Monday, January 9, 2012
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Harry Potter in 99 Seconds
Haha this is funny :) Plus these kids remind me of Zach and Cody... Enjoy!!
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
I found it! I found the will power!! And that first step worked WONDERS!!
Remember this post about how I am no good at practicing piano, writing in my journal, and I always forget to read my scriptures?
Well... I'm here to tell you... I found it!! The will power!! The piano part I sorta just came up with... I LOVE practicing the piano. I practiced for like 1 1/2 (Okay, maybe a little less) hours the other day. :)
Journal?? Okay, I'm still pretty bad at this one, but I guess this is kinda journaling? Right?
Scriptures: This is my favorite one. I think that my problem was that I couldn't really understand very well what I was reading. I decided to switch from reading the BOM to the Docterine and Covenants for a while. Doing this made all the difference. D&C is so easy to read and understand, and it is filled with awesome scriptures. (Seriously, I think my marking pencil is tired.)
Now, about sixty sections into D&C, I love reading my scriptures. I realized that it doesn't matter if you fully understand what is going on in the story. Maybe I just have to try and focuse on what that chapter is telling me. If I can understand and see the big story and picture, then that helps a lot. But sometimes you just have to accept that you don't understand that part right now and move on.
As my seminary teacher says, the scriptures are full of hidden treasures. I think I am starting to understand that.
Yay!!
Well... I'm here to tell you... I found it!! The will power!! The piano part I sorta just came up with... I LOVE practicing the piano. I practiced for like 1 1/2 (Okay, maybe a little less) hours the other day. :)
Journal?? Okay, I'm still pretty bad at this one, but I guess this is kinda journaling? Right?
Scriptures: This is my favorite one. I think that my problem was that I couldn't really understand very well what I was reading. I decided to switch from reading the BOM to the Docterine and Covenants for a while. Doing this made all the difference. D&C is so easy to read and understand, and it is filled with awesome scriptures. (Seriously, I think my marking pencil is tired.)
Now, about sixty sections into D&C, I love reading my scriptures. I realized that it doesn't matter if you fully understand what is going on in the story. Maybe I just have to try and focuse on what that chapter is telling me. If I can understand and see the big story and picture, then that helps a lot. But sometimes you just have to accept that you don't understand that part right now and move on.
As my seminary teacher says, the scriptures are full of hidden treasures. I think I am starting to understand that.
Yay!!
Monday, July 18, 2011
EFY
I went to efy last week... and it was AMAZING!! It was so much fun and so spiritual... You seriously feel so amazing and different the whole week! I already miss it!
Here are just a few of the pictures I took:
Here are just a few of the pictures I took:
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| This was the first day - right after check-in! |
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| We had to keep taking pics in the mirror because we had a hard time fitting everyone in otherwise! |
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| This was the first dance- it was so hot outside! |
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| Games Night |
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| Pizza Night |
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| One of our counselors, Maddy, after we heart attacked her door the last night |
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| This is us with our session director Brother Laing |
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| This is a bunch of kids in my company making a thank you card for the byu creamery |
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| My Company!! Yay!! |
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| All of the boys in my company |
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| All of the girls in my company |
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| This was at the last dance... and yes, this kid can limbo that low! |
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| Us eating ice cream bars from the vending machine |
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| The End!! Boo Hoo! |
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Here's how my bucket list is going...
This is my "2011 Bucket List" that I posted a little while ago. Let's see how it's coming...
1. Try something new and don't always put my own wants first
- Hmmm... Well I suppose that I am in the process of doing this one. I've probably tried something new in the last six months... Not putting my own wants first? Hmmm... I sometimes remember to do this one.
2. Save up my money for something in particular (no more spending just because I can)
- Haven't done this one. I only have like $13 to my name.
3. Learn 5 new Jon Schmidt songs
- First off, I have no idea why I put this one. I am probably capable of doing this, but I don't play Jon Schmidt very much. I've learned, like, one.
4. Go to a concert... maybe with luck, somebody good will turn up in SLC.
- Haven't done this one. And honestly, I probably won't.
5. Earn two more values in Personal Progress
- One down!!
6. Figure out how to be as crazy in Mia Maids as I was in Beehives
- Uhh... can I say done, done, done, and DONE!
7. Do my homework right when I get home from school (yea right)
- See number 4 :)
8. Get my learner's permit\
-six more months!
9. Not crash while I am learning how to drive
- N/A
10. Learn to turn my lemons into the perfect lemonade
-It depends on what my lemons look like...
11. Befriend someone who is right now a stranger to me
- Done. I meet new people every semester.
12. Keep up on American Idol and AGT so I don't have to watch 6 episodes in one night
- First, I don't even like American Idol anymore. I love AGT, though, and I have kept up on it so far.
13. See the glass as half full
- Again, it definitely depends.
14. go to EFY
- Less than one month baby!!
15. Rule the school in 9th grade
- Hmmm.. have to wait a couple more months for that.
16. Eat healthier
- Nope. My favorite food group is still the skinny yellow one.
17. Do more service. And remain anonymous.
- I've probably done this a little bit. Not very much though.
18. Make sure that I am mindful of my friend's needs and wants
- I think that I've always been pretty good at this.
19. Turn my siblings into my best friends
- Certainly haven't done this yet. I've been getting along with them pretty well though.
20. Keep my annoying-teenager comments to a minimum
- Haven't even tried.... darn.
21. Don't talk in Sunday School unless it is relevant to the lesson.
- I'm almost 100% sure that this will never happen.
1. Try something new and don't always put my own wants first
- Hmmm... Well I suppose that I am in the process of doing this one. I've probably tried something new in the last six months... Not putting my own wants first? Hmmm... I sometimes remember to do this one.
2. Save up my money for something in particular (no more spending just because I can)
- Haven't done this one. I only have like $13 to my name.
3. Learn 5 new Jon Schmidt songs
- First off, I have no idea why I put this one. I am probably capable of doing this, but I don't play Jon Schmidt very much. I've learned, like, one.
4. Go to a concert... maybe with luck, somebody good will turn up in SLC.
- Haven't done this one. And honestly, I probably won't.
5. Earn two more values in Personal Progress
- One down!!
6. Figure out how to be as crazy in Mia Maids as I was in Beehives
- Uhh... can I say done, done, done, and DONE!
7. Do my homework right when I get home from school (yea right)
- See number 4 :)
8. Get my learner's permit\
-six more months!
9. Not crash while I am learning how to drive
- N/A
10. Learn to turn my lemons into the perfect lemonade
-It depends on what my lemons look like...
11. Befriend someone who is right now a stranger to me
- Done. I meet new people every semester.
12. Keep up on American Idol and AGT so I don't have to watch 6 episodes in one night
- First, I don't even like American Idol anymore. I love AGT, though, and I have kept up on it so far.
13. See the glass as half full
- Again, it definitely depends.
14. go to EFY
- Less than one month baby!!
15. Rule the school in 9th grade
- Hmmm.. have to wait a couple more months for that.
16. Eat healthier
- Nope. My favorite food group is still the skinny yellow one.
17. Do more service. And remain anonymous.
- I've probably done this a little bit. Not very much though.
18. Make sure that I am mindful of my friend's needs and wants
- I think that I've always been pretty good at this.
19. Turn my siblings into my best friends
- Certainly haven't done this yet. I've been getting along with them pretty well though.
20. Keep my annoying-teenager comments to a minimum
- Haven't even tried.... darn.
21. Don't talk in Sunday School unless it is relevant to the lesson.
- I'm almost 100% sure that this will never happen.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Wow. This is crazy awesome...
This is a vid from America's Got Talent last night. Their act is seriously beautiful... like, I got goosebumps. All I can say is watch, watch, watch!! It is amazing!!
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011
My New Favorite Toy
I have a new favorite toy... ready?
The Rubik's Cube. I love this thing. And as nerdy as it may sound, I can solve it.
Not fast, mind you, it takes me a couple of minutes, but it still gets solved.
I'm sort of obsessed with doing this, which is kinda funny because I don't actually have one.
So I just steal Zach's Rubik's Cube and solve it a couple of times before he gets mad at me and wants it back.
(And yes, I know that this officially makes me a nerd. My mom even pointed that out haha. I agree.)
Anyways... so if you ever have a scrambled up Rubik's Cube that needs to be solved... call me!
:) And if you want to learn, there are some awesome vids on youtube. The one I used is like 30 minutes long, though, and it takes a lot of memorization!
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The Rubik's Cube. I love this thing. And as nerdy as it may sound, I can solve it.
Not fast, mind you, it takes me a couple of minutes, but it still gets solved.
I'm sort of obsessed with doing this, which is kinda funny because I don't actually have one.
So I just steal Zach's Rubik's Cube and solve it a couple of times before he gets mad at me and wants it back.
(And yes, I know that this officially makes me a nerd. My mom even pointed that out haha. I agree.)
Anyways... so if you ever have a scrambled up Rubik's Cube that needs to be solved... call me!
:) And if you want to learn, there are some awesome vids on youtube. The one I used is like 30 minutes long, though, and it takes a lot of memorization!
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