The good life!

Currently I am at Holly's house helping her out. It's been fun! I get to babysit lots of hours. But recently I added a lot more fun. I have a killer case of larengytis or a cold or something. Basically, I can't speak and it's a little frustrating! But there's never a dull moment around here!

"Everyone's mad at me. How often does that happen?

*horse starts counting with foot*

Rhetorical!"

-The Hunchback of Notre Dame II"

Another stress-filled summer

Hello!

I have recently added blogger to my phone, so hopefully I'll be able to maintain this page more than I have in the past. My summer has been pretty full so far! It started with attending the spring semester so I could get more into my minor.

After the spring semester I was able to go to St. Louis! You guessed it, to see Jason :) sadly, i was sick for the first little bit, but it was such a good trip and I was able to eat at some delicious places, visit the top of the arch, see some local sites, and kayak! 

From St. Louis I trekked with my parents to the Hill Cumorah Pageant once again! It was such a great experience and I was able to meet some amazing people. This year I was a harvest dancer in the scene where Lehi and his family are prospering in the promised land. I also was an unbeliever who was waiting to see if the sign of Christ's birth would come or if they would have to persecute the believers. I really liked my parts this year because I was able to see more parts of the pageant that truly touched me for the better.

Now, I'm waiting for the wedding of one of my best friends where I'm the maid of honor! The craziness will continue! 

Ron: "I'm in love with her!

Harry: "Okay, you're in love with her. Have you ever actually met her?"

Ron: "No . . . could you introduce me "

-Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince-

I don't even know if people still read this!

Howdy,
   So, I am in he middle (actually near the end) of the Spring Term and I am SWIMMING in schoolwork! There is so much that I have to get done and it is making me question my choices for the future, yet again.

In other news, the last semester was great and I managed to have the best semester grades-wise EVER! :)

Sarah and I planned a 50s themed date :)

Alice in Wonderland themed party

Rachelle is the first to tie the knot! ( Mikayla is not in the picture because she's on a mission)

Me and Jason :)

These are some of the highlights you may have missed. AS far as spring goes, I have a bunch of different roommates and it has been really great getting to know them and my FHE brothers. Sadly though, I spend a lot of time doing homework, but I'm still able to spend a good amount of time with them. I'll only be here for a few more weeks though, so we'll see what kind of trouble I can dig up before I head to the East!

"Christopher Pike: Are you giving me attitude, Spock?

Spock: I am expressing multiple attitudes simultaneously sir, to which one are you referring?"

The Sick Second Week

Howdy!
So, school has been going on for like two weeks now and to make things more interesting I've been sick pretty much the entire last week. I got sick on Monday afternoon and have been trying to get better ever since. I don't have the flu, but I have had a fever twice and a terrible cough for most of it. Basically, I am SO EXCITED there is no school today because I really need a break from walking in the cold. Yesterday I managed to sleep through most of church, but I felt much better afterwards. Hopefully, I will continue to get better! :)

"Am I really that transparent? I want you. I *need* you. Oh baby oh baby."        -10 Things I Hate About You-

A Brand New Semester and Year!

Hello all!

     The year has ended and now it is time for me to start new resolutions and begin all new classes! Whoo!
 This year I dive more into my future. I am taking two editing classes and they look like they are going to be interesting to say the least! 
      I am excited though about my Latin Ballroom class! We are starting with the Rumba and I think that I'm actually doing pretty well all things considering. Maybe this will be the right kind of dancing for me. We will see! Maybe I'm doing well because of my Dancing Jaguars background ;)
      As I get farther into the semester, I'll keep you posted on the exciting things that are happening!

"Gaston: How can you read this? There's no pictures! 
Belle: Well, some people use their imagination. 

New Semester

Hello!

Well, this semester is well underway and nothing too exciting has happened yet. I am in five classes and three of them are for the English major. It's a lot of reading, but I LOVE them! In fact my Shakespeare teacher has  used Star Trek, Doctor Who, and The Beatles to illustrate certain points. I'm excited for the rest of the semester to see what he'll bring up!

Another exciting thing is that we got brand new bathrooms!! Our complex decided that there needed to be some remodeling, so they decided to give a bunch of us new bathrooms! They are beautiful, and I quite enjoy using them! :)

That's pretty much all the excitement for the moment! :)




"There are children throwing snowballs instead of throwing heads!"                -The Nightmare Before Christmas- (I know it's actually a song lyric, but deal with it!)

The Hill Cumorah Pageant

Hello all!


For the past month I have been everywhere it seems like! But, the most exciting thing that I did was participating in the Hill Cumorah Pageant in Palmyra, New York! 

It was so much fun and very much a growing experience for me. The show is called "America's Witness for Christ" and it is the story of the Book of Mormon and then a quick run through of the restoration of the Church. I played two parts in the show. My first part was a Ceremonial Dancer. Basically, I was wicked and got to dance in front of altars and idols!

This is the costume I got to wear for that lovely altar dance!

We also got to wear SUPER dramatic eye make-up. In fact we were the only people in the cast whose make up had to be a certain way. There were others who had to be wearing some type of make-up, but not like this!

The other part that I had was a New World Woman. This basically meant that I had the wonderful opportunity to bring children to the Savior when he descends from heaven. I had two other people my age with me and five children. It was an amazing experience to get to share that special time with children. It really makes you think about the whole situation differently!

We were split up into groups of people our age and we were able to do many things together like service projects, visiting the church history sites, and going to a beautiful lake! The people in my group were awesome and even though we had some bumps along the way, I'm grateful they are the ones I got to know!

These are what we called our creeper magnets! We used them like the Weasley's clock in Harry Potter. It allowed us to keep track of everyone! 

The whole pageant experience was incredible. I learned a lot about myself and about other people. It is definitely something I am grateful I did! 

After pageant, my parents and I (they were also in the pageant with me) stopped in New York City where we got to see lots of sites and The Phantom of the Opera!!! :) We also went to the Ben and Jerry's Factory, the birthplace of Joseph Smith, the Old North Church in Boston, Hershey's Chocolate World, and then we ended our trip with stopping in Nauvoo to see my best friend and roommate Sarah perform as one of the Young Performing Missionaries.

My trip was a lot of fun, but I am SO glad to be home from all the travels and I hope to catch up on my rest before I pack and head back to Utah! :)

"Hey, man...

Hey. Hey, man.

No, *points* that's hey man."

-Rock of Ages-