Last Night!

So, I decided... it's the last Harry Potter book and I was going to get the full experience. I called Tyler, convinced him he wanted to go with me, and we went down to Borders to pick the book up at midnight. We got there and it was hilarious! So many people in funny costumes, some in not so funny costumes (dementors are SCARY looking!). We got a bracelet saying we had preordered the book, and then we chilled inside for a while, finding random people from school. Around 11:30 they kicked us all out of the store and we got in line (depending on what color your bracelet was). Eventually... we get back into the store, the cut off my bracelet, and handed me my beautiful copy of HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS. Paid for it, headed to Tylers car, and left! I got home around 1:30 this morning, and stayed up til 8:10 when I finished the last page of the book.

I don't know what to do with myself now that all the Harry Potter books are out. I think I will read the whole series again soon, maybe buy Harry Potter trivia games, and go to town. I also might have movie marathons. I was reading in the paper this morning. It said something along the lines of "kids have grown up with Harry Potter and as Harry 'comes of age' readers are saying goodbye to their childhood too". Pretty much that sums me up. I'm not a little kid anymore. In a month I'll be out of Redmond, headed who knows where before I get to BYU.

Well, J.K. Rowling, thanks for giving me Harry Potter. It was nice growing up with Harry, Ron and Hermione. It's sad to think that next summer or the summer after that there isn't another book to wait for, but there still are two more movies!

AND... Twilight fans, the third book, Eclipse, comes out August 7th. For some reason I doubt that I will be in line at the bookstore at midnight, but you can bet your bottom dollar that I will be purchasing this book as soon as it's out and reading it. I guess that gives me a little time to read Twilight & New Moon again.

Now that I don't have Harry Potter to read, any suggestions on other books I should read in the next month? I'm open for suggestions!

Following Tradition

Tonight I went to see Brian Regan perform his new comedy routine at Marymoor with Megan, Jenna, and a gazillion other people. There were two opening acts, Kermit & Joe. Both were hilarious. I was in pain from laughing so hard before Brian even got onto the stage. THEN... Brian came! We were laughing sooo hard! I think everybody needs to google search Brian Regan and watch some clips of his comedy routines, he is so funny! Especially funny are his bits about Moosen, Poptarts, and YOU TOO! Oh man alive, I love BRIAN REGAN!

However... this post wasn't supposed to be about how much I love Brian Regan, but about how much I love traditions! Megan, Jenna & I have this tradition. We do something big & exciting, and then we go to the grocery store, buy a carton of ice cream, and sit together at one of our houses & eat straight from the carton. Tonight our flavor was Goo Goo Cluster. We ate it at our house, and it was AMAZING! We had a loverly time eating our ice cream and quoting Brian Regan. Now, I don't really know when or how this tradition started, but it is definitely a good one.

I can't wait to hang out with Meg & Jen again so that we can have more ice cream!

Harry Potter & Work

In the past week, my life could be summarized as going to work and reading Harry Potter. However, because of work, I realized I didn't have enough time to read all of the first 4 Harry Potter books before seeing the movie tonight at midnight. So, I read the first two, half of the third, and watched the movie for the 4th. I've reread the chapter titles for the 5th one and now feel fully prepared to see the movie. Starting tomorrow afternoon I will be reading the 6th book to prepare for the 7th to come out next week. It's been so much fun to reread Harry Potter. I love all of the little details in the books that you forget about because they aren't in the movies.

I'm so excited to leave in about half an hour to go to the movie theatre. I'm going with Megan, Jenna, and some people from Sammamish. It's basically the same group that I am going to see Brian Regan with on Saturday night. I am so excited for both of those events... Harry Potter 5 & Brian Regan in ONE WEEK! If you don't know the comedic genius which is Brian Regan, please take a moment to google him. He cracks me up so much, I can't wait to watch him live! AND he's coming to Marymoor, so I don't even have to drive into Seattle! It couldn't get better, but then it DOES! Saturday is Jessica's birthday, and Jessica is coming with us to see Brian Regan, so I get to see her on her birthday! I love Jess!

My room is freakishly clean and I don't like it. If I knew where my camera was, I would shock you all by showing you a picutre of it, but unfortunately, my camera ended up in some box... and I haven't gone looking for it. For pictures of the quilt that Val made me, check out her blog... she blogged about it!

Well... time is running out, and I want to change out of my pretty ugly Napa shirt before I leave, so tata for now! love to you all!

I Feel So Domestic...

This may be too much for you to handle... Me, blogging twice in a week. However, I had a very eventful trip to Target tonight and had to blog about it. Keep reading to get the jist of the story! I got a mug like this one for graduation with some cidar & cocoa packets. I wanted to get a second one so I'd have a pair. Well, I found it, and they had matching plates. I bought the dinner plates (see below) and the salad plates. They did not have the bowls in the store, but I just ordered them online and will have them shipped to Provo to the Springgay's house. They're so cute!

I went looking for sheets. I wanted some cream ones so that they would look pretty with the throw that Val made me for graduation. However, I found these that matched the comforter I had just found, and was in love. I don't know if you can see it well, but they're pink and brown polka dots. My comforter is pink on one side and brown on the other. Eventually I might get a picture of the throw on here so you can see. It's pink and brown, and really cute!

Basically... I pushed my cart around feeling very domestic. I also bought a WAFFLE MAKER (on sale for $7.99), and a silverware set. Oh, and you can't forget my package of socks. I felt amazing buying all this stuff, and now get to pack it all up in a box labeled "Marci BYU" so that this stuff ends up in Provo not Nauvoo.

Youth Conference

Well... it's been a long time since I've blogged. I don't have my Saturday job anymore, so I don't have that obvious 8 hours a week to blog. I feel bad about this. So bad, that now, after 10:00 at night, I take the time to blog.

This weekend was our Stake Youth Conference, our production of From Cumorah's Hill. We had performances Friday night, Saturday afternoon, and Saturday night. It was fantastic! I haven't seen the video yet, so I'm not sure that it looked fantastic, or that the lines were fantastic, but we had some amazing spirtual experiences! I am so grateful for the oppotunity I had of working with Sister Dance and Brother McComber. Sharla did the music, and Howard did the drama part. This time around was way different than when I was 14 an we did FCH. I'll tell you right now, one of my favorite parts was when we were all outside in the Courtyard up at the high school. We had a short testimony meeting after lunch so that our real testimony meeting Sunday night won't be so long. Afterwards, we sang Who Will Wait, a song from the musical. It was amazing being at the school that I had attended for 3 years, and singing this spirtual song. Afterwards, Howard talked about how he hoped that when any of us walked through the courtyard at RHS in the future, we would remember THAT moment of time, when for one weekend, RHS was the home of the Spirit. There is so much garbage normally filling the school, and the minds of the students attending, but this weekend, and specifically today after dinner, the courtyard was a place to feel the spirit. We then went into the choir room where we had our pre-show talk from Sister Dance & the Stake Presidency. Since we had basically had our talk in the courtyard, we sang hymns, with Pres. Hilton playing the piano for us. I cried like a baby, along with most of the girls I was sitting with. Our makeup was a disaster, but the feeling was amazing!

I'm going to miss youth conference. Our twice a month rehersals. Sister Dance's enthusiasm. Howard's long lectures that end with him crying. President Hilton reminding us to leave our cell phones at home. Sing alongs around the piano after rehersal was long done. The ridiculous games they had us play to help us bond. The massages we gave eachother as we warmed up. Our high/low singing contests. My crazy pre-show rituals with Morgan.

I loved youth conference and am so grateful that I chose to attend. I'm even more grateful for my role, as Katy, the student who stands up in front of her philosophy class and testifies that she believes in God, after the professor "teaches" that there is no God. I loved my song, and the girls that I got to sing with. I loved the interaction with "Jason" aka, Matthew, who I will forever call Jason. I loved the power and strength that comes in number. We were a large group, but when we all focused, we had the power to move mountains.

Great Things and Small Things, I can do ALL Things!

I Never Stand Alone.