We Are Never Alone

"We Live" by Superchick

This video goes with my post "My Crazy Life." I love this song and the official video, but for some reason YouTube wouldn't let me post the official video. If you like the song and want to see the official Superchick video please see my Facebook page, or just go to YouTube.

Enjoy!

4th of July

I was brave and got up at six am to see the hot-air balloons get blown up. It was really neat to watch. I just wish I could have convinced someone to go with me. No one else wanted to wake up so early.

I also saw the parade that conveniently went right past my apartment on University Ave. The bad part was that hundreds of people camped out overnight on my street to get good seats and it was pretty loud all night. This is the view from my bedroom window looking at all the insanity. Notice the port-a-potties in the lower-right of the pic. Gross!

Me and my roommate Susan made an American flag made out of cupcakes. They were totally homemade and were absolutely delicious! I was so proud to be able to present the "flag" to our BBQ. It was a hit. Thanks Susan!

Here is the chef, Alan. He made some amazing burgers.

A bunch of us from our ward went and watched fireworks across the street from the football stadium where the Jonas Brothers were playing. It was funny to hear the screams of thousands of teenage girls every once and awhile. The fireworks were pretty cool too.

This is me and my new friend Nicole. I love her so much!

A Visit from David

At the end of June my brother David and four of his kids (Megan, Matthew, Truman, and Henry) came to visit me at BYU. They were in town for a funeral and luckily were able to come and see me for lunch. It was wonderful to be able to spend time with them

One of the stops we made on our "mini tour" of BYU was the library. The kids were amazed at how big it was and especially enjoyed looking at the books in the juvenile section on the 4th floor.

I caught Matthew doing what he loves best . . . reading. He sure was interested in this book.

I love this picture of David and little Henry. We all ate lunch in the Terrace at the Wilkinson Center. I loved watching everyone share. They are all so cute!

We briefly visited the famous BYU Bookstore. While in the bottom floor Matthew and Truman got interested in the display of crazy pens. They really wanted one, but I ended up buying all the kids a patriotic pencil for 19 cents. They loved it! I like how easy it is to make kids happy.


Finally, all of us took a peak at the practice rooms down in the basement of the Harris Fine Art Center. David wanted his kids to see where their mother spent the majority of her college career and how small the space was. All of the kids had fun playing on the piano, as is seen in this picture with Megan.

My Crazy Life

I know I need to be studying right now, but I also realize it has been forever since I have updated this blog. To all who read it I say that yes, I am still alive and well.

Life has been sort of insane since summer term started a little over a month ago. I have been busier than I have been in a long time, as far as school goes, and it surprised me a bit. I feel kind of silly that I picked such difficult and time-consuming classes for a shortened term, but I can't go back now.

Despite the difficulty, both academically and emotionally, I have managed to cope well and have still made time for social outings on occasion. For example, last week I went and saw Harry Potter 6 with a few friends on opening day. It was tons of fun, especially since I ended up dressing up. And even though I ended up looking like "a hot version of Moaning Myrtle," according to my roommate Susan, it was still exciting to do something so random. What was especially exciting was Susan outdid herself and made Harry Potter themed treats such as licorice wands, chocolate frogs, and pumpkin pasties . . . they were delicious!

Life sure is crazy, but that is what makes it so much fun. Who would really want to know what would happen in their life? It may sound tempting to know what exactly what will happen tomorrow or the next day, but I believe that even though those "surprises" can be devastating at times, many times they are wonderful and beautiful.

I believe Lehi said it best when he stated:

"For it must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things. If not so . . . righteousness could not be brought to pass, neither wickedness, neither holiness nor misery, neither good nor bad."
2 Nephi 2:11