some craziness of the holidays

whew. what a great past two weeks it has been!
so i had a marvelous time with the fam chillin' it down at thanksgiving, and one of my favorite parts about thanskgiving this year was the part in which we went christmas tree hunting. this was an adventure and a half thanks to the craziness of my family.
so this year we decided to go up the canyon and pick out a tree and cut it down. here is a picture of the tree in the wild:
it would end up being a 12-ft tree... yikes! so after we cut it down we started dragging the tree...
at this point we start to realize just how big the tree is...but we carry on...so we finally got our huge tree in the back of the trailer. here we are driving it home... so many hours later and a bazillion measurements later we realize that the tree is too tall to fit in the living room. so we brought it down to a 10-ft tree, then realizing it was 6-ft wide while our house only has 3-ft wide doors... so we try to stuff it in the house, and then it gets stuck in the door. :D we finally got it in the house and we all start to wonder how it's going to stand and where its going to fit...hmmm...so...the tree ends up being too tall still, took up 3/4 of the living room and bent our tree stand. so we cut off two more feet making it an eight foot tree and bought a new tree stand in the corner. i don't have a picture yet of the final product...but it's a beautiful tree. :D and man...it was an adventure and a half and isn't something any of us will forget anytime soon. :D

since then i have been through a long/short week (it was both...if that makes sesne) and now its friday. I have a date w/a guy from the ward on saturday to world of dance and then on sunday my teddy bear is going to come with me to the first presidency christmas devotional and on thursday my friend JN is going to come with me to my work christmas party, which i am way excited about. :D so life is good, i'm dating other people and i am so much better off w/out my boyfriend. hurrah for life being good!!! :D ciao!

boyfriend gets demoted

actually he demoted himself. you see...we're no longer dating. he wants to take a 'break.' let me tell you the story...

We went on a walk last night and he told me that he thought I was awesome and that he really liked going out with me, but that he hadn't felt that 'connection' and that he wanted to take a break. Whatever that means. I told him I understand, and that that is okay.

Actually, it's way okay. I was talking with my co-worker yesterday about Boyfriend and how I was surprized that we were still dating cause I didn't think we'd make it to the holiday season (I was so right!). And that I wasn't feeling a special connection either. I just felt like it was normal and that we were just having fun, but I have never felt that I loved him. Never. Liked, yes, loved, no. Especially after my patriarchal blessing and a blessing my dad gave me at the beginning of the year, I was inclined to say that Boyfriend wasn't him. And I'm pretty sure he's not. And you know what? That's okay! I got some more experience with boys and dating (and what it's like when the boy does pretty much all the asking and i only asked him on like 2 dates) and that will benefit me in the future.

Plus I have two missionaries coming home in the next 6 months or so (one in february and one in july...that's longer than six months but oh well.) and i really want to go on a couple of dates with the feb. missionary, but i also feel that the july missionary is a super good friend of mine and i don't think i can just let that friendship go. so we'll see. in the meantime, i am having a blast with ballet showcase and am loving life. and i'm ready for the holidays.

the abc's of my weekend

a= amazing show, awesome friends and family that came to see me
b= boyfriend is a sweetheart. :D
c= cougars are ranked in the BCS!! http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1%2C1249%2C650206722%2C00.html
The Cougars' No. 23 ranking in the AP Poll is the highest ranking in any poll since being ranked 19th in the Dec. 9, 2001 Associated Press poll. This week also marks the first time BYU has been ranked in the Coaches Poll since Sept. 8, 2002—a week before losing to Nevada, 31-28. It is the first time BYU has ever been ranked in the newly created Harris Interactive Poll.
d= danced a lot
e= exceptional food made by my boyfriend.
f= fun!
g= good. it was good to see some people i haven't seen for ages!
h=happy. i was very happy to be done with the show.
and i'm done creating things i did this weekend for each letter. it takes too much thinking. :) so just know that things went well, and i'm excited for thanksgiving!!!

the curtain closes

on another successful performance. this weekend was awesome. tons of hours go into a show, and it's over in just a short little while. It was perfect. so many of my friends and family came to see me, it was great. in fact, Truit came, and I didn't even think she would remember, that was awesome. Boyfriend and roommates came too...great fun :) life is just great, there is a week and two days of school before thanksgiving, and then two full weeks of thanksgiving followed by a four day week and then finals. i am kind of stoked about the prospect. :D nex semesters classes are going to be fun, and i am excited to get going on them. :D

life is just good. i have no complaints. ciao.

the curtain closes

on another successful performance. this weekend was awesome. tons of hours go into a show, and it's over in just a short little while. It was perfect. so many of my friends and family came to see me, it was great. in fact, Truit came, and I didn't even think she would remember, that was awesome. Boyfriend and roommates came too...great fun :) life is just great, there is a week and two days of school before thanksgiving, and then two full weeks of thanksgiving followed by a four day week and then finals. i am kind of stoked about the prospect. :D nex semesters classes are going to be fun, and i am excited to get going on them. :D

life is just good. i have no complaints. ciao.

a minor meltdown comforted by a short cuddle session

so on monday evening i had a small meltdown. just a whole bunch of little stressful things added up and WHAM! i breakdown and cry. i haven't had a good cry in ages so it felt good, but still it was a breakdown no matter how you look at it. the boyfriend couldn't be much help monday night b/c he was in seattle. BUT he did call me yesterday while i was in rehearsal and i called him when i got done and then went over to his apartment. that was nice. :) we cuddled and i told him my story about my breakdown and he just held me. it felt so good. i think he might be getting to the point in which he wants to kiss me, but i don't know if i'm ready for that. especially this week. so much rehearsing it's crazy. but the show's going to be awesome! don't forget to get your tickets! for friday or saturday evening at 7:30 or saturday afternoon at 2pm. tickets are $5 at the HFAC on campus. Ballet Showcase performance. Be there, or be a square. ciao.

HURRAY!!!!

First Time in Five Years!!!! YEAH!!!!

Week 11 AP Top 25
1. Ohio State (65) 10-0
2. Michigan 10-0
3. Louisville 8-0
4. Texas 9-1
5. Auburn 9-1
6. Florida 8-1
7. USC 7-1
8. California 8-1
9. Notre Dame 8-1
10. West Virginia 7-1
11. Arkansas 8-1
12. LSU 7-2
13. Tennessee 7-2
14. Boise State 9-0
15. Rutgers 8-0
16. Wisconsin 9-1
17. Oklahoma 7-2
18. Wake Forest 8-1
19. Georgia Tech 7-2
20. Virginia Tech 7-2
21. Oregon 7-2
22. Boston College 7-2
23. Maryland 7-2
24. Texas A&M 8-2
25. Brigham Young 7-2

brownie points for the boyfriend.

100 give or take brownie points go to the boyfriend. you see, i talked to him for just a short while before he had somewhere to be, and then i went visiting teaching, and when i came home, he was sitting on my couch! it was awesome!!! so, 100 brownie points for him.