

The energy and enthusiasm she has about living a Gospel-centred life is contageous. I don't think I've ever known anyone else who so enjoys the idea of removing all of the negative influences in her life and living it the way her Heavenly Father wants her to. I think if I could be half that committed to improving my testimony and how I live it, I'd be in good shape! And of course, coupled with all of that, the thing that makes her a truly wonderful person is that she stays so humble about what progress she has made while being the first person to point out the progress her friends have made and the Christ-like attributes they've already cultivated. I think I could honestly wax eloquent on her virtues the day long: I'm incredibly impressed by her and was absolutely delighted to spend the weekend with her after a year apart.

Charleston itself was fantastic, with lots of sight-seeing (read: walking around until we felt partially crippled), shopping, and of course, the obligatory sussing-out of some gelato. Really, any opportunity to consume a cold, tasty, well-made gelato must not be turned down. When I spent 2 weeks in Italy I made it my mission to eat as much of the stuff as possible. I think I only learned enough Italian to make myself understood to the owners of Rome and Venice's many gelatarias. Far from being appaled at my sugar-rich and nutrient-poor diet whilst on spring break, my mother jealously listened to my accounts of all the different places and flavours I experienced when I traveled. When I told her about gelato in Charleston, her first response was to

Of course, now the weekend is over and it's back to packing and getting ready for graduation as well as Krystle and Tim's wedding. I think I've thrown out or donated a good 25 pounds of junk I accumulated over the year. Papers, clothes I hardly ever wore or shrunk out of. I'd say "grew" out of, but since I haven't grown in 10 years, and I've gotten myself quite fit for graduation and my stint as a bridesmaid, "shrunk" is clearly the better vocabulary choice here. Hopefully this will prove good practise for fitting my painstakingly acquired collection

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