Choir

Inspired by Maren
I love choir songs.
I don't know why, but I do. I mostly like signing the songs more than listening to them.
For Christmas we are singing great songs

Please be patient with me while I list them off.

Sing We Noel
Nowell
Goin' to Bethlehem
This Little Babe
Snow
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Good King Kong
What Sweeter Music

note that I am only in one choir class and we sing all of these


I'm excited for our concert.
December 6, 2011 7:00 PM
Timpanogos High School

Please come!

What is...

most likely the coolest choir song to sing??

Carmina Burana

Not sure what that is? Oh...but I KNOW you've heard it.

Our choir is singing it=BEST (so excited!)

Listen to it and prove me wrong:

Wordle

I took this from Alyssa. Thanks for the idea!

I've had this song stuck in my head for at least all summer.

"Gods Love Nubia" The Broadway Musical Aida
Come see it! It opens Thursday, August 4th

Girls' Camp

*Disclaimer: Sorry for details....this is for my journal too*
Drive to Heber Valley Camp for the first time ever.
 Electricity? Carpet? Hot, running water? Window Blinds? Bunk Beds?
               This is not the Girls' Camp I'm used to.
It's a weird experience because I'm now a Youth Camp Leader in a ward I've never had camp with...I don't even know all their names.
We set up camp. We got into our three different cabins and saw that there was a backdoor. There we saw a deer, butterfly, and cocoon. Gotta love the outdoors :)

Sadly that night it rained and there was lightning....but don't worry, we know the safety crouch! Then we played bingo until every number was called.
Throughout the week we made a variety of crafts including lanterns, bracelets, necklaces, and embroidered pillow covers.
I had to leave for two nights because of Aida rehearsals but I was able to be there for all the days.
We had two birthdays during the week...so we had two celebrations (lots of sweets...)

The water front was fun but the hike there was long and hot (thank goodness for leaders who drive you back though!)
The Challenge course was different than I was used to but it was a great experience!

I'm sorry to say we did not sing a lot of camp songs....we did however, sing Disney songs on the night hike (moose, and snipe sightings cause a break from singing). The sunset from the overlook was so pretty and letters from home were comforting.

The camp people (missionaries and other workers) were surprised that our ward hiked together on every hike, but I was glad we did :)

It's Mount Timpanogos in the background.

Thursday was hot, but thank goodness for these delicious things!

I had to leave during the service project...and miss out on Bishopric night and Testimony meeting but I'm happy I got to go for as long as I did!


P.S. The Laurels ate the Chocolate.... :D

Celebrity Crush

Growing up everyone has a crush on a celebrity right? I don't think I did...
If someone would ask me I probably would say Jesse McCartney or N'SYNC or someone from the Backstreet boys. Today? Today my answer would be Scotty McCreery.
Or Lucas Till. But mainly Scotty. Not a fan of country ? -- DON'T READ THIS THEN. If you don't like it in the first place, you can't judge. Sorry you are out of the running. If you ARE a fan of country, you would most definitely say he is amazing. That's all I have to say.

American Idol

Scotty McCreery

Mmm....YES. Love. Approve. Been a fan since auditions. No band wagon member here.

Lauren Alaina

Love her. She is so cute and has an amazing voice which I can't even imagine having....ok I have imagined it and I am in awe. 

Haley Reinhart

Great voice which is so unique. Cute. Very well rounded. I think she could win.

I think any of them could win but if I chose the winner, I would have to choose Scotty McCreery.

This is the first time, that I can remember, that I really want to go to the Finale. There are a few people I didn't like in the Top 12 but I think I would still like to go to one of their tour performances.

Dream Jobs

I don’t think I’ve ever had a “dream job”. Little kids always say- “I want to be a fireman!” or “I’m going to be a professional dancer!” or “I’ll be an actress!” or “I want to be an engineer!” I’ve never thought about that. I always would say that I wanted to get my Master Degree. Once I had my degree I would become a doctor or lawyer or veterinarian. As I got older, I realized that a doctor has to work their way up the ladder and along the way change old people’s diapers and clean up throw up. 

I don’t want to be a doctor.  

Then I thought of a lawyer because we had a class debate and I won! But then I realized that I didn’t want to have to deal with clients and get a lot of schooling done. I don’t want to be a lawyer. Then I thought of a vet. Oh wait, I don’t like cats or mice or the kind of people SO attached to their animal.

I don’t want to be a vet.  
Then I got into a yearbook class in school. I liked writing articles for the school newspaper. I didn’t like writing with another person who didn’t write like I did. I also LOVED to take pictures for that class….
 Maybe I’ll be a journalist?  

But then I talked to a friend whose father is a Family Therapist. We tried a little role playing. I was the therapist and I had to solve a problem. That worked out okay. I was told I did a good job at it. There’s also a lot I could do, being a Family Therapist. 
Maybe I’ll be a therapist? 
I LOVE to sing, dance and act.

 I could go into something like that…but I’m not good enough. It’s not like I’m some person wallowing in self pity or anything like that but, I know where my talents stand and I don’t have the talent to pursue a career in that area. I like choir in school but I don’t have the piano or musical background to do that. But could I incorporate my hobbies into a future occupation? I’m in an art class at school and my teacher tells me I’m very good. 

I’m not THAT good but if I’m patient, I can create a piece that is really good. I have a random fascination with watching the food network, especially when it is an episode focusing on “ultimate cakes”. While I was in a foods class, we had a mock Iron Chef competition. 

I won, well my team one, but the idea was mine so they all told me it was me (don’t take it as I’m stuck up and cocky. I’m not I promise!) I loved to decorate and arrange the food in a way that is pleasing to the eye as well as the stomach. I would love to combine my art and food skills to have an occupation.  
I want to be a mom. For sure. I think a big reason why I had a desire to have a job that I loved was also compared to the desire to provide for my family. Since I don’t know to whom I would marry, I wouldn’t know if he could support a family. I wanted to make sure myself that I wouldn’t have a big problem of being financially well off or not. So I didn’t want to choose a job that paid well but I hated just in case my future husband would be able to support us. I also realized how much I hate Chemistry. I don’t know if I could handle a career where I would have to take Chemistry courses. I see no point in continuing my math education. Really? WHERE would you absolutely need to know matrices besides the obvious occupations of the “science” category?  


Bottom line is, I have no idea. I’m lost. I don’t know what I should pursue.