Dear Mother...and Father,

So I haven't written in a long time,  but I figure that it would be a great way to spend a moment of my Sabbath afternoon.  A Sunday such as this is a great day to just relax, enjoy a great day at church and then a wonderful afternoon in the company of those in the ward and Kurtis.  Since our church starts at 8:30 we get done by 11:30 and have the rest of the day to enjoy and ruminate on the activities of the week.
This week in a nutshell was more like a bombshell.  There was so many things that I had to do and accomplish and it seemed as if the week wasn't going to get over anytime soon, but hey, time ticks the same regardless of your business or the lack of activity.  Each day I would think to myself 'tomorrow is one day closer to the weekend' and now that the weekend is finally here its as if I have a huge breath of fresh air to enjoy.  Russian classes demand a load of reading and writing, new vocabulary and studying that would send anyone into a comatose state for a week.  The American Heritage is just a blast and I absolutely love being able to learn about the different forms of government, ways to learn from governments in the past and what hope there is for the country in the future.  The other two classes, Ceramics and Zumba are a great from the monotony and incredulous pace of the rest of the classes.
This week was also marked by a break up.  I know that you guys told me to end things with the young girl as soon as I got back from my trip to St. George, but I didn't go about talking with her until this weekend. She is such a great girl and I find it so amazing how young hearts like my own or Kurt's can develop such feelings for someone so quickly and so powerfully.  She was a wonderful girl who wanted the best and was understanding when we discussed how dating for the both of us isn't the best thing.  She is young and wants life experiences in order to further develop herself and grow so that she can be a more eligible and helpful wife at home.  I told her that I am looking to date for marriage and therefore it probably wouldn't be the best thing for us to date.  It was so hard because emotions are real!  Feelings are held mutual!  Love is shared and trust is built!  There are things that people plant together and nourish together and when one or the other...or even both aren't able to continue to feed and facilitate the growth of their work then it hurts and it is hard.  I will love her always as a friend and be grateful for what she has done to help me.
Well I'm out!  I'll post yet again!  Hopefully it will be about how me, a kid in the ward, and another kid in the ward all met up in an apartment today randomly were a girl that we had all dated was sitting on a couch.  She had no idea that we all knew how we had all dated one her, nor that we all knew each other, but the guilt was visible in her eyes and she was just nervous!  It was hilarious...and we're all over her :)

Love you!