Senior Peek Experience

The Experience Design (EXDM) Department, which houses Experience Design and Management and Therapeutic Recreation and Management, put on an event for the seniors. It was an all day event. The morning started at Dr. Brian Hill's house for some lawn games and lunch consisting of JDawgs. They brought in a rock wall to climb. We went repelling in Battle Creek Falls, which is right next to a waterfall. We had 2 ropes you could repel down. I went down the one right next to the waterfall.

This is only the second time I've gone repelling. The first time I went, I was living in Price and I went with Tain and Lanan Curtis. This time it wasn't as scary, but it was cold. It snowed on our hike up to the falls. Luckily they were just little flakes and it didn't last very long.

After repelling we went back to Dr. Brian Hill's house. I climbed the rock wall there and chatted with my cohort and some other seniors from the Experience Design Major. After rock climbing and some snacks we went on another hike. I'm not sure what the trail was called but they turned it into a representation of Y Mountain. I definitely prefer hiking this "Y Mountain". There was a Y up there for everyone to put their signatures on. Then we took some group photos, heard words of wisdom from our professors, and learned the secret location of our evening gala.

When they were announcing the place for the event Dr. Lundberg first said it was in Vegas, so we better start driving. We all just laughed and waited for the real location, which was in the MOA (Museum of Arts) on campus. We had a few hours before the event to shower and get get into our semi-formal outfit.

We had the MOA to ourselves. We got to see a train exhibit (for the Golden Spike Anniversary) before it opened to the public, had a private tour of another exhibit made from Willow Branches, paint dots on a picture (which later turned to be a picture of the world), visit with friends, and hear some final words from our professors.

After the event was over, Shalie, Brittany, Meagan, Baily, and I went to IHOP for a late dinner. We chatted and laughed and enjoyed each other's company.

All in all it was a great day!

On a side note, the next day, which is today,  I went home and surprised my family at church. It was fun to see the look of surprise on their faces. This has also been a great day!

Meagan Michael

Shalie Taylor

Me

Me

Paige Lopez

Paige Lopez

Paige Lopez

I can't tell who this is, but it's a fellow classmate. Sorry 

Katelyn Lewis

Katelyn Lewis

Harrison Lutz

I know this picture will have the repeat, but I wanted you to see more of the willows.

Back Row L-R: Katelyn Lewis, Baily Lundberg, Harrison Lutz, Hailey Mann, Shalie Taylor, Meagan Michael, Cassy Gardner, Paige Lopez
Front Row L-R: Lexi Findlay, Brittany Armstrong, Emily Sorensen, Laurie Lounsbury, Sasha Smith, Dani Chapdelaine, Michele Taylor

L-R: Harrison Lutz, Leah Benson, Katelyn Lewis, Hailey Mann, Laurie Lounsburry, Brittany Armstrong, Emily Sorenson, Bailey Lundberg, Dr. Lundberg, Dr. Zabriskie, Paige Lopez, Dani Chapdelaine, Shalie Taylor, Lexi Findlay, Meagan Michael, Cassy Gardner

Wicked/Wonder/Living Legends

On March 1, my family and I went to see Wicked at the Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City. It was amazing! This was my second time seeing it and I still absolutely love it! My favorite scenes/songs are Loathing, Defying Gravity, and For Good. I highly recommend it! Thanks Dad and John for the family tickets!





On March 2, Mom, Mandy, Mary, Meg, Carol and I traveled to Price for family book club (which we are so late in having). It was our family's turn and I picked the book Wonder. Book club went well and we had a great discussion. Thanks family for a great time! From Amazon, "I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse. 

August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid—but his new classmates can’t get past Auggie’s extraordinary face. WONDER, now a #1 New York Times bestseller and included on the Texas Bluebonnet Award master list, begins from Auggie’s point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others. These perspectives converge in a portrait of one community’s struggle with empathy, compassion, and acceptance." 

It was snowing most of the day and we made the decision not to travel home. We stayed at Aunt Mary and Uncle Boyd's house. BYU's Living Legends were doing a performance that night, so I decided to go. It was a great performance. Afterward, I ran into several friends from Price: Kara Palmer, Cassie Cunningham, Jackie Shorts, and Arthella Williams. When I got back into the car with my Aunt Mary and Uncle Boyd, they remarked about how I still new quite a few people in Price. It's true, I still do have a lot of friends in Price and it was so good to see just a few of them!