My last week (.....month) at SUU

"At that moment, in the town of [Cedar City], events occurred that are not, were not, and should never be considered an ending. For endings, as it is known, are where we begin." ---Pushing Daisies

Hello dearest friends. I write you for the last time from SUU. For, you know, 20 months, or so. I'm sorry it has been so long since my last entry. April was CRAZY. There were recitals and concerts AHOY. (My aria at the student recital the day after my last entry went really well. For those of you who might be curious.) :) There were TWO choir concerts since I last wrote as well. I also finished my essay on Salome (8 pgs. and change), I got two new pieces in my voice lesson to play with before/after the mission (A Mozart art song and "What's the Use of Wondering?" from Carosel) and I had my theater make-up and educational psych. finals today. (The make-up final was pretty cool. I did Papagena from Die Zauberflote. Which also meant I walked around with Shirley Temple hair all day and bird make-up to the other final.)

My thought for this week is a combination of a few things. Well, really... it's more plans for the next few months and an explanation of the quote at the top of this entry, which is the thought.  *Ahem* Anyway... So, I'm going to be heading back up to Salt Lake on Saturday and I'm going to stop in Manti to do a session in the temple with a friend. An I look forward to going to the temple at least once a week until I report to the MTC on June 29. I'm attempting to read the Book of Mormon in Spanish in preparation for the whole mission thing. Piece of cake. "Los hijos de Lehi..." ;) I will also be spending lots of time with the fam. It's just what I do in Salt Lake. I yike he hat. Alright. Time to explain the quote. Which I also altered just slightly. I have never done well with endings. Ever. I'm not the biggest fan of change. I fight and fight and I worry and I think it's going to be awful and that I will never be happy again. And sometimes I'm resigned to it and sometimes I am really sad and grumpy about it. And I go into it thinking that it won't be as good or the same as what I just left. And then one little tiny good or amusing thing happens which starts an avalanche of happiness and joy. So it has always been and so it will always will be. That's why I love this quote. It rings very true to me. "For endings, as it as known, is where we begin." Amen. Pass the biscuits. :)