Day 16 - a song that you used to love but now hate

The first time I heard this song I thought it was adorable and awesome, but by the third time I'd listened to it, I began to hate it, and now I can't stand it. Who knows why, but I can't.

Pioneer Day

Today is Pioneer Day, which really doesn't matter a whole lot anywhere in the world except for Utah. I guess it matters somewhat to LDS people around the world, but as Parker described in his talk today, celebration really only involves the primary kids singing a few fun primary songs, and then it passes.

However, it is huge in Utah, and one can never really realize how huge it is until one is actually in Utah for Pioneer Day. Heck, it's even an official holiday, meaning lots of people get a day off work for this holiday (including me, but I need the money so I'm going in anyway).

I've never really celebrated this holiday or paid a whole lot of attention to it before, but after transcribing a show on the Willie and Martin Handcart companies last week and the amazing sacrament meeting and Relief Society lesson we had today that centered around pioneers, it really has been a great holiday.

I mean, I've been on trek, and I've heard lots of stories about the pioneers before and I've always appreciated what they did and really been in awe of the things they accomplished and the sacrifices they made, but there's just been something especially sacred today as we've talked about the amazing feats the pioneers accomplished, and as we've talked not only about the traditional pioneers but pioneers in our own families who have converted to the church and the ways that we in this day and age are pioneers, and how all of it centers around hope - hope in Christ and hope for ourselves.

I am grateful for the pioneers, for their example and faith, and I am especially grateful to be in Utah today.

Day 15 - a song that describes you

Visiting Teaching

So...my companion and I visit teach these two girls, who also happen to be our visiting teachers. SO, we decided to all go out for dinner together. The end result was one of the best meals I have ever had, ever.

We went to this place called Gloria's Little Italy, and the place did look really Italian. We felt like all it needed was some birds in cages tweeting and it would be perfect. Anyway, K-ro and I shared this amazing tortellini with their Rosata sauce, which is basically a red sauce with some cream added in, and it was DELICIOUS. Like, we both kind of stared at each other after the first bite and almost purred it was so good. When I had my last bite, I was really sad. To top it off I had some tiramisu gelato that was also, amazing.

In short, I will definitely be going there again and dragging my friends with me :)

Day 14 - a song no one would expect you to love

So, for this day, I've been debating between picking a hispanic song I love or a hip hop song I love, because I'm pretty sure my friends don't know how much I love both styles. In the end I decided it was more surprising that I would be so obsessed with Spanish music, so I picked "Cielito Lindo" which is a Mexican Mariachi song that I was introduced to by a very good movie I saw recently. This is my favorite version. :)

I'M SO FREAKING EXCITED!!!

Enchanted Serenity of Period Films: Austenland (2012): "Shannon Hale 's novel Austenland is to be made into a movie with filming to begin this week. Keri Russell, JJ Feild and Bret McKenzie w..."


First of all, I am soooooooo glad that they're finally making this into a movie.

Second of all, they got a very very attractive actor to play the main guy which makes me very very happy.

Third, they got Jennifer Coolidge to play Miss Charming, which is probably one of the most perfect castings ever done, ever!

Can you tell I'm excited?

Day 13 - a song that is a guilty pleasure

Don't judge me.