Happy thoughts, stressful days

Senior Projects is this week. I am in two of the numbers, a hula and a contemporary piece.

Here is the information:

RB Theater (164 RB)

Friday, March 23 @ 7:30p

Saturday, March 24 @ 2:00p

The tickets are $6.

Shows are starting to wind down for the semester before tour. I am starting to lose myself to all of the stress however. I have a lot to do before the end of the semester. I have a test and a paper this week. ouch.

Pray for me and send me happy thoughts!

Sunday Memories

Craig Call and I had dinner last night. He picked me up at four from my stake conference and we headed up north to the town of Salt Lake.

On Friday we had been texting while he was at work. I asked him what his plans were for the three day weekend and he said that his mom was coming into town, so he was going to see her and have some family time. I said that it must be nice to have his mom in town since he is from Arizona and he doesn't get to see her that often, like I do being from Utah and working in the same building as my mother. He agreed. Then I got asked the question. haha He simply said, ":) Do you want to meet my family?"

Oh wow. I was not expecting that. We are not even officially dating. We just really like each other and want to take things one day at a time, and maybe officially date down the road. So, that question kind of threw me off guard. I simply answered with a, "Sure. If you want me to, I would love to." Which I would love too and did yesterday. I went up to his Grandpa Scott's house for dinner and met his mom. His Grandpa was not feeling well so he did not join us. They did invite me to go up in March to their big family home evening they have up at his (Grandpa Scott's) house. I am excited for that. Craig really wanted him to meet me I think since he asked a few times if he really wasn't feeling that well to even come and say hi. He wasn't but it is alright. I just hope he gets to feeling better.

I learned a lot about Craig last night. Craig and his family that is. Craig's mother is Elder Scott's daughter, but she is not Craig's biological mother. His biological mother got in a car accident when Craig was four and passed away six days later. Craig was in the car. Craig's dad remarried about three years later, after some enlightening things happened to him. So I met his step mother who raised him. I love her. She was so open and welcoming to me. I did not feel out of place at all. We talked about his first mother a lot as well. I was glad to get to know about her as well. She danced too. So did Craig's Grandma Scott.

After dinner, which was just Craig, his mom, and I, we took some food over to his Grandma Foux's house (Craig's 1st mom's mom). She is 88 years old and was so incredible. I found out that she was from Spanish Fork. So we had a good conversation about a lot of things. She recognized the Ashby name Dad. haha I didn't really know who she would know or who would have been around when she was living there but she recognized the name. We stayed and visited her for a few hours and then left to go and drop by his sister Camille's.

Camille is married and has one little boy who is obsessed with the movie Up. Cutest thing ever from what they told me about him and the pictures I saw. He was asleep by the time we got there so I didn't get to meet him. He is 1 1/2 years old. I would love to actually interact with him. Camille is expecting a girl in March, the end of March though. I told her about Gillian expecting in March as well with a little girl and she got excited for her. Her husband is very nice and personable as well.

I am glad I got to meet them. I am thankful I got to spend a day with Craig to get to know him better. I think I like him a lot. In the long run, I don't know what is going to happen. However, life is about having experiences and learning from them. This is a very different experience that I am having, and I am learning a lot from it. It is so different than what I had with Gabe and/or Spencer. He treats me like an equal, not like I am a child. I treat him like an equal. I don't feel like I have to stoop down to his level. It is a nice feeling. I love Sunday's. Some more than others, but I love them nonetheless. This Sunday will be with me in my memories for a very long time.

{Wish I had a picture to show you of Craig and I. I will have to work on that.}

Upcoming performances

Here is a list of my upcoming performances for you all! I would love to see you at one of them.

Festival of Nations (All of the Folk Dance teams):
March 10, 2012 @7 in the Wilk, about $3

Senior Projects (Contemporary and a Hula):
March  23-24, 2012 @7 in the RB theatre, about $6

SPAC Showcase (Folk Dance team -Our whole team):
April 4, 2012 @7 in the Wilk, about $3

I hope you can find one of them to come to! If you have any questions, let me know! I will put up information as time gets closer, BUT start planing now so you can come okay?

Love you.

Dating or not dating

TO DATE:

a. An engagement to go out socially with another person, often out of romantic interest.

b. One's companion on such an outing.

Dating. Why does it have to be so complicated? Why can't people just date without questions? Without hesitation? My mother asked me these questions. I now ask the same questions. Why can't the questions come afterwards? 

Schooling to me is a great relationship. I am pretty happy with it right now. I love the relationship I am in. School and I get along with each other very very well. That is something I can live with.

I would love to date someone right now but I am done looking for it. Done. I can wait for things to fall into place. However, I do go on dates every now and then. I have been making steps to date, but whatever happens in the end of the whole dating scene will end up with me married... eventually.

So in conclusion... 

To dating -stop being complicated already.

Happy times are here again

I went on a date last night.

I had an absolute blast. We went to JCW's for dinner, went rock climbing at the Quarry, then watched the movie Rio. Good food, good activities, and good company all come together for a good Friday night. I found out a few things about myself on this date as well.

Yes, it is as scary as it looks. The Quarry in Provo.

1. I love the Hawaiian Hamburger at JCW's. So good! Who would have thought to put grilled pineapple rings and grilled ham on a hamburger? Well, whoever it was is good in my book. I know it is a little weird that I got it in the first place but it sounded good. I didn't know what was going to be on it but I was hungry and when I bit into it, it was nice to have a sweet and juicy flavor with the zesty and hearty flavor of the ham and hamburger. I definitely recommend it if you ever go eat there.
2. I am horrible rock climber. Ask my date Craig Call. He would say other wise to be nice (that being his personality), but I know that I am horrible because I got so tired extremely fast. I got a little over half way up the wall (not too shabby right?) on every course we did. I would have kept going on the last course we took but my size kind of lacks in the big department lending to the hindering of continuing on. Craig is very tall. He has both long arms and legs making any course a piece of cake in reality. For me being small in the department of arm and leg length could not get any higher on the last course. I would have kept going but I didn't trust myself to leap to the next hand hold since it was only my first time rock climbing ever. 
3. I am happy. I am actually truly happy for more than one day at a time now. It has been a while since I have felt that. I got that comment from both Craig and a long lost friend of mine that my date and I ran into -Sydney Bowen. Man it has been son long since I had seen her let alone talked to her. We got talking about what we were both up to with school and I found out that she is now at UVU and is involved in their Culinary Arts program. I have seen a lot of pictures of cupcakes that she has made and can see why she would fit into the Culinary Arts program. She is fantastic at them. I would love to try some of them. I would like to go and visit her sometime soon. Catch up. Even though we live completely different lives and live different life styles from the other, I still think about her a lot. She asked me about my life and said that she had looked through my pictures on Facebook just recently. The comment that she made about them was that I looked completely happy. Which when she said that, it dawned on me. Yes, I am very happy. Life is going well. Things are falling in place. I feel close to the Lord, secure in my job, loving my school work as well as being on top of my homework, and am going in the right field of study. I am actually truly happy. Craig made the same comment a number of times on the date. He kept saying, "You look so happy, which makes me happy."

Isn't  it weird how one date can teach you so much?

Happy Sabbath everyone! Hope this post finds you as happy as I am.

Weddings and School

Today I went dress shopping with my two friends Katelyn and Michelle. Katelyn is getting married on May 26, 2012 and Michelle and I are her bridesmaids so we went with her to look at dresses today.

We went to three places today; Alysse's Bridal, David's Bridal, and Sweetheart Bridal. She didn't really find anything at David's Bridal and I figured she wouldn't. She found two dresses at Alysse's Bridal and two at Sweetheart Bridal. She actually looked in the mirror for one of the dresses from Sweetheart Bridal and flat out said, "Wow. Wow, I look great."

I think she will get that dress or the last one she tried on at Alysse's Bridal. Both of them have a rouged bodice with lace and beading that fit her in a modified mermaid styled (meaning it doesn't go as low, only to about mid-upper thigh).

She looked so happy in those dresses. I wish I could find a picture of them to put on here but I cannot find any of them. :(

All in all it has been a great weekend so far. Last night I was with them as well and we watched a movie and snacked on a butt load of random food that we had. We also looked at wedding stuff. I am excited to be able to help her with her wedding. I love Katelyn and Michelle! I am happy that I have made such good friends this year. I needed this a lot.

In other news, SPAC is going so great! I am in a lift part for Hopak as well as doing a little turning trio. I am excited! It is going to be such a great number. We got our semester and tour assignments yesterday and I am very pleased to say that I get a taste of what I want to do for the rest of my life this semester... I am the trainer for SPAC! My friend Lauren Spurgen and I both got the honor of being the trainers for SPAC this year; meaning we get to hand out ice, rub out tight calves, give them medicine, and do the taping jobs if anyone needs any of that stuff. I am so happy about that.

School is going well. I am on top of things and finding out that I have a lot more free time to do what ever I please as I stay on track with my classes. I am ahead in my New Testament class, on track for STATS, and all I need to do is get tickets for two dance shows for my dance classes. I taught my first choreographed Ukrainian dance yesterday and it went really well. I got a lot of pointers. The cool thing too is that I noticed the same things that she did as we filmed it and actually saw it being done. I am enjoying my semester a lot so far. I am not as stressed as I was and I am finally feeling happy, truly happy for more than one day at a time.

Now all I need to do is find a good place to live for next year. :)

Annoyance and Excitement.

I don't think that my Achilles Tendon is very happy with me.

Ever since I performed up in Kingsburry Hall at the beginning of November it has been killing me. I have had it taken care of so many times it is ridiculous. I am so annoyed that I am always in so much pain. It just bugs me.

I am currently taped up and I have an appointment to go back in to the trainer on Tuesday and Wednesday and Friday of next week. Yippee.

On a brighter note, SPAC has almost finished Hopak! We are so close to being done. I love it so much. We started our clogging number today as well. It has some hip-hop in it. I must say, I have swagger! Who would have known? Mark April 4th on your calenders alright? That is my show! And as far as I know.... It is.... FREE!! free..... the magic word. It is going to be amazing.

Hope everyone has had such a great week! Enjoy the three day weekend! I know I am going to.