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

It's Official

This just in folks, I am now a ward missionary. It was made official this afternoon. It's my second official calling, alongside visiting teaching supervisor. I guess you could say I have three if you count the actual visiting teacher business. There's only a few weeks left of school so hopefully it's not too demanding of a task. Other than that I don't have any other news.

Happy Sunday!
Liz

Update?

I don't really have a lot to update. Not really anything actually. Tim just said he got sick of looking at my bruise from giving blood and said I should update more. I was introduced to a singer I think Shannon will like. Her name is Meiko. When I made a Pandora station for her another fun artist came up. Her name is Tristan Pennyman. Shannon if you are in the mood for a Colbie Callait vibe from some new artists I recommend them.
Right now it's halftime in the BYU Texas AM game. We're down by 12. Maybe we can pull off a win but I'm not really expecting it. Does anyone know where and when the next round is being played if they were to win?
Harry and Lucy- I would like to hear about your European adventure. Ben Carlson was surprised I wasn't exactly sure of your intinerary, so please keep me updated.

TTFN

Happy St Patrick's Day!

Top of the afternoon to ya! Today is St Patrick's Day and I have been very festive. To my aerobics class at 8:00 today I wore the shirt my mom got me that says "This is my lucky shirt" the "u" in lucky is a horseshoe. I got a lot of compliments and my teacher loved it. For lunch today we made breakfast: green eggs with ham, green pancakes, and green milk. All was served on green plates. I made the eggs. It was a lot of fun. St Patrick's Day will get a little more
recognition from now on.

I'm Employed!

For those of you who don't have Facebook (Tim, Sam, Jo Ellen, Mont, Elma Leta) or haven't been around my parent's home lately, I got a job. It's a little unconventional but it's going to be very fun. I will be working at Walt Disneyworld from April 28-August 14. My assignment is Quick Service Food and Beverage. That basically means that I will be selling food at a cart or working at a fast food place. I don't know what my exact assignment is but it will be dealing with food. In my phone interview I answered a cashier question very effectively so I think that's what got me the job. (Three pretzels @ 1.50 each, customer gives you a $10, what's the change? I answered it just as she finished asking, she was impressed). I'll be living in BYU approved housing that is part of the Disney program. Rent is taken out on a weekly basis from my paycheck. Hopefully I'll break even. I'm very excited for this adventure and hope to receive many visitors. :)

Round Two

Today I donated blood for the second time in my life. I was expecting it to run just as smoothly as the last one but I was wrong. Luckily I was the first one there so I didn't have to wait in a long line like I did last time. They prick one of your fingers to get a sample of your blood as a preliminary test or what not. I don't remember it bruising last time...After that I sat in the donor chair and hoped the girl performing the procedure was competent. They have you pump your arm to find the best vein. She decided against the vein that has been used twice; once for tests and the other for donating. That should have been my first red flag. After she marked the vein she got the needle ready. In the previously mentioned blood procedures the tech got in the vein on the first try. Not this lady! She poked around a bit which was super uncomfortable. Finally she had another lady come over to find the vein. New lady, "You were there, you just needed to push it in a little farther." Original lady, "I thought I was poking it." She thought that because she was. I'm pretty sure I'll have a bruise on my arm unlike last time which might be cool. I'll keep you updated.

This is what I get for trying to contribute to society. Definitely a Badge of Honor.