From Idaho With Love, Molly

My mom tells me that I'm odd. It is true. I am that nerdy girl who is obsessed with sports. I am by no means athletic. I played soccer until 7th grade, but it wasn't super competitive. I also played basketball, but I didn't like the competitive nature of try-outs so I automatically chose JV over trying out for Varsity. I was there to have fun. The weird thing, or the thing that makes me odd, is I passionately watch sports I have never played, and have no desire in playing. The first sport, college football. I have my team and I never miss a game. I walk to the nearest restaurant with DirectTV so I can watch a game. I am also that crazy girl who yells and calls out players. If they aren't playing well I'll call them on it. Sure they can't hear me, but I still do it. I also follow the BCS and see where my team sits and I follow the games. I love it. Before I went away to school, I went to all the home games. I cheered and got dirty looks from others who thought I ...

The phrase, "live your life with no regrets," has been taking over my thoughts recently. Maybe it is because I'll be leaving this school year with things I wanted to say, left unsaid. Which made me think, can you even live without regrets? I know people say they want to live without regrets or they don't regret anything, and I just don't believe them. I mean you've never said something you wish you hadn't? I know I have and I still wish I could take things back. I still wish I had spoken up. There have been a couple of times when I wish I had said, "dude I like you." But the words never made it out. I've made mistakes, I've had embarrassing moments. And being human, I believe we all do. We all have had something happen we wish hadn't. I think in being human we can try to forget, but we tend to remember the worst rather than the best. I'm not saying don't try, but I just don't think it's possible. Maybe if we are told t...

To be honest, it isn't over yet. I still have one more final. But being at the end of the semester, one becomes reflective. I have completed one year at University of Idaho. I never thought I'd be here. I thought I'd be finishing my third year at Utah State. I would be in their interior design program and I'd be graduating a year from now. Not everything goes as planned. While it still stings at times, I am so happy to be where I am. Idaho has welcomed me and made me a part of the community. Sometimes, I still feel a little awkward, but this is the place I'm meant to be, at least for now. This year has been full of ups and downs. The awkward, I'm not a freshman but still new, was how I started. I now walk around campus knowing exactly where I'm going. I had times when I was sure I couldn't complete the tasks asked. Two classes in particular scared me. Materials and Specifications of the fall semester, and Architecture 154 of spring semester. I've c...