wouldn't fall asleep.
The cool news... is that the boys in our ward are starting to all get their mission calls. Last week, one apartment, 202, had two people get their calls, and it's super exciting. Brazil & the Phillipines. My old FHE brother, Taylor, and our old dad, Trevor, also got their mission calls in the last few weeks. Taylor is going to the same mission as the guy from 202 to Brazil. Trev is going to Argentina I think. I can't wait til my boys in 204, and our brothers in 205 start getting their calls. There are a ton of guys just waiting now, so exciting! I got a text tonight froma friend who lives in Helaman who said that Greg (Dennis & Janyse's nephew) got his call and is going to Belgium. It's an exciting time here at BYU.
This week I have an essay due, a test (or two), and an optional essay due. It's going to be a... fun week I think.
It's sad to see our apartment kind of falling apart. Instead of us being all really close, or atleast in 2 groups, we've broken into 4. Two groups of two, and two girls completely on their own. The silly thing is that those two girls that are on their own are choosing that. One chooses to go home all the time, and the other just comes home to sleep and be angry. It's frustrating when she always walks in the door in a bad mood and then just gets angry at us for nothing. This is really helping me get excited to go home in a little while though. Even though I have to go home and work a lot, at least I get to be home, and living in a less hostile environment.
Wow... enough of my ranting now. It's time for Ward Prayer, and maybe I'll learn of more guys who have gotten their calls now!
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I'm sorry bud. I know girls nights are usually a blast, sorry this one wasn't so much. Well if u don't get the RA jb, which I wouldn't know why u wouldn't, u could probably just rent a place here. If modbod decides to give me the internship and then keep me on, I might just stay here and Jackie and eric are looking for a house closer to his new job. But If u need a weekend away just call me. Besides u need to meet wade ;) He totally just left 30 mins ago! lol. He came over for dinner, and then jackie and eric fell asleep and we just talked. It was awesome! And we have more things in common. He family split in half with the whole extrovert, introvert thing. He also likes to read! lol. Man i better get focused if I'm gonna go on a mission. Jackie keeps telling my parents I'm getin married. Sad thing is though, he never had a birthday party. Thy only had small family parties. But his birthday is oct 3.
Joanne's unsolicited advise (Maybe I should do this in an email instead of a blog comment, feel free to delete after you read):
Oh Marci,
I feel your pain.
I go through your exact same situation year after year after year.
It is an extremely complex and tricky “thing” to put multiple females together under one roof. Not one a bad person, but every one with their unique ideas of how to decorate, how to clean, when to sleep, when to get up, when to shower, who to date, who not to date, how to feel, how not to feel, how to resolve conflict (some think it’s good to talk it out, some think it’s good to ignore it, some think others will change if they see them stomping around angrily and glaring…) etc. etc. etc.
It can make for a truly toxic environment.
I’m sorry you are experiencing it.
I have found though that to remove yourself as far from the conflict as possible works better than to try and intervene (most of the time…it depends on how bad the situation is). A peacemaker…that’s the only way to be in my opinion: And so I think you’re doing the right thing.
Maybe put the scripture “love one another” or “love thy neighbor as thyself” in big bold letters on your quote wall, and see if that helps. :)
I’m convinced that the only way out of it is to get married.
So I’ll pray for you if you pray for me! :)
If you ever want to talk about it, or just need to talk to anyone – you are always welcome to call me. The number is on the family stats.
Love you!
Marci, sorry that you are having apartment woes. Joanne gave you some great advice, followed by the sure way to end the single problems: just get married (of course, then you have "married" problems - which at least are different!). I'll pray for both of you!
Love you tons!
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