President's Day=no school

No school = HAPPY DAY
Today is President's day!!!!!! My family--Dad, Cameron, and Aubrey went on a bike ride and then met my mom and i for a picnic at the Sacramento temple. Such a nice day to have a picnic!! We played catch phrase for about 2 hours. FUNNY!!! Here are some pictures:

funny moments:
Aubrey couldn't think of what the word meant, or didn't know how to describe it.
What does it rhyme with aubrey!?
long pause....
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Malf cart?
It was golf cart
I don't think we've laughed so hard since....this next one.

Cameron: Its a famous cowboy!!!
Dad: John Wayne!!
oh......no, it was John Hancock

Lame

Lame is my new word i have picked up from my sister Erin. I say it for everything! Today, i went to school for 5 hours in the same room!!! Choir. Yay =)
Successes for 2/01/10:

1. Got to add chamber choir (better than concert choir....you actually have to try out to be in this one)
2. Went to FHE--Family home evening with my ward! We learned about dating...haha we played scategories basically, but wrote ideas down for dates based on the letter we rolled. I had so much fun! My team consisted of Bishop and Sister Bertola, Jennifer, me, and sister Carrier. We rocked. 
3. Finished most of my math homework due tomorrow morning at 8 am.
4. Brainstormed with the parents about ways to raise money with my mad skills...............still brainstorming. More on this to come..
5. Played a game with the family - erin. 
6. Reunited with DACH!!!!!! It was so great to see her again!

Here comes the sun!

The sun came out today!! I didn't even have to wear a jacket. Ahh nice. Wow. I haven't been on here since.....Tuesday? geeze! Here's what happened during the week:

1) School has really caught up with me! I have a lot of night classes so..whenever i come home i am exhausted, and fall asleep...hence why i don't get on here. 

2) Made congratulatory cookies for Lauren getting the job she applied for!!

yummmm :)

3) Went to ASL 4 class...Chelsea is ecstatic to be there with me :) 

4) Got a pedicure with Lauren and Mom Davis

Lauren and her PedicureESS!

Her feetsies were so cute! 

I think all the ladies in there were getting annoyed because i was taking so many pictures!!! I'm sorry i like documenting moments in time!

5) Cameron and friends had their "black and white dance" so i took a picture when they got home. Left to right: Nick, Thomas, Samwise, Eric, Cameron 

Some other activities that took place this week:

Ultimate frisbee with Jared Broch, Jon Pinney, Paige Turner, me, Chris...Leshelle, Jacob Goodwin, Alan, and other cool people, dance at the Elverta building in ANTELOPE...memories of when i was the lovely age of 14 came flooding back to me and....

Anyway, I also went to church with all my wonderful friends. Namely, Lauren and her other half Kyle, Paige, Rick, and the other people in the Rsvl. 8th ward. :) I got the opportunity to play at my "Grami Jo"'s dinner party on Saturday night. That was really cool. I put together my own 30 minute program. I was informed that when Grami Jo sent out the invitations for her dinner party, that there was a surprise! I, was the surprise!! I played music from different genres: Disney songs, songs from musicals, movie soundtracks, Rascal Flatts "God bless the broken road", Bach, the Irish tune "The Butterfly", my grandma's song, hymns, and western jigs! It was so much fun. Oh, i played Linus and Lucy's song from Charlie Brown for Vern Taylor because when i was little, he would come over to our house and visit with us, but always play that song on the piano. He was surprised :) Grami Jo was pleased i think. I hope!!

I received a letter on Saturday morning. Intense. That's the best word i can think of to describe the content inside the letter that was sent to me. There were some things i have never EVER heard before this point. Some very hurtful things were said to me... and I can't believe the utterly atrocious paragraphs written in regards to me and what i should be doing in this person's mind to make THEM feel better. Seriously,I think this is the most disturbing thing i have ever read to myself in my life. I really and truly hope something works out for you....YOU have the bigger problems here and anyone can see that except for you. Even though half of your letter to me seemed to be about me and tearing me down...It was obviously all about you. Good luck to you, and don't ever speak to me again.

     

ASTA

ASTA--American String Teachers Association is having a national convention where string teachers and students pay BIG BUCKS to come and listen/learn from the top players in the world. Pretty big stuff. The staff had the chance to pick two...count em, two students to play for Donald McInnes:
World famous violist and teacher, DONALD McINNES, is known in virtually every corner of the artistic world for his appearances with major orchestras, recitals, chamber music participation, and numerous masterclasses. His affiliation with major schools throughout the world have included The University of Michigan, the College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati, and the University of Washington. In 1985, he accepted the appointment as Professor of Viola at the University of Southern California (the position formerly held by his teacher, the famed William Primrose). Presently, he combines a very busy concert schedule with his class of viola students from throughout the world. He has appeared with such orchestras as the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Orchestra Nationale de France, Pittsburgh Symphony, Zurich Chamber Orchestra, CBC Radio Orchestra, Toronto Symphony, Mexico City Philharmonic, Atlanta Symphony, Seattle Symphony, among many others, and his career included close associations on the platform with such artists as Leonard Bernstein, Yehudi Menuhin, Lynn Harrell, Yo-Yo Ma, Paul Tortelier, Brooks Smith, Martin Katz, Janos Starker, Menahem Pressler, and many other leading artists of our time. Mr. McInnes is also a very active recording artist who can be heard on Columbia, RCA, Deutsche Grammaphone, Angel (EMI), etc. He also introduced many new works for viola including commissions for him by such leading comosers as William Schuman, William Bergsma, Robert Suderburg, Vincent Persichetti, and Paul Tufts. He regularly appears at leading summer music festivals in North America and abroad such as Banff, marlboro, Gstaad, Ambler, Interlochen, the International String Workshop, and the Music Academy of the West. His students received the first three prizes at the 1984 Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition on the Isle of Man, and more recently, two of his students won the first prize at the prestigious Friday Morning Musical Club National Competition at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., and the CBC National Competition in Vancouver, British Columbia. Today, throughout the entire world, his students can be found in leading symphony orchestras and teaching at many of the finest conservatories and universities. In addition, Mr. McInnes is a resident member of the Camerata Pacifica in Santa Barbara, CA.


It's a pretty big deal if you get chosen. I don't want to brag? But I was one of the TWO that was chosen to play for this MASTER of the arts!!!! I'm playing for him at the convention in Santa Barbara on Feb. 20th. I'm so excited!! Anyway, I thought i would let you know. :D


Successes for 1/26:
1) Got to school and went to Math Lab
2) Practiced my viola for the conference! 
3) Made cookies with Lauren and Aubrey to celebrate her new job!!
4) Called Erin to wish her a happy birthday

22!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today...would be my older sister's birthday. Today being tomorrow...starting at midnight, and figuring my blog thing wont tell time, it is now 12:02 am. So its officially Erin's birthday. Did that make any sense? Its late. =)


YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYYAYAYAY
YAYAYAAYYYYY!!!!!!!! 
YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY


Happy Birthday ERIN!!!! 

Alright...despite the fact that its almost midnight, i'm tired, and have no make up on...i thought it would be a nice treat! :) I love you Erin!!! Can't wait to see you!

Saturday's Warriors

Clean new room--check

Saturday's are so boring when you have no one to hang out with. Do you agree? I mean...what are you supposed to do on Saturdays? HANG OUT WITH YOUR FRIENDS. hah I have friends, but everyone is busy going on dates and whatnot. I'm happy for them but I want to do something too. something not including cleaning and organizing my room. I wish i could go fly a kite. That sounds nice at the present time. If only it were sunny outside and a warm breeze filling me up while my kite lay in the air enjoying itself. The current status of the weather is, bitterly cold but not raining yet. I'm sure the rain will come on the days i am most outside...Tuesday's and Thursday's. Joy. I have been enjoying my new phone I got yesterday. Its a Sony Ericsson W518a. very cool. 

Successes for 1/23:

1. Woke up at....before noon
2. Got to witness my sister, Aubrey's basketball game. She is HECKAAA good. ------>
3. Had the motivation to start bike riding every morning! Note: I did not go bike riding. I had the motivation though. We'll see how this goes...
4. Almost yelled at a child on Aubrey's basketball team because she was being so annoying! I wish i had because the best part was, her parents were sitting right next to us!! 
5. Practiced my viola/violin for Saturday's Dinner Party.

What did all of you do today? I would love to hear about it!! Leave me a comment :)

Wish list for 1/21/10

My Wish List...

1. Be a sign language Interpreter

2. Learn to slack line on my OWN 

3. Make pottery

4. Learn how to breakdance

5. Go parasailing!

6. Learn to snowboard