Saturday, April 14, 2012

Finals...

So it is finals weekend.
...
That says it all. 

SO Thursday I didn't have school which was real nice.
I studied a lot and read Mockingjay.
Then went to the Canon with Hadpole.
Then went to the library for a quick 20 minutes with Emily JJ Suz Had & Jordan.
Then Suz & I went to Laura's house for dinner.
SO delicious. We had vegetable lasagna, garlic bread, and yummy cookies.
I LOVE the Dutson/Anderson/Carter family. They crack me up and make me smile no matter what.
Then we went to Frozen Yogurt real fast (I was so full I couldn't eat anything)
Then we all went to a REALLY fun house party.
We played dance central, toured the beautiful house, played knockout, wall ball, juggled.
It was a really great night.
I then ready Mockingjay until 3 am... hahaha

Friday I woke up and FINISHED MOCKINGJAY! :)
Definitely mixed feelings on the ending. But Suzanne Collins is AMAZING and I loved loved loved this series.
I have never been so engaged in a book series since Harry Potter & it felt so great.

Then picked up my paycheck and got tons of food at the Creamery with Brigette! She's such a great friend :)
Then more studying.
Then Date Night with the Bestie, Suzie Dutson.
We went to the BYU Volleyball game and of course we won!
 <3

I FINALLY CAUGHT A SHIRT!
They are such an incredible team.
Come to find out DANICA PICKETT was there at the game so we had a running movie moment...
climbing over chairs and all hahahaaha
I miss her so much! :) I love Danica.

Then Suz & I went to TEXAS ROADHOUSE.
So yummy. Steak and stuff.
We shared a orange creamsicle frozen lemonade too! SO DELICIOUS...

Called it a Night :)
Thank you Suzie. I love you!
I lied... I most definitely did not call it a night...
POTTERMORE OPENED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
I was up til 3 30... YIKES. 
It is amazing. :)
ZZZZZZZZ.

This morning I helped Emily out with an Art History project and we re-inacted this picture!!!!
It was SOOOOOOOO funny. Can't wait to post a picture of it!

Then Had & I went to support Danica in her Soccer Tournament!
She is a BEAST.
Then Me, Had, Danica, & Sister Pickett went to Einstein.
Paid 4 FREAKING DOLLARS for an orange juice... Not the best choice.
But the bagel was yummy!

NOW... crack down on studies...
ONE WEEK TIL I AM HOME! Cannot wait!!!

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Zupas.

Today was my last day at work at good ol' Cafe Zupas.
It was for sure bittersweet.
I will not miss closing down late at night, but I will miss every person that I work with.
They are some of the best people I have ever met.
Just the morning crew^
They have made me happy to go to work and not dread it.
I have been working here since November and I will really miss these people.
Thank you for all the laughs, good times, and the memories of my first job here at college.
You have made Provo a better place & goodness gracious I will miss the food.
 Golden Laddle cause Provo is the BEST store of Zupas.
 Kitchen Staff. They were SO happy I was going to Mexico :)
 NICOLE! Love her.
 Brigette is seriously my work bestie. She is SO sweet and we hang out outside of work. She gave me rides and we had ice cream adventures. I am really going to miss her, she is such a pal.

& Erin is too but I never work with her anymore :( so i never got a picture with her.

Oh, & Ciara she makes me laugh SO hard. & I love to mess with her & I probably REALLY annoy her, but we have good laughs anyway :)
 Cherie is seriously the nicest woman EVER. She was the best manager and I didn't even feel like she was my boss. She is an incredible person. I will really miss her.
This is Eva. She has been working at Zupas for 5 years so she knows EVERYTHING and if you do not do it right... she will know :) hahahaha. she is HILARIOUS and I love her to death.

& also to Kathy who started me off and finished with me today. She is the BEST she made my first day not at all stressful and always was so nice to me and she is going to make an amazing mother (she's prego)

THANKS TO ALLLLLL ZUPAS WORKERS. I love you and will miss you.
<3

PS. Suzie showed me this video.... YOU HAVE TO WATCH and LAUGH! :)







Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Missionary.

The day I have waited for ever since I was a little boy was yesterday.
Today I found out where I will serve for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
& the next 2 years of my life.



A synopsis of April 3, 2012 :)

I started this day off knowing I HAD to keep my mind off of the mission call.
I took my Psychology test and got a B! 
Then I went to breakfast at Kneaders (Unlimited French Toast) with my school friends Laura, Madison, & Kali.
They are so awesome and I am really gonna miss them.

Then we went back to my apartment building & one by one everyone started showing up! 
Once everyone was there, the long awaited time was FINALLY here!!!! :) 

MEXICO PUEBLA!!!!!!! :) August 15th.




These are just TONS of the pictures taken this day.
Honestly, the BEST moment of my life.
My heart was SO full and I just couldn't be happier.




















Thank you to EVERYONE who attended:
Family <3
Mom, Dad, Amanda, Paul, Maman, Grandad, Sherida, Alison, Josh, Abin, Diane, Jared.
& My dear friends
Jessie, Kayla, Suzie, Hadley, Gloria, Kailee, Emily, Ali, Shellie, Madison, Laura, Kali, Kate, Summer, Carley, Hillary, Spencer, Abby, Kristen, Jill, Meagan, Katie, Dana, Heather, Lauren, Steven, JJ, Nate, Kayla Cureton, Natalie, Skyler, Melissa, McKay.

Special shout out to my family, grandparents, & Kayla and Jessie who came ALL the way up from Vegas/Cedar City to share this moment with me.

& Everyone who couldn't make it but still felt your love. Thank you SO much. I could never do this if it weren't for the support I have. I am so very blessed and so happy.
I cannot wait to serve the people of Puebla Mexico. It is a dream come true.
<3 :)
Elder Swenson.



After I opened I went to Zupas (my place of work) to CELEBRATE!
with family and friends. 
I did a very hard thing today which I will too be doing soon to many...
I said Goodbye to my cousin Alison Jones for 2 1/2 years.
She went into the MTC today to serve in Rochester, NY.
Alison is my best friend. She is incredible & she is such an example to me. She makes me laugh, smile, happier anytime I see her, want to be a better person. She welcomed me here at college, I honestly do not know what I would have done without her. I have never been able to see her much because we always lived far away, maybe twice a year.  But we were always close. She is by far one of the best people I have ever known. She will be a perfect missionary. Her spirit is SO strong, you can just see it in her countenance. She is going to be amazing and I love that we get to share this experience together.
I love you Sister Jones. Forever in my heart. <3 I'll see you soon.

Then I went to school with these fools again.
Then the new DORITOS TACO w/Kali.
SO GOOD. heaven in your mouth.

Then DI adventures.







Then I went hot tubbing with Emily & Suzie since they had school/work right after I opened my call.
Then In N Out with them and making up songs with Suz.

<3 The best day of my life :) 
Thanks for reading!