Wish Me Luck!

Well, after months of commuting up to SLC all the time for rehearsals, the concerts are finally here. I'm so happy to be a part of this for the 2nd year as a dancer. It's very rewarding. Not to mention very cool to see all the secret places in the building that you thought were just myths.

Also, for those who are interested, last year's concert will be airing on Dec 16th, 24th, and 25th on PBS. The DVD just came out a couple weeks ago, so naturally we bought it and it's very good. Love both Brian Stokes Mitchell and Edward Herriman (aka "Rory's grandpa"). Also very relieved to see that I wasn't making any weird faces when the camera was on me. For those who don't know, the yearly christmas concerts are not released for tv airtime or onto DVD until the following christmas. That way they're not driving themselves nuts trying to edit everything in like 1 week. Plus the DVD contains a lot of "behind the scenes" film and other bonuses which take time to put together. My guess is that it doesn't take them the full year to get it done, but just that it doesn't make sense to release it in mid-summer or something. It's all very confusing, especially when you're trying to explain to someone that wants to watch it that they're going to have to wait a whole year.

Oh Dear. . .

Where I've Been

I've been in San diego.

And it was awesome.

And yes, that is a real plumeria in my hair.

Rodeo

So last week I went on a date to the Heber rodeo. Although I knew I probably wouldn't be as excited and intrigued by it as most of the people around here are, I expected to at least have a passive interest in the tricks and skills that would take place.

Well, that didn't happen. About 20 minutes into it I apparantly became a PETA activist when I started crying because the way they were treating the animals was making me sick to my stomach. Needless to say, we left and just walked around the booths outside the arena for a while.

Now, the rodeo around here is HUGE. It seems like everyone goes, and everyone loves it. So please do not think that I am condemning anyone who likes the rodeo, because I was as surprised as anyone when I realized how much I did NOT like it, and why.

August 4th

Early this morning, as I began to write the date on the first patient chart of the day, I hesitated momentarily as I realized what the date was. Today is a date that used to mean accomplishment of what was, and promise of things yet to come. Today's date is a reminder of happier times when I would not trade a second of any day for anything else in the world. It means love so fierce that I thought my heart would literally explode with it. Now it is only. . .what was.

I Heart My Puppy

Funny (and real!) Test Answers

If you google something like "funny exam answers" or "funny test answers" you will find loads of hilarious real life answers teachers have gotten back from students. These are a couple of my favorites.

The Haircut

As a free plug. . .my sister Kavita owns a salon in Provo called The Hidden Clipper. I wouldn't trust my hair to anyone else. The following haircut is courtesy of her.

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The cut














It was a little emotional













After

Consolation sundae