Happy Halloween!

Dearest everyone:
I'm so sorry I have not written in a long time, but I have been busy. Like right now I'm supposed to be writing a forever long paragraph about something or other. It's not due til next Friday, so I have time. Besides, it just got assigned today, so I'm ok. See? That's me justifying. I do it all the time. Like "Oh, I don't have to class today. It's 6:00 in the morning, and nobody else will be there." So I turn off my alarm and end up missing the next days class which was actually super important. I have taken to praying about going to class when I wake up so I can know whether or not it's important to go that day. It has been working, because I have not missed one class this week! Except for on Monday, but that's cause I was barfing up my guts.

Anyway, it's HALLOWEEN!! Which means that I'm going to get a crap load of candy, and get the stuffing scared out of me through various means. I went through the lamest haunted house yesterday, and I was still scared. Oh man, I'm a wuss.

Anyway, I'm not really anything this year, cause I'm poor, and I don't have a costume. My roommate is the most epic elf though! I'm just in normal clothes. :( In a couple years I'll dress up. Cause next year I'll be on a mission and I don't know if I'll be back before the Halloween after that, so we'll see.

So, Halloween. Wonderful holiday that it is. It's the kick-off to the holiday season! How much fun! Cider and donuts (that I "don't" eat, cause I'm so good at being gluten free.) and masks and food and parties and gifts and EVERYTHING! I'm so excited that this is finally here.

Also, my brother comes home from his mission in 7 days. It has been exactly two years since his farewell, and then he left, and I have not seen him since, and I am so psyched to see that plane come in, and see his face and laugh like we once did.

I CAN'T EVEN STAND IT!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Signing out,
Mandie