I Got A Picture With Dr. Stephen R. Covey!!!

On Wednesday, Novemember 18, 2009, Dr Stephen R. Covey came to SVU! He talked how to better ourselves. It was awsome! It was humbling in many ways, which I can't name off the top of my head. I learned that he has 51 grandkids! That is amazing!!



The stress is sometimes overbearing. I almost had a breakdown but I have amazing teachers and friends who support and love me.

I had also found out that I had made it into the play next semester! The play is Rhinoceros, a 1950's France where everyone turns into a rhinoceros!!! I can't wait!

Concert band had a concert Friday. Everyone loved it. I felt otherwise.

Otherwise, it's been good. I love you all and can't wait to see some of you during Thanksgiving!!!

I NEED to learn time management, thank goodness for Stephen Covey!!

I believe I have dug my grave. The end of this semester is drawing to a close and the paper work is piling up, the stress is rising, and Thanksgiving is coming!!! Basketball season has open with a bang, men winning all their games, tonight's score 96-30!! Which means pep band again. Concert band has a concert this Friday, orchestra the weekend after Thanksgiving Break, a formal dance that Saturday, finals soon after, along with other assignments due by the last day of the class!!

On a slightly different note, I auditioned for a comedic play called Rhinoceros. It is set in 1950 France, but it goes crazy!! Since I play an instrument, the director said that I was in the band for the musical, possibly getting some lines and get to help with set changes and whatnot. So... I'm in!!!! My first collge level acting experiance outside of my acting class!!! Amazing! And not only do I get to act but perform with my piccolo as well!! Aaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!

Otherwise, nothing new. I love you all lots and can't wait to see you all soon!!

Things are Getting a Little CRAZY Around Here...

This past weekend I had the opportunity to usher at the school production of She Loves Me. It is really good! The set is a turning set! The front of the shop the story is based in is on one side, turn, and the inside of the shop and a back room are in view! It looks AMAZING!!! I'll try to get pictures of it this weekend, I get to usher again this weekend too. The movie You Got Mail is based on this musical! I think they did a nice modern twist on the musical for the movie.

Monday: Well, what else is there to that. I have adapted Garfield to this day, "I hate Mondays." The best part was FHE. Everyone shared a spiritual thought and everyone had a different topic! It was really cool.

Tuesday: Went to College comp and talked Walden. Blech. Practiced a scene for acting from The Glass Menagerie, hung out with a friend on the bench outside of the library for a couple of hours, a playing test in concert band. Yup. Tuesday.

Wednesday: Great institute. Acting class I actually learned acting! Normally when we do questions for a chapter, he just lectures. But today, he had my partner and I perform a couple of lines of the scene we are doing. He helped me understand how to emotionally connect to my character and how to better communicate to others, objects, and my self! It was SO AMAZING!!! Everything just clicked in that moment. Wow.

Western lit, I have ANOTHER MID- TERM!!!! This is on Monday!! Aaaaa!!! Biology, we are learning about bacteria. Fun... (this is sarcasm if you can't figure that out). I went around campus trying to have freshmen sign a petition to encourage facilty to use MySVU, the online gradebook for the school. We want to know our grades so we can figure out how we need to improve.

I visited my RS president, she had surgury on her left ACL this weekend so I went to cheer her up.

I also went to the first pep band "banquet." We ate at Original Italian in BV and had ice cream at Alexander's! It was fun!!! And I got REALLY full I don't think I can eat tomorrow. Or I'll just be sick.

That's what's new in BV! I love you all and can't wait to see some of you during Thanksgiving!!

P.S. Papi and Mom, Brinnica says we will leave here at 6:30 or 7 am now! They have eye appointments at 3 pm so they need to be there earlier! So... I'll be home 10:30- 11:30 am wednesday morning, I think. Yay!!!!

Halloween, College Style

Just so everyone knows, Haloween here is not like Athens, OH halloween. I wish I had more time, a license, and a car to prepare for Halloween. I went as an elf, again. It was the only costume I had here and I had no creativity attacks for costume ideas. My friends, on the other hand were creative. My favorite was the portable water fountain!! One of my friends came to the ward halloween party with dollar earrings. She was... a Buck- an- ear! That was very creative! Alex was Danny from Greese, except that he looked like Clark in Smallville when he has the red Kryptonite ring! I told him this and he said that worked too.

This past week was also my first Relief Society Activity Meeting (Enrichment). I had to teach to set the example for the committee. The lesson was on journals. I had them make Journal Boxes. These are like Journal Jars but 2"x 2" boxes. They all turned out really cute! I had recieved so many compliments it was weird. I had been stressing myself out over this activity all week!

Our ward also went on a nature hike in the woods behind the Lofts, otherwise the girls' dorm. The trail led to the soccer/ football field. It was so beautiful out. I was happy to observe the creation that God made for all of us.

I have a request for all who read this blog. PLEASE PRAY FOR MY FRIEND! Her name is Ally Walker. She went to visit her family in California this past week, her brother? came home from his mission. She texted one of her other friends here and said she might not come back soon because she got sick with Swine Flu. Not a joke! I just think she needs some support and we can do that through prayer, so please pray for Ally.

I will get to come home for Thanksgiving, but I won't be there until Wednesday afternoon. I'm riding with a friend from Portsmouth and her brother. I will make sure I get out of the house and visit everyone!

That's whats new in BV!