Summer Plans!

I've been thinking alot lately about the things I want to do while I'm home in Oregon. My thoughts are so jumbled that I figured it would be easier just to write them down on this.


-At least 10 hours of yardwork a week. That equals $90(having already taken out tithing) and will go to my Jerusalem fund.

-Call Rachel BEFORE I get home and tell her I want to babysit for her the rest of the summer. If she doesn't need me for some reason, I'll call her friend Angela who I originally babysat for during Junior and Senior years of highschool. They both have boy twins. Each set is the same age, and all four are good friends. It's fun! Sometimes I get to watch them all at once.... it can be a pain but they're better at minding me than you'd expect :)

-Play either the piano or my violin each day. If I feel like doing both, then great.

-Read: Jesus the Christ. Jerusalem, the Eternal City. Dune. Finish the Belgariad. Finish Tales from the 1001 Nights. Finish the Book of Mormon. Re-read The Half-Blood Prince before the movie comes out. Sounds like a lot, but if you know me, you know I can do it :)

-Don't put off playing with my highschool friends until the last few weeks I'm home. I did that last year. I will play at least 3 times a week. I have a car there, it shouldn't be too hard.

-Go to the beautiful Portland Temple at least twice.

-Go on at least one overnight backpacking trip with Hannah and Callie. With Hannah's dad. The three of us have learned to never go very far without a priesthood holder.

-Run at LEAST three times a week. I'm on a running high lately so I think I can do more than that. Jared told me everyone will gain around 10-15 lbs in Jerusalem... so if that happens, I'm going to make sure I'm not coming back weighing more than I do right now.

-Go on a bike ride with Hannah, Callie, Ricky, Jon, or Matt. Or all 5. We love each other :)

-Watch Scrubs season 8

-Go to the midnight showing of Harry Potter with aforementioned people... plus many others.

-Take a long weekend to visit Laura!

-Take a trip to the Oregon Coast to see my usual sights that I've been craving.

-Come back to Utah for Travis and Shannon's wedding??? You have no idea how serious I am about wanting to come...

-Make sure a weekend will work out for Laura to come visit me!

-Practice dance somehow, somewhere.

-Finish Zelda, Ocarina of Time

-Learn how to use my new, good, photography camera well. Have Hannah show me how to be artistic with it :)


That's all I can remember for right now. There are probably a few other things. Sorry this is so long and probably boring for everyone but me to read. I have two months starting this time next week. I probably won't have time to sleep, but it will be worth it! Ready, Set, GO!

Worth it

So I went to the RB this morning at 6:30 to be there a little early to warm up for team auditions. I felt I did pretty bad in the actual audition... I really just hate american cha cha and the technique is just awkward and weird looking. I don't like it. Anyway, I was hoping my waltz would redeem me but my partner led me into something (instead of the streamline) right after the open rolls that I totally wasn't expecting, which threw me off (I should have been following better, but what partner seriously tricks you on auditions?!) Anyway by the time we recovered the music stopped. Crap. But obviously I looked ok enough because I made it! I know it's easier to get on spring team, but I'm pretty excited that I can finally be on a BYU ballroom team! :) It's at 7 AM every morning.... but it's worth it!

I had ASL today too. She let us out early. My teacher is deaf, which is probably the best way to learn but it's weird to never hear her speak. I'm going to have to practice a LOT for that class because it's not reallysomething I can refer back to in a text book later. I have to remember how she showed us how to do a certain word. But I think it's going to be really fun! AND.... I got an awesome three hour nap today between class and got authorized by BYU student employment to work for catering, so it's been a good day so far!
I think Vance is bringing the chess board he made me for Christmas over today and we're going to play a game later :) I have cool brothers.