Art Talk

     We had a wonderful lesson in church today. The lady that talked shared how important it is to simplify our lives. She reminded us of Uchdorf''s talk during the last General Conference in October about the things that matter most. I started to feel very guilty and knew I had to simplify my life, and tried to ask myself how I could make my life easier in some ways. In Uchdorf's talk he said how we can simplify our lives. That is, by seeking the things that matter most, which usually revolve around improving our relationships with our God, our families, people around us, and ourselves. There is beauty all around and sometimes we just need to sit back and acknowledge God's creations, and most importantly we need to think about what matters most in life.
     In the lesson she told about how she is taking these art classes, and showed us a painting that she painted. Her art teacher instructed her to only paint the simple parts of the picture, especially where the light hit. He taught how important it was to capture the light in the paintings. When I took painting I learned this as well, with how the lit portions of the pictures can make the whole difference. This is similar to our lives, with how we need to focus on the simple things and where the light hits. The light in our lives can change things around so much, so we need to strive to focus on what is good and important by focusing on being like the savior, our blessings, caring for others, and beauty around.
     So anyways, there's my cheesy Sunday message :) I'm now ready to take a Sunday nap! :)

BYU!!!

Oh, and I also forgot to mention...I made it into BYU!!! I am so thrilled. It is such a blessing!! I know that it really shouldn't be that big of a deal of which college, but I am so grateful for making it into BYU. My mom and I were worried that I wouldn't make it, especially because of CF situations such as distance wise if I would have to travel a few hours to the U for normal appointments, but now I will be living closer to home. I am glad to be surrounded by church activties and to be able to get a good education :)

California

I did end up going to California :) And let me say, it was the best trip I have ever been on! We all had so much fun. We went to a place to eat called Mideaval Times, where our school cheered on our 'Green Team Member' with a bunch of other schools (preschool and elementary age). I had forgotten what high-pitched screaming sounds like :/. But we had fun, wearing paper crowns and eating kid food.
     After that, we all piled in and got large frosties and fries. We danced whenever we were driving in the van. Hearing Daniel sing and dance in the van made my day. I got sunburned while it was blizzarding in Utah. Then Brooklyn and I watched the Ellen Show while eating junk food. I felt gross by the end of the day, but it was a great day!
     At Disneyland the next day we crammed into the van for our leadership conference and a fun day at Disneyland. Our leader tought us some awesome lessons about how to be a good team member, leader, listener, etc. We had activities where we relied on each other. We were able to get a fastpass to Space Mountain and got a final picture with our leader DJ.
     After our short conferene, it was time for the adventuers. That's right. It started to pour rain, so most of the lines were no longer than 20 minutes each. That meant we partied! We went on space Mountain: 6 times. California Screaming: 4 times. Tower of Terror: 4 times. River Rapid ride in pouring rain and Soarin as well. We stayed at California Adventure until it closed (with a random dance party at the end with strangers we just met). We then went back to Disneyland and rode the Indiana Jones ride and Big Thundermountain Railroad twice each along with the Matterhorn about four times. After leaving Disneyland at midnight, we all headed to Dennys, where we had our delirious moments as we stayed until 2 Am. By the time I got back to the hotel I felt so ill as I had the worst motion sickness that lasted through Sunday morning, but we all had the time of our lives.
     The next day we all slept in, checked out of the hotel, and then headed to the beach. Brooklyn and I were able to take some awesome pictures before it began to rain again. Everyone ate at a yummy diner named Ruby's at the end of the pier. It was then time to head to the airport and fly home. I will never forget that trip!!! :)

pretty darn excited on the plane!

We like frosties :)

Poor Smothered Mickey



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