Things to look forward to!

There are lots of fun stuff sam and i have to look forward to this semester and next winter semester! its a very eventful year for us! aside from all the awesome holidays this fall, here are a few other things coming up:


-Sam and I are both in BYU's opera production this semester and it is gonna be awesome! we are both in the chorus of Le Contes d'Hoffmann (the tales of Hoffman) and we are having so much fun! if you are interested in coming, performances are October 21-24 so its comin up soon! -we are in BYU's Concert Choir again this year and on October 29th, we get to do a performance with The King Singers which is pretty awesome. it will be with full orchestra and everything. unfortunately i think this concert is already sold out so i cant say to go buy tickets but it will be aweome nonetheless. lol...-My senior recital! Its going to be December 3rd (Thursday) at 3 pm in the afternoon in BYU's Museum of Art auditorium. I am way excited because my sisters are coming to see me! yay! plus it means that i am finally done with my degree. I will probably do one other post once i have my final poster all made.

-that same weekend, we get to be a part of BYU's Celebration of Christmas with all the choirs and Philharmonic orchestra. its a huge production and is such a neat experience. they usually have some awesome guest performances by soloists as well as some sing-a-longs and what not. it's a really great performance every year. this being our last year, and the fact that my sisters and mom will be in town to see it is especially exciting.
-and FINALLY coming up next april, we are graduating!! woohoo! it is sort of a bittersweet feeling. we are excited to move and start the next chapter in our life but at the same time, we know that we are gonna miss being here at BYU living the college life. time to grow up! (scary! haha)

Lately...

So school has started and we have been pretty busy lately. i still dont have the other half of our Yellowstone pics so that second post of pics will have to wait. just a few cool things that have happened lately, i scheduled my senior recital! its going to be December 3 and i will give more info in a later post. also, sam joined the opera! so not only are we both in choir together, now we are in the opera together! it is waay fun. more details on that to come soon too..

Last week there was a girl in my ward who was giving her General Relief Society meeting tickets away so i emailed her back quickly and got the tickets! Sarra and my friend Christa came with and it was fun to have a girl's night in slc! so these are a few pics from the evening. sorry they are kinda blurry; i took em on my phone...Inside the conference center, we had pretty good seats in the balcony:

Also, i am in a floral design class this semester and i love it!! here are a few pics from my first design. the assignment was a wrap bouquet with certain flowers we had to use but i picked the colors and filler flowers. afterwards, came home and took the flowers out of the wrap arrangment and put them in a vase. i think it turned out pretty good:
different side view:

Motorcycle trip post #1

So the weekend after we got back from Cali and Vegas, we headed off again for one last hoorah before school started. This time it was up to Idaho and Yellowstone and the Tetons in Wyoming for a motorcycle trip that had been planned for a little while. Jeff and Michelle and Dan all flew up to Salt Lake and we met up with them to drive up to Idaho Falls. Sam drove his motorcycle up and his bros rented some from the Harley place once we got there to Idaho Falls. We stayed the night then Jeff, Michelle, Steve, Sarra, Dan, Sam and I took off on our ride! We drove up through Idaho and Montana then turned and started back down through Yellowstone in Wyoming.. That night we stayed in Jackson, Wyoming and the next morning we drove back up to see the Tetons then headed back to Idaho. it was an awesome trip! and soo fun! we saw so many animals in Yellowstone and so many amazing views throughout the entire trip! We actually forgot our camera in Provo but Jeff and Michelle shared theirs with us which was so nice! thanks guys! so right now i only have a few pics from the first day when we went through idaho and yellowstone. pics of the last part of the day and the Tetons from the second day are coming soon..

At Sam's cousin TJ's house the morning we left:
where exactly are we going? lol:
first scenic stop in eastern idaho:
stop for lunch:
eastern idaho "amber waves of grain":

michelle and i stayed in the "chase car" for most of the ride.. we had so much fun together! and it was perfect for taking some cool pics:
first animals spotted in Yellowstone! some elk and bison:
sarra had the camera this time, riding on the back of steve's bike:
bison... plenty more pics of these to come later:
Yellowstone Fountain Paint Pots:

More pics coming soon!!

Have Joy Giveaway!

So one of my favorite blogs to read is my sister's friend Nikki's blog. its called Have Joy and it is way fun to keep up with. I love reading her stories and funny mishaps of life as well as her inspiring thoughts of how she gets through tougher times.. Anyways, this next week she is doing a cool giveaway for your choice of adorable earrings from Lush Boutique on Etsy and/or the Lush Boutique blog. so be sure to check out both her blog: HaveJoy and the cute jewelry shop: LushBoutiqueEtsy or LushBoutiqueBlog... Nikki is also offering a promo code to get 15% off all jewelry on that boutique site so go check it out. i loove the jewelry and was thinking of getting something like this:or theeese:

CALIFORNIAAA!

Sam and I have been really taking advantage of our 2 week vacation before fall semester starts. the day after finals ended on friday the 14th, we took off to visit my sisters in california and to see my niece millie get baptized. we had soo much fun with everyone over the weekend! i loved seeing my sisters again. my parents were in town and it was nice to see them also. then on monday we took a day trip down to San Francisco with my parents. it was quite a full day and we got to see a lot!! then on tuesday we had planned to head back to provo, stopping at Lake Tahoe for a couple hours to spend some time at the beach. however, sam found out he didnt have to work the next day so we decided to take a spontaneous detour to Las Vegas! we found a CRAZY cheap room so we figured why not! it was soo random and soo fun! i had a blast spending time with my hilarious and wonderful husband! so there are quite a few pics because we were able to do and see so much in so little time. it was crazy but fun!Me with Millie after her baptism! she is growing up so fast:
we spent the afternoon and evening at Folsom Lake in Sacramento:
Simon:
Madelyn is such a cutie!! :

In San Francisco with the parentals:
cool ship from WWII and Alcatraz in the background:

sea lions at Pier 39:
at lunch.. amazing seafood!! loove san fran!!:

Golden Gate Bridge.. kinda foggy:

Seeing the Redwood trees in Muir Woods:

the California coast!! way windy but so beautiful:
Glen Alpine Falls (i think thats what they are named)... near Lake Tahoe:

Lake Tahoe.. gorgeous lake!
VEGAS! we stayed in the Stratosphere. not bad!
we went to the Forum Shops at Caesar's Palace.. beaufitul statues and architecture:
the Bellagio: