reminisce

I would walk across campus and stare at all of the old buildings. They were beautiful to me. There is no place more gorgeous than Logan in the fall. The trees were so bright and there is a special renewed feeling when a new school year starts. New classes, professors, and most importantly roommates. The winters were COLD, the wind would blow and I would arrive to class with my nostrils frozen together. The snow was so clean and the sun made campus a very bright place to be. The Spring brought so much excitement for all of the students. It was so hard to go to class when there were games to play on the quad, or bands to listen too. There were friends going hiking, and some headed through the canyon to make a trip to Bear Lake for a famous Bear Lake raspberry milkshake.

There were always cookies that needed to be made for the cute boys that lived in the apartment next door. Of course country dancing EVERY Thursday night followed by a pancake breakfast at 1:00am, friend get togethers, Institute activities, FHE every Monday night, dating, staying up ALL night to watch the same CMT videos over and over again, rodeos, football, basketball, and hockey games, .......

I received so much more than a degree from Utah State. I gained lifelong wonderful friends. I made some unforgettable memories. I learned how to live with just about EVERY type of personality, I learned to set my own rules and standards for living on my own, I learned that people WILL eat your food if your name is not on it, and the mysterious dish that was left in the sink really didn't belong to ANYONE in the apartment, I learned that every roommate believes they do the majority of the cleaning,and yet the apartment will always be a mess. I also learned that you don't need any money to have tons of fun.

USU didn't just give me an education, it taught me invaluable life lessons. Many of those lessons I still use today as a wife and mother. I may never attend Utah State University again as a student, but it will always be like home to me. It is and always will be MY school and I am proud to be a TRUE Aggie.