January
Rang in the new year with the prodigal B-Russ, newly returned from four long months on the wrong side of the pond.
The unicorns did our thing...
We planned P-day activities for part of the Morgantown Zone. Some were more enthusiastic about pudding pictionary than others.
Our missionaries got doubled out. :( Elder Fa'amoe was transferred to New Zealand and Elder Hurst was transferred to the other side of Morgantown.
The Alternative Sunday School presidency had to part when Obi moved back to Utah.
Eva got baptized! (And we got new missionaries.)
Requisite January rainy cold missionary booth from hell. (Not my umbrella.)
Not Pictured: I started my last semester of undergrad! ft. lots of puking
February
The new missionaries grew on us... a lot. #cousins
Transfers happened AGAIN. Surprise whisked-away-in-the-dead-of-night transfers suck even more than the usual ones, for the record.
I started to realize that I was even sicker than normal. Most of my evenings looked like this.
Some of them looked like this.
Winter happened. Luckily, friends with shovels also happened.
Not Pictured: We listened to "Find Our Cousins" for the first 50 or so times.
March
We brought heart attacking the elders to a new level.
We hosted another Zone P-day.
I continued to love the missionaries even when they did stuff like this.
My car went crazy, the missionaries rescued me from it, and Elder Hurst stole my nametag before I could steal his.
We became friends with sister missionaries, continued stealing name tags, etc etc.
Finally got our hands on Elder Hurst's name tag! (Disclosure: Bribed Elder Clawson to take it off his sweater while hugging him.)
Not Pictured: I started going to the 2nd ward exclusively. Also, at least 50 more times listening to "Find Our Cousins."
April (oh, April)
Elder Clawson left for Taiwan. #RIPcousin
Elder Bovee got to visit for a few minutes when he came to kidnap Elder Clawson.
We planned (and survived!) our third and final YSA Conference together.
Unicorn temple trip + selfie with Moroni.
Patty visits!!!
Possibly the most fun missionary booth ever.
Not pictured: "Find Our Cousins." Still. Talyn got home from his mission! Lots of school stress.
May
This picture isn't really significant at all but it's cute so whatever.
Brad got married. I was the "best woman" at the wedding.
RoboChair was not my best friend.
We sat on the bathroom floor and skyped with Talyn.
I continued to have terrifying powers of persuasion over the missionaries. ;)
Brittney left to spend the summer in Tanzania. :(
Elder Hurst went home from his mission. :( But then I became friends with some weirdo named Austin so it was okay.
We also lost an Elder Cowley (at least six days a week) and gained an Elder Fullmer.
Lots of being sick, still. I had an awkward sense of humor about it, at least on Snapchat.
Not Pictured: I finished undergrad!! And I got my first GIS job! And my all-time 2nd favorite missionary (it's an honor, seriously) became an AP!
June
I had a birthday.
Missionaries continued to be weird but beloved.
Not Pictured: I woke up, threw up, worked, went back to the institute, threw up, and slept. Pretty much it for June. Oh, and I was offered a job in Utah.
July
Kathryn and I went to the temple.
We also went to Cafe Rio. Obviously.
Elder Zazueta was transferred to... somewhere in Virginia. It's all the same to me.
I finally got to hang out with Trinity for more than a few hours.
And my dog!
BRITTNEY CAME BACK!
On the 2nd day of Elder Souffle, he threw seasoning in my eye while grilling dinner.
Trinity visited me in Morgantown.
I was still friends with missionaries.
Spoonies sometimes use the hashtag #hospitalglam. That will never be me. On the plus side, I received a priesthood blessing from Elders Fullmer, Souffle, Higgins, and Rueda (exchanges) that's carried me through the past several months. I got a ton of blessings this year and I'm super grateful for them all.
Kelsey got baptized! She's the raddest. (Her friend Jordan was baptized too.)
These are the scandalized faces of two scary-similar friends who asked for someone's phone to take a selfie and had our picture taken instead... and poor confused Elder Markowski, who was companions to three of our besties in a row. He was present for a bunch of pictures in this post, starting in January, but this was the first (and only) time his face actually made it into a photo.
And finally, I moved away from Morgantown and my NBFF. This is when "we" became "I."
Not Pictured: Working, puking, etc.
August
I moved to Utah and immediately moved back to West Virginia.
My grandma came along for the drive to Utah. It was a strange time, but really good. I taught her how to take selfies, she pretended she was going to fall over a cliff, and we ate at Cracker Barrels across the country.
These photos represent the time I spent visiting the great state of Idaho. I was a little bit picture-weary at that point. (Idaho is really pretty in the summer!)
Trinity and I spent a lot of time going for walks after she got out of school.
Trinity also started reading Harry Potter!
I started getting to know the missionaries in my new branch. I'll never be as close to the elders here as I was to the missionaries in the WVCM (by choice), but they're fantastic guys.
Not Pictured: I visited with two of my closest friends (Austin and Dallin) while I was in Utah. That was kind of a highlight.
September
Trinity came to church with me and claimed Elder Smith as her best friend.
Trinity drew cute pictures for the elders
I reluctantly became best friends with an emotionally unstable cat.
Not Pictured: More puking YAY! I was in Oakland and had lunch with Elder Cowley and his greenie. I visited Morgantown and the new missionaries ITLed me. I was called to be a Young Women's President.
October
I got to see Kathryn and "I" became "we" again for a few hours. WE sticky noted the elders' door and left them brownies, for old time's sake.
My parents were really cute.
Last brunch with Elder Smith before he went home.
Halloween happened.
Not Pictured: Got attached to a new old lady. She died. Went to Morgantown and visited Patty because she's alive. I'm weird about death. Also, I got really close again with a couple of the missionaries who left Morgantown a long time ago. Being able to email them now is nice.
November
Showed what I have to offer as YW president by heart attacking the missionaries instead of going to branch council.
Managed not to be too sassy about this social media split. (It's their own door.)
Trinity's writing career got off to a great start.
Temple trip with my favorite YW.
The elf on the shelf came back!
Not Pictured: Yet more puking. What a surprise.
December
Reunited and it felt so good.
Christmas happened.
My mom got us all under one roof for Christmas for the first time in... literally ever.
Temple with these babes.
Several pictures were taken of me with Kelsey because she's too awkward to pose for a picture by herself... not judging.
Kelsey and Brittney became friends alarmingly fast. (Started and ended the year with Brittney being weird in a restaurant!)
Not Pictured: You guessed it... Also Elder Rueda got transferred back to Morgantown and we had an awkward reunion. And I got to watch Bishop Shields feed his dogs fried chicken for breakfast.
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