The College Life

BYU is great. But with a great college comes great responsibility... and great fear if being woken up at 12:30 AM by someone banging a mannequin head on your window when you had just fallen asleep.  Needless to say, that really woke me up, and now I can't sleep.  Which is why I am writing a blog post at 2:30 in the morning after a six month blog-cation.

Well, there are quite a few posts in need of writing about things that have happened in these past months.  But those are for a different time.

P.S.  I did find my iPod. :)

I'm Horrible.

Obviously I haven't blogged for a really long time. And I apologize. But, you see, the thing is... I have a really boring life. And along with being boring, it's busy. So I have very little time to Blog and whatnot. And right now I'm freaking out because I have a 50% in government... Which I need to pass to graduate. And I also have my senior recital coming up, which I need to do well on to graduate. But instead of preparing that, I'm stuck in Oregon on Spring Break. Yeah, it's fun... But I could definitely be doing more productive things. So it makes me mad. And Jive solo auditions for my last show (which I would really like a solo in) are right after Spring Break, so I should be preparing for that as well. And pretty much right now I'm just freaking out in my head. Plus, I can't find my 160 gig iPod that has all of my music on it. And if I can't find it today, it is most likely lost forever. Which sucks really bad.

Perfection.

Photo Editing Fun

So... I really like Snapseed.
That is all.

Also... this makes my hair look all ombre-ish...

I've always told myself I would never dye my hair...

But I kinda like this!

Ummm... no.

I can't dye my hair!

Or can I...?

Ughh.

The Day of Valentine

When you bring your own rose to school and carry it around to make you feel special because you know you're not going to get an actual valentine from anyone.

But then you actually end up getting an anonymous valentine from someone for the first time ever!

And so you feel quite lame for bringing yourself a rose. :P

(I apologize for the extremely attractive picture of me.)

Adult?

It's so weird to be an adult. Because I feel exactly the same. Except for the fact that when I'm out in public, I feel like people are judging more. But I'm pretty sure they're not... I'm just stupid and paranoid. :P

And it's kinda hard to enjoy your birthday when two of your really good friends aren't at school. :(

But it's easier to enjoy your birthday when one of your friends brings you brownies, you give an epic English presentation, and your parents give you an iPod 5. :)

I'm so blessed with amazing friends and family. :D

Birthday = Success

The Seven Wonders of the World

Did I tear up during this video?  Yes.
But maybe it's just because I've been kind of down lately.

Those Little Things that Create the Best Days.

-I listened to Les Miserables music in the morning and had "Stars" stuck in my head all day.

-I completely understand my Calculus homework and got half of the problems done in class.

-I had a cello lesson during third period.  The guy I like called me in the middle of my lesson to have me help him with Physics homework.  Then I texted him afterward my lesson, and he told me to go to the library. When I got there he wasn't even doing Physics... he obviously just wanted to be with me.  (Yeah, whatever.  That's so not it.  But a girl can dream, can't she?)

-I found out that one of my new-found friends' birthday is exactly a week after mine. :)

-My friend Maddie mentioned the song "Stars" in Chamber Singers... and it was a coincidence that made me happy since the song had been stuck in my head all day.

-We performed for a random freshman English teacher in Jive.

-I invited the aforementioned special guy over to work on Physics homework after school, and he came. :) And then my mom invited him to stay for dinner, and he did.  :) :)  It was so fun! ...Wow.  I never thought I'd say that Physics homework is "so fun," but with him, it genuinely was!

-I got to play my cello at mutual because I'm playing it at New Beginnings next week.

-We had an early birthday party for me and a couple other girls for mutual.  Where we played a bunch of fun games.  One of which forced me to eat an entirely over-ripe banana.  So fun. :P

-I had cake.  Which was the first sweet I have eaten for a week because I told myself I would not eat sweets for all of February unless they were birthday or Valentine's Day related.  ...And after I ate it I felt sick.  Which is good!  I'm weaning myself off of sugar. :)  Usually two pieces of cake that size wouldn't faze me, but this one made me want to puke.  (Not that it wasn't good cake... I mean, it was DELICIOUS.)

-I'm actually going to be getting to bed before midnight. :)

That Annoying Moment...

When you stay up until two in the morning finishing your Calculus homework.  For once.  Because you never finish it, and decided that if you actually want to pass the class you should probably do it.  And you start your English paper afterwards.  But then think "Oh my.  It's two in the morning.  Why the heck am I writing an English paper?"  And decided to go to bed instead.  And then in the morning you get to Calculus to find out that the majority of the rest of the class didn't do their assignment, so she gives everyone an extra day.  And in your second period class you madly type your English paper, but only get half done, and email your English teacher what you have.  And then she thinks you sent the email after class, after you have listened to the class discussion. (Which you so totally didn't do!!!!)  And you're just really mad because you try hard but can't do everything up to par.  And you'll never survive college.  If you even get that far.

But on the plus side... You've been listening to Les Miserables music almost constantly since last night. And when you're not listening to it, it's playing in your head. :)  There's always a reason to be happy. :D

A Pleasant Surprise!

I really need to blog more often!  On both of my blogs!  This is so unacceptable!  I need to make blogging more of a priority.  A priority over Facebook and Command & Conquer Generals:  Zero Hour.  (Dang! That second one's gonna be hard!)  But it needs to be a priority below homework.  (Which will probably be even harder.)  But anywho... off to my real reason for posting!

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Thursday night I was babysitting for this woman in my ward, she wanted the kids in bed by 7:30, but she wasn't going to be back until 9:30.  So I was just watching TV, but then around 8:00 I received a phone call.  From Ashlee Twiss.  She is a good friend of my brother, and I have talked to her somewhat in the past.  It was quite surprising to get a phone call from her!  She told me she had watched some of my Music Post Monday videos, and she thought I was amazing and wants me to teach her how to sing and play the piano!  Crazy!  And she also said she just wants to hang out with me more.  So she invited me to go see the Imaginary Invalid with her on Friday night.  Of course I went!  I wanted to see it again anyway. :)  After the play we sat in my car and talked and talked and talked!  Until a school security guard (I didn't even know they had those..?!) came over to my car and told us that we had to  leave because it was past time for him to call the cops... awkward.  My phone was dead and my car doesn't have a working clock, so I didn't know what time it was!  It turned out to be midnight.  Oops.  But no matter, it was so fun to hang out with Ashlee and talk to her. :)

Sweaterin' It Up!

In seminary...

In the choir room...

In the hallway...

In Jive!

I ♥ Ugly Sweater Days.

Mustache Monday!

When it's Mustache Monday at school, and you realize you look like Charlie Chaplin.

The Best Date

You know you're on a good date when...

• Your date is the guy you have a huge crush on.
• Your date eats half of the macaroni casserole you made (which you doubled the recipe for).
• You show up for a play an hour before it starts because you had misinformation of when it started, and your date excitedly suggests that to kill time you should all go to his house so he can fold his laundry.
• You actually do end up going to fold his laundry and have a competition to see who can match the most pairs of socks.
• You see an incredibly hilarious play that many of your friends are in.
• While driving in the car, you and your date sing at the top of your lungs to Kelly Clarkson... and he sings it in the upper octave that Kelly Clarkson is singing in, and it actually sounds good!
• When you go back to your house for brownies, your date compliments your mom on her curtains and other various decorating techniques.
• You totally kick everyone's trash at Parcheesi, but they refuse to accept the fact and cheat to make themselves feel better.

In all honesty, that was the best date I have ever been on.  Thank you so much Maddie for owing Traegar a date!  And thank you Mike for being Traegar's good friend and therefore the obvious option for me to ask to double with Maddie and Traegar. :D

#superfunnight

#laundryisactuallyfun

#itotallybeatyouallatparcheesi

Jivvy Jive!

I miss Jive already.

I so can't wait until April.

I just wish every day could be Jive Week.

And yes.  I am aware of my day/week incongruence.

So pretty much stage makeup is super fun.

And red lipstick.
And fake eyelashes.

And yes, I may have plucked my eyebrows.

I pretty much looked like a porcelain doll.

But I'm all right with that. :)

Plus... Apparently when I was out singing my solo number Mike said that I looked "so pretty."

Yeah, I was all faked-up... but he said I looked so pretty!

It was a happy moment. :)

I ♥ Jive

Jive Week

It has begun.
And of course... along with Jive Week it has to be finals week.  Oh swell.
Goodbye sleep.

And just for funsies...
Here's a picture of me about to kiss Niall Horan.

#badediting

#whocares

#yolo

The Worst Thing About This Year...

2 o'clock church.
On Fast Sundays.

Oh poop.
This is awful.

What's the Story, Wishbone?

That moment when you have all of Christmas break, plus some, to read Frankenstein, but don't start until you realize you will not have enough time to finish reading it.

Thankfully Wishbone has always got your back. :)

P.S.  It's super weird to come back and watch a show that you haven't seen in forever.  All the actors look so young. :)

Make People Cry by Singing? Check.

Today we had Jive solo auditions.  Along with a group number with Natalie and Maddie, I sang a solo.  It was Ronan by Taylor Swift.  I knew I was going to tear up while singing it, but I was thankfully able to keep myself composed enough to be able to sing well, but my emotions did show.  When I finished singing and was brought back to reality, I noticed that I had made almost every single person in the room cry.  Some more than others.  I have never done that before.  And there were these two girls who asked me what the song was called because they wanted to buy it, but then they looked it up on YouTube and decided they preferred me to Taylor Swift.  And so they asked if they could record me singing it.  I was so flattered, and awestruck.  This stuff never happens to me, and yet it is.  I really hope I get that solo in Winter Showcase.  I love making people cry.  Okay, that sounded weird... but you get what I mean.

Danny Marona

Danny Marona was so great!  I'm so glad I participated. :)  Even if I had to switch my song and prepare it in a week.

I wasn't pleased with my performance at all... but other people seemed to enjoy it.  So I guess that's a plus.  But I know I could've done much better.  And I should have picked a different piece.  Yeah, classical cello pieces are gorgeous, but I should have chosen something more well-known.  Maybe even the Bach Prelude...?  Everyone knows that one.

But anywho... enough complaining.

Congratulations to my great friend Emilee Gomske for getting 3rd!  And my other friend Mike Esparza for getting 1st!!!!  And to Lauren (who isn't not my friend, but who I don't really know that well) for getting 2nd.  :)

Yeah, I'm somewhat disappointed that I didn't place, but I didn't really expect to anyway.  And I am quite pleased with the finalists. :)

Les Miserables. x2

First time.  On Christmas.  It was wonderful.  I cried.  I loved it.  I knew what it was about, but I had never seen it performed.  Best movie.  Possibly ever.

Second time.  Today.  With school.  Aside from the annoying unappreciative high school students who a shared the theater with, it was fantastic yet again.  Except this time I bawled.  I love Les Mis so much.

If you haven't seen it... then do.
Just do.


Plus, Enjolras is amazing.
Probably the best singer in the movie.
Plus, insanely attractive.

I call dibs.

Ughh. School.

I can't believe we start back into school tomorrow.  LAME.
And guess who didn't do any homework over break? : / Swell.

No more sleep for me.

**2013**

January 1, 2012

January 1, 2013

2012 was a great year.

&

2013 is a year of great promise.

2012 - The Highlights.

• Performed in my first Jive show.
• Attended All-State for the second and last time.
• Had the best EFY group ever.
• Fell in love with my girls as a YCL at Girls' Camp.
• Went to Disneyland.
• Transferred to Twin Falls High School
• Met many new, amazing people.
• Improved myself physically, mentally, and spiritually.

2013 - What to expect.

• Become an official adult.
• Perform in my senior recital/senior project.
• Have my last Jive show.
• Graduate.
• Welcome Matt home.
• Go to Europe with the Utah Ambassadors of Music.
• Attend BYU.

That is what happened and what is going to happen.

But here are my resolutions, or what I hope to happen.

2013 - Resolutions.

• Read my scriptures and pray every day, in order to help grow my testimony and spiritually prepare me for a mission.
• Attend the temple as often as possible, every Wednesday morning when it's open, and while I'm there, pray and ponder spiritual things.
• Receive my patriarchal blessing to help guide me in my post-graduation decisions.
• Run or swim at least once a week, hopefully more, and eat healthier to help me lose weight and become more fit physically for a mission.
• Play my instruments more often to improve as much as I can in case I decide to become a music major.
• Procrastinate a lot less.  I won't be able to completely rid myself of procrastination, but I can try to rid myself of most of it.
• Along with blogging as often as I do, write in my journal at least once a week with more personal and spiritual things to remember.
• Be kinder and less sarcastic.
• Always remember who I am and that I am loved.  I am a daughter of God.  Don't get down on myself and be negative and depressed.

I think these resolutions are reasonable and reachable.

And you may have noticed that for the past couple years I have had the resolution of having my first kiss, but this year, that isn't one... you know what that means? ;)  Haha, just kidding.  I'm still kiss-less.  I'm just thinking that since I have little to no control over when my first kiss is, it's a stupid resolution.  It will come when it comes.  And if it comes this year, then all the better. :)

Semi-Resolutions (things that I hope to happen this year, but may not):

-First kiss

-CALL JOSHUA FINCH.  Just do it.  Like today or tomorrow.

-Apply/audition to be a Nauvoo performing missionary.

-Audition for the X Factor online.

-Go on lots of dates down at BYU.

-Become only overweight (no longer obese) by Wii Fit standards.