Sometimes school is DUMB

I am really glad that I get to go to school.  I'm grateful I'm getting an education.  But sometimes, school really frustrates me.  I don't mind doing a lot of accounting homework, it can be hard, and it usually takes hours.  While working on an assignment for hours can be a little frustrating, I find that homework applicable.  I know that it is important for me to do so I can learn, not only to pass the test, but also for my future career.

The real frustration lies somewhere else.  Let's start with generals.  I am an accounting and finance major.  I do not like science.  I am glad other people like science, because I know it is important.  But I don't want to spend my time writing papers about science.  I believe that generals should be easy, and not time consuming at all.  But I guess you just have to deal with them.

And my number one frustration of the day.  Calculators.  Due to cheating capabilities, graphing calculators are not allowed for use on some tests.  Yeah, some people decide to program their calculators instead of studying for tests, but I hate that I cannot use my calculator on these tests!

I hate the stupid calculators that don't have a display screen.  Yeah, they're fine for adding a number or two, but when your finance teacher asks you to do THIS...

...try to not make a mistake or two that will destroy your answer.

I hate this.  There is so much room for error, and it's not realistic.  In the real world, I will never do this will a paper and pencil.  We have Excel for a reason.  I hate that on my test this week, I will miss the questions with tons of calculator work.  Not because I don't know what I'm doing, but because I can't type numbers into a calculator with 100% accuracy.

And that's why school is dumb.  Maybe instead of Ag science class, they should make you take a calculator class.

Lingering

Most often, life isn't easy.  Usually I have some vision in my head about how my life should be, it seems possible, but just out of reach.  I'm not saying that real life is awful, in fact, usually I find myself pretty dang happy.  But there are some days when nothing seems to be going the way I want it to.  And it's so frustrating, because in my head, I know that the plan that I have is the best plan, and I just want it to work out my way.

When things seem to all be going the "wrong" way, I get into this mode where I'm just unhappy and frustrated.  I can't snap out of it, and probably the bigger problem I find is that I don't want to.

"O then, if I have seen so great things, if the Lord in his condescension unto the children of men hath visited men in so much mercy, why should my heart weep and my soul linger in the valley of sorrow, and my flesh waste away, and my strength slacken, because of mine afflictions?" -2 Nephi 4:26

Yes, life isn't going to be easy.  But when I look back on my life and remember all of the blessings I have seen in my life, I realize that the Lord plays such an active role in my life, and does so many amazing things for me.  Even though I think I know which path I want to be on, He knows the path that I'm actually on.  He's shown me time and time again that He knows what He's doing.

So, what reason to I have to allow myself to "linger in the valley of sorrow"?

"Oh Lord, I have trusted in thee, and I will trust in thee forever." -2 Nephi 4:34

Everything's gonna be okay.

Labor Day Weekend

It really irritates me that Labor Day Weekend happens the same week that school starts, because three day weekends are great opportunities to leave town.  So even though there are fun activities going on because it's the first weekend of everyone being back in Logan, a good majority of the Logan population leaves the Valley.

The 80's dance was on Friday of Labor Day weekend.  I was planning on going, because we had a ton of fun last year. 

As you can tell, we had a blast.  Last year.  This year, at the last minute I decided to drive up to Swan Valley a day early to hang out with my family.  Less than five minutes after getting in my car, I began to question this decision, as my card didn't work at the gas station, so I drove off without any gas and without my gas cap.  Luckily I found it, broken, in the parking lot.  It still works.

At this point, I was bawling.  I calmed down as I headed up to Idaho, and the weekend ended up being fabulous.

Uncle Shane's cabin is beautiful.  That whole area is just beautiful.  I got to spend the weekend doing some reading, relaxing, boating, and hanging out with family.  My cousins are getting older, which is really fun, because they are pretty cool.  A bunch of them got really excited about playing my favorite game, Bang!

I have such a wonderful family, and I am glad that I got to go up to Idaho to spend the entire weekend with them.  It was refreshing.  Unfortunately...I didn't take any pictures.  Fail.