STATE CHAMPS!

 So a couple weeks ago I went to school at 7:20, because Thornock (aka my english teacher) told us to be there at 7:30. Which of course, she wasn't! Anyway, my class,After a long bus ride full of MASH/Dots/Tic-Tac Toe with Camilla, we got to the University of Utah. Which is the only time you will ever see me there! We sat at round tables while some important people talked. That part was really boring. American Studies, the honors english/history class at my school, was going to Salt Lake, both 1-2 and 6-7 to compete in the We the People competition, about the Constitution.

Then we got excused to specific rooms. Ours has the most trippy ceiling ever. Imagine really wavy red bacon with little lights hanging down. For a while, we just sat and hyperventilated and reviewed our speeches.

Then the judges came in and we all had to stand up. My group was very first! You have no idea how nervous i was! There were 6 units and of course my group was chosen to go first!

I was shaking so hard I could feel my earrings moving up and down. I got through it, and so did my unit. I thought we did all right, nothing special. 

Anyway, by the time we had done all the units, speeches and questions, we were all starving. Lunch was a very fancy two-course meal. They had little loaves of bread that were sooo good.

Then they announced 2nd place overall winner...Centennial 2.

At that point, everyone starts saying that they wouldn't pick both 1 AND 2....

Then out of the clear blue we hear, "And the first place winner is...Centennial 1!!"

Oh my goodness, we were so excited, we all started jumping and screaming. We lined up to get our gold medals and plaque and pictures. We were all so happy. Especially since we thought that they wouldn't pick both of the centennial groups!

Me and Allie with THE FIRST PLACE PLAQUE. Left to right: Allie, Meg, Daryl, Britain, (he wanted a ladies man picture) Me, Camilla, , and then the other Ashley.

below Annie and Micah.

Me and Allie..."tastes like victory!"
Left to right: Ethan, Joseph, Allie, Meg, Me, Camilla, Jenny, Max 

So overall Ms. Thornock should be very happy because she came home with 2 victories!

I AM. BEAUTIFUL!

For New Beginnings this year for Young Women we had a ten day beauty challenge. Here is what we did on all of the days:

1. Express Gratitude for all the things your body allows you to do

2. Study what beauty is from a gospel perspective. 

3. Write down 10 positive things about you that have nothing to do with your appearance and 10 positive things that you like about your appearance

4. Use the same amount of time that you take to get ready in the morning to get ready on the inside. Meditate, then perform an act of service

5. Exercise for fun- choose a form of exercise that you enjoy, do it just for fun!

6. Refrain from talk about your weight or shape of yourself or others. You cannot use a scale!

7. Tune out the media. no tv, movies, magazines, and internet surfing. Tune into nature.

8. Pay special attention to your thoughts today. Ask yourself, How do my thoughts make me feel?

9. Be kind to your body. Take a nap, go for a walk, just feel good!

10. Now what?!? Realize that you are beautiful and try to do these things every once in a while if not every day.

Here are a few pictures afterwards.

This is definitely an experience that I will never forget. I would suggest to everyone to try this out and just see how you feel after. And also suggest this idea to your friends and family.

JIMMER!!

Did i mention that i got a picture taken with Jimmer Freddette ( just the best basketball player on this planet!?) IT may be a little funny!

Yeah you are all jealous!! hahaha

What Happens in Vegas, STAYS in Vegas!!

Over the weekend my soccer team went to Vegas for a soccer tournament. Although we didn't win ( or even score a goal) we had so much fun! Here are a few pics of the party!

 I have such a fun soccer team!!!

FHE

Ok so we have a little family tradition that we go see the festival of lights and after we always go to a little restaurant called the Family Tree. Every year it seems that scones cannot get any bigger, but every year we are surprised to see that the got even bigger! Don't believe me? look at these pictures!

Yes they really are this huge, it's FANTASTIC!!!!

More Basketball!

On Saturday I had a basketball game, futsal game, then another basketball game!! we went 3/3!!

So yeah!! WE WON!!!

OLDIES!

I just now noticed that our music today is not nearly as good as the stuff that our parents got to listen to as a kid. There is a wide variety of everything! I wish that Michael Jackson could have been super big in my childhood!

I mean look at this! Don't you ever wish that we could go back in time to where the music was like... THIS!!