My ward is normal. It is what a normal singles ward would be. Kids who grew up with each other, and have known each other their whole lives, and are just going to the ward because they are single and of age, and they get to spend a few hours with their friends in a church environment.
I like to make fun of the ward, call it the awkward ward. Sometimes I post things people say and hash tag it awkwardwardquotes. However, it is not that the ward is awkward, it is just not something I am used to.
Going to BYU for 4 years made me comfortable in wards where no one knew each other, and everyone had to build friendships from scratch. This isn't the case in this ward, the friendships are already there. I feel like an outsider almost.
I try to make friends, but how can you make friends with people who have known each other their entire lives, who went to the same elementary school, and who all have the same two last names Neff and Brinton, and somehow everyone is related to them.
It is just weird.
Needless to say I haven't made any new friends from the ward, acquaintances yes, but friends no. It is the worst when they are like we have to hang out, every single Sunday, and yet nothing comes out of it. I kinda wish they weren't so nice so that I could be at least a little mad at them.
I guess this is kind of the way it would be if I moved anywhere other than near a college, or back home to Miami. Just a ward outsider.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Millcreek
Well, it has been about a year since college. What has changed? Well basically nothing, and at the same time everything. I live in Salt Lake City, well Millcreek. Millcreek is a weird place.
Why is Millcreek weird? Everyone who lives here, grew up here, and they have never left. I don't mean they have never left Millcreek, but I mean they go on their missions, they go to college, they get married, and they come back. They buy houses on the same street as their parents, and 4 generations end up living in the same neighborhood.
All the homes are adorable, all the people are cute, all the children look like their outfits came straight from Nordstrom. The lawns are perfect, everyone drives a nice car, there are neighborhood cook outs, and bake offs, and picnics, and games, and even a neighborhood squash growing competition.
Yes, everything seems perfect in Millcreek. It has the small town feel, while still being just 10 minutes from downtown Salt Lake.
How did I end up here? It was coincidence. I went to the Institute at the U and picked up the flyer for someone who was selling their contract. I came over with my friend Pam to check the place out, and a few days later, I am living in Millcreek.
Why is Millcreek weird? Everyone who lives here, grew up here, and they have never left. I don't mean they have never left Millcreek, but I mean they go on their missions, they go to college, they get married, and they come back. They buy houses on the same street as their parents, and 4 generations end up living in the same neighborhood.
All the homes are adorable, all the people are cute, all the children look like their outfits came straight from Nordstrom. The lawns are perfect, everyone drives a nice car, there are neighborhood cook outs, and bake offs, and picnics, and games, and even a neighborhood squash growing competition.
Yes, everything seems perfect in Millcreek. It has the small town feel, while still being just 10 minutes from downtown Salt Lake.
How did I end up here? It was coincidence. I went to the Institute at the U and picked up the flyer for someone who was selling their contract. I came over with my friend Pam to check the place out, and a few days later, I am living in Millcreek.
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