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!!!!
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.
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
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!
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:
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 :)
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.
Tuesday night/Wednesday morning I saw the midnight showing of Eclipse. It was better than the first two movies that made. Danielle (who got me into Twilgiht) and I went to the Monroe Galaxy theatre - I do have to say it is the bes theatre ever! Even better than IMAX. Just because they have better seats - way more comfortable - so you can sleep while waiting for the midnight show to come on. haha. Well I just have to keep blogging - sorry that i don't have pictures for this - but I will get to see it again on Tuesday with Natalie and if I like it again for the second time then its worth watching.
