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Today was our first full day here at the Y and it was more eventful than you would believe. We woke up to eat some breakfast at the Canon Center. They had a broad cereal selection so we're proud to call it our own. Then we walked to Helaman Field to check in for New Student Orientation (NSO). We were assigned a Y group - Purple Ten. We waited until we thought our group was done playing the human knot game or missionary tag or some other such EFY game and ended up waiting a bit too long. We couldn't find Purple Ten. However, we problem solved because we're in college. We latched on to several other groups, went to the convocation where we learned about BYU's fine heritage, and heard the name Doozenberry. It wasn't until we met with our Y groups for lunch that we finally located Purple Ten. We were extremely relieved, as you can imagine and during lunch with our group we said "Purple Ten!" maybe a bit too much.

Next we went on a Cougar Walk. There were no cougars. After the walk we went to the bookstore to get a 14 foot Ethernet cable that now stretches across our floor. This is where things really heat up. When we got back to our dorm room a 35 dollar key was lost. Cougar walks are exhausting and we really needed to nap on our raised beds. Ally hunted down someone to let us in while Lisa waited.

We took a nap. It was all too much.

Next we went to a meeting about financial aid and scholarships. We made it to the stairwell before we realized we didn't have our other 35 dollar key with us. We panicked and took a picture.

Then we found it. It was in Lisa's pocket of all places.

We were a little late to the scholarship meeting due to the key/picture taking incident and had to sit in the front row. Naturally we could hardly pay attention.

Next, we decided to go check the bookstore to see if we could find our key. We walked to the third floor computer section and there it was. Sitting on a glass table by the register like it had been waiting for us. We hugged. It's moments like this that make a college experience.

With our hearts full of joy we went to dinner at the Cannon Center. We're trying to find our routine spot in there. We think by the window will be good. We came back to our dorm and delivered some brownies, courtesy of Clair, to our hallmates. We did this to welcome them, build lasting friendships, and create a real community feel. Next, we went to Tradition of Honor, a great and honorable tradition here. We walked through Helaman Field on accident and had to hop a fence. It was high and Lisa's skirt got caught. Oopsies. Again, we were a little late to the event, but we really had the best of intentions. We walked down to the front row where our group was, but not before being interrupted by the opening prayer. Then our dreams came true and we saw Jericho Road live. One of them actually pointed and winked at us. That's right. Some other highlights from the Tradition of Honor were:

-hearing the solo, yet enthusiastic cheer of "go red heads!" somewhere behind us and to the right.

-a song about the honor code performed by the Young Ambassadors in angel costumes. It contained lyrics like "I don't lie. That's not me. I live with integrity." and "it's his heart I want to win, so there's no need to show my skin."

-the young man sitting next to Lisa who sang loudly along with the Young Ambassadors.

Finally, to wrap up the night we went for a rollerblade. Don't worry, we crossed the street so as not to be on campus. Or did we?

Okay, we did. We just took these pictures. We had a destination for our rollerblade: the beautiful Taylor Squared residence. We found their apartment after we confused West with East, climbed three flights of stairs with our rollerblades on, and skated down a parking garage. It was worth it.

Overall, a good first day.