Well hey! It has been a while since I have written but life
is soo crazy right now. I am so happy up here although it is getting colder and
colder as the days go on.. and I am not really prepared for winter. Darn you
Oklahoma. Where to begin… I am working hard in all my classes and I am pleased
to say that I am not failing and that I don’t even have a C! WOOHOO! Well lets
us start with what has been taking over my life. My FHE brothers. I love these
boys so much, they are hilarious and super sweet. There is Nathan Allen from
Phoenix, Arizona. He is 18 and has perfectly quaff, blonde hair. He is a super
skinny guy and likes the same music I do and everyone says that he is the
cutest kid in the apartment. Then there is Reed Lyon and he is also from
Arizona and he is quiet and does Par-core which is jumping off of everything.
haha he also has red hair and wears a trench coat, but don’t get me wrong he is
sweet and fun. Next is Christian Rahman and he is from California. He is 18 and
is a little stud muffin. He has taken 4 or 5 girls on a date so far this
semester. He is fun to be around, and we have a brother and sister relationship
pretty much. We can yell at each other and still talk about personal things.
Then the rest of the brothers are RMs. J
First there is Justin Klumker, he is from Olympia, Washington and went on a
mission in Canada. He plays baseball and is hilarious. He also is the
missionary prep teacher. This kid is awesome. I love hanging out with him and
he just broke up with his girlfriend, and some girls in my apartment are pretty
happy about that. ;) He is cousins with Nate (Nathan Allen) although they look
nothing a like; you can still tell they are relatives. Next there is Michael
Snell. He is amazing. I love this guy. (I cant call him kid cause he is 23
haha) He is from Colorado Springs, Colorado. He served his mission in Canada
also (that’s how Mike and Justin met) and we are constantly hanging out with
him. He is off track right now so he has nothing better to do but I love
hanging out with him. He is very sweet and friendly and is very observant. He
makes the funniest jokes also. And last, but not least is Taylor Kirkham. He is
from Blackfoot, Idaho and served his mission in Brazil. He speaks Portuguese
anytime he can and he thinks he is pretty cool. Haha He is fun to be around and
loves to get involved with everyone. He plays Frisbee and we come to his games
sometimes. Well since we have met we see each other literally every day. I kid
you not. Monday- FHE Tuesday- Devotional; we all go together Wednesday- We usually get together for
something… last week we went swimming together! That was soo fun! We threw
balls at each other the whole time and played chicken and had a dunk off haha
Thursday- Kenzie, Christian, and Nate all play on the 62nd ward
soccer team, so we all go out to support them. Friday- Well Friday is Friday.
We watch movies, eat food, play games, and go places. Saturday- We try not to
see each other but that never works. Lately we have been going to the boys
apartment and play rockband and we even played Capture the flag last week!
Sunday- Church, then Sunday night after our apartment makes a delicious dinner
we make ice cream or cookies and invite the boys over haha this Sunday we
invited a bunch of people over to watch The Best Two Years. There were so many
people there. Our FHE brothers, Kaylee invited Tyler Christensen’s apartment
over and two friends from her home stake and our friends that we met at Get
Connected (orientation). It was so fun. Also I have become obsessed with morphing
people, on Friday night I stayed up till 4 in the morning morphing our faces
with our FHE brothers faces, and morphing them into babies and morphing them
with celebrities. Haha It was hilarious and everyone got a good laugh out of
it. Well Its official, it snowed yesterday in Rexburg and I am NOT happy about
it. It is October for Pete’s sake! Apparently its normal here.. whatever.
The Whole FHE family! We went to the Corn Maze.
Well for General Conference weekend, Kaylee, Mike, Taylor,
Christian, and I all went to Provo for the game. First we dropped of Taylor at
a mission reunion in Salt Lake and then we dropped of Christian at a friends
house then Mike, Kaylee, and I all drove to Provo which took 2 ½ hours to get
there from Brigham City. Stupid traffic.
(front) Taylor Kaylee (back) Mike me
Taylor and Mike
Then we got to Provo, Mike met up with
a friend and Kaylee and I went to Aunt Michelle’s house grabbed something to
eat then headed for the game…. 1 quarter in. When we got to our seat it was
like a little family reunion! There was Uncle Larry, Uncle Roger, Brady,
Deardens, Benny, Emily, Corianne, Wesley, Vaughn and his wife, and others that
have slipped my mind. It was so fun to see everyone!
I felt so blessed to be in
a wonderful family that loves each other and want to be with each other and I
loved that. I talked to Wesley about college life for him. He loves it up
there… playing basketball 24/7 and not going to class. Haha ooohh Wesley. Then
at half time Aunt Michelle and I went down and talked to the Flake side of the
family. I saw Hyrum, Ryan and his wife, Carson and his wife, and other people
that have slipped my mind. When Ryan saw me, he just over looked me like I was
Michelles friend haha then Aunt Michelle was like do you remember Shantelle?
And he was like WHAT? Your Shantelle? Holy crap. You were tiny last time I saw
you! How old are you now? Haha it was really funny. Then we went to get back in
our seat when we saw this tall tall dude and everyone around him was taking
picture with him and stuff, turns out it was Brandon Davies. Haha Pretty cool.
Then we watched the rest of the game, we won! J
Then we headed home and the next day we were going to watch Taken 2 and Kaylee
had never seen Taken and Aunt Michelle had it so we invited Mike and his
friend, Dan, and Taylor over to watch it. After the movie, we all told funny
stories about missions and animals and other stuff till 3 in the morning. After
they left, we went to bed. The next morning conference was starting and I
wanted to go shopping but Kaylee wanted to watch conference so we all were
watching conference when President Monson was talking about missionary work.
Turns out that talk changed everyone’s lives.
After he announced the change in age for missionary work, I
kind of lost it. I was thinking about Wesley and Lyndon and my roommates that
were 19, and kids at home having the opportunity to go on a mission. And then
it hit me. I, Shantelle Christensen, could go on a mission, in 8 months!
Wesley, Lyndon, and I could all be in the same MTC! My mind was blown to say
the least. I was texting a bunch of people and Lyndon was talking to me about
going on a mission and he was saying things that I could go on a mission and
that I should go on a mission. I was thinking about that a lot and I went to
the bathroom and got down on my knees and prayed that I would know the right
thing to do in my life, and if I would go on a mission that I would know that
it was the right decision and know how to prep for it. I was praying and I was
filled with the spirit and then I heard a knock on the front door and it was
Mike and Taylor ready to watch Taken 2. I got up and talked to Aunt Michelle
about missions and told her to have Kaylee and the boys go on without me. So
they left and I talked to Aunt Michelle and Uncle Brian about going on a
mission and then Aunt Michelle and I went shopping and talked about everything.
haha I love having an amazing aunt like Aunt Michelle. She has helped me with
everything and has confidence in me, she is my best friend. After that we got
in the car and headed back to Rexburg. On the way back however, we stopped at
Blackfoot and stayed at The Kirkham Event Center. Haha AKA Taylor’s grandparent
house. Haha at his house we watched tv, jumped on the tramp, and stargazed. It
was super cold but it was a blast. J
I am so grateful for the great roommates and great FHE brothers that I was
blessed with. I am so happy this semester.
