Ok. Breathing. Trying to stay calm. Classes are over and now the hard part starts. My schedule for the next week? KRAY.
But the good news is, it'll be over in a week, I won't die, and I will probably be in Idaho or Oregon 7 days from now.
This is what the next week holds:
Friday: JURIES/Concerto Competition at 1:40. Working on my book project. And my theory composition. work.
Saturday: Last unofficial CHum class. Meeting with TA to get last minute help. Finishing book and finalizing all CHum projects. Starting to put together the CHum portfolio. Working on/finishing theory composition. Work. Studying for french if time.
Sunday: Ward Christmas Program. Playing cello and singing. (Not at the same time.) Singing to Florence for the last time til January.
Monday: My three theory finals. Turning in theory composition and concert of our works 8:30-11. Dictation final at 11. Then sight singing sometime after that. Take book into printer to print. Finalize CHum projects and finish most of my portfolio. Studying for french. FHE.
Tuesday: work. Finishing CHum Portfolio. CHum final. 7:15pm. Studying for french.
Wednesday: French final. 11-2. (THE LAST ONE!) work. laundry. pack. get ready to leave.
Thursday: DRIVING HOME WITH PUP!!
Well. Ready or not. Here goes. Please pray for me.
The Church is True!
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Sunday, December 4, 2011
And I'm a Mormon.
So, The church is doing this campaign add thing to try and just show people that we are normal people living regular lives. They're texting it in five ish big cities around the country. But, on top of this, they asked members to make their own mormon.org profile. So, I made mine a bit ago. And here it is!
my profile.
Enjoy!
I luuuhh it.
The Church is True :]
my profile.
Enjoy!
I luuuhh it.
The Church is True :]
Thursday, December 1, 2011
To Birth and Death.
Today is my best friend's birthday! Elise Raycel Osorio turned 21 years old!! Sooo KRAY! but exciting. I'm so grateful that Elise was born when she was so that I could meet her 18 years later and we could become instant bffs :] But seriously. This girl is AMAZING! I learn from her everyday and I'm so blessed to have her in my life. She is one of the most caring people I know. She loves me, even though I legitimately act like a crazy person for probably 50% of my life. [That number might be a little low.] But anyway, you get the point. She's great! and I'm so glad Heavenly Father saw it fit to put us in eachothers paths a couple summers ago.
I LOVE YOU!!
And on another note, My grandma [mom's mom] passed away in Hawaii this morning. I love her sooo much! She was always such a great example of love to me. And, instead of writing about grandma myself, I'll borrow something Mele wrote, because I could not put it any better, even if I tried.
"In honor of my beloved Grandma, who went to her eternal home today. I will miss her so much. She lived through the Great Depression, and was always frugal as a result. She liked to save things that were given to her as gifts, "for the new house", instead of using them. She lived above Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, when the bombs fell. She saw the whole thing. She met my Grandpa when he was serving in Hawaii as part or the US Navy in WWII. Some folks discouraged their marriage because he is caucasian and she is Hawaiian/Chinese. But in an act of faith, they married anyway in the Hawaii temple, with only her mother and very few others there to witness the event.
Grandma loved to play the organ, especially Bach, and she also loved to play the piano and sing. She and my Grandpa taught their children to love music, and my mom has passed that love of music on to me.
I always knew Grandma was a woman of profound and deep faith. I was always very humbled and touched to hear her pray. As a child, I always knew if it was Grandma's turn to pray, we were going to be there for a while...and I didn't learn to appreciate how detailed and specific her prayers were, for each family member, until I was a little older. She loved her family with all her heart, and she loved Heavenly Father with all her heart.
She was always quite trim, but would eat about three bites of her dinner and say (in all sincerity!) that it was delicious, she ate too much, and we would have to 'roll her home'...implying that she was too round to walk...which we all knew was utterly ridiculous!
She loved to serve, and after such a dinner when she was supposedly too full, she would quite literally shove you out of the way so that she could do the dinner dishes. The only times I have gotten into a pushing match over who got to do the dishes, was with Grandma! She wore yellow rubber gloves to protect her hands when she did the dishes, because she would make the water SO hot! Sometimes it was fun for my dad and us kids to hide Grandma's rubber gloves, so that way we could win the "who gets to do the dishes" battle.
I always knew I held a special place in Grandma's heart because I was the first-born grandchild, and because I am so fair-skinned, which she thought was beautiful. She would touch my arm, and say, "One day, the Lord PROMISED me, I will be 'white and delightsome'!" I would roll my eyes, because I had seen pictures of her as a young woman, and she was such a babe! So gorgeous!
She had a charming sense of humor, even if it was self-deprecating, like when she would joke, "I could get lost in a bathtub!" Her sense of direction wasn't great, and I seem to have inherited that trait as well! :-)
She took time to talk with me, ask questions, and find out what was going on in my life. She believed in me and that I could accomplish all my goals.
I love her, I love this remarkable woman who has helped shape me. I am so honored to come from such a noble heritage. I can't wait to see her and hug her again! ♥
Love you Grandma!"
And. I would just like to add that I'll miss watching her butter her individual cereal pieces. And I loved watching Grandma and Grandpa interact. They clearly love each other sooo much. And I want what they have in their marriage.
I love you grandma. Can't wait to see you again :]
The Church is True!
I LOVE YOU!!
And on another note, My grandma [mom's mom] passed away in Hawaii this morning. I love her sooo much! She was always such a great example of love to me. And, instead of writing about grandma myself, I'll borrow something Mele wrote, because I could not put it any better, even if I tried.
"In honor of my beloved Grandma, who went to her eternal home today. I will miss her so much. She lived through the Great Depression, and was always frugal as a result. She liked to save things that were given to her as gifts, "for the new house", instead of using them. She lived above Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, when the bombs fell. She saw the whole thing. She met my Grandpa when he was serving in Hawaii as part or the US Navy in WWII. Some folks discouraged their marriage because he is caucasian and she is Hawaiian/Chinese. But in an act of faith, they married anyway in the Hawaii temple, with only her mother and very few others there to witness the event.
Grandma loved to play the organ, especially Bach, and she also loved to play the piano and sing. She and my Grandpa taught their children to love music, and my mom has passed that love of music on to me.
I always knew Grandma was a woman of profound and deep faith. I was always very humbled and touched to hear her pray. As a child, I always knew if it was Grandma's turn to pray, we were going to be there for a while...and I didn't learn to appreciate how detailed and specific her prayers were, for each family member, until I was a little older. She loved her family with all her heart, and she loved Heavenly Father with all her heart.
She was always quite trim, but would eat about three bites of her dinner and say (in all sincerity!) that it was delicious, she ate too much, and we would have to 'roll her home'...implying that she was too round to walk...which we all knew was utterly ridiculous!
She loved to serve, and after such a dinner when she was supposedly too full, she would quite literally shove you out of the way so that she could do the dinner dishes. The only times I have gotten into a pushing match over who got to do the dishes, was with Grandma! She wore yellow rubber gloves to protect her hands when she did the dishes, because she would make the water SO hot! Sometimes it was fun for my dad and us kids to hide Grandma's rubber gloves, so that way we could win the "who gets to do the dishes" battle.
I always knew I held a special place in Grandma's heart because I was the first-born grandchild, and because I am so fair-skinned, which she thought was beautiful. She would touch my arm, and say, "One day, the Lord PROMISED me, I will be 'white and delightsome'!" I would roll my eyes, because I had seen pictures of her as a young woman, and she was such a babe! So gorgeous!
She had a charming sense of humor, even if it was self-deprecating, like when she would joke, "I could get lost in a bathtub!" Her sense of direction wasn't great, and I seem to have inherited that trait as well! :-)
She took time to talk with me, ask questions, and find out what was going on in my life. She believed in me and that I could accomplish all my goals.
I love her, I love this remarkable woman who has helped shape me. I am so honored to come from such a noble heritage. I can't wait to see her and hug her again! ♥
Love you Grandma!"
And. I would just like to add that I'll miss watching her butter her individual cereal pieces. And I loved watching Grandma and Grandpa interact. They clearly love each other sooo much. And I want what they have in their marriage.
I love you grandma. Can't wait to see you again :]
The Church is True!
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Day 30.
Day 30: Agency.
Today is the last day of November!! Which means this is my last thankful wall post. But not my last day of being thankful. hah. just thought I'd clarify.
I was thinking about things I was grateful for today and this is the thing that I decided I wanted to blog about.
Why? Because it's all encompassing. We have the power to choose what to do with our lives. To choose who to follow. The power to choose to be happy or otherwise. To choose what we do with our time. To choose our best friends. To choose to love. In my opinion, this is one of the greatest gifts given to mankind in our mortal existence. It's a big part of the plan of salvation.
We're on earth to be tested. And Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ want us to choose them. To choose "honor, glory, and dominion. And eternal victory." [to quote one of my choir songs.] However, they aren't going to force us. IT'S A CHOICE. And it's ours to make.
I'm so grateful for the gift of agency in my life. It allows me to be happy when the world gives me a thousand reasons to frown. I LOVE this gospel! it's true. It makes life worth living. It makes me smile :]
The Church is True!!
Today is the last day of November!! Which means this is my last thankful wall post. But not my last day of being thankful. hah. just thought I'd clarify.
I was thinking about things I was grateful for today and this is the thing that I decided I wanted to blog about.
Why? Because it's all encompassing. We have the power to choose what to do with our lives. To choose who to follow. The power to choose to be happy or otherwise. To choose what we do with our time. To choose our best friends. To choose to love. In my opinion, this is one of the greatest gifts given to mankind in our mortal existence. It's a big part of the plan of salvation.
We're on earth to be tested. And Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ want us to choose them. To choose "honor, glory, and dominion. And eternal victory." [to quote one of my choir songs.] However, they aren't going to force us. IT'S A CHOICE. And it's ours to make.
I'm so grateful for the gift of agency in my life. It allows me to be happy when the world gives me a thousand reasons to frown. I LOVE this gospel! it's true. It makes life worth living. It makes me smile :]
The Church is True!!
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Days 28 and 29.
Day 28: T. Lund
Ok. So this is T. Lund:
He's one of my best friends and has been since like middle school. We go waaay back :]
He's on a mission right now. Goiania, Brasil. And I couldn't be happier about it, even though I miss him tons. But. He'll be home in less than a year, and time is flying. So it's cool. Also. I might see him before I head out on my mish! We'll see what the timing's like, but it's a possibility.
Anyways, I am grateful for Travis because of the example he is to me. He's such a stud. He is rock solid in the gospel and shares his testimony with all around him. And I know that's part of the missionary gig, but he did that before too. I look up to him so much and can't wait to talk to him and hear all about his mission!
I also love Travis because he's hilar. Even if I'm being an emo kid, he knows what to say and do to cheer me up. And I like that we can play sports together. Even though he owns me in the face every time.
Love you Elder Lund!
Day 29: ULTIMATE!
I am SERIOUSLY confused why this did not come up an earlier day. But, as it is the second love of my life, [after cello] I thought it appropriate to dedicate a day to it.
I am in love with frisbee. Like seriously. It is THE BEST! and it's been awhile since I've played, but it's just the greatest!
I'm grateful for how happy it makes me and how at home I feel running around the field like a crazy. It's fantastic.
Here's to my frisbee gang:
freshman year. the year that started the infatuation.
I LUUUHH frisbee!
The Church is True!
Ok. So this is T. Lund:
He's one of my best friends and has been since like middle school. We go waaay back :]
He's on a mission right now. Goiania, Brasil. And I couldn't be happier about it, even though I miss him tons. But. He'll be home in less than a year, and time is flying. So it's cool. Also. I might see him before I head out on my mish! We'll see what the timing's like, but it's a possibility.
Anyways, I am grateful for Travis because of the example he is to me. He's such a stud. He is rock solid in the gospel and shares his testimony with all around him. And I know that's part of the missionary gig, but he did that before too. I look up to him so much and can't wait to talk to him and hear all about his mission!
I also love Travis because he's hilar. Even if I'm being an emo kid, he knows what to say and do to cheer me up. And I like that we can play sports together. Even though he owns me in the face every time.
Love you Elder Lund!
Day 29: ULTIMATE!
I am SERIOUSLY confused why this did not come up an earlier day. But, as it is the second love of my life, [after cello] I thought it appropriate to dedicate a day to it.
I am in love with frisbee. Like seriously. It is THE BEST! and it's been awhile since I've played, but it's just the greatest!
I'm grateful for how happy it makes me and how at home I feel running around the field like a crazy. It's fantastic.
Here's to my frisbee gang:
freshman year. the year that started the infatuation.
I LUUUHH frisbee!
The Church is True!
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Days 26 and 27.
Day 26: the HFAC.
Just look at it!
it's a BEAUTY!
haha. but in all seriousness. I love this building. Which is a good thing. Cause I spend several hours a day everyday in this building. It's just GREAT!
True, it may not be the best constructed. but it is a great home base none the less, and I'm grateful to have it as a place to practice, to sing, to play in orchestra, to jam, etc. it's THE BEST!
Day 27: Becs! [a.k.a. Rebecca Johnson.]
This chica is AMAZING! I've been thinking about her lately for various reasons and cause I miss her and never getta see her, but seriously. She's FANTASTIC. and my hero.
When I think of Becs, the first word that comes to mind is SERVICE. You see, Becs is like, the most selfless person I know. I learned sooo much living with her last year and spring summer and I strive to serve like Becs everyday. I still got a long way to go, but it's a work in progress :]
I love this girl! And am sooo grateful to be bffs with her!
Viva Italia!
hah. just thought I'd throw that in for you Becs. But what I really mean is, GO DAL PAL.
The Church is True!
Just look at it!
it's a BEAUTY!
haha. but in all seriousness. I love this building. Which is a good thing. Cause I spend several hours a day everyday in this building. It's just GREAT!
True, it may not be the best constructed. but it is a great home base none the less, and I'm grateful to have it as a place to practice, to sing, to play in orchestra, to jam, etc. it's THE BEST!
Day 27: Becs! [a.k.a. Rebecca Johnson.]
This chica is AMAZING! I've been thinking about her lately for various reasons and cause I miss her and never getta see her, but seriously. She's FANTASTIC. and my hero.
When I think of Becs, the first word that comes to mind is SERVICE. You see, Becs is like, the most selfless person I know. I learned sooo much living with her last year and spring summer and I strive to serve like Becs everyday. I still got a long way to go, but it's a work in progress :]
I love this girl! And am sooo grateful to be bffs with her!
Viva Italia!
hah. just thought I'd throw that in for you Becs. But what I really mean is, GO DAL PAL.
The Church is True!
Friday, November 25, 2011
Day 25.
Day 25: Jadeyn Glauser [J-Dawg.]
I love this lady! I got a text at 1am last night that said,
"Happy Black friday Pono! You're favorite holiday!..."
It then continued with other stuff, but I LOVE my best friends! They just know me sooo well and love me unconditionally even when I don't deserve it. I love J-Dawg cause of this.
She is just so caring and so kind to me and everyone around her! And she's great. She's a spiritual giant! And I strive to be more like her. I also love being around J-Dawg cause we have sooo much fun together. We laugh til we cry and are just crazy. Recent quote from J-Dawg,
"One time, freshman year, I stuck a fork in the toaster and got electrocuted."
bahah. the crazy.
I've had so many crazy adventures with her! The most recent being a "drive through the canyon to admire the fall leaves which resulted in a 4 hour road trip, going from Provo to Park City to Duschene, halfway to Vernal. bahah.
This is from Peter Pan last year!
Happy Black Friday!
The Church is True!
I love this lady! I got a text at 1am last night that said,
"Happy Black friday Pono! You're favorite holiday!..."
It then continued with other stuff, but I LOVE my best friends! They just know me sooo well and love me unconditionally even when I don't deserve it. I love J-Dawg cause of this.
She is just so caring and so kind to me and everyone around her! And she's great. She's a spiritual giant! And I strive to be more like her. I also love being around J-Dawg cause we have sooo much fun together. We laugh til we cry and are just crazy. Recent quote from J-Dawg,
"One time, freshman year, I stuck a fork in the toaster and got electrocuted."
bahah. the crazy.
I've had so many crazy adventures with her! The most recent being a "drive through the canyon to admire the fall leaves which resulted in a 4 hour road trip, going from Provo to Park City to Duschene, halfway to Vernal. bahah.
This is from Peter Pan last year!
Happy Black Friday!
The Church is True!
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