BYU Celebrities: Because I totally had a class with Jimmer!

So the title of this post is actually a lie. I did not have a class with Jimmer. I had TWO classes with Jimmer! Let me explain.

Spring term of 2009 I took a Church history class (1845-1900) with Brother Fluhman (and believe me, I will talk about Brother Fluhman in an upcoming post). It was a very small class, there were really only about 10-12 people in the class. This was ideal because I love Brother Fluhman. But there was this guy in the class who would sit next to me sometimes and I really had no idea who he was for quite some time. I thought he was weird to be honest because he would wear basketball shorts, sneakers, and long socks that were pulled up midway up his calf. I was pretty sure that was only cool in the 90s, but he didn't seem like a nerd.

Oh the scrunched 90s socks.

Turns out he wasn't a nerd. Turns out he was Jimmer. At this point I had pretty much never heard of him, but somehow or another I found out who he was and that he was actually super cool and then I felt intensely honored that he sometimes chose to sat by me. I'm quite sure we never conversed, he was a pretty quiet guy. 

Fast forward two years to winter semester 2011. Yes, that's right, the year of Jimmer. I was taking American Christianity from Brother Fluhman (I take a lot of classes from him okay? Like I said, I'll talk about it later). And Jimmer was in that class too! And what a semester to have a class with him. Especially because Brother Fluhman is kind of a college basketball maniac. After a while Jimmer didn't really come to class, I heard he was kind of busy in March? Weird. Brother Fluhman admitted once that he considered wearing his Jimmer jersey to class once but decided against it. 

Another BYU celebrity that I have had just enough contact with to write on this blog would be Matt Meese. Matt has been part of BYU's Divine Comedy for the last few years and he is intensely hilarious. After watching Divine Comedy for a couple of years I took a job at the TMA office. Remember? Well once a week the DC presidency would have their meetings with my boss Elizabeth. So for one school year he saw me every Thursday. He even said hi to me sometimes. So really...I know him way better than Jimmer. That's something right?

Okay, okay, there are some campus celebrities that I actually know quite well. Last's the best right? Let's talk about Vocal Point. Now members of Vocal Point are usually something of campus celebrities, but recently their appeal has gone even farther than BYU-I! Because of a little show called The Sing-off. (PS, they are not bringing that show back? What? Let's save it)

Anydangway. There are two faces in that group that I know well enough not just to be on FB friends terms with them, but in fact real like friends terms with them. Like if I saw them on the street we would talk to each other. And we'd probably hug! Amazing. First there is Mikey Christensen. Mikey was a folk dancer. If you have ever read this blog before in your whole life you will most likely know that I am a folk dancer. Now, our BYU folk dance paths never crossed, so while we had a million friends in common I didn't meet Mikey in folk dance but did meet him the summer before he did the Sing Off and we became quick friends. I needed a guy friend that I could talk to about life and he was terribly bored because his dear wife was in Europe with Clog America. So we bonded over Harry Potter. He's still a dear friend and I'm going to miss him while he is in New Mexico!

And finally. Jacob Glenn Hunsaker. Here is the short version of the friendship of Jacob and I. Our junior year of high school we both made Legacy Chamber Choir at Fremont High School. We had seminary together. I couldn't stand the kid. He was one of those kids who was smart/talented without trying. Then we did Legacy senior year together. Somehow during retreat we became great friends. For our senior year we were with each other every day (we had 4 of our 8 classes together plus lunches) and we pretty much knew everything about each other's lives. In fact once we had to be away from each other for almost two full weeks (I had a dance convention in LA then went on choir tour the next week which he didn't go on) and we pretty much thought we would die. I even have a note that we wrote me once. Why he wrote me a note? I still don't really know. But it happened. Then we went to BYU together. We took Physical Science together. Technically. He came sometimes. We rarely saw each other. He went on his mission. He wrote me twice. Nice. He came back, made Vocal Point, we still rarely saw each other but when we did we had a great time! Then he got married to a wife I highly approve of and I rarely see him. BUT, we were BFF senior year. And I have stories...that I will never reveal because I respect him too much. And I know how much he hates to blush. ;) And and yes, I call him Jacob. I have no idea why. I'm the only one.

Such an attractive picture. We were clearly paying great attention to the basketball game. Now if only I could find the picture of Jacob and I imitating the Silverline faces...

The joy of today

Here is a quick list of things that made today unimaginably joyful.

• I woke up in the same position I fell asleep in. Anyone who knows my usual inability to sleep will be amazed. 
• My gelled hair from last night's (AMAZING) performance left a perfectly shaped coif from which I easily did my hair for today. I actually learned today that I take less time to get ready than one of the other student teachers at Timpview. He's a guy. I love low maintenance. 
• TMtP. Seriously the best blog in existence. And maybe I was 10 minutes late to school today because I was reading some amazing comments and awesome blogging goodness.  (I was especially hooked once Kim Jong Un was referenced. I love current event referencing.)
• Goldfish

• Getting the test and review written and ready (which means the next FOUR days are planned, oh the glory of a block schedule). 
• 8th period going well (after much prayer and deliberation and changing of things, poor guinea pig 3rd period who experiences the first go at my lesson plans). 

• Students who have begun caring about learning and doing their work (we're going to pretend this isn't because Friday is the end of the term. Kapeesh?)
• Playing the piano. Ah. Forgot about that beautiful thing. 

Oh how I miss my family's baby grand...

• Seeing my dearest Lar'n and the whole blessed TMA office staff whom I love dearly
• The fact that Amy, the TMA chair, remembered me and that I am student teaching. I am still surprised when authority figures remember me,  because they have like a million people to remember. 
• The totally creepy and awkward face I got from T-Lef (Tom Lefler) when he came into the TMA office and saw me. 
• Accidentally making up a new smiley face. l:). A smiley with a unibrow.

Frida Kahlo anyone?

• Remembering that I have cool songs on my iTunes that I forgot about because I have somehow stopped listening to music all semester? Who knows.
• Having a song pop up by my dear friend Mikey Christensen on my iTunes! A song which I not only forgot I had, but had completely forgotten that it existed altogether. 
• ALSO Rec night was amazing! Especially since I was sick and couldn't dance at the last TWO and this is my semester of them, so I'm glad tonight was great!
• Expensive chocolate chips. Thank you Bryan for introducing me to them. 
• Folk friends. 
• Feeling like I'm good at the hula and making a cool made-of-plastic-but-supposed-to-be-grass head thingy. I've been wanting to crochet lately but haven't had time, but this I HAVE to make...so it's a nice required relaxation thingy. 

V-day wrap-up and Parent Teacher Conferences.

A day of lists. We'll start with the V-day wrap-up. A list of what my roomie Megan-o and I wrote (with a guest appearance by Christina Craven) in our love game. And yes some things have been omitted because not everything needs to exist on the internets.

I love Lynette because she bought chocolate today. The Gospel. Christ. Truth. James Talmage. iPods. Amber. 8th period. Dante's job. Jane by Design. Matthew Atkinson. NICK FADDEN! Texting. Mornings that aren't 5:45. Stutters. Christina. Humanities. Don Q conversations. Megan-o. Lynette! Doing nothing. Chocolate. Journals. Saturdays. Sweat pants. Sleep. Not wallowing. Ice cream. Crepes. Illnesses leaving. Preach My Gospel. The fact that I thought this said creeps (with an arrow pointing to crepes). FB stalking. Lynette's squeaky voice. Mikey. Megan-o. Spotify. Pesos. 8th period helping out. When Jake is good. Participation. Short faculty meetings. Making grades better. Sleep. Preach My Gospel. Day being over. Being trusted. Family. Having grades entered. Pink nails. My perfume. Being giddy. Mrs. King. That cute boy in 101. Smell-good boys. Water. Dinner. Amanda. Love songs. Blogging. Sounding like a woman. Not coughing. Funny videos. Pink. Comfortable shoes. Good hair. Healthy days. Megan's healthy days. Thomas. Mike Steele. Folk skirt. Speaking in Church. Learning from my mistakes. Chivalry. Rides home. Made up raps. McD's. Pepe at McD's. Codster. On-task Jake. Being complimented by students. AMBER. Dinner I didn't make. Blogging. Reading cool blogs. Sweats. Guy friends. Totally Missing the Point . Lauri. Having a job. Maddie. Holly. Cassidy. Caroline. David. Spanish. Spanish music. Timpview. Good groupwork. Bubble gum pink skirt. Friday. Jane By Design. Blue shirt. Tandy. Mikayla. Kelsey. Friendship. TOUR. Julie. Jon. Jeanette. Mike Steele. New blog. Mikey. Katrina's shirt. FRIDAY. Island projects. Review days. Dan's 101%. Bed. Leggings. Not having appendicitis. Cough drops even if they're nasty. This episode of Jane By Design. Free pizza. Good weather. Not being rejected. Brownie bites. Curled hair. SUNDAY. Speaking in church. Compliments. The Alex incident. Flirting. Getting asked out. Not dying in the snow. Alina. Ashlee. Maloree. Noel. Noel's boots. Larissa. This sweater. Curled hair. Being added on Facebook. Family. Makeup. Review day! Test tomorrow! V-day tomorrow. Thomas. Folk skirt. Jeanette. Lauri. Valentines Day. Much Ado About Nothing. Kenneth Branagh. Emma Thompson. Lia. Jeremy! Talia! Hair staying curled. Hoops and Yoyo. Not being awkward. TMA! Kyle. Andrea. Jenn. Becca. Post-its. Garlic alfredo chicken pasta.

For the first year I had to refill the bowl of M&Ms! Megan-o and I have a lot of love.

And now for parent teacher conferences. I'll keep it short and sweet. Some words that come to mind after my first experience as a teacher at parent teacher conference.

Long.
Funny.
Really funny.
Awkward.
Long.
Insightful.
Useful.
Long.

I was also reminded that every time an opportunity to speak Spanish exists, my Spanish doesn't...

Thankfully none of these parents came...

Tagged, I'm it.

So my nephew just did a tagging blog post. His fifth tag was "Lots of Aunts", so I feel like I was definitely included.

Three joys:
1. Valentines Day. It's only the best holiday of them all.
2. People who genuinely care about me (how can there really be that many of them?)
3. Learning


Three fears:
1. Vomiting (me or others, don't even tease me about it, seriously)
2. Rejection
3. Embarrassment (I totally stole that one from my nephew, but it's legit, don't worry)

Three goals
1. Get a real-life teaching job and be good at it
2. Get married and have a beautiful family
3. Teach and choreograph dance

This is what the Ogden Temple shall look like. I miss the spaceship because that's what I grew up with but a temple is temple, no matter what shape.

Three current collections/obsessions
1. FOLK DANCE.
2. Dr. Who
3. Watching Vocal Point on the Sing-Off


Three random surprising facts about myself
1. My eyes can go in different directions
2. I have never seen a shooting star
3. I loooooove the smell of chlorine. But I can't swim.


I am supposed to tag 5 more people. So I choose
1. Laurn Jones (I purposefully didn't put the e in there, it's how I say your name in my head...)
2. Celeste Godfrey
3. Marissa Reynolds
4. Michelle Sonognini
5. Ryan Sonognini