Here-- Have a Dancing Doughnut!

I just had a lovely night! After getting out of my last class of the semester, I went to what we call a "Doughnut Break". Finals are upon us, and sometimes we humans just need a break, and some time to just eat a doughnut and drink hot cocoa. And that's what we did :) Because I am a Residential Assistant, I helped hand out doughnuts. But guess what else we had..... MUSIC! So pretty much I was there handing out doughnuts and dancing. It was legit. I had a ball. So every now and then, I'd be dancing and handing off a doughnut to a resident, and the words "Here-- have a dancing doughnut!" would pop out of my mouth. Oh well :) All in all, it was a lovely time. What more could I ask for?! :)

An Update :)

So I made it into the dance major, yes? (I believe I mentioned that a month ago...) Well, last week, I auditioned and made it into a dance group called Kinnect at BYU! I am very excited! This group has many, many performance opportunities, and everyone in the group gets to choreograph things.... AND we get to go into elementary schools to perform and do little workshops with the children! This is an incredible opportunity. And as if it couldn't get any better... I also got accepted to be a part of a dance that the Graham Company is coming to place on dancers next semester! Amazing!!! I am hopeful that I will be able to fit all of this into my schedule, but I definately feel blessed to be accepted to be a part of it.
Aside from dance things, life is wonderful! The end of the semester is drawing near, and I'm just trying to stay on top of things (work, school, social, spiritual... the hole shabang). I've recently been in an open relationship with this one guy... yeah, he's cool ;) His name is Lee, and he's Chinese, so that makes things fun, haha. Hmmm... what else.... Christmas is just around the corner!!!! This is very exciting! My family started a new thing last year where we now draw names for Christmas. This is good so that we can get actual good presents without going broke, haha. This year I drew my older sister. Since she will be getting married at the end of the school year, I got her some things that she can use in her future home (kitchen stuff), and some jewlery. I'm excited for her to open her gifts!!! :D
Okay, that is what I call an update!!! Okay, maybe not the best form of an update, but it has good stuff in it :) As I get back into blogging again, I will probably remember things that I want to mention.
For now, make it the best day ever!!! Peace ;)

Lady Macbeth

Last week, I was in the Faculty Showcase. The dance I was in was based off the story of Lady Macbeth. It was amazing! I would try to explain the dance in depth, but I don't think I could do it justice!!! Let's just say, I was Lady Macbeth, and there were two evil spirits that I called upon to help me so that I could commit these murders in order for my husband to be king. That's it in a nutshell! It was the perfect dance for Halloween, because it brought forth eerie feelings and a creepy plot. Perfect.
Thank you Kori for such an amazing dance!!!!
(This picture is of me wearing a cloak from one of the evil spirits.)

Flying Ballerina's

Leaping. Soaring. Extending. Floating. Fly ballerina, fly.
Today I am merely a student of dance. In the tomorrow's of the future,

I will fly as the great ballerina's do fly.

Swagga of a College Kid

First off --- Happy Homecoming Week to all you BYU peeps! It has been a great week :) Tonight, we won our football game, so that was pretty much awesome.

Today, I was in the Homecoming Parade with Club Style; the best club in the world! ;) We are the official Hip Hop club at BYU. It was so much fun spending the morning with everyone, just handing candy out to little children along the parade route, goofing off, and dancing. What a spendid way to spend a Saturday morning! Here are just some pictures of those of us that were the in parade. (The actual club consists of at least 3 times this many people.)

Marci and Me with our Matching Shoes :)

As they tip-toed through the pages of my life, everything turned into a dance party

Two people...

Emily

Samuel

My life is so funny. Serious. Last night, I went to a dance party, and there I got to party with a group of friends, including Emily and Sam. It had been a while since I had danced with these two angelic people, but I'll tell you what-- it had been far too long!

(Dance History: Emily taught me how to dance. Sam is my soulmate in dancing. The end.)

Years ago, I would not have been able to tell you that these two beings would be stars in the plot of my life. I would have never considered them 'extras', but who knew that they would be such bold characters? Needless to say, I love them to pieces.

After spending a healthy amount of time at the dance party (actually, I don't know if it was that healthy-- there were people smoking close by and it make my throat burn...), we made our way to a friends apartment where we took pictures of everyone holding hands and jumping on mattress's so conveniently placed in the living room. Epic. Simply epic. And of course, we spent some time playing with silly string and boogying to music.

So this is a shout out to Emily and Sam. Thanks for being such awesome dance buddies and hand holding friends.

(Hand-holding history-- Emily taught me how to hold hands. Sam is my soulmate with hand-holding on the beach and at other select locations. The end.)

Dancing, hand-holding, Emily, and Sam. What else do I need in life? ;)

Much love ())-%--

It's a new dawn. It's a new day. It's a new life. For me. And I'm feeling...... good :)

I've been trying all day to upload a video from my dance class, but it just won't work! Perhaps tomorrow I will be able to share that :)
Instead, I guess I will be posting about my high school dance company my senior year :) Here is just a pictures of all of us at the beginning of the year. It was such a joy dancing with all of these girls! They are all so talented, and it was wonderful learning from all of them through the school year. Each girl brought something unique to the group which made it so exciting. Go SFHS Dance Co.!!!

World of Dance

Tonight I attended BYU's World of Dance concert. It was wonderful! I did not go with anyone; just me, myself, and I. It was great to sit there, and embrace all the different styles of dance! From Ballet, to Folk, and from Tap to Contemporary. It was beautiful. I have always been deeply inspired by girls on Pointe, and I hope that one day I can master it.

Dandelion in the Grass

I recently started another year in my life, having successfully survived 20 of them. While I have another blog (The Little Blessings of Life), I felt that it was about time to try and become better at blogging by taking what I have learned through my other blog and applying it to this one. Perhaps I will run both blogs at the same time... we'll see :)
I have many passions. My top ones are dancing, singing, and traveling. I love my family and friends, and I find joy in sunflowers, birds, rain, and photography. No, I am no photographer, but I like to pretend I am! One day I hope to own an SLR Cannon Rebel. That'll be the day!
Now about the title of this post: Dandelion in the Grass. My best friend introduced me to a book over the summer: The Hunger Games. This book was followed by Catching Fire and Mocking Jay. In the story, the main character suffers through many horrific trials (I would try to go into detail about this, but I would probably end up writing a summery about the whole series!) After surviving one of these trials with the help of a boy that was practically a stranger, she found there was still hope in life, and that things would eventually get better. On the day of recognizing this, she came across a dandelion outside her school. While this dandelion may have merely been a sign of the end of winter, it came to symbolize the hope that she had found.
I am hoping that when I have those days when life seems to be crumbling apart, I will be able to use this blog as one of my resources to dive into my untainted passions-- that it will be a dandelion in the grass. Whether it is a bad day or a wonderful day, I hope this blog will bring joy to myself as well as others!
Enjoy :)