So it has been a little while since I have updated anyone. I think most of you know what has been going on in my life, but for those of you who dont, here you go.
Not too much has been going on in my life, I suppose that is why I haven't written any thing on here. Continuing the story from my last post, I have since gotten my motorcycle fixed, although, I received zero help from the company I took it to. I will never go there again, and I am encouraging others to never go there either. Edge Motorsports will screw you over. They dont have your life in mind, and are willing to risk your life to make money. Anyways, I got it fixed finally, by taking it to Suzuki of Salt Lake. When I took it in to them, they told me that I wasn't the first person to come in saying that they got screwed by Edge. They took care of it, and son enough, I was back out on the road happy to have it again.
There was one other bad thing that I learned soon after going to see Mike and Danielle. Danielle called me one day and told me that they were getting a divorce. When she told me that it was an important call, I knew instantly that she was going to be leaving the church. She didn't tell me that, but I knew. It took about 2 months for her to finally talk to me about it. She started putting pictures up on facebook that confirmed it to me. It is was so hard for me to come to terms with that. Part of the reason that it took so long for her to tell me was that I told her on facebook that I was probably going to yell at her if we talked. I think that Danielle finally realized that she needed to tell me. She called me and we talked for about 2 and a half hours. Overall, it was good. I was able to bear testimony in a way that I had not done since I was a missionary, back when I was teaching Danielle. It felt amazing. By doing so, I was able to have the things that I know to be true confirmed to me once again. As bad as the situation was, I gained alot from it, and I like that. Danielle now lives in Boise, and Mike is about to move back down to St. George, with the kids. Danielle gave Mike full custody, as far as I understand. Its a terrible situation that I wish had never happened, but there isn't really anything that I can do about it. I have no doubts that Danielle will come back to the church, but it will take some time.
On to lighter topics, I got to go to New York for two weeks!! It was awesome! As some of you know, Yankee Stadium has been closed. I wanted to go there to see it, just because of the historical significance of the stadium. I hate the Yankees, but it was pretty cool to see the stadium, even though I paid 100 dollars for a ticket with a face value of 25 dollars. While I was back east, I got to go to Philadelphia for a day and watch the Phillies in their new stadium. I of course had a couple of authentic Philly Cheesesteaks, and they were awesome! I got to see the Liberty Bell too, and that was pretty cool. I also went to Boston and saw a Red Sox game in Fenway with Tiffany Ann Wood, and let me tell you, I love Fenway. The place has such an old feel to it, the way a basball stadium should feel. I recommend it to anyone. Instead of just going back to New York, I went back to Tiverton, Rhode Island with Tiffany and stayed with her relatives (possibly her mothers cousin, I dont remember). It was amazing! Their house is on the ocean. Literally. It was so incredible to eat out on the back porch, and be eating out on the ocean! I recommend Tiverton to anyone! I got to see a whole mess of things when I was in New York, and thankfully I didn't even have to pay a penny to stay there! My friend Shane had a friend that he went to school with that lives there and she found a place for me to stay. It was awesome! One of the best things that I did there was got to a Mets game, not because I got to see the Mets, but because they were playing the Braves! It was great! They lost, but thats ok, just seeing them was great! What made it even better was that the guy I was sitting next to was from Atlanta. It turned out pretty good that way.
This summer and last semester has been a good one. I have had my struggles with school but I seemed to come out of them alright so far. I have been able to cultivate some quality friendships, namely with Shane. He and I are pretty similar, but the best part is that we have the same sense of humor. He is someone that I have no problem saying I look up to him. He has such a strong testimony and keeps me in check. We have our good times too. We currently have been on a deal that we aren't making fun of each other, but its hard. We leave ourselves open to it often, but we are trying. I already owe him some ice cream cause I couldn't bite my tongue. He and I both wonder why it is that we hadn't been friend before now. Its great though!
With all this talk about another guy, I might have some of you wondering about me, but not to worry, I am not gay. haha! I have tried dating a few girls, all at separate times of course, but it hasn't really worked out, but honestly, I am ok with it. I received a blessing from Dave before the semester, and part of it said that dating shouldn't really be a priority at this point in my life, so I guess that is why I am ok with it. I dont know how long I am supposed to keep it up, but, I think I have gotten past the point that I am ok with it. I recently have been trying to figure out the little things in my dating life that I do that should be done away with. I know that it will take some time to eliminate these things, but I think it can be done.
I struggled the most this last little bit with my physics class. It had been the hardest class that I have ever taken. I got the worst grade on a test that I have ever received. A 23%. It was terrible. Luckily, I got to drop one test, and I ok on my final, which I think really helped me. I ended up getting a B-, but that is way better than I thought I was going to do going into the final. The crappy part is that I am going to be taking the second semester of the class in this upcoming semester, and I have heard that it is even more difficult than the first semester. I think that even if the blessing that I get before the next semester doesn't say somthing similar to the last one I received, I am going to continue to have dating a little low on the priority list. I really need to do well in this class, since it is a pre-req for Physical Therapy school. I have been doing some other things to get me closer to PT school though, I have been doing some observation/volunteer hours each morning at the PT clinic at work for 4 hours. Its been really good, and they are starting to trust me to be more hands on. It has been really cool to see the things that I am learning in class actually put to use. It kinda gives meaning and reason for learning those things.
Anyways, I think this is sufficiently long now, but thats about all that has been happening in my life. Its almost Christmas, so thats pretty exciting.
