holy ground

Spinning like a girl in a brand new dress,
We had this big wide city all to ourselves.
We blocked the noise with the sound of ‘I need you’,
And for the first time I had something to lose,
And I guess we fell apart in the usual way.
And the story’s got dust on every page,
But sometimes I wonder how you think about it now.
And I see your face in every crowd.

Cause darling, it was good never looking down.
And right there where we stood was holy ground.

Tonight I’m gonna dance for all that we’ve been through.
But I don’t wanna dance if I’m not dancing with you.
Tonight I’m gonna dance like you were in this room.
But I don’t wanna dance if I’m not dancing with you.

tyler haws is my hero.

Lately I've discovered I like reading other people's blog posts instead of writing my own. Convenient.

I Christmasified my blog. In case you noticed. Which you probably did. I just get really excited around November and December that I have to theme my whole blog. It's legal now because it's after Thanksgiving. Of course, it was totally legal before, but some goons have this idea in their minds that you can't mix Thanksgiving and Christmas because it's taking away from Thanksgiving and all that junk. As if Thanksgiving and Christmas weren't completely intertwined...

Also, I decided that Thanksgiving break and Christmas break should be merged into one long, glorious, heavenly break. It's really depressing to have a week-long holiday break and then return to school and homework for another three weeks. Ugh.

A few weeks ago my dad surprised us with a puppy. We were are all so excited. Even though he throws up on the floor and barks his head off and harasses you whenever you are holding any kind of food. Perfect for Thanksgiving week, no?

Tonight we went to a BYU basketball game. We've won all the ones I've been to...apparently we lost two last week. When I didn't go. Hmmmm. How coincidental. Anyways, it's a good thing The Sound of Music play was over before basketball season started, because I am extremely enthusiastic at basketball games and I lose my voice. I can just hear myself rasping out "Do-Re-Mi" and "Sixteen Going on Seventeen". Hah.

Tonight's game was so much more intense than the others I've been to. The previous two were like "Oh, this is fun, thirty points ahead...yay." Tonight, though...sheesh. It was a nail-biter the whole time. We came out on top, though, 87-75. And because we scored above 80 points, we went and got free yogurt at Yogurtland. Lovely. We only had to wait in line for 30 minutes.

Can I just say how much I love the BYU basketball team? They're so fantastic. Especially Tyler Haws. He has awesome skills. Obviously because he went on a mission. Let that be a lesson to you, boys. Missions=increase of awesomenss. Brandon Davies and Brock Zylstra are awesome too. But Tyler has such nice hair. And a beautiful three-point shot.

Thanksgiving was awesome. It involved so many potatoes, rolls, turkey, ham, pie, ice cream, and tootsie pops. And cousins, scrabble, and card games. And numerous shows on BYUtv, including the second "Man from Snowy River" and the Chester movie about the goose and the Silent Night movie. And then it started showing Chester again, and that's when we changed the channel. And then the 25th anniversary Les Miserables play came on, and that was the end of changing channels.

And this is the end of this post. Have a good night.

Jhead

reading is dreaming with open eyes

 

In case you guys didn't know this about me, I love books.

And not like, I'll-pick-up-one-occasionally-when-I-have-time kind of love.

No, I mean like seriously-I really-need-a-new-one-every-day kind of love.

LOVE. 

love.  

love. 

I've read two amazing books over the weekend.

I read the first one on Friday. The whole thing.

I read the second one today. The whole thing.

I'm currently in the process of reading another one.

I'm starting to think there's something wrong with me.

I hear other people say things about how they hate reading and I just can't understand.

 I should probably keep this to myself.

I'm afraid I'll get so addicted to books that I  won't have any friends ever again and I'll sit in my room and read all the rest of my life.

Oh well.

I need to go finish my book.

sniffle, sigh, and sneeze

"And I have such a cold in the head -- I can do nothing but sniffle, sigh and sneeze."

Anne of the Island, Chapter 10

Pretty much how I'm feeling right now. Not fun. Especially when we go up to my uncle's ranch for Labor Day and I'm blowing my nose and sneezing THE WHOLE TIME. This makes the two hour car ride extremely unbearable.

Oh, and d'you want another reason why I really really really can't be sick right now? I have a Sound of Music rehearsal tomorrow where we're basically rehearsing, um, only my solo THE WHOLE TIME. Bad timing, much?

{Just a side note: I auditioned for the Sound of Music play and I got Liesl. The whole "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" shebang. In case you wanted to know. Which you didn't, but there you go, I told you anyways.}

If I had to get sick, couldn't it come sometime else? I mean, don't get me wrong, I always detest being sick. I would be very okay with never, ever being sick again in my whole life. But this is baaaaad timing. With school just starting, rehearsals, homework, staying up late, and an extreme need for icecream, I can't do anything but plod along miserably with my box of Kleenexs in hand. Not to mention my nose getting all red because of blowing it a bazillion and one times. 

Annnnd to that certain person who never has or ever will read my blog but I'm writing to you anyways, please don't ask me if I like you or someone else right now. Because I most certainly do not like you and this is not the time for me to deal with stupid high school drama and making sure I don't hurt someone's feelings.

LEAVE ME ALONE. 

The end.

on the first day of school...

Today was exhausting.

But exciting. 

And sad.

And fun.

And nerve racking.

Let's just say I'm glad today is over. 

Annnnd I have an essay to write so I kind of need to write it but I'm stuck and I really don't know where to go from here. #iforgoteverythingduringthesummer #somebodyhelpme

We'll see how tomorrow goes...

ThePianoGuys

Just thought I'd let everyone know...I met this cello guy. Yeah. That's right.
He was at orchestra camp.

He was awesome. Like this song. 

He told me about his eight cellos and their names and showed me the ones he could bang on.

One of them was reinforced with metal. 

He also showed me the cello he went skydiving with. 

Like I said...he's awesome. Which is why you should watch this video. ;)

He also told us why he's a cellist in a band called ThePianoGuys, but that's kind of a long story. 

ask a question, get an answer

[q] When you have a container of neopolitan icecream, what flavor do you leave for last?
[a] chocolate first, vanilla second, and strawberry last.

[q] Would you rather be caught in a thunderstorm without an umbrella or a snowstorm without boots?
[a] Thunderstorm without an umbrella. I'm a fan of rain:) #barefeetinthesnowistheworst

[q] Could you win the hunger games?
[a] In my dreams...Just kidding. I don't dream of doing the hunger games. I'd really rather not.

[q] You and the love of your life are having a baby, and you get to choose the name. There's only one catch: Your partner insists it be the name of a place, real or fictional. What's the name you choose?
[a] For a girl? Brooklyn. For a boy? Ummm...is there a town named Dante?

[q] If you were invisible for a day, what would you do?
[a] Catch a plane to Paris.

[q] Did you get enough sleep last night?
[a] Define enough sleep.

[q] You're in the car, switching channels on the radio, and you hear a song that makes you go "OH SNAP THAT'S MY JAM!" What song is it?
[a] Payphone by Maroon 5, Titanium by David Guetta, Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepson, or The Best Love Song by T-Pain.

[q] If you were being executed tonight, what would be your last meal?
[a] Homemade chicken enchiladas.

[q] If you could automatically speak any language, what would it be?
[a] Italian, French, or Russian.

[q] Would you rather have millions of dollars but always feel nauseous when you go outside, or be dirt poor forever but never be sick again for the rest of your life?
[a] Ummm...how bad is being naseous?

[q] Have you ever bought a piece of clothing because it reminded you of something a fictional character wore?
[a] Oh yes. #istudyemilyariaspencerandhanna'sclothing #prettylittleliarsobsession