A Few Words Before I Fall Asleep...

I just wanted to take a moment to write about a few things. I just went to a graduation for a friend of mine and once again, it has hit me how quickly time passes. This time next year, I will be graduating. It seems weird that it will even be that long though, because I've been taking college classes for a semester now. Before my Senior year officially begins however, I still have a lot going on this summer.
I'm exciting about taking one last wack at going to efy, that'll be a blast. My sister finally gets to go with me and I'm excited to see her experience one of the best weeks you'll ever have in your life. Youth Conference is going to be several stakes, so I'm excited about that too. I'm also going to Girl's Camp one last time this year. I'm in two shows at the UofO this summer, as well as heading out to Disney World for a week... it's going to be funfilled, I will be spiritually fed and laugh a lot. I'm so excited.

Temporarily Obsessed

So today I have added another obssesion along with Rent. :) Well actually I've loved Josh Groban for quite some time now, but today it;s really hit me that I desperately want to see him on stage...in person. Someday he will tour again and I will purchase the ticket to wherever is closest to me at the time. *sigh* It's just become a goal now. I will see him eventually!
Anywho, since my recent obsession with Rent started yesterday evening, I wore "rent style" clothing today. Heehee it was fun, but I was really missing the finishing touch of something like Mark's scarf. When I walked into Company One today, I saw that Weston had his Rent shirt on, which made me feel happy and frustrated. Happy, because I wasn't the only one thinking of the show and frustrated, because I really want a Rent shirt. The Company One kids are singing Seasons of Love in their showcase so I got to hear that today as well!
I need to get on here when it's not so late, so I can write more coherently. Maybe tomorrow.

A (short) list of long term "worldly" goals:

-To own an official Rent t-shirt
-To have a cd player in my car
-To see Josh Groban in concert
-To steal Mark's scarf.

Hope you all have a fabulous day!

-Jess

No Day But Today

...yes, I've been listening to Rent. That's okay though, it's been a couple years since I've really allowed myself to be consumed by the show, haha. I'm sure I'll move on to something else in a few days. I watched part of a documentary on Jonathan Larson and his journey on working on the show Rent. The people in the feature length film talk a lot about his life, what he did day by day and what his additude was like. I hadn't known (until last night) that he died suddenly the night before opening night, or that he had several friends that had died from various diseases. The show was extremely important to him and it was neat to see his friends and family describe his determination in making his show a success. I really do like the show. True, there are many situations and lots of material that isn't the most appropriate but I still like the show for how it makes me think. It opened my eyes to a bigger world than myself. It shows a different side of life and it's truly interesting. I don't know, I'm going on and on, haha... it's been a long day. But, I am still continuing to listen to this show. "One Song Glory" is on right now. Adam Pascal, who was in the OBC is a wonderful man to listen to. (:
If anyone is reading, hope you have a wonderful night. It's now 10:30, which is my cut-off for the internet on a week-night. ;)

This Picture...

...describes how I'm going to try to be this week. Positive, light, refreshed, and ready to go! Wish me luck! ;)

-Jessica

End of the week

Well, it's just about the end of Spring Break. We have one last day tomorrow, but on Sundays we typically don't do much. I was thinking about the break, and whether it met my expectations or not. Of course, as all people, I didn't get done the things that I said I'd get done. I have a lot of homework and housework to catch up on, but that's okay. I was able to take a break from pretty much everything. I went on a fabulous hike yesterday, I went skating Tuesday, and I went to a much needed Conference a few hours ago. Granted, it's going to be difficult to go back to reality. But, I will make it through! This Friday, in just a few days, the entire family (YAY!) will be going to Texas for the weekend. I'm looking forward to it, especially since Dad will be able to come. :) It'll be nice to visit with him finally. Well, that's all for now. I'll try to come back as soon as I can!
Ciao!

-Jessica

I'm Back!

Hey, I'm back! I just now figured out how to get back on here. Apologies! Things have changed around a little bit since the last time I was one here, so we'll see how it goes. Goodness, it has been awhile hasn't it?
Well let's update. Right now, I'm on Spring Break, which is how I'm able to have time to sit down and type. I'd like to take the time to really write on here more often now that back. :) I am taking a couple college classes at the University of the Ozarks right now, and I'm a junior in high school. I am teaching piano lessons 4 days a week, and work in theatre classes twice a week. I volunteer at the Primary School with my sister on Mondays, and go to PTC on Thursdays. I'm still on Youth Committee, and we just finished pulling off a fabulous youth activity last weekend, (I might post pictures later) and I found out that I've been asked to be a youth counselor at Youth Conference this summer, yay! I'm completely excited! So, a lot has been going on, except for this week because it's spring break, haha. It's been kind of slow but I needed that. Just to be able to sit down and not stress is a blessing. However it is Thursday, so I don't have much relaxing left, do I?
So much has changed over the last few months, and I can't believe that time has flown by so quickly. You always hope that there is the slight chance it'll slow down a little bit for you, but sadly it's not that considerate. ;)
Well, that's all for now. I highly doubt anyone reads this anyways. Just in case, however, I hope you're having a great week, and I will blog at you later!

-Jess

Journals

So... it's been a very long time since I have used this page. I've been behind on writing much of anything, really. I don't think anyone reads this anyway...
Haha, so I want to write again on this eventually.
I've realized within the past week or so, that it really is very important to keep records of your life. Think about it- how would we know our ancestory? Or the fact that wars have occured? How would we know any legit history, that wasn't just word-of-mouth? Now, I may not think that my life is truly all that significant, but I still think- that no matter who you are- you should keep some sort of journal. I have been using LDSJournal, and writing down things on occasion, but I do need to get back to that!

SO if anyone is reading this--- keep a journal!!

Jess