I don't know. And when everybody asks it just makes me feel even more dumb for having to admit that I liked him but yet again, the hilary magnetic force field repels the formation of a deep relationship. I wish I could just fast forward into the future... even for just a second, just to get a glimpse of me married, so then I'd know for sure... but I guess that's what a patriarchal blessing is for.
I think home will be a nice change.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Thursday, December 4, 2008
So I'm in a Missing People Mood
To Whom it May Concern:
I miss you.
Jeremy: You were always so happy to see me... your smile is so big (as evidenced by this picture). You entertained me so many times, like at All-State and District Band, Busch Gardens... you are so nice to people. And you own at the french horn.
JoAnna: You were SO NICE to me. Even though we were so different, you always laughed at my jokes and made my life 10 times funnier. We agree, you understand me, and you got my back.
Jillian: Times in J-lizm were SO much better with you right there beside me. We both got frustrated together, flipped out about the same things, and even though you're much more girly than I was, times were good. I miss your excitement, your happiness, and sharing opinions on a different level.
Kevin: You were so confident! You could take on anything, but you always said hey to me even though we were more old friends. I'm really glad we could be aides together senior year.
Ryan: I always liked you. You were the nicest person I knew at home. You were always so sweet and considerate to everyone, but had fun and knew how to do things, too. I miss just having your personality next door to the guidance office.
Caitlin: I am so glad we got to hang out together in guidance even after you dropped Music Theory. You are SUCH an amazing person! I miss your talent, your humility, your humor, and your general goodness to everybody. I know you are doing fantabulous things in NYC.
Mr. Flohre: I miss just being able to go to your office whenever I need a break. And you always knew just what to say; either everything, just anything, or nothing.
Nick-NAC: I miss seeing you every day and slightly embarrassing you when I said hello. I miss giving you nicknames and you liking them. I miss making fun of you with Chris, and you stealing my sunglasses. I'm so glad I "discovered" you and Stephen your freshmen year in band.
SACbut: I miss just saying your name... haha. But I also miss you poking me every time you see me and asking if it annoyed me. Sometimes it did, but now I wish I had you to say hi to me every day. I miss being able to joke around with you.
Andrew: I miss being able to hear about your day and then joking on you for complaining about it all the time. I miss sitting in Flohre's office every morning and starting off the day right. I miss eating at Panera whenever we felt like it, and you filling me in on everything newsy I needed to know. I miss seeing you every day.
Jordan: Even though you weren't at home last year, I still miss your excitement. I miss you singing the opening lines from "Hilary: The Musicale" every time I see you, and you always insisting we go out for coffee even though you know I'd really be getting hot chocolate.
Greg: I miss you bunches. Even though you made fun of me... pretty much every day of my life. I kind of miss it when you do it, because you think you're hilarious, even if the joke wasn't, which actually makes the joke hilarious. Which made me not that mad about it. I miss your humor, your funny observations, and your wicked guitar skills that you pretended you didn't have.
Lorraine: I miss your nearness, and your willingness to be there when I needed you. I miss your been-there-done-that advice, and your relentless encouragement. I miss your best friendship.
Rachel: I miss seeing you every day, because we got to be awesome. I miss having someone to share long-haired life with, and someone to make fun of kyle and greg with that was older then them so they'd actually kind of somewhat listen. Ok, maybe not, but we tried. I also miss having a girl in the low brass section, so we could sympathize at the stupidity of the low brass boys together.
Todd: I miss your amazing insight on everything from life to me to the sky to the color purple. I miss your casual attitude and your whole "just take life as it comes" thing going on. I also miss your hand motions. And your foibles. Todd & Chris-isms used to make my days funnier.
Chris: I miss your relentless making fun of me, that you pretended was serious. But also sitting next to you in almost every class and being able to laugh the WHOLE class period at the stupidest things together. And you actually knew things, even though you pretended or thought you didn't. I miss seeing your potential.
Tori: I MISS YOU A LOT. =( You understood, you supported me, and made things all right.
Kyle: Gosh, there are so many things. I guess it just boils down to I miss you a lot, too. I'm sorry.
The Young Women: You made being the only old person all right. It was weird, but you guys were super fun. I miss Claire's pure kindness and Carrie's raised eyebrows at immaturity and Molly's ability to laugh and make a big deal out of anything. Young Women's was fun times, guys, and I hope you realize that.
Matt: Even though you always made fun of us, I knew you liked us, and that's all that mattered. I miss your charisma and watching you work with the SODA kids. I miss riding in your messed up old truck but thinking I was something cool. I miss Ring Dance with you, and the gentleman you became just for me that night.
Matt: I miss your hilariousness. And your stupidity that I could laugh at. And your bear hugs. And your cuteness. And your willingness to subject to whatever Tori & I wanted to do to you. And your mad awesome trumpet skills that you knew you had but pretended to be humble about. That was the funniest part.
Stephen: I miss your jokes and your smile and hello you always had ready. I miss watching you lead people but then be friends with them afterwards. I miss watching you and Matt pick on each other all the time. And you trying to get out of the band officers meetings, even though you were really cool about it and actually helped us get things done. You did things even though you sometimes made it seem you were too cool for them... which I guess is a really great talent. You kept up your cred but also helped people do some really nice things.
Mandy: I miss your sweet kindness and your consent to let me laze around and have the best job ever. I miss having another big sister around.
Mason: I miss your hilarious and sometimes rude but mostly accurate observations of people. I miss sitting next to you every day in band class and getting to make fun of people together and then make fun of you a lot, too.
Christy: I miss being able to roll my eyes at your pessimism and exotic answers to even the smallest of life's questions. I miss your intelligence but then also your romanticism.
Becca: I miss your positivity and our making fun of boys sessions. I miss your drama queenhood and smiling to myself about when I used to be young.
Elizabeth: I miss your PURE AWESOMENESS!!! You are the cutest/nicest person ever on the face of the planet. I miss sitting around in the office with you, making fun of the boys. You are so smart!
Jacob: I miss your insane hilarity and how you could get away with murder as long as you smiled like you do. I miss your plans to build the Hilary Shrine and the chance to sit in the office every morning with you and catch up on just the fun stuff. I love your insanely unfair cuteness factor and your willingness to perform in the school plays... just your aura gives off funness and smiles. And that may sound silly, but it does. Somehow.
I miss you.
Jeremy: You were always so happy to see me... your smile is so big (as evidenced by this picture). You entertained me so many times, like at All-State and District Band, Busch Gardens... you are so nice to people. And you own at the french horn.
JoAnna: You were SO NICE to me. Even though we were so different, you always laughed at my jokes and made my life 10 times funnier. We agree, you understand me, and you got my back.
Jillian: Times in J-lizm were SO much better with you right there beside me. We both got frustrated together, flipped out about the same things, and even though you're much more girly than I was, times were good. I miss your excitement, your happiness, and sharing opinions on a different level.
Kevin: You were so confident! You could take on anything, but you always said hey to me even though we were more old friends. I'm really glad we could be aides together senior year.
Ryan: I always liked you. You were the nicest person I knew at home. You were always so sweet and considerate to everyone, but had fun and knew how to do things, too. I miss just having your personality next door to the guidance office.
Caitlin: I am so glad we got to hang out together in guidance even after you dropped Music Theory. You are SUCH an amazing person! I miss your talent, your humility, your humor, and your general goodness to everybody. I know you are doing fantabulous things in NYC.
Mr. Flohre: I miss just being able to go to your office whenever I need a break. And you always knew just what to say; either everything, just anything, or nothing.
Nick-NAC: I miss seeing you every day and slightly embarrassing you when I said hello. I miss giving you nicknames and you liking them. I miss making fun of you with Chris, and you stealing my sunglasses. I'm so glad I "discovered" you and Stephen your freshmen year in band.
SACbut: I miss just saying your name... haha. But I also miss you poking me every time you see me and asking if it annoyed me. Sometimes it did, but now I wish I had you to say hi to me every day. I miss being able to joke around with you.
Andrew: I miss being able to hear about your day and then joking on you for complaining about it all the time. I miss sitting in Flohre's office every morning and starting off the day right. I miss eating at Panera whenever we felt like it, and you filling me in on everything newsy I needed to know. I miss seeing you every day.
Jordan: Even though you weren't at home last year, I still miss your excitement. I miss you singing the opening lines from "Hilary: The Musicale" every time I see you, and you always insisting we go out for coffee even though you know I'd really be getting hot chocolate.
Greg: I miss you bunches. Even though you made fun of me... pretty much every day of my life. I kind of miss it when you do it, because you think you're hilarious, even if the joke wasn't, which actually makes the joke hilarious. Which made me not that mad about it. I miss your humor, your funny observations, and your wicked guitar skills that you pretended you didn't have.
Lorraine: I miss your nearness, and your willingness to be there when I needed you. I miss your been-there-done-that advice, and your relentless encouragement. I miss your best friendship.
Rachel: I miss seeing you every day, because we got to be awesome. I miss having someone to share long-haired life with, and someone to make fun of kyle and greg with that was older then them so they'd actually kind of somewhat listen. Ok, maybe not, but we tried. I also miss having a girl in the low brass section, so we could sympathize at the stupidity of the low brass boys together.
Todd: I miss your amazing insight on everything from life to me to the sky to the color purple. I miss your casual attitude and your whole "just take life as it comes" thing going on. I also miss your hand motions. And your foibles. Todd & Chris-isms used to make my days funnier.
Chris: I miss your relentless making fun of me, that you pretended was serious. But also sitting next to you in almost every class and being able to laugh the WHOLE class period at the stupidest things together. And you actually knew things, even though you pretended or thought you didn't. I miss seeing your potential.
Tori: I MISS YOU A LOT. =( You understood, you supported me, and made things all right.
Kyle: Gosh, there are so many things. I guess it just boils down to I miss you a lot, too. I'm sorry.
The Young Women: You made being the only old person all right. It was weird, but you guys were super fun. I miss Claire's pure kindness and Carrie's raised eyebrows at immaturity and Molly's ability to laugh and make a big deal out of anything. Young Women's was fun times, guys, and I hope you realize that.
Matt: Even though you always made fun of us, I knew you liked us, and that's all that mattered. I miss your charisma and watching you work with the SODA kids. I miss riding in your messed up old truck but thinking I was something cool. I miss Ring Dance with you, and the gentleman you became just for me that night.
Matt: I miss your hilariousness. And your stupidity that I could laugh at. And your bear hugs. And your cuteness. And your willingness to subject to whatever Tori & I wanted to do to you. And your mad awesome trumpet skills that you knew you had but pretended to be humble about. That was the funniest part.
Stephen: I miss your jokes and your smile and hello you always had ready. I miss watching you lead people but then be friends with them afterwards. I miss watching you and Matt pick on each other all the time. And you trying to get out of the band officers meetings, even though you were really cool about it and actually helped us get things done. You did things even though you sometimes made it seem you were too cool for them... which I guess is a really great talent. You kept up your cred but also helped people do some really nice things.
Mandy: I miss your sweet kindness and your consent to let me laze around and have the best job ever. I miss having another big sister around.
Mason: I miss your hilarious and sometimes rude but mostly accurate observations of people. I miss sitting next to you every day in band class and getting to make fun of people together and then make fun of you a lot, too.
Christy: I miss being able to roll my eyes at your pessimism and exotic answers to even the smallest of life's questions. I miss your intelligence but then also your romanticism.
Becca: I miss your positivity and our making fun of boys sessions. I miss your drama queenhood and smiling to myself about when I used to be young.
Elizabeth: I miss your PURE AWESOMENESS!!! You are the cutest/nicest person ever on the face of the planet. I miss sitting around in the office with you, making fun of the boys. You are so smart!
Jacob: I miss your insane hilarity and how you could get away with murder as long as you smiled like you do. I miss your plans to build the Hilary Shrine and the chance to sit in the office every morning with you and catch up on just the fun stuff. I love your insanely unfair cuteness factor and your willingness to perform in the school plays... just your aura gives off funness and smiles. And that may sound silly, but it does. Somehow.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
My Bucket List
(or, at least the beginnings of it, and in no particular order)
1. Pick berries (blueberries, strawberries, I don't mind)
2. Climb the Eiffel Tower
3. Be in "The Music Man" (preferably as Zaneeta, but I'll take anything)
4. Go to a midnight showing of a movie (preferably not a scary one)
5. Make my own funnel cake
6. Be good enough to gift my photography
7. Get a breadmaker
8. Open my home to a friend who needs it
9. Name one of my sons Elijah
10. Teach at my old high school
11. Have something of my writing published
12. Get my picture taken with somebody famous
13. Travel to all the civil war sights near my home in VA
14. Build a history book library
15. Truly forgive Kyle
16. Make a movie
17. Record a CD
18. See Ireland
19. See a Parisian sunset
20. Stop biting my nails
21. Travel somewhere that requires more than an 8 hour plane ride
22. Act in a community theatre production
23. Perform in a community orchestra or band
24. Learn "The Phantom of the Opera" on the organ
25. Write someone else's life story without mentioning myself
26. Let my parents know how much they really mean to me
27. Keep in touch with my band director from high school
28. Read a classic I thought I would hate
29. Watch the classic movies most inundated into popular culture
30. Go on a road trip
31. Sleep outside on a trampoline
32. Be able to recognize constellations
33. Work at Band Camp at my old high school
34. Get my license, and use it
35. Write my autobiography
36. Be a hero
37. Dye my hair
38. Decorate for Christmas every year
39. Deliver a eulogy
40. Make the mix tape of my life
1. Pick berries (blueberries, strawberries, I don't mind)
2. Climb the Eiffel Tower
3. Be in "The Music Man" (preferably as Zaneeta, but I'll take anything)
4. Go to a midnight showing of a movie (preferably not a scary one)
5. Make my own funnel cake
6. Be good enough to gift my photography
7. Get a breadmaker
8. Open my home to a friend who needs it
9. Name one of my sons Elijah
10. Teach at my old high school
11. Have something of my writing published
12. Get my picture taken with somebody famous
13. Travel to all the civil war sights near my home in VA
14. Build a history book library
15. Truly forgive Kyle
16. Make a movie
17. Record a CD
18. See Ireland
19. See a Parisian sunset
20. Stop biting my nails
21. Travel somewhere that requires more than an 8 hour plane ride
22. Act in a community theatre production
23. Perform in a community orchestra or band
24. Learn "The Phantom of the Opera" on the organ
25. Write someone else's life story without mentioning myself
26. Let my parents know how much they really mean to me
27. Keep in touch with my band director from high school
28. Read a classic I thought I would hate
29. Watch the classic movies most inundated into popular culture
30. Go on a road trip
31. Sleep outside on a trampoline
32. Be able to recognize constellations
33. Work at Band Camp at my old high school
34. Get my license, and use it
35. Write my autobiography
36. Be a hero
37. Dye my hair
38. Decorate for Christmas every year
39. Deliver a eulogy
40. Make the mix tape of my life
Sunday, October 26, 2008
History of My Life with the Bittersweet People Called Boys
So Megan, I really appreciated your version of this, & I wanted to write my own basically for my benefit, because I like writing these things out of me, but I guess you can read it too since you're pretty much the only other one. =)
So I've been on about zero dates in my life. Let me explain.
I was in 7th grade when I met Kyle and his best friend Greg. I remember the exact day, which is rare, because I forget most things. We were sitting in the art room, waiting to meet our new Destination Imagination teammates, which I was kind of afraid of because I didn't know either of them, they were just the sons of some friends of my mom, who was our team manager. I always remember that day & marvel at how I was completely oblivious to the ginormous role these two guys would play in my life.
Soon we became the 3 best friends, and everyone knew it. In band, we always hung out together. But for Kyle and I, it was a little different than for me and Greg. People started calling Greg Kyle sometimes when I was with him, because they were so used to saying Kyle & my own names together. I knew it was bad when one day Greg inadvertently referred to himself as Kyle when trying to mean himself and I, because he used Kyle & my names together so often. Everyone just assumed we were dating, even though we weren't. No one even asked, until it came up in conversation and I'd have to correct their assumption for them. I hoped we'd date someday, but I was fine with being friends... Kyle was my best one ever, I think.
The beginning of my senior year was amazing, and my hopes for more than just best-friend-ship were seemingly more possible than ever. Then Christmas break hit... and he was gone all break plus two more weeks in Germany on a service mission for his church. Then his church youth conference he begged me to attend... and the Spirit was there, telling me to get out. Then our trip to New York... when everything fell apart. That's what I wrote my first paper for English on. Things were weird after that, we kind of talked, but not at all like we used to. After a while, I got sick to my stomach when I thought about him, and I dreaded opening his texts because they would undoubtedly be talking about our "unresolved issues". Then came our spring musical, in which we were acting opposite... which at first I was thrilled about, but as events progressed until closing night, I was crying offstage beforehand and letting my rehearsal brain take over for smiling and interacting with him onstage. Then was our cast party afterwards, which went into my birthday morning, and it was pretty much the worst birthday ever invented. I stayed up until 3 answering his "let's resolve our issues" texts after the horrendous party until finally I said it was my birthday and I wanted to go to sleep. Sometime in the days and weeks after that, I avoided him mostly. One week I avoided him completely... we used to sit at lunch together each day, even through the hard days, but that week I managed to skip lunch in the cafeteria one way or another. Thank goodness for my band director, who let me stay in his office even though he probably shouldn't have. I didn't even have to explain, I just asked, and I guess he could tell something was wrong, because he asked Kyle later what was up, that it looked like I was "hiding from something". I kept needing space from Kyle, to get over him completely, but Kyle wouldn't do it, so I stayed away for a week. I think BYU's been good for me in that way at least.
So I met this one guy at Youth Conference sometime in between the me & Kyle years during high school. I don't even remember the circumstances, except that we exchanged email, myspaces, etc. and began to talk... a lot. It was common for us to have 3 different conversations going on at once, one each through email, facebook, and IM. We thought we loved each other, but I realized I couldn't talk to him in person... I was too nervous. I realized this when on Valentine's Day, he drove all the way over to my house to give me a card, even though I tried to persuade him not to. It was again reinforced when the next summer, we went to Busch Gardens together with his brother & my sister. It ended up swell for our siblings, who got together, but not for us, since it was so awkward. I just didn't know what to say. And that next youth conference, we didn't talk at all. He hung out with this girl I used to have sleepovers with back in elementary school who since moved to another ward. I was mostly relieved. We hadn't talked in months and months until I facebooked him a couple weeks ago, just to say a friendly hey, sorry communication got held up, etc. Somehow we got into how much he still liked me. I told him I don't know if I like him or just being liked. I guess I still don't know what I'd say to him in real life.
And then there's the tenor player who was placed next to me all last year during marching band season. We are so much opposites, but I liked his craziness... it kept me in suspense. It was intriguing, you know? I wanted to know him better. On the field, we were both section leaders, and we kept each other in check. We called ourselves yin and yang, the good cop and the bad cop. He'd yell at some poor freshmen, then I'd restate the problem to them nicely so they'd actually want to fix it. We were a good team. At one point he started writing me love notes. They were very polite and formal, and I thought they were a joke. I felt embarrased, and Kyle and I laughed about them. But then he started sticking up for me all the time to people. I had some bad times with people and Mormonism, and he'd always tell me that I knew where he was, and he would beat them up for me anytime. We've since been writing... he's really the only person from home I write, which to most people at home would seem inconceivable since we're so different. What he tells me, I still don't know if I should believe it, I'm paranoid of being caught in a hoax or something. I just don't know if he knows how to charm the ladies, or if there's something more.
Ok, so those weren't really about the non-existent dates in my life, but hopefully these small excerpts of my man issues get the job done, at least for now. See my reasons for needing a man here? =(
So I've been on about zero dates in my life. Let me explain.
I was in 7th grade when I met Kyle and his best friend Greg. I remember the exact day, which is rare, because I forget most things. We were sitting in the art room, waiting to meet our new Destination Imagination teammates, which I was kind of afraid of because I didn't know either of them, they were just the sons of some friends of my mom, who was our team manager. I always remember that day & marvel at how I was completely oblivious to the ginormous role these two guys would play in my life.
Soon we became the 3 best friends, and everyone knew it. In band, we always hung out together. But for Kyle and I, it was a little different than for me and Greg. People started calling Greg Kyle sometimes when I was with him, because they were so used to saying Kyle & my own names together. I knew it was bad when one day Greg inadvertently referred to himself as Kyle when trying to mean himself and I, because he used Kyle & my names together so often. Everyone just assumed we were dating, even though we weren't. No one even asked, until it came up in conversation and I'd have to correct their assumption for them. I hoped we'd date someday, but I was fine with being friends... Kyle was my best one ever, I think.
The beginning of my senior year was amazing, and my hopes for more than just best-friend-ship were seemingly more possible than ever. Then Christmas break hit... and he was gone all break plus two more weeks in Germany on a service mission for his church. Then his church youth conference he begged me to attend... and the Spirit was there, telling me to get out. Then our trip to New York... when everything fell apart. That's what I wrote my first paper for English on. Things were weird after that, we kind of talked, but not at all like we used to. After a while, I got sick to my stomach when I thought about him, and I dreaded opening his texts because they would undoubtedly be talking about our "unresolved issues". Then came our spring musical, in which we were acting opposite... which at first I was thrilled about, but as events progressed until closing night, I was crying offstage beforehand and letting my rehearsal brain take over for smiling and interacting with him onstage. Then was our cast party afterwards, which went into my birthday morning, and it was pretty much the worst birthday ever invented. I stayed up until 3 answering his "let's resolve our issues" texts after the horrendous party until finally I said it was my birthday and I wanted to go to sleep. Sometime in the days and weeks after that, I avoided him mostly. One week I avoided him completely... we used to sit at lunch together each day, even through the hard days, but that week I managed to skip lunch in the cafeteria one way or another. Thank goodness for my band director, who let me stay in his office even though he probably shouldn't have. I didn't even have to explain, I just asked, and I guess he could tell something was wrong, because he asked Kyle later what was up, that it looked like I was "hiding from something". I kept needing space from Kyle, to get over him completely, but Kyle wouldn't do it, so I stayed away for a week. I think BYU's been good for me in that way at least.
So I met this one guy at Youth Conference sometime in between the me & Kyle years during high school. I don't even remember the circumstances, except that we exchanged email, myspaces, etc. and began to talk... a lot. It was common for us to have 3 different conversations going on at once, one each through email, facebook, and IM. We thought we loved each other, but I realized I couldn't talk to him in person... I was too nervous. I realized this when on Valentine's Day, he drove all the way over to my house to give me a card, even though I tried to persuade him not to. It was again reinforced when the next summer, we went to Busch Gardens together with his brother & my sister. It ended up swell for our siblings, who got together, but not for us, since it was so awkward. I just didn't know what to say. And that next youth conference, we didn't talk at all. He hung out with this girl I used to have sleepovers with back in elementary school who since moved to another ward. I was mostly relieved. We hadn't talked in months and months until I facebooked him a couple weeks ago, just to say a friendly hey, sorry communication got held up, etc. Somehow we got into how much he still liked me. I told him I don't know if I like him or just being liked. I guess I still don't know what I'd say to him in real life.
And then there's the tenor player who was placed next to me all last year during marching band season. We are so much opposites, but I liked his craziness... it kept me in suspense. It was intriguing, you know? I wanted to know him better. On the field, we were both section leaders, and we kept each other in check. We called ourselves yin and yang, the good cop and the bad cop. He'd yell at some poor freshmen, then I'd restate the problem to them nicely so they'd actually want to fix it. We were a good team. At one point he started writing me love notes. They were very polite and formal, and I thought they were a joke. I felt embarrased, and Kyle and I laughed about them. But then he started sticking up for me all the time to people. I had some bad times with people and Mormonism, and he'd always tell me that I knew where he was, and he would beat them up for me anytime. We've since been writing... he's really the only person from home I write, which to most people at home would seem inconceivable since we're so different. What he tells me, I still don't know if I should believe it, I'm paranoid of being caught in a hoax or something. I just don't know if he knows how to charm the ladies, or if there's something more.
Ok, so those weren't really about the non-existent dates in my life, but hopefully these small excerpts of my man issues get the job done, at least for now. See my reasons for needing a man here? =(
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Tag & Such
First order of business: The Halloween Package. (and accompanying piano music box)
Our door! So inviting & cute.
I put some of the shape stickers up, put our names around the hat, and hung some rings from her finger that people could take. Refills have already been needed. ^_^
My skull-on-a-shelf...
& the skull squished. =P
All the cups full of candy!!
Some of the ribbon decorating the desk...
The rest of it's on my drawer handles & on our doorknob. =)
The Ghostie full of peanut M&Ms...
And the music box. =)
Yesterday evening I took the box down to the piano with me, and I played for almost 2 hours... it was WONDERFUL. =) I even discovered this David Lanz song I've never heard before, but I think it'll be a great project to work on.
We'll see what happens!
Today I received my rain boots in the mail from Target!!
& I ♥ them!! Although I've never owned a pair of boots before... so I think they look funny around the ankles with all that material, but I think/hope that's normal. But they're cute. And I don't have any other shoes I can wear in the snow, so expect those every day starting in November/December. =)
Thirdly, I have found that I now love opera and classical music. Since Humanities class yesterday, I've been listening to all the other songs on our Classics & Italian Opera CDs, and, um, they're AMAZING. My favorite favorite is still Nessun Dorma, though... I think of No Reservations every single time (= Aaron Eckhart = happiness). And I had no idea that Andrea Bocelli was blind!! He was the cutest thing during the clip we saw of him singing Nessun Dorma (his was so much better than Pavarotti, in my opinion)... I almost cried. He is so sweet, and is one of those people that has the true spirit of an artist... they're doing it just for the music, and for themselves.
So instead of my Michael Buble or Christmas shuffle, I'm listening to my Mad for Italian Opera and Classics CDs-turned-iPod on my way to class... oh yeah.
On Monday for FHE we went to see our FHE Mom, Heidi, in a student play she was in at the Provo Theatre Company.
It was SO GOOD! It is incredible to me what people my age can accomplish. And Heidi's play, not even biased, was the best... she was the star. =) It was amazing! & I saw the guy she played opposite (his character's name was Jarom) at breakfast the other day, and I told him he was really great. =)
But speaking of seeing famous people around, at the play, Asia and I were discussing the possibility of one guy behind us was the murderer from Dial 'M' for Murder, and then the guy right behind us was like, "The Murderer?" We turned around, and it was the husband guy!!
(Who I found out later was Heidi's brother [L]... insane!!?!?! Awesome!!?!?!) So of course we told him he was awesome. He was my second favorite. My first favorite was Max...
who was not there, but absolutely awesome all the same. (Photos from BYU, btw...)
& I just had some thoughts on Sunday... I've never seen any boy my age give a blessing before... when Nathan confirmed Jarett, it was amazing! To see the wonderful power of the priesthood also work through a boy I knew was normal, just like all of us... it was a true blessing. It really hit home for me the importance, but also the truthfulness of the priesthood. I LOVE THIS GOSPEL!!! =D
Ok, so, I know the title of this blog even has 'Tag' in it, but I think this is long enough as it is... & I have yet to take a nap so I don't fall asleep in World Civ. Hence, later shall come the actual taggage report. =) [Sorry, lame, Megan, it will be great though.]
Helpful hint of the day: Plan your schedule for next semester early. Like, now. And then let me know. Because mine works out great.
=)
Our door! So inviting & cute.
I put some of the shape stickers up, put our names around the hat, and hung some rings from her finger that people could take. Refills have already been needed. ^_^
My skull-on-a-shelf...
& the skull squished. =P
All the cups full of candy!!
Some of the ribbon decorating the desk...
The rest of it's on my drawer handles & on our doorknob. =)
The Ghostie full of peanut M&Ms...
And the music box. =)
Yesterday evening I took the box down to the piano with me, and I played for almost 2 hours... it was WONDERFUL. =) I even discovered this David Lanz song I've never heard before, but I think it'll be a great project to work on.
We'll see what happens!
Today I received my rain boots in the mail from Target!!
& I ♥ them!! Although I've never owned a pair of boots before... so I think they look funny around the ankles with all that material, but I think/hope that's normal. But they're cute. And I don't have any other shoes I can wear in the snow, so expect those every day starting in November/December. =)
Thirdly, I have found that I now love opera and classical music. Since Humanities class yesterday, I've been listening to all the other songs on our Classics & Italian Opera CDs, and, um, they're AMAZING. My favorite favorite is still Nessun Dorma, though... I think of No Reservations every single time (= Aaron Eckhart = happiness). And I had no idea that Andrea Bocelli was blind!! He was the cutest thing during the clip we saw of him singing Nessun Dorma (his was so much better than Pavarotti, in my opinion)... I almost cried. He is so sweet, and is one of those people that has the true spirit of an artist... they're doing it just for the music, and for themselves.
So instead of my Michael Buble or Christmas shuffle, I'm listening to my Mad for Italian Opera and Classics CDs-turned-iPod on my way to class... oh yeah.
On Monday for FHE we went to see our FHE Mom, Heidi, in a student play she was in at the Provo Theatre Company.
It was SO GOOD! It is incredible to me what people my age can accomplish. And Heidi's play, not even biased, was the best... she was the star. =) It was amazing! & I saw the guy she played opposite (his character's name was Jarom) at breakfast the other day, and I told him he was really great. =)
But speaking of seeing famous people around, at the play, Asia and I were discussing the possibility of one guy behind us was the murderer from Dial 'M' for Murder, and then the guy right behind us was like, "The Murderer?" We turned around, and it was the husband guy!!
(Who I found out later was Heidi's brother [L]... insane!!?!?! Awesome!!?!?!) So of course we told him he was awesome. He was my second favorite. My first favorite was Max...
who was not there, but absolutely awesome all the same. (Photos from BYU, btw...)
& I just had some thoughts on Sunday... I've never seen any boy my age give a blessing before... when Nathan confirmed Jarett, it was amazing! To see the wonderful power of the priesthood also work through a boy I knew was normal, just like all of us... it was a true blessing. It really hit home for me the importance, but also the truthfulness of the priesthood. I LOVE THIS GOSPEL!!! =D
Ok, so, I know the title of this blog even has 'Tag' in it, but I think this is long enough as it is... & I have yet to take a nap so I don't fall asleep in World Civ. Hence, later shall come the actual taggage report. =) [Sorry, lame, Megan, it will be great though.]
Helpful hint of the day: Plan your schedule for next semester early. Like, now. And then let me know. Because mine works out great.
=)
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Success!
Ok, so I realized I couldn't bug Megan about updating her blog until I update mine, or else that'd be a good example of hypocrisy. =) So, guess what... today I handed out my 1,000 test at the testing center.
The guy I gave it to was actually very nice, one of those fun test-takers you get a couple a shift. When it popped up on the screen after his test was out that it was my 1,000th, I cheered & told him so. He was like, "Yay! Does that mean I win anything?" I told him no, but it meant he was sure to do awesome on his test. I bet he did.
Working at the testing center is so fun, and such a blessing. I get to see so many people, and I recognize lots of them from home or the ward, and that's cool to me. The people I work with are so nice, and I like not having to know everything, and actually being encouraged to ask the supervisor whenever I have a question, no matter how dumb it sounds. It's nice not having the pressure to know it all, sometimes.
This Friday some of the girls on the floor & I are having a sleepover in the mezzanine. We can't watch a movie, but maybe if someone's room is clear we can catch one in a room before we hang out in the mezz. I AM SO EXCITED.... it's going to be so fun being with everyone!! except grapes will be gone... in Vegas... which, speaking of, one day on the way to English Rachael suggested we take a weekend trip to Vegas sometime. =D lol. so, we're planning on that... sometime... it's going to be great. Apparently her family knows all the good places to go, and she AND grapes can drive, so hopefully everyone will get to come! This is exactly what I've always wanted to do... just go on trips with friends. Back home nobody wanted to drive that far, or there wasn't anywhere cool to go, or our schedules could never work it out, or I guess I was just lame or something, because I always missed out on road trips to the beach. So a for reals, awesome road trip would basically be the best thing ever. And here's the closest I've ever got to Vegas:
Some other greats that have happened in the past weeks:
1. We saw off my cousin Tannes to the MTC... he's going to Ukraine. He's so excited; he was adopted from Russia, and wanted to go there, but since Russia is currently closed for missionaries, he's very pleased with Ukraine.
We tried to get a close-up of his stinkin' awesome Russian nametag (everyone else had normal English ones), but it failed. It was pretty funny... it was all Nkhtkerbyshkov Johnson. ;)
2. Rachael, Cortney, and Audrey's FHE group made caramel apples. Somehow Tyler, Sam, and I got to make them, too. And then we tried to make a pyramid.
See the rest of Sam's photolog of the evening on her facebook. Guess who took the amazing picture of Taylor's Asian impersonation...
3. Rachael, Grapes, and I got to meet Cosmo. Yes, we are just that awesome. Actually, we went into the Y-Serve to get our Service Logs signed for English, and guess what, we were rewarded for our service with a picture with Cosmo... oh yeah. Please check off BYU Rite of Passage #876.
I wonder who is under that suit sometimes. My uncle used to be Cosmo, back in the olden days. But for reals, you could be about the non-coolest person around, but when you put on the Cosmo suit, you're #1 (or, more accurately, #00). Insane.
4. I was procrastinating/working on my sister's Christmas present when I finally sat down & played with my Mac photocam thingbob. Um, best thing ever. I had to put them all up here, I love them. Too bad this made me realize exactly how bad my eye-bags are, though, LOL.
Ok, Megan, this one reminds me of your stalker:
haha. is that just me? I didn't do that on purpose lol. maybe because he came into the testing center today, I think I'm seeing him everywhere.
=) so, ciao, everyone. Please, now, have a nicer day.
Helpful hint of the day: Save the Police Blotters from every Tuesday's Daily Universe to show your children, your nieces, your nephews, and your grandchildren one day. Your relatives will love coming over to your house if you are cool enough to do this.
P.S. I realized how in my 9/12 blog I said that my friend Justin at the Naval Academy just got my letter... & I just got his back Saturday. It was dated like almost a month ago. That means it takes like 3 weeks to get mail around here... sigh. At home it took a week for us to get round trip letters to each other... BOO ON YOU, MAIL PEOPLE.
The guy I gave it to was actually very nice, one of those fun test-takers you get a couple a shift. When it popped up on the screen after his test was out that it was my 1,000th, I cheered & told him so. He was like, "Yay! Does that mean I win anything?" I told him no, but it meant he was sure to do awesome on his test. I bet he did.
Working at the testing center is so fun, and such a blessing. I get to see so many people, and I recognize lots of them from home or the ward, and that's cool to me. The people I work with are so nice, and I like not having to know everything, and actually being encouraged to ask the supervisor whenever I have a question, no matter how dumb it sounds. It's nice not having the pressure to know it all, sometimes.
This Friday some of the girls on the floor & I are having a sleepover in the mezzanine. We can't watch a movie, but maybe if someone's room is clear we can catch one in a room before we hang out in the mezz. I AM SO EXCITED.... it's going to be so fun being with everyone!! except grapes will be gone... in Vegas... which, speaking of, one day on the way to English Rachael suggested we take a weekend trip to Vegas sometime. =D lol. so, we're planning on that... sometime... it's going to be great. Apparently her family knows all the good places to go, and she AND grapes can drive, so hopefully everyone will get to come! This is exactly what I've always wanted to do... just go on trips with friends. Back home nobody wanted to drive that far, or there wasn't anywhere cool to go, or our schedules could never work it out, or I guess I was just lame or something, because I always missed out on road trips to the beach. So a for reals, awesome road trip would basically be the best thing ever. And here's the closest I've ever got to Vegas:
Some other greats that have happened in the past weeks:
1. We saw off my cousin Tannes to the MTC... he's going to Ukraine. He's so excited; he was adopted from Russia, and wanted to go there, but since Russia is currently closed for missionaries, he's very pleased with Ukraine.
We tried to get a close-up of his stinkin' awesome Russian nametag (everyone else had normal English ones), but it failed. It was pretty funny... it was all Nkhtkerbyshkov Johnson. ;)
2. Rachael, Cortney, and Audrey's FHE group made caramel apples. Somehow Tyler, Sam, and I got to make them, too. And then we tried to make a pyramid.
See the rest of Sam's photolog of the evening on her facebook. Guess who took the amazing picture of Taylor's Asian impersonation...
3. Rachael, Grapes, and I got to meet Cosmo. Yes, we are just that awesome. Actually, we went into the Y-Serve to get our Service Logs signed for English, and guess what, we were rewarded for our service with a picture with Cosmo... oh yeah. Please check off BYU Rite of Passage #876.
I wonder who is under that suit sometimes. My uncle used to be Cosmo, back in the olden days. But for reals, you could be about the non-coolest person around, but when you put on the Cosmo suit, you're #1 (or, more accurately, #00). Insane.
4. I was procrastinating/working on my sister's Christmas present when I finally sat down & played with my Mac photocam thingbob. Um, best thing ever. I had to put them all up here, I love them. Too bad this made me realize exactly how bad my eye-bags are, though, LOL.
Ok, Megan, this one reminds me of your stalker:
haha. is that just me? I didn't do that on purpose lol. maybe because he came into the testing center today, I think I'm seeing him everywhere.
=) so, ciao, everyone. Please, now, have a nicer day.
Helpful hint of the day: Save the Police Blotters from every Tuesday's Daily Universe to show your children, your nieces, your nephews, and your grandchildren one day. Your relatives will love coming over to your house if you are cool enough to do this.
P.S. I realized how in my 9/12 blog I said that my friend Justin at the Naval Academy just got my letter... & I just got his back Saturday. It was dated like almost a month ago. That means it takes like 3 weeks to get mail around here... sigh. At home it took a week for us to get round trip letters to each other... BOO ON YOU, MAIL PEOPLE.
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