BYU Year 2 Semester 1

Wow has time flown this semester. I took my last final yesterday and I am ready for the break. Year 2 at BYU has been a lot better than the first. I did get into the program of Therapeutic Recreation and Management. So that was a relief. Now I still have business classes since it is in the Mariott School of Business. So far they have been better than Accounting and Finance. I hope it stays that way.

I kept my calling as a ward missionary. In addition I have another calling which is a primary teacher. I know, it sounds weird since I go to a YSA ward, but my ward has a primary. Our second councilor is young and his oldest is 5 and his youngest is around 7 months old. He wanted his daughter to have an adapted primary. So there are 4 of us that are her teachers that do all of primary. We rotate Sunday's and times that we teach her.

The following are pictures taken throughout the semester. A Video of my dance class is posted after this post.

EXPERIENCE is what we had to spell for our welcome to the program orientation.

I also had the opportunity to attend BYU Dance in Concert. This was a lot of fun. My friend Gevan came with me. I am always so amazed at what people can do. Dancing is something I have always wanted to learn. That desire has lead me to take Social Dance Classes here at BYU. They are some of my favorite classes!

BYU vs. U game.
Marching Band at the beginning

My roommate Emma Rose and her friend Darcy joined me for an afternoon football game.

The little drummer boy

This year I got to go to the Women's Conference live. This was the first time I had ever been in the conference center ever. Such a great experience!

BYU Spectacular
My sisters came down so we could all go together. Thanks to the Brassfield's for letting us have their extra tickets!

The same day as BYU Spectacular my cousin went through the Provo City Center Temple to receive his endowments. He leaves in January to serve his mission in Mexico. I am so proud of Ethan and the man he is becoming.

The Black's gave me tickets to see Julie Fowlis on Oct. 11 because they could no longer go. She does the voice for Merida and sings Touch The Sky for Disney/Pixar's Brave. She also sang many Scottish folk songs and several of them were in Gaelic. I had an extra tick so My cousin Sydney came with me. It was a lot of fun! Thanks to the Black's for the tickets!

We finally won a game!

My cousin and his kids game to the game. Maybe his kids should come more often, because when they come we win.

I had my hair done that weekend and I felt cute.

Ward Halloween Party

Don't worry it's not real spray paint. It's chalked based and washes off easy.

My teacher came dressed up as Gandolph/Prof. Dumbledore (he said we could decide, but he did have a wand).

Halloween
I was a Hogwarts student, Nikki is a pirate and Emma Rose is a person's soul. 

Emma was kind enough to go with me in November to see Provo High School's production of Phantom of the Opera. Believe it or not Carlotta was my favorite. The girl that played her did an incredible job and really brought the character to life. Thanks Emma for coming with me!

In class we got to play wheel chair basketball and rugby. These are my attempts at pictures from it.

Cookie Decorating Contest for our presentation's activity. They did awesome!
Our judges 

The Winners

We played sitting volleyball in class. We were starting to get the hang of it towards the end.

My dance class. This was such a fun class! Thanks Anna for being such a great teacher!

French Choir Concert
Emma Rose and Aunt Mary and Uncle Boyd came down to come see me perform in my French Choir concert. Remember last year how Bishop Gérald Caussé came? He came again this year. His granddaughter is in the row in front of me.

My cohort for TR with Dr. Z. We are missing two people from this photo.  Thanks for a great semester everyone!

Nativities

In the Wilkinson Center in the BYU Bookstore they had nativities from around the world. I thought I would check them out to end my semester.

Penguin for Mom

This one was made as therapy.
My field of study in action.

Reminded me of Aunt Ann

This year's Christmas Theme is Australia.

Made in Germany
Astralian Theme

Dance 280 Halloween Performance 2017

My Dance 280 class this semester had the opportunity to perform at the Halloween Dance Party for all the social dance classes at BYU. It was a lot fun! (Watch in full screen)

Thanksgiving 2017

My favorite holiday! It's a time to give thanks for all the blessings we have and to spend time with family and loved ones. There are so many things I am grateful for! I think the quote I will share and Josh Groban's song say it beautifully. We really do have a lot to make us joyful and there is much to be grateful for!

The next few pictures are from around my house and Thanksgiving in Green River. Once again it was a great dinner and party. We started around 1 pm and no one left until a little after midnight. It's a good thing we like each other.

Our Thankful Tree
(Roommates and Me)

Place Settings. This year I graduated to the "adult" table. Not sure if I'm ready for that, and some of my cousins that are older than me were still sitting at the other table.

Corn Tournament
What great weather we had!

1st Place

2nd Place

3rd Place

4th Place

5th Place

Uncle Stan and Aunt Jerilyn had to leave early because they were flying to Hawaii the next morning. So they started on pies early.

Games
We played several rounds of What If. Then we just chatted and had a good time!

Book Club: Blue Castle

It was my family's turn for book club. We choose to read Blue Castle by L. M. Montgomery. This was such a fun read. I think we all had good time reading it. My cousin Avan said that it was like a Hallmark movie, but better.

"Valancy lives a drab life with her overbearing mother and prying aunt. Then a shocking diagnosis from Dr. Trent prompts her to make a fresh start. For the first time, she does and says exactly what she feels. As she expands her limited horizons, Valancy undergoes a transformation, discovering a new world of love and happiness. One of Lucy Maud Montgomery's only novels intended for an adult audience, The Blue Castle is filled with humor and romance."


We also decided to eat Canadian food in honor of the book taking place in Ontario and L. M. Montgomery is from Canada. We had poutine and tourtière. The book, the food, and the company were great and a much needed break!

Cali's Wedding

One of my sister's best friends got married and I was able to attend the actual wedding. They were married in the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. It was a nice ceremony. Congratulations Cali and Zach!

Labor Day Weekend 2017

What a busy weekend. I feel like I have been on the road a lot. I think I have traveled at least an hour more like 2 each day. Lots of driving time for me. Even though I don't like driving it was all worth it.

Cali had her bridal shower this weekend. I'm excited for her and Zach. They met in her singles ward up North. She had gone it for a temple recommend (I think) and her bishop told her that if she would do family history work she would meet the man she was suppose to marry. A few weeks later she met Zach and now they are engaged to be married.

After that mom and I had the opportunity to go see the Utah Symphony. What was fun, besides the fact that it was the Utah Symphony, was it was outdoors at Split Rock in Dinosaur National Monument. This was incredible and I'm so glad Mom and I got to go. Thanks Charla for finding the tickets!

I had to come back to Provo to work on Sunday. That evening we had a mini Canada Montreal Mission Reunion to say goodbye to summer. It was fun, but I did not know very many people there. It was fun to catch up with those I did know! The Hatfield's were kind enough to let us use the backyard and we had 2 fire pits and she made the best S'more bar I have ever seen. That is something I have wanted to do for a long time.

The next day was Labor Day so I drove up to Price Rec. for the annual Mathis party. I love the Mountains and I love the time we have together! I'm so lucky to have the family that I do!