Hooray for the Holidays!

I have time!!! It's a beautiful thing that's sorta been absent from my life recently! College is kicking my booty! Just before the Thanksgiving break, my teachers all decided to give us papers and tests galore! I've barely had time to eat! Just so you all know what I'm taking, I'm in a total of 6 classes equaling 14.5 credit hours. Honors English 150, Honors Music 201, Freshman Academy, American Heritage, Book of Mormon, and Humanities 101. Most of these classes are great! American Heritage is really boring, but not bad overall. Humanities is my FAVORITE! I've actually reconsidered my major (though I'm still officially undecided, I was most likely going into an English major) now I think I might do a Humanities major :) The one class that I'm having the hardest time in is my Music class. It's not really music. We've been learning a ton more about art, architecture, literature, and philosophy than we have about music. And my teacher kinda just rushes through all the info during class, avoids our questions because he has to cover all his material, and creates killer tests where if we haven't memorized the textbook, we're going to fail. It's awesome! The test format usually goes like this: 60-80 multiple choice questions, then 3 short essays, 3 medium essays, 3 long essays, and then 3 really long essays. :) They generally take me about 3 hours and I have to hurry through them because I have to catch a bus that'll get me home before midnight!
Work is great! I love working at Deseret Book! It's essentially my dream job :) The people I work with are amazing too! When I first started working, it was pretty slow which was a really good thing because it helped me learn all the product and the store's layout without being a nuisance. Now it's really picking up! We've been super busy lately with all the seasonal shoppers. I love feeling useful when someone comes in and is looking for this specific book and I can take them straight to it or even if I can't take them straight to it, it's awesome to just be able to look it up in our system and find it fairly quickly. I've only had a few incidents with rabid customers. For the most part, I think my favorite part about working at Deseret Book, other than the amazing atmosphere, is how many people I see! I've run into so many family members and friends from the wards way back when! I'm really happy with work.
I think the biggest excitement in my life right now is something that won't surprise any of you :) Yesterday, I guess (though it sounds really really REALLY cheezy to say it) was Dustin and my two month marker. I've never been happier in my life. He is truly an amazing man. I still have a hard time thinking that I'm old enough to be dating let alone dating seriously. It's hard for me to realize that I really am nineteen, and I really am in college, and I really am eligible. And I have an even harder time comprehending how much we care for each other. We've seen each other at least every other day for the past month and a half. And I still want to spend every minute possible with him. I'm really excited that he's coming home with me for Christmas! Thank you so much to Mom and Dad for offering! We're totally excited! He is stoked to meet my family, and I'm ecstatic for him to meet them and for them to meet him :P I met his family on our second unofficial date and I spend lots of time with them now, so it's only fair that he gets to spend a week and a half under the heat with my family right?!
Anyway, I'm super happy, and even with all the stress and absence of time, I don't feel it as much as I would if I didn't have the Lord on my side. I'm really grateful for His mercy toward me. I know it's a miracle that I'm out here, that I'm living with my wonderful brother and sister-in-law, and that I'm spending my time in such spiritual and elevating places. He is watching over me, and I am so grateful this holiday season that I have His love with me wherever I go. Thank you to all of you who have given me added strength through your prayers and support. I love you guys!