... Stats ...

I'm grateful that I got in, but boy oh boy this class is kicking my trash!! I'll sit in class and think that I'm getting it, but when I get out of class and start doing my homework, I realize that I'm not getting it as well as I think that I am!

Just 13 more weeks of it, that's all.

I. Can. Do. It.

Right?

... Choir ...

It's Monday night. Football season has started. The Broncos are playing. My husband is in his bubble. I'm okay with it, because I'm working on these photos of my niece Sadie that I took last night ...


Working on these pictures make me think of this song, which we sang in my high school girls choir:



And hearing that song makes me think of this song, which we also sang! (I'm pretty sure we sang them at the same concert ... perhaps our student teacher had an Andrews Sisters fetish!!) That being said, I LOVED this song! It was so much fun to sing.



After my girls glee days, I was lucky enough to make it into Chauntaires, and it was there that I fell in love with this song:


(Obviously not my choir singing it, but we had just as much fun, AND, we had awesome percussion. If I EVER find a video, I'll be sure to post it on here).

AND,

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(Again, not my choir)

And, the most beautiful version of "All Creatures of our God and King" and the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" (which was sung at every graduation at my school)!!

These songs are just the tip of the musical iceberg when I think about the songs that we sang and that I grew to love through my choir classes in high school!! My girls glee class in middle school is solely responsible for introducing me to 'Les Miserables' and so many other wonderful songs!! Maybe someday I'll upload the videos of my choirs, yes, I think I'd like to do that, but until then (really, until I graduate and have some time on my hands), this small piece of my memory will have to suffice!!

Funny how a little moment of taking pictures of my beautiful niece under an apple tree brought back all of these great memories!!

... 10 Years Ago ...

(image courtesy of MSN.com)

I can't believe that it has been ten years. As I traveled through the world wide web today and saw images and read stories of the events that unfolded ten years ago, my dedication to being grateful for my country was renewed. I haven't forgotten, I will NEVER forget, but it may have been pushed to the back of my mind. I told Nate that I'm glad that 9/11 will never be known as a National Holiday, because then people will forget and use the weekend to go on vacation, and that is NOT what remembering this day is for.

I found the above picture on MSN as I was reading through the different stories and I fell in love with it. I am SO grateful to be part of a nation that stood together after the months of this horrific event. I am SO grateful for those that are serving in the military and that are keeping our country safe. I am SO grateful for our families and for the fact that we get to hug them and talk to them and be in their presence for at least another day, because no one knows what is going to happen in the future.

May we NEVER forget. May we NEVER take what we have for granted. Let us always remember to stand up for and preserve the freedoms that we have been blessed with.

@ the Splash Park!!

Several weeks ago I headed to the Splash Park with Britt and her kiddos and Omar & Marisol!! Here are just a few of my favorite pics from the day!
















As you can see, we had a lot of fun!!

... a tale of the math placement exam ...

Once upon a time there was a girl in high school who hated math:


When the girl finished high school, she thought she was done with math for FOREVER!

Then, the girl started college:


When the girl started college she knew that she would have to face math at some point in her college career.

The girl put it off and put it off. She took lots of classes that she LOVED and she learned A LOT, but as time went on, she knew she was going to have to face it.

She studied, and stressed, and studied, and stressed, and cursed those who liked math, and taught math, and tested math ...

And then, the day arrived. She could no longer put it off. Her Graduation was around the corner and in order to graduate, she had to do it.

She took the math placement exam:


And she tested into Statistics, which is EXACTLY what she needed to do!!

To celebrate, she had Panda Express for dinner, then went to her first Stat's Class!

Death Cab for Cutie

... this is why we LOVE them ...(incidentally, this song has been my ring tone on my phone for the last year - every time I think about changing it, I chttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifan't bring myself to do it)!!



We had such a great time at the Concert last night!! We proved our "youngness" when we got to the Maverick Center and realized that our seats on the floor were actually our feet and ended up standing with the crazy crowd through the entire concert, but it was SO much fun!!






We took in the concert experience of $3 water, sore feet, ringing ears and feeling the bass thump through our entire bodies - and we wouldn't have changed a minute of it!!

... in 24 short hours ...

... we'll be listening to these guys, live, at the Maverick Center!!


It has been a LONG time since we have been to a concert together, and we are SO excited!!

good hair days

good hair days don't happen very often at my house! usually i'm in a rush to get out to the door so that i can get to work, to school, or to wherever i have to be!! today i took a little extra time to do a little experimenting, and this is what i did!!




i was trying to get a decent photo, but none of my smiles and unsmiles were working out, so i opted to try silly instead! anyway - just wanted to post a little proof that on some days, i do attempt to be pretty!! :)

Mt. Bazinga

Reacquaint yourself with Ty - our oldest nephew:


Reacquaint yourself with these guys:

(What? you don't recognize them? Well, that's your loss! They are the cast of "The Big Bang Theory!")


And I sure hope you know what this is:


Ty is an AMAZING artist! I'm pretty sure he was born with a colored pencil in his hand! While he was visiting this summer, we gave him a challenge.

We wanted him to combine the characters of the Big Bang Theory with the awesomeness of Mt. Rushmore to create Mt. Bazinga! Being the dedicated dude that he is, he completed the challenge! It took him longer than his vacation, and at one point I thought our chances of getting it were pretty slim, but when we got home from work today, this was in our mailbox and we LOVE it:


Thanks Ty! You made our week!!

Girls Day

I'm going to let you in on a little secret ...

I am a very LUCKY woman!!

Why?

Because I have TWO best friends!! (Aside from Nate, of course! He is my ultimate best friend!)


I'm pretty sure you'll recognize Brynners & Britt, they've been featured on my blog many a time!!

Today we got together for a long, chatty, tasty and great lunch at the Olive Garden ...


And some crafty fun! (Brynn had to bail to be with her family, but we'll forgive her this time!!)

We saw these earrings on Pinterest (yes, I said Pinterest.) and decided we HAD to try them out!! Here are our blurry versions:







You can see the instructions and original versions here:
http://evie-s.com

It was a wonderful day and it was nice for me to get in some girly time with my girls and to catch up on everything that has been going on this summer!! Love you girlies! Thanks for the great day!

Pinterest

If you haven't heard of it yet, you may be safer to stay away!!

My relationship with Pinterest started last weekend and on Monday I determined that it is a love/hate relationship.

I LOVE it because I find things like this:

Source: superswoon.com via Clarissa on Pinterest

And this:

Source: polyvore.com via Sarah on Pinterest

And even this:

Source: style-files.com via Clarissa on Pinterest

Really, it's just a place for me to go to be inspired creatively and mentally, and to create lists of all of my favorite things!!

If you step into the vast world of Pinterest, be sure to look me up and let me know, cuz I'm gunna want to follow you!!

Oh, and don't get too addicted!!

Aggie Ice Cream and the Splash Pad

While my sister Jess was here, Nate's mom came for a visit as well!! We were able to sneak in a few nights to hang out with Nate's family (yes, we were busy!!) with some Aggie Ice Cream and a few minutes at the Splash Pad (before we got rained out)!!

Hanging with Jen & the Boys

The day after my sister Jess left, my sister Jen came to town with her boys for a week! We had a great week full of water fights, movies, swimming at the local pool, card games, Bear Lake and hanging out at the park!!

"Jen's Visit"

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Thanks for the fun visit Jen!!

... the ending ...

... got our tickets ... saw it at midnight ... LOVED it ... ready to go again ...

Have you seen it yet? If not, GET TO THE THEATER! My ONLY complaint was the fact that Nagini, the giant snake, looked so real, and that is only because I hate snakes!!


Seriously, one of the BEST endings to a series I have ever seen and I can't wait to go see it again!

Did you see it? What did you think?