The first two weeks of September were very eventful for Merinda: she got a hair-makeover, celebrated her 20th birthday with co-worker/friends from Chik-fil-A and had a girls-day-out with Aubrey and me, said goodbye to her CFA friends, and started another semester at BYU-I, only this time she had the privilege of getting settled in with the help of her Manwaring aunts, uncles, and cousins (of which six will also be attending BYU-I).
