senescent and filled with spunk

I know that for the past few blogs I have posted many videos from You Tube but I think that this next one is like one of the best. My mission companion shared this on facebook and i think that this is cute. This couple who have been married for over sixty years set up appointments to get complete examinations done the didn't realize that it would take over a week but they had breaks and they found a really nice baby grand piano or grand piano ( i don't know which) in the lobby of the place they were getting examinations done. well they found a sign on the piano saying if you want to play it go ahead and do so so they did and this is what they played.

My only wish is that I can be senescent and filled with spunk like them!!

Never Walk Alone

Music is very meaningful and i love when music touches my heart and I feel peace especially when passing through a hard time. Forgive me for I think I might have already blogged about this song but I just love it. It has so much meaning for everyone as they walk through troubled times. It is a song of hope and reminds us that we never walk alone in life. Its a very inspring song and I love this performance by Sissel. She has an amazing voice and I tihnk this is my favorite way this song has been perforemed hope you all will enjoy.

All the fun we have had in Madison Wisconsin it has been a blast Thanks Melanie, James, and Virginia for making this such a fun trip for me!

Independence Day

The 4th of July has always been my favorite holiday. Why? There are many reasons why it is my favorite. I love how united we all have as we celebrate the birth of this wonderful nation. I love it when we sing the National Anthem in church it only happens once a year and i am very disappointed when they chose not to have us sing it. I love the fire works that we use to celebrate the day, Going to the Freedom Festival parade with my family in Provo, The barbecue that always happens.

But what I really love is that we remember what was done for us by those who founded our nation. I am grateful for those who risked there lives to form this country, for those who boldly signed their name on the constitution. I am grateful for this country that was prepaired so the restoration of the gospel could happen.

last but not least what I love about this holiday is the music. and it is not the 4th of July without John Phillip Sousa, and the Stars and Strips Forever!!!

The 4th of July

Craftyness!!

So I decided that i need yet another project to work on so I found this cross stitch that i just love. all the beautiful flowers and it just reminds me o a European street. The last cross stitch I did like took me about 6 years to do working on and off. My roommate thinks that I can get it done by the end of summer. I think my realistic goal will be for the end of the year at the earliest. It will be a fun thing to do while listening to music, watching a movie, or listening to a book on CD.

for example i went to the library today and got a raft of movies that look interesting and also The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe in spanish to listen to. I had started reading it in spanish but ran out of time so i am going to listen to it in spanish now. I am excited.

Spring 2010 roommate fun!

So this past year at school has been a blast here is i think our one and only picture with us not in our Pajamas that we are proud of.

Apparently Valene felt she wasn't getting enough privacy while on the phone in our room so she decided to try talking on he phone under the bed.

After realizing that I could still hear her, later that same week she tried just hidding behind the dresser and got the same result.

Here Kacee is mourning that her best friend Shane is heading off to the MTC to prepare to go to the Rome, Italy mission .

So these have been some of the memrable moments this past spring. thanks for the fun times!!

A Bunny Fun Time!

When I was a child I remember one of my most favorite things to play with was with my bunny family that lived inside of a carrot.

My Grandma Hock had made this for me and my siblings to play with. My mom and I got an idea at about Thanksgiving that we would make replicas of these to give two my nieces Ellen and Olivia to play with. We could not find the pattern that my grandma used when she made ours so we set out to use the bunny family we have and their carrot to draw out a pattern that we could use. After many hours of work on the bunnies we were very pleased with the results!