one wish.

Life is fantastic!! I love being in p-town and am loving summer term, classes, cello, work, everything about it! I am thoroughly enjoying myself! In fact, I would love nothing more than for time to slow down a bit. Yes, I wanna go on a mish. I wanna do AMAZING things with my life. I just feel like I could be doing more here and now. I just wish there were a bit more time in the day. But I am grateful for the time I am given. I just needa learn to use it even more wisely than I have been. I am so happy :]

Oh, yah know. Just a little bit of geetar on my cello :]


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recital.

Blast from the Past, Popper's Requiem in high school w/ Brady and Michelle:

So, I'm gonna do a recital at the end of summer term. I'm super stoked for it! And I think I'm gonna do it August 5 or 6. Well see.

Here's what I'm thinking for the program:

Bach: Prelude in C Major [I'm trying to get a copy of Sister Bevan's so I can have fingerings and bowings. So hopefully that'll work.]

Beethoven: Sonata in A Major. First and second movement. With Forrest!

Lalo: The whole thing! Hopefully. All three movements. We'll see if I can get in together in time! Also with Forrest.

Popper: Requiem, for three cellos and piano. With Robert and Stacy and Forrest.

I'm sooo excited! I love music.

I feel sooo blessed to be attending this University and just being in the music program and everything!

Life is wonderful :]

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Oh it is wonderful.

Do you ever have those Sundays that are just like BAM smack in the face; in a good way?

That's what yesterday was to me.

I dunno why, but it was just AMAZING. I can't share full details about everything, but I feel like I just gained a greater understanding about the Atonement and how big of a part it plays in our lives. I cried just thinking about how amazing it is that our Savior died for us so that we could be forgiven of our sins, so that we could always have someone with us, someone who understands us in the very depths of our despair. It's almost incomprehensible, but I'm going to keep trying to understand and learn more about His infinite atonement.

I also got to spend time with family which was fantastic. I love them so much! And am so grateful that I have so many family members in the area! J.J., Megs,and Bels are here. Kalei and Elaine. And Pup! My bff!

Also, Becs and I visit taught two of our girls yesterday and I just felt like we had really good break throoughs as far as friendship and bearing testimony and stuff.

Good day.

I am so grateful to be where I am right now. I feel like I'm learning and growing so much and I'm just so happy and grateful for this life. It is fantastic.

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I'm gonna miss when it's light out at 6 in the morning.

Walking into the HFAC at 6:30 this morning:

I LOVE LONG DAYS!!

summer's the best.

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I tested out of dictation 2.

bahahah.

PSYCH.

ok. Here's the thing. I technically did. I got a 77%. Which is a C+ ish? And I wish I could just take it as my final grade and not show up to class anymore... but I can't. Cuz I know that I can do better and there are DEF some harmonic dictation things that I needa learn. Cause I def missed a lot of chords on that section. But I almost got all the voice parts! Cept tenor. Dang it.

Anyways, yah. I've never been prouder of that bad of a grade before. haha. And it can only go up from there, right?

Well, life is good.
I LOVE SUMMER TERM.

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calm.

Ok. So this is weird. but summer term started today and I just had my first three classes. Dictation 2, Theory 2, and Sight Singing 2. And so I feel like I should be freaking out right about now...

But I'm not.

Don't get me wrong, I don't have any weird delusions that I'm gonna be like a theory superstar or anything.

I guess I just feel more confident now knowing that I've taken theory core in a term and feeling like I'm starting to understand the very basic under workings of music.

I know I'll still have to work my trash off, but it'll be good! And I CAN do it.

Also, I getta take cello lessons this term!! From Garrick, the guy that taught me fall and winter. It'll be good. I think it'll help me stay motivated. I'm excited :]

This is gonna be a FANTASTIC term. I can tell.

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daddy's girl.

Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful men in my life.

I love you all!!

me and dad:


me and grandpa:


Smooz and Bels:


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