Guess what? It's 2:30 AM

So....hi! This is Lauren and Megan! In the middle of our AMAZING sleepover. And due to our sugar induced energy we are still awake. Please blog me guys, because I want to know how your Christmas was. Santa brought me a nano, and unfortunately I wasn't able to use it Christmas day, because I wasn't smart enough to figure it out on my own. (Thank you Scott for helping me!) Sorry this was short, and I'm sure I'll regret any weird stuff I wrote on this in about 6 hours.:)

What a Month!

It's been a pretty crazy month. In fact, it's been so crazy that I really haven't had that much time to talk about it. On Dec. 1st, the D'Velles competed at the Utah Classic. We placed in every category, and it was good to finally start to get a feel for what drill competitions are really like. Basketball and wrestling started up as well so this means that I am either performing or attending a match or a game with the team at least once or twice a week. School has been crazy, and sometimes I feel like I'm barely scraping by, but I still love it! The Christmas dance was last Saturday, and I had so much fun. A big thanks to Ben for taking me!:) and another big thanks to Shannon for lending me a beautiful dress. I'm going to try to post pictures so that you can see it. I've been sick this past week, but I've kind of had no choice but to suck it up. D'Velles will be performing in Rick Robinson's Evolutions of Dance at the end of January. This has meant 3 amazing guest choreographers and a huge exercise in memory this last week. Our routine honors the 60's with a combination of jazz, ballroom, and hip hop to 2 of James Brown's most famous songs. I hope that this Christmas Season is filled with joy for you and your loved ones. I think that Christmas makes me miss everything a little more. I miss all of you who have moved away, all of our good memories together, and it makes me look forward to more! Merry Christmas, and I hope to talk to all of you soon.

California Drill Trip

This is a slideshow of the California Drill Trip! It was so amazing! I hope you like it!

Rose Colored Shades

Over the past few weeks, my life has seemed to fall into the Groundhog Day Routine. What I mean by this is my life feels like that Bill Murray movie where he wakes up and every day is exactly the same. Furthermore, I've noticed that I've been complaining about EVERYTHING! So, I've decided I'm really sick of complaining....something needs to change... I need to change. My English Teacher assigned us this novel, and my logic won't make sense until I explain it. Just hang in there. There is a point in the book where one character is working to convince the main character to do something that she knows isn't right. She replies by basically saying that the commandments (like the ones that tell you to be grateful) are not just for our times of convenience. And if they were... what would be their worth? What I have realized is that being grateful isn't just a commandment for my convenience. It's not just for the times when everything seems so unalterably perfect. In fact, just the opposite, when we look at life, it's so easy to see that life really is unalterably perfect, despite the little imperfections we let get in our way.

Update of my Life! AAAAHH!

Because this is a kind of journal, I feel like I should keep it updated (which I haven't done such a good job of lately.) So, I'll just debrief and then fill in the fuzzy details later. Today, I got my grades (4.0). (P.S. I got a 96 on my Pre-Calc final) This is proof to all of the cynics in the world, miracles exist today too! Tonight my mom and I went to the most amazing speaker, Judy Brummer. This incredible woman had the oppurtunity to translate the Book of Mormon into her native language. (I can't remember what it was called or how it was spelled, but it's supposed to be the most challenging language on the face of the earth.) Last night for Halloween, a few people came over and hung out. It was really fun! We've had early morning practices (at the school by 6) almost every day this week. Tomorrow's the last one this week! woo-hoo! Oh yeah, the Drill Halloween party was last week. *This is something else that I'll have to tell you about later. The Stake Dance was that night too and it was a blast. Sorry this was so hazy, but I have to be up at 5, and I'm REALLY tired!

Please Pray for Southern California

Everybody please include the fires of San Diego in your prayers! As you can see from the news, plenty of people could use them. About a billion dollars of damage has been done and thousands of people have been displaced. I'm going to try and find some links where you can help the victims this weekend and post them on this blog. We recieved great news today, all of our family and friends in Southern California have been able to return to their houses. All of them are still standing, even though some of their neighbors houses were destroyed. My heart goes out to all of those people!

Drill Team

If any of you know much about me (which you probably do if you're looking around on my blog) you know that I'm on Drill. We just finished up our performances for football season, because (shocker...not) we lost again, and for the first time in 25 years, we're not in the state play-offs. Dumb! These are some of my favorite girls, and I'm trying to upload a picture for you to see, but once again, my computer is being way stupid. Oh and did I mention that we're going on tour to California in a couple of weeks? Thus the... 20 days until, 19 days until, etc. We're going to a bunch of amazing places including Disneyland, Wicked, and the Tolerance Museum. I can't wait!

My Crazy Week!

It's been a wild week. I finished all Pre-Cal and Honor's English Tests this week, and I'm getting ready for finals next week. (AARRRG! END OF TERM!) Anyway, it's been Make-a-Wish this week. This year SHS is working to raise money for a little girl. I don't exactly remember what she has, but she is the third girl in her family to receive a wish. (Sad!) At the assembly on Friday, I got the oppurtunity (with a bunch of other girls) to cut my hair and donate it to "Locks of Love." I donated about 8 inches and after we styled it I had lost about 11 inches. I missed my hair until I heard the little kids at the assemblies talking about their lives and their wishes. (It was SO worth it!)
That night we went to the baptism of a former Drill girl. She was completely glowing! It was so awesome to see the whole Drill Team supporting her. I'm so proud of you Cameron! By the end of the baptism, the football game had already started. We raced to the high school, and got ready. We didn't really feel like performing hip hop after such a beautiful baptism. It was our best run through, and we play again on Tuesday (AAAARRRGGGH!) We finished out the night at Bre's house watching Transformers and eating Two Jack's breadsticks! (That's the Drill Team for ya!)
Sadies was on Saturday, and I had so much fun!

Sadies!

This was Sadies! Chelsea, Ben, Mike, and Me. We started the night out at my house. Chelsea and I decorated the dining room like a "Pirate's Lair" and ate yummy, yummy food! (Thanks mom!) We then had a pumpkin carving contest. Ben...I still think Mike and I won! We went to the dance after that and had so much fun! When we were done at the dance we headed back to Chels' house and ate desert. The view was so pretty from her window.