Trauma in the ER

It was my turn on Sunday night to make a trip to the ER.

I had a major pain in my lower abdomen and could barely even stand up straight.

It was killin' me!

So, being the good dad he is, Father dearest took me to the ER so we could figure out what was going on.

After taking samples of certain bodily fluids, they hooked me up to an iv and I chilled with pops in my room with a TV. (Dad was glad there was a TV)

We thought it could be appendicitis, but after the results from my tests came back, they couldn't see any issues that were urgent and they sent me home.

I was really glad considering I have my show this Friday! I was panicking that I may have to get my appendix out and not be able to dance.

It was kind of a strange experience. I've never had my blood drawn or been hooked up to an iv, at least that I can remember... Maybe with my wisdom teeth surgery? Hm... I think I was on drugs then... haha

Anyway, I'm all okay now with only the occasional small pain that goes away after a second or two.

I'm back down at school and trying to focus on finishing out the semester strong!

I'm really excited for my show this Friday we're putting on with Club Style. And I'm glad I won't be post-surgery. Hallelujah. :)

Here's the advertisement for our show, in case anyone in Utah is interested in coming. :) It's gonna be si-i-ick! :)

An Explanation+Holi!

I'm going through an old movies/music phase at the present time.

Much to the displeasure of my roommates.

I know Victoria secretly loved when I made her watch my favorite scenes from "Hello Dolly" and "Calamity Jane" on Friday night.

She seemed drawn to my lap top screen this morning as we were getting ready for church and I was watching "From Here to Eternity" in the process.

I love old movies. And music.

Hence my playlist.

If you don't like it, deal with it. :)

Second:

I went to the Hare Krishna Festival of Colors at the Hindu temple in Spanish Fork last night. I was so so excited and me and Rachael planned to go out and join thousands in throwing colors in this magnificent pagan holiday celebration. However, after it took us a while to get on our way and being stuck in traffic for quite some time, we missed the throwing of the colors. Very sad. I know. Who knew it would be such a huge ordeal?! Traffic was crazy and there were so so many people going. It was madness. However, I ran into my friend Mindy who was present at the color throwing and insisted I take a picture of her just to show you all what I missed out on... haha. But me and Rach had a great drive down. We thoroughly enjoyed the beautiful country air and cruisin' with the windows down. It was fun anyway. There's always next year I guess. :)

My friend Mindy. Everyone walking out of there looked like this, if not worse! Crazy craze.

The Hindu temple in Spanish Fork. See it up there on the hill top?

Rach and I still had a great fun time. :)

La Vie En Rose! "Non, je ne regrette rien!"

I just wanted to make a quick post about a film I recently saw and really really loved:

Loved it. It's the life story of the French singer Edith Piaf. Marion Cotillard won the Oscar for Best Actress for this movie last year, and I must say it was more than well deserved. She was amazing in it. It's a french film, so if you have the patience for subtitles and are up for a fabulous flick, I highly suggest it. I even posted one of my favorite songs from the movie on my playlist for your enjoyment, "Non, Je ne Regrette Rien" - "No, I Do Not Regret Anything."

Rent it. Watch it. Love it. As I did. :)

Also: I HEART MATT GIRAUD.

Vote for him on American Idol. :)

And Allison Iraheta...

Coming soon: Pictures from Hare Krishna Holi:the Festival of Colors. I'm leaving right now! :)

There is sunshine in my soul today!!!

Yes.

It is true.

There is sunshine in my soul today.

I love this warm sunny weather! Everywhere I go people are sprawled out on the lawns on campus A) sleeping B) studying C) Chatting D) eating or E) all of the above. I love it!

I joined the masses yesterday fully intending to study, but instead I sprawled out like a large majority of them and took a nice 15 minute nap in the sunshine while listening to the new Kelly album.

The best part about it: I didn't get burnt! And my freckles got slightly darker! Woohoo! That was my luck o' the Irish moment. And that was about all the luck I had yesterday... haha.

So, despite having a paper due on Tuesday that I am struggling researching for, yet another Physical Science midterm that I am doomed to FAIL (or at least get another really low score on) tomorrow/Friday morning, and I'm pretty sure I did DREADful on my Italian test today...

YES!

There is sunshine in my soul today! :)

This week in my life

So Sarah, my cousin is getting married tomorrow! I'm very excited, but yet it's weird considering she's only like, what, 9 months older than me? But party on! I love weddings.

Second, I am SO excited for St. Patrick's Day. I think I inherit that from mother. We both LOVE that we have the whole Irish heritage thing going for us. I decorated my apartment with the window sticky things and a "Happy St. Patrick's Day" banner. My roommates love me. Oh and mom and I are going to the St. Patty's day parade on Saturday!

Be jealous.

Third, I got my score back from my Art History midterm finally! And I was so relieved. 85%. Not bad considering my professor freaked us all out saying she was very disappointed with most of the scores. I was very excited I got through with an 85. :)

Fourth, I just woke up... which isn't a good thing. I had a class at 9. But no worries because I can go to the noon class! Woot!

Fifth, I'm WAY excited for dad and me to go to Scotland/Ireland. So so so excited! We've booked our flights, now we just have to plan the trip.

PARTY ON!!!

Sixth, I LOVE that Nat is having a boy! Not that I wouldn't love it if the baby were a girl... we just don't have very many boys in this family people! :) I'm so so excited. So congrats Nat!

And last, I bought the new Kelly Clarkson album yesterday! I haven't had time to listen to the whole thing yet, but thus far, I LOVE it!!! Thought I'd share that with you all...

Love and miss you all family! Talk to y'all soon!

Two Films

This past couple of weeks I found some time to watch two great movies that I highly recommend!

If you are in need of a good laugh, and are a fan of the one and only Dwight Schrute, you MUST see "The Rocker." Hilarious! It's about this drummer for a band in the 80s. His band, Vesuvius, was offered a record deal but were told they had to get rid of the drummer "Fish", so they do. 20 years later, Vesuvius is the biggest band in the world and Fish is still hung up on it. His nephew asks him to be the drummer for his band for a gig at the prom so he agrees. Then it goes on to show how he carried them to the top. It is so so funny. Watch it!

The second film I found totally awesome is "Charlotte Gray". Lately I've become a huge fan of Cate Blanchett. She is definitely one of the best actresses of this day and age. The other day I was reading a list of her movies and this one struck me as something I would love. I've always loved books and movies about WW II.

In this movie Cate Blanchett plays Charlotte Gray, a Scottish woman living in London. She speaks fluent French and has been approached about possibly going undercover in France to help the resistance. When she hears her pilot boyfriend's plane was shot down in France but he made contact saying he was alive, she decides to become an agent and go to France to try and find him. She is placed in a small French town that is in an area of France that has not yet been taken over by the Germans. She meets Julian, the son of a farmer who is also a leader of the resistance. She stays on his father's farm and helps take care of two Jewish children whose parents were arrested. One day she is waiting for a train to Jillais, which is a city that her contact told her her pilot was in. As her train pulls up, loads of Germans unload the train. She then decides to stay and help Julian and the resistance stand up to the Germans. And it goes on and on. I love this movie so so so much! It is definitely now up close to the top on my list. And Cate Blanchett is just amazing. Go rent it! You'll love it. :)