What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?....

Hello again, constant reader. It is now the end of December, Christmas has come and gone and we are now facing a new year yet again. Lots of things have happened, let's start from where we left off. My last twitterpated post was funny to me, since really not much has progressed in that relationship very much, but we seem to like each other and she has agreed to another date with me (this would make #4) so I think it's safe to say she is interested and I will see where it goes. The semester at school was wonderful, I've made and forged some lasting friendships with some incredible peers who make me glad to be alive. I played Keyboard 2 in the pit orchestra of Seussical the Musical, in which my ridiculously talented little bro played the lead role of Horton the Elephant. He actually made us all cry, he was so touching. I also got 3 leads in the next 3 operas: Cesare in "Giulio Cesare", Papageno in "The Magic Flute", and The Representative in "A Game of Chance". I'll be doing these in January, February, and April. My senior recital will also be in April. I sang my junior recital in November along with my good friend Kevin Diehl. We had a terrific time and everyone was pleased with our performance. My birthday was fantastic this year, despite the fact that I am now 27 in a culture that considers such an age to be a sign of either insanity or extreme personality flaws. But I digress. I went to a great birthday dinner at Olive Garden with a small group of my closest friends and afterwards we all went to see an awesome production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" on the USU Campus for free. After some successful choir concerts and a few finals which I actually did quite well on, I traveled back to Kuna for "a fun old-fashioned family Christmas" (to quote Clark Griswold), where I am now writing this entry on my parent's trusty Dell desktop. But my biggest accomplishment is that I will finally be able to participate fully in my ward and receive a calling. I am most excited for this. As I reflect on this last year and prepare for a new one, I can't help but feel great about all that has happened in 2010. My bishop advised me in our last meeting to write down each day in my journal the ways that my Heavenly Father has blessed me that particular day, even if they seem trivial. Since doing that, it is remarkable the way my attitude has changed. I can only hope that this trend continues in 2011. Next on the agenda, New Year's Eve bash at the Rose's with all the cousins and Mom's family. Can't wait! More to come...