We All Have Our Favorites

Just some of my favorite things at the time :)

Movie: How to Train Your Dragon
I secretly want to be Astrid! I have the braid, I could sport the outfit, I think I'm kind of tough...Ya, I'm Astrid :) I'm also obsessed with the music in this movie!!

Music: Michael Alvarado
My friend Kayla introduced me to this artist, and I fell in love! Such a great voice, awesome songs, and he plays freaking EVERY instrument!!!
Take a Listen!!!

Puppies: Australian Shepherds

I want a dog more than anything!! I always take a break from homework and look online to see what kind of puppies are available. I can't have one now for several reasons, but the second it's an option, you can be sure I'll have a puppy the same day!!!!
                                                                        

T.V. Show: Criminal Minds
I am not super into television, mainly because I've spent the last 5 years without a television set or I've just been too busy! But on this break I have rediscovered my love for this show! It's creepy, mildly disturbing, but most of all it's super interesting! Not to mention I have a crush on Morgan, who wouldn't want to watch that guy run around catching criminals?!
Let me introduce to Morgan :)

Disney Princess: Cinderella
She's blonde, she wears the most beautiful BABY blue (my color) dress, she likes animals, she works hard, enough said!! I won't lie, if the opportunity ever came up to play Cinderella at Disney Land, I'd do it :)

Treat: Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
Peanut butter+chocolate=perfection. The only wrong way to eat a Reese's, is to not eat it at all! 

Car: Subaru Outback
Don't hate. I love it. I want it. I will have it. However, car shopping has proven to be much more difficult than I was expecting! I just hope Pam holds out long enough for me to actually find one!!!

Favorite Show: Thriller
I love most every show Odyssey does. But I think Thriller will forever be my favorite!

Favorite stop on Tour This Year: Zermatt, Switzerland; Home of the Matterhorn!!
I DIED when we went here!!! I would have given anything to have had my snowboard strapped to my feet at that exact moment!! Instead, Chase and I just slid down the biggest hill we could find :) Seriously, I would do most anything to come back to this place and board with my big brother Mike!

Favorite Hike of the Summer: The Narrows
I went to the narrows about 5 times this summer, and loved every second, of every time lol! I seriously can't get enough of it :)

My first time there, it was actually closed because the water was so high.....we went anyway :)

                             The water was MUCH lower a couple months later!!!

     And it was the lowest when I went with some of the cast members, but still beautiful!!

And those are some of my current favorites :)

A Mouthful From Molls!!!

It's been about a month since my last post...Things got a little crazy!! So, consider this an update/catch-up post!!!

It's been exactly 11 weeks since I started my online classes. I'm taking Human Development, and an awesome class called 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. When I finish the semester in 5 weeks, I'll FINALLY have my associates degree!!! I've been taking classes since 2006.....this is a BIG DEAL!!!! I still plan on returning full time at some point for an actual major and degree, but for now, this is a major accomplishment for me! If you know me, you know I can be a little obsessive and a big perfectionist. The only way I've been able to keep on track with these classes is by these lists!!!

Big News....I CARVED MY FIRST PUMPKIN THIS YEAR!!!! Erica and Troy invited me over for nice night of Halloween fun, and helped me do my first pumpkin! These are two of the greatest people you'll ever meet by the way, if you know them, you know what I'm talking about! Another night, the cast had an official "Girl's Night," and Erica and I decided it would be great to go in our matching pajamas! I love this girl!!!

I also PAINTED my first pumpkin lol. Shayla Osborn through a great Fall party at her beautiful home for the entire cast! We ate the greatest food (she and her mother are incredible cooks and bakers!!!), played a horrendous game with skittles (I'm pretty sure most people know of it....basically involves storing huge amounts of skittles in your mouth lol), had a pumpkin painting contest (my group went for a black swan pumpkin...), and lots more!

                         Aside from making us all a little sick, the skittles dyed our mouths!!!

                                                 We won for having the Scariest Pumpkin :)

After "Little Mermaid" and "Grease" ended, it was right into Thriller! This is my favorite show I've ever done, and I look forward to it every year! I haven't done the show down in Tuacahn for 3 years, and it was great to do it back on that incredible stage! We only 2 REALLY cold nights, and the rest were quite bearable!! I got to do Frankenstein with Troy for the first time this year, and he was an incredible partner to work with! I had so much fun with him :) I also had a lot of great friends come out to the show! It was great to see them and have their love and support as always. Stacey Clark showed up with.....DIET COKE AND DOUGHNUTS as always!!! It's such a small and simple tradition, but it's just that- a tradition! It brings the biggest smile to my face, I sure do love that girl :)

                                              Such a great and fun partner!!!! Love you Troy!

                                       Some of our great friends who came to our closing night :) 

While I am so grateful for the opportunity to be taking my last two classes online, and performing every night for the past 6 months, it sure made it tough to spend time with my friends before I moved back home. All I wanted was to play every day, stay out all night, and soak up every last ounce of St. George that I could. But I found myself stuck with homework most of the time and busy with work. I was able to say a more or less "formal" goodbye to just a few people, and had to leave others with a mere message. I suppose I could have had some big party or dinner or something of the sort and get as many people together as I could, but that just isn't my style! I am NOT good at goodbyes, at all!!! However, I am not far, and a visit will be coming shortly!!

Something kind of funny...after 6 months of having basically NO night social life, it has been really strange getting back into it!! The night after Thriller closed, I hung out with just a few friends. We went to a basketball game, and to Apple Bee's for dessert and Karaoke. I felt so weird the entire time!!! It was strange to be in normal clothes instead of dance sweats or crazy costumes, weird (but oh so great) to have a face free of loads of makeup, and I felt so awkward being surrounded by people just doing their thing! I almost didn't know how to act, what to say, or what to feel lol. Most of you wouldn't understand, but it was a bit of a shock haha! I wonder if that's a fraction of how RM's feel?! Anyhow, it's much better now, and I forgot just how much I enjoyed being out and about with friends!!!

Being home had been really great, and really hard! I really miss St. George and everyone there, it has really grown on me! I think it's also hard because I'm actually on a BREAK. Like, I have NO obligations aside from school. It's super nice because it's been so long since I had a break, but it's also driving me NUTS!!! I'm so accustomed to being busy and constantly on the go, it's hard to sit back and relax for a hot second! I think things will get easier once rehearsals start up, and I've got more of a schedule. Anyway, there's the update!!!