life as i know it.

so.

in case you haven't figured it out yet...

i'm really busy.

this is what keeps me from writing. here. and period. i haven't had much time to think lately due to... life. 

hopefully someday soon my life will calm down. though, then, i fear, i will become bored. and i HATE being bored...

so what exactly am i doing to be so busy, you ask? well. let me tell you.

i go to school at BYU and am a part of this amazing thing called the International Folk Dance Ensemble. I am currently on the back-up team, and we have been working hard all semester to put together our showcase to take to elementary school around the state of utah. this is my second time on this team, and i am SO lucky and SO blessed to have it again and to have 32 MORE best friends :) have no fear, i will post pictures and love from my adventures this late april/may with my fellow SPAC-ers.

ALSO. because i go to BYU, school is ridiculous. we recently had finals and the last few weeks of class are always filled with finishing final projects, papers and other tests of our knowledge (or lack thereof...) so. i've been working my tail off with that... also, add to that a new position at work (they "promoted" me to be a lead over custodial, and they - just this week - [actually] promoted me to *loud echo-y announcer's voice* STUDENT MANAGERRR.). so. needless to say, life has been pretty hectic lately.

i took a nice break this last weekend to go home ans visit family. it was a three-fer: easter weekend, my little brother's eagle project and also his birthday! (not exactly - its actually tomorrow - but we had a small party for him, don't worry!) there were events that happened this weekend that are both happy and sad. they really got me thinking about a lot of things... so. i'll have to share those.

well, its 11:11pm (make a wish!) and i need to get to bed. another long day tomorrow! 4 shows. it will literally be an ALL DAY adventure. i'm so excited. sleep is a much-needed necessity (redundant?) for an adventure.

i love you all. peace and blessings.

thin.

everyone, i'd like you to meet my good friend, bilbo baggins.

everyone say, "hi, bilbooo!" *hears chorus of "hi, bilbooo!"*

i have brought bilbo here today to explain just a little bit about how i'm feeling on this day.

actually, how i've been feeling A LOT lately...

despite his appearance as an old, crazy man, he is actually an old... crazy... hobbit. BUT. his craziness has made him wise. and his age... his age made him wise as well... but because of his craziness he is older than he should be... alas, i digress... the main idea here: bilbo is wise.

my good friend, in all his wiseness, once said: 

"I'm old... I know I don't look it, but I'm beginning to feel it in my heart.

I feel... thin. Sort of stretched, like... butter scraped over too much bread."

boooooy, is that how i feel. this semester has just been nuts! i thought i could handle it but...

it was really rough. there were a lot of days where i was like this: 

 

(baaaahahahaha, i just think that's such a great picture.

sorry its so big. i just couldn't resist...!)

what did bilbo do to remedy days like those seen above? 

he left. 

he left it aalllll behind...

 

"I need a holiday.

A very long holiday.

And I don't expect I shall return.

In fact I mean not to."

 what does all of this mean? it means that

TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY OF CLASSES. 

halle-freakin'-lujah.

unfortunately, i will be returning at the end of my very long holiday.

and i will be working through my holiday.

BUT.

there will be A LOT of playing mixed in with it.

AND I CAN'T WAIT!!!