Happy Holidays!

Happy Christmas! Happy New Year! I hope everyone has had a joyful holiday season. I sure did! I was sooo happy to be home in Arizona!!! I love my home and my family. I was all smiles when I got off the plane and all the way home. I was very, very glad to be with my family. We spent the holidays with my grandparents and the rest of the Chapman familia, and also visited the Ciminski clan. I was so excited to see all of my family. I ate tons of food; delicious, yummy food. And of course opened presents. But my greatest gift was just being home with the family. :) On Christmas Eve, we went and saw the temple lights. And there was no snow. Just the desert. Yeah for Arizona. Gotta love it...

Tis the Season

On a Sunday... I was asked to play for my co-workers ward this past Sunday, and I asked Amy to play with me! We played an arrangement of Silent Night. We played for our own ward (where all of our friends came). Thanks for the support guys! We then headed across campus in the snow to my friends ward. And I am pretty sure that one of the 5 Browns were there visiting. Pretty exciting! (I played for a Brown! AH!) ha ha... But overall, we did fantastic! Amy was great! I love her sooo much! Afterwards, we recieved many compliments. It was good to play again in church, I always enjoy sharing my talents with others. Anyways, we recorded it and you can view it by going to my friends list on the side and clicking on AMY HANSEN.

ha ha... ENJOY! Don't we look so good?! Happy Holidays!

Weekend of Amazing-ness!

Last weekend was my Holiday concert and my familia came up! I was so happy! They came up on Thursday evening and left Sunday morning. It was fun to see my family and hang out with them. I figured out that I went four months, four months, without seeing them. Crazy, right?! They came to my concert on Friday night, it was good to have them come and here me play with the BYU Philharmonic. My lovely parents!

My awesome Grandparents!

And the coolest siblings ever!

I had the best weekend ever, yeah.... no studying got done or anything like that. But I had fun hanging out with my amazing family. LOVE YOU ALL!!!

Thanksgiving

Yesterday was a day of thanks. And when reflecting on my life and what I am currently doing, I can't help to be thankful for many things in my life. First, my family. Even though I could not spend this lovely holiday with them, I am truly grateful for their support and love. They are great. I would not be where I am today without them. Second, I am grateful for the gospel; God and Jesus Christ. I am grateful for my music, my education, yummy food, friends, work, the roof over my head and the food on my table. The list goes on and on...

On another note, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TYLER!!! You are officially a teenager now. Holy cow, how you have grown so fast. And I am sure you are almost taller than me now. AH! I am glad that you are my brother. You are the best ever! I hope you had a fantastic day and that you ate tons of food... I miss you and the rest of my family. I am so excited for you guys to come up next weekend. Until then, have fun and stay out of trouble.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Barber, Bernstein, and Berlioz

Last night was my Philharmonic concert, which we played Barber's Overture for School of Scandels, Bernstein's West Side Story, and Berlioz's Symphony Fantastique. It was an AMAZING concert. Jess, Whit, Amy, and Britt all came. It made me happy to have my friends and my sister there supporting me. The music was amazing, so much emotion. It was such an experience to be involved in this orchestra and have the experience of performing with them. I am sad that my parents could not come, but in two weeks they will be here for my Christmas concert. I am soooo excited!!! Until then, hasta lluego...

Cute Little Who's

Who?! We are! Last night we all went to a Dr. Seuss party and dressed up as who's. It was way fun. We had fun dressing up in crazy colors and fun designs. The party was fun, we ate tons of junk food, had a donut eating contest, and of course... Dancing! Overall, it was a crazy night. And I must admit that our outfits were the best looking out of everyone! Yeah for Dr. Seuss...

Winter is in the Air!

Alright... so I know I have been slacking on my blog. But oh well, I am a hard-working, busy college student. Let it be. Anyways, this is the first time (that I can remember) where I have experienced fall! In case you didn't know: ARIZONA does not have fall, just summer and a little winter. I love it. Back to utarrrr, let me tell you, it is gorgeous. It is way pretty with all the different colors. By the way, it has been raining for like three days straight (not really, but it seems like it). And soon it will be snowing! AH!!! It will be fun to play in the snow... Let's see, other than that school is busy and work is starting to get busy. Oh well, that is life...

CARPE DIEM!

Food and Fun

Alright... it has been awhile. But I have legit excuses... it is called school. Yeah... well, last Sunday my lovely sister, Jessica, made enchiladas! Yeah! They were pretty much amazing, and it was soooo good! I loved it! Thanks Jess, you are the best... P.S~ We ate so much! I ate six... yeah, what can I say?! I am a poor college starving student and the food was awesome!

Jess, me, and Whit enjoying the wonderful meal. Yum...

Here is Jess modeling her new jacket for us... so cute! Love it!

The Big 1-0!!!

Today is a joyous day, for on this day my little sister SARAH was born. She celebrates the start of her tenth year on this earth. With wonderful family and friends, I acknowledge her on this fabulous day. Lots of congratulations and presents are in order, for today you have graduated from the single digit numbers and have moved on to double digit. Oh my how you have grown. Hope you have a wonderful day, Sarah! Love you and miss you!

Dressing Up

Making t-shirts is the best! Very inexpensive and you get one-of-a-kind shirts. People are jealous because they are so cool! Ha Ha. So yes, Amy made the Arizona flag, Whitney is an actual skeleton (she is in anatomy, so she is way smart about the bones!), and I am piano keys. Because I love music! Anyways, making shirts was a lot of fun!

Afterwards, we decided to make our own MormonAd. Yeah, we are pretty much amazing. We are all our own kind of beautiful, hence the difference in genres of outfits. Can you guess what genres we are?! The things we do...

Guarneri String Qaurtet

This past Wednesday, I attended the Guarneri String Quartet concert at Libby Gardner Hall in Salt Lake. Let me just say that it was amazing!!! And since this is their last touring season before they retire, I was super excited that I got to see them. I went with some fellow violists and let's just say the car ride was interesting. No, ha ha... it was an adventure! And I love my violists, pretty much they are cool... After the concert, we made a pit-stop at Wendy's. Yeah for frosties!!! I love Guarneri!

SNOOOOOW!!!

Woah... so it snowed today and yesterday. Can you believe that?! In October! Jess and I went shopping and bought some winter items that will hopefully keep us warm. I bought a jacket, yeah! And we both got scarves and tights and other such things. It was sooo cold for us Arizonians. But no worries... we will survive! I even drove for my first time while it was snowing. Not too bad because it wasn't sticking, but just wait until it does. AHH! The snow is fun though and I am exctied when it actually snows and sticks! It is awesome!

Olympic Concert!

Yeah for Concerts!!! I love playing in a big orchestra. For those of you who don't know... I am in the BYU Philharmonic (basically the top orch.). We played Wagner, Torke, and John Williams. It was AMAZING!!! Let me just tell you that playing in this first concert with this wonderful orchestra was an experience I will never forget. And I was sooooooo excited that my sister came, it was fun to have her there. My roommate Megan and her boyfriend Adam also came and they gave me flowers and took me out to eat afterwards. They are the best and I was glad that they came. It made me feel special! You guys are awesome.
On a sad note, unfortunately my parents could not attend. It was my first concert that they have not been to. It was very sad, but I know that they are proud of me and are happy for me. And of course, their spirits and thoughts were with me. I love them tons! Basically the best parents in the world!

Castle Escapade

Alright... so yet again, we decided to do another roommate photo shoot. It's going to be our Sunday tradition, so don't worry... there will be more. All will be ok and enjoy the fabulous pictures that we took. Aren't we the cutest bunch of girls you ever saw?! We were at "The Castle," which is pretty much an old theater place. It was awesome to play on and just run around!
I must admit, I love shots from the back. I think that they are pretty much awesome. We did have a blast though!

ROONEY!!!

Rooney is the best! Last night Megan, I, Amy, Whitney, and Brittany went to "Spoon Me" where they were having a band night. Some random local bands played before and it was fun to just enjoy. But then Rooney came on! WOOHOO! They basically rocked! It was so much fun! I love Rooney!!!
ROONEY

Do you have what it takes?!

"On A Sunday..." Well, this past Sunday my roommates and I decided to have a photo shoot. After Regional Conference, we drove to downtown Provo and took pictures at the court house. It was awesome! But these are our individual poses that ANTM can never top! Oh yeah baby... better believe it! Fierce!
Illuminating! Happy!!!
Cute little Megan.

Late Night Adventures

Pretty much amazing! So let me just say that I am loving my roommates. They are awesome... and yes, I am still pretty crazy in my second decade of life. But what can I say?! Anyways, Whit, Amy, I and our friend Andrew decided to have a "Nacho Libre" night. Yeah... tons of fun. Pretty crazy if I do say so myself.
Don't we look amazing in our luchador head gear?!
Our info-mercial for AT&T. "More bars in more places."

My New Place?!

Just this past Thursday, I moved out of my home and into my apartment up in Provo. It was totally scary and nerve-wrecking and exciting all at the same time. I extremely miss my family and friends, but I am confident that things will work out for the best. My roommate is Whitney Julander and we had tons of fun (?!) unpacking and putting our room together. I must say that the finished product looks good. My roommate, Whitney!The finished product! woohoo!!!

Havasupai 2008

So August 14-16th, the whole entire gang hiked Havasupai. Holy crap, it was so tough but tons of fun and totally worth it. It was amazing. Once we got there, Darce, Kent, and I started hiking down the canyon at 8:00pm! We arrived at the campsite around 12:30am. It was way tiring but worth it to sleep all night. And it was cooler. Then the next couple of days we played at the many falls and at the campsite. Then we hiked back up Saturday afternoon. And yes, we barely made it out before the storm/flood hit. It was crazy! Then we drove all the way home that night and I went to bed around 2:30 am Sunday morning. Woohoo!!! Havasupai was tons of fun and I would gladly do it again when I get the chance! The Havasupai village store. Jill, Brittany, me and Whitney decided to take a cute butt shot in front of the falls. So cute!

First Friday

Last night, the first day of August, Darce and I went to First Friday in Phoenix. We walked around and looked at all the vendors and what they were showing. We also wandered the streets and listened to all the random bands that were playing. Darce even jumped in on one and started jamming with them. He basically rocked! Even though it was hot, it was amazing!

"A" Mountain Adventure

On Wednesday, Darson Allred and I decided to take a random excersion, and somehow ended up hiking "A" mountain at Arizona State University. It was tons of fun! We hiked all the way to the top and the view was awesome! We could see the whole valley. It was the first time I have been up there since I have been at ASU. Now I can say that I experienced "A" mountain. Woohoo!!!Yeah! Darce and me at the very top! We made it...

Officially July...

Hey! So... this past weekend, my girls left me and I was all alone. Whitney, Jill, and Brittany went to Las Vegas while I stayed home and worked. It was fun just hanging out with the guys, I must admit, but I am glad that the girls are home. And it is now July! I can't believe that in less than two months I will be heading up to Utah! So much to do, so little time...

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