another week in happy valley

EFY to be exact. not gonna lie, i wasn't very excited to go to another EFY. surprised? i was. but my first EFY was just so fantastic i felt that nothing could compare. it was perfect. i got to meet people i lived by, and i got to get to know friends better. not to mention the fantastic spiritual experiences that i had with them, how could this next EFY compare? it obviously couldn't. i have to admit that the fact that i didn't have a very good attitude about it wasn't helping but of course i put on a happy face and headed off to EFY number two. our group of guys were short and unattractive and didn't even slightly compare to the guys in my MALE AND FEMALE company. what i didn't expect though was to have such an amazing counselor with such an amazing story who had just gotten ENGAGED. i also didn't expect to get a solo in the musical program, or to have one of the most spiritual experiences that I've ever had during gospel study one morning. instead of focusing on the social aspect i chose to focus on the spiritual aspect and in the end i'm glad that i went. i got some answers to some questions i've had for a long time and my testimony has grown so much. highlights from the week? definitely rooming with Rachel, she is such a doll and i've missed playing basketball with her. Swing dancing with Clark. i'm finally starting to get the hang of it and i love how close my brother and i have become in the past year. i love that he is down here having his own adventure with me. two visits from James and one from Payden. i love my boys, and it was good to be able to get away from the EFY world just long enough to have a few laughs and compare arm spans and arm wrestle. now i'm at christina's house about to go play with Jared. i fly home a week from monday and to be honset, i really don't want to leave. i love the social life that i have here, i love these people. i don't want to go another ten months without seeing these people, without seeing me best friend. and it's only ten months if i get asked to prom. lovely. anyway, this week is going to be crazy fun. i'm trying not to think about the fact that i have to go home, just trying to enjoy my last week in happy valley which includes a trip to bear lake, a double date with James, Payden, and BRYN...she fly's in on saturday. i couldn't be happier with the way the summer is going. sure, it has flown by, and i have not been home since the day school got out but i love being busy, i love having adventures, and to be honest, i'm starting to fall in love with happy valley.
forever and always,
sarah leslie.