Dust In The Wind by Kansas

So one of my FAVORITE things to do in this whole world is make music with my Dad. He plays the guitar, I play the violin. And he's been begging me for . . . forever to buckle down and learn the violin part to Dust in the Wind. So, thanks to my incredible Suzuki ear training I did as a child, I was able to pick out the part, and my Dad and I played. It was fantastic. I just love playing with him . . . and I love playing with Seth too! I just love my musical family!

In other news, I've been working on the guitar. A cute boy in Logan taught me some chords, and how to play "Hallelujah." And this week, I strummed out "Picture to Burn" and "Our Song" by Taylor Swift. So dang fun. Why have I not picked up the guitar before?

HOMEEEEEE

Well. I'm back in Heber. I've been back for a week.
And I really don't like it.
Granted, it'll probably get better once I start working.
But here's the thing.
I have zero friends anymore.
Okay, that's not entirely true.
Yeah . . . my families great and all.
But my Heber friends? On missions or working.
And all my other friends? Live two hours or more away.
So, basically, I have no social life anymore.
However, I've done some awesome things this week.
First of all, I met with my advisor at UVU. Things are coming along there.
Next, I bought $5 jeans.
Then I had some chinese food.
And then I went on a horse ride, and remembered how much I really like riding
I read Wuthering Heights on my trampoline
Then I mowed the whole lawn and got sunburnt (the good news is that it's tan today)
And today, I went to a rodeo, and I wore cowboy boots.

So, good things are happening in my life. Not so much socially, but I think it's going to be a good summer.

And so, here I am. The slightly more tan version of the person who moved back from Logan last week. I think I'm nearly caught up on my sleep from the past year. But I miss my roomates dearly. August 2010 to May 2011 were the BEST months of my life. Good things are most assuredly ahead. I hope.

Practicing the Bass?

Okay, so this just makes me laught. I got interrupted here so many times I just gave up. I actually did this a couple weeks ago, and let me tell you, I had a HARD time with the Bass. It's twice my size!

I have LOVE learning new instruments this year! Flute, Clarinet, Cello, Viola, Bass. It's been FANTASTIC.

That's all.

The We Hate Boys CD

Today was a glorious day. Actually, the whole past month has been pretty glorious. Sure, we've had school to do (and I turned in a pretty dang great research paper for English . . . just saying). Lately we been doing a bunch of stuff . . . four-wheeling in Hooper, baby ice-creams, taking cute pictures (eh, maybe I'll show you those later), making and eating delicious food . . . okay, I can't remember everything. But let's just say, I haven't been getting much sleep cause heck, it's my last week!

Anyways, today we lost LeAnne. Okay, not necessarily lost, but she moved out today. And it makes me kind of sad.

But before she left, we made sure to finish something we've being working on all semester.

A "We Hate Boys" CD.

Okay, is this the truth? Not really. Boys are pretty dang fantastic. But sometimes, you just need those songs that just feel so relevant to your life when things in the girl-boy department don't go as planned.

And I think we have a great selection. Granted, they are pretty much all country songs. Mostly girls. Here we go:

Mean by Taylor Swift
Cowboy Casanova by Carrie Underwood
Best Days of Your Life by Kellie Pickler
Forget You by Gwyneth Paltrow (Glee Version)
That Don't Impress Me Much by Shania Twain
Misery by Maroon 5
Red High Heels by Kellie Pickler
Better Than Revenge by Taylor Swift
You Lie by The Band Perry
Songs Like This by Carrie Underwood
King of Anthing by Sara Bareilles
The More Boys I Meet by Carrie Underwood
Picture to Burn by Taylor Swift
Before He Cheats by Carrie Underwood
Whatcha Gonna Do With a Cowboy by Chris LeDoux

So basically ladies, feel free to listen to any of these when you're having a "we hate boys moment." Okay, great.