The Single's Ward

I kind of feel like there should be more music involved with the Single's Ward.. That movie got my expectations up really high and then they were dashed. There are no rock primary songs involved, don't be deceived!

But honestly, it wasn't bad at all. I went with two other girls that had just finished their first year of school too and they were just as new as I was (though kind of not really because one of them was the stake president's daughter so she knew a lot of people... but still!). They were super awesome and made things 4x better than they would have been if I was by myself.

The only thing about single's ward that was not what I was expecting is how old everyone was. The majority of the people that attend that ward have graduated college and already have jobs or are doing their student teaching! And here I am, sinking in my seat as I realize that I'm a baby and that I'm probably the youngest one there. It was slightly awkward. And by slightly, I mean very muchly so... Especially when they made us stand up and introduce ourselves in every meeting except Sacrament meeting! I mean, seriously, if I wasn't self conscious enough... Luckily there was a lot of new people so I wasn't the only one!

Another fun fact: my cousin was there! Apparently her friend attends this ward and convinced my cousin to come with her! She sat in the row behind me and I saw her for like a flash and thought my eyes had deceived me. Then she got up to bear her testimony and I watched as she walked by, saying "Noooo... no, what are the chances?" and it was her! What a coincidence! It was really great to see her and it made me a little more comfortable knowing that she was there and she was just as new as I was. To make thing even better, she tripped up the stairs as she went to bear her testimony. Broke the ice a little bit, defused some of the tension hahaha I thought about going up to bear my testimony and pretending to trip so she wasn't the only one and she wouldn't feel as bad. But then I realized I would probably actually trip and not be as graceful about it as she was so I quickly nixed that idea and happily stayed sitting right where I was.

So all in all, not a bad experience at all! It was actually kind of fun. I mean, I love meeting new people so that aspect made it worth it. The only downside to this whole thing was that I left with an appointment to meet with the bishop on Tuesday. I was sitting in Relief Society, it's about to start, when some kid comes up behind me, taps me on the shoulder and says "You're Amanda, right?" and I just look at him rather confused and say "yessss". He then proceeds to ask if I can meet with the bishop sometime this week. I just look at him. I don't know why in the world the bishop would want to meet with me, I just got there! Of course, I told him that I could once I got my thoughts back in order and he wrote me down for Tuesday night. What the actual heck batman?! How come the two girls I was with didn't get asked to meet with him?? They are just as new as I am! Watch me get a calling already...  Man oh man, if this is because he knows my grandparents, I don't know what I'm going to do with myself. Sometimes, most of the time, their connections are a blessing but I think this time... This time it might not turn into something that works in my favor!

At least they already have a relief society president and counselors ! Dodged that bullet nicely, I think :)

Now all that's left to this day is peach cobbler. A rather magnificent way to end, I think!