THE COMMENTARY

The One Where I'm a Little Confused

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

So I'm taking Econ right now. The most failed class at BYU. Sounds reassuring right? Wrong. I have been stressing about this class since I changed my major, but I refuse to let it beat me. The first few days I was confused as to why everyone is afraid of Econ 110. It was all about supply and demand. How hard can that be? Just look at the graph, right?

My notebook is full of these little gems

Little did I know that the crossroads where supply meets demand were about to get a little bit more difficult. I have a whole new distaste for taxes...

This is what taxes do to the graph above which means no more sunshine for me :(

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The One Where I Go to Phoenix

Monday, May 7, 2012

I had a right of passage this past weekend. No I didn't get married or go to prom or anything...I went on a roadtrip with a a bunch of friends :) My big brother was graduating with his masters in education from ASU (way to go Dave!) so I drove down for a weekend of fun and sun. All of us had class on Thursday so we decided to leave Thursday evening and drive all night long (in retrospect, not the greatest decision). We left a little later than planned, but as the sun was kissing the mountains goodnight we were on our way. The drive down was spent blasting J Biebs and dancing at rest stops. We made a quick stop in St. George to drop off a friend and then it was on to Vegas. We decided to drive down the strip (again not the greatest decision) before heading to our final stop. After decided that I never wanted to go to Vegas again, I took over driving. I only made it for a couple hours before I couldn't keep my eyes open and we made another switch. The drive went on and on, but after one wrong turn a few more switches we finally drove into the Valley of the Sun. I don't know what I was expecting, but all I found was brown. Brown shops, brown houses, brown landscape...brown brown brown.

I finally met up with David and Papa Lo, headed to breakfast, and then took a nap. We had a pretty low-key Friday, but that night we went downtown for First Friday. Dave, Pa, and I went to the art museum (which was amazing) and then jumped on the shuttle to go the galleries. We were expecting the same crowd that was at the art museum, but what we found was something completely different. It was a 180 from the museum! We found ourselves in the middle of what could be described as as a stoner convention. The air was polluted with the stench of marijuana and the language was appalling. The terrific trio walked down the street a little bit, then we all looked at each other decided to catch the shuttle back to the safe haven of the museum. While we were waiting we some the Ghostbusters, so the trip to the 'galleries' wasn't a complete waste :)

Saturday was graduation. I woke up, threw on my mint green dress, ate some delicious breakfast, and drove down to ASU's Tempe campus for the celebration. The ceremony was surprisingly short. I guess after over 100 years you get pretty efficient at reading 1,100 names. We anxiously awaited David's turn and then promptly began playing games on our phones while we waited for the second half of the ceremony. After the main event we headed out to the blazing sun for a photo op and then it was off to dinner. The family went to a Chinese buffet where we dined on a fine selection of crab rangun and orange chicken. While we there we decided that I would go home with my aunt and uncle in Queen Creek since it was closer to my ride. I spent a delightful evening with my cousins and then finally laid down to sleep for the night.

I woke up to the comforting drone of the fan. I just laid there for a while, then read my scriptures, and finally headed down to see if the rest of the family was up. Aunt Becky made a delicious breakfast and then it was off again! The whole gang finally rolled out of Phoenix to embark on the painfully long drive back to Provo. The trip back was full of more brown, but eventually we began to see some green around Flagstaff :) We drove and sang and sang and drove and we finally arrived in Happy Valley, safe and sound. All in all it was a wonderful trip :)

St. George Temple

A piece at the museum...it's made completely out of paper

A Ghostbuster at the 'galleries'

Entrance to the museum

The Grad and I

Avry and I

Mesa Temple

Nick fell asleep :)

Red rocks

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Savior, Redeemer

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Photo Courtesy of Mark Mabry

Here are the words to my favorite Sacrament hymn:

Reverently and Meekly Now

Words by Joseph L. Townsend

Rev'rently and meekly now,

Let thy head most humbly bow.

Think of me, thou ransomed one;

Think what I for thee have done.

With my blood that dripped like rain,

Sweat in agony of pain,

With my body on the tree

I have ransomed even thee.

In this bread now blest for thee,

Emblem of my body see;

In this water or this wine,

Emblem of my blood divine.

Oh, remember what was done

That the sinner might be won.

On the cross of Calvary

I have suffered death for thee.

Bid thine heart all strife to cease;

With thy brethren be at peace.

Oh, forgive as thou wouldst be

E'en forgiven now by me.

In the solemn faith of prayer

Cast upon me all thy care,

And my Spirit's grace shall be

Like a fountain unto thee.

At the throne I intercede;

For thee ever do I plead.

I have loved thee as thy friend,

With a love that cannot end.

Be obedient, I implore,

Prayerful, watchful evermore,

And be constant unto me,

That thy Savior I may be.

Happy Sabbath :)

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Domestic Bliss

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

After several long days of packing and not packing (because it's super boring and I hate it), I have made it to my new house! I'm excited to start the new semester, but the house definitely has some funny quirks :) For instance, all of the light switches are on the outside of the rooms where the light is. I really hope that someone does not decide to cut the lights while I am showering...that would be awkward. There also seems to be a severe lack of outlets in the house :) My bedroom has four, but they're all on one wall...opposite my bed. This is going to make watching Grey's Anatomy pretty interesting since my computer's battery life is pretty nonexistent. My whole room is blue: the walls and the ceiling. It's not a bright wow-I-think-I'm-Greece-blue either. It's more of a I-think-I-have-frostbite-blue. My room is tiny, but I say it's cozy. It makes it seem bigger.

I want this color

I have this color

The bathroom is equally interesting. There is a huge window in the shower (no, you didn't read that wrong). It looks on to this delightful church parking lot, so I guess I won't be showering on Sunday mornings. I think the window is actually frosted, but it's still a little disgruntling. The temperature of the water is impossible to get just right and I couldn't figure out how to turn it off. One of my dear roommates finally told me that the water doesn't shut off all the way, so each night I fall asleep to the sound of running water. I'll just pretend that I'm in Greece with the right color blue :) The bathroom is extremely small (think phonebooth), but it works just the same. One of our kitchen cabinets has a pencil sharpener on it and our AC sits in the window. Despite all of these character enhancing features, I love this house. It will be full of adventures I'm sure, but I wouldn't have it any other way