Dear World, take two...

So, I'm done with finals. Actually, my Freshman year of college is done. Heh, wow. Isn't that crazy? I think it's a little crazy. I even said "far out" yesterday, NO idea where that came from. ;)

I liked this last semester better than the first one, probably a few reasons for that, but I won't bore you with those.  But I really think NOT taking 16 credits is better.  I still had seven classes, but only 14.5 this semester...Physical Science, :) Family Finance, New Testament, :) Social (ballroom) Dance 180, :) Human Development, :D Book of Mormon, :D and Music 176. That equalled to 7.5ish finals... Music 176's final was in February and was my audition, Dance was the Swing, all the other tests...I say .5 because there was a take-home portion of Book of Mormon, but it was like another final. So. yeah.  Big year, good year, tough year, lots-of-learning year, happy year, sad year, and I can't believe it's all fit into one year.  Less than a year, I guess, but hey.

But I'm done. :)

I partied (par-tay) yesterday, which was so much fun.  I actually didn't know what day of the week it is was most of the week, just that the next day would be such and such a final, and they all need to be done soon.  So, I couldn't remember if it was Friday or Saturday, but was just glad for the break. :)  Had delish food, rested a bit, and went to the Provo Temple with some good friends, and even made a new one! :)

Turns out the Creamery is really busy right after BYU's Graduation. Go figure.  So we went down to Maceys where they have lactose-free cones for cheaper anyways.  That's the first time in a long time that I've had ice cream. It was alright. ;)

I don't know where this idea came from exactly, but suddenly we were looking for chalk, and found some for $1.06.  Then we were on our way to the round-about on 820 North (still in our skirts/suit, mind you) and set about to have some fun.  There was some crazy good talent that occured with those five colors of chalk.  I was amazed. :)  And really, really loved it. :) Favorite quotes from the day:
"It fits perfectly!", "Kami, pull over!!", "Chalkin' up a round-about, that is what I'm talkin' about",
"Gas Station" "What? I don't get it" "Hey, yellow car!" "What, where!?" "I Still don't get it!!"

Okay, I loved yesterday. Thanks to everyone who came, it was a real pleasure to be with each of you.  To anyone who didn't get to come, I'm sure there'll be more escapades in the future.  I've looked back over this and am kind of considering just deleting it...it sounds a little less ordered than normal, but hey.  That's life, right?

Ps. go to http://www.mylifeisaverage.com/ it's hilarious. I'm thinking we should put at least some of yesterday's events on there. ;)

Anyhow, this is me blogging. Because it's something I do. Occasionally.

Have a great day!! :)

Love, Me.

Meh

Sometimes I have a lot to say, sometimes I don't.  Sometimes, like now, I know I should be doing homework, but I'm not.  And for the past few minutes or hours or days, my life can be summed up with this expression: Is it summer yet?? ;)

Of course, I like spring, too.  You get your flowers and blossoms on trees, and the first groups of students studying outside in the warm 60* air.  Sometimes, if you're lucky, you can keep a small part of the sun on your skin.  This is what people call a "tan".  I get very slight shadings. ;)  Also with spring comes the ending of school soon, (Finals begin tomorrow and go through next week), sunglasses, and hay fever.  And the Testing Center is filled with a cacaphony of sniffles and coughs running through the air; one of the few things students can share in that room. 

Oh, by the way, I got a 97% on my Physical Science Unit Four Exam!!! Imagine that!! :) I only missed one- best score I've gotten on ANYTHING my Freshman Year...scratch that, I aced a Book of Mormon quiz last semester, but this was a TEST!!!  And Physical Science, at that! Now if I can do that on more finals...I got a 94% on my New Testament this afternoon.  "Things are lookin' up..."

Before this I was laying on the floor in the middle of our living room spread-eagle* and my dad walks by and says, "by sitting in your chair, have I thrown off your Karma?" ;) No, dad, you haven't.  I just...all of my studying motivation energy ran off when I sat in the sun this afternoon, I think...

*I saw a HILARIOUS shirt today.  It had a picture of an imprint of a ski-er in the ground, poles and all, and said, "I screamed like an eagle, but fell like a rock".  I laughed inside. ;)

Life is short.  Time is long.  Something like that.

I just got kicked out of my studying zone, twice.  I think that's fate telling me to go and watch a movie and eat "unhealthy food".  Right? ...No one's around to say otherwise. :P :-/

So, yeah. This has been me rambling.  Tune in next time to see if I say anything spectacular. ;)  Good luck with life, all.  Have fun.  Be happy.  Be good.  Don't eat bugs.  If you're going on a mission, Congratulations, my friends!!! :) You make me happy. :) <-- see, like that.

Love, Me.

Let your light so shine...

Light.

Sol

                        La Luz

Ljus

       Lys                                      

3 Nephi 12:16 and Matthew 5:16- "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven."

Live. Laugh. Learn. Light. Love. :)

Love, Me.

An update...

Hey.  I haven't posted in a while...wow.  There just...I haven't...found a need to, I guess? That's lame. I mean, I think about it semi-frequently.  But then my time gets consumed with school and teaching and life, and blogging gets...pushed to the back.

So this is me not doing my homework, but blogging.

An update? January...Started another semester at BYU. Only 14.5 credits this time, whew. Much easier. ;) Favorite classes? Second half of the Book of Mormon, Dance 180 (Social Dance), Human Development and Physical Science.  I'm also taking New Testament and Family Finances, and had Music 176 for about a month, then that finished. Music 176 was a Music-Ed prep class that was held four Wednesday nights from 7-9:30. Whoo.

February...Well. I've been teaching since January, teach 4.5 hours a week to eight wonderful students, whom I love. My Valentine, Nicole auditioned for Treble Trio's at her school, and MADE IT!!!! I was so excited!!! :) I auditioned for BYU's School of Music going for Secondary Choral Education.  That was on February 17th.  Thanks to Joey that was my accompanist and moral support, I didn't hyperventilate before, during nor after the audition, a plus. ;) Auditioning was...a little serious on my mind, but wasn't too terrifying. I guess. Heh... ;) I turned in my Portfolio on that next Tuesday, while getting over a cold.  Timing is wonderful, eh?

March has been amazing so far.  I FINALLY saw Tangled last Saturday with my brother and sisters, Nathan, Karra and Lissy. SOOOOOO much fun!!!! I've heard so many good things about it, but I didn't realize How good until I saw it for myself. If you haven't seen it, Go see it. If you have, go again! ;) 

So many good things happened on Saturday. :)

Oh, yeah. I got called to be the Relief Society Chorister in my Young Single Adult Ward. That's fun. :)

I was almost a substitute accompanist for Provo High's Choir Tour Send-off concert tonight. That's...where I'd be right now.  But, (thankfully, I suppose) the concert got moved ahead to next week, so the original accompanist can do it.  Good luck, to you all. You'll do great. :)

This week is Dancesport at BYU.  It's one of the biggest comp's in the Nation, and guess who's competing in it on Saturday?? Yours truly!! I'm doing the Cha-cha with a friend from my Ballroom class, and I'm way excited.  I attended last year's, (but didn't compete, obviously) and remember it being so much fun, even just to watch.  My teacher is doing the Cabaret, the "trick dance" where you do lots of fancy lifts...I watched them practice, and boy, we're in for a treat. :D

I guess I'm kind of working backwards in my week, here. Or from the outside-in. Heh. This is sometimes how my journal entries go, too. Things as I remember them, in semi-sequential order. ;)  Anyhow, Friday I'm planning on the Temple, although I just realized the time I wanted to go is also during a Dancesport event I want to watch, and I've already bought tickets.  This is where a machine that allowed me to be in more than one place at once would be nice, because there's also an A Capella Concert at BYU that night....AHHH!!!! Choices, choices. :p

You know, this has been a really slow, anticipating week. Why? Cause I'm planning "a date to Africa tomorrow!!!!!"!!!!! Ahh!!! Okay, we're not really going to Africa...it's just a "for fun" thing...we're saying...
...we're really going to Tangled. ;) Ahh!!! Just as exciting!! And, you know, although it doesn't always work out to do things spontaneously, like decide to go somewhere 30 minutes before hand. But at least you don't have to practically die in anticipation of something you plan four days in advance.  Patience is definitely on my list of "Working on" virtues. ;) Speaking of Virtue, this week is my "Extra be Good" week.  To try and be a better, more virtuous woman. I Love It. :) (Ps. "Extra be Good" doesn't refer to Grammar.) ;) :-/

Man, even though it's hard at times, Life is good. :) Heh, I heard in a movie, "If you ever want to make God laugh, just tell Him what your plans are".  True, eh?? It makes me laugh, anyway.  Oh, right. My mom says she loves telling me jokes, cause she gets to laugh twice. :P Thanks, mom. ;)  She'll tell it, I'll laugh. She'll laugh harder cause I only got 90% of it, then I tell her, "Go ahead and laugh again" and she does.

Don't you just love the dinner table?? :P Heh.

Right. So....I get home today, and got some lunch. I was checking my email...and there's one labled "BYU School of Music Admissions".  I made a loud shout, and scared my brother in the kitchen.  You know, When I applied for college, I only applied to BYU. That's it. No where else.  And it was as I was waiting for a reply back from the University that I realized I should have probably applied for more schools.  I mean, I was already accepted to UVU, but, really...I had no "Plan B", other than BYU. :P As my Aunt says, "Life is all about Plan B". I've heard someone counter, "Well, I'm on Plan W". ;)  Follow the Lord's Plan.  Then you'll be on the right one. :)

BYU has a really interesting habit of getting you all excited for things at least three times when they email you about admissions.  First, when you see the email. Second, when you peek through your fingers only to find out that "a decision has been made", and you need to sign in to see what it is. Third when you again find yourself peeking through your fingers to see what the decision is.  Nice, eh? :P

Anyhow, back to the audition stuff. When I went in for my interview, they had missed my portfolio. That was like, "oh, no." But then they found it. So, as the term is "Wing it", that's what we did.  I actually got an email yesterday that said "Music Education Portfolio" or whatever, (which effectively surprised/scared me during class. That's why you don't check your email during class) but that was just to say to pick it up because they'd finished reviewing it.  So I did.

Oh, right, the email? ;) Heehee, keeping you in suspense...




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...as of now, I'll be auditioning again next year.  Which is nice, so I don't have to go to Spring and Summer right after this semester, and right before Fall Semester.  I also didn't get any scholarships for Spring/Summer, so hey.  More time to do generals.  Make sure that I'm doing the Lord's Will, for that's the only one that matters.  Am I sad?  Yeah, I suppose.  I thought I was ready and prepared, what with three years of previous public school music teaching, and my own Music Studio.  I think I'll be a little more humble this time...depending if this is the right thing for me to do.  I'll be doing a lot of praying and thinking for the next while over this matter.  The Program is very hard to get into, and takes about 4.5-5.5 years to complete, I believe.  Whoo.  Good luck, you all that are doing it now.  So, am I sad? Now, no.  Just accepting, humbly learning, and looking to the future and "Plan B".

Now I get to figure out exactly what "Plan B" is right now... :P Heheh. :) :-/

But, I do want to say this. Thank you sooo much to everyone who helped, listened, prayed for and supported me in this.  It means a lot to me, both that you would do it and that you did.  To Sarah that I met in my Human Development class who gave me more support in 20 minutes than she'll ever know.  She's strengthened my resolve, and added a new facet to my "Plan" I'm considering.

To the students and many talented singers of Concert Choir, thank you for the amazing video that was put together of you.  YOU are the reason I want to teach.  YOU are my inspiration.  I cannot believe the immense amounts of knowledge and potential you have, and your questions and answers are just...mind blowing in depth.  Keep it up, eh?

Thank you to Mr. Mendenhall, to Mrs. Garrett, Mrs.Van Orman, Tiave, Mrs. Peterson, Mom, Dad, my Brothers and Sisters, and wonderful Friends for your continued support and especially for the help I received during specific times with you.  To my many other teachers and leaders for your support. I hope that I can one day become like you.  To my students, my wonderful, ever-persistent, ever-growing students, you are my life.  I love teaching you and in turn learning from you.  To everybody, Thank you.  Most especially, My Dear Heavenly Father, I Thank You.  You hear my prayers when I'm in need, you heed my pleas and comfort my heart.  What glorious support from On High. :)

Life's better when you're grateful. :)

Well, that's my life basically right now.  Still 5'8". I still wear contacts, and glasses at night when I take them out.  Still somewhere between a buck 29 and a buck 35.  I'll be 19 in a little less than four months.  Weird.  Haven't been doing as much composing or major piano songs lately...but hopefully soon.  And through it all, the Gospel is still undoubtedly, inescapably, wholeheartedly 100% True. :)

Go to the Temple. 

Love you all, and wishing the best with everything. :) :-/

Love, Me.

Poems by my brilliant brother, Nathan. I was absolutely entranced. Here they are, for you to read. Enjoy....... :)

Music



Bursting through all senses


Inspiring my entire mind


Enveloping it, I am consumed by it


I am a master, I can accomplish much


All things are comprehended


My entire being is motivated


My spirit is speeding, flying


My mind is powerfully concentrating


My body is twirling, flipping, spinning, dodging, lunging


And then a change…


I am now an omniscient teacher,


Flowing with streaming movements


Teaching my humble students.


I soar through the sky,


Absorbing the sun’s rays


When I am suddenly whisked away into a ground-shaking battle.


I immediately charge into the fray,


Knowing that, even though their weapons screamed as they flew by,


I would defeat them.

-Nathaniel King

Ten Living iPhones

Ten living iPhones started to walk,

One was purchased and used as a rock.

Nine living iPhones walked to the Sprint store,

One found an Android and existed no more.

Eight living iPhones had a nice day,

One accidentally fell onto a lunch tray.

Seven living iPhones drove to the school,

One fell out the window and landed in some guy’s pool.

Six living iPhones found a live wire,

One put its finger in and then there was a big fire.

Five living iPhones thought they would eat,

One got trapped in an oven and melted from the heat.

Four living iPhones were sitting in a tree,

One got pushed off and then there were three.

Three living iPhones downloaded an experimental app,

One downloaded a virus and now is just a scrap.

Two living iPhones were getting very scared,

One took a little jog, but by trucks he was not spared.

One living iPhone didn’t know what to do,

So an old lady came up and baked him in her stew.

-Nathan King

Words from the Heart

                Laugh           Learn
            Love Share    Talk Taste
        See Smile Grow Give  Touch
       Listen Hear Christ Light Dance
       Sing Receive Smell Feel Open
        Discover Express Friendship
          Capture Joy Understand
              Play Live Feel Hug
                   Write Thank
                          Try


Happy Valentine's Day, love you all!!! :)

Love, Me.