Wednesday, December 15, 2010

December 13 – Day 13, my birthday!!!

Yay!! So today is my birthday and I had such a wonderful day. To start it off with I woke up by texts, phone calls of people wishing me a happy birthday and singing to me. I got up and opened Brandon’s parents’ presents they sent me and then his. It was so thoughtful of them. Patrick made a HAPPY BIRTHDAY sign going across the ceiling sort of thing for me. How thoughtful – thanks Patrick! The missionaries came over that day and we played games because it was their p-day.

Afterwards since it flooded in the valley we had to go the LONG way to the Springgay house for dinner which is about an extra 15-20 minutes drive. For the dinner we had Cornmeal pancakes, bacon, sausage, scramble eggs, and cinnamon rolls. It was all so yummy! So the Hanks, Grandma, Granddad, David and Kerstin plus family, and mom and dad were there what a wonderful turnout but I do have to say I did miss Brandon not being able to be there.

Of course we need pictures:


The Sign that Patrick made for me. Thanks!


Mom & Dad Wilcox



Sweetheart - Brandon



This is the picture that was taken from Jackie a her house - I don't have one from yesterday sorry. But as you can see I should have known my present before I even opened it.
haha.

Thanks to Jackie – I go this apron and a funny story about is that I helped Jackie make this, and I made all the decisions on it and I had NO CLUE on that it was for me. I always use a apron to cook, I love them, and they are so amazing so she made me one. Thanks Jackie!!

Thanks everyone to make my birthday a wonderful day!
I'm 2 decades old now.... SO OLD!!!

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Birthday time - Day 12 - Picture

Today is my last day as a teenager, the second to the last day of birthday presents, and it has also been a month since I got engaged!



So you may ask how does this relate to 12? Well, on November 12th we were in Kirtland, OH where if you are familiar that is where we got engaged. This picture was taken just about an hour to two hours before we got in engaged! Picture was taken on a bridge next to the saw mill in the historical kirtland. So November 12 = Day 12.
I love you Brandon, thanks so much, I love it! Just like I have loved the past 11.

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Day 11 - 11 candy bars of my favorite!

Day 11 - He knows all my favorite candy bars, well most of them and he got me 11 favorites. Yummy!


Mr. Goodbar, Take 5, Dove chocolate, Turtles (never tried but it LOOKS SO GOOD!) skittles (infact i was craving those a couple days ago), hershey's with almonds, hershey's cookies'n'cream, starburst, kitkat, twix, reese's.
Yummy! I got my chocolate cravings taken care of. :)

Friday, December 10, 2010

Birthday Time - Day 10

Each day he will give me a clue and sometimes I'm really good at guessing and figuring it out but today not so much.... here are the clues:
  1. 10 doesn't refer to a quanity
  2. Green & Gold
  3. Riaders
  4. Texas
  5. 4-2=10
  6. 30-12=10

Now if you know me 5 and 6 me being a math major and all can't comprehend those.

Haven't figure it out yet?

Now trying to figure how those clues relate to that? Well let me share with you.

  1. that's plain obvious, 3 does not equal 10 so 10 doesn't refer to quanity.
  2. Green & Gold are the colors of Wright State University - which where the concert was at.
  3. Raiders - thats the mascot of Wright State University.
  4. Texas - Texas Roadhouse, the Nutter I think was the place that we saw it at was right across the street of Texas Roadhouse.
  5. 4-2=10. Well 4 refers to the my fourth finger which refers to engagement, and he proposed on the 12th so 12-2 =10.
  6. 30-12=10. Well today is 12/10 so that is where the 12 is from, and 30 is a month - so if you subject a whole month then you are back to 11/10 which was the day of the concert.

Wow he really thinks about it and I can say I was confused and didn't figure it at all!

Thanks hon - I love it!

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Birthday time - Day 9 - 9x9 squares

So you may think what are 9x9 squares, well if you know me that means numbers 1-9, and placing them in squares...


...well if you haven't figured it out its SUDOKU!!!! I love SUDOKU and its so much fun! I'm not going to be bored at all - and in the book on the left, it has 16x16 squares so that will be so much fun! I'm excited.


Thanks sweetheart for it, I love it a ton! I love you!


Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Day 8 - 8 GB of memory

So I haven't had a thumb drive before - and so for school and stuff I would have to send it to myself on e-mail so I could print out my documents at the library, or borrow Brandon's thumb drive for reports and stuff.




On this was just a whole bunch of documents, pictures, sheet music, and stuff throughoutour whole relationship that are just htings to remember and keep.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Birthday Day Time - Day 7 - 7 bottles

Day 7 -
So I always get my sprays from Bath & Body Works and in that store it just SMELLS SO GOOD!!!!



So he got me 7 bottles of different kinds of sprays. In the middle is a little message....

P.S. I love you
So from left to right they are: Warm Vanilla Cream, Japanese Cherry Blossom, Black Amethyst, P.S. I love you, Cherry Blossom, Seasonal Amber, Coconut Lime Verbena.
They smell all so good - i can't wait to try them all!

Monday, December 6, 2010

Birthday Time Again, - Day 6 - 6 songs

Day 6,
Of course the picture before I open it :D




In here is the sheet music for Not A Day Goes By by Lonestar, God Bless the Broken Road by Rascal Flatts, When You Say Nothing At All, Making Memories of Us by Kieth Urban, Road Trip. by Jon Schmidt, and then finally How Do I live, by LeAnn Rimes.

These are just a few of my and Brandon's songs but I love them and whenever I hear one of them it makes me think about the love of my life.

Thanks Brandon for a wonderful day 6! I love it and I love you!


Sunday, December 5, 2010

Day 5 - 5 different packets of hot chocolate!

Day 5 - 5 different hot chocolate. I love hot chocolate and it tastes so good! YUMMY!


Day 5 - it is supposed to be green.


5. THe top 3 are from starbucks: Toasted marshmallow, peppermint cocoa, classic cocoa. The bottom twp are swiss miss: caramel cream, french vanilla.

i'm excited to try the toasted marshmallow! YUMMY!

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Birthday Time - Day 4 - 4 cards


Decemeber 4th, thats Granddad's Birthday, Lisa Myers Birthday and day 4 of my birthday!



So I don't know why its upside down - I tried turning it and it won't change...weird! But you get the idea though.

So whats inside!


Red Robin, Cold Stone, Subway, and STARBUCKS!!!

So he knows that Starbucks is my FAVORITE and Red Robin - well we both just like it there. Subway - in Rexburg was like a block away from his apartment and we went there a few times and its so FRESH! Then Cold Stone - Well its me, I LOVE ICE CREAM!!!!


Thanks for a day 4 Brandon, I love you!


Friday, December 3, 2010

Birthday Time Day 3 - 3 new verses of my favorite song

Today is December 3rd, so therefore today is Day 3.




Three New Verses of my favorite Song, "Be Still My Soul".

In the hymn bok #124 Be Still My Soul, has been my favorite song for a very long time, and while at school I told Brandon that and he decided to write 3 new verses to it. Since you can't really read it in the picture I will just put all the verses up.


1. Be still, my soul: The Lord is on thy side;
With patience bear thy cross of grief or pain.
Leave to thy God to order and provide;
In ev'ry change he faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul: Thy best, thy heav'nly Friend
Thru thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

2. Be still, my soul: Thy God doth undertake
To guide the future as he has the past.
Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake;
All now mysterious shall be bright at last.
Be still, my soul: The waves and winds still know
His voice who ruled them while he dwelt below.

3. Be still, my soul: The hour is hast'ning on
When we shall be forever with the Lord,
When disappointment, grief, and fear are gone,
Sorrow forgot, love's purest joys restored.
Be still, my soul: When change and tears are past,
All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.

Text: Katharina von Schlegel, b. 1697;
trans. by Jane Borthwick, 1813-1897
(Verses Brandon Wilcox wrote)


4. Be still, my soul: Thy rest ye shall obtain
From up on high, His love he'll never feign
His Spirit speaks to calm thy heart and mind
His love you'll find, thru'out your darkest nights
Be still, my soul: thy trials shall make thee great,
Endure them well; eternal blessings claim.


5. Be still, my child: Thy pains are known to Him
Thy trials of faith shall give thee strength for good,
His mercy, love, and sacrifice will win,
Thy comfort sought will soon be understood
Be still, my child; the Lord leaves you not alone,
Turn thee to him and let His love be shown


6. Be still, thy soul: The world cannot save
The way to truth is thru the Savior's way
To know its power is why His life He gave
That we can return to heav'n above someday
Be still, thy soul; thy faith shall keep thee strong
Through His great light which leads us e're along.


My favorite verse that he wrote is 5. I love this song and its so amazing, and it touches my heart.
If you want to hear this song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ2b8oqmfgw.
My favorite version is the one that Steven Sharp Nelson did, he plays the cello is so good! This is a video that I made with a whole bunch of pictures with the music by Steven Sharp Nelson from his album Sacred Cello. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kHNQb_S0Uk

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Birthday time - Day 1 and Day 2 - One and Only, 2 bunchs of Kisses & Hugs

So my wonderful, amazing fiance, decided to do 13 days for my birthday - since my birthdy is on December 13 and my favorite number is 13. :D


All the gifts are wrapped and ready to shipped....I'M SO EXCITED!! (this is at his house in Ohio)

THE PACKAGE CAME!!

So the week before the ring came - so here is the engagment ring! (This is day 1 - December 1st, but I got to open it early so it could last very long - I'm his ONE and only)

I love it! And I love Brandon!

Day 2 (December 2nd)

Hugs & Kisses :D I got so many from him. 2 bags of them, 2 hugs and kisses, 2 bunches of Hugs & Kisses :) Two always comes in pairs, and hugs & kisses always come together.
I'm so excited for all the other days! He is so good to me and I just can't wait to be with him FOREVER! Love you!

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Jon Schmidt's Concert

On Friday, September 10 I FINALLY was able to go to a Jon Schmidt concert. It was absoutely amazing and I loved it. First row seats right in the middle, best spot ever!

Jon Schmidt's All of Me song! I have yet to perfect it, still working on it. Its only part of it because the camera kept dying and this was my favorite part of the song. You can always go on his website http://www.jonschmidt.com/ to listen to some of his songs or youtube them.


Having fun with my phone camera - this is whiteboard and I thought it was so cool!


Jon Schmidt standing up and playing.


Road Trip - now one of his favorite songs to play. Only part of the song - its now on youtube his whole song, and I love this song as well...I just love all of his songs!


Waterfall was one of the first pieces I loved! Got me started to like Jon Shcmidt.


So Jon Schmidt said if you can tell me these notes you can come up and we can do a jazz song. So he played a Blues scale: C, C#, D, Eb, E, F, F#, G, Ab, A, Bb, B. By the time I was half way done saying them this kidin the back yelled out all of them...but I wouldn't even be able to do it becuase I was never part of a jazz band. :( but I knew the notes though.But he did really good. So for all the string players: a cello and any strig instrument can play jazz :) thats for all those who say we can't.



Jon Schmidt and Steven Sharp Nelson played Love Story meets Viva la Vida, U2 meets Pachebel's canon.



So the cello part is very very boring in Pachebel's canon its just the 8 notes (D, A, B, F#,G, D, G, A in that order) for forever and ever and ever and it just never ends. So Steven Sharp Nelson was showing how to play it... you sleep :) This goes out to all the cellos who ever had to play that song - I'm sorry.


U2 Meets Pachebel's Canon -the more fun way to play it on the cello


"Well, Sounds like people know this song, steve. It’s a youtube master that we put together and we found out that we did the permissions wrong. Oh that was fun. Still trying to sorta that out by the way. Yes its 2 separate songs that we are trying to do tonight we were going to do it for you. So the first song we will play will be Love Story by Taylor Swift and then the second song will be Viva la Vida by Coldplay."
not in this recording - they played it twice. But before they switched into Coldplay he said "now Viva la Vida with this cool intro" haha
"Feel free to sing along" - he had a problem to say that in the beginning. haha. Sorry for the bad sound, so I added what the song should sound like, the camera died and so I went to my phone and since I was right next to the speaker it didn't really help much.



So a funny Joke that Jon Schmidt said that Steven Sharp Nelson was like....what? in this viedo.

Joke:
What does a Duck and a bicycle have in common?

Steven Sharp Nelson playing Love Story meets Viva la Vida


Jon Schmidt being himself - playing the piano crazily :)


Played with his foot


Jon Schmidt and I


Steven Sharp Nelson and I


Jon Schmidt, I, and Steven Sharp Nelson

And just for the record I got there at 4:15 and the concert didn't start till 7:30 so I got to hear the sound check and everything and afterwards before the concert started Steven Sharp Nelson came out and we had a good conversation - and afterwards before the pictures were taken, Jon Schmidt and Steven Sharp Nelson both gave me hugs for being there so early.
For those who were there in August of 2009 in my ward, I play A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief on the Viola and that was written by Steven Sharp Nelson. - So cool!

Answer to the Joke:

They both have handle-bars....except the duck.

hahahahahaha!!!

I had such a great fun time - It was sad that no one was there with me so if anybody could come that I knew, I missed you but I went by myself :( But I still loved it!

If no one has heard of the Love story meets Viva la vida, here it is:

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

BYU vs. UW

Saturday September 4, was the BYU vs. UW game. Justin and Danielle, and then Robert and I went together as a date and afterwards went to Red Robin for dinner. So around 230 that day I went to Danielle's apt in Provo, UT and I did my nails. and hair. Since we are from Washington State Danielle was being half and half - half UW and half BYU so she wanted me to join her even though I don't like UW I'm a WSU fan. So Danielle made me wear it so I did. :)
BYU is Justin's hat (Danielle's bf) and the Huskies is the ribbon that was in Danielle's and I's hair.
Them playing.
This is where we sat - they were good seats I guess, not the best but it was still fun.
Danielle's hair. My hair looked like that too - we had it in high pig tails and then ribbons in them. it was so amazing.

Us together - I started to with the cool setting with my camera on my phone.

My Toes. :) My fingers were the same.
It was tons of fun!! Oh and if haven't heard BYU won 23-17 :)

Ropes Course

On Friday, September 3. Jackie and Eric took me to this rope course thing and it was so awesome. It was a rock climbing wall, zip-line and canoing. Oh and a plus side to this rope course was that I was on a date with Chris...who was very attractive! He was so cute!
Jackie made it to the top...only took her.. you know 15 seconds :)

Eric also made it.


I made it to the too but I don't have that pic with me.
It was really fun and I had a great time!