This summer is...

• Going to bed before 11, waking up before 7
• Outside. Lots and lots of outside.
• Working with mom to finish all of her landscaping/misc. projects. Basically using a shovel in countless ways.
• Driving around in the Jeep
• Counting down the days until I enter the MTC (90) and Sweden (153...I think) and trying to read The Book of Mormon (following along in Mormons Bok) before then.
• Golf
• Grilling hot dogs and watching an episode of Star Trek (the Original Series) with mom during our lunch breaks.
• Rummy/movies with the family
• Dogs. Lots of time with the sheepdogs :)
• Leaving my blackberry/laptop unattended for long periods of time. It is like weaning myself.
• In a word: excellent.
• In two words: most excellent.

When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse...

Wow it has been some time since I have posted anything on here. So what is new in the life of Jon Youd?
First and foremost:

I finally retired my laundry hamper! It has served me well for two years, but there isn't much left.

As a side note, I've been called to serve in the Sweden Stockholm Mission as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. 

So that is pretty cool too :D Cool enough to make me use a smiley face. Yeah. I can't express how excited I am to serve the Swedish people and preach the gospel of Jesus Christ for two years.

I'm all done with school for two years. It is weird, I haven't taken this much time off school...well since before I started preschool. Kind of mind blowing. Kind of makes me step back and admit that I LOVE being a student and learning and all that stuff. 

Headed back to the homeland in a few days. Packing up kind of makes me sad, no matter where the destination. I am a homebody who gets attached to wherever I call home. I want to see/experience the world; I just want to come home to a hot meal and comfortable bed at the end of the day. Not as in every night, but I think that those of you who actually read this blog are intelligent to understand what I'm talking about. Y'all are pretty smart.

Saying goodbyes for two years/forever are kind of not my strong point. I'm trying to be honest and casual about it, which is hard in an environment like BYU where most people are taking the exact opposite approach. I've watched two years of goodbyes in freshman housing complexes and seen (twice) approaches to the situation which are rarely honest or rational. In my best Spock impersonation, they are "Highly illogical." *raises eyebrows*

Anyways. There are a few solid paragraphs of rambling to make up for my month absence. I'm just weaning you guys. Unless you write me on my mission (hint: you should.)

Youd out.