New Semester

So the new semester starts up tomorrow. I am a little excited just because it will put a schedule back in my life, although I have enjoyed having days where there was nothing pressing to get done. I am excited to start school again. All of my dance classes are on MWF and my Public Health classes are T Th so that is nice. I can wear normal clothes and do my where my hair down for a few days of the week instead of a ponytail everyday. Hopefully I enjoy Public Health because I don't know what else I will do.

Sloppy joes

So I officially made my first homemade hamburger buns, thanks to the recipe from Judy R. It was definitely an experiment this first time but they taste wonderful and were great for the sloppy joe meat. I am excited to try them again.

CHRISTMAS

Christmas was so wonderful. Our ward choir (the best ward choir ever) sang in sacrament meeting the Sunday before. It was a great start to the week. Lin and I had so much fun getting each other presents and the names we drew for each of our families.



Lin went shopping for stuff to fill my stocking late on Christmas Eve the only store open was Kmart. While he was there he found a 5- in-1 stereo (record, tape, cd radio & mp3 player input) on sale for really cheap. We have been wanting to get one like this for awhile but they are normally $200. This one was marked down to $65 so he got it. We can finally listen to the records we got from Lin's grandma.



Our tree was so awesome this year. It is a Utah tree (not a farm tree). and it looks crooked because it is. The trunk is anything but straight. We both felt like this gave it character.

Finals

So finals went pretty well. My composition class final was a piece we choreographed on other people in our class. The hardest part, I felt, was not the actually choreographing but trying to remember the things choreographed on me. I really enjoyed all of the groups I was in, but some of the choreographers have a much different dance style then me so in some I felt very inadequate for their choreography. I think it went well though. If I ever figure out how to post video I will post my piece.

This is my Polish costume, I don't have a digital picture of the whole thing


This is my Croatian/Macedonian costume and my partner.



This is Taylor, Kayleen and I before the show



This is a close up of my costume. The crown was so awesome and the jewlery was so heavy.

Christmas Around the World

Christmas Around the World, (the folk dance show) was so amazing! We had some crazy late night rehearsals and somehow by the weekend we pulled it off. It was such a great experience to be in a huge production like that. Friday morning (Dec 4th) we had a matinee performance for elementary schools from all over. They were such a good audience. They cheered more than any other audience. We also got to go and talk to the kids before the show and show them our costumes. I was wearing my Polish costume.
The shows went really well. I actually didn't really have any mess ups myself which was amazing. One crazy change in my classes piece was that one of the boys could not come to the performances because he was also in a play and the director had given him permission to come but at the last minute changed his mind. So before the show we taught a guy from PAC (the touring team), this kids part and he pulled it off somehow.
This show was the 50th anniversary and many of the alumni came and participated. It was fun to meet them and talk to them about their experiences.

The King of Hotdogs

Wednesday night Lin had a volleyball match in Murray. I finally didn't have school or work and was able to go and watch him play. After the games we were both really hungry. I was, oddly enough, craving a real, good hot dog. Lin suggested we go to Weinerschnitzel but then said it was, "the McDonalds of the hot dog world." I said I would rather something else because I wanted a great hot dog. We remembered passing a place on State Street on the way from Provo to Orem called The Hot Dog King. We got there number and I called to see if they were still open because it was now 8 PM. I ask how late they are open or when they usually close and the guy says that their hours say 7:30 PM, but they usually just stay open until people stop coming. I asked if they would still be open in about 30 min. He said, "yeah we will stay open, even just for you." So we went and got hot dogs and they stayed open for us. It was a great dinner. I thought it was really funny that they just stayed open for us.

The Figure

Shadow
. . . Shadow
. . . . . . Shadow

I feel the need to protect and be brave
. . but am terrified inside.

Sinking


Sinking


Sinking feeling.

Blank mind but yet, racking my brain to find a way out.

. . . .it's so
shadowy
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shadowy
. . . . . . . . . . . shadowy

The trampoline giving way,
not solid beneath me.

i scream.
Scream!
SCREAM!!

Birthday Wishes from my team :)

Well today my folk dance team sang Happy Birthday to me. Yeah for that. Then our TA Mike comes over to me and tells all the boys to get over here while that is going on he picks me up and then proceeds to tell them about a tradition in Poland when they celebrate. (Right then I knew what was going to happen and wasn't sure how I felt about it). We are doing a Polish dance for the Christmas performance so I guess he felt it was a good experience for us.
Anyway they then all gathered around and counted to three then threw me up in the air. It was hilarious and terrifying at the same time. I wasn't scared of them dropping me I was more scared I was going to hit the lights or the speakers in the ceiling. That is how high I was going and each time I went higher and higher. They threw me three times before setting me back down. Anyway it was really funny and a great memory of my team.

Major decisions

Well I think I have found my major. . . .. .. . drum roll. . . . .. Public health with emphasis in Health Promotion. It is only 55 credits so that is good and many of the classes look interesting and I think it will work with my desires to teach dance. I start classes this Winter so we will see how I like it.