Flashback Friday

I haven't done a flashback friday in awhile, so I feel a bit nostalgic and decided to go back to my time at Ricks College (96-98) in Idaho (Ricks College was a mormon 2 year college at the time, now it is called BYU Idaho and is a 4 year college). You will be hard pressed to find me post pictures of high school, mainly because I never thought those would be the best times. High school wasn't awful, but it wasn't particularly great either, and I was happy to move on because I had full expectation that there were better things ahead for me. And I was right. I found my closest friends in my college years and found out what it was like to be me and appreciate it. (And for those who went to Ricks, please tell me I'm not the only one who considers driving to Idaho with the sole purpose of getting Craigo's breadsticks?!)
This is me and my roommate Melissa, aka "Sla," she taught me to relish being an individual. Sometimes I still find myself wanting to fit in, but she showed me how be a part of something, but not change myself.
Here we are playing the Mormon version of quarters drinking game on a Sunday after church. Squirt, rootbeer, and orange soda were the drinks of choice. Believe me, Squirt burns when it is chugged.
At the Idaho Falls temple. I'm going to be seeing my friend Judy (left of me) next weekend. And I'm so excited. I still find those connections with my old friends so satisfying. I remember visiting her apartment and going in search of chocolate, because she always had a stash of candy. And she has the best sense of humor, she had the funniest labels for people, all my memories of her involve something that makes me laugh.
Modeling our hats we found at DI, hideous, yes, but equally entertaining.

So this post is dedicated to those footloose and fancy free days, when the most I had to worry about was passing tests and finding good clean fun. College editions still to come: UNLV, BYU, and U of Arizona.