I apologize for the late post everyone. This week has been crazy busy. I had a big chemistry test on Friday and when I have a chemistry test I typically have no time for anything else. I eat, breath and sleep chemistry. Most of you know, chemistry and I are not friends, but for me to do what I want I have to take a lot of it.
Lately I have been thinking a lot about the stupid question, What do I want to be when I grow up? To me this is just the most ridiculous question! I mean I have a list of at least 5 things that I really want to be and I am already grown up.This list does not include being a mother, but yes that is in the plan... So I want to hear a little bit about what everyone thinks of these different area's.
Right now in school my major is Nutrition with an emphasis in Allied Health. This means that I want to do something medically. It is opening doors for me to continue on to Med School or PA School. Lately, though I've been thinking about changing my emphasis to Dietetics. This will allow me to either go to Dietetics school or culinary art school.
After this semester (hoping I pass all my classes), I will have 91 credit hours. Which puts me as a senior!! This also puts a lot of pressure on me to decide what I want to do.
The pro's and con's about each area:
Dietitian:
-In order to be a Registered Dietitian I will need to go to graduate school. (Potential Schools are U of U, USU, BYU.)
-There are thousands of RD jobs that I could do. I could work with a professional sports team, college team, high school team, a large company who highers dietitians for their company, Eating disorders, Work out gyms, kids etc.
-Average Salary in Utah $67,000 (Everywhere else there salary goes up at least $10,000)
-Easy job that I can pick my hours
Pediatrician and Surgeon:
- MCAT is required for Med School
-U of U is where I'm hoping to go.
- They make a lot of money :)
Physician Assistant:
-A physician's assistant is a very interesting area of work. They work directly under the doctor.
-They will never get sued
-Instead of Med school you go to PA school
-Average Salary $90,000
-University of Utah, Utah State
Chef:
-I LOVE TO COOK!! Whenever I have a bad day I end up in the kitchen or on Pinterest getting ideas for cooking.
-I don't use recipes anymore, unless I really want a specific thing.
-I would get my degree in Culinary Arts, or dietetics.
-I would either have my own cooking show, restaurant or make cook books.
-Average Salary $40,000
-I can choose my own hours.
Anyway this is just a bunch of ideas I have. Give my some input of what everyone thinks!! Hope all is going well for everyone.
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Potential Reception Area
Good afternoon sisters!
Dusty and I have been talking about potential locations for our reception in San Diego.
Last summer Dusty attended two wedding receptions in this mans backyard- it overlooks a golf course and is simply beautiful. He showed me a video the other night from one of the weddings.
Dusty's Dad knows the man who owns the house and has gotten in contact with him. He said he rents his yard out (and his house for the bathroom and such) to couples who are members and who are married in the temple for FREE! He said that weekend, (August 9th) would be available as well. He also has lists of people who cater and decorate and such and if you go through them, you get a 20% discount or something like that.
Dusty also said you can walk out beyond the pond a little bit. Around 55 seconds on the video it shows the view of how we could potentially set the yard up with tables and such. We could also have dancing on that patio area behind where the boys are dancing.
http://vimeo.com/72918351
Dusty and I have been talking about potential locations for our reception in San Diego.
Last summer Dusty attended two wedding receptions in this mans backyard- it overlooks a golf course and is simply beautiful. He showed me a video the other night from one of the weddings.
Dusty's Dad knows the man who owns the house and has gotten in contact with him. He said he rents his yard out (and his house for the bathroom and such) to couples who are members and who are married in the temple for FREE! He said that weekend, (August 9th) would be available as well. He also has lists of people who cater and decorate and such and if you go through them, you get a 20% discount or something like that.
Dusty also said you can walk out beyond the pond a little bit. Around 55 seconds on the video it shows the view of how we could potentially set the yard up with tables and such. We could also have dancing on that patio area behind where the boys are dancing.
http://vimeo.com/72918351
I am personally really liking the sound of this place... what are your thoughts/comments/concerns/ideas??
Love you all and hoorah to wedding planning! ;)
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Favorite Utah Eats
TJ and I really love spending time cooking and eating. Like several of you, we often go out on the weekend. Over time, we have come to simply enjoy eating out as our activity: taking our time to sit and savor the food and talk. We've tried a number of restaurants and have found we typically prefer standalone restaurants that focus on fresh foods, as opposed to large chains (but we are still devoted to Cafe Rio!). Here are a few of our favorites - if you're looking for somewhere new, try one of these!
1. Red Iguana - this authentic Mexican restaurant is downtown, on 600 N. and west of I-15. I would not go there alone after dark. :) The food, however, is fantastic. They specialize in a number of different moles (pronounced mo-lay), which are traditional Mexican sauces. (M-er, they do contain chocolate). My favorite dish is enchiladas suizas. TJ loves their carnitas. You will always have a wait, so just plan to enjoy the time! There is a Taste of Red Iguana at City Creek, which is good, but I like the restaurant better.
2. Settebello - this is an authentic Italian pizzeria in the heart of Salt Lake. They have a big brick oven that takes up a whole corner of the restaurant and their pizzas have extremely thin crusts. We always get the margherita, which is tomatoes, basil and mozzarella. Sometimes we get the appetizer "mixta" that is meats and cheeses - it's pretty European, which we love. Delicious food.
3. The Dodo - this is a bustling restaurant in Sugarhouse. If you are looking for a quiet, romantic evening this is not your place. If you are looking for great food and a changing menu, this is a fun option. They do have their standard dishes, but they also have a number of specials on any given day (ie a half dozen). We have had everything from pasta to fish to curry here and have really enjoyed it! For those that are up for it, their desserts are great: their tollhouse pie would be over the top for me if it just didn't have those darn walnuts. :)
4. Porcupine Pub and Grille - this delicious restaurant is at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon, which means it's a zoo in the winter and much slower in the summer. They also have a very diverse menu: their house salad is always worth getting (the dressing is fantastic) and we really enjoy their food. I ordered my first restaurant hamburger here - the Big Cottonwood - and ate the entire thing. It was unreal. Burritos are also good.
5. New Thai Cafe - this hole-in-the-wall restaurant is right off 2700 W. and 7800 S. While I do not love all Asian food (definitely not a fan of Chinese), I LOVE Thai food. It is so fresh! (Shout out to Chuckie - Thai food is gluten free!) I love the combination of flavors that I've never experienced before - so fun to enjoy a new kind of food. I always get the chicken pad thai (it is enough for dinner and lunch the next day for less than $10 - does contain peanuts) and TJ almost always gets the yellow curry (also large and cheap). When we feel like splurging we get the coconut chicken soup that is a wild combination of great flavors.
6. The Painted Pony - a great place to stop down south, this one is in St. George. We only ever eat there for lunch due to the prices. It is a southwestern restaurant with a relatively high end menu. Their appetizer bread is delicious and when I asked TJ what he loves most he said their house salad. :) It's that memorable. Their food is very seasonal (a great sign if you're looking for the freshest flavors!) and we've had a few different menus. I did have a great sandwich with red peppers last time we went. And if it's warm enough, I suggest the balcony: it's a beautiful, quaint spot to sit.
Where do you like to eat? We love finding new places!
1. Red Iguana - this authentic Mexican restaurant is downtown, on 600 N. and west of I-15. I would not go there alone after dark. :) The food, however, is fantastic. They specialize in a number of different moles (pronounced mo-lay), which are traditional Mexican sauces. (M-er, they do contain chocolate). My favorite dish is enchiladas suizas. TJ loves their carnitas. You will always have a wait, so just plan to enjoy the time! There is a Taste of Red Iguana at City Creek, which is good, but I like the restaurant better.
2. Settebello - this is an authentic Italian pizzeria in the heart of Salt Lake. They have a big brick oven that takes up a whole corner of the restaurant and their pizzas have extremely thin crusts. We always get the margherita, which is tomatoes, basil and mozzarella. Sometimes we get the appetizer "mixta" that is meats and cheeses - it's pretty European, which we love. Delicious food.
3. The Dodo - this is a bustling restaurant in Sugarhouse. If you are looking for a quiet, romantic evening this is not your place. If you are looking for great food and a changing menu, this is a fun option. They do have their standard dishes, but they also have a number of specials on any given day (ie a half dozen). We have had everything from pasta to fish to curry here and have really enjoyed it! For those that are up for it, their desserts are great: their tollhouse pie would be over the top for me if it just didn't have those darn walnuts. :)
4. Porcupine Pub and Grille - this delicious restaurant is at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon, which means it's a zoo in the winter and much slower in the summer. They also have a very diverse menu: their house salad is always worth getting (the dressing is fantastic) and we really enjoy their food. I ordered my first restaurant hamburger here - the Big Cottonwood - and ate the entire thing. It was unreal. Burritos are also good.
5. New Thai Cafe - this hole-in-the-wall restaurant is right off 2700 W. and 7800 S. While I do not love all Asian food (definitely not a fan of Chinese), I LOVE Thai food. It is so fresh! (Shout out to Chuckie - Thai food is gluten free!) I love the combination of flavors that I've never experienced before - so fun to enjoy a new kind of food. I always get the chicken pad thai (it is enough for dinner and lunch the next day for less than $10 - does contain peanuts) and TJ almost always gets the yellow curry (also large and cheap). When we feel like splurging we get the coconut chicken soup that is a wild combination of great flavors.
6. The Painted Pony - a great place to stop down south, this one is in St. George. We only ever eat there for lunch due to the prices. It is a southwestern restaurant with a relatively high end menu. Their appetizer bread is delicious and when I asked TJ what he loves most he said their house salad. :) It's that memorable. Their food is very seasonal (a great sign if you're looking for the freshest flavors!) and we've had a few different menus. I did have a great sandwich with red peppers last time we went. And if it's warm enough, I suggest the balcony: it's a beautiful, quaint spot to sit.
Where do you like to eat? We love finding new places!
Monday, March 24, 2014
Handful
Life with 4 is a lot of fun. As we go out with all the kids, we hear a lot of the same phrases over and over:
"Are they all yours?"
"Are they twins?"
"Wow! You have your hands full!"
"Those are all yours?"
"Are they twins too?" (referring to Max and Kate)
Max and Kate have heard these phrases so many times that now when people ask, "Are they all yours?" Max will reply, "Yep! We have our hands full!" It makes me laugh to hear him say that.
Now for some unsolicited advice: Everyone has a twin story. When I am out navigating the store with my brood of kids, everyone wants to tell me about their friend/sister/mother/aunt/cousin twice removed/acquaintance/stranger they know that has twins. The harsh reality is, I simply do not care! I am doing my best to get in and out of store without any meltdowns! If you see a mother/father with twins, just smile at them but do not stop them to tell them about how you have a sister with twins (they won't care either!). I have also been asked repeatedly if it has sunk in that I have twins. My answer: YES! It is a daily reality. It is a ton of fun and I feel extremely blessed to have them. It is a lot of work, but it is so rewarding as well. They grow so quickly and it is fun to see their little personalities develop.
My friend sent me this link to an article entitled "25 Practical Tips about the Horrors of Raising Twins that You will Never Learn from Movies or TV." I think numbers 4 and 6 are applicable to my post:
6. "I knew a twin!" Everyone has a twin story. None of them are interesting. Your cousins are twins?! Wow! Okay! Your mailman's brother had twins and one died. Jeez! Wow! Okay! Your grade-school had seven sets of twins and your mom always said there was something in the water! My goodness. Listen: the only people who have interesting twin stories are parents of twins, and they know you're far too exhausted to hear and/or remember any of them. Older twin parents will smile shyly at you and say "I have twins, too. It gets better. You're doing great." They are like unicorns. Take photos with these people and keep them in your wallet.
(I need to take a picture of all the kids and upload it, but as I am typing this on Sunday night and all the kids are asleep, I will do it at some point tomorrow.) Have a great week!
"Are they all yours?"
"Are they twins?"
"Wow! You have your hands full!"
"Those are all yours?"
"Are they twins too?" (referring to Max and Kate)
Max and Kate have heard these phrases so many times that now when people ask, "Are they all yours?" Max will reply, "Yep! We have our hands full!" It makes me laugh to hear him say that.
Now for some unsolicited advice: Everyone has a twin story. When I am out navigating the store with my brood of kids, everyone wants to tell me about their friend/sister/mother/aunt/cousin twice removed/acquaintance/stranger they know that has twins. The harsh reality is, I simply do not care! I am doing my best to get in and out of store without any meltdowns! If you see a mother/father with twins, just smile at them but do not stop them to tell them about how you have a sister with twins (they won't care either!). I have also been asked repeatedly if it has sunk in that I have twins. My answer: YES! It is a daily reality. It is a ton of fun and I feel extremely blessed to have them. It is a lot of work, but it is so rewarding as well. They grow so quickly and it is fun to see their little personalities develop.
My friend sent me this link to an article entitled "25 Practical Tips about the Horrors of Raising Twins that You will Never Learn from Movies or TV." I think numbers 4 and 6 are applicable to my post:
4. No matter what kind of twins you have, the first thing everyone you encounter will say is "Are those twins?" People will cross the street to say this to you. They will come out from behind store displays, roll car windows down, leave their vehicles at the gas pump. No matter how many advanced degrees they posses, how many children they have of their own, or how intuitive and erudite they may be normally, they will still ask, "Are those twins?"
Just say "Yes," and try not to sound like you're Cher from Clueless. "Um....yeah!"
6. "I knew a twin!" Everyone has a twin story. None of them are interesting. Your cousins are twins?! Wow! Okay! Your mailman's brother had twins and one died. Jeez! Wow! Okay! Your grade-school had seven sets of twins and your mom always said there was something in the water! My goodness. Listen: the only people who have interesting twin stories are parents of twins, and they know you're far too exhausted to hear and/or remember any of them. Older twin parents will smile shyly at you and say "I have twins, too. It gets better. You're doing great." They are like unicorns. Take photos with these people and keep them in your wallet.
(I need to take a picture of all the kids and upload it, but as I am typing this on Sunday night and all the kids are asleep, I will do it at some point tomorrow.) Have a great week!
Friday, March 21, 2014
Love the Look!
Rachel I love the new look of the blog. It makes me think of spring. I just love the banner. It is on nearly every page I scrapbook right now! Thank you so much.
I love organizing!
Each morning this past winter in the flurry to get out the door our basket containing hats, gloves, scarves and so on was constantly dumped on the floor and left for me to clean up. As frustrating as it was for me it was also extremely frustrating to the children who were trying desperately to just find to gloves that matched and a winter hat that fit on their head so they could run out the door. Our laundry basket system was a dismal failure and I had no solutions … until I was talking to a friend who started telling me about her system. She bought shoe organizers from Wal-mart that hang on the door and filled them with the above mentioned. She also bought shoe organizers for spring/summer and fills them with umbrellas, baseball hats, goggles and other necessities for warmer weather. She rolls up the off season organizer and stores it in her garage and then just unrolls when Mother Nature changes seasons. As you can see I have tried this system and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! Everything has a match and a home. No more dumping! Give it a try sisters and let me know any other creative organizing ideas - I am in an organizing mood this month!
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Allure of the Seas :)
As you all may know I went cruising this past week with the family! We did the exact same cruise as last year. It was so much fun, I absolutely love to travel!! While on our vacation we had lots of events happen. 1st we stopped in Haiti. We just went to the beach and baked in the sun. While on the beach us girls decided to take lots of photos. One of the tricks I did was an aerial, as I landed it I landed on a rock. I tried to walk it off but I couldn't exactly bend my big toe. The rest of the night was an adventure because everyone else thought I broke my toe. No worries I got an x-ray and I'm just fine. It's just a little tender. The next stop was in Jamaica. We didn't get off the ship here instead we rode the flow ridder the whole time! I guess you could say we are pretty good at it. The last stop was Mexico. Here we just went shopping and back to the ship. Below are some fun picture of our trip!
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Baby Pictures :)
I know this is probably a little silly but I thought I'd show you all some pictures of our baby! These are from a little while ago, I may get some more on Monday. Hopefully these are fun to see though.
The above picture is his foot :)
During the ultrasound he moved a whole lot; he flipped from his head being on the left side of my stomach to being up by my ribcage and he kept on tucking his legs into his chest, extending them out above his head, and then kicking. The ultrasound tech was thrilled because she was able to get pictures and video of his entire body pretty easily. Here we have a picture of him with his knees by his head. (I'm not sure how to flip these pictures)
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This picture is similiar to the one before but he is in the process of stretching out his legs to go above his head.
Anyway, that's all I've got for today!
Mary has asked that I post some pictures of our house. I will try to do that next week!!!
XOXO
Sheri
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Crazy Tuesday
I'm starting to help with events planning at work and today I'm doing a site visit in Des Moines, Iowa. I went to bed at 8:30 last night so I could get up at 3:30 today. It's now 4:15 and we're about to head to the airport (sweet TJ is dropping me off). My flight leaves at 6 - I have a 45 minute layover in Minnesota and land in Des Moines at 11:30. I'm hoping everything goes very smoothly and very quickly, as I take off to come back at 2:30 (3 hours later!)
I land back at home at 7:15 tonight. Here's hoping everything goes well!
-Rachel
I land back at home at 7:15 tonight. Here's hoping everything goes well!
-Rachel
Monday, March 10, 2014
Garage Sale
I love to go garage sale-ing! I have found some really awesome deals by spending my Saturday mornings going from sale to sale. It is almost spring time, and in my opinion, garage sales are better in the spring than in the fall. After all the holiday gifts, parents are usually ready to "spring clean" all the old toys, clothes, etc that are cluttering up closets and floors. If you are looking for good deals, garage sales just can't be beat!
On that note, we are getting ready to do a garage sale. We participated in one with our neighbors Angie and Jason last October, but we were pretty conservative in what we put up for sale. We have found that clothes we just don't wear anymore are easy to sale (Rob is really going to thin out his clothes!). I have an attic full of things that I need to evaluate. My new attitude is- If I haven't used it since moving here (3 1/2 years ago), then I probably am not going to use, so I need to sell it (or give it away). I am going to try and have everything ready for the garage sale by March 22. Wish me luck!
Friday, March 7, 2014
Macadamia Nut Butter
With Emma's peanut allergy I do not like to eat peanuts or peanut butter. I always feel guilty and worried about cross contamination. I have recently found a new nut butter that I LOVE! It is Raw Macadamia Nut Butter. It is organic, completely natural and very delicious. I enjoy it on a rice cake but it would be delicious on a toast. It has a rich and sweet flavor and is very filling. I have found it at Harmon's and Good Earth.
Thursday, March 6, 2014
3 Gardens
So after my first year gardening (with Paige's assistance, of course), I've learned a few things and made some pretty rookie mistakes. I took a 6-week class from a guy who works with the USU agriculture department for years and had his own home garden as well. The nice thing is that all his information is from and for Utah. I've laid out a few steps I've used this year before I even bought my seeds.
1. I sat down with Mom and we decided what vegetables we wanted to grow this year. I made a full list so I had all the vegetables in one place and could go from there.
2. I looked up all the vegetables to find out what their growing requirements are and whether they're for the Spring Garden, Summer Garden, or Fall Garden. (Oh, by the way, there are 3 gardens to plant!)
3. I then drew up a garden plan. I laid out the garden based off of a few things: whether the plants like full sun or partial shade, watering requirements, planting time, and height of the plants.
Here is my plan:
Once I wrote up my plan and decided where to put all my plants, then I ordered seeds.
They're on their way and the Spring Garden will go in ASAP (from Guerney's with their half-off coupon). The Spring Garden consists of the lettuce, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and peas. I'll start some of these indoors and transplant them outdoors as soon as they come up; others I'll just sow directly in the ground. I'll harvest them before it gets too hot and then re-plant them either in July or August so they come up again in the Fall Garden when it's cool again!
Also, before planting make sure to create your watering plan (I'm using furrows both to walk in for weeding and watering ease) and make sure to fertilize and till your garden.
I'll update with the Summer Garden - to be planted after danger of frost, in Utah usually after/around Mother's Day - in my next post!
1. I sat down with Mom and we decided what vegetables we wanted to grow this year. I made a full list so I had all the vegetables in one place and could go from there.
2. I looked up all the vegetables to find out what their growing requirements are and whether they're for the Spring Garden, Summer Garden, or Fall Garden. (Oh, by the way, there are 3 gardens to plant!)
3. I then drew up a garden plan. I laid out the garden based off of a few things: whether the plants like full sun or partial shade, watering requirements, planting time, and height of the plants.
Here is my plan:
They're on their way and the Spring Garden will go in ASAP (from Guerney's with their half-off coupon). The Spring Garden consists of the lettuce, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and peas. I'll start some of these indoors and transplant them outdoors as soon as they come up; others I'll just sow directly in the ground. I'll harvest them before it gets too hot and then re-plant them either in July or August so they come up again in the Fall Garden when it's cool again!
Also, before planting make sure to create your watering plan (I'm using furrows both to walk in for weeding and watering ease) and make sure to fertilize and till your garden.
I'll update with the Summer Garden - to be planted after danger of frost, in Utah usually after/around Mother's Day - in my next post!
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Upcoming events in the life of the 16 year old :)
Hello Everyone! I am definitely real bad at posting on the blog and I am very sorry! I usually either forget, or like tonight, have buckets and buckets of homework. I apologize! Well I decided to make this pretty simple! People keep saying they have no idea what is going on in my life so I figured I would tell people what upcoming things I have going on! :)
March 8-16
Cruisin!! I'm sure everybody already knows this but we leave for Florida on the 8th and then our cruse leaves the 9th. We will be going to Haiti, Jamaica, and Mexico! It is the same cruise we went on last year but I'm still super duper excited!!!! I hope I get real tan!! :) our cruise ship docks on the 16th and we fly home that day too! I'm slightly extremely stressed to miss 5 days of school...
March 21
I have a small dance performance thingy at Herriman High school. We are performing at their dance company's showcase. It's not even a big deal so probably don't come! Everyone will most likely see the dances at a later date anyways! (Except maybe Julie.. sorry sis :)) I was supposed to go to a Youth Camp Leader retreat March 21-22 but because of the performance I can't go and I'm slightly very sad about it....
April 11
Megan Peterson and I are doing a duet and we have our first competition in Roy on this friday!! It's far away so it's not necessary for people to come and it's our first time competing it!!
April 17-21
This is my Spring break and mom and dad will be in China so if anyone wants to get together that could be fun!! We might have to make up the day of school that was cancelled but it would be fun to get together with people as well!
April 25
This is our second duet competition and this one is at Spanish Fork! You could come if you want but don't feel obligated! I won't know when we compete until probably the week of anyways!
May 2
This competition is at Herriman High school which is quite close so if you had the desire you could come! I'm very scared about hitting my aerial in our duet so I really hope I hit it in all of these!!
May 3, 10, 17
These are the dates of all of our team competitions! On the 3rd it's at Herriman, 10th it's at Kearns, and 17th is at Bonneville. We will be doing our ballet (it's awesome. It is to the Batman theme song and we'll be wearing black tutus and coloring our point shoes black and wearing a mask!! It's pretty much fantastic!!!!!) Jazz (It's super duper fast but very fun and it will be amazing when we finish it and clean it!!) Contemporary (This one is interesting but we've almost got it figured out and it should be cool...!) and Hip hop/character...(the hip hop dance we learned isn't hip hop at all.. it's like a Charlie Chaplin dance and it pretty much character. We might learn a different hip hop but time is running out and Trisha can't find a good hip hop teacher that is available.. who knows!)
May 9
This is the classic piano ensemble!! I love this duet performance and I'm super excited for it! Rachel and Sara I believe are playing in it! And maybe Ben! It's going to be a party! I believe it's at 7:00 P.M. but I'll double check that! You are all invited to come and enjoy the fun music! :)
May 16
This is our last duet competition in Bonneville! Yup.. I don't know if Trisha is doing a duet/solo showcase but if she does you all are invited!!
May 23-26
This is memorial day and we are going to St. George! Party Pahe! I get to see you! I don't know if other people are going.. I just found out I was going as I looked at my calendar!
May 31
I believe it's at 7 but that's a total guess! We have our final dance showcase!! You all are invited and I would love to have everyone there! We will be doing all the dances we did at competition!
June 6
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!! :) :) :) Then I'm free for summer!!!
So... This is what my life is looking like for the next little while.. I don't know how much everyone cares but that's most of the big stuff! Mostly dance.. :) Oh, and I went to an awesome Cougarette Workshop this past Saturday and I don't know if I'm going to tryout next year but oh man. They are AMAZING!! I just need to get better at picking up choreography faster and I need my left aerial too. They said to make the team you need to have right and left! Oh man..! And scary moment when a girl was trying to do an aerial but she had never done one in her whole life and she snapped her elbow. I decided I could never ever ever do anything medical ever. Kudos to Paige!!
Love you all!! Sorry I've been a slacker :)
Love,
Tiffany!
March 8-16
Cruisin!! I'm sure everybody already knows this but we leave for Florida on the 8th and then our cruse leaves the 9th. We will be going to Haiti, Jamaica, and Mexico! It is the same cruise we went on last year but I'm still super duper excited!!!! I hope I get real tan!! :) our cruise ship docks on the 16th and we fly home that day too! I'm slightly extremely stressed to miss 5 days of school...
March 21
I have a small dance performance thingy at Herriman High school. We are performing at their dance company's showcase. It's not even a big deal so probably don't come! Everyone will most likely see the dances at a later date anyways! (Except maybe Julie.. sorry sis :)) I was supposed to go to a Youth Camp Leader retreat March 21-22 but because of the performance I can't go and I'm slightly very sad about it....
April 11
Megan Peterson and I are doing a duet and we have our first competition in Roy on this friday!! It's far away so it's not necessary for people to come and it's our first time competing it!!
April 17-21
This is my Spring break and mom and dad will be in China so if anyone wants to get together that could be fun!! We might have to make up the day of school that was cancelled but it would be fun to get together with people as well!
April 25
This is our second duet competition and this one is at Spanish Fork! You could come if you want but don't feel obligated! I won't know when we compete until probably the week of anyways!
May 2
This competition is at Herriman High school which is quite close so if you had the desire you could come! I'm very scared about hitting my aerial in our duet so I really hope I hit it in all of these!!
May 3, 10, 17
These are the dates of all of our team competitions! On the 3rd it's at Herriman, 10th it's at Kearns, and 17th is at Bonneville. We will be doing our ballet (it's awesome. It is to the Batman theme song and we'll be wearing black tutus and coloring our point shoes black and wearing a mask!! It's pretty much fantastic!!!!!) Jazz (It's super duper fast but very fun and it will be amazing when we finish it and clean it!!) Contemporary (This one is interesting but we've almost got it figured out and it should be cool...!) and Hip hop/character...(the hip hop dance we learned isn't hip hop at all.. it's like a Charlie Chaplin dance and it pretty much character. We might learn a different hip hop but time is running out and Trisha can't find a good hip hop teacher that is available.. who knows!)
May 9
This is the classic piano ensemble!! I love this duet performance and I'm super excited for it! Rachel and Sara I believe are playing in it! And maybe Ben! It's going to be a party! I believe it's at 7:00 P.M. but I'll double check that! You are all invited to come and enjoy the fun music! :)
May 16
This is our last duet competition in Bonneville! Yup.. I don't know if Trisha is doing a duet/solo showcase but if she does you all are invited!!
May 23-26
This is memorial day and we are going to St. George! Party Pahe! I get to see you! I don't know if other people are going.. I just found out I was going as I looked at my calendar!
May 31
I believe it's at 7 but that's a total guess! We have our final dance showcase!! You all are invited and I would love to have everyone there! We will be doing all the dances we did at competition!
June 6
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!! :) :) :) Then I'm free for summer!!!
So... This is what my life is looking like for the next little while.. I don't know how much everyone cares but that's most of the big stuff! Mostly dance.. :) Oh, and I went to an awesome Cougarette Workshop this past Saturday and I don't know if I'm going to tryout next year but oh man. They are AMAZING!! I just need to get better at picking up choreography faster and I need my left aerial too. They said to make the team you need to have right and left! Oh man..! And scary moment when a girl was trying to do an aerial but she had never done one in her whole life and she snapped her elbow. I decided I could never ever ever do anything medical ever. Kudos to Paige!!
Love you all!! Sorry I've been a slacker :)
Love,
Tiffany!
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Lessons Learned :)
This past week has been very interesting for me. I have learned two very important lessons and I decided I could share them. Hopefully it will give you all a good smile as well as fill you in on what has been happening in my life lately.
The first lesson I learned was, you can accomplish anything you put your mind to. I learned this lesson in a very interesting way. The other night Jadin (One of my best friends down at school.) was at my apartment like always. We are in the same chemistry class so we were doing our homework together. After we finished our homework we started talking about this girl named Addie, he thinks she is so cute! (She's also in our class.) But Jadin just doesn't have guts enough to talk to her. I have tried to set him up multiple times, it just doesn't work. He even knows she thinks he's cute! (I don't understand) Long story short, Jadin and I placed a bet with each other. The bet was if the next day in our bowling class if I beat him he would have to either ask Addie on a date or for her number. If I lost I have to have her come hang out sooner than later. (I only placed this bet because the last two weeks he had struggled in bowling and I had beat him.) So the next day in chemistry I told Jadin I was going to kick his butt and bowl a 180!! He laughed and said, "the day you bowl a 180, I will fall over and die." We go to the bowling alley later that afternoon. I was determined, he was determined. It was a close game!! You'll never believe it, I BOWLED A 190!! I was on his tail the whole time.I even asked him why he hadn't tipped over and died yet. He said he just didn't feel it coming yet. I ended up losing the bet because he bowled a 210, but hey I don't know if I will ever bowl a 190 again. I even have proof! :) I was pretty happy about that.
The Second lesson I learned was, getting in the car with a stranger isn't always bad. Okay, let me explain my self. Last semester there was this boy in my chemistry class. I thought he was so cute!! He is this little cowboy who just seems so nice! My friend Kendal decided that he was going make sure this kid was a good kid and then he was going to try to hook me up with this boy (Rhett). So Kendal being the kind kid that he is decided to befriend Rhett. Before I knew it Kendal said, well Rhett has your number and is going to ask you out on a date. The next week Kendal said I talked to Rhett, he is going to call you, but he has been super busy lately. Well I just let it blow over. He never called, it was around Christmas so it wasn't a big deal. I just kind of forgot about it.
I have no classes with Rhett, but I will see him once in a blue moon on campus and let's be honest here, I'll check him out. I don't say hi though because we never have talked before and I don't know if he even knows who I am. Fast forward to Last Friday. I was walking home after class around 3. It was a little chilly, but I had my jacket on and I don't live to far from campus. I was just trying to hurry because it looked like it was about to rain. As I was walking home this white truck pulled up to me. Well I only know one person who drives a white truck and I couldn't figure out why he would pick me up randomly. As the truck slowed down next to me and I looked over it was not who I was expecting. It was RHETT! What do you mean, I was so surprised, confused, shocked, you name it... that was what was going through my head. He waved me over to his truck. So I went hahahaha. He then asked me if I wanted a ride home because it was kind of cold. He said, "I promise I'm not creeping on you or anything, you were just in my chemistry class last semester and it is cold outside." I didn't even hesitate, I said sure I'd love a ride and got in the car. (I mean for real, dreams do come true! hahah) I got in the car and he said so you're Paige right and I said yes. We talked all the way to my apartment, life was great. He is so cute, HE KNOWS MY NAME! I was so flustered I didn't even tell him to come over whenever he pleases or anything good like that once he dropped me off. When I got home and was walking to the door I just prayed I had my keys with me so I wouldn't make a fool of myself and have to break in. Thankfully I had them. After a long long story, I rode home with a stranger and it was fantastic!!
I Hope you all enjoyed my lessons I learned this past week. I apologize my long story shorts aren't so short. It is kind of a problem I have... I love you all!!
Love, Paige Marie
The first lesson I learned was, you can accomplish anything you put your mind to. I learned this lesson in a very interesting way. The other night Jadin (One of my best friends down at school.) was at my apartment like always. We are in the same chemistry class so we were doing our homework together. After we finished our homework we started talking about this girl named Addie, he thinks she is so cute! (She's also in our class.) But Jadin just doesn't have guts enough to talk to her. I have tried to set him up multiple times, it just doesn't work. He even knows she thinks he's cute! (I don't understand) Long story short, Jadin and I placed a bet with each other. The bet was if the next day in our bowling class if I beat him he would have to either ask Addie on a date or for her number. If I lost I have to have her come hang out sooner than later. (I only placed this bet because the last two weeks he had struggled in bowling and I had beat him.) So the next day in chemistry I told Jadin I was going to kick his butt and bowl a 180!! He laughed and said, "the day you bowl a 180, I will fall over and die." We go to the bowling alley later that afternoon. I was determined, he was determined. It was a close game!! You'll never believe it, I BOWLED A 190!! I was on his tail the whole time.I even asked him why he hadn't tipped over and died yet. He said he just didn't feel it coming yet. I ended up losing the bet because he bowled a 210, but hey I don't know if I will ever bowl a 190 again. I even have proof! :) I was pretty happy about that.
The Second lesson I learned was, getting in the car with a stranger isn't always bad. Okay, let me explain my self. Last semester there was this boy in my chemistry class. I thought he was so cute!! He is this little cowboy who just seems so nice! My friend Kendal decided that he was going make sure this kid was a good kid and then he was going to try to hook me up with this boy (Rhett). So Kendal being the kind kid that he is decided to befriend Rhett. Before I knew it Kendal said, well Rhett has your number and is going to ask you out on a date. The next week Kendal said I talked to Rhett, he is going to call you, but he has been super busy lately. Well I just let it blow over. He never called, it was around Christmas so it wasn't a big deal. I just kind of forgot about it.
I have no classes with Rhett, but I will see him once in a blue moon on campus and let's be honest here, I'll check him out. I don't say hi though because we never have talked before and I don't know if he even knows who I am. Fast forward to Last Friday. I was walking home after class around 3. It was a little chilly, but I had my jacket on and I don't live to far from campus. I was just trying to hurry because it looked like it was about to rain. As I was walking home this white truck pulled up to me. Well I only know one person who drives a white truck and I couldn't figure out why he would pick me up randomly. As the truck slowed down next to me and I looked over it was not who I was expecting. It was RHETT! What do you mean, I was so surprised, confused, shocked, you name it... that was what was going through my head. He waved me over to his truck. So I went hahahaha. He then asked me if I wanted a ride home because it was kind of cold. He said, "I promise I'm not creeping on you or anything, you were just in my chemistry class last semester and it is cold outside." I didn't even hesitate, I said sure I'd love a ride and got in the car. (I mean for real, dreams do come true! hahah) I got in the car and he said so you're Paige right and I said yes. We talked all the way to my apartment, life was great. He is so cute, HE KNOWS MY NAME! I was so flustered I didn't even tell him to come over whenever he pleases or anything good like that once he dropped me off. When I got home and was walking to the door I just prayed I had my keys with me so I wouldn't make a fool of myself and have to break in. Thankfully I had them. After a long long story, I rode home with a stranger and it was fantastic!!
I Hope you all enjoyed my lessons I learned this past week. I apologize my long story shorts aren't so short. It is kind of a problem I have... I love you all!!
Love, Paige Marie
Sunday, March 2, 2014
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