BYU!!!

I can't believe i just dropped my daughter off at the Y to start her freshmen year! We had a great time together preparing for the school year and it was really fun for it to be just kelsi and I. We went to the bookstore and bought her books, OK we went twice, i don't think you are able to get everything your first try, we interviewed for a job, OK i did a lot of encouraging and pleading for her to get a job, we ate in the cougar eat, shopped for BYU memorabilia for the family at home, got her checked in and moved in the Chipman Hall, 3rd floor, corner room, we finalized her schedule and got her checked in to the freshman orientation, walked around campus looking for her classes, all in all it was very fun and we were exhausted. Kelsi of course was not sad, i on the other hand gave her a hug goodbye and cried all the way home! what a blessing she has been for kenny and I and what a blessing it is for her to be there at the greatest school ever!
I have begged her for some pictures and she is just too busy to send some, she says to check her facebook out! i think i need to think about getting a facebook!

so here is a slide show of the first day of school, that will give you a feel for what she is experiencing. (just copy the link and paste it) http://photo.byu.edu/video.php?cat1=Slide%20Shows&cat2=General&cat3=2008&cat4=First%20Day%20of%20Class

here are some highlights!
the roomate- heidi is a darling strawberry blonde who has a great sense of style and kelsi just adores her, they have lots of fun! kelsi has a lot of fun with all the girls on her floor!

the job-kelsi got a job as a ticket taker for all the home football games! when she showed up for orientation they asked what she wanted to do and she told them she would do anything so they put her in the president's box. this means she stands in the hallway where the President of BYU or his guests or the general authorities watch the game. apparently President Uchtdorf is a big fan and comes to the games. At the last home game he smiled and said hi to kelsi and then at half time he came out and told kelsi that he didn't think it was fair for her to be out in the hallway without anyway to watch the game, and he was going to write a letter and get her a TV! kelsi just smiled and was in complete ahhhh! (good thing she listened to her mom and got a job!)

BYU Culture- kelsi is enjoying the BYU culture, she has already witnessed a marriage proposal in front of thousands, tunnel singing on Sunday nights, devotionals on Tuesdays, joined the swing club, loves her family home evening group, was called to serve as the relief society music director, calls her book of Mormon class, seminary on steroids, i don't think she has hiked the Y yet, i think a really cute boy will have to talk her into that one! she told us yesterday her and her friends went over to Helaman Fields and they had covered the entire field in blue foam and they slid around and had a great time!

Boys-every time we talk to kelsi there is another boy in the background. i call them boys because she has promised me to only date freshmen her freshmen year! she is having lots of fun going on dates and was just asked to homecoming by a boy throwing a rock at her window and then reading a poem asking her to the dance. kelsi, ashley and i all wonder why boys wait till they are at byu to be so cute, poor ashley she has three more years to wait for such fun!

Favorite Class- intro to film is kelsi's favorite class and his held in the Varsity Theatre. she loves it, most of her homework is watching old movies and writing papers on it. she is definitely in her element.