Senior

Wow, it's been a long time. Forgot to put up pictures of prom, baccalaureate, and everything else I've been doing. Sorry, especially to my sister, who has been nagging me. So here is some stuff.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=k7g2x5wqXbw

This is the 2011 Concert Choir Performance of "Come Thou Fount" at Baccalaureate. So cool.

Prom:

We didn't take a whole lot of pictures. But my date looked cool, eh? And I did enjoy myself, despite the surly-looking picture.

Spring Tour:

And a while ago, I went and did baptisms at the Snowflake Temple:

Well, till the next time I blog, which will most likely be sorely overdue. Love from me!
P.S. I'm now a senior, hence the blog title.

Mistake (see below)

So......You'll have to go to the post below this one to read the supposed to be beginning, because I had a problem with the autosave mechanism. So. Scroll down and read that first if you have not already done so. Continuation from the easter eggs: My friend Rob, who was also in the play with me, (not to be confused with Joe, my Homecoming date) asked me to Prom. I had to dye the eggs to find the letters and arrange them to find his name. It was really cute, actually. This is me shortly after finding the easter baskets outside Sunday morning 9 AM. I had mixed feelings, but now I'm pretty excited to go. I have gone Prom dress shopping, and I have seen some really pretty things, and some truly barf-worthy things. It is a little strange because I remember going to the mall in 7th grade with my friends to try on prom dresses that we looked bad in because we couldn't fit in them. So, I had to come up with something to answer him back with, and quick. To follow up with his egg/easter theme, my mom and I baked him a very large rice crispy treat shaped like an egg and decorated accordingly. On a piece of paper I wrote: "I would be so EGG-cited to go to Prom with you!"Hahaha. I really just wanted to eat it that egg. And then while door-bell ditching it, I almost got caught. Of course. But I made it out alive, my pride and calves minorly hurt. Wish me luck on finding a dress! I love you all and miss you. P.S. I did so much better with pictures this time! I'll try to keep it up!

Did I Shower Today?

I'm sure you'd be thrilled to know that sometimes I don't shower because I'm so busy. My seminary principal's new favorite question for me is. "So, Lindsay, did you shower today?" I will have to admit that my answer is not always affirmative. But this has been a big change in my life. My showering habits have become extremely lax lately. So, this is life lately:

This is a sheep's eyeball that I dissected. I was the most amazing thing I have ever done, and I only wish that there were a few more spares around that I could dissect. This is the least disgusting picture, because apparentely not everyone thinks it's as cool as I do. (Mom) Yeah, I know it looks deformed, but it was being preserved for a while. If you want equally amazing and fascinating pictures, tell me, and I'll send you some.

I also went to Cedar City for Spring Break, and the weather was perfect. The family and I drove up into Kolob Canyon and played with some snow. Good times.

And yes, I had showered that day.

As for other riveting news, I got asked to Prom a few days ago. And the most amazing part is that I actually took pictures.

Catch Up

I know it has been a while, but the people who read my blog the most have been around me a lot lately and are very likely sick of me. I don't have a ton of pictures, nor a lot of new ones, so I'll try to look around on Facebook and give some of my friends a nudge in the right direction.

Anyway, just somethings that happened over Christmas and the last month and a half:





What can I say? I don't encourage good things. This was Hit-Aunt-Becky-With-A-Flyswatter-Night. Completely normal.



I would just like to post a disclaimer: This is the way my nephew Will likes to be held otherwise he will squirm EVERYWHERE. I know, it looks funny.


And Morgan and Lauren came to visit! Although, we only got pictures at the airport before they left......

Giving Kisses......so sweet.


Yep. So after a month, that's all I could put together. Pretty pathetic, I know. I'll try harder next time.....love you all.

Temple Groundbreaking

My mother, father, and I had a simply splendid time at the Gilbert, Arizona Temple Groundbreaking ceremony. It was very lovely and quite spiritual, even though you couldn't really see anything. There was over 5,000 people there, and I'm having no regrets about attending, except that my scalp is burned. It's only a first degree; no worries.(I just finished learning about burns and the skin malfunctions in Anatomy...quite fascinating, let me assure you.) But, I thought that perhaps I might share my reflections on the new Temple that will be completed in about 2 years. I am very excited, and terribly grateful that we will be given an even greater opportunity to attend the temple, and that it is so near us. Even though I will be close(very close) to leaving home by the time it may be finished, I fully expect to go often and do what I can as a youth. I have learned that there is nothing more sacred than a temple on earth, and I am exceedingly excited to go one day and receive the blessings that it provides. I hope everyone is doing well- sorry to take you by surprise by my spur-of-the-moment post, considering that I was not due for another 2 weeks or so. But I love you all and am excited to see some of my family for Thanksgiving. Have a great day!

I Have a Job: It's Called Full Time Student

I have been insanely busy....even though I know I have no room to talk since some of my friends have been putting in a ton more hours than me. School has been ca-razy and I feel like I need to spend some quality time with myself. Anyway, here is the documentation of the last 3 1/2- 4 weeks.

Lauren and Morgan came to visit:

Although, I think Morgan's favorite part mostly involved food. Just a guess.

But it was tons of fun, and I loved having family here for a few days. It would have been complete if my nephew had been there, but hopefully we'll see them both at Christmas. So, just some random pictures from the trip:

And then before I knew it, I had my first choir concert of the year. I think we did really well considering it was our first time performing together. But since then, I have become sick of performing, since it seems like Advanced Vocal has festivals every week. But here are some pictures of the concert:
Yes, this is Joe and I. I'm putting it up because the only other picture you'll see of him is the one where he looks like a zombie, so you should probably get a good impression.

Anyway, that concert was about 3 weeks ago. And although it was probably our best performance, it has not been our last. Jazz Band concerts, football games, and the most recent, a 2-day Jazz festival. I don't have any pictures of that, but I was at Gilbert High for 2 days with a clinician named Michele Weir who taught us the ropes of Jazz Improv. Needless to say, it's not exactly my thing. But our entire Advanced Vocal was split up into 4 groups combined with other schools from our district. I was in the all girls choir that did a jazz arrangement of "My Favorite Things." It was so, so hard with this huge scatting section in the middle that lasted like 3 pages. It was so challenging, but being in that girls' choir was probably one of the most satisfying things that I've done in a long time. And I got to make new friends and get to know people in my Advanced Vocal better. Overall, it was a good experience. Until I got back to school Monday and found out how much I missed in my other classes. Maybe I'll scrounge up some pictures of the festival from Facebook if I can find them. I'll let you know.
Now that you have heard my too-long inner monologue, I'm sure that you want to hear about the terrifying experience of: HOMECOMING! (terror music in the background with a few girly screams for good measure) I only say terrifying because of course my first school dance was a Halloween costume dance. And I got to dress up like a zombie attacked me. I only have one or two pictures. Sorry.

And yes, there is fake blood on my neck. I think it's my finest look yet. People at the dance were giving us weird looks...which didn't really make sense because it was a costume dance. We got less of a reaction when we went to Walmart.

I also forgot to mention that I went on Trek over Fall Break. It was AWESOME. I loved it, even though it was so hard. I got to know the youth in my ward so well, and there is no going back now. I never knew how hard it would be to pull and push a handcart for 3 days. It was only 21 miles, and physically, it was the hardest thing that I have ever done. I don't think that I'd want to do it again, but I am glad that I went.

And just one last thing: YW in Excellence.

Hooray for already getting my medallion! That meant I didn't have to do a whole lot. So they stuck me on the piano, 'cause I'm so advanced at hymns.
Funny story about the outfit I'm wearing in that picture. It's not mine. It's my best friend Louisa's. I came to school that day and I was sick of what I was wearing. And Louisa was sick of what she was wearing. So we went to the bathroom and switched clothes. And then I showed up 10 minutes late to Seminary. Yep. Day in the life of.
Miss you all and I'll try to update more so my posts don't have to be huge and published at 3 AM!

Happiness Lane

So much has happened since the last time I posted, I barely even remember. I was waiting for something to post about, and suddenly, things were shooting at me like bananas and I barely had time to take pictures. Lame excuse, I know. But, I did at least take some pictures in the last month. Let's start around the beginning of the month, shall we?

Jayne's Wedding:
It was so beautiful! I enjoyed every minute of it, and Becky came down to visit, so that was a major plus. Jayne's sister, Rachelle, I have known for about 8 years or so, and to see Jayne get married was, well, weird.



Although the wedding was beautiful, I have this feeling that Becky is glad not to be married yet.


And it was nice for Becky to come down because she got to see all her friends again, even though the event just happened to be a wedding. Being united with old friends is the best.


But being back together with your sister? Even better.


So, more recently, my Aunt Caroline came to visit, and we just had to make the usual stop to Organ Stop Pizza to show that even though Arizona has its faults, we have a really cool organ in town. Oh yeah, and my dad is here, so that's not bad, either.




And then, you know, it was my birthday, so that was kinda fun. Having dinner outside when it feels nice is one of the best things. There is almost no weather, and it smells good. It was nice that Aunt Caroline could be here for my birthday as well. We had some great discussions about my Grandma and Grandpa that I didn't know.


Happy Birthday to me. 17 and getting older.

Plus, I got a phone. It's a nice commodity, even though apparently I never answer it. Give me some time, ok? I'll get used to it. I really like it so far, and I didn't even have to pay for the actual phone.



And then, on top of that, the day of my birthday, I got asked to Homecoming. I was a little surprised, although I am excited to go. It's kind of a long story, but bear with me. My best friend Louisa and my other best guy friend Joe took me out on my birthday to Tropical Smoothie. They told me that this guy was going to ask me to Homecoming, and I didn't know him very well, so I was a little disappointed. But they were dead serious and told me it was going to happen soon. So after they dropped me off at home, I was talking to my sister on the phone, and the doorbell rang. And I just knew, you know? I trudged downstairs for the disappointment, and sure enough, there it was:

And I then found the Swedish Fish amongst the many colored goldfish. I knew what name it would have on it, and I turned it over and much to my surprise, I saw that it said: "JOE." I was one happy birthday girl. Turns out, Joe and Louisa made the whole story up about the other boy and Louisa helped Joe ask me. They had me going. By the way, this is me and Joe:


We were in the play together, if you couldn't tell. That's how I know him, and he is pretty much awesome.
Then yesterday, I had a choir festival early in the morning, and went into the afternoon. We did pretty well I think, considering that it was our first performance this year. But for my birthday, Louisa took me shopping, and we had way too much fun.




And then when I went back to Louisa's house for dinner, guess who was in the kitchen waiting for us? Joe and Rob, of course! And they were making us dinner, those sweet boys.

Don't ask, it's a long story.

We had a great time eating and singing and playing piano, and after we dropped Joe off at his house, Louisa, Rob, and I went back to Louisa's to put together my answer for Joe. I didn't take any pictures, but to summarize: It was a cereal box that had a piece of paper over it that said: "If the number of pieces inside is even, it's a YES. If the number of pieces inside is odd, then it's a NO." So we dumped all the cereal inside, but at the bottom of the box, there was a note that said: "EVEN if it's ODD, eat one- cause I'd love to go to Homecoming with you." And then we left it outside his house and forgot to let him know it was there. Hey, I was getting kinda close to my curfew.
Anyway, it was a really good birthday, and I am walkin' down Happiness Lane right now. Thanks for all the birthday wishes!