Winter Ball

A week ago today was my school's Christmas dance. The theme was, "Snowball," and I asked Taylor, the boy with endless energy. We had a great time.

{Melissa and Me}

We didn't have a day activity (which I'm secretly okay with) because everyone was too busy. We had a delicious dinner at Laura's house, and because we didn't have a day activity, we played Psychiatrist for a while before we headed to the dance.  

{Taylor & Me.}

 {This is how he introduced me to his mom: "Mom, meet my Mom." (because I'm his mother in the upcoming musical). haha}

{My corsage was beautiful. I absolutely loved it.}

We had a little rut in the road when the car behind, following us to the dance (it was at the state fair grounds), got lost. We called and asked where they were, and they had driven clear down to Sugarhouse. Oh boy. They told us to dance until they got there, and then we'd take our group picture. They ended up arriving an hour after we did, so our group picture is going to consist of a bunch of sweaty people. :)

{In line, waiting for pictures. Taylor looks more Asian than Lisa! ;)

Eventually everyone made it to the dance floor and we danced like there wasn't a care in the world. Seriously, we went crazy and had a great time. I loved Taylor's endless energy because I love going crazy at dances, and he was the perfect person to go crazy with. Not only that, he's a really good slow dancer. None of that awkward swaying back and forth business. Nope, he led perfectly and included spins and dips. Ah! So fun! I loved it. 

{Last 2 photos: credit Annie's dad}

Senate was the one who put the dance together, and they did a great job. (that's you Grace and Melissa! Thanks!) After the dance we had a bit of time to get slushies at 7-11. This was easily one of the funnest, most relaxed dances I've been to. :)

Get Your Game On

Senate Dance 2010

Day: March 13, 2010

Date: Matt

Theme: Get Your Game On

The Asking:

Since the dance theme was, 'Get Your Game On,' I asked Matt to the dance with a pack of Go Fish cards.

The Answer:
The doorbell ring, then an engine revved, and I got so excited because I thought, "I think I'm getting answered!" Sure enough, I opened the door, and there was a sack of potatoes waiting for me.




Day Activity:
We had such a fun time with our day activity. We did a picture scavenger hunt and split up into two groups. I was with Matt, Cubby, and Brianna. The other group was Melissa & Michael, and Kiana & Morgan (although they only did the day activity with us). Our group totally dominated the other group. We beat them by 100 points! :) We had to do some fun and crazy things like:

Play Twister in an elevator.
Propose to a stranger.
"Hitchhike" to Lake Titicaca.
Be dead.
Form a 10-person pyramid.
Run a fast food restaurant's drive through and wear the headset. (This one was the most points.)
This was one of my favorite day activities ever.


The Dance:
Since the theme was, "Get Your Game On," we could dress up as any board game, video game, or sport's game. Our group chose to be the board game Clue. I was Ms. Peacock and my date was Colonel Mustard. I personally think our group had the best costumes. I was blown away at how awesome everyone looked, and how well they fit their character. We had a delicious dinner at my house and then headed off to the dance. I had an insane amount of fun at the dance. Matt has the best/most unique dance moves I've ever seen. It was awesome. After the dance we went to Melissa's house and had Skookies (a delicious creation of a big cookie, topped with ice cream and syrupy toppings. Yum!). We also played Clue (after making guesses that Ms. Scarlet would be the murder) and who do ya think was the murderer? Yep, Ms. Scarlet. (Sorry Melissa!) ;)

{I had way too much fun putting my costume together. I loved my peacock earrings.}

{Very Clue-like if you ask me.}

{Yes, my date had to sign the shotgun shell.} :P


Definitely one of the best dances I've been to. :)

Junior Prom

Junior Prom 2010

Day: February 6, 2010

Date: Rachael

Day Activity: Free bagels at Einstein's, developing pics at Costco,

and helping Mom choose new glasses.

Dinner: A quick PB & J sandwich.

Date: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers at the high school.

After Date Activity: Concretes from Nielsen's.

{Jonny (our friend from jr. high) aka Gideon (from the play), Rachael, me}

{Single pics!}

{Single shot of Rach}

{'Group' picture}

Rachael was a great date. We opened each other's doors, split a stick of gum in half, etc.

Pretty sure it was the best Junior Prom ever. :)

A Bravo Weekend

On Friday, November 13th, I went to Abravanel Hall with my friend Morgan and her little sister to see Bravo Broadway with the Utah Symphony. She called me up about three hours before it started and asked if I wanted to go. I got ready and headed out the door. I think I have a problem with getting lost with people when I'm in the car with them, because on our way to Salt Lake, we took the wrong exit and had to turn completely around. I think I'm bad luck when it comes to driving and getting lost. We eventually made it to Salt Lake but soon found ourselves roaming around the streets of Salt Lake. Finally I texted Google for Abravanel Hall's address. We found the building, but now came the parking. We drove around for a while until we finally found a place to park. At this point, it was 8 o'clock. We were late. We ran down the streets and had to pass a few scary homeless guys. We evetually made it into the building and got our tickets. When we went to be seated, the lady told us (in quite the annoyed voice) that we sat almost exactly in the center. So when the song ended, and the clapping began, we embarrassingly climbed over people to get to our seats. Good thing we won't ever see them again. On the positive side, the performance was AMAZING! The performers have been in Broadway plays such as, 'The Phatom of the Opera, Wicked, Les Miserables,' etc. Their voices were amazing and blew me away. I got so into it, that I have been obsessed with Phantom of the Opera ever since. By the end, the audience had given a total of about 6 or 7 standing ovations. It was phenomenal. I love Broadway music. {Morgan and me}

{Outside Abravanel Hall}

The next day I was going to watch 'The Phantom of the Opera' with Morgan, but I had a date with Cubby. We went as a double with Ana and Cameron. We're all in HOSA together so it was really fun. The boys surprised us and took us to Laser Quest for laser tag. It was quite coincidental when we took the wrong exit. (I really think I'm cursed). When we got there we played two rounds. The first round was couples vs. couples, and the second round was girls vs. boys. I'm proud to say that I beat Cubby all around. I tagged him more times than he tagged me, and in the overall rank of about 28 people, I placed 14 and he placed 17. I was pretty happy. :) Afterwards, we went to Coldstone for ice cream, then went to Cubby's house to play foosball and ping pong. We had a great time. (Sorry, no pictures for this event).