BYU Favorites

Its hard to believe tomorrow is our last day of classes at BYU. Marsh and I will be graduating next week, and while we can hardly wait there are a lot of things we are going to miss. This week we got talking about our top memories while at BYU. Most of mine include him, but I want to highlight a few of the best moments of my BYU career. Its been an amazing adventure and I am really sad to see it end, but there are so many things I will never forget and always love. So here is a quick look at my TOP 5 BYU moments:
( in Chronological order)

1. Being a crazy freshman, we gathered up the girls and decided to enter the BYU costume contest. Inspired by a recent episode of "America's Next Top Model", here is what we came up with---

 I think taking 4 crazy hours to make them was more than half of the fun! we thought we were so cool!

The best part is we actually won the group costume contest... a whole $10 to the BYU bookstore! Oh Freshman year!


2. My second moment happened a lot actually.  Sophmore year living at Liberty Square I got to be roommates with this gorgeous girl LaLa (her real name is Lauren Hill!).

She was the greatest roommate... until Marsh of course! I love her to death. We used to go to sonic at 1 or 2 in the morning at least once a week for some fresh limeades and mozzarella sticks.  One night, I remember, we had just finished talking to boys till way way late and La decided she wanted to go to Sonic.  I told her I was too tired and started to run down the hall to our beds that are lifted up way too high,  and as soon as i got to my bed I jumped up right as she grabbed my memory foam sheet and pulled me back off the bed to the ground. I remember laughing so hard I became wide awake. Of course we then went to sonic. Those were the best nights with the best talks! I miss that girl so much.

3. The 3rd great moment also took place my sophomore year when I ran into Marshall Hill, The Service Man as we called him. Back then I only new him as this--

In a service sweater vest and always helping people.  One day, as I walked past him on my way to the library I sporadically said "Hi!" I honestly didn't think he would know who I was, but he did, and he was heading to the library too... We walked in together and he just kept asking me questions and being so nice.  We made it through the atrium and to the middle staircase on the main floor, and there at the top of the stairs we talked for more than and hour about who knows what from love lives to the scriptures to service. I was so impressed by him I could hardly stand it. When I realized what time it was, what was supposed to be an hour of studying had turned into the best hour of getting to know the sweet boy that would change my whole life! Really though, who would have thought, but that day in the library started off an amazing adventure that led to a wedding and it just keeps going.... Obviously a favorite BYU moment!

4. The fourth moment also played a big role in Marsh and I coming together-- doing the Special Olympics.  We were on a committee to organize the summer games at BYU. It was an amazing experience I will never forget.  So many sweet people, and seeing them so excited after they had taken last in a race just because they finished. Everyone was always so happy and and cheering each other on.  In some ways, I think it is what sports might be like in heaven, :)  Everyone wants to do their best and everyone wants to help each other.  Plus, I got to spend time with this sweet boy, walking around feeling cool with our walkie-talkies, making sure everything was going okay. But really, it was such a neat experience to serve so much together that year.  I will always be grateful that service was the foundation for our marriage. 

5. I know I'm cheating, but our last great moment -- well of the top 5 that I can currently thinking of -- is actually two great moments, and they both have to do with sports! The first was of course watching Jimmer last year!  Marshall's parents have third row, amazing seats right behind the team, and somehow we randomly picked the San Diego State game to use the tickets. Turns out it was the best game of the season! If you remember, BYU was ranked 9th and San Diego State was ranked 4th in the COUNTRY! If you want to remember a little more you can go to this ESPN link. Both teams were undefeated in the conference, and there we were on the 3rd row as we watched BYU beat San Diego State.  Jimmer had 43 points. It was all around an amazing game to be at. 

Then we wrapped up this year's football season in the President's Box with the Service Council. We had missed our chance last year, and Casey was nice enough to invite us again this year.  The experience was amazing! The football... it was okay, but it was great to see the last home game.  We were spoiled with food and good company, and we even ran into Elder Evans, the man who sealed us, and his son.  My favorite surprise thoough was walking over to see a play and hearing someone say "Well hello Lisa Jane Hill!"  I turned to see Elder D. Todd Christofferson reading my name tag. "I'm Elder Christofferson," he said!  Like I didn't know who he was! He proceed to talk to me and Marsh about our plans and about his days at Duke with President Samuelson.  We even talked about football and Dogwood trees in North Carolina. He was so nice! I would have never had the guts to go up and talk to him, but I am so glad he talked to me! 

We're not exactly in this picture (we're just to left outside of the picture), my camera doesn't want to download my pictures from that night for some reason, but it was amazing!

Thanks for humoring me with such a long post.  I just had to reminisce on all the great experiences we have had at college. I wouldn't trade it for the world!

One Shining Moment

To quote a favorite song:

Time is Short and the road is long, in the blinking of an eye, 

ah that moment's gone,

And when it's done,

win or lose, 

you always did your best,

cuz inside you knew...

That one shining moment, you reached deep inside

one shining moment you were willing to try. 

Dear sweet Hills,

you always did your best, and were willing to try. 

But I won! 

better luck next year! 

Love,  Lisa Jane 

P.s. For any of you Hills, or Kansas Fans, or Duke fans that are having a hard time with this great upset, I would like to refer you to a talk by Elder Holland given yesterday. It can be found at lds.org 

Things we live for..

Last night may not have been the happiest night but it was the end of something that Marshall and I have really loved during our time at BYU.
Athletics. ( I say athletics because were not always a fan of Intramurals here but oh well)
Its what we have done almost every week of our BYU lives together, basketball game after basketball game, an occasional football game, and soccer games. 2 weeks ago i seriously went to a basketball game everyday of the week except for monday. ( don't worry we also watched at least 9 hours of March Madness basketball through the week too, can you tell he is a fan?)
I feel really lucky because Marshall is Really good at basketball, and I'm not just bragging because we're in love, but really he is good, which is lucky for me because i don't know if i could put up with watching so much basketball if he wasn't. Like really, only 16 teams make up the upper division of all hundred and something teams at BYU and husbands team was 6th. Im just really proud of him. Even though they are our of the tournament and i think he is bummed they wont get a t-shirt this year, i just remind him that  lots of people that get t-shirts at BYU weren't even good enough to play on their level.. so really everyone in the upper division should get a t-shirt. Vanity...
ANYWAYS!
 The other thing i love about watching him play ball is that he only likes to play basketball with awesome people, really tho, all of his teams have been jerk free ( which can be pretty hard to do around here)  he plays with all these boys that are turly outstanding, and so are there wives, which makes the sidelines great to be on.
Its people like this guy- Craig
Marsh has played with and against him since i can remember and we love him, such a stud, and such a good ball player.

The last 2 fall seasons I've played on a wonderfuly fun girls flag football team. Marsh coached us because, well at first we didn't know anything about football. our first game we got 3 penalties in a row at the start of the game because we didn't know any of the rules. but 2 years in a row we lost all of our games during the regular season.. and then went on to make it to the championship game each year! This year we lost by one on a touchdown in the last second of the game.. heartbreaking.

This year marsh and I got to play on a team together. He was so sweet and played soccer with me and a group of our friends. Really it was a blast, i loved playing with him, i love how naturally talented he is to just step in and be so good on our team.

The thing is, is that its been so fun to stay active and busy by playing so much the last 2 years but really now that it is all over the best thing about it has been how much marshall and i have grown together by supporting each other at all our games and helping out whenever we could, and it has also been the AMAZING and inspiring people we have met. I really cant even begin to make a list of all the amazing people we have been able to get to know through sports at BYU so many people that have inspired us to be better that have made us laugh and just been fun to relax and play with some of our best frienships at BYU have come from Sports or the friendship has been solidified through sports. Even though i have had my fair share of freak outs at intramural refs i am so grateful that this has been a part of my BYU experience.
Thank you all you people who have changed our lives when you didn't even know it simply by being our teammates.