Sing a Mile High!

I found the information to this choir competition my choir is going to next summer. It's called Sing a Mile High. It's in Denver (Woohoo!) and I believe we're staying in the dorms of a college there. VERY exciting. It looks like a fun schedule because every night we're doing something fun! The first night there's a Ice Cream Social, the second we'll probably go to a water slide park, and so on and so forth. =) I'm really excited about getting all these opportunities to sing... Everywhere... I'm bummed we didn't get to go Hawaii a few semesters back though... Wah.
We're also doing another concert in November. Bee (our director) says it's where directors come from all around the United States come to see us and other choirs perform so they can learn how to improve their own. VERY exciting. That's in San Jose.
And THEN we have one in DECEMBER. That's the Interfaith Choral Festival! I think it's at my church this year. Or is it always there...? Hm.
Anyway, I think I like choir too much for my own good. Correct me if I'm wrong. Heh. =)
Aubrey

Laughing is contagious...

Random title, sorry. It's a warm up we do in choir. =)
Nothing has really happened lately. It's been quite dull around here, actually. But I like it when it's dull on Friday... Don't ask me why...
It's really hard to update a blog when nothing is happening. Mom and I have just been hanging around... Watching movies... Heh.
Okay, I seriously have nothing to say. I just haven't updated in a little while so I decided to.
OH! I thought of something pretty exciting- I'm giving a talk in November in tithing. Yay! I love speaking. Brother Graves was surprised when I agreed so enthusiastically.
Well, anyway, goodbye!
Aubrey

I LOVE church!

I've missed my ward SO much! So, so, SO much! Today was my first day back to my ward in almost a month... I'm so grateful for just being able to go to church, but there's really something special about belonging to your own ward. It's like home.

While passing the sacrament, Michael- the mentally disabled boy in my Sunday School Class- kept saying "Aubrey! Aubrey's back!" Yaay. =) Michael is good at making you feel special.
I feel so much like family with my Sunday School class. It's not really the same with my Young Womens class. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my Young Women leaders and the fellow young women, but I just feel closer to my Sunday School class. Probably because I've been with them longer, heh.
My Sunday School teacher, Brother Sanchez, is great. He's the father to Michael and is really good with him. He's an excellent teacher and lets us talk a lot. =D I also love all my fellow... 13 year olds? Haha. It's a pretty small class. Two girls- including me- and three boys. It's great because they're all so different. Ashlyn is laid-back and likes to joke around, Ryan is really quiet and smart, Peter is more loud and also has this lazy, sarcastic attitude. That sounds bad, but it's not, I promise! And Michael is always cheerful and willing to help.
I've come to appreciate things so much more now. Especially church.
What a good day! I hope everything continues to go well!
Aubrey

EEE HEE HEE HEE!

Well, I know I haven't updated for a little while, so I shall update now.
Life so far in California has been pretty calm. That's kind of the reason I haven't updated in a while... Ha ha. However, today was pretty interesting. To me, that is...
I went to the fabric store with my mom and we bought lots of fabric. I have a quilt I'm doing and I needed to get the front and back fabric. I also got some fleece so I could make a tie-quilt. Or whatever it's called. I love tying. It's super fun, and requires basically NO effort.
I also started crocheting on Sunday. (Ha ha! I feel so crafty!)
Today I had choir, and it was VERY exciting. Again, to me. I learned a new breathing technique. Actually, it's supposed to teach you how to breath more deeply. It's simple. All you do is close one nostril and breath deeply through it. Then you quickly count aloud until you run out of air. We had a contest and I got in 2nd with 58! Go me!
Then we learned a projecting technique that I personally thought was HILARIOUS! First, you bite on your thumb, and then put the rest of your fingers on your forehead. Then loudly say "EEE HEE HEE HEE HEE..." until you run out of breath. It was hilarious. And trust me, we DID sound louder that usual.
It felt good to be around me friends again. They were so kind, and we had lots of laughs. (Thanks to Jake and his overenthusiastic ways!)
Moral of the story: CHOIR IS FUN!
I'm sure there's a more deep moral in there somewhere, but I'm too lazy to find it. =D
Aubrey

Pictures From Utah

Here are some pictures for you of our trip!

My cousin Stephanie and I dressing up. Yay!

Come on, you gotta admit she's ADORABLE!


She's smiling for you!


This cracked me up so hard. What a face!


Awww...

What's going on?

This head is HILARIOUS! He can talk, or you can use a microphone to make him say anything you want. We had fun with it.


Amy and Katelyn! AWWW!


Well, hello there!

California is heaven on Earth.

I'M HOME!
I didn't realize how much I missed home until I walked in the front door. Then I just wanted to hug the furniture. Wow. Everything seems so empty. I'm not used to all this space now... I love being home! I took a bath (Ahhh...) and just relaxed. The drive home was short, but that's because we never stopped for extra bathroom breaks. I don't have much to say, and I'm tired, but I'm going to post some pictures of the trip in another post. (Don't worry Amy, my blog is private. (= )
Then you'll get to see my niece! Well, some of you already have of course. Anyway, g'bye!
Aubrey

What to write...?

Well, I have plenty of things to write about, but I'm not sure what to write... I had another interesting dream last night, but it was only interesting to me, apparently. My mom looked a little bored when I explained the whole ordeal to her. So I'll save your eyes from having to read it.
At the moment, I am VERY EXCITED! There are only 2 days left including today, and then we'll be on our way home! However, I am also not too happy because I realized that as soon as I set a foot in the house, I'll miss everyone again. Wah!!! So I've decided to feel neutral for the moment, and just let time go by. Ah...
Today I bought the Twilight series. Well, MOM bought it, but I shall pay her back! I'm looking forward to reading the whole trilogy. Yay!
IOn a random note: I've noticed that I say 'well' a lot. Oops! Sorry if it bugs you!
Aubrey