Has anyone besides me noticed how gorgeous the colors are this winter? I don't think I've ever seen a more colorful winter. I know that sounds weird, but the browns are browner, the greens are greener, and that gross brownish grey color doesn't seem to be seen anywhere I look. I'm looking at my Grandparent's backyard as I write this, and they have this tree filled with maroon berries and a few trees with some deep orange leaves. All are such darkly saturated colors, it's gorgeous!!! While I love and adore snow, this rain makes everything look magical in a different way, and I love it!!
It's totally unique. I don't remember a winter ever looking like this! I wish I could capture it with a camera, but the cameras don't seem to do it justice. Neither does this post. haha... Oh well! It's so funny too, because this morning I spotted some blue sky, and I thought that was a little depressing, but decided to roll with it, then suddenly out of nowhere all this rain began pelting outside! It was fantastic!
Anyways, I love colors. Just for the record, we had some amazing Sunsets this year too, some of the coolest I've ever seen!
12.14.2010
12.06.2010
A New Post!
CELTIC HOLIDAY WAS SOOOOOOOO FANTASTIC!!!
I just had to throw that out there.
We had a great time, and lots of people came! It was sweet too, because even though we had like 3 performances, we actually made it through! It was awesome! Everyone did a great job, and coming off it has been really fun, because we get to watch everyone improve now that we can start actually teaching them dances again! YAY!!!!!!!
And I made a profile on Mormon.org!
That's my spiffy button. You should click it! I have a ridiculous picture on it right now though, I want to change it eventually. But I'll have to take a picture first, then upload it and... yeah. I'd rather use this, because I don't want to go to ALL that work. Just kidding!!! haha I'll do it eventually!
I just clicked it, and it's not working yet. But soon it will! So I'll just leave it on there! haha
I just had to throw that out there.
We had a great time, and lots of people came! It was sweet too, because even though we had like 3 performances, we actually made it through! It was awesome! Everyone did a great job, and coming off it has been really fun, because we get to watch everyone improve now that we can start actually teaching them dances again! YAY!!!!!!!
And I made a profile on Mormon.org!
That's my spiffy button. You should click it! I have a ridiculous picture on it right now though, I want to change it eventually. But I'll have to take a picture first, then upload it and... yeah. I'd rather use this, because I don't want to go to ALL that work. Just kidding!!! haha I'll do it eventually!
I just clicked it, and it's not working yet. But soon it will! So I'll just leave it on there! haha
10.20.2010
Updates and that
Hey guess WHAT??? There are only 16 days until Celtic Holiday. Well, at least the preview for Celtic Holiday... on Friday night... And so there are basically 17 days until Celtic Holiday!
(AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!)
Treasures team is basically ready, which is super sweet! Gold team is also basically ready, just a few more things and we've got it! And then we'll finish Unplugged, which reminds me, I have some music to edit. And a playlist to edit. And a line-up to finish. And then I have the lights to do... tehe... and yet here I am blogging about all the things I need to do but haven't yet... XD It's mostly done, just the finishing touches.
So here I go! :D
9.27.2010
A post
This is a post! I haven't posted for a while. Now I just did. And now it's time to write in my journal and go to bed!
I want to re-design my blog now... must resist... must sleep...
I want to re-design my blog now... must resist... must sleep...
9.09.2010
Ponderings
Whenever I see the word ponderings, I think of Jeeves and Wooster where Bertie shoves the little brother of Anoria Glossop into the pond. Bertie calls him imponderable. Emphasis on the pond. Anyways, I'm not in a pond, I have not been shoved into a pond, and I don't live in a pond. Thank goodness that's out of the way... :D
So we just started up Choir at the Institute! Second week in, and the songs are already playing through my head! It's fun too, because this year I have more confidence, can find the alto line more easily, and Odorf was teaching me about singing on the drive home last night, and I was able to feel like it was supposed to feel. I was really excited! That being said, I need practice. Lots and lots of practice. But at least I did it once so I can know what it feels like! I'm excited for next week! :D
Another thing that I've been thinking about is the Dressing Your Truth system. I LOVE IT. I'm just going to tell about my experience with it, because I've been bottling it up inside of me, which means it has the tendency to explode in odd ways. haha
I've been dressing my truth as a type 1, and I've loved being so comfortable with who I am. It shows on the outside who I am on the inside, and I don't have to worry about being myself, it just happens naturally! It's great, because I feel like I'm more sensitive to people around me, like I could help them if they needed me or I wouldn't be afraid to ask for help. I don't apologize for myself anymore, my words to describe myself have changed. Instead of saying something like "Oh gee, I'm fat. I need to eat less and exercise more." I say something like "Don't I look oh so adorable today!" and I don't think about weight, and I've never felt healthier. I love how my closet isn't a dull necessity, it's a fun place filled with super fun stuff! A treasure cave instead of a broom closet. Mirrors aren't my enemy anymore either, and I've been able to let go of so much worry in my life.
So not only have I had a HUGE amount of fun, I really am loving the positive effect it's had on me! Now that I understand myself so much better, I look forward to trying to understand the other types. Which will be fun in my family with one Type 2, two Type 4s, and one more Type 1! Not a lot of 3 in my family, although I'm pretty sure that's my secondary type... but I really followed the Type 1 way of reading the book, which I laughed about since I didn't even know at first... I was like OOOOH a book! NO SHINY. I skip, besides I understand this anyways, even though I skimmed it once. Wait... she just said what I did. Psychic lady.
:D So yeah, watching the online course or re-reading the book again is an order.
And yeah, I'm going to sleep now, I have committees in the morning! And then graduation, where I get to wear a spiffy hat that makes me look like a turtle. Woohoo. AND THEN THE INSTITUTE SPECTACULAR!!! Talk about fun! :D Anyways, life is awesome, I love it, and great stuff!
So we just started up Choir at the Institute! Second week in, and the songs are already playing through my head! It's fun too, because this year I have more confidence, can find the alto line more easily, and Odorf was teaching me about singing on the drive home last night, and I was able to feel like it was supposed to feel. I was really excited! That being said, I need practice. Lots and lots of practice. But at least I did it once so I can know what it feels like! I'm excited for next week! :D
Another thing that I've been thinking about is the Dressing Your Truth system. I LOVE IT. I'm just going to tell about my experience with it, because I've been bottling it up inside of me, which means it has the tendency to explode in odd ways. haha
I've been dressing my truth as a type 1, and I've loved being so comfortable with who I am. It shows on the outside who I am on the inside, and I don't have to worry about being myself, it just happens naturally! It's great, because I feel like I'm more sensitive to people around me, like I could help them if they needed me or I wouldn't be afraid to ask for help. I don't apologize for myself anymore, my words to describe myself have changed. Instead of saying something like "Oh gee, I'm fat. I need to eat less and exercise more." I say something like "Don't I look oh so adorable today!" and I don't think about weight, and I've never felt healthier. I love how my closet isn't a dull necessity, it's a fun place filled with super fun stuff! A treasure cave instead of a broom closet. Mirrors aren't my enemy anymore either, and I've been able to let go of so much worry in my life.
So not only have I had a HUGE amount of fun, I really am loving the positive effect it's had on me! Now that I understand myself so much better, I look forward to trying to understand the other types. Which will be fun in my family with one Type 2, two Type 4s, and one more Type 1! Not a lot of 3 in my family, although I'm pretty sure that's my secondary type... but I really followed the Type 1 way of reading the book, which I laughed about since I didn't even know at first... I was like OOOOH a book! NO SHINY. I skip, besides I understand this anyways, even though I skimmed it once. Wait... she just said what I did. Psychic lady.
:D So yeah, watching the online course or re-reading the book again is an order.
And yeah, I'm going to sleep now, I have committees in the morning! And then graduation, where I get to wear a spiffy hat that makes me look like a turtle. Woohoo. AND THEN THE INSTITUTE SPECTACULAR!!! Talk about fun! :D Anyways, life is awesome, I love it, and great stuff!
8.23.2010
Why not?
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I finished my last class at Stevens-Henager!!!! HURRAY!!! At least, for the time being. You never know if I'll go back for my bachelor's degree later. ANYWAY that's another thought for a later time. For now, I'm totally excited! And even better, I found out while I'm at the Oregon Coast, so it's going to be an even more relaxing time! YAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!
And while we're here, we gotten to be with some of our awesome friends we've had forever who are awesome and they're awesome and they're also awesome! It was so great to see them again, I've missed them a ton!
And we've gotten to go walk historic Newport, where my brother fed a Sea Lion. Here is the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-3ZQAwUSGo
Good ol' Jiggers! That was really fun! The guy was funny, he eats raw tuna and loves fishing, whether it's tuna or halibut. Strange, I can't imagine enjoying fishing. Though I probably could get into fishing on the ocean!
AAAAND I got to buy a pair of my very own CONVERSE!!!!!! It's only too true, and I'm so excited I can barely stand it!
Here they are!
And while we're here, we gotten to be with some of our awesome friends we've had forever who are awesome and they're awesome and they're also awesome! It was so great to see them again, I've missed them a ton!
And we've gotten to go walk historic Newport, where my brother fed a Sea Lion. Here is the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-3ZQAwUSGo
Good ol' Jiggers! That was really fun! The guy was funny, he eats raw tuna and loves fishing, whether it's tuna or halibut. Strange, I can't imagine enjoying fishing. Though I probably could get into fishing on the ocean!
AAAAND I got to buy a pair of my very own CONVERSE!!!!!! It's only too true, and I'm so excited I can barely stand it!
Here they are!
I was excited. haha... now I'm ready for a Doctor Who episode! It'll be about...
Sea lions.
A whole colony:
Or maybe not, Steven Moffat will find some way to make Sea Lions freaky, and I'd rather not deal with it. ;)
8.07.2010
Ninja Chipmunk
FEAR the mighty Ninja Chipmunk! For if you make her mad, she's going to find you and uhhhhhhhhhhhh try to open her mouth so she can chew you out. Which is kinda scary, right?
Okay fine. I got my wisdom teeth out yesterday. And yesterday it hurt, but not too badly. Today it hurts quite a bit. This morning it does anyways, but I should've thought it might, 'cuz it's been a while since I had Ibuprofen, since I don't have the skillz needed to swallow pills in my sleep. haha
But yeah, my mouth can only open far enough to drink stuff and get stuff off a spoon. Thank goodness I can get a spoon in! So far for breakfast I've had a bowl of sherbet and an ice cream/nectarine smoothie thing Mom made. And soon I shall eat some of the ice cream brought by SwashbucklerT! (Thanks again so much!) Why couldn't I do this when I didn't have teeth gone? Just kidding! :D
So according to Mom, the anesthesia made me kinda funny. I talked in a really high slow voice, asked to keep my wisdom teeth over and over, and then just wouldn't stop talking. I did get to keep my wisdom teeth, isn't that exciting? Scary thing is, I don't remember a lot of the drive home. I remember getting out of the chair, being helped to the car, getting into the car, suddenly seeing Dad at his office, getting asked by Mom to stop talking so I wouldn't keep chomping on my lower lip, suddenly seeing my cousin at my grandparents' house, and then the drive home is a bit hazy, but I kinda remember it. Then Mom helped me out of the car and onto the couch, and I asked to play the wii, and she said probably not yet. And I remember all of that. :D Then we got to watch Sense and Sensibility, because Mom knew magically what I was saying with her psychic powers... haha This is our conversation:
Mom: Do you want to watch a movie
Me: uh huh
Mom: We have Little women, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility...
Me: nuh uh, nuh uh, other one
Mom: Which other one?
Me: other sense and sinesinfnsinceifity
Mom: Oh, this one?
Me: uh huh
Sounds like a Ponyo conversation, but I can't eat ham right now. :) hahahahaha
All of this made me even more grateful for an awesome Mom who doesn't video me, or do anything horrid like picture taking or listening to me when I want to go to the dance studio. Apparently I asked to do that too! Just shows my priorities, I guess! :D
Well, another day, another adventure! I get to try to brush my teeth today and I also get to eat some scrambled eggs, and I'm going to be rinsing with salt water, and most just kinda hanging.
Okay fine. I got my wisdom teeth out yesterday. And yesterday it hurt, but not too badly. Today it hurts quite a bit. This morning it does anyways, but I should've thought it might, 'cuz it's been a while since I had Ibuprofen, since I don't have the skillz needed to swallow pills in my sleep. haha
But yeah, my mouth can only open far enough to drink stuff and get stuff off a spoon. Thank goodness I can get a spoon in! So far for breakfast I've had a bowl of sherbet and an ice cream/nectarine smoothie thing Mom made. And soon I shall eat some of the ice cream brought by SwashbucklerT! (Thanks again so much!) Why couldn't I do this when I didn't have teeth gone? Just kidding! :D
So according to Mom, the anesthesia made me kinda funny. I talked in a really high slow voice, asked to keep my wisdom teeth over and over, and then just wouldn't stop talking. I did get to keep my wisdom teeth, isn't that exciting? Scary thing is, I don't remember a lot of the drive home. I remember getting out of the chair, being helped to the car, getting into the car, suddenly seeing Dad at his office, getting asked by Mom to stop talking so I wouldn't keep chomping on my lower lip, suddenly seeing my cousin at my grandparents' house, and then the drive home is a bit hazy, but I kinda remember it. Then Mom helped me out of the car and onto the couch, and I asked to play the wii, and she said probably not yet. And I remember all of that. :D Then we got to watch Sense and Sensibility, because Mom knew magically what I was saying with her psychic powers... haha This is our conversation:
Mom: Do you want to watch a movie
Me: uh huh
Mom: We have Little women, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility...
Me: nuh uh, nuh uh, other one
Mom: Which other one?
Me: other sense and sinesinfnsinceifity
Mom: Oh, this one?
Me: uh huh
Sounds like a Ponyo conversation, but I can't eat ham right now. :) hahahahaha
All of this made me even more grateful for an awesome Mom who doesn't video me, or do anything horrid like picture taking or listening to me when I want to go to the dance studio. Apparently I asked to do that too! Just shows my priorities, I guess! :D
Well, another day, another adventure! I get to try to brush my teeth today and I also get to eat some scrambled eggs, and I'm going to be rinsing with salt water, and most just kinda hanging.
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