almost halfway through December and still no snow

Okay. So if you know me well, you should know that I despise snow. Like a lot. It is tolerable up in the mountains for a few months (I'll admit skiing isn't too bad) and for about a week or two out on the lawn BUT ONLY IN THE TIME FROM CHRISTMAS TO NEW YEARS, after that it gets real old real fast. And there's only a week and a half to Christmas! Oh the excitement. So if snow doesn't come down quick, Brock will not be amused.
Does it seem like all these months are just flying by this year? Because it seems like that too me! November was soooo busy and stressful (I know I keep saying that, but its always true), what with organizing our school food drive, the school musical, as well as getting my wisdom teeth pulled out, and I'm glad to be done with it all. Only five and a half months before I graduate high school and get thrown into the real world! Crazy crazy crazy.

Foooooooooood glorious foooooood

I had the neat opportunity to be in charge a school-wide food donation drive for the Cache Valley Food Pantry, which went on for just about the whole month of November. In case you were wondering, yes it is a lot of work! But it was really successful. We collected well over 5,000 cans which will go to help those in the community who are less fortunate. Isn't that awesome? Definitely a great time to be a Mustang!

110 in the Shade

So I wrapped up my last show here in high school. It's weird to think that, at least for the rest of my time at Mountain Crest,  I have no more auditions, no more lines to memorize, no more rehearsals, no makeup (and I'm 100% okay with that), no more performances, and lots and lots of time on my hands. It's actually kind of nice to leave the school and have the sun still be out:)
I'll be honest, it wasn't my most favorite show to be in, but 110 in the Shade definitely taught me a couple things, like humility and enduring to the end. I started off the show with a pretty bad attitude and not very much motivation, but through lots of prayer I made it through and actually had some fun with it.
I also learned that I can play a 60ish year old man! So that's news.

#wisdomteethprobs
Better now rather than later, right? I'm glad I don't have to worry about going through THAT again. ughh. Here's a video right after my surgery. When the world was still a wonderful place.

enjoy:)
-Brock

Wait... October is Over?

Times flies when one's having fun, right? Well, this month has been super fun. Lots of stuff going on, lots of stress, but lots of entertainment to be had.

Park City 

For for UEA break this year Mom and Dad took me and Audrey down to Park City. Audrey and I decided to take a more adventurous route this time and went on the ZipRider at the Park City Mountain Resort, which was stinkin' fun! It was our first time on a zipline that wasn't of the backyard variety. Oh no, this was 110 feet above the ground with speeds traveling up to 45mph (NOTE: this is was it says on the website, I don't think I went that fast personally, but what do I know?). 

We also went and shopped around the outlets. For probably the first time and last time ever, Dad and I spent more than Mom and Audrey. But in our defense, we got a killer deal at GH Bass so it was worth it.

 

Sadie Hawkins

McCall was simply the greatest. We danced the night away.We partied hard. We had a chocolate fountain. Got any more questions?

 

La Caille

La Caille is a French restaurant locate near the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon. It's a pretty pricy little place, but Mountain Crest goes on a field trip every year and gets a good discount, so I decided to go. To be honest, I found the venue a bit over-the-top and out of place, but the food I got was SUPER good!



...well, minus the escargot. But I had to get it just to say I've tried it!

 

All State Choir

I just love music, don't you? I love the way it can change you emotionally and engage you mentally. I'm so grateful the man upstairs blessed me with the ability to appreciate music as well as some talent within the field:)
With that being said, last weekend held some experiences I definitely will never forget! All Sate Choir, for those of you who don't know, is basically a gathering of some of the best high school choral talent from around the state, culminating in a big performance that takes place on Temple Square. This year the choir held over 600 voices! Crazy huge, right!? But it was so great. So great.

Building Up to the Concert...
Mountain Crest is really fortunate and is allowed to take quite a few more kids down than others to participate in the choir. This year we had 21 students go. We got our music a couple weeks after school started. That may seems like we had a long time to practice the music, but in reality it's only a little more than a month. And trying to memorize six songs (not to mention two were in Latin) is tricky. But we all managed to make it through regional pass-offs, and we were on our jolly way to performing in the tabernacle with the rest of the state.

Before actually performing in the tabernacle, we spent two days practicing all together at Riverton High School in Murray. Last Friday we spent a total of 9.5 hours in rehearsal! Do you know how much that drains a person? A lot. We were sooooo ready to be done.

 

But just because we were mentally exhausted doesn't mean we could have some fun!

The Concert

Like I said before, the concert was in the tabernacle on Temple Square. After our midday rehearsal, we had the rest of the afternoon to do as we chose.

After taking some group pics, all of us from MCHS went to this pizzeria called Settebello's a couple of blocks away. A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. And I don't even like pizza! There was also this gelato place right next door which was equally as satisfying. Oh, what wouldn't I give for some lemon biscotti right now...

...but anywho, after we finished filling our gobs Anna, Katie, Sam, and I decided to go over to the visitors center.

We can always use a reminder on what great blessings we have received through the life and Atonement of our Savior. I love this gospel!

 

Just to let you know, singing in the tabernacle is just so cool! I loved loved loved it. I was on the very back row, so I pretty much had the best vantage point in the whole place.

I told I had the best seat! We ended up filling up almost the whole tabernacle. Do you know how many people can fit into the tabernacle? Me neither. But it's a lot, trust me.

 

Well, that's about it for right now. Hope you all have a grrrrrrrrreat day! Remember who you are, and always remember to eat your veggies:)

Homecoming 2014

This last week has got to be one of the busiest weeks of the whole school year. There is so much that goes on during homecoming week! Especially for SBOs. I was really scared about how my grades would look by the end of the week (I know its only the fourth week of school, but the homework load is already leaps and bounds bigger than it ever was last year), but fortunately someone up above was watching out for me, and I've been able to stay on top of it all:)

the Dance
Ally and I had a killer time at the dance. We both have been sick for the past couple days, but we didn't let that stop us!

because first things first, we're the illest:)

All photo credits goes to our wonderful photographer, Dad. We took the pictures by  Cache Valley's notorious Haunted Swings. These swings are part of some urban legend up here. I guess the story goes that someone hung themselves on the swings...? I don't really know. I'm too lazy to look the story, but yeah. I've gone up there a couple of times for mutual because a member of our bishopric owns the property they're on, and I for one have never seen any paranormal activity over there. So take that as you will.



Back to School

Wow. It's been a crazy couple of weeks! With Holden leaving on his mission, going back to school and EXEC stuff, musical tryouts, I've been keeping pretty busy! Also, welcome to my blog! We'll see if I stick to it, but I thought it would be something fun and different to try. So, without further ado, let's get started!

Mission Time!

Holden left in his mission the day before school started. Not the best way to start off the new school year, but I know he'll be a great servant of the Lord in Japan. We've gotten a couple of updates from him while he's been in the Missionary Training Center, and he's doing as good as he can! He says it's been rough (he's the DL and his district has all gotten sick, plus learning a new language at the same time can't be a walk in the park), but he loves it. He's a great example to me of always staying positive and looking in the bright side of things.

Back to the Grind

The first day of senior year was... interesting. As part of the Executive Council, we were asked to greet kids as they made their way back to another year at Mountain Crest (hence the picture). We laid out an red carpet (or, in our case, orange--got to have that school spirit!) to give students the celebrity treatment and make their return just a bit more fun. 

The day was short lived, however. Right before 1st hour ended, the power went out. Normally I would be glad about such an occurrence, but Exec was in charge of an assembly right after our 1st hour. Needless to say, it was pretty hectic. The whole student body was packed into one of the gyms, and with no sound system for the first half hour or so, not much was accomplished. Oh well. The power didn't come back on within an hour, so school was released for the day. Basically, we got a whole extra day of summer vacation. Who can be upset with that?!

110 in the Shade

I had auditions for the school musical a little over a week ago. I ended up getting the supporting role of HC Curry, who is the father of the lead girl, Lizzy Curry. Not the role I was hoping for, but it's a pretty big role nonetheless, and I'm grateful to have gotten such good roles the past couple of years!

Performances will be November 13-15! So mark the dates!

Homecoming Week

Homecoming starts this next week, so I spent Friday with Exec and other SBO groups covering the school with posters. I spent about six hours helping, and the school ended up looking pretty great and full of MCHS spirit! 

We decided to take a small break and give each other masking tape headbands. Don't we look fancy? 

That's it for now. Have a great day and make sure you eat your vegetables!