"Honey? Where is My Super Suit?!"

So I was going through my pictures trying to remind myself what has happened in the past month...wait, month and a HALF?! Oi. Well there really aren't many pictures (my camera broke.) so I have to remember by myself.

First & best of all- I went to Utah to Visit! It was one of my Favorite Vacations ever.

Wednesday- Andy Picked me up at the Airport and then we went to his house to work on his blog. It was so good to catch up with him! He then Drove me to Provo {THANK YOU ANDY!!!!} so I could see my beloved roommates! When I got there Tara was home and so we screamed and hugged and then watched the Disney Channel {an old pasttime of ours}. Then Kelley came home- there was more screaming and more hugging and lots of "I miss you!"s. We just caught up with each other and decided that we were STARVING and that we'd wait for Alex so we could all go get food. Enter Alex- MORE screaming/ hugging {do you see a trend here?} and catching up. We decided to go to Sammy's- one of the most excellent places for shakes and burgers. Seriously- I had a coconut cupcake shake. I know you're thinking, "so what?" WELL, they use a Gourmet cupcake from The Cocoa Bean and then blend the whole thing into yummy thick ice cream! It's to DIE FOR. Plus the Decor is so cool. Polaroid pictures everywhere and a custom mural on the back wall. We then went home and ??? I'm drawing a blank- most likely we popped in a movie- OH WAIT. Kelley went to the Library, as did Tara and Alex studied and I watched 'gLee' and 'Lie to Me'. Thennnnnnn- I believe I went to bed after chatting with Alex. Kelley got home super late and left early so I didn't even see her til later the next day. But I did go and sleep in her bed after she left- and the Landlady brought in a group of boys to tour the apartment- I just acted like I was asleep. I was TIRED.

{Sammy's!}

Thursday -I went Shopping. Hardcore. I walked up to Buy Low and then hit the Dollar Tree- Then I went to Seagull Book and Then to Shopko....By the time I got out to shopko- It was POURING rain. So I went back and bought a poncho {Don't judge- I had lots of bags to carry and the umbrellas were like $12. The poncho worked better PLUS it was only $5 and BYU Blue. I then walked across the street to Down East Basics and then to Albertsons. Whew! After that I walked back to Apt. 1 and THEN I walked up to the BYU bookstore to shop some more and meet Tara after School. I honestly don't know how I got everything home in my carry on that was already full when I arrived. Oh- well I DID forget my new sweatshirt. :( But hopefully I will mail money to my roommies soon so they can send it to me! {Or maybe I should visit again?!}Haha- then I put on a Moustache that I had gotten out of a 50 cent machine and had a good time with it. Anyway, That night Dave came over! {More yelling/hugging.} We had a blast and a half trying to catch hershey kisses in our mouths from across the room.Tara and Val {More Screaming/hugging} were throwing them to Dave and I. Haha- they were EVERYWHERE. And Dave and I kept saying the same things- same brainwave. It was pretty funny. "Honeeeeyyyyy? WHERE is my SUPER SUIT?!" HahaHA! Poor Tara- Dave and I  bashed David Artchawhatshisface pretty bad. {Really- WHY would the Mormon Tabernacle Choir pick HIM to be at the Christmas concert?!} Then Kelley came home and we all just chilled- That was one of the best nights of my life. I LOVED it.

{My Moustache.}

{My Cousin posted the picture below on my FB. It's my Great Great Great Grandpa. See the Resemblance?}

Friday was SUH-WHEET! I got to meet Julie's Fiance Tony- they are adorable!  Anyway- That night Kelley and I got Dave's Laundry from the Dryer for Him and apparently we grabbed the wrong Laundry basket- Whoops! In our defense, he said it was blue and that was the only blue one around...At least we got the right laundry, Right?! Hahaha! That gave us a good laugh when we found out what had happened. A little while later Kelley and Tara and I went to Macey's to get some dinner and while we were there, I saw Sooz and Mason!!! I was so good to see them! We then headed out to Lehi to go to Hogwarts! We had so much fun getting to meet Gilderoy Lockheart, {Who is a flirt} Professor Trelawny, {Who knows us pretty well} and getting to shop at Honeydukes! {Dave & Alex we were bummed you couldn't come!}When we got home Kelley's parents {who are totally amazing} came over and brought us COOKIES!!!! Lots and Lots of Yummy Cookies! Dave came over and we discovered that both of us were sick {must have been on the same brainwave still} and then he had to leave to work on his paper some more. We all were chillin' and then Katie and Luke came over too! It was fun to catch up with them too! That night, I'm pretty sure that we stayed up studying for Kelley's Anatomy test. Blugh. She is smarter than I'll ever be- there is no way I could remember all of those origins and stuff. Whew! We also listened to Adam Lambert's "If I had you" about a trillion times. :)

  

Saturday was GAME DAY!!!!! Tara and I woke up and went to the Homecoming Parade and Ate Blue pancakes- and took pictures and watched Dave in the Parade.

Then we headed back to the apartment and waited for Kelley to finish her test... Kelley's parents were awesome enough to give me their extra ticket, so when Kelley got back,  Tara, Kelley and I painted our Faces and went to the Game...

It was a BEAUTIFUL day, and guess what? WE WON!!!!! Those of you who have been tracking BYU this season will know what a blessing THAT was! Haha! It was a GREAT Game! We then went to meet Dave {He's on the Drumline.} And I met some of the McLaughlin's Friends from Hawaii! They were so FUN! We all just laughed and laughed! K, T and I then took tons of pictures and headed back to the apartment. We watched bull riding for awhile and then we put in 'Ever After'. We all fell asleep- and then had to wake back up and go to bed.


Sunday was Fantastic!!! We got up and ready for church, then Dave came over and we all walked to church together. Church was Great! It was so much fun to see everyone! People were like, "Are you Back?!" "Where have you BEEN?!" and "We've missed you!" Needless to say, I felt loved! {Thank you 43rd Ward Family!} After church I got ready to go- It was so sad. I packed everything up and then Joseph came over to catch up-What a good hometeacher! :) OH! And Kari and Kimber came over too! Before Church. I loved seeing them. After we had sat around for a little bit, it was time to go to the airport- so Kelley, Tara, Alex, Dave {with his Laptop and paper} and I  jumped in the car, ate some delicious Shannon breadsticks and headed to the airport singing all the way. It was so sad when I had to leave them! :( More hugs- no screaming...and then I walked into the airport. The only upside to being at the airport is that after I got through 'Suh-curity' in about 10 minutes, I was looking for somewhere to eat and an old black guard asked me if I was ok- "Yeah I'm just trying to find somewhere to eat!" And he handed me a saltwater taffy - How sweet. Had it been in Phoenix, , I wouldn't have eaten it- but Salt Lake City? Why do I think like this? Ha-OH well!
The Flight home was good. And It was good to be home.

Thank you so much for letting me come to Visit guys! I miss you all SO much and Can't wait til the next visit! Love you!!!


{♥.}

A "4th watch" God. - Revisited.

I know I have done quite a bit of 'Revisiting' lately, but I guess I need some more! Today before work, I was reading a friend's blog. She had posted a story called "Saving the Bees" that had me in tears. {Please read-it's short.}

It reminded me of what I had written in 'A "4th watch" God. -Mostly for My Memory':

"There were tons of great talks about enduring and fighting for right and counting blessings, A man in my ward even talked about how Christ was a 4th watch God. He waited until almost the end of the storm to help his disciples. He delivered them after they had weathered most of the storm…I was trying so hard. But I lost it. I prayed for assistance…."


Then I read, 
"As I thought about what he said, I realized how much I was like one of those drowning bees. When I faced a struggle in my life, I was prone to battle it out alone, convinced I was strong enough to make it. Trusting the Savior enough to stop 'treading water' was 
difficult. But as I watched Ben patiently pulling each bee out of the water, I began to understand how willing the Savior is to help me. " -STB


I have been feeling confused again about Utah/School and when I read this, I felt like coming home to AZ was the Savior offering the pole to me. I was treading water/drowning in Utah. 


I feel so blessed! Being in Arizona has given me many opportunities to let my wings dry so that I can take flight again. Thank you Melissa for posting that story this morning. You helped me make a connection that I sincerely needed to make to be able to move on with  my life.


I know that Jesus Christ is there, just waiting for us to turn and ask for help. We can call out to Him at ANY point, and He will help! 

{♥.}

Life Decisions Revisited

Life is Hard. It takes Courage. And Sometimes, it requires taking a step into the darkness.

As you may know, I've been trying to decide what to do with my life; Where to go from here. And finally I feel I have made a good decision:

I'm moving back to Arizona.

BYU is a good school- It's just not for everyone. And I'm ok with that. :)

I'll be Living with my family, Working towards paying off Student Loans, & Applying to Different Schools- More specifically, the Music Therapy Program offered at ASU, and maybe the program at USU.

I'm hoping that I can re-balance my life.
I've seen a few glimpses of the woman I hope to be while I have been home these past few weeks- and I like it. I'm finding much needed hope and support. I'm learning to find Joy in the Journey.

I have much to do to be able to move back and get settled. And much more to do to figure out how this is all going to work out.... But I know that the Lord will help me through everything- and with His help, I can do this.

I'm going to miss all of my Utah Friends SO MUCH- but I know this is what I need to do. Things will work out.

For now, I'll just keep putting one foot in front of the other.

"And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: 'Give me a 

light, that I may tread safely into the unknown.' And he replied: 'Go 

out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God. That 

shall be to you better than light, and safer than a known way.' "

- Minnie Louise Haskins (1875-1957), "The Desert"

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BYU Women's Conference

Women’s Conference Weekend was SUPERFANAMAZWONGLORFECT.  Mom came up on Tuesday night. On Wednesday we went {SHOPPING.} And I mean Shopping. I had a bunch of projects I wanted to do in order to help my poor apartment. Of course, we had to do it on a budget. {I love finding deals though!} Mom spoiled me too. {Thanks Mama!} Currently, I am planning to

|  Hand- stitch a design on curtains from IKEA for my closet
|  Make a valence for my Kitchen Window out of my favorite fabric ever
|  Paint the cinderblocks under my bed Red and stamp black heart/swirl designs {I swear it will be cuter than it sounds}
|  Paint the same black designs on my cork board
|  Hang ribbon/a strand of twinkle lights across the room and hang snapshots from it

And I think that’s it for now. I’m pretty excited! I love craft projects!

Thursday & Friday were WC. The classes I went to were Marvelous! I needed to hear what was said. I ended up making it into every class I wanted to go to and learned SO MUCH. I have already been able to implement some of the lessons learned into my life. One class I went to talked about the Atonement of Christ and how it covers more than just sin. It covers the whole mortal experience. Well, I knew that it covered pain and sickness and things like that, but I was just trying to learn how to “give” my sin to Jesus. I had no Idea how to rely on Christ for sickness and things. It turns out that if you pray, and basically say, “It’s in your hands-please help” it all works out. It’s pretty doggone amazing. Miraculous. You might not be physically healed instantly, but you WILL have the strength you need to get through.

A few more things learned:

|  People came to Christ because they believed HE was Good. Not because they thought they were good. Therefore, do not ask, “Do you have enough faith to be healed?” Ask, “Do you believe Christ has the power and will to heal your heart?”  {Loved this.}
|  Life does not happen as planned. Can you catch the Vision the Lord has for your life?
|  It’s ok to be out of your Comfort Zone.
|  LET the Lord comfort your heart. Don’t refuse to be comforted!
|  The Lord is trying to get us Home. There are many ways to get Home!
|  “The Lord needs Brave Sons and I must learn to be Brave.”
|  “My God is a God of Miracles.”
|  Life paths are NOT the same for Everyone.
|  NO Pity Parties! They are Toxic Time Wasters.

And it continued on & on & on…

If you get the Chance, you should go. Really. {Fun Fact: Women’s conference is designed for Women & MEN over the age of 16.}   

Oh! And the Thursday night entertainment is great!

Driving Back to AZ is slightly LONG. Lots of pretty sights though!!!

   

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Try Try Again

Do you ever have those days when your imperfections/things-you-have-not-accomplished are obnoxiously apparent?  I know that everything happens differently and at different times for everyone, but sometimes you feel like you aren’t going anywhere or accomplishing anything. You feel like everyone is movin’ on, while you’re stuck. I was supposed to Graduate from College this year- Not even close. Many of my friends are married with children or engaged. I’ve never had a boyfriend. *sigh* I know. I know. Enjoy the stage you are at. Most of the time, I do. Somedays are harder…

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SQZOO7L ?!

School. All I have to say is- It’s over. {at least for the semester.} And my overall GPA is 3.10- That’s still ok, right? BLUGH. School.

I’m so frustrated with it. Hence the reason {ok confession time} I failed some of my classes. I just quit trying. {Of course, in all of my MUSIC classes I earned A’s.} I hated feeling like that though. Gross. I usually give 100% in the things I do…  BUT- I am here to tell you, that I am trying to figure out what to do/where to go so that I am not SO frustrated in my school efforts. I received a blessing once, by a close friend who was leaving on his mission: In the blessing, it was stated that I would make it through my semester, AND my education. Luckily I wrote it down, and came across it while moving 2 weeks ago. I found it interesting that it emphasized the fact that I would make it through the semester and my education. Obviously God knows everything- And I’m glad that He saw fit to let me know that I’d make it through my education, because it’s been rough. And I have a feeling that it’s gonna get worse before it gets better.  OK- Pity Party’s over!

Revamped choices for school:

1.       Majors

a.       Music Therapy

b.      Photography

2.       Schools

a.       Utah State

b.      UVU

c.       BYU

d.      BYU-I

Help?!

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Finding Myself Again

I am on a journey to find myself again. I truly feel as if I have gotten lost these past 2 years; little by little. The good part is that I am finding myself one step at a time.

Today, after talking to my friend JilliAnne, we went and stuck our feet in the "Moses Fountain" at BYU. Haha. We felt pretty rebellious- It was daring and fun! We giggled alot. When I got home, I wanted to go to the pool. It was sunny [and warm] for the first time in a while...but I hadn't shaved, or showered, I've gained weight, and I didn't have anyone to go with... After about 10 minutes of an internal debate with myself, I said "THE HECK with it! I'M GOING SWIMMING!" And I did. And it was Relaxing and Rejuvenating. I Loved it! Are you proud? I am.

I also decided today that I am going to go to Utah Valley University and apply to their Photography Program; Let me just say that I am SO excited! I haven't felt this happy/excited in 2 years!

AND tonight I discovered a BIG part of who I am. I love Love LOVE to do little things for other people- a card  or little note when they need it, a chocolate bar here, an invitation there. Whatever. I Love it. I need to do things like that more often! It brings true joy into my life!

ANYWAY, Life is lookin' up right now. I just have to remember the good parts!

I loved this scripture I read tonight:

D&C 127:2
And as for the perils which I am called to pass through, they seem but a small thing to me, as the envy and wrath of man have been my common lot all the days of my life; and for what cause it seems mysterious, unless I was ordained from before the foundation of the world for some good end, or bad, as you may choose to call it. Judge ye for yourselves. God knoweth all these things, whether it be good or bad. But nevertheless, deepwater is what I am wont to swim in. It all has become a second nature to me; and I feel, like Paul, to glory in tribulation; for to this day has the God of my fathers delivered me out of them all, and will deliver me from henceforth; for behold, and lo, I shall triumph over all my enemies, for the Lord God hath spoken it.

It reminded me that God knows all, and that all the things I'm going through will help me later- I just need to trust Him, and keep swimming. :] I can do it.

Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Mo.....

ALOHA to all my faithful readers! ;] I thought that it was time for an update. Be warned- It's Long, up close, and personal.  


This semester has been Pretty good! I'm enjoying my classes {New Testament, D&C, Pearl of Great Price, Prep for Marriage [the School of Family life one, not the religion class (WHICH I would Recommend to any and all people!)] Women's Chorus, Piano lessons, and Voice Lessons.} My favorites are Prep for Marriage and Voice Lessons. I learn something new EVERY TIME I go to those classes! I love them!


And My Roommate are FANTASTIC! We have TONS of FUN! 


ANYWAY....I have no idea what I'm doing with my life. I have been rejected from the music program twice. Therefore, I am not enthused about continuing on that path at the moment here at BYU. Actually, truly and honestly, I don't like BYU. They make you jump through tons of hoops and hundreds of people apply to the programs and 12 make it. DUMB. Expand your programs or accept less students to the school overall. SERIOUSLY.

Uhm... The Options.

1. Pick a new major.

2. Pick a new school.

3. Pick a new major AND a new school.

4. Get away from the University and go to a trade school

5. Drop out of School and get a job

6. Come back to school after I have paid off my student loans and go part time

The, uhm, Options. {With pros/ cons/ comments made by yours truly}
1.Major:

• Music {singing makes EVERYTHING better.}
• Teacher {would love to pass on a love/passion for music}
• Therapist {Love helping people}
• Performer {never really thought of myself as a performer...maybe in a community theater with my family someday}
• Interior Design {love being creative/designing things [I can't wait 'til I have my own house to decorate]}
• Photography {long time hobby of mine that I could turn also turn into a business run from home.}
• Home and Family Living {very practical for us "stay at home" mom "wannabe"s} =)

2. School:

• BYU Idaho {still close/but REALLY cold}
• BYU Hawaii { MMMMMMMM. Only Pros. ONLY pros. [ok, ok. We all know that I would have a REALLY hard time focusing on anything. The beach would be Calling my name!] }
• Utah State {Small town feel, good friends near and attending University [i also hear they have awesome ice cream. haha!] }
• Utah Valley University {Close to where I am now, open enrollment}

3. Pick a new major AND a new school...Nuff said.

4. Leave the "University" setting and go to Trade school:

• Hands on Training 
• The Huge University setting is Killin' me. {Let's face it. I thrive on attention. Diva.} I love the "small town"/ "community" setting for school! [However, Shopping is a very different story...City girl ALL the way!]
• Culinary School {I love to cook!}
• Photography School 
• Cosmetology School {I love doing hair and make up! Just ask the sister and roommies.}

5. Drop out of School and get a job:

• I think I would enjoy the free time resulting from no homework to EVER go back.
• {{{I WOULD NOT PICK THIS OPTION.}}}

6. Come back to school after I have paid off my student loans and go part time

• The smart thing to do if I pick #5. {Which I will not do! Education is too important.}

And now I need to decide....WELLLLLLLLLLLL, I was listening to my Ipod today at work and I decided to put it on shuffle. SO I was just listening to a ton of different songs, and all of a sudden, a talk by Brad Wilcox came on. Can I just say that it was EXACTLY what I needed to hear?! A few weeks ago M was saying that maybe I was supposed to go to Provo and study Music at that specific time, but maybe now, since I've been here, I can go somewhere else and move on. And I thought, 'I don't know....is that possible? Especially when I felt so strongly that I was supposed to be in Provo and Studying music? ' And today, while listening to that talk, Brother Wilcox started talking about that exact thing. He was saying "...Sometimes there's a green light, sometimes there's a red light, and sometimes the traffic light actually changes...consider the experience that Jeffrey R. Holland and his Son Matt had...on the way back from an exploring trip, on backwood country roads, they came to an unexpected fork in the road. It was late in the day and they knew that darkness would be enveloping them shortly. Seizing a teaching moment, Elder Holland asked Matt to pray for direction...[Matt] felt strongly they should go to the left. Realizing that he felt the same way, Elder Holland turned the truck to the left and continued on. Ten minutes later they came to a dead end, and returned to take the other route. Matt thought for a time and then asked his father why they would get that kind of an answer to a prayer. His father replied that, with the sun going down, that was undoubtedly the quickest way for God to give them information; in this case, which one was the wrong road. Now, though the other road might not be familiar, and could be difficult in places, they could proceed confidently, knowing it was the right one, even in the dark..." *BING!* It was EXACTLY what I needed! So here's to decision making.... :) For the record, I'm thrilled at all the possibilities. I'm also a little apprehensive. Haha. 

Wish me luck!

Loves!!!

PS: I would HIGHLY Recommend watching the Princess and the Frog. I pre-ordered it like a month ago. Yes. It's THAT good. (I'm listening to the soundtrack right now.)

Choir Concerts...

So remember how I LOVE to sing? GUESS WHAT?! I have 2 choir concerts this weekend...and YOU should COME! :D

The Info:

Friday and Saturday
7:30 PM
Varied Prices
Place: The Provo Tabernacle

See you there!

Vocal Application DVD Revisited +

So it's official- I am not a music major.

I find myself asking [yet again]...


Where is the window?

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Family Proclamation Project

I'm going to use this Wonderful tool I have {aka: my blog} to help me with a project. :D Yes that's right. I'm using you as part of a project I got to do in one of my classes. (Once I have more time [hahahaha] I need to redo the part I painted, but anyway....). I put some quotes from The Family: A Proclamation to the World on it too.

ANYWAY, I chose to create a wall display to go into my future home. The center of the display is a canvas painting with the word ‘family’ painted in a bold font on background of cool colors. Overlaying the word ‘family’ are several quotes from the family proclamation. Also, at the end of the quotes from the proclamation there is the familiar phrase, “Family is Forever.”  Surrounding the painted canvas are several pictures of Christ, the two documents, “The Living Christ” and “The Family: A Proclamation to the World”, several family photographs, our last Initial and the date my parents were married, and a picture of the Mesa Temple.

I came up with this particular project in order to, in a way,  proclaim how I feel about the family. When people walk into my home, it will be in a prominent place. People will be able to see it, and hopefully, they will ask about it. Then I will have the opportunity to explain it and bear my testimony about the family. I chose this particular design for the following reasons: The canvas with ‘Family’ is in the center because life should CENTER on the Family. The pictures of my family life surrounding the canvas symbolize this. The pictures of Christ, the temple, and the two documents are mixed in with the photographs of my family life because I believe that Christ, temple attendance and the values and principles in those documents should be integrated into family life. The canvas is painted in cool colors to promote a calm and peaceful feeling when looked at. ‘Family’ is painted in a bold font and a dark color to promote permanence and stability. The quotations I chose to put on the canvas each stuck out to me. The first couple are as follows.

“We, the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solemnly proclaim that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator’s plan for the Eternal Destiny of His children...”

“All human beings- male and female- are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of Heavenly parents, and as such, each has a divine nature and destiny....”

I hope that when others see these two quotations, that they will understand how I feel about the family and its members; that the family is sacred and that the members thereof are children of God, that we are all here for a reason.

The next two quotes are,

“Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and their children…” and

 “Happiness in family life is most likely achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages & families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work and wholesome recreational activities.”

These quotes, while amazing advice for others, I put on the canvas to remind me how to act towards my family. It is difficult to always do as we should. I hope by having this reminder in a central place in my home that I will be more apt to integrate these principles and beliefs into my marriage and family, and therefore be a good example to, and influence upon my neighbors, friends, and future family.

The final quote is not from the Family Proclamation. It is the familiar phrase, “Family is Forever.” I truly believe that Families can be together forever by being sealed in the Temple. I hope to achieve exaltation with my family. This quote reminds me of this goal.

Also in dealing with this project, I decided to actively participate in emailing my senators about how I hope they will vote on certain issues of abortion, marriage, same-sex marriage and other such things. I joined the group “Family Watch International” and they help to keep me updated on the issues now facing not only our society, but our world. I can’t describe how good it felt to express my views and opinions. Taking a stand for the Family is the biggest thing I can do to protect it.

I hope that my family knows how much I love them! I can't wait to go home in less than a week to see them and spend some much needed time with them all!!! TELL your family how much you LOVE THEM!!! If you don't, How will they know?!

♥.

Vocal Application DVD +.

So I was going to try to upload the video and it didn't work out....so if you want to see it, you'll have to find me and ask! :D

It went much better than last year, THANK GOODNESS. I'll definitely let you all know what happens!

Last Week +.

#1. I'm pretty sure that Blogger has been upgraded. :D
And I don't have a #2 Sorry.

This week was pretty unevenful; a few assignments and papers, classes and work. However, I did record my pieces for my Music Program Audition DVD. It went SO much better than last year- I've improved wuite a bit. :) And I went to the football game- we WON. Whoo! Kelley's parents came into town and so we went to Los Hermanos. (And that's why we got to go to the game too.) It was yummy.

Last night after the Game, my roommates and I made TONS of Sugar Cookies for choir. Of course they were Christmas Cookies- mmmmmmm, mmmmmmm, delish! They were some of the best cookies I've ever had. Needless to say, they have disapeared. Choir went well today...I still don't know what I am doing, but luckily, I have a great mentor. I think that's one reason we're given callings in the church; for other people to teach us what they know, so we can learn new skills and make better friends all at the same time. The trick is to be willing to take advice though...sometimes people mean well, and we take offense...whoopsie. But today was good. :) I'm excited to be able to be a better director. Practice Practice Practice.

On a different note, I'm in love with Vocal Point. We went to see them in concert on friday night and they were GREAT! Whew! My roommates and I LOVED IT. PS: Two of the members are in my ward- Paul & Keith. Here are some awesome videos....don't know that they'll work on here....good luck. Haha!

Now I'm just sitting on the couch, snugglin' with lots of blankets, listening to Michael Buble and watching the snowglobe weather outside. It's an AMAZING sunday activity. Anyway, I hope you all have a wonderful
week!

(This was last week's post, and I tried to add pictures, but now i'm just too lazy for them.)

Guest Star & Semester Update +.

Introducing Andy Evans: musically talented, lightbulb changing, rain puddle jumping, folk music loving, Armani shirt/cowboy boot wearing, shotgun shootin', coloring fiend! Andy wrote the last post, "Just Some Thoughts on a Cold, Sunday Evening." A little scary how much he sounded like me. (The punctuation was even close!!!) Haha! Thanks for updating my blog for all the peeps Andy. ;D

Here are some pictures of us coloring on Sunday.

I was informed that This was from the 8th Harry Potter book. "Harry Potter and the Failed Invisibility Cloak of Many Colors." Oh Andy.

I was coloring a knight in shining armor, who was slaying the dragon. I AM SUCH A GIRL. (Good thing huh?)

It's a serious business.

Ok, maybe not.

And now my attempt to update all of you on the fantastic life of a BYU student...Sorry, It's kind of jumbled!

This was our first outing of the semester. We decided to go tubing on Provo River. Hahahahahaha! I just remembered HOW COLD IT WAS, and how I definitely flipped over because the current was so strong and I thought I would just prop my feet against the tree branch, to wait for the roommies. BAHA. OH it was COLD, and the old men sitting on their back porches definitely laughed at me.


And This was our second outing! Hiking to Timp Caves!






Our third outing was to watch the Meteor Shower last night. We drove up Provo Canyon and watched it at 1:30 am. It was GORGEOUS. I absolutely LOVE stargazing.

Early on in the semester there was a Dance. Andy, Jeff and I decided to get dressed up, just for fun. It was a BLAST!!!!!!! And of course, we had to take some pictures!



All we needed was a pitchfork and we would have looked like that silly painting. lol.



Next was the Homecoming Parade! We ate blue pancakes...mmmmm.

Tara, Me, Andy and Sheila waiting for the parade.

And this was the Homecoming Game! Whoo!

We actually lost the game, but I loved hanging with the roomies! Here we are, pumped for the game...




Elder Uchdorf came and gave a fireside. Of Course, it was AMAZING and we had great seats. This is my Roommie Kelley & Me waiting for it to start.


This was actually the first picture we took that night...It was an accident to be zoomed in so close, but it turned out kinda cool.


OH! And we can't forget carving pumpkins!

This is mine. can you tell what it's supposed to be?

If you guessed "Starry Night", (Doo doo DOO!) you are right!
And Obviously my roommates are OBSESSED with Football.


On Halloween, Tara, Kelley & I decided to drive out to the barn (Kelley has a horse! His name is Lou.) And I took my Camera... On the way out to Spanish Fork, there were tons of cute little kids trick or treating in the middle of the day! It reminded me one reason why I love small towns- everyone gets out and about. I LOVE the community feeling! ANYWAY.....
Tara watching Kelley get Lou.

It was fun to watch Kelley ride and see how happy she is while working with Lou!


Halloween Night: Kelley and Tara LOVE Phineas and Ferb...so that's what they decided to be. we went to DI that day and got their costumes- it was Tara's first time EVER at DI. Ca-ray-zie.

Alex was Perry and I was Candice. We had some kinda fun! :D


And later that night we went Bowling. This is Mike being a Punk. (And me being OBNOXIOUS.)

After we went Bowling, we went home to watch "The Ring". It's a SUPER CREEPY movie. Anyway, we were in the middle of watching it and my Hometeacher, Jeremy and our friend Jared stopped by and kinda freaked us out by knocking on the door. It was an accident... after they had been gone for about 1/2 an hour, Val got a phone call.... I was like, *in a very scared whisper* "Val, you have a phone call!" Val: "I don't know who it's from!" at that point Nora and Kelley's phones go off...."Seven Days...." AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! It was such a good prank. Props to Jeremy and Jared. GOLLY. Happy Halloween!

And this is Women's Chorus! We have had a few concerts, all of them amazing, of course!
We did a medley of Gilbert and Sullivan songs, which involved props, and I was a Daisy in one of the songs. Lol. Oh my goodness. I love Singing!


In recent news, It SNOWED. And it's COLD! But I really am enjoying Hazlenut hot cocoa, and looking forward to building snow forts and sledding! I haven't really had the opportunity to do those things.... I'm a desert kid.

Look how pretty it is!


Man! Life is GOOD! I can't believe all of the crazy things that have gone on this semester; the funny thing is that we have so many more plans! My Roommates and I get along SO well! I don't think we could have picked a better set of roommies. And we Laugh all the time. Seriously- we are in stiches at several points in the day. How fun is that?!

My classes are going.....well they're going. :D I'm actually excited about a project that I have to do for one of them. I will have to blog about that when I finish it. I can't believe that there are only a few weeks left in this semster! It's gone by so quickly!!!!

Also in the life of Amber Lynn: The big 22 is coming....
You know how people have mid life crises? Can I have mine now, instead of at 40? I know I'm not old, but I still think of myself as like 18. It's WEIRD!

Well, I hope you all have a fantastically, glorious day! Thanks for taking the time to read bout my life!

<3 . Amberlynn