Merry Christmas!

In no particular order, I will quickly tell you what's happened in my life lately.

*The Nutcracker 2011*

It has been quite a production! I had way more parts than I usually do (even a solo! Eek!) so I was dead tired. I would go to school, then go straight to my Nutcracker performances. I finally got the nerve to invite my friends to come see it, and most of them came! I would say that it's my best Nutcracker yet, and it is definitely the most fun :)

I loved dancing Marzipan! The costume is g-o-r-g-e-o-u-s!

This is probably the most epic picture on the planet. At least to me it is, because I'm in the middle. Plus it's just an awesome picture. Dancing the Dew Drop Fairy was probably the most exciting thing I have ever done!

My parents were in again as some of the party parents. My mom also played Mother Hubbard! She was so cute! More pictures to come...

 I made some great friends, and I have to admit, they're probably as weird as I am. 

 I had a major fast change in which I went from Arabian (tan tights, flat shoes, heavy skirt, etc.) to Marzipan (tutu, pink tights, pointe shoes, new headpiece). I had all of 2 minutes to do it. Luckily I had a lot of help!

Aw... my Nutcracker girls :)

Bruised toes, sore legs, knots in my ankles, makeup permanently stuck to my face, hairspray covering my hair, constantly in sweats, bobby pins, pointe shoes. That's the Nutcracker for ya.

And by golly, it was fun!

And.... that's all that's happened lately.

But now it's over, and now it's Christmas.

Here's a song to get you in the proper Christmas mood. It's one of my favorites!

Heyhihello.

Look dad, it's a post!

I have neglected my blog! That has never happened before... there's always a first, isn't there? It's been a busy couple of months. I've been running on a little bit of sleep and applesauce! 

This Friday is the beginning of our Nutcracker performances. I'm so excited, but I'm very nervous at the same time. We've been rehearsing so much, it's bound to be good!

My mom is Mother Hubbard this year! She's so cute.

Last week the performance group that I'm in performed at Christmas in Dixie. We wore flapper dresses and danced to a song called Bassa Nova. We were moving so fast the whole time, the only pictures we got were blurry!

Our family got together for Thanksgiving and we took a family picture. This is probably the first time that nobody has been pregnant or crying! We're a rather handsome bunch, aren't we?

I promise not to neglect my blog anymore.

I promise to be more interesting.

I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.

Oh hi.

Hello friends, it's been awhile! I've been busy, busy, busy. BUSY. 

Remember when I said that I was going to wear every shirt in my closet? I'm not very good at putting together outfits, so it's been a bit difficult. Here's a very small peek at what I've been wearing.

Right after I decided to wear everything in my closet, we decided that we were moving back to our old house. I wore t-shirts probably everyday of the week. OH WELL. I'll get better once I get my room all sorted out.

Oh yeah! Bones, Merlin, and Fringe are back! That makes my life sooooo much better.

Boring day = boring post.

Farewellbyetataadios.

10-16-11

OPERATION WEAR EVERY SHIRT IN MY CLOSET

It starts tomorrow.

Dun dun duuuuuunnnnnnnnnnnnnnn....

This is definitely going to be a challenge. Wish me luck! I may or may not take a picture of everyday. I probably won't, but we'll see.

Night!

10-3-11

If you get a chance, go watch General Conference here. It's truly amazing and I'm so glad that I get to watch it!

Favorite quote:

Sisters, wherever you are, whatever your circumstances may be, you are not forgotten. No matter how dark your days may seem, no matter how insignificant you may feel, no matter how overshadowed you think you may be, your Heavenly Father has not forgotten you. In fact, He loves you with an infinite love.

Just think of it: You are known and remembered by the most majestic, powerful, and glorious Being in the universe! You are loved by the King of infinite space and everlasting time!

He who created and knows the stars knows you and your name—you are the daughters of His kingdom.

Forget Me Not

President Deiter F. Uchtdorf

Have a wonderful day!

Homecoming 2011

 Homecoming was so much fun! I did catch a cold in the process (not from kissing, Maria), but I didn't show up until afterwards!  Let's just say that I was sooooo excited about my dress, hair, and makeup. I've never been that dolled up before!

We got a ton of pictures before the dance!

Wahlah.

Me 'n Myles

We tried our hand at interpretive dancing.

Oh my goodness, my hair was fantastic. I asked my dad to take pictures of the hair... but he didn't take a picture of the back. That was my favorite part! But there's a picture in here somewhere that shows it :)

Thank you so much Monica and Maria for helping me get ready and for doing my makeup and hair! Everyone commented on how pretty it looked :)

No, we didn't plan to all match.  Our group was so much fun! We had a blast!

 Ilovemydress.

 There's the back of my hair! Click on it to see it closer.

I don't know what we're doing.... but we had fun doing it!

 Oh Jessica, you're awesome.

I am so glad that these people were in my group, they really made it so much fun!

The next school dance is Sadies. I have no idea who I'm going to ask. Ssssiiiigggghhhhh.....

Have a wonderful day!

My latest creation

Remember when I was in Ceramics 1 and I would show you all the stuff I made? Well you're in for a treat, I'm in Ceramics 2 now! I'm pretty sure you are jumping up and down with joy. Let me just say, it so so much more fun than Ceramics 1. He gives you more freedom and you get to use better glaze and clay.  It's going to take awhile to remember how to throw a bowl correctly though... Anyway, here's my practice bowl.

How awesome is that glaze?! It would take forever to tell you how I did it, so you can just bask in it's awesomeness for now.  I have another bowl that's ready to be fired, so that'll be what's next. But after that is my hand-built project! It's probably the most awesome thing I've ever made. Let's just hope it works out.

Do you know what FFA is? Well let me tell you. It's Future Farmers of America! There's a longer, official name, but I can't remember it... Anyway, I joined it for my greenhouse project. I'm their official photographer! They had an opening social on Wednesday. It was so much fun! We played mud football.

Before

Here's a little backstory on why I'm holding out my Mickey Mouse t-shirt.  Mr. Dayley, my greenhouse teacher and FFA advisor, hates Mickey Mouse. I don't really understand why though. It's common for students to secretly plant Mickey Mouse related objects in his room. So I thought it would be pretty funny to wear my Mickey Mouse shirt. It resulted in him passing me the ball every chance he got so I would get pummeled into the mud. THANKS.

After

This was actually before I got thrown into the mud by my fellow FFA members by order of Mr. Dayley. So I'm relatively cleaner than everybody else.

Ha... ha.

Our Hurricane Tiger football team is going to be on KSL's 11 o'clock news tonight! Go check it out!

Have a wonderful day!

Suspense.

My inspiration for my dress came from this picture. No, I did not make my dress, although I considered doing that for quite awhile.

But guess what.

IT'S SPARKLY! Like the skirt above! It's not something I usually wear, but hey, when will I ever be able to wear something with that much sparkle? Nowhere.  Like I said, you won't be able to see the dress until after, because then you'll get the whole image. Ya know?

Glitter = ew

Sequins (done the right way) = glorious joy

I was going to get a black version of this dress, but we couldn't figure out how to add sleeves to it. Plus, it just wasn't the one.  I promise that I won't make such a big deal with all the other dresses, but this is my first dance, so I'm entitled to make a big deal. So there.

I really wish that I could wear these shoes with it. But no, they don't match. Sad day.

So..............................................Uh............... See you later.

Remembering 9/11

My mind is blank on what to say. I have so many things that I could say about 9/11, I just don't know how to get them out. It was such a tragic day in our history, and I will never forget it.

So I pay tribute to the victims of 9/11, our American heroes.

Please pray for our great nation in it's time of need and sorrow.

God Bless America!

Rainy days.

Here in my town, it doesn't rain much. So when it does rain, you better get your bum outside and enjoy it! Veronica came over and we drove down to a stream that we had been wanting to go and explore for forever! I took this opportunity to wear my polka dot hat.

Enjoy the little things in life, people. It's quite fun :)

Enjoy the little things.

A couple of weeks ago I was sitting in class listening to the announcements. As I drew an abstract dementor on my paper (don't ask), they announced Homecoming. 

Oh yeah, Homecoming, I'm old enough to go to that now.

Wondering if you are going to get asked or not is the worst thing in the world. You never know when it will be coming, or if it will come, so you become paranoid about who will ask you and how.

GAH!

Well I was paranoid for a whole week and a half before I got asked. I didn't even think I would get asked! But lo and behold, there was the first clue of the scavenger hunt in my car.

He sent me first to the library, where I found the next clue in some obscure book.

Then I drove up to the baseball fields, where the next clue was under second base.

That clue took me to a church, and the next clue was taped to a drinking fountain.

Then I was sent to McDonalds where I found the next clue on the sign.

That clue took me to Dairy Queen, where I had to look under all the seats. That one got me a lot of weird looks.

The last clue took me back home, where I found the last envelope.

(All the clues were attached to envelopes which had puzzle pieces inside)

And viola! I figured out who it was!

I had a feeling it was Myles the whole time! Let me just say, I'm glad it was him! We're good friends so we'll have a blast.

I answered him in a rather simple way. I was going to send him on another huge scavenger hunt, but that's a lot of work! So I just took him some Reeses Pieces with balloons attached that said, "Don't go to pieces, because I'll go to Homecoming with you!"

And no, you don't get to see my dress yet. You'll just have to wait till after September 24th!

So here in Hurricane we have this thing called Peach Days. There's a HUGE parade, booths, excellent food, entertainment, baking contests, a quilt show, fireworks, and my favorite, the Candy Cannon! It's basically a cannon that someone made and every hour they shoot candy into the sky and everybody scrambles for it!

I had never really enjoyed Peach Days until this year. I had always just walked around, looked at the quilts and eaten a customary Peach Days Navajo taco. But this year was different! I was in the parade on the Hurricane FFA (Future Farmers of America) float, which was super fun!

The shirts this year are pretty awesome.

Then afterwards I went and helped out a little with the rodeo, which was awesome because I've never been to one before. Then I went back to Peach Days and spent the entire day there! I listened to my mom sing, which was fabulous because she's so amazing. Then Veronica, Yok, and I spent the whole day eating food, looking at the booths, listening to the entertainment, and we even went and watched a fiddling contest!  My mind was blown. I now aspire to become a fiddler.

Yok, Veronica, and I

Taken with my phone at night, hence the horrible quality.

We listened to this band most of the time, they were super good! There were some pretty awesome fireworks afterwards.

The whole day was pretty much the best day ever! It taught me to enjoy the little things in life like getting free peaches, getting super messy while eating a Navajo taco, and listening to good, live music! I can't wait till the next Peach Days!

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I found these pictures while looking for the parade pictures. They make me happy :)

No photoshop, her eyes are really that blue!

This picture is a rare thing in itself. My mom never get's on the trampoline, and she was showing us her cheerleader moves from when she was in high school!

I love my family. :)

Have a wonderful day!