Don't just assume

My math teacher came up to me today and said "MacKenzie, how many kids do you have? You look like you could have 4-5." I proceeded to politely tell her, "Well, I just graduated high school in June. I don't have any kids at all." She then told me "Okay, well, then you MUST be married!!" I then told her "I'm not married and I don't have kids!" She looked at me confused and walked off.

What did I learn out of this whole thing!? Don't assume things that you know nothing about!! I DO NOT have 4-5 kids and I am NOT married!!!

Institute

So I started institute yesterday!! I. LOVE. IT!!!! It is so much fun to meet new people, make new friends, and most of all, learn more about the gospel! I LOVE all of my teachers and even though today was only the 2nd day of it, I feel like it's making school seem a lot easier! It's nice to get away from the real world and go to institute. I am taking Book of Mormon, Doctrines of the Gospel, and Doctrine & Covenants! I really enjoy my Doctrines of the Gospel class! :) Next semester, I'm going to try to get into the "Dating & Courtship" class! :)

I'm Still Living!

Now that my first week of college is complete, I can talk about it! :) When Monday came, I was so excited to start college and I thought it'd be completely different than what actually did happen! I went to my Anatomy and Physiology class (which I LOVE by the way!) and the teacher is so fun! He knows how to incorporate fun while he still teaches! :) I have learned so much from his class in the last 3 days. I have Anat & Phys 3 times a week. I also have Math on Mondays. Math was a big shocker and wake-up call to me because it made me realize that college wasn't ANYTHING like I had expected! I have come to the realization that college isn't all about having fun. I have to focus on my homework (don't believe anyone who tells you that there isn't that much homework in college. I found this one out the hard way.) I also have learned how to balance when to do my homework and how long to spend on it. I had to learn how to make it all work on top of having an online class to worry about. It's a lot of stress the first few days, which brings me to my next point.

Stress. We all have something in our lives that stress us out and they are all different in everyone's life. I just happened to become so stressed out this past week, mainly Tuesday and Wednesday, that I lost it. I bawled for a few hours. I felt like I couldn't do it anymore, and this was only my third day in college. I have another two years at least of this and I thought to myself, "How in the world am I going to do this for another two years, at least?" I thought about it and told myself that I'm sure it's normal. I also had amazing friends to talk to that have already gone through their first year/semester of college. I am so lucky to have such supportive family and friends telling me I can do it, and it'll get better. And they were right. By the time Thursday rolled around, I told myself "I can do this. Besides, it's the last day of math for the week." And I did do it. I didn't die and made it through yesterday without any meltdowns. I know it sounds ridiculous, but sometimes a meltdown makes everything seem like life will be okay. And it is. I went to Anatomy and Physiology today and I am learning the ropes of college and I am starting to REALLY LOVE it! I love the independence and I love seeing friends on campus! I love the fact that the teachers are more laid-back in college than they were in high school. I am loving college right now (except for the 300 math problems I have each night), but I guess "What doesn't kill me only makes me stronger" right!? I could get used to this! :)

I am SO EXCITED for Monday! I will start Institute! I cannot even describe how excited I am! I think it'll make school seem a lot easier. I just am so excited!! I heard it's better than seminary, if that's even possible.

To sum it all up, I am pretty dang excited about this new 'adventure' in my life! I'm at the point in my life where I think about marriage, kids, etc. and just the future! It is so exciting, but at the same time, it's scary! I cannot wait to see what life has in store for me! :)

BYU-I or ISU?

I know I have blogged once today, but something is pn my mind. That would be this: for Fall 2012, should I go to BYU-I or stay here at ISU? I went and toured the campus of BYU-I on my birthday last month. I LOVED it up there. I have so many friends who go there and they LOVE it! I am nervous to go there though because, like everyone else I'm sure, I am nervous to move out! Live on my own! The thought of having to fend for myself scares me right now!!! But I think it could be a GREAT opportunity to grow and learn from! :) What do you think!?