Love to Laugh

I don't think I have laughed so much in a long time....Last night Jared and I were trying to come up with costume ideas for Halloween, and we were dying laughing! I didn't know Jared had so many good ideas floating up in his head. We came up with some really great costumes that I hope we can pull off! I wish we had more parties to brainstorm for because it was so much fun! Anyway, if anyone has any party ideas that I can come up with costumes for, let me know! Haha!
:)

Concerts Concerts

So this week I have two concerts...One Wednesday night for Woodwind Quintet and one Friday for Orchestra. I am excited because I think my cousin, who lives in Pomona, is going to come out for Friday's concert! The downside of having concerts is that I have to stay up at school all evening waiting for the concert to start. It does give me time to practice, but I am usually too tired to put a ton of energy into it before a concert. I also made the mistake of eating Chipotle before last Wednesday's concert and think all of the blood from my brain went to my stomach to digest my food and I was completely out of it during the concert and had a ton of mental errors!!!
Anyway, I am sad Jared can't make it Wednesday bc he is leading community group, but he will be there Friday! I love looking out and seeing him in the audience! :)
Well, I hope to get a lot of practicing done this week....for some reason lately I have been really motivated to prepare music for some competitions! :) I just made a big purchase at flute world which was sooooo fun! I also wish I had more time to hang out with people this week, but I will be up at school a lot!
Have a great week everybody!

Advent Conspiracy

So a friend sent this link to me last night.
http://www.adventconspiracy.org/
I always get nervous when someone points out a new way to get involved to give my resources over Christmas. I am not really sure why. I always loved following the example of my parents at Christmas in buying presents for underprivileged children and taking them to their house. It was so rewarding knowing some of the presents you could have had went to someone else (sometimes your age) who weren't going to get any other presents that Christmas. There are always so many ways to give at Christmas, and I never know which one to do. I am also skeptical of some websites that want you to give online, b/c I am not sure if the money will actually get the the people I intended it for. I am also selfish...not just that I want more presents for myself for Christmas, but I like to buy presents for other people (friends/family), which can also be selfish (feeling great about what I bought someone). So this Christmas, I really want to think about who I am giving gifts to and if my motives are right. I also want to consider what organization I should give any extra money to, instead of just doing what everyone else does. I was also thinking yesterday that I want it to be something within my community of Los Angeles. Not so that I can get something out of it or even that they would come to church, but that they would feel God' love this Christmas. I saw on a link to this same website for the living water organization. They have a picture of someone looking up at a wall that says God is Love. Jared made a really great point to me yesterday that we are sometimes looking at what we can get out of someone when we love them. Jesus never had those motives. I will stop rambling, but I hope you can get something out of my jumbled thoughts.
Much love <3

Fall Decor!

Here are some pics of my fall decor I got from Crate and Barrel this Saturday! I had so much fun! When I walked in, the guy that was working in the store was the same person who helped us exchange some things from our registry when we moved here, and helped us buy a dresser. That was over a year ago. He remembered who I was and was like..."oh ya, you are the one who had moved here and bought the loop dresser." What! He remembered the exact dresser we ordered! Crazy! Also, he spent 45 minutes with me figuring out what would work best on my table! It was a very fun day for me! I love making my home look nice, and am appreciative when I have some extra mulah to spend on that type of thing! Come over and check them out! I might even make you some dinner! :)

Aunt Becky!!!

For those of you who don't know, I go to church in a movie theater in Century City in LA. When I walked out, who did I see???....none other than Aunt Becky from Full House...aka Lori Laughlin.
She looked the exact same as on TV, very small though, and was with her kids. She wasn't dressed fancy and looked like a normal mom...Unfortunately they were going to see Beverly Hills Chihuahua...I will forgive her! Hehe! She was one of my favorite characters on Full House, and she is now appearing on 90210 as many of you know.

This is my second "star" sighting at this mall (the first was Hillary Swank). I can't believe I see famous people going to the movies where I live...Weird...Anyway, there you have it.

I am going to post new pics soon of my new fall home decor I bought at Crate and Barrel this weekend! :) Sleep well all!

New Haircut!

Here is my new haircut! Let me know what you think! Likes or dislikes...
I cut off about 8 inches!!!!! The yucky bright blonde hair is all chopped off now too! Thanks to my new hairstylist Christine! Thank you!!!
:)