Well, it's Official!

I'm done with school! I turned in my last final last night and will officially graduate on Saturday! Lookin' forward to it.

Oh Tucson

Graduation? 16 days away
MTC? 27 days away

My life seems like it's going by SO FAST recently. I haven't even mailed out graduation invitations. A week is plenty of time for people right? :) There are so many things I need to be doing that I'm not. Let me make a list....
1.) Memorize Scriptures
2.) Memorize music for my juries next week....(that's kinda important)
3.) Study for the GRE
4.) Sign up for the GRE? Uh YEAH.
5.) Stop watching T.V.

I like how OVER a year ago I got a sheet of paper from my Bishop that had missionary preparatory steps and one of which was "Watch little to no T.V." Back then I was like, "Done!" And I hardly watched anything. In the last 5 months? I've watched more T.V. than the last three years combined. Good, good.

On the plus side I feel VERY blessed recently! I've just had so many wonderful experiences and some amazing missionary opportunities! I don't think it hit me until writing those days above that I'm leaving....like soon! :D I'm understanding a little more why people keep calling me out of the blue! I love it!

I think my life passing fast and me being so lazy (let's be real I hang with my peeps, watch SVU, and do the bare minimum in school to get an A) is me a little afraid to let go. I KNOW that my future is only going to get better, but my life is going to change from a steady upward climb to Mount Everest. That's definitely exciting, but a little part of me feels like leaving what I have "behind" is bitter sweet. Don't get me wrong...I know I'll be back in no time, but I'll never be the same, and neither will what I "left".

Before I leave on my mission I want to do a few things in good ol' Tucson!
1.) Run a 5k (Not offish, but just my tuchus running)
2.) Go on a hike at sun rise!
3.) Take a few new pictures with my Fam and the Romriell's to make a scripture-box-protector-thing.

I love my Savior and I love my family!

Learned and Reaffirmed

Breanna, Megan and I drove to Utah this past weekend for General Conference. That trip helped me learn a few things and be reminded of others.

1. Breanna's car can go 45 miles with the gas light on.

2. When I'm sick, I am completely worthless as a driver after 1am.

3. Mobile Canyon, Arizona is the smallest town ever.

3.5. Holes is still a fantastic movie. I love Shia!

4. No matter how many years have passed, I can still sing Britney's first two albums.

5. "Boys are always slightly attracted to their friends. I mean think about it, how many of them are like, 'okay, I'm gonna go hang out with my ugly friends now'"

6. Whitney Houston never gets old. Too bad she's a crack head.

7. It snows in Utah...in APRIL!

8. No trip is complete without driving 30 minutes in the wrong direction.

8.5. B: "Who's that singer/actress that died in the plane crash? Is it Ashanti?

It starts with an A."

Me: "Yeah, I think it is! That's right I forgot all about that."

B: "Are you sure?"

Me:" Yeah, it has to be. Nothing new of hers has come out since she died."

ONE HOUR LATER

Megan: "Lindsay texted back...it was Alia"

B: "That's RIGHT! Not Ashanti"

Me: "Yeah, but poor Ashanti!!! She needs to do something with her life, I thought she was dead!!!"

7. One day I hope my husband loves me as much as Elder Scott loved(s) his wife!

8. Elder Holland is SUCH a Power House!

9. Thomas S. Monson is a true Prophet of God!!!!

10. Jesus IS the Christ!!!

I love driving up to Utah for General Conference. It's a little hard to sit in a car for 25 hours in 72 hours, but it's always SOOOOO FUN! I love it.

The Finale

You know those people that you are certain you were meant to meet? The ones that reignite inspiration and excitement! This last year at the U has really been a special one for me, and it all started with History of Musical Theatre. I've never learned or wanted to absorb as much as I did in that class. It made me think in a way that went beyond just theatre and actors, but politics, society, spirituality, careers.... discussions embodied what college should have been the whole time. The keeper of the keys was my professor; she oozes knowledge and can make anyone feel important in this world. We worked together last semester in a play called Power 2K10 and another class that I just loved called Rituals in Performance. This semester I couldn't take any of Christin's classes since they were all graduate level, so we have been doing an Independent Study about women in Vaudeville; a subject very near and dear to my heart. In addition to my research to write a paper I had to write a 10 Minute Play...which I titled, The Finale. I haven't been on stage in a while and it felt....so good! I had a blast and learned a lot about myself in the process. Today we finished our run of the studio series Embodying Power, and I couldn't have askedfor a better closing. Well....the audience could have been more alive, sheesh, it was pulling teeth to get a laugh! It was just such a wonderful experience and I am so grateful that I had my chance at a last finale. "Don't be afraid to fall...be afraid to never jump! Wipe off the blackface..."-Edith Bentley.

Things You Shouldn't Say On A Date

My friend Jason and I went to dinner a few weeks ago to catch up. We haven't been in the same room together in MONTHS! The best part about conversing with that man is after a few minutes the room feels so loosey goosey and anything can be said. An hour into our "date" we realized we were either going to be kicked out of BJ's or....no, we thought we were going to be kicked out. We were there for over two hours, ordered $7 entrees and diet cokes....we would have gotten a pazuki, but our waiter brought the check, clearly telling us to leave. Our conversation out of context, we decided, would be called "Things you shouldn't say on a date"

"So there I was...reading on a train........after a page and a half I wanted to vomit."

"People are gonna think we have Cerebral Palsy if we keep this up."

"I walked into the Lounge Car that was full of windows on the wall and the ceiling...but it was dark and the lights were on so it was like a f******* hall of creepy mirrors."

"Ugh, within a half hour all these little babies popped up...feeding on Cheetos! Their sick little Cheeto hands!"

"Yeah, one was cute. But he went to grab at my new jeans with those crusty little orange fingers, but I couldn't react because the kid was black."

"Have you ever thought about it? Dogs just wanna eat you."

"No, this guy woke up with his dog feeding on his f****** toes. All he has are nubs!!!"

"She woke up with her snake laying next to her in her bed. The Vet told her to get rid of it because he was measuring to see if she'd fit inside of him."

"AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Are you kidding me?! AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH I HATE snakes. And dogs! All animals just wanna f****** eat us!"

"I kind of want some Tots...."

"I've already had tots today..."

"Who has tots already?!?!"

In context this was one of the funniest nights of my life.

The Call!

This is what happened. :D

Pics 'N Things

A picture of you and the person you have been closest with the longest- My Seester

A picture of your favorite memory-Driving to Vegas one weekend to surprise our Dad!

A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day-The Divine!

A picture of your most treasured item-My computer and my mirror. I'm vain.

A picture that makes you laugh-Need I say more?

A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most-My other half.

A picture of the person you do the most ****** up things with-PIDD! "Cosett...can we call you that? K, great, thanks."

A picture of something you love-Practical jokes...as long as I'm not the recipient!

A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without-My babes!

A picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently-This big ol' Fam!

A picture of your biggest insecurity- Turning back into this!

A picture of your favorite book- Personal Legend, amazing.

A picture of yourself and a family member

A picture that can always make you smile-This is true best friendship!

A picture of someone you miss- Sister Whipple!

Have You Ever?

Hung up the phone and just wanted to say, "oh wait, I love you. And let's be married--k great thanks."

Just a thought.

P.S. My hair is growing out, which I like. It's little mullet-ey, which I don't like.

Things I Wanna Do Pre-Mish

This list could probably keep growing. And hopefully I'll revisit it as I check them off.

1. Go to Country Thunder

2. Win the 7:10 pay off question on KIIM

3. See at least 10 movies in the theatre

4. Perform in a play

5. Swim in Old Main

6. Run another 5K

7. Finish my HS scrapbooks

8. Go to Disney Land

9. Get a digital Camera

10. Write out an outline of the screenplay I want to write

American-ness

This semester I have a lot of original projects going on, and I sincerely appreciate them. Something about having to create allows me to connect to the person I want to be, I feel like I get to know myself a little better because I'm putting my heart in something tangible.

One of my classes (Theatre History of the Americas) assigned a project to capture American-ness. Having just put in my mission papers my first thought was "Freedom of Religion". For that reason (among many others) I am proud to be an American. We were to observe, write a narrative, and take pictures that essentially could capture a "beginning" and "middle" and an "end" to the action or plot of American-ness. I'm changing my narrative because one of my photos came out better than I thought so I'm going to use it, rather than my original idea. Here are the photos. What would you say is the beginning, middle, and end of this action/scene?

Christmas Gifts to Use

I don't ever want to hear the term "load day" again.

Miserable.

-GOAL-

Done. And new Goal

Yo' I'm a Crafter...

"Doin what I can gonna eat everything until the appearance of man. Yo yo see me, I'm livin' below the soil. I'll be back but I'm comin' as OIL!"

-$5 to anyone who can name where that's from. And originally the word is Raptor, not crafter.

It just occurred to me that I haven't posted a few of my projects.

This is what Linds, Jason, and I painted for Les Mis for CYT Summer Camp.

The bag was for Keragn for her birthday. The shirts were for Bow and Dunc for their birthday. The blanket was for my mom for Christmas last year....she got it this November.

This is usually what my space looks like when I craft. Gotta love it.

And for CHRISTMAS I did some Hersheys Kiss Christmas Trees, Cookies (that won 3rd place in a cookie contest!), and I painted a fireplace for our living room! :)

I love my life!

Resolutions. Come on. Everybody's doing it.

In all reality I'm waiting for muh Megavideo (darn you 72 minute limit). I thought I'd be productive with my time, but after looking to my right to see the mess that has resulted from "unpacking" I decided to blog.

Highlights of 2K10:

*Turning 1 in Morm Years

*San Diego with Heidi. Temple: AMAZING, Mormon Battalion: AMAZING.

*Running a 5K!!!

*MANY a weddings I attended. Definitely beautiful.

*I gave a class presentation on The Divine Miss M. And it was completely relevant. I dressed like her too.

*Melissa cut my hair into a mullet.

*Summertime spent watching my shows. That may sound lame, but very rarely do I just get "me" time. I loved that I got to work a little, cook a little, socialize a little, and just hang out for days at a time just watching what I wanted. And I loved the house I was in. It felt like home.

*Duncan and Bowen turned 1! I

love the Romriells, I really really do. I'd be lost without their mom and between Gavyn, Keragyn, B&D....I've got a whole set of niece and nephews.

*I gave away a Book of Mormon to exactly the right person at exactly the right time.

*I was the Prez of LDSSA at the 'Tute and realized Sis. Rasmussen and I are kindred spirits.

*I went to General Conference and had a conversation with a missionary's mom over pizza, salad, and ginger ale. One of the best conversations of my life.

*Late night conversations with my flat-mate. God send.

*A weekend in Vermont/Boston. Sisters, love, promptings, missionary chat. Phenom.

*Talking with Kenz outside her house, in her mini for over an hour.

Resolutions 2K11:

*Turn in Mission Papers

*Go on said mission

*Run Ragnar and push myself to a triathlon

*Meet Bette Midler, Queen Latifah, Mariska Hargitay, Melissa McCarthy, Reba McEntire, and/or Melissa Peterman.

.....that last one pretty much makes the list every year, but with a name or two added on.