Hello again! I guess I have a thing for the 29th seeing as my last posting was September 29th. Well, this semester is coming to a close. Halleluiah! I have learned so much but I am ready for the stress to be over! I performed my junior recital, written a 10 page essay, studied harder than I ever have before, made some new friendships, and made old ones stronger. Learned that I am ready to have my own room but I currently have the best roommate ever! Learned to deal with the heartache of broken friendships and that I can face life with my head held high.
Thanksgiving just ended and it was the best Thanksgiving ever. My house was filled with wonderful people, noise and amazing food. Gina, Kurt and their three youngest came to Houston along with my Grandparents. I also got to see Alex again. It was so much fun! We laughed and partied. The UT/A&M game was on our TV Thanksgiving day, which was entirely strange since sports are hardly watched en mass at the Trevino residence. Went shopping and bought some new clothes! Which is good because I have lost 20 lbs!!! I have worked really hard at losing weight on purpose in a healthy method and it sure is paying off.
Special shout out to Ashley who's 21st birthday is today! Hope life is good!
Until next time.
Valerie
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
EXCITING NEWS!!
Hey guys!
As some of you know last fall a new branch was created in Muncie. The Muncie YSA Branch! Which was a really cool moment for us to have grown enough to warrant a branch. Now something even cooler is happening. In the state of Indiana, the Muncie Institute (bible study) is the only growing bible study in Indiana. While it is sad that the other Institutes around Indiana are not growing we have gotten some attention. As of tonight, President Monson has taken a personal interest in our Institute and Branch! He has asked for us to submit information in regards to our personal scripture study, whether or not we read the Bible, Book of Mormon, or Church Magazines everyday. The First Presidency is trying to see if there is a correlation between our scripture study and our attendance/ability to create interest. We are also going to try out a new pilot program. I don't know what that means but I am excited! What ever they find, I am so excited that they are taking an interest! President Monson will know my name!!! I will be on a list on his desk and I find that so incredibly awesome!!! Love you guys lots!
As some of you know last fall a new branch was created in Muncie. The Muncie YSA Branch! Which was a really cool moment for us to have grown enough to warrant a branch. Now something even cooler is happening. In the state of Indiana, the Muncie Institute (bible study) is the only growing bible study in Indiana. While it is sad that the other Institutes around Indiana are not growing we have gotten some attention. As of tonight, President Monson has taken a personal interest in our Institute and Branch! He has asked for us to submit information in regards to our personal scripture study, whether or not we read the Bible, Book of Mormon, or Church Magazines everyday. The First Presidency is trying to see if there is a correlation between our scripture study and our attendance/ability to create interest. We are also going to try out a new pilot program. I don't know what that means but I am excited! What ever they find, I am so excited that they are taking an interest! President Monson will know my name!!! I will be on a list on his desk and I find that so incredibly awesome!!! Love you guys lots!
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
To a Brighter Future
Hey all!
Yes I am posting again. I'd promise to get better at this but let's face it, I am not a good blogger! That's ok because I am trying and I haven't forgotten! So I thought I should give you an update. My sophomore year went very well. My grades were excellent. I loved living in a suite with 5 other girls. It was a ton of fun! The stress came and went. I managed to over come the Pierne Impromptu Caprice (a really hard harp piece). There are friendships that I have continued to strengthen. I now look forward to coming to Indiana. Winter and I still aren't on speaking terms but I am ok with that!
I have grown so much. I feel like I am no longer the little girl far from home and more like the woman who is deciding to become an adult. (Well kinda, no one wants to grow up too much!) I have a fabulous new roommate names Audrey. We are having the time of our lives living together. Plus we have quite a few classes together so we help each other remember to do homework!
My YSA is absolutely fabulous! Honestly I don't think you can find a better YSA branch if you search the world and not because I am in it. They are so observant. No one gets missed and we just know how to have fun! Yesterday we had our own Olympics! We had 6 teams. We played two rounds of volleyball. We also had tug-of-war and the human knot. We also played three-legged race, 50 meter dash, water balloon shot put and we had synchronized swimming. It was hilarious. Everyone was involved from our Branch President and his wonderful wife to the amazing Institute couple. It was a blast! It was a little cool (58* and I forgot a jacket) so I wore my blanket from my car like a cape. I was awesome!
This year appears to be my hardest year academically. I have my Junior Harp recital November 15th at 5:30. I am learning a harp and piano duet called Introduction et Allegro by Ravel. It is intricate and difficult but for now I am winning! It will be an absolutely stunning piece once I have it learned and polished. I am also playing other solo pieces. I am hoping to get it recorded so I should be able to let you listen to it if you can't make it to Indiana!
Hope everyone is doing well and I will try to update more but as I said, no promises!
Love you lots!
Valerie
Yes I am posting again. I'd promise to get better at this but let's face it, I am not a good blogger! That's ok because I am trying and I haven't forgotten! So I thought I should give you an update. My sophomore year went very well. My grades were excellent. I loved living in a suite with 5 other girls. It was a ton of fun! The stress came and went. I managed to over come the Pierne Impromptu Caprice (a really hard harp piece). There are friendships that I have continued to strengthen. I now look forward to coming to Indiana. Winter and I still aren't on speaking terms but I am ok with that!
I have grown so much. I feel like I am no longer the little girl far from home and more like the woman who is deciding to become an adult. (Well kinda, no one wants to grow up too much!) I have a fabulous new roommate names Audrey. We are having the time of our lives living together. Plus we have quite a few classes together so we help each other remember to do homework!
My YSA is absolutely fabulous! Honestly I don't think you can find a better YSA branch if you search the world and not because I am in it. They are so observant. No one gets missed and we just know how to have fun! Yesterday we had our own Olympics! We had 6 teams. We played two rounds of volleyball. We also had tug-of-war and the human knot. We also played three-legged race, 50 meter dash, water balloon shot put and we had synchronized swimming. It was hilarious. Everyone was involved from our Branch President and his wonderful wife to the amazing Institute couple. It was a blast! It was a little cool (58* and I forgot a jacket) so I wore my blanket from my car like a cape. I was awesome!
This year appears to be my hardest year academically. I have my Junior Harp recital November 15th at 5:30. I am learning a harp and piano duet called Introduction et Allegro by Ravel. It is intricate and difficult but for now I am winning! It will be an absolutely stunning piece once I have it learned and polished. I am also playing other solo pieces. I am hoping to get it recorded so I should be able to let you listen to it if you can't make it to Indiana!
Hope everyone is doing well and I will try to update more but as I said, no promises!
Love you lots!
Valerie
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Its been a long time
So I know its been a long time since I have written on this blog, but I am glad to say that I finally like college! This second year has been so much better than the first. I have a routine, I have new friends and I have more confidence in myself. I think I have come a long way from the girl who graduated high school. Granted I have no way to prove that because you guys would see how much I have changed more than I would.
So my college life up until this point. Well this year I am living in a suite, which means I live with 5 other girls. There are three bedrooms, a bathroom and a common area. I have really enjoyed the suite because it provides a way to step away from homework and talk with friends just by walking outside of my room! Also its a lot homier because we have a couch and TV and things that remind me of being home. The other day while I was working on homework, one of my suite mates was vacuuming her room and it was like being home again. Its strange the things you miss when your away from home. Aside from family I miss thunder storms but that's a different subject.
Classes have not been terribly stressful. I've managed to retain academic excellence and will continue to work hard at my grades. As for the harp I am working really hard at that. I am learning these very complicated pieces and am loving it. I have to work even harder at it but that's ok because that is what I am here for.
So who ever reads this you will be proud to know that I have gone on a few dates this past semester. I went on two dates with a return missionary names Nate. It was nice to just go on a date again just to have fun. No, sorry, we are not currently dating but it was very nice.
Over Christmas my family went to Disney World and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter! it was so much fun! Disney was everything I remembered it to be. Tower of Terror is still my favorite ride and Matea and I went around taking pictures and getting autographs with characters. It was awesome. Also Disney has a trading pin thing going on which I enjoyed. You basically just get to go around the park and most of the workers had a lanyard with pins and if you liked one of their pins then you just traded one of yours for one of theirs. It was really fun. We went right before Christmas and the crowds really weren't too bad, however, Christmas day was crazy! Magic Kingdom was filled to capacity (82,000!) by guest who were staying on the resort! But it was way fun and we had an awesome time!
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is everything it sounds like :) fantastic! Its a little small, it only has three rides and 5 shops and then Olivander's which is an experience. The Hogwarts Castle is the best line you have ever waited in. Once you get into the castle you get to watch paintings argue, go through Dumbledore's office, meet Ron, Harry and Hermione, listen to the Fat Lady, see the Sorting Hat and everything in between! The ride itself is phenomenal. It combines imax screens with 3-D objects like the whomping willow to take you on a crazy ride! The other rides were fun too but the ride in the castle is the best. Olivander's is also fun. They allow 30 people in at a time and then one person is selected to be paired with a wand. Your's truly was the lucky person to be picked! It might have had something to do with the fact that I was literally dancing with excitement but hey, it worked! So how it works is Olivander begins to tell you of wandlore while taking all sorts of weird measurements, I think the last one he took was the space between my eyes. Then he handed me my first wand to try, he told me to say "Lumos" and I started an indoor thunderstorm. Next he handed me a different wand and told me to levitate a particular wand box. So while thinking swish and flick I cried "Wingardium Leviosa" and managed to knock over a couple of boxes. Then on my third wand he pulled out a really dusty box while being cryptic and saying "I wonder". Of course it was the correct wand and a light came on over my head and some pretty music. It was awesome! I bought the wand and it is currently at home.
Harry Potter was extremely crowded! Mostly because it was after Christmas and Harry Potter. Also it was COLD! We were riding these rides in about 30 degree weather in FLORIDA. INDIANA was warmer at the time then FLORIDA! Crazy! It also made trying to find a Harry Potter Scarf impossible because everyone was buying them to keep warm!
So that is all I really have to report. So thanks for reading :)
Love,
Valerie
So my college life up until this point. Well this year I am living in a suite, which means I live with 5 other girls. There are three bedrooms, a bathroom and a common area. I have really enjoyed the suite because it provides a way to step away from homework and talk with friends just by walking outside of my room! Also its a lot homier because we have a couch and TV and things that remind me of being home. The other day while I was working on homework, one of my suite mates was vacuuming her room and it was like being home again. Its strange the things you miss when your away from home. Aside from family I miss thunder storms but that's a different subject.
Classes have not been terribly stressful. I've managed to retain academic excellence and will continue to work hard at my grades. As for the harp I am working really hard at that. I am learning these very complicated pieces and am loving it. I have to work even harder at it but that's ok because that is what I am here for.
So who ever reads this you will be proud to know that I have gone on a few dates this past semester. I went on two dates with a return missionary names Nate. It was nice to just go on a date again just to have fun. No, sorry, we are not currently dating but it was very nice.
Over Christmas my family went to Disney World and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter! it was so much fun! Disney was everything I remembered it to be. Tower of Terror is still my favorite ride and Matea and I went around taking pictures and getting autographs with characters. It was awesome. Also Disney has a trading pin thing going on which I enjoyed. You basically just get to go around the park and most of the workers had a lanyard with pins and if you liked one of their pins then you just traded one of yours for one of theirs. It was really fun. We went right before Christmas and the crowds really weren't too bad, however, Christmas day was crazy! Magic Kingdom was filled to capacity (82,000!) by guest who were staying on the resort! But it was way fun and we had an awesome time!
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is everything it sounds like :) fantastic! Its a little small, it only has three rides and 5 shops and then Olivander's which is an experience. The Hogwarts Castle is the best line you have ever waited in. Once you get into the castle you get to watch paintings argue, go through Dumbledore's office, meet Ron, Harry and Hermione, listen to the Fat Lady, see the Sorting Hat and everything in between! The ride itself is phenomenal. It combines imax screens with 3-D objects like the whomping willow to take you on a crazy ride! The other rides were fun too but the ride in the castle is the best. Olivander's is also fun. They allow 30 people in at a time and then one person is selected to be paired with a wand. Your's truly was the lucky person to be picked! It might have had something to do with the fact that I was literally dancing with excitement but hey, it worked! So how it works is Olivander begins to tell you of wandlore while taking all sorts of weird measurements, I think the last one he took was the space between my eyes. Then he handed me my first wand to try, he told me to say "Lumos" and I started an indoor thunderstorm. Next he handed me a different wand and told me to levitate a particular wand box. So while thinking swish and flick I cried "Wingardium Leviosa" and managed to knock over a couple of boxes. Then on my third wand he pulled out a really dusty box while being cryptic and saying "I wonder". Of course it was the correct wand and a light came on over my head and some pretty music. It was awesome! I bought the wand and it is currently at home.
Harry Potter was extremely crowded! Mostly because it was after Christmas and Harry Potter. Also it was COLD! We were riding these rides in about 30 degree weather in FLORIDA. INDIANA was warmer at the time then FLORIDA! Crazy! It also made trying to find a Harry Potter Scarf impossible because everyone was buying them to keep warm!
So that is all I really have to report. So thanks for reading :)
Love,
Valerie
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