Disco Inferno

What a silly little plot this crazy musical has! My character sort of drove me nuts, but I had some fun solos and boy did we dance our pants off! It was way fun, but I was pretty relieved when it was over with.

This was the press picture that ended up in a couple newspapers and such. (Megan-Lady M./the devil's assistant, Elijah-Jack, Me-Jane)

Camille, Megan, and I getting pumped before a performance

Oh, my dear sweet crazy Chris! It was so fun being in another show with him! I don't think I want to do any without him at this point! His character was hilarious!

Sittin' on stage with the script... mostly, I liked this outfit the best.

So many friends, fam, and fans came to see the show :-) I appreciate the support so much!

Wish it was still Christmas Break!

This photo depicts the happiness, joy, and relief that mainly my dad and I were feeling right at this moment when we got to my Bro's house...after a long frustrating course of traveling events. (No, we hadn't showered in some time)

The quintessential decorating of Christmas sugar cookies:
Quite a fun and hilarious Christmas Eve afternoon with some of my sister-in-laws fam... early to the movie theater to see A Christmas Carol, which had been out for almost a month so we had the place to ourselves...I liked it, but we weren't able to see it in 3D, and it seemed as though the effects and decisions they made for the film were tailored for a 3D experience.
Modeling the Christmas morning display...
Christmas dinner and present exchange festivities with Lisa's whole family were EXCELLENT! Very fun and delicious.
So.....my parents gave Mathew and Derrick this lovely Monopoly City game and it literally took us like 5 hours of the day after Christmas to complete a game, which I won...in a very anticlimactic way, since the two buffoons just ran out of money all of a sudden; such is the way of Monopoly.
Ice Skating!
More Game time! :)
We had lots of fun, I could have been good with like another month of it!
Another event that was super great that we didn't photograph was an air soft gun war we had at the park. The gun I had had a range of about 6 ft. so I totally lost that battle!

Busy

I've been slightly absent from this world for a while...it's too bad because I've had some great and funny things to blog about. BUT again, I don't really feel like anybody reads it, ha ha! Well, that and I'm in a pretty intensely busy rehearsal schedule for this quirky little musical, Disco Inferno. And being a lead is really not as fun as being a goofy fun character mixing in with the ensemble. Don't get me wrong...I'm excited for the opportunity and have experienced some breakthroughs which have surprised me, but I am definitely nervous. So, things I could have posted about the past few weeks:

-my theories about the "blind date"
-what 4th graders do instead of listen
-my 3rd trying-to-hide-it, "struggles-with-same-sex-attraction" male love interest
-a survey of my readers (all 3 of you), polling whether I should be desperate enough to get on ldssingles. com
-the hideous, someday-it-will-be-funny experience of getting bumped off a flight to Oregon two days before Christmas WITH my afraid-to-fly, frantic, worried, control-freak father...which entailed a couple shuttles, no baggage, a long hotel night, some serious hours of waiting, and flying into a different airport 2 and half hours away from my brothers house.
-our fantastic Christmas break trip to my brother's in Oregon where we ate great food, sat by the fire, watched movies, went to movies, went ice skating, had an air soft gun war, played tennis, played games, SLEPT in, and had Christmas cheer with not just our little family-but also my sister-in-law's great large family.

There it is...Disco Inferno opens this Friday, the 8th and goes to the 16th (super short run), and no I can't record the show; it's not legal (that was for Carrie).

Festival of Trees!!!

I love this event! Folks decorate trees beautifully and then donate them...other folks pay ton '0 money for them and it all benefits Primary Childrens. It's a bummer that it's only for two days because it is CROWDED- loads of people want to see the awesomeness! I took the Katie Claire along with me...I shall show a few of my favorites:

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was a good time! I didn't take a single picture, but I think my mom might have...silly ones of playing pool or something. Dinner was delicious! Our table consisted of mom, dad, me, Pam, Chad, Cody :-) Oh, and some smoked turkey, green beans, 3 different kinds of potatoes, salad, rolls, cranberry sauce...mmm, it's making me hungry to think about it now. Black Friday was successful and easy for me this year...mom and I went to the mall at around 9 and the crowds really weren't bad at all. I mostly bought some new clothes for work from Express...25% off before noon. Anyhow, it's a week after the fact and I still need to document my last 3 things I'm thankful for...well, surely I'm thankful for so much more than the things/people I have included in this project, but I will choose:

Family- my own immediate family as well as the Huggins/Hawkins/Jordan clan who I consider an entire adopted extended family...more to love! I have some pretty awesome family members and I love spending time with all of them. I will highlight my fantastic sister-in-law, Lisa and my first born nephew, Mathew...both of whom exemplify pretty much the ultimate person! And...my Honey, who I honestly view as the greatest blessing and influence in my life right up there with my mom. I love her so so much.






Friends- I have focused on a couple specific pals in my past posts, but I have so many wonderful friends. I am incredibly blessed in that aspect! I love them all and have so much fun with them all the time! They all provide me with excellent examples of so many admirable traits, and endless support!







The Gospel of Jesus Christ- It is always difficult to adequately express the tender feelings I have for Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. We are here living because God created us and Christ atoned for our sins and afflictions and knows all the trials we face. My strength comes everyday because of my faith in and obedience to the principles and commandments I have been taught. My joy comes from the knowledge I have about our divine nature and where we came from. My life is motivated by the knowledge I have gained about our potential and what we can achieve and be blessed with after this life. My choices are guided by the Holy Ghost and chosen ultimately because of the love I have for God and our Savior.

West Point, ahoy!

Here I am at the parents, and it feels lovely. I had an excellent 1st day of freedom...

-Slept 'til 10.

-Went to In N Out with Tiff, Mike, and my little Dylan :-) Taught them how to order correctly and how to appreciate the party in their mouths. Dylan is so cute and funny and makes me so happy! The sun was shining bright and we even ate outside, in November!
-Went home and straightened things up a bit.
-Showered and got ready slowly.
-Enjoyed some new music by Carrie Underwood and John Mayer.
-Went on a great hike with Kip. Then we went to Kneaders, delicious.
-Headed up to West Point, where we're watching Planes, Trains, and Automobiles...the best Thanksgiving prep!

Well, I only have a couple days left of the "Thankful Fors" so I should get down to business. Today I pick:

Nature- I love being outside...it's best when the weather is cooperating, of course :-) I'm reminded of the beautiful nature today after my hike in the mountains of Utah Valley, which are quite awesome. I have seen so many unbelievably gorgeous places and there are so many more that I hope to experience! One of my favorite places is Muir Woods in No. Cal...

Jamie- She is my best friend and I'm grateful for her consistency in my life. She's the most fun, quite hilarious, knows me through and through, and we've had so many super fun adventures together! Our friendship has withstood some real tests, and I love her so unconditionally. There are countless thing I could say about her character and talents. I spend a lot of time missing her, so here's hopin' our lives get geographically closer again at some point. Home- I sure do love the coziness of home! Now this is actually Goldie Hawn and Kirt Russell's home, not mine, but a girl can dream right? ha ha!

Free For Five Days!

I'll be honest, I've been kind of hating work lately...it just gets exhausting and I can't ever let up because there are a lot of little people depending and expecting A LOT everyday...mainly I really stink at getting up at 6 a.m. and actually feeling rested. With that said, the number 1 thing I am thankful for today is......


-I'm done with work for the week!!! That means sleeping until at least 8:30, only wearing mascara for half the day, working out before I get ready for the day, seeing some friends, celebrating with family, learning my script, enjoying the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, watching the BYU-Utah game and hoping for a victory or at least a really close game!


I'm also thankful for:


-My awesomely comfortable mattress



-The fact that some people find my dorkiness "cute"...it helps the confidence a little...