Choir Tour 2012

In 24 hours I will be sitting in the Phoenix Airport waiting to board a plane that will take me and my fellow choir members to the Big Apple, New York City. It's a trip little kids dream of. I know I hate expectations, but this trip will be magical. I can feel it.

My roomates are Elisabeth (of course), Emily S., and Morgan.

I started this post the day before the trip and never finished it. I was too excited to sit down and blog. :)

Sunday Afternoons

Yawn. Time to blog! :)

Break ended and I toured BYU Provo as well. I've come to the realization over the past few weeks that work doesn't end once you get accepted to the university of your choice. :( BYU, for example, is hard to get into and then I'll have to try to make music program! AH! Happily Ever After doesn't happen when you're handed a diploma. College may be more fun, but it will be a whole heck of a lot more work too.

Since break Colton turned 16, I got sick, I got a job, Hunger Games came out in theaters, there was a young women broadcast, ycl retreat, Copperstar's "Seussical", and choir has been getting ready for NEW YORK!!!!! A few weeks ago I suggested we have a paint war to make shirts for the trip and it was a huge success. hehehe I can't wait for this trip. We leave in 3 days! <3 I honestly believe all your dreams will come true in this one city. Why is that? I don't know... but I'm still so flippin excited!

Busy as always and being a teenager. bleh. haha Sometimes it's hard to deal with life, but then you tell yourself you're dumb and keep going. Hopefully I can be as understanding and sweet to others as my friends are too me. Why are they so cool? ;)

Halfway Through Break

Leaving Rexburg tomorrow afternoon and the time up here was fun. Monday I hung out with three of my cousins. We went to lunch and bowling and sadly I bowled around a 60. I'm out of practice and no bumpers. :( We also saw the Lorax at Fat Cats (like a tiny Amazing Jakes). That night the whole family went out to dinner (Mexican food in Idaho isn't outstanding...) and had a party for my Grandma with her friends.

Tuesday I toured BYU-I with Laura and my family, minus Bryce. There were two other girls on the tour with their parents so we didn't get a golf cart, but we got a free shirt! The campus was pretty even though there was no snow or plants (haha awkward season...). I still think BYU-I is small... but I can see myself going there. There are lots of activities and everything seemed sort of right. It wouldn't take me along to adopt into college life, if it wasn't for the weather! Everyone keeps telling me how warm it is and I'm freezing! After the official tour, Laura, Megan, and I roamed around seeing Laura's favorite parts of campus and what I would be interested in. Monica, her sister, even showed us the Jungle Room. We hung out with my family that night and saw "This Means War". CHRIS PINE IS HOT! ;)

Each day has been a sleep-in day. <3 Wednesday we went to the Cal Store (I want a baby duck now) because it's my dad's favorite. He played dress up almost the entire time. Afterwards we went to Pizza Pie Cafe (thanks for the suggestion Tori!) which is a buffet devoted to types of pizza, pasta, and salad. Monica, Laura, and I ventured off to go shopping at a few little stores and then the rest of the night was pretty chill.

I miss my friends, but this is a good trip. Hopefully we continue to be safe and have fun. Guess I might as well go to bed early. Valerie fell asleep on my bed though. *sigh* Being the oldest....

Ready Set Break

Never a dull moment and Spring Break is no exception. The norm for spring is planning out an activity for each day of the week that families can go to and then the teenagers go party in the evening. This year is a little different. Surprise road trip with my family and friend, Laura, up to Idaho and Utah. The trip sounds freezing, but it will be fun and I'll be able to tour both BYU Provo and BYU Rexburg while we're there.

Saturday we woke up and left at 4am. A few gas stations later we made it to my cousin's house in Springville, Utah. Honestly, I hardly remember what happened on that drive. We're pretty funny though. :) After hanging around for a little bit we traveled over to BYU campus. Laura was surprising her friends from high school by only telling one she was in town and then we showed up at their dorms. I really liked the set up of the dorms. I never realized how much housing there was on campus and how different it all can be. We walked around a little convenient store for a minute that was run by the creamery. CUTE BOYS! lol All of her friends were happy to see her and we stayed over till at least 12:30.

Valerie was sick last night so sleep was cut short yet again. We left for Idaho around 8am to surprise my grandma for her 70th birthday. It worked out great and even though there is a lack of sleep, this trip is better than I thought it would be. Hopefully it won't snow and we'll continue to have adventures up here in Zion. ;)

Youth Conference 2012

I'll admit I was furious when I wasn't called to be on the youth counsel this year. I just assume all things should be handed to me, and since I reside in a small ward... they usually are. Youth Conference this year was fun, but not too exciting since I feel like it's the same thing every year. Here is a short summary of our schedule.

Friday Night: Dinner and then team work games on the ball fields. It was freezing! The closing consisted of an inspirational sports story and a man (I have no idea who he was) speaking about medals and singing jazzy versions of a hymn *hallelujah!*. There was a carnival themed after party where everyone could do what they liked instead of being forced to stay with their teams. (haha like there was any enforcing going on.)
Saturday Morning: Sister Baer spoke on self worth and then a friend of the Petries spoke about dating. Both speakers were great and it was wonderful to hear from two new people instead of seminary teachers and stake leaders we hear from all the time. Then more team building games. It was fine, but we sorta did that the night before.... Snack breaks broke up all these activities and then after lunch we went to Zack Bell's eagle project.
Saturday Night: NEVER arrive on time to an activity. haha The dance started out fun with good food, lights, and a cute photo booth. Towards the end though my optimism was dying and I really just wanted to go home. I ended up doing that because leaving in somewhat good spirits is better than staying and being a kill joy.

I appreciate the youth counsel and all they did (or tried to do) for the event. Looking back I'm ok I wasn't called because I have a "my way or high way" attitude that I inherited from my mother about stuff like this and "Wizard of Oz" kept me busy. The overall event was successful and these shirts are the best yet. I feel like a popular thought is "our stake is sooooo lame" but it could always be worse and it also depends on what you put into it. Somethings don't change, but my attitude towards them has. Now just one more crazy week till Spring Break.