I had the Time of My Life with You

Wonderstruck.


If I had to sum up the night of Sept. 28, that would be the word: wonderstruck.


That night was a dream come true. I GOT TO SEE TAYLOR SWIFT IN CONCERT!! :D


I went with my sister down to Salt Lake and we took A TON of pictures and videos (I filled up my entire memory card).

This picture was tricky. It took us like 5 minutes to balance the camera on the back of my car on top of our purses

We got makeovers from Covergirl. Maddi's turned out so much better than mine. BUT, we got FREE makeup! Mascara, lip gloss, lipstick, EVERYTHING. They were just handing it out to everyone. I won't need to buy any for a long time :)

Just waiting for the concert to start. And being very impatient.

This band was so bad that I don't even remember their name.

Needtobreathe was actually pretty good.

Taylor coming out on stage. FINALLY!

Some (of the the better) pictures of Taylor

Taylor Swift's cover of Animal by Neon Trees. She said she chose this song because the band is from Provo.

Haunted

This was my absolute favorite part. She ended by singing Love Story and she got in this balcony looking thing and flew around the arena above the crowd. And there was sparkly confetti all over. Amazing.

I can't wait for the next concert! =)

**Sorry for the poor quality of the videos and pictures. We were pretty high up and the zoom on my camera just wasn't good enough.

But, It's My Dream!

Dreams, goals and aspirations; they all are a governing force in our lives.  They are points we wish to reach in our life time.  They are destinations we want to end up at.  Without dreams, life can be quite dull.  How we act and the decisions we make are ultimately determined by our dreams.  We desperately want to reach our goals and actualize our dreams, so we are willing to make the necessary.  For example, an aspiring college student is going to put forth the time and effort to be involved and get good grades in high school in order to be accepted into their dream college.


Lately, I have been thinking about what my dreams and what exactly I want to achieve in life and making my own bucket list.  Here are just a few of my dreams.


★ graduate college ***in progress***
★ temple marriage
★ write a song
★ adopt
★ live in NYC
★ meet Taylor Swift
★ learn to play the guitar ***in progress***
★ see the northern lights
★ find a 4-leaf clover
★ catch fireflies
★ help baby sea turtles make it to the ocean
★ go on a humanitarian trip to a foreign country


Dreams are what keep us going in life.  Without them, what would we have to look forward to?  What would be purpose of living?  My dreams keep me going during the rough patches and help me stay focused on what I really want.




And I just have to include this video clip.  One, because it has to do with dreams. And two, it stars the one and only, Taylor Swift!

The House That Built Me by Miranda Lambert

This is the song I am trying to learn on the guitar.  Such a beautiful song :)

an update on everything :)

so the second semester has started here at school.  i am taking a much easier class load than last semester.  i am taking english 2010, intro to social welfare, biology, and human development.  after classes everyday, i make my way to the library.  its pretty much my second home these days.  i work 20 hours a week and after a shift, i will often go find a quite corner, pull out the textbooks and do some studying.  in my english class, i have to do a 25 page research paper.  that will be quite a project!  my topic is on child development and specifically the effect of the new 'technology playtime' on a child's early development.

when i do get some spare time, i play my guitar.  i am teaching myself and am getting to the point that i can start to learn actual songs :) yay!  right now, i am trying to learn teardrops on my guitar and you belong with me, both by taylor swift (of course).  also i get to play music now, i still miss my piano.  i love to play it when i go to layton for the weekends.

i am beginning to figure out my plans for the summer and next year.  i will most likely stay in logan and work, but the library only choose a few people to stay on for the summer. so if i am not chosen, i will go back to layton and take some classes at weber.  i want to get my schooling done as soon as possible.  after graduation, i want to move to washington.  but i have decided where i want to go to graduate school, whether i will stay in utah or go out of state.  but i eventually want to end up in seattle :)