A brand new adventure

So,

I've officially been offered an internship in Washington, DC. The experience should be fun, and put me in a new area i've never (really) been before--minus when my older brother Greg got married. So...this fall I'll have a new adventure to have out on the East Coast!

Its the 4th of July!!!...well a few days after the fourth to be exact. But I had one of the most fun filled 4ths than I've had in a while. Definitely busy and full of fun.

It started off nice and early--around 6 a.m. Considering I didn't go to bed until about 2 a.m. (I stayed up with a former mission companion who was camping out for the parade with his family and girlfriend for a while and then got sidetracked at home...go figure...) it was an early morning. There was the annual hot air balloon launch and throw competition. It was really cool because you get to be up close and personal with the balloons. I've never seen so many or been so close. I definitely want one for my birthday. (Mom and dad...are you reading this? haha...ya right)

Then, I met up with Drew and his girlfriend for free breakfast courtesy of UCCU (they paid for the tickets). They walked back to their parade spot and I tried to make my way back by scooter. It only took me close to an hour. Stinking blockades. I was a block away from home and still couldn't get home. Haha. Such is the joy of parades.

Got back to where Drew's crew was parked and hung with them through the parade. Overall, it was a good show. Definitely fun to watch. Here is a picture of Drew and Camille in their native state. If you see them...chances are, this is how they look :-)

Honest Abe even showed up

...and so did Captain America...but he wasn't looking so good.

Came home, did laundry (so glamorous, I know...) and then went to work at the Stadium of Fire.
Its one of the most awesome fireworks displays, they throw on a concert and its an overall pretty good deal. This year was hosted by Glenn Beck, and SheDaisy and the Jonas Brothers were performing. I got asked to help cater for the Talent, which would definitely prove to be interesting. Since we aren't allowed to talk to any of them unless they talk to me first, there are no pictures or anything like that. And to start off, if I had a dollar for ever time I heard screaming girls, I'd have at least an extra 500 bucks in my pocket today! And everyone was very nice.

Glenn Beck was by far the most visible of the group. He had his family there with him and he just kind of hung out and enjoyed the 4th. He seemed really nice. When we got to go out and watch the show and fireworks, he was actually sitting right behind me. I was within a few feet of him multiple times during the day. Good man.

SheDaisy--honestly I couldn't pick them out if you asked me to. But I did make a flavored soda for one of the singers' nieces and then talked to the (I think) singer. She was very nice.

I know what you are really interested in the Jonas Brothers. Actually, I got to sit down and eat dinner with them (ya right). So, they really weren't around until about an hour or so before the show. Their family was in our area a ton, though. I made friends (without knowing it at the time) with their little brother "Frankie", who the girls walking around were going crazy over as well. It was acually hilarious (if you need a demonstration of the proceedings, I may have to demonstrate...its that funny). He really liked the super sugary flavored sodas I made. Met the mom, fiancee--super nice, band members, and all that fun stuff. I was taking some extra food to a co-worker from another job (Ya...its your fault Melinda) and apparently all three came out and talked to most everyone. But when I got back, the oldest one and the fiancee were out. We walked around the corner and the youngest one and middle one were taking pictures and then later on, I was fixing something on the table and backed up after I was done and accidently bumped into someone and I hear..."Oh, I'm sorry, sir." It was the middle one--the main singer.

Overall, they were very nice people with the little interaction that I had. They had their own compound, which actually made things nicer for us to do our work.

We got to go out and watch the show and fireworks on the field which was really cool. I had firework guts falling on my head. haha. And I was on the field. I need to figure out how to do that more often.

We finally got to clean up everything and left the stadium around 1:30 am. Here is a picture of the stadium right before we left. Things are half way cleaned up. You can see the big water hoses cleaning up every ones messes on the bleachers. Then we went back to the shop and cleaned up two days worth of dishes which took forever and finally got off at 5am. I got home at 5:30 and had to be at church at 7 so...I decided to just wait and take my nap after :-). Such a fun weekend!

On a side note, I want to start a business. Any ideas on what I should do?

I just can't believe it...

I really can't believe how fast the time is going. The last time I blogged was more than a week ago and it really seems like it was only yesterday. Its almost the middle of June! Holy crap! In any case, all we can do is just keep moving forward and try to tackle things one day at a time.
I get asked a lot what i'm going to be when I grow up. My answer right now is that I'm "majoring" in Communications (Broadcast Journalism) but haven't decided if I want to do that, dentistry, business, a mix of them all, or none of the above. I had an interesting visit with one of my professors the other day (if you really want to know what happened, you'll have to ask me) that made me start thinking about journalism a little bit harder. I know already that I don't want to be a reporter for the rest of my life. Reporting is fun, I will admit, especially when I am talking to people and doing fun things; but the stress of trying to film everything, organize interviews, figure out a stinking story, and everything else is real pain. Being an anchor or weather man would be fun though...I suppose I'll have to try it out first and see what I think. I still have a LONG time before I graduate so I'm not in a huge rush or anything.

I also had an interesting experience today. I am working on another story for the news that happens to be about something on BYU campus...and I've been asked to leave so many times today..even in public areas. It makes me laugh. I tell them I'm with BYU...and it doesn't matter. Oh well..I hope it all comes together! I'm sure it will. It usually does.

And since i'm terrible at posting pictures on anything, here is a picture from an adventure I had last January. Indoor Skydiving. WOW. Can I say A RUSH! This was the best picture I got. In any case, I highly recommend it!

So...a month ago today I was in Guatemala. I finally caught up with my group (I had passport problems). In any case, the trip was a blast...and definitely worth it. Here are some highlights from the trip.

Here is the trip in 10 pictures.

I had passport problems so I had to stay in Houston while everyone else went on to Guatemala. But I had a BLAST!

I did get my new passport (only took about 6 hours of waiting in line and the like...it actually was kind of fun....except the fact I got pooped on. Go figure.

I met a lot of cool people. Got back to the airport, got to guatemala, found a taxi, got a hotel, got back to the airport, and rode this awesome plane up to northern Guatemala.

We got to see Mayan ruins...and I climbed most of the temples that they had there. WOW they are amazing.








Ate a fruit called a "Snot fruit" You can see why...
(if you didn't get it...it looks like snot...see...) haha



Then we got to work. I mostly filmed for my school work (thats how I got to go in the first place) and did some assisting here and there...pumping and such. In fact...I even learned how to give shots of anesthetic and how to pull teeth. Man...I am cool haha.









Its actually a lot harder than it looks. Especially with a fro in your face. I knew I should have gotten a haircut before I left! But still way fun. Should I be a dentist? (Vote...)


Stood on top of red hot lava (some people's shoes melted) ...







And I think the best part was this kid made me give him my sun glasses in order to get a good enough deal for some souveniers. Haha. It was a pretty good deal though..glasses included!

Overall, it was an amazing trip...and I wish I could go back. It was definitely an adventure!

I'm kind of excited

So I have to admit that there are a lot of things in life right now that I'm really excited about. First, I'm excited school is almost over. Second, I'm excited that I got into a major. Third, I'm excited to go to Washington, DC for the Fall Semester, and surprisingly enough, I'm quite excited that I get to be here again for the Spring and Summer Terms. Ya, there are a lot of things that happen that I'm not as happy about, but overall, there are a ton of really neat things that are in motion right now. The exciting thing is the hoping and watching of everything come to pass. Welcome to the new blog!

A Major!

So...I've pretty much decided on a major..and i'm pretty excited about it! I'm going into broadcast journalism! So...theres a whole lot of things that still have to happen for me to actually make this work (namely, i have to get all A's in all 4 of my classes this semester...I totally can do it!) so..it should be good. I'll just have to work my butt off but i can totally do it! Man life rocks!

The SL Bees part 2!

SO...the time came and went and I did it! I sang the national anthem at a Salt Lake Bees (Minor League) Baseball team. Not only did I get to go to the bathroom in the players area and get a drink from the dugout but I also got to give a high five to the Bees mascot! So...let me know what you think! Its not the best quality, but it'll have to do. Enjoy!