...

Tonight was kind of an incredible night. I was able to spend it with the English family. I love being there. I love how they welcome me with open arms and how much love I feel at that home. I was having a hard time tonight with some anxiety and not feeling so well. Trent offered to give me a blessing. It was such a powerful blessing and I knew it came straight from Heavenly Father. I left their home feeling at peace and I had a smile on my face. I will forever be grateful for tonight. 

.my.life.

With the concert coming up, all I can think about is my history with dance. 

Dance has made me who I am today.

Dance has changed my life.

And in many ways, dance has saved my life.

I love looking down at my keys and seeing the key to the studio.

That's my key to another home. 

My key to happiness.

My key to peace.

My key to my quiet place.

My key to my life.

.olympus.titans.

For those of you who didn't know, Olympus High School is 60 years old and is being rebuilt this year. This is a little tender subject for me since I had so many amazing memories in that school. Basketball is huge deal at Olympus since the team is always amazing. This particular basketball game was a big deal because it was the last home game at the old high school and it was against our rival team...SKYLINE. I was so happy that Trent and I were able to make it to the game. Of course...Olympus won. I have a lot of pride in this school so I was stoked. I was also able to run into some old friends there so that was a bonus. GO TITANS!

Ran into this beautiful girl at half time! We were SBO's and Vicki Belnap survivors together. We were both a little overwhelmed after not seeing each other in 93 years!

My date to this epic game!

I love this little goober....too much.

GO TITANS.

.2.15.13.

This was a Valentine's to remember. I am usually one of those haters on Valentine's Day but I couldn't have loved this year more. Since I had dance company on Valentine's Day, Trent and I celebrated on the 15th. I had no idea what he had planned up his sleeve so it was a lot more exciting since I LOVE surprises. 

We got to his house and had a candlelit dinner set up. He made some of his favorite dishes. He also had flowers and my favorite candy (Reese's) for me! 

He then told me he had a gift for me and pulls out his guitar. He wrote me a song that may have brought me to tears. 

He was sweet enough to go to the Olympus basketball game since I REALLY wanted to go. Another post to come about this game!

He was sweet enough to go to the Olympus basketball game since I REALLY wanted to go. After the game we went to Sub Zero for some ice cream. This place is legit! They pour your flavor of ice cream in liquid form in a bowl and then spray it with liquid nitrogen to freeze it. It was so yummy! Coffee ice cream for me please!

All I will say is that this year's Valentine's was one to remember. Than you Trent for making it so special!

.best.cousin.

I am so excited and proud to announce that my best cousin and friend is going on a mission!!

"Dear Sister Pinnock,

You are hereby called to serve as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. You are assigned to labor in the Argentina, Bahia Blanca Mission!!! Report to the MTC June 19, 2013"

Words cannot describe how proud I am of my cousin Sarah! We have been best cousins since the day she was born. She was my go-to growing. If Sarah couldn't play the day....I was doomed! She was the one who lifted me up when I was down. She did that a lot. I'm older than her and yet, she comforted me. She is literally my best friend and I couldn't be more excited for her!

Watch out Argentina! Sarah P. is coming to dominate that mission!!!

I love this girl so much!

.fortune.favors.the.brave.

Last night Trent and I decided to try out a new Chinese restaurant. If you know me and Trent...we LOVE trying new things. And this was totally worth it. Along with the bill came fortune cookies. (My favorite) My fortune read the following:

Trent and I just looked at each other and started laughing! How crazy?! I was so excited and happy to get a fortune that was soon going to be coming true. INDIA!!! May 14,  2013 will be the start of something pretty amazing and I cannot wait!

**p.s. that night I had a dream that I was packing up for India and I woke up so excited and happy!**

.snow.fall.

Today I woke up and the first thing I did was peek through my blinds to see what the weather was like. Snow. Pure, white snow. I usually would react in a negative way but I ran over to my closet with a smile on my face to find clothes to bundle up in. Although I wasn't wearing anything elegant or fancy, I knew that I was going to be warm and comfy. And I was. I usually dislike this kind of weather, but right now I am appreciating the moisture we so badly need. And hey! The snow is BEAUTIFUL!! Today...I enjoyed walking to and from school in the .snow.fall.

.this.weather.

I love this weather. I love it because it means that i get to wear my $8.00 yellow rain boots from Ecuador.

And you better believe that as I walked to class, I jumped in every puddle in sight.

I may be 4 years old. 

.life.is.complete.

I had an amazing opportunity to go up to Sundance and help make food for a dinner/concert up at the film festival. I was hoping to meet someone famous...preferably Ryan Gosling or Bradley Cooper...and get a picture with them. I have never really met anyone famous so I wasn't sure how I would handle that kind of situation. Would I be so starstruck that I wouldn't be able to talk? Would it feel normal? I didn't know what to expect. Well an hour or so had gone by and I was ready to go home. A headache was coming and I just needed to get to bed. This older guys comes up to me and says, "Harry Potter is downstairs."...I say, "Harry Potter?...Like Daniel Radcliffe?" As luck would have it, Daniel Radcliffe was downstairs. He was taking pictures with some fans so I decided to get one myself. He asked my name and shook my hand. He told me his name was Daniel *DUH*. He was really nice and charming. I feel like I held myself together pretty well. Now I'm not a Harry Potter fanatic. I will be the first to admit that. I do love the movies though. It was on my bucket list to meet someone extremely famous and welp...there ya have it! I had the honor to hug and meet THE Daniel Radcliffe! He is a lot shorter than I imagined him to be and there was no scar on his forehead. But he was nice!

 The rest of the night was amazing. I met some incredible people and was able to reconnect with some old friends. I loved helping my friend Jory out in the kitchen. He is an INCREDIBLE cook so it was fun to watch him an action and to be apart of his pasta masterpiece. I loved the concert and the amazing talent that was shared. This is a night I will never forget. Thank you Jory and cousin Kim for making it possible! 

Me with Jory (chef) and my new friend Seffy!

Music was amazing!

Me and new friend Seffy! We bonded over frosting cupcakes! Love her!

               

It's 2013 Ya'll!

Soooo....for those of you how read my blog will come to find that I have been MIA and haven't blogged in a while. The end of 2012 was crazy busy with work, my grandpa's funeral, Christmas, family in town, etc. BUT, I am back and ready to blog and share my life experiences!

I want to start out by telling you about my New Year's Eve.
Wow.
What an incredible night?!
My parents were amazing enough to hire "Cruzin' Sushi" to come cater our dinner.
I knew that we had a sushi chef coming over but I didn't think it would be like this!
I pulled up to my parents house and there on our driveway was this huge truck.
Anna and Josh (the chefs) were walking in and out of it with containers
full of sushi ingredients and platters of who knows what.
My mom had the table as set up so beautifully...she always does.
My parents were nice enough to let us all (me, hugh and stephen) bring dates.
It was an all around fun packed dinner!
Anna made the sushi in front of us while Josh would be in the truck
frying our tempura and other yummy treats!
I cannot tell you how amazing this was.
Anna then invited us to come and make our own sushi.
That was an experience!
We have found a new tradition and I am so happy!
I love my family so much and it was so much fun to spend New Year's Eve with them.

After dinner, Trent and I headed over to say hello to my Aunt Annette.
They were in the middle of games but it was good to see them!
We then headed over to Trent's friend Jonathan's parent's house.
We played some games and had a good laugh.
The Deesing family has a tradition where they burn their Christmas tree at midnight
and shoot off fireworks.
Watching the tree light up was awesome!
We watched an amazing firework show.
If you know me...you will know that I LOVE fireworks!
It was a good way to end the night.

I loved the year 2012....
but bring it on 2013!

Hello there!

Wow.... It's been way too long since I've blogged!
I've been keeping myself busy with:
Working... Duh.
Preparing for school/mission.
Listening to RED.
Visiting Walmart.
Attempting to get sleep.
No sleeping cause talking with your best friend is a lot more fun.
Working.... Oh I already said that...shows how much I work.
Attending Carrie Underwood concerts with BFF Bob.
Crushing on Hunter Hayes.
Playing Mario Kart.
And being surrounded by good people.

Yep.
It's a busy, yet good life.
I'm happy.
I'm back to blogging.
More updates to come.
Smile people.
It's Friday.
It's payday.

Disney On Ice Take 3!

I have Disney Entertainment auditions in t-minus 18 days....
What better way to get excited for the magic than go to Disney on Ice: Toy Story 3?!
This is me and Aubrey's THIRD time going and it was just as magical as the first time.
We wrote "ANDY" on the bottom of one of our cowboy boots :)
Hey! You're never too old too go to such a magical event!

What is a magical event without some food to start out with?
I received notice from Aubrey the other day that she had never been to TGI Friday's.
WHAT?!?!
TGI's is my all time favorite restaurant!
Trent's family and mine would always go there growing up.
We headed over to TGI's.
After some debating from Aubrey on what to get, we were ready to order.
Linda was our waitress.
She is awesome!
She called Aubrey, "Love".
We loved Linda.
She got a good tip :)

We drove out to Energy Solution's Arena.
Blasting music and jamming was a must.
We got to our seats. We were in the upper bowl to start out with.
At intermission we were able to snag some seats on the lower bowl.
They were awesome!
Trent went out to "make a phone call"
Came back and threw 2 Bullseye stuffed animals at us.
Presents!
He is such a good friend!
We held them on our laps and enjoyed the second half of Toy Story 3 on ice!
I loved acting like a child and saying "BOOOOO" when Lotso came out!
Don't worry....I wasn't the only one in the arena.

Ahhh the magic of Disney.
Such a memorable night.
I will never get sick of Disney on Ice.
Thank you Trent for providing the tickets!
Thank you Linda for serving us amazing food!
Thank you Aubrey for wearing your Woody backpack and making us giggle!
and.....thank you Walt Disney for providing the magic!

Now get to me Orlando!!

Day of Blessings...

"Where much is given...much is required."

I love this saying....especially today. 

Today at work, I was stressing about money and not working enough to make it. 

Synergy is costing me and my parents a lot of money.

So work has been more stressful that usual.

Today, I received an email from D. Kim Clayton.

Director of Clayton Productions.

Long story short...blessings were received.

An international foundation donated a great deal of money towards Synergy.

$1,300 is now off of my back.

I have been working hard to pay my parents back.

They have been so great to help me pay for Synergy this year, 

but inside...I want to pay for it all myself.

I WILL pay for it all myself.

As I read that email, I gasped and cupped my hand over my mouth.

Phone calls were made to family and friends.

Jessica even called me right after receiving the email just to catch up.

She has this sisterly sense.

I couldn't help but cry as I read the email over and over again.

This is a huge blessing for not only me, but for every single member of Synergy.

Because I received such an amazing donation, it makes me want to push even harder.

It makes me want to put my whole heart and soul into Synergy 2012.

Rehearsals are 6 hours long.

They are tiring and hard at times.

It is all worth it.

I've done this before.

I'll do it again.

I express a large amount of gratitude to that foundation who was so kind and generous to help us all out.

I have found that by living your life in such a way that draws you unto Christ, keeps you close to the spirit and just being obedient, that you will receive multiple blessings.

It makes the hard things in life so worth living for.

Tears were shed.

Smiles were present.

And hugs were given. (thank you Aubrey)

I am a happy and grateful girl.

I am blessed and filled with joy.

THANK YOU.

P.S. Nothing is better than coming home from work to a huge hug from your roommate and having her say, "I just love you Ann!" I love YOU Aubrey! I have the best roommate ever!

Hate to Great!

Today was an interesting day.
Went into work with a lousy attitude.
It's a Monday and I wasn't in the mood.
After a good meeting with my amazing manager, work started to get better.
Came home to a surprise.
Best friend Trent knew that I was having a lousy day at work and that I didn't have the best weekend.
He dropped off some gerber daisies and a nice note.
I immediately began to be happy.
He is such a good friend and he did a good job at making me happy.
Thank you!
Off to class!
It was good!
In psychology, we learned about multitasking.
I learned that I am pretty good at multitasking.
I love my professor. He is awesome.
Health was great too.
After health, I made a spontaneous decision to make a change in my schedule.
I have a bunch of friends taking an astronomy class together.
It sounded interesting and fun.
So after many trips around UVU campus and running back and forth with an ADD-CLASS card in my hand....I was able to transfer into the class.
We will see how I like this class.
But ya...so life down here is good.
I love being back at my home.
I have made a special effort in making Orem my home.
I know I will always have my home in Salt Lake.
But being on my own down here has been nothing but a blessing.
I love getting to know Aubrey even more.
I love the laugh and memories we have made together.
I love that we were sisters to start out with...but now...we are even more sisters...ya...that makes no sense. But ya...it's true!
I love it down here!
Thank you everyone who has made living down here so much fun!!

Festivus!

This post in LONG over due...but the pictures were finally posted today!!
Ahem...

There are people in this world who LOVE the hit TV show Seinfeld.
There are people in this world who don't know much about this amazing show.
Ya...I feel bad for those people.
They don't know what they are missing out on.
One episode involves a holiday that George's dad made up.
FESTIVUS!
Festivus is a secular holiday celebrated on December 23 as a way to commemorate the holiday season without participating in its pressures and commercialism.
This holiday includes practices such as the "Airing of Grievances", which occurs during the Festivus meal and in which each person tells everyone else all the ways they have disappointed him or her over the past year. After the meal the "Feats of Strength" are performed, involving wrestling the head of the household to the floor, with the holiday ending only if the head of the household is actually pinned.

Now that I've given you a history of Festivus...
Don't you just want to go celebrate it?
Ya...we did.
You jealous?
Ya...I would be too.
Sarah and I thought it would be fun to get together with our little brothers to celebrate such a holiday.
We dressed up as our characters.
Sarah = Cosmo Kramer
Josh = George Costanza
Annie = Elaine Benes
Stephen = Jerry Seinfeld

Pictures were taken.
Laughs were shared.
We even went to Panda Express in our costumes and ordered take out. (A traditional Seinfeld meal)
Went back to my house and watched the Seinfeld episode that had Festivus in it.
Although we didn't have the "Airing of Grievances" or the "Feats of Strength",
I would say that our Festivus party was a success.
Thank you Sarah, Josh and Stephen for the fun celebration!

Surprises...

I love working on surprises...
Not gonna lie.
Yes. I do love it when people surprise me.
Yes. I LOVE surprising people!
I love receiving packages that are for other people.
I love hand making someone's present!
Stayed up until 4:30 AM making my roomie's present...stay tuned!
Ah!
Tis the season!

Good Day!

Today was a good day.
I wish I had a good day EVERYDAY.
Work was...eh..
Maybe not the best for me.
But everyone has those days right?
I was really excited to go to photography lab today for some reason.
I felt like I did a good job on my assignments.
Aub and I had stayed up late last night taking pictures.
We wanted to do well and please our amazing instructor Mista Jake Buntjer!
P.s....his photography is AMAZING!!! Click HERE!
Anyways...
He was super happy about my pictures.
I did a lousy job on my last assignment so I was stoked that he liked my pictures today.

Curve

Triangle

Triangle #2

Vector

Eye Line

Oh and Jake made me and Aubs some pretty sweet bracelets!
We are really sad that the semester is almost over and this class is coming to an end.
We have made some really good friends in this class.
But we told Jake that we would come to his labs to say hello next semester.

After class, Aub, her cousin Scooter and I went on a hunt to find the traditional ugly Christmas sweater!
DI.
Epic fail.
SAVERS.
Mission accomplished.
Aubs and I found some sweet sweatshirts....
Pictures will be posted as soon as our sweatshirts are completed....
Oh just you wait!
Then I came home to hang out for a bit.
Then met up with Trent at Thanksgiving Point.
We were going to go see the lights.
Oh but it was so cold!
I really don't mind the cold.
I love it....only when there is snow!
It was really windy and kind of miserable if you ask me!
So we got some Del Taco...for some reason...it sounded SO good!
Trent always soothes my cravings...he's wonderful.
Then we came back to my apartment and sat and talked.
We have been having a lot of good talks lately.
Mostly just the question game and laughs here and there.

Ended the night sitting next to Aubbie while we both blog and update our pictures.
I love Aubrey.
She's going through a lot right now and yet, she can keep her chin up and just look forward in life.
I'm so proud of her and everything she is accomplishing.
Thanks for making this year amazing and special Aubs!

Good night Neverland!!!

"I have confidence..."

The sound of music is one of my favorite movies.
Yes I'm a musical nerd sometimes.
But I like it.
I love the song, "I Have Confidence"
Julie Andrews is amazing when she sings it!
It's been stuck in my head all day.
I. Have. Confidence.
Right now....I feel out of place.
Mentally.
Emotionally.
Physically.
This song put a smile on my face.
I have confidence hat school and work will be good this week.
I have confidence that all will go well with my family.
I have confidence that friendships will continue to grow.
Having confidence is something that I'm working on this year.
I still have a long ways to go.
But I'll get there.

Standing in need of comfort...

Day 13...

I stand in need of comfort...Aubrey Jo to the rescue!

She knows just what to say to make me feel better.
She knows when I'm upset.

Even when I'm not verbal about it.

It's kind of freaky sometimes.

But I like it.

Last night and today were hard days.

She hurried home from Salt Lake last night.

Just so she could help me.

She asked if I needed anything.

All I wanted was a hug.

She gave me a big one.

Aubrey put everything aside so that I was okay.

She made things okay today.

She just made me happy.

I never realized how grateful I am for her.

Known her since 4th grade.

We met on escalators at Trolly Square.

I got her to join Clayton.

According to her..."She owes her Clayton life to me"...hehe

We share the passion of singing and dance together.

We say roomie prayers together at night

and end it with a hug.

Never get in any arguments.

We share closets....literally.

We do photography homework together.

We read books and take naps.

We dress up together for Halloween.

We have shaving parties together.

We enjoy Sunday naps.

We make each other stronger in our weakest points.

We leave post-it notes for each other.

We have the same S.R.B. necklace.

We make each other's beds.

We make videos for each other.

We have push our beds together & have sleepovers.

She wakes up first on Sunday mornings so

I wake up so we attend church.

She gives the best hugs.

She listens.

She snuggles with me when I'm sad.

She wipes away my tears.

She suggests a funny movie to watch so we can laugh.

She sits on the piano bench with me at choir practice.

She makes me gluten free brownies.

She lets me know she loves me no matter what.

She is unselfish.

She is humble and spiritual.

She is beautiful.

She is pure and smart.

She knows how to turn my frown upside down.

She lets me cry when I just want to cry.

She cries with me.

She is HILAR!

She is true to herself.

She is a loyal friend.

She's the greatest and I love her.

We cry together...laugh together...sing together...eat together...

lots of things together.

She 'likes' everything on my profile :)

Not one ounce of me is sick of living with this Aubrey Jo Nilsson.

She looked heartbroken when I joked around about getting married at a young age.

That's when I knew that we still have a lot of time to live together and make even more memories as roommates...

best friends...

and sisters...

Today...I'm grateful for Aubrey Jo Nilsson.

HECK! I'm grateful for her every day.

But today...she did a lot for me.

I never thought I would end up living with her.

Never thought about going to UVU.

I owe this year to her.

She has helped me in so many ways and she doesn't even know it sometimes.

I guess you could say that God knew that I would

struggle with some things living on my own.

He put me with a roommate that could make those trials easier...He did a good job.

A Dream is a WISH Your Heart Makes...

So 11-11-11 was one MAGICAL day!

Addison surprised Aubrey and I with Disney on Ice tickets!

Aubs and I went last year.

Time to make it a tradition.

Add was soooo amazing to let me tag along with him and Aubrey and buy my ticket.

Trent came too! Doub Date!

We grabbed Cafe Rio before the show.

The show started....MAGIC.

All 4 of us were children for 2 hours.

I've never seen Addison and Trent get so excited about something.

It was kind of funny :)

Aubrey and I FREAKED out when "Someday My Prince Will Come" started playing

and ALL of the Disney princesses came out with their prince charming!

Aubs and I are princesses are heart..

We went back to Trent's and watched Emperor's New Groove...we were in a Disney mood.

Yes we all had a MAGICAL experience at 11:11 PM.

This day was really special to me.

I got to be a princess for a night and experience an amazing day with Aub, Add and Trent...some of my most favorite people.

It turned out to be an amazing, MAGICAL, wishing day.

I wouldn't have traded it for the world.

I guess you could say that today I am grateful for a lot of things.

Cafe Rio...for always satisfying my tummy.

Disney...for bringing out the little girl inside me.

Addison...for providing the tickets.

Aubrey...for being my roomie and best friend.

Trent...for being my date and for always being there for me.

and....11-11-11 11:11 PM

Dreams really do come true...