craziest 6 months

K ; so I 've been home from my mission for 6 months! I feel like so much has gone right and gone wrong in this time. I came home and two weeks later moved down to Utah to work and pursue other interests(rule #1 never move for a guy). I worked for a web design company down in Provo and lived in Bountiful. The drive got really long, out of state tuition is really expensive, and the friendship wasn't there. So 2 months later I found myself back in Aberdeen , Idaho registering for classes at ISU. Before school started my companion, Hna. Tanner, and I took a road trip to Mexico. We visited one of the elders we served with and got to meet his family and cook yummy Mexican food all day with his mom. It was such a needed vacation and I loved being in that culture again. The Latin culture is such a loving people and they live so humbly. I LOVE THEM SO MUCH. LES QUIERO MUCHISIMO MIS AMIGOS DE JERSEY. It makes me so much more grateful for the opportunities I have had in my life and definitely humbles me for at least a week or two. I came home and started school at ISU. I am studying Mass Communications with an emphasis in Photography and a minor in Spanish ( of course). I love my classes. I love being back in school and being busy. I also have two jobs. I work at Sears Portrait Studio taking pictures and trying to make all the adorable kids smile. I also work a few hours at the copy center on campus. I am enjoying both jobs since they both intertwine with what I'm studying and have studied before. Next semester I hope to work for the school newspaper as a photographer. ( I've got some hookups) I also will be doing some freelance work for a magazine of a girl from my ward. This scares me because my English grammar has gone down the drain since trying to learn Spanish. I am so excited for all the opportunities that have fallen in my path the last few weeks. Maybe living in Pocatello, Idaho wasn't as bad of idea as I thought. Once I let go of my pride I have actually had tons of fun. I love my ward here. I have always had a hard time with my single wards. I never felt a part of anything. My ward here is so awesome. I feel included and the bishopric actually know my name. I was set apart as a ward missionary last Sunday. I am amped for this new calling. It did make me a tiny bit sad as I realized this is not a FULL time missionary calling. The Elders came by the other night and I went out with them for a quick visit. In those short 15 minutes I felt like a giddy little missionary again. The Full-Time missionaries are surely called of God and have a spirit about them that is unexplainable. I am honored to be serving with them again. Well I hope that catches everyone up with the life of Melissa. I've included a couple of pictures 1. my halloween costume ( you cant see the pink hair) 2. Hna. Tanner, E. Rodriguez and I at the Juarez Temple