Wardstock

Me and Whit performing at the 1st annual Wardstock

So. Our singles ward decided to do a combined activity with another ward, "Wardstock". Basically what it was is a bunch of people singing. Like a concert, but with a ton of different performers. My friend Whitney got roped into performing and she convinced me to sing with her. We sang "When You Say Nothing At All" by Alison Krauss. The original:

There was this guy there who sang like, 5 songs. I'm not complaining because he was way good. He has a...band?... called Built of the Architect. His music is pretty good. Anywho.

It was a really good experience for me to sing in front of an audience. I was so nervous and had to hold onto the mic stand so no one would notice that my hands were shaking so bad. We practiced the song only a few times because we had to change our song the day before. Despite the short notice of change, we got the song down. We even added a few awesome harmonies. But of course when we performed, things did not go so well. Our pianists sheet music fell off the piano. Yikes. But people told us that we sounded good, so I guess I should take their word for it.

Song of the Day: Runaway by Mat Kearney

Runaway by Mat Kearney. Lovin this song these days.

Song of the Day: Somebody That I Used to Know by Gotye ft. Kimbra

Definitely makes the soundtrack of my summer.

Mustache?

What do you do when you're bored?

We like to put on 3D glasses without lenses, draw mustaches on our fingers with dry erase markers & take a picture. Or two pictures because we can't get our fingers to go straight. Just in case you were wondering.

YSA Super Summer in Gunlock: Part One

It all started at about 9 in the morning when we (me, am &jam) all left together in one very nice rental car. (Actually it started at 6 in the morning when Amber went to go do Heather's hair for her wedding, but that is a different story entirely). I must say that it felt like one of the shortest drives to Gunlock. At least for me. We stopped once on the way to eat because we all skipped breakfast and Jamie was "eating herself from the inside". So after about 4 and a half hours, we sure did make it to sweet Gunlock.

Somehow, we were among the first to arrive. (Apart from my own mother who went a day early to prepare the way). Since Amber is thoughtful and whatever, she wanted to wait around for everyone, or most everyone, to get there so she could help get them situated and settled. So it was a little boring, but we entertained ourselves for about 37 seconds while we took the photo seen above. Obviously Amber was too bust texting to take anymore pictures with me.

FINALLY, mostly everyone made it to Gunlock. Me and Jam were quite hungry, so we (Amber included) drove to Veyo to see what sort of options they had in regards to food. There was a Mexican food joint, a pie cafe, and a pizza parlor. Pizza looked like the best option. Naturally, in a small town such as Veyo, we were the only customers. But the advantage to this was that our waiter was extra friendly and very aware of our needs as customers. I told Amber that it was like the restaurant on Goonies. The type of place that hides dead bodies and what not. Anywho..... While waiting for our pizzas, Jam showed us some "fat" pictures on her iPhone that she took with the weird app, it basically just makes your face fat. You know the one. Well. I was lucky enough to get a gander at what I would look like if I gained 500 pounds.

Yes. That is what I would look like. Scary stuff. Amber and Jamie were laughing so hard I thought for sure they were going to pass out from not being able to breathe. I wonder what the guys at the pizza place thought of the random hideous outburst of laughter....? Amber got her picture too, but she would probably kill me if I posted it, so.... I won't.

Anyway.... After we were done eating in "Radiator Springs" aka Veyo, we headed back to Gunlock. In our absence there were some new arrivals including my dear sweet friend Whitney. Whit and I went for a walk and talked. And of course we took some pictures.

 Me, Am & Jam

 Me & Whit

 My momma, Am & Me

 Am, Me, & Whit

Dinner was served, after which a  large portion of our group went to Tuacahn to see Hairspray. Those of us not wishing to suffer through it had a lot of free time followed by an outdoor movie. Wondering how we spent our free time. Well we played the cowboy game. What else?

How does one play said cowboy game? Well. You put on a cowboy hat (the kind randomly found in the living room downstairs) and you talk in a hick accent for a few hours. That is all. And it was very fun. Anyway. Outdoor movie. August Rush. Makes me wanna be a musical prodigy real bad. Anyways... that is pretty much day 1 of this fun little getaway.

Sisters

I sure don't know what I'd do without em. Probably be bored ALL the time....

The Dirty Dash