We got up and packed the car at JB's sisters house early Friday morning. We were hoping to beat the rush by leaving by 7:30. We all squished into the car (H and Jhad to share a seat) with food piled around us. As we drove we got stuck in traffic for what we thought was for construction. It was s l o w moving. As we sat in the long line of cars we watched as cars drove past also piled full of stuff. We knew where they were headed and it was fun to see all of the different licence plates. we also looked at several people read our car which was written on with window paint by AH. We got up a little further we realized that there had been an accident and all cars were being directed into the right lane around it. Then not even a mile up the road we saw the real construction and we were all ushered into the left lane.
Once we got the the La Jolla Apartments we got the key and immediately started unpacking. KH, one of my new roommates, and her parents were already there and they helped us unpack. They had driven from Arizona! JB and I with the help of our moms and she sister brought up everything to our third floor apartment and set up our stuff in the back bedroom. Mom stayed to help me unpack enough stuff to give her three empty boxes back and have her help me put my bed together.
And then the left.....
It was bitter sweet for everyone but JB and I were excited and waved happily as our moms drove away. We got right to work unpacking, finding places for things, hanging up shower curtains, putting out garbage cans. etc.
KH left with her parents and KJ showed up with her mom a little while later. BH showed up next with her parents. It was fun to finally meet in person the names and pictures we had stalked on facebook for the past couple weeks. They were all nice and it was though we already knew each other. SF, who we hadn't found on fb, showed up last with her grandparents. The adults talked to each other and helped unpack. The families came and went and at some point it was just JB and I alone in our new little place. I was putting things away in the kitchen when I realized why this didn't seem real yet. I was just playing the ultimate game of house like we played as kids. I was setting up house and finding the proper place for all of the mix matched cups and bowls. The cupboards and fridge had real food this time and all of my clothes were now in my new room ready to be put in their new drawers. 
All six of us made it back in the afternoon and we decided to go to one of the activities they had planed for us on campus. We went to the conference center and sat along the back wall to listen to Pres, Clark. he gave a message about stewardship and how that was to be our goal here at BYUI. The room was packed with students and parents and it was such a good feeling to know that I was in a room of people who at that moment were just like me. Just sitting in that room made me feel like I was apart of something far bigger that myself. 
After the meeting we met our I-teams and met on the field for some games and to talk about the message we had just listened to. It reminded me of a youth conference but with people from all over the US. There were kids from Virginia, Florida, Alaska, Texas, Arizona, Idaho, Utah, Ohio, California, Washington... It was so cool! All six of us stayed together as a group which was nice so we knew five other people in the group.
After the games we returned to our place to keep unpacking. We all met again at 7 to walk over to the talent show with our I-team. The talent show was amazing and so fun. There were singers, dancers, a magician, a juggler, pianists, a beat boxer,a violinist, and even a ukuleleist! We all had a great time, it was fun to go with our apartment girls. We made it back and all got ready for bed. A pretty rewarding first day.
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