Meet the New 'A Team' Alternate

On Saturday last, I tried out for the USU Big Band Swing Team. Arriving at ten o' clock, We learned a solo Charleston routine. It was really hard. The air conditioner in the room we tried out in didn't work either. We performed the solo routine in groups of five. I messed up the last phrase of the song. But I kept moving and smiling. After a short break, we learned a couples routine. Each of us had to dance with a judge. I did really well on that part. I'm not supposed to know which team I'm on yet, but because the coach happens to be a good friend of mine, I was able to winkle the information out of him. I am the alternate for the A team. So I learn the routine, and then if another couple can't make it to the performance, my partner and I go in their place. I also get to go to Colorado to compete at the end of March. I'm pretty excited that I made the team!

Saturday Adventures

I woke up at 8 0' clock Saturday morning. So I studied for three hours. Then I was done, and I decided to go for a walk. On my walk, I noticed some ducks hanging out in the little stream that runs behind Old Farm and past our church. So I went and grabbed Kim and two pieces of bread, and we fed the ducks. After that, Kim and I followed the stream. We had to sneak past a few fences, and walk through a couple backyards before we came to the source of the stream. It was lots of fun. Later in the afternoon, a group of ten of us decided to go to DI (because Kim wanted to buy a lamp for our end table). We played around and looked at stuff. Then, all the girls tried on a wedding dress. Kim, my roommate on the right of the picture, put the train around her shoulders because the sleeves of her dress were immodest. I couldn't even zip mine up. :( But we still got a good picture. After that we went to Walmart. I didn't buy anything, and as I was waiting for my friends to check out, who should come through one of the lines but my cousin Amber? It was a fun day.

First Day of School

I started out the school year with Biology 2420, also known as Human Physiology. It's going to be a tough class. But I like the professor, and I'll learn a lot. I also took Big Band Swing 2. We didn't do any dancing today, so it was pretty boring. My next class is an Institute one. The one after that is Organic Chemistry. I'll end my day with a Physiology lab at 7:30 tonight (It ends at 9:20). People around campus are very nice. Everybody seems excited to be back. My new roommates fit right in and I'm sure we will all get along throughout the year. I look forward to hopefully getting a calling this year. I'm going to be learning a lot and growing a whole bunch. I miss you all a lot. Hope your first days of school are going well.

One Week

Only one week before school starts. I'm frantically trying to get everything packed, praying I can get my textbooks on time, making sure my schedule will work out, and trying to get in a full week at work before I move up to Logan this weekend. I'm taking hard classes this semester such as Organic Chemistry and Human Physiology. I also have English, Nutrition, and Psychology. I have 17 credits this year. Oh, and Big Band Swing 2 of course. I am going to be on Swing Club Council, and along with my duties I get to go to club for free. I get to have the most amazing roommates ever this year. I'm really excited to go back.

Finally... Something Worthy of a Post

So, I haven't posted for a long time. That's because my life is basically boring. I work nonstop. That's about it.

What's this post about then you wonder? Hmm... Should I tell you? What could be exciting enough to make me write a post? Could it be a movie? Or a date? Or could it be a rattlesnake? Well folks, it's the latter. I foolishly went hiking on the zigzag trail by myself without a hiking stick or first aid equipment. I had a lovely hike up, though it was quite hot. I enjoyed some nice solitude at the top and read my scriptures and wrote in my journal a bit. I even saw a deer. Then I started back down. About halfway down, I was strolling along and feeling great from the endorphins. Suddenly, I turned a corner and to my left I heard a rattlesnake!! That was the first time I've ever seen one in real life. I immediately stopped and backed up about ten feet, so I could still see it. I pulled out my phone and called my mom. She talked me through throwing rocks at it until it moved away. I was so scared it would bite me. I kept making noise and throwing rocks. I backed up some more because I thought it would come closer to me. Finally, I thought it had moved far enough away it couldn't reach me if I ran past it. So I did just that. I ran past it. I stayed on the phone until Kenny and Hayden met me (Kenny and Morgan had been at my house and they came up to get me when they heard I was stuck). We went the rest of the way down playing Journey on my phone. We got home just before dark. It was a scary experience, and don't worry, Kenny chewed me out for hiking alone.

Utah Lindy Hop Jam Session

This past weekend was the first ever Utah Lindy Hop Jam session. It took place in various venues in Salt Lake. It included social dancing, and competitions. Josh Ferrer and I entered the 30 Second Showcase. This is a competition where a couple choreographs a 30 second routine and them performs it. Only one other couple entered this competition. They've been dancing for a long time, and I only started in the fall. We figured that they might win. Much to our surprise and delight, Josh and I won!!! We each got a trophy, twenty dollars in cash, and a free pass to go dancing on a Friday night (That usually costs five dollars)! So, I had an excellent weekend, and maybe next year I'll enter some of the other competitions, such as Strictly Lindy, or Lindy Jack and Jills. Thanks for reading my blog.

Pedicures!!

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