Jelly Beans

I went Easter shopping with my mom on monday and we were looking at jelly beans. There were so many different choices: Starbrust, Haiwian Punch, Jolly Rancher, Mike and Ike, Life Savers, Brach's fabulas fuirt, and even runts. But no matter where we looked we couldn't find the good old fastion traditional jelly beans. I was disappionted. Poeple always buy the traditional jelly beans and leave the more extrem flavored ones. Do manufacterers think that traditional jelly beans are antiquated? Don't get me wrong, the other jelly beans are good, but they are not great. People are so busy trying to improve things the over look the smalls things that attracked others to it in the first place. Just because things are traditional doesn't mean its out dated.

Coming home!!!

I finally made home, on friday!!! My flight got in on thursday but I couldn't make it home... But let me back up and tell it in some kind of order. Wensday night I left SVU at 9:30pm to go to Washington DC to the airport. I got to the airport around 12am, but they were not checking people in so I grabbed a seat and watched back to the future and entrapment. I check in at 5am and then I got a call from my mom. She said the freeways were closed due to snow and ice and she couldn't get out of town to get me from the airport unless it reopened. So I called her when I got to Oakland only to find out that the freeways hadn't been opened yet.. I started to get a bit panicy so I called mt friend Brittany to she what she was doing. She had just finished her finals on wenday and had nothing planned for the day, so I told her my delemia. I was flying into long beach and she was going to school in LA. She offered to come and get me so I didn't have to spend all day at the airport. Talk about being a lifesaver!!! I was greatful. So she picked me up and then we went to lunch and then to the Santa Monica pier because she was in disbeleif that I had never been. They let me stay the night and I went home with them and I got in to town at 6pm!!! It was interesting... But man, was I glad that I have friends!!!

Nothing exciting...

Nothing really exciting has happen lately...
I'm done with my concerts for the smester, I had four in a week and a half time period. I won't lie, it was interesting...
Four finals to go and then I am home free! Yay!!
I all do right now is study, study, and study some more...
Oh last year I heard an amazing poem! Check it out:


'Twas The Night Before Jesus Came'
written by Unknown Author

'Twas the night before Jesus came and all through the houseNot a creature was praying, not one in the house.Their Bibles were lain on the shelf without careIn hopes that Jesus would not come there.

The children were dressing to crawl into bed.Not once ever kneeling or bowing a head.And Mom in her rocker with baby on her lapWas watching the Late Show while I took a nap.

When out of the East there arose such a clatter.I sprang to my feet to see what was the matter.Away to the window I flew like a flash,Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash!

When what to my wondering eyes should appearBut angels proclaiming that Jesus was here.With a light like the sun sending forth a bright rayI knew in a moment this must be THE DAY!

The light of His face made me cover my headIt was Jesus! returning just like He had said.And though I possessed worldly wisdom and wealth,I cried when I saw Him in spite of myself.

In the Book of Life which He held in His handWas written the name of every saved man.He spoke not a word as He searched for my name;When He said "it's not here" my head hung in shame.

The people whose names had been written with loveHe gathered to take to His Father above.With those who were ready He rose without a sound.While all the rest were left standing around.

I fell to my knees, but it was too late;I had waited too long and thus sealed my fate.I stood and I cried as they rose out of sight;Oh, if only I had been ready tonight.

Merry Christmas!!!!!!

Stone Tables

Two posts in a row... Weird!

I had the opportunity to be part of a pit orchestra for the musical Stone Tables. Stone Tables is a play about Moses and Aaron, it was written by Orson Scott Card and composed by Robert Stoddard. Orson Scott Card wrote it while he was sering a mission in Brazil and sent it to his play writing professor at BYU. His professor wrote he back saying that it was good, his friend Robert Stoddard was going to write music for it, and they were going to use it for their next play. It was a big hit, sold out every night. Orson Scott Car was their for opening night and we made a recording for him as well.

It was amazing working in the play, seeing how the music and the play went together, and being part of it. The play takes on the out look that we have, uses gospel doctrine, and quotes many scriptures. It focuses more on Aaron then an other movie I have seen. It was funny and spiritually up lifting. If you ever get the chance to see it, I highly recommend it. If I am successful in getting a copy of the performance we did you'll have to borrow it!

P.s.
Playing for six plus hours a day really hurts your face!

Funny story, My phone hates me!

So before I go to class I always make sure my phone is off. Today, before I went to chior I turned off my phone, but my phone had other Ideas... 15 minets before class gets out my phone starts to go off (the ring that went off was a voice the says messege and then gradually gets louder to the piont of screaming), so I went with it pretending its not mine, but it kept going. so finialy when everyone is looking aruond to see whose phone is going off I said sorry and went to turn it off while everyone was laughing. My phone wasn't on and no one called. I put it away an went to my seat. not even 2 minets later it goes of again. This time my phone is on, but once again no one called. Its officail my phone hates me, buty at least it was worth a few laughs!

Labor Day

I was doing my homework and all the sudden I wondered what Labor Day was. I was always glad in high school, Jr. high, and elementary school for any reason not to go to school but never gave it much thought to why Labor Day is a holiday. What kind of holiday is named after work?


So I googled it and it said that it is always the first Monday in September and it sought to create a day off for the working citizens. Labor Day is a federal holiday so schools and people who work for the government have it off, but most businesses are open on Labor Day. It basically serves no real purpose but to give some people a free day to have to themselves.


It's kind of pathetic that it took me this long to want to know what the reason behind Labor Day is. It is interesting little fact to know. If you didn't know, now you do. If you did know, you were one step ahead of me, Go you! Any way,
Happy Labor Day!

Life

Well, I'm back in Virginia and school starts tomorrow! I'm excited! I'm taking: Music History, Orchestra, Chambor Choir, Private Trombone lessons, Classics of Western Literature, Spanish, Metaphysics, and Book of Mormon. I got a job at subway and I start next tuesday! It's really hummid and rained all day today. I REALLY don't like Hummidity!