Early start

It's 10:16 and I'm waiting for the bus to take me to my castings
orientation. I'll find out my job and when I start training.
Everything is very organized. I brought a jacket and granola bars so I
don't freeze or die of hunger like the meeting yesterday. It's now
10:32 and been standing on the bus for the last 15 minutes. I don't
know how long this meeting is but I've got a free afternoon. That
means a trip to costco for my contacts.

Sent from my iPhone

The many "too's" of Florida

Too short, Too tight, Too red.

The World of Disney

> I'm in a meeting right now. It's freezing and I'm hungry. It's been
> like this since the meeting started almost an hour and a half ago. I
> hope it's over soon.
>
> Sent from my iPhone

Double-hitter

All-in-all it's been a pretty good week. Take away the fact that I have already taken 4 tests and still have one more it hasn't been too bad. One of the highlights would definitely be lunch with my sister and nephews, another highlight would be my free shirts. I say shirts as a plural because I got another one yesterday afternoon from the BYU Public Health department. If I continue at the rate of two shirts a week I'm bound to get enough for a T-shirt quilt by the time I'm done with my third semester here. Maybe one of the quilts can be made solely of blood donation shirts.

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Adventures in Blood Donating

Hello All! Today has been interesting. I decided that since it was so warm I was going to wear my new spring dress and I was glad I made that decision because I love the dress. After I met Kate at the Olive Garden in American Fork for lunch with Vinny, Owen, and Emil I decided I would give blood. Today was my third time giving blood and I learned quite a few new things this time. 1 The needle can only be in for 20 minutes. 2 You have to have at least 530 grams of blood in order for it to be used (570 is preferred. They already have an anti-coagulating substance in the bag and need the right ratio of blood to substance). 3 You have to have at least 38% red blood cells in order to share your blood. I learned these things because I had problems with them (except for 3, I was curious, I had 44%). Apparently the needle was put in the same proximity as a blood valve which makes it difficult to get a steady flow of blood going because it is constantly opening and closing in order to keep the blood going in the right direction. Because of this little incident I was only able to get about 470 grams of blood out before my 20 minute time limit was up. Although I'm saddened that my blood will not get to benefit another human life, it can still be used for testing purposes. Another bright side to this event is that I got the free T-shirt that just so happens to be my main motivation for giving blood today. All's well that ends well!


(I Bleed Blue & White)

(You also get a sneak peek at what my closet looks like! There's food as well as clothes in there).

For those who missed my Folk Dance Debut

To my Mother, Father, Kate, Jo Ellen, and, Jane-
I would like to say thank you for coming to my Folk Dance performance last night. It went reasonably well all things considered. Those things being 1) Never practicing in our costumes 2) Never practicing on stage. I would like to specifically address issue number 1. As you'll be able to see from pictures my wonderful mother sent me, my skirt doesn't like to stay where it's supposed to. I was lucky enough not to have to pull it up too much during the performance and even luckier that it didn't fall off. One boy's pants ripped towards the end. Everyone had a good laugh for that one. The stage thing wasn't too big of an issue. When we practiced we had a general idea of how big the stage was so adjusting to it was alright. My partner and I did well, but as always could have done better. It was a fun experience and I'm glad I was able to do it. Luckily since I auditioned in the winter when it's less competitive and made it, I won't have to audition again in the Fall and I will be able to participate in the 50th anniversary Christmas Around the World. That is performed 3 times so I'm sure everyone that missed this show will be able to attend my next one. You'll love it!

Liz

Final Announcement

Hello to everyone that reads this; friends, family, strangers...Tonight is my big performance with the Folk Dance club. It is is the main ballroom of the Wilkinson Student Center on the BYU campus. The dancing starts at 8:00 with a band beginning at 7:30. Tickets go on sale for $2.00 at 6:30 and seating is general admission so it is advised to arrive early if you would like a prime seat. The dancing will be about an hour and a half, my number is the second in the line up; Mexican Polka.
I hope to see you all there!

Love Liz