Hello again!

wow its been forever and i can't guarentee that this post will do any justice to all the stuff that has been going on in my life since i wrote a month ago. but oh well. i will do my best (: so right now there is so much going on: piano festival, the play, church, school, a dance, and all nw. so i will just cover a little bit on every subject.

first piano festival. only 1 week from saturday!!! i am doing 3 pieces. a 10 pg. concerto and 2 solos. i have to memorize all of them...which is my major challenge, but i am getting better and trying to stay optimistic. i am excited to perform. it will for sure be interesting. haha (: but my pieces are quite technical and i am learing a lot. i am also learning to balance time for practice, which is really important.

second the play. at school we are performing a show titled "dream" it is a musical rendition of Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream. I am playing Helena. a lot of my good friends are in it. it is coming along each day, but it is still pretty sketchy. i am interested to see how it all turns out. it has definitely been an adventure, and i am learning a lot about myself from it as well. i have also gained new bruises from falling down all over the stage...fun stuff (:

third is church. i am laurel president and we are planning a stake campout for all the laurels and priests. i am also a YCL (youth camp leader) for girl's camp this year, so i get to help plan that again. I know how to do a lot of stuff now from last year...so i think we will be more efficient (:

at school, life is crazy as always! we just did a jazz festival for madrigals. i am DYING to be a jazz vocalist now! it would be a blast! i am also reading this amazing book entitled "Amusing Ourselves to Death" for my AP language class. it is fascinating and can really be applied to my life.

I am also planning sadies! (: wow! fun stuff. we have some great plans for our date, but nothing is set yet. the theme is las vegas...sequins, feathers, lights, all the good stuff (: jk. i asked my best friend jay with a pokemon theme song rendition (: it was hilarious!!! wish i remembered it (: haha. then he answered me just the other day with a box of depends. those are the nasty diapers old people wear...they smell horrible! i had to go through each individual one to get my answer. it was funny, but embarassing. good thing i was at home.

And last but certainly not least...ALL NW!!! man that was the best!!! i got to work with my favorite conductor and composer Z. Randall Stroope. We even sang 2 of his songs. He was quite inspirational. i learned a lot about singing and music: feeling it and then expressing that feeling. It was also quite funny. i got to go with my amazing friends chelsea jenks and jay valle. we totally thought that we would never see each other. then when we got there we ended up seeing each other ALL the time (: we laughed a ton and were super crazy! it was great some of the looks we got from people. overall a great trip!

so that is about it...or what i can summarize for today (:

peace out!

finals

so this week is finals week at school. what a fun time right?? (: well this year i was pretty comfortable with the idea of finals. it is my third year of doing them and i am taking fairly easy classes so i thought all would just be a breeze. i aced spanish and the 2 choirs i am in. then no final in t.a. of course. today i had CP Chem. 2 and AP Language (: (i like to put the AP and CP in front cuz it makes the course sound as hard as it should be). so i wasn't too worried because i thought i had it all down, but i got to class and everything just felt like it left. Chem was first and it was a standardized test from the American Chemical Society (or something like that) i think i answered 50 questions or less out of 80. yeah ): lol. so i was pretty worried. then i went to AP Language and the teacher called me a moron twice. so if you knew this teacher you would know to not really take things personal, but after all the stress of previous final i had had it and i just got overwhelmed. but i cooled down and wrote a pretty great essay (i might jynx it by saying that). but anyways, then we had to do another little thing. after school i got my new schedule then went and chilled with friends. when i got home i checked my grades and guess what? i got a 92 % on my Chem. final (: (: (: yay! sorry i am just quite excited (: anyways tomorrow is just math and seminary and then i am done! it feels good. i think i learn this every year but i think it is important to not get worked up over little things. now finals are not a little thing. but i think first of all that once you say a prayer and do your best you can't do anything else...so might as well be happy! (: second, people, especially me, stress and overreact. it is important to just kinda chill, relax, and take some time to yourself. listen to music, eat something yummy~anything that makes you feel good. everybody just needs space and time to think and chill (: it feels great!!

101 things you may not know about me (:

-this was inspired by my cousin Nicole

1. I was born on the day of the L.A. riots
2. I used to have a pet duck named Jeepers- he was white and orange
3. My grandma ran over my dog Pepper when I was 3
4. My mom lied to me and told me we had to leave while the angels took her up to heaven- when in reality they shot her ):
5. Me friends and I caught ladybugs
6. Once I caught a ladybug that was black with red spots- way legit!!!
7. I also caught grasshoppers and ripped off their hind legs so they could not hop away.
8. My first crush was on a guy named Jordan Bloomquist- we used to sneak off and play in the empty town houses. Ooh…
9. I use to play dress up, makeovers, and Barbies- ALL THE TIME!
10. I was princess Lea for Halloween
11. I traded Pokemon cards at recess
12. When my Tangela card was stolen out of my backpack I cried to the principle.
13. I was terrified of the principle in kindergarten because I watched the movie Matilda…haven’t seen that movie since.
14. In kindergarten I was in purple group and got in trouble because I would talk to my crush Tim all the time (:
15. I had over 200 accelerated reader points in first grade!
16. I cheated on spelling tests in first grade so I could get the coupons for Burger Kind kid meals
17. I cheated on multiplication tests so I could go to the ice cream party at the end of the year…but I ended up being out of town so I didn’t get to go anyways ):
18. I got caught cheating only once!
19. In third grade I moved to Nampa ID
20. I was born in Pocatello then I moved to Boise when I was 3.
21. When I found out I was having my third little brother I cried because I thought I would have to play hotwheels and watch Dumbo for the rest of my life.
22. In second grade I started piano lessons.
23. I use to love Top Ramen and eat it all the time at my friend’s house.
24. Nicole Dickson used to be my best friend.
25. In fourth grade my teacher hated me because I was “too perfect” and an over-achiever. She told my mom to set me up to fail.
26. I broke my nose cheerleading- I still have the x-rays.
27. I brought my nose cast to school for person of the week.
28. I was in cheerleading 4th, 5th, and 7th grade.
29. My first professional play was Jane Eyre with the Boise Institute.
30. In fifth grade I got to be in a half 5th, half 6th grade class.
31. I was in track in 6th grade. I only placed once ):
32. I made a Mars Rover in GT out of Legos.
33. In fifth grade I had a crush on Austin Hughes and Tyler Hatch
34. In sixth grade I moved on to Austin’s brother Nathan.
35. In fifth grade I was chosen for best duet at festival. My partner and I got to play at an honor recital where I wore a purple turtleneck.
36. At one piano recital I forgot my piece so I broke down crying and ran out to a back room.
37. Jordan Bloomquist was there.
38. I hate hamburger.
39. I love nutella crepes. (with bananas, cute guys, and lots of laughter)
40. My dad gives me a porcelain doll every year for christmas.
41. My favorite christmas present was a Furby.
42. When my Furby broke, I took it back to Toys ‘R Us and bought a giant stuffed cat with the $20 I got.
43. My favorite color was pink.
44. Then purple
45. Then blue
46. Then green
47. now I don’t have one (:
48. I competed at the National level of the National History Day competition and got to go to Washington D.C.
49. The college we competed at had the mascot of fighting turtles! I wanted a shirt so bad!
50. My armpit hair is curly when I don’t shave ):
51. I cut myself shaving my legs a lot.
52. I bleed a lot.
53. In eighth grade I got the golden circle award! I was the last name they read and I was way surprised because I thought I wouldn’t get it.
54. Nobody from my family was there to see me get it…they all went to my sister’s first dance recital.
55. I have always wanted to be a dancer.
56. Ever since I was little I wanted to be a teacher.
57. I used to play school with my friends from Bosnia. If the kids were good they got sour skittles.
58. I used to pick up trash around my apartments to get a Popsicle from the managers.
59. Bill used to give us rides in his golf cart around the apartment complex.
60. We lived right across from the church.
61. In middle school people called me Shirley Temple because I always curled my hair.
62. I even signed autographs…lame I know (:
63. After my best friend, Alyssa, moved to Vernal, UT, we decided we would go to BYU together and be roommates.
64. Our moms still keep in touch.
65. My favorite restaurant is Wingers.
66. The best place for pizza, in my opinion, is Gerties in Twin Falls.
67. My favorite kind of flowers is roses.
68. I love to read mystery or magical books.
69. I’ve kissed 6 boys and one wasn’t even in my family.
70. I have always really admired my cousin Nicole. She is beautiful, smart, sensible, and has just a great personality.
71. I have been inside 3 temples…at least that I remember.
72. I did baptisms in the SLC temple, for family names.
73. The Logan Temple is probably one of my favorites.
74. When I was younger I wanted to be married in the Cardston Alberta Temple.
75. I really want to dance in the rain!
76. I made the most amazing snow penguin in elementary school, but some older kids trampled it.
77. I used to play basketball in middle school. I made the “C” team.
78. We won all but one game.
79. I am thinking about majoring in chemistry and pharmacy.
80. I also want to minor in music.
81. Once I stapled my finger in first grade. It hurt! ):
82. I love to go camping!
83. I always get in trouble with my leaders at church for wanting to do all the boy things, like outdoor stuff.
84. I like fishing but I hate eating fish.
85. I have a pet water frog…idk why he hasn’t died yet because I never feed him.
86. When I am stressed I like to play piano and clean.
87. I like to run but I am not good at it.
88. I have been part of the all state choir.
89. I will have been a part of the all-northwest choir twice after this year.
90. One of my favorite composers for piano is Gershwin.
91. I also like Martha Mier.
92. My favorite “classical-ish” song is Rhapsody in Blue.
93. I enjoy walking or bike-riding on the greenbelt.
94. I secretly want to be Homecoming/Prom queen or princess.
95. I also want to be on student council or like be class president.
96. I get along better with boys than girls.
97. My best friend is a boy.
98. I used to have a crush on my 2 older cousins.
99. My entire ward thinks I am having a secret love affair with Chris Redd.
100. I’m having a secret love affair with Chris Redd…uhm…I mean (:
101. (This post was sensored by Mom.) "If you want a facebook you should find
something else to post for # 101." (:(:(: