right now.

* right now i'm super into collages. i make new ones all the time, with random odds and ends of things i've been liking lately.

this is my current desktop background. as you can tell by the mishmash of summer and fall themes, i'm starting to embrace the cooler, crisper weather, while still holding on to fond summer memories.

* right now i'm loving college. i'm such a nerd, but school excites me. i love being stretched and challenged intellectually, and i have some of the best teachers this semester who are passionate about their subject and love teaching their students.

i'm only taking classes monday/wednesday/friday, which means that i have to carry around all of my books every time i get on campus. no breaks between classes either.

* right now i am looking forward to Les Miserables. i watched the extended look trailer and almost lost it because it looks like it is going to be suuuch a good movie.

* right now i'm learning about fear vs. trust. it's hard to not know what i want in the future - it's hard to not be able to see what God has. but it's awesome too! i know that my Savior has good in store for me, and i am starting to get super excited.

via Pinterest.

Acts - The Musical [2012]

i'm so thankful that i got to be apart of our church's drama production retelling the story of Acts. it really was a great experience, filled with much laughter and prayer, and the friendships that i have built from doing this show are awesome. so many godly, awesome people :)

{this post is for rachel, since she didn't get to come down and see it in person. bekah and i missed you! heart heart!!}

this is at an early on rehearsal...

we started working on this show at the beginning of the school year.

then at the end of april, we did four shows over two weekends.

 getting ready included lots of stage makeup and some fun and bright costumes.

 there were lots and lots of mics for all of the actors and actresses.

 after we were all dressed and made up, we'd sit around downstairs waiting to get called.

this is the front of the program.

... and the inside. my name is on the bottom.

i was a greek widow and a crowd member.

and here's rebekah's name in the program under "production assistants"!

she was a huge help to our stage manager.

the opening scene was filled with so much joy every time.

all the disciples praying for and baptizing the crowds who came out to hear them speak.

these next photos are from "Walk By Faith," taken from Acts chapter 3.

 the crippled man jumping and dancing.

i never realized how cool this song's choreography was until i was able to see the pictures! 

 Barnabas, the dashing heart throb, hugs one of the widows, while the rest look on shocked. haha!

 hahaha, we're not happy.

but it turns out they're cousins. so everything's good then.

 then we have another drama unfold between the widows...

based on Acts chapter 6, where the Greek widows aren't getting enough food.

we even got a little mini cat-fight goin' :)

then us cool uns went downstairs to chill during the intermission.

the asian philosopher in Athens, city full of idols.

and the finale. SO. GOOD.

after and during all of the shows, we took lots of pictures with lots of friends and family members.
haha, sorry there were hundreds taken so the ones i have here are mostly ones with me in them. haha!

me with bethan, our lovely designated person-with-a-british-accent :)

BAHAHAHA. david, daniel, and i.

 rachel and i. lovesss her!!

me, jenna, noelle.

me, noelle, debbie, jenna, allie. love you girls!

aww, my lovey ellie! :D

 all of us seniors.

we're a crazy crew :)

 the whole cast.

 out in the lobby afterwards, a lot of little kids wanted to get our signatures. it was so cute!
this is me with hannah joy keeler! :) yeahhhh hannah power!

bekah and i! oh yeah and cole... haha.

 on the last night, we had to take down the set and clean up everything.

as you can clearly see, we had so much energy. we were so glad to help.
we actually should have won an award for "most helpful."

it's been fun. :) miss hanging out with all my acts peeps every day!

such. is life.

recently, i've been realizing i might be trying (and epically failing) to keep up in too many areas.
- i am now juggling: facebook, tumblr, pinterest, flickr, this blog.
- i also check regularly: three email addresses, google reader, etsy.

- and school is picking up: psych at mc, en102 at mc, ap bio at mci, teaching a middle school lit class.
- dyi & projects: in the middle of painting my room, decorating, organizing my desk, moving my stuff to a new bedroom & bathroom.
- senior stuff: more scholarships (DONE applications!), senior pictures, trying to pull together some old photos, senior trip planning committe.
- work is thankfully slowing down: only tutoring one elementary school student once a week.
- misc: parties, getting in shape (figure out gym schedule for mornings at mc), having quiet times every morning, i really need to clean my bathroom, i should make more granola, cook one family dinner a week, etc.
- and i know there's more, i just can't remember everything. there's a hundred little things floating around in mid-air which i know i should be doing, but they're too tiny and they slip through the cracks in my mind.

i want to scrap at least one of the social networking sites listed in the first catagory. i mean, do i really need a blog and a tumblr? do i really need a flickr? i've already gotten off flickr, but i'm trying to decide what to do about my blog/tumblr situation.

i think this blog is going to become my personal, reflectory, long, wordy post place. my tumblr... everything else. sound good? ok.

:)

until you came along || jj heller

I tried to live this life on my own
But emptiness was beating down the door
Yeah it rose up like a flood
Until my dying days were done
They are no more

Nothing makes sense without you
It's like waking up in the dark
I didn't have a song
Until you came along

Falling in love with you was easy
You were always meant to have my heart
I was broken all to pieces
You were there to be the missing part

Nothing makes sense without you
It's like waking up in the dark
I didn't have a song
Until you came...

And I never wanna go back
To the way things were beforeYou saved me and you made me yours

Now nothing makes sense without you
It's like waking up in the dark
I didn't have a song
Until you came along

Now nothing makes sense without you
It's like waking up in the dark
I didn't have a song
Until you came along