Email #5

Hey Sunshine, thought I'd just email you about my fabulous weekend!

Thursday was a fabulous day--I was very productive and did really well on the psychology quizzes that I didn't study for. Then I went to the Killers concert with Jay, and that was absolutely amazing. I had so much fun. They were SO GOOD. Then I stayed up late talking to Mike and reading a book. So good.

Friday I woke up to my cell phone ringing. It was Collin. He wanted to go hiking with me in the canyon. I was delighted because Collin rarely initiates anything social like that so I said of course I would go with him. I wore my new Chacos and we drove up the canyon. Neither of us had any idea where we were going, but we finally found a trail. His crappy car almost died, so it was quite an adventure. We walked pretty far up the trail, not knowing where it went, and finally stopped at a little campsite. It was awesome. We sat on this big rock and you could see out over Provo and Utah Lake. There was a really nice breeze too. We sat there for like two hours just talking and enjoying the view. Somehow he convinced me to give him a massage but I made him give me one too. Finally we left because he had a date that night he had to get ready for. It was great fun though. I didn't realize how cool Collin is. We had some really good serious conversations and some fun ones too. And it wasn't awkward at all. I had a really good time.

I went home to find that I was sunburned, and that I have a Chaco tanline on my feet. Huzzah! Hehe it looks so funny. I washed up and then went to dinner with Mike and his mom. After we took his mom home we hung out with some of the mohos and met a new one. He's really cool and we got his number. We left and made brownies at this kid Andrew's house and then watched a movie. Way fun. Mike and Andrew are really cool kids.

Saturday I slept in really late, and then ran errands. I called Cameron and wished him happy birthday. He doesn't leave until September so we'll get to hang out with him before he leaves. Collin and I decided to go on an adventure, and neither of us had been to Utah Lake, so off we went. Apparently you have to pay to get into the park, but it was only a couple of dollars, so I paid for Collin (apparently this was a date. lol). We walked out on the rocks as far as we could go, and we sat and talked for a while as the sun went down. It was really lovely. Until the bugs started eating us. So we went back to his house and watched this movie called "Envy" but it was really dumb. So we turned it off, got shakes from Wendy's, and went up to the Y-mount parking lot to eat them. Finally I took him home.

Church was fabulous on Sunday--I actually have people to talk to and sit by at church. Yay for being social in this ward! Grandma's house was good, although Brian was supposed to come with me and he didn't make it. He and Charlie were in Salt Lake for some Gay Pride festival. (They asked me to go, but I kindly declined).

Also, I'm reading "Cry, the Beloved Country" which is an amazingly inspirational book. So good. You would love it.

So I had a fabulous weekend and I just wanted to tell you about it! Alas, now I have to go do homework. I'm at the library and it's freezing!!! I hecka miss you! Only a few more weeks until I come home. Yay! Tell your fam I said hello. Love you tons.

Natalie