Put a Cap on the Cold

There's nothing worse than spending an hour putting together an adorable outfit and doing your hair only to find out that its cold outside. You dejectedly throw on a hoodie, feeling like you just finger-painted on a masterpiece. But worse still, you dread arriving at class and having to take off the sweatshirt, knowing your hair will be disheveled and static-y- and its just another bad hair day.
If this is you, it doesn't have to be. You can keep out the cold and still look great at the same time! The solution is a stylish hat. Whether your going to school, or to something a little nicer, you can find a hat to match any outfit. And since so much heat escapes from one's head, a hat will keep you nice and warm.
A hat is a classy addition to a stylish outfit, so you can leave the hat on all day and you won't have to worry about hat hair. Or better yet, having a bad hair day? A hat is a great way to mask it with flair!
You can find hats at any store, with a wide range of prices. You can get a cute hat for just 10 bucks! From K-mart to Nordstrom, there's a great hat waiting for you at your favorite store. So you better stop reading this right now and go out and buy it before someone else does- then you'll never have to worry about the weather cramping your style again!

Why my hometown is the best

West Linn, Oregon is the best place in the world.
For starters: its beautiful! Everything is green and hilly and the mountains are beautiful and snow-capped in the distance- none of this "mountains right outside my backdoor" craziness! Provo mountains are so close they make you claustrophobic. And the rain in Oregon is the best in the world- just a little chilly, clear and fresh. The smell of clean rain is the best in the world.
West Linn has the best weather in the world. The rain is sporadic so the weather will always be a surprise when you go outside. Its great because if you're getting tired of the rain, it'll probably be gone within an hour, and the same is true for the sun. Also we get about an inch of snow a year which makes that one snow day super special. They don't have snow plows so the slightest snow means no school.

What I ...love... most about BYU

Walking from class to class, I love seeing so many new faces. I love having the opportunity to meet someone new everytime I walk into Chemistry class. Back in high school, you'd get your class schedule crossing your fingers that your friends would be in all your classes and that you wouldn't get stuck with a class full of jocks or some other tabooed clique. At BYU there are no unspoken rules about who you can and cannot talk to. Every stranger is the same blank slate of possiblity. Any one of them would be happy to have a friendly conversation with you or at least introduce themselves. Even among strangers, you're surrounded by people with the same morals and beliefs as you. Meeting new people is easy at BYU, and thanks to the sheer size of the school, you have the opportunity to make a new friend every day.

My Least Favorite Thing About BYU

High school was great, fun, a tight knit group of 1600 kids. Okay we weren't all one big family, but I loved knowing half the people I walked by down the hall. And even those I didn't know were, at least, familiar faces. I was in the same school district for my entire public education, so I could remember back when the cheerleaders, jocks, dancers, actors, and band geeks were all just 2nd grade kids. The fact that we'd all know eachother for over a decade made school a comfortable place.

This is not the case at BYU. Walking from class to class I pass nameless face after nameless face. Lecture classes are the same way. I won't even know the name of every kid in my own class, let alone in the school. Back home my school choir was practically my 60 best friends; now I'm in a choir of 200 complete strangers. I know I'll get to know people and I'm already starting to do that, but it won't ever be the same, that closeness and unity that comes in a small group of old friends.