School and what not...

School is almost out!!! I can't wait. I'm in my last week of real school and then I have 3 finals next week and then I'm DONE. It's gonna be such a great feeling. What I'm really looking forward to, is not the fact that school is getting out, but that once school is out, I'll be moving to Colorado soon after to work and save money for schooooolll! I'm just really anxious to get out West..It's where I belong I think.

I've recently had 2 aspirations come to mind--

1. I want to be a stuntwoman.
2. I want to write a book.

I haven't thought about how I'm going to do either of these things yet, but I'm pretty determined to accomplish them. I haven't the slightest idea of what I would write about or who should be included in my story or anything of that sort, but it's gonna be awesome.

As far as being a stuntwoman goes, the reason I chose that to add to my list of things to do/be in my life is because I was trying to think of a way I could be on movie sets or something. I was reading Stephanie Meyer's blog about how she gets to go on the Twilight movie set and how she loves that and I was like "I wanna go on a movie set!" So...I'm going to be a stuntwoman. Cuz that's how I could be on a movie set.

Who knows though...I might change my mind in like...3 wks.

But then again, I could write a seriously amazing novel and then it turn into a movie and me be one of the stuntpersons for it! HA. how sick would that be...

Twilight...

I finally joined the Twilight bandwagon and bought the book a few weeks ago...I wasn't planning on joining it so soon, but the book was like 10 bucks so I was like "hey why not.." I just decided I'd read it over the summer along with the other two so when the final book came out, I'd be caught up and read it with the millions of other people...

Well, my plans changed...unsuspectingly. I hadn't read a book in a while--the last one I read was "The Hiding Place" by Corrie Ten Boom (amazing book by the way for those of you who haven't heard of it or read it). So I was kinda lookin for something to read and then all of the sudden I REALLY REALLY wanted to read Twilight. I kinda fought myself for a second and thought "I was gonna read that this summer though.." but my sudden urge to read it won though..and I started that day. This was...last thursday?? yeah.

So over the next 3 days I read through the book very quickly--1. It was BRILLIANT and I couldn't put it down 2. I fell in love with the book and its characters very quickly just like everyone else I've talked to about this book. 3. I had 3 tests coming up consecutively--monday, tuesday, and wednesday. So i had to finish it so I wouldn't be distracted while I studied. Saturday I had to work all day but as soon as I got home I started reading. I figured I'd just read a chapter or two since I had to get up early for church. So those 2 chapters quickly turned into about ten and midnight quickly turned into 5 am...I completely lost track of time and even though I wasn't tired and wanted to keep reading, I went to bed. It takes quite a lot for a book to do that to me and it doesnt happen very often. The last book that did that was the final book in Harry Potter.

Anyway, I finished Monday night while I was at work and as soon as I got home I ordered the 2nd and 3rd books from amazon.com. I also looked up Stephanie Meyer's website to look for information on Twilight and the upcoming movie which I am now totally stoked for and cannot wait! I saw the cast list too and am pretty impressed and satisfied with their choices...of course, I can only base that on their looks alone but as you can see from the picture, I'd say these people couldn't look more perfect for their characters! :-)

Unfortunately, even though I finished Twilight, I was still distracted. But I still managed to study pretty well. I'm pretty determined to find me an Edward Cullen of my own now...haha. Hopefully, whoever he is, he'll exceed my expectations and some new found standards. haha. I'm just kidding, my obsession isn't that bad..but its bad enough that I've decided to read the book again! I'm sure I'll catch more detail this time and the story will probably even be more perfect! Thanks to all those who encouraged me to read/buy it!

Check out Stephanie Meyer's website for Twilight--

http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/twilight_movie.html

To Feel Accepted...

I finally got reaccepted into BYUI!!! It was such a great feeling and an amazing day.

A week after getting denied for fall semester, I applied again, and thankfully, only really had to fill out one section of the application. But I was kind of skeptical about everything because I had been denied the week before--I was really unsure about whether or not this was what I was supposed to be doing. Plus, I was wicked stressed out because I really wanted to find out about my acceptance or not because that was basically going to decided what the rest of my plans were...

So 2 days after I applied the 3rd time, I prayed to Heavenly Father asking if it was really the right thing to do, and if I was doing everything necessary to figure it all out.
The VERY NEXT DAY, I received an email from admissions telling me they had reached a decision about my acceptance! I was SO friggin nervous..especially since the email sent me to a completely different website (besmart.com) and I had to sign in and go through a couple different pages before I found the right one. And then I couldn't even find where it said whether or not I got in! I was freakin out! But then I found it and it said "Admitted!" and I seriously was all smiles for the rest of the day!
I went visiting teaching later that evening, and my companion, Sister Thompson, was like "okay Rachael, you have a huge smile on your face...what's going on..." haha.

I just know that the Lord answers our prayers no matter what...and especially fast when it's His will and He knows you're doing your part and you have that desire to do the right thing! :-)

I'M SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO GO BACKK!!!!!!!!!