My Wonderful FHE Family

The turnout of my FHE family has probably landed it near the top of my "gratefulness" list. At the beginning of Fall Semester, we were a bit awkward around each other, not really knowing what to say to each other. Now, however, we're a close-knit group, with camaraderie, memories, and inside jokes to show for it.

I love every member of my FHE family so much. Everyone in the family has something to contribute and participates in the fun activities that we do together. I remember writing letters to our FHE brothers with my roommates before thanksgiving break. We had so much fun talking and laughing about the fun memories that we had had with each of our brothers as we wrote to them. I love how everyone in my family has a place--it wouldn't be quite the same with anyone missing (and isn't the same with two of our boys on missions--I miss them so much!) Our family is so organized that we even have a birth order (in which I am the youngest child--how I got that distinction, I'll never know.)

Some of my favorite memories of BYU have come out of FHE. From funny moments during our first FHE together playing games ("witch"), to watching my FHE brother charge through the Duck Pond during a game of Capture the Flag, to passing a Sunny D bottle full of leftovers around the table and being caught on video screeching, to disputing the number of light balls in a Christmas light display during a scavenger hunt (29 or 30? We'll never agree), I'm never going to forget the fun times we've had together.

By far one of my favorite memories from FHE comes from our epic PRANK WAR. It started out with us giving our brothers beef in fortune cookies, and built up slowly and surely until it came to a head on the night before halloween. My roommates came home from the stake halloween dance to discover that our kitchen had been filled, from floor to ceiling, with crumpled NEWSPAPER. I remember not knowing how to react, except by beginning to scream my head off! It was quite a night, and one where I was proud to be a part of the FHE family that I was from.

The other day, one of our brothers was over at our apartment. He had come over just to hang out and talk with us. He told us how glad he was to be a part of our family and what awesome sisters he felt he had. I want my brothers to know that I'm so glad that they are my brothers, and my family to know that I really love and appreciate them. You guys are wonderful!