LAST POST

Wow....this is blog post #42. This has been a looooong semester. Normally this is when people say “oh this is such a bittersweet moment” or “I am going to miss this.” Great for them. For me though I am thinking, “hallefreakinluiah! Freedom!” So anyways…back to the whole blog thing, even though these posts were kind of annoying to do so often I felt like they made me a better writer. Why? Well let me tell you. Since I was writing 3 times a week it made it so that I was constantly writing.  Between writing in my journal, publishing blog posts and writing papers for other classes I was writing at least once every day. I noticed that as the semester has gone on writing papers has become easier for me because I am used to it. Sitting down and just typing on my laptop is not that big of a deal. The more you do it the more comfortable you are with it and the less scary it becomes. I also quite enjoyed reading my classmates blogs because it was fun to see what they had to say on certain topics and what was going on in their lives at the time.  

High School vs. College

What are some of the differences between high school and college? 

Oh PHS...good old ghetto Provo High School. Man I miss that place! Things back in high school were so much easier than college things in college are.  In high school you could finish your homework in class, college...no way. In high school you could study for a test the night before and do awesome, in college after hours of preparation you do not so awesome. In high school you could hang out with your friends AND get adequate sleep, in college if you want to have a social life then either your school work or your sleeping suffers. Boo. In high school when you walked through the hallways between classes you recognized basically everyone you saw, even if you didn’t totally know who they were, in college you're lucky if you see two people you know between classes all day…plus there is not really hallways here to walk through from class to class. In high school all your teachers knew you by name, whereas in college you are just a number in some classes. So basically I miss high school. But I have learned and grown so much from my first year at college than I have the first 17 years of my life pretty sure.

DANCE

What would you say is your passion in life?

Well this is an easy one. DANCE!  I have been dancing since I was 3 years old in all types of styles: Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, Ballroom, African, Modern, Folkdance, and Tap, but my favorite of all time is HIP HOP hands down. There is just something about the beat in the music and the hard hitting moods that just gets me. I am currently in the BYU Hip Hop Club and love every minute of it. I am also a part of a team at my studio called JIVE-I’ve been dancing there for 12 years, and teaching for 2. I used to teach at Westridge Elementary and but now I am at Lakeview Elementary. I also recently got hired as a private dance instructor at another studio a couple weeks ago. So basically dance is my life…and I love it. I wouldn’t have it any other way. But seriously when I hear music my body can’t help but dance! Dance is what relieves me of stress and worries and is something that can always make me feel better. When I dance it’s such an awesome experience! I wish I could explain it but I can’t. All I know is that I couldn’t survive without dance.

Amy Adams playing ME

What actor would you hire to play you in your movie biography, and why?

I would hire Amy Adams to play me because she is awesome! Basically she looks like me…well kinda. She has got the whole red hair thing going for her and of course the actor playing me has to have red hair since I have red hair. But I also think would choose her because her smile is similar to my own, as well as her laugh-kind of loud but not so loud that it is obnoxious.  She does not have freckles like me, or green eyes...but I know that with some make up and contact lenses that would be cleared right up. I also am just very impressed with Amy Adams overall. I feel like she is an attractive, amusing, humorous, outgoing character that is enjoyable to watch. Some of the movies that I have absolutely loved her in are: Leap Year, Enchanted, and Julie and Julia. Because she has done such a wonderful job in previous films I know that she would do a great job playing me in my biography movie. But we all know that this would probably never happen….but if it did….she would be my gal!! 

Longboarding

What is something you’ve accomplished?

Something that I have accomplished is learning how to long board two weeks ago!! This was something I always admired that people could do because to me it was the coolest thing you could do! You could do alone, you could do it with friends, and you could ride to the grocery store, down the canyon or just around the neighborhood. I never pictured myself even putting my feet on a longboard because it was always classified in my head under…. “The things I will never be able to do because either I am so scared or don’t think I can do it”. But I can do anything I put my mind to. I am not going to let myself get in the way of myself anymore! I am going to be open to new things, try new things, experiment, get out of my comfort zone, etc. Because who knows….maybe I’ll actually enjoy it-like I did when I learned how to long board! I borrowed my brothers and taught myself how to ride it as soon as my feet touched the board. Now I’m addicted and I love longboarding. I’m not super great at it but I just can’t get enough of it (: 

Totaled 4-wheeler

What was the scariest moment of your life?

I am going to twist this question a little bit into what my most recent scary was.

On Saturday I went 4-wheeling with a group of friends. We took a side by side and two 4-wheelers. Came back with a side by side, one 4-wheeler, and one totaled 4-wheeler.  Here’s what happened. We had been riding around about 45 minutes when one of my friends wanted to tackle a big steep hill with his new 4-wheeler he had gotten recently. He made it to the top, however when he started to turn around the 4-wheeler started to tip. He jumped off but it rolled over him once and then it kept rolling a good 100 yards. At the bottom of the hill lay his absolutely crushed 4-wheeler, at the top of the hill lay my friend in shock with tears rolling down his face.  It was a miracle he was not hurt and I don’t know what I would have done if he had. It’s hard to get that moment of the 4-wheeler rolling down the hill out of my head. It just keeps playing itself over and over, and I hate it. I am soooo glad he is okay! But….I think I am going to take a little break from riding 4-wheelers.  

Journaler

Do you keep a journal? Why?

I used to be a journaler. I would write every day without fail all the details of my life. Ya….that lasted about 3 years and then I went to college. There was not much time for a journal anymore. So I decided to start doing something else…well more like continue on with something I have always done. Ever since I was little I was a pack rat. I would keep anything and everything! A few years ago I decided to start scrapbooking all of the stuff I had been keeping. I have four books full of all of the stuff I have kept over the years. Here are some of the things that make it into my scrapbook. Movie tickets, pictures, cards, concert tickets, brochures, stickers, wrist bands, notes, fortunes, name tags, business cards, wrappers, appointment reminder cards, tags, handouts, flyers, etc. I really love doing this because it is definitely more fun to look back on these books than it is to read about it. It is a visual journal (: I hope that I continue to do this throughout my life because it will be exciting to share with my future family and friends.