Sunday, January 4, 2015

Last Semester I...


Fall Semester, 2014, I took 9 classes, 17 credits and got a 3.89 GPA. My husband was shocked because the entire semester I was convinced and very vocal about how I was going to fail all of my classes. It was an extremely challenging semester for many reasons and I was very happy to do as well as I did. Other than school I...

...began performing with Contemporary Dance Theater! 

This woman started the dance department at BYU when she was 15. Now she is 102. 


Dancing with CDT has been a great learning experience for me. Challenging and rewarding.

...celebrated my husband's 26th birthday! 


 For the last three years we have gone to Beni Hanna for Steve's b-day. Love that place. 

...started teaching with BYU Children's Dance! 

 This was Halloween. Some of them weren't dressed up, but apparently 5 of them were Elsa and 2 were Anna. Way to go Frozen, way to go. 

...had some great girl's trips.  

I love my family. These are mud masks not a genetic disease. 

...continued our annual tradition of going to Witchapalooza!

Such a hilarious show at Gardener's Village. I feel cool knowing Bryan. 

  ...presented at NDEO in Chicago! (National Dance Education Organization)

 Then, ..... fell in love with the city. 







Mia Wells and I decided to ride the Ferris Wheel on a whim. Serendipitously we were at the top of the ride at sunset. It was incredibly dreamy. 



 The Bean. 

Art Institute of Chicago. 


Best Restaurant Ever. Try it if you get the chance. 

...celebrated my twin siblings first birthday! 






 Ethan hated cake. Harper loved it. 



They are the best. 

I am so grateful for the time spent outside of school with friends and family. 

Sunday, August 31, 2014

Dreamy Hawaii Trip: Part 3

I love the Polynesian Cultural Center. I love learning about each of the regions and cultures. I love the dancing. I love the humor. I love love the parade. My dream is to be a hula dancer on one of the canoes during the parade. They don't take white blonde girls. I can dream, though! I was a happy girl here. 



 After the PCC, we went on a little tour or BYU-Hawaii and the Laie Temple. 






Steve found some Russian friends and spoke to them the whole time. I took pictures and explored the Visitor's Center. :) 

WE TOOK SURF LESSONS! Steve is convinced that a Hawaii trip isn't complete without surfing. I was terrified and told him that I was NOT a surfer girl. A small part of me was super excited though and happy we were doing this. Afterwards I told him maybe I'm a little surfer girl, deep down inside.




Ideally, we would've looked like this the entire time. 


Realistically, we looked like this the entire time. Boy, was it fun though! 




Of course, we visited Pearl Harbor.