Last Concert!

Saddest thing of my life! I danced in my last concert as a member of the LHS BDC this last thursday and friday. I had a fantastic time performing alongside my best best best friends. I love them so much! Thanks to all who came to support! I'll hopefully be posting a video soon of my solo!

Senior Prom

So.... I went to prom. And it was really great. For the day date we hit up the Provo Beach Resort for some indoor surfing, ropes course, etc. We went to dinner, pictures, the actual DANCE, and then to an after party. I had a blast and I was so lucky to have been in such a fun, good group. Thanks to Neal for the great time!

Conference

I can’t even begin to describe how much I was looking forward to General Conference this weekend. I’ve had a lot of things on my mind lately and the opportunity to listen to the council of our living prophet and apostles is just what I needed. I knew I would likely miss most of the first session because I was scheduled to work on Saturday morning. But I have a great boss who let us turn on the radio so we were able to listen to most of the talks. Even though I didn’t have the opportunity to devote all of my attention to the talks I still got a lot out of them. I’m so thankful for the opportunity that I and my family have to listen to the council of our church leaders and for the blessings we receive from following that council. I love my religion and I love the person I am because of it. I know without a doubt of the surety of the gospel of Jesus Christ and I hope that my knowledge can only be further strengthened as I continue to listen to General Conference.

It Is What It Is

Well, competition season is over. At least for me. After 8 months of practice we've got a few trophies, a few medals, and a few bruises. We got definitely got lucky sometimes and we definitely got jipped. But we had a good time, we became the best of friends, and we'll remember it for the rest of our lives. I love my ballroom family!

Stain Removal

Today was...... inevitably all wrong.
It began at 1:30 am when I fell asleep (finally)
6:20 awake and hurting everywhere from a grueling 4.5 hour practice last night
7:20 off to school
10:30 grumpy after another 3 hours of dance
12:00 asleep in ceramics. Woke up to a boy poking my face with his clay covered fingers.
1:00 late to fourth period. Good thing I had time to finish my exhilarating brochure on stain removal and post on the blog.
Hopefully the remainder of the day will be better. And maybe Abbie (I know you're reading) will learn to appreciate how lost she would be without me. WHAT THE CUSS!

If I Were The Bachelorette

These 10 Men Would Be On My Show.....

In no particular order

1. Jude Law

2. Bradley Cooper

3. Hugh Jackman

4. Zachary Levi

5. Rupert Friend

6. Matthew McConaughey

7. Justin Beiber

8. Tom Selleck (in 20-30 year old f0rm)

9. Jake Gyllenhaal

10. Cory Monteith+

I'm Disgusted!

Joe Jonas is a disgrace to single people everywhere! SICK!

Happy Valentines Day!

Five Reasons Why I Hate Valentines Day

1. This is probably the only thing that will be cuddling with me on Feb 14th. (For Jaisha)

2. The color red makes me look pale. Like really.... STOP wearing red

3. No B.F. bleh.

4. Last time I ate conversation hearts I got sick.

5. Stalkers..... this really happened (For Mati)

Music To My Ears

With my newly set up iTunes account I've been turning into quite the little music lover. I thought I'd share a few of my favorite artists right now (the list is always changing).

1. A Fine Frenzy

I bought her newest album right before Christmas and have had it on repeat ever since. If your looking for chill but meaningful, go no further. *Favorites? Stood up, Happier, If I had you.

2. Taylor Swift

Get your laughs out now, but in my defense, I am still a teenage girl. I'm perfectly entitled to thoroughly enjoy her "I hate boys" songs.... and I do. *Favorites? Better than revenge, Dear john

3. Elvis Presley

I saw a clip of the cirque du soleil performing a part of their Elvis Tribute on a show I watch and I was instantly on iTunes. A few downloads later I had enough to make myself a wee playlist

including a little bit of Beach Boys, and a favorite Patsy Cline. *Favorites? Jailhouse rock, are you lonesome tonight?

4. P!NK

Again with the laughing. I'M ENTITLED!!! I'm pretty sure I'll hit 21 or 22 before I feel guilty about listening to the ranting, raving, praying for change songs that are found on her greatest hits album (just out). Listening to P!nk can sometimes make me feel a little bit more..... enthusiastic about my life. *Favorites? Glitter in the air, Freaking perfect

Happy Listening.

Fashion Fetish 1

Bright Nails. Love them.

I personally love the black, dark blue, and burgundy red I bought recently. Where do I get my polish? ForeverXXI has some bright trendy colors that I really enjoy. Sally's has a brand called "Finger Paints" that I really like. They have a lot of variety and it's good quality.

Les Miserables

To say that I liked the book would be an understatement. If a book makes you cry, it's usually because you relate to whatever is going on. You've experienced a similar loss, similar love, similar hurt, similar hate. And I don't think that you can truly learn to appreciate or love something until you understand it or relate to it.

I cried!

It was a fantastic story about the life of the convict Jean Valjean. How he turned his life to God and how he raised a child. He learned to love his daughter and eventually gave everything for her. His whole life went unappreciated, unnoticed, and unrecognised.

I think that everyone can learn a lesson from the selfless humility of the man who gave all to preserve what he loved.

If you haven't read it yet do.

Being Sick? BOOOO!!! New Year's Resolutions? YAY!!!

Let's just say that going back to "the old routine" after Christmas didn't really work out for me this year. I had a terrible day at school on Monday and started feeling sick that evening. I woke up this morning much worse and stayed home from school (missing my two important classes). We decided it was probably a combination of very little sleep, low blood sugar, and a flu bug. And as the day went on I began to feel a little bit better. So I decided to put myself to some good use and work on Les Miserables (see my booklist for champions) so I spent the day on our big comfy couch reading. Not bad.

I also took a minute to jot down a few New Years Resolutions. And I'd like to share a few.

• I'm a terrible journal writer. So #1 was to write in my journal at least once a week.
• I love to sew, and I want to become a fashion designer (someday) but I need more practice. #2 is to make at least one outfit every month. This means pants and a shirt, or dress and a cardigan, etc.
• I'm a senior in high school and it's very likely that after I graduate, I won't have time to dance. I know I will miss it dearly, so I'm going to live it up now. #3 is to compete Open Youth pre-champ Standard AND Latin this year. I've been slacking but my partners and I are going to get to work!

One last thing! Check out the new show Live to Dance! You'll see some of my good friends with THE VIBE on TV!!! They made it onto the short list! God job guys!

My Year (in part) In Photos

In no particular order.

On our way to Catalina

Phaya. He's a famous Rapper. From Haiti.
Me and Jess at Gem State.
Me and my comp dance partner with our coaches and our winnings from Gem State.
Me and Jaisha on our way to the comp.
Me and Natalie. My best best friend.
One of my personal favorites from the senior pictures by Paige Jacobs.
Prom with Tanner.
Me and Gabe. We had a good time in ballroom.
Morp.

The river rats.
Me and my (super hero) buddy Gunner.
Three girls that I love love love and miss to death!

Me and Todd and Kati on Christmas Eve