Loves Labors Lost opens this week!!

Well guys, it's been a long few months and LLL is opening this wed! It's been such an amazing opportunity and I can't believe that I get to be so involved in such an amazing project. When people ask me what exactly my Job is as a designer I never know exactly what to say because I've done lots of different things, I had to go to most of the fitting with the actor to help out, I did a few hours of paperwork, pulled most of the jewelry for the show, did hours of research on world war two inform insignia for all of the male characters, and did some crafty type things like build a head and and a necklace.plus lots of other little things that i can't remember.
This past week I have been to dress rehearsals almost every night which have been fun, but left me exhausted. Tuesday through Saturday I was at rehearsal for probably about 5 hours each night. It was so much fun getting to see the show so many times. I was thoroughly entertained and there were some hilarious moments.
So I thought that after the last dress rehearsal, I would be able to let ho of the show and my couple months of stress would come to an end, but it never really ends up working out like that does it? Because on Saturday Janet asked me of I could help with hair during the show because everyone assigned to this show dropped out. So what does this mean exactly? It means that for the next 3 weeks I have to be at 6 shows a week and help with wig changes, reaping mustaches and fun things like that, I'm actually pretty excited because I get to be backstage, plus I get credit. This is a "class" that I would have to do eventually anyway. So the next month will be crazy I don't think I'll get to sleep again until April, but it will be a good experience.
Working on loves labors lost has honestly been such an amazing experience. I'm still not sure what I want to do with my life. I'm actually more confused than ever, but whatever I end up doing, this was a large first step. And next year I get to work on two shows! One of which im going to be the head designer.
So obviously I'm a little biased, but for any of you who are in the Utah area,you should really come see the show. Like I said its really awesome. It's entertaining, romantic, hilarious ad sad all at the same time plus it has some really great singing and dancing too!

Here is the video preview that was made for Loves Labors Lost as part of the Ad campaign. not all the costumes are their real costumes, but it gives you an idea of what the show is like

Dream Big

So I read a really awesome quote the other day that I thought I would share with you guys:

"you cant do anything interesting with your life until you are willing to fail spectacularly"

I think thats a pretty cool quote and reminds me of some awesome advice my mom once gave me.

well Ive been doing good. Im busier than I have been in a long time, but absolutely loving it. spending time in the costume shop is so much fun, and going to rehearsals and seeing the show come together is so great. Lately ive been a little down. just feeling frustrated and wondering what Im doing with my life. Today at my floor meeting we did this thing called mind mapping which is pretty much just a really cool way of setting goals for yourself and writing down things you want to accomplish and why. I usually find it pretty scary to write down goals because then you are accountable for them. thats why I made a bucket list page on this blog then left it empty for about a year before finally getting rid of it. but despite how uncomfortable I am with writing down my serious goals outside of my academic life, im feeling good now. Im feeling like Ive made a reevaluation of the things that I want, they haven't changed at all, but its nice to re look at them. and now I feel like Im ready to take on the world again and make things happen.

new years resolutions

well guys, its new years eve. im going to be working all day, then hanging out with friends all night so I thought that now would be a good time to blog about my plans and goals for the upcoming year. next semester should be great. Im taking a lot of fun classes for my major and I am going to be an assistant costume designer as well as taking to dance classes and singing lessons again. I want to continue to work hard on all of these things and I'll continue auditioning for shows.
Now that Im not in a sewing class anymore I dont want to just stop sewing, so I want to work on a few projects throughout the semester. Im also going to new york the week after school is out, so I may or may not do some shopping for that.
I want to excersise and eat better this semester, as well as over the summer.having two dance classes will definitely help with this too.
I am working a lot this summer, and I am going to try to get  a job next year at school because Im saving up to study abroad in London, and hopefully be able to travel to Paris for a week during that trip.
Thats about it as far as this next year for me. I just want to keep working hard both in school and out of school so that I will one day be able to do the things I want to do with my life.

I am going to be an assistant costume designer!

I had my first meeting as an assistant costume designer this morning, and it was so much fun! the lead costume designer showed us around the costume studio and told us about the show that we are doing, which is Shakespeare's Loves Labors Lost. they are going to set this show in the 40s so we looked at some pictures of clothing from the time period and began pulling costumes to look at.

It looks like next semester I will be spending around 6 hours in the costume shop every week working on stuff. (which also means it probably wont be a good idea to try to get a job there too next semester) and since this is set in the 40s and lots of the costume departments period dresses aren't in crazy good condition (and especially because the girls will be dancing in these dresses) a lot of the dresses for this show will have to be made, so the costume shop will make some of them, then the head costume designer, me, and the two other assistants will each make a dress as well, which is actually really cool! so when I go see the show, one of the characters will have a dress that I made!

here are some pictures of clothing from the 40s so you sort of know where we are going to be going with all of this.

I was going to put more pictures but it was taking too much effort to find good ones. anyway, I still dont know  a ton of the details on how being an assistant costume designer works, but Im excited for this experience and ill be sure to keep blogging about this adventure as it unfolds

what am I thankful for?

well, I know its been a while since I posted, and I know that thanksgiving was a little under a week ago, but I've been wanting to post this for a while, but I kept putting it off because I didn't want to forget anything or anyone, so here it goes!

1. I'm so thankful for my parents. they are pretty much the best and I do miss them a lot when I'm here at school. they have always been so supportive of me, and I miss having them around. It was so great being home and seeing them.
2. Im thankful that I was able to take two of my best friends to college with me. Alex and Seth mean so much to me, and I was never too scared to go to college because I knew that no matter what I would have them to share this whole crazy adventure with. I've been thinking lately how very lucky I am to have a twin brother. Alex is one of my best friends in the whole world, and I keep remembering how close this summer is getting, and that hes going to be leaving on his mission. I am so so excited for him, but its a little sad too
3. Im thankful for my amazing roommate Kelsey!!! shes so great, and we get along so well. I definitely missed her during thanksgiving break
4. Im thankful for Taylor 1200. these girls are pretty much the greatest in the world, and there are no people I would rather be living with. 
5. Im thankful for all of the friends I left back home. being able to see them this past week was so amazing, I dont think I realized just how much I missed them. hanging out with them just made me feel at home...I really cant wait for Christmas break.
6. im thankful for my extended family, i love living closer to some of my aunts and uncles here in utah, and I really miss the whole cook side of the family that I left in California.

so as far as an update on how I am goes, Im doing great. Im really happy and life is completely awesome. its far from perfect, and I still get stressed out about work and terrified of the future. but despite that I am at a great point in my life

loving college

hey!! so I know its been a while, but I guess Ive been busy. I love college, like I love it SO much. Somehow I was SO blessed and ended up with the greatest roommate, hall, and ward imaginable. coming back to my hall every day feels like coming home, and i feel like all the girls on my floor are my family here at BYU and I love them so much!

so there are a few exciting things that have been going on with me. the first is that I learned some really interesting information about the Disney College program which I really want to do at some point during my college career. for a whole semester you get to work in Disney World, live there, you get to hang out in the parks in your free time, and its a paid internship. depending on what I get assigned to do, it could be some really great work experience.

second, I'm going to be in a student film. a whole bunch of films students are making short movies as part of a class, and im going to be in a pretty funny one about a guy trying to get a date and getting rejected over and over. I'm just one of the girls who rejects him in the middle of the few minute film, which means ill probably be in 15 seconds of the finished product, but it was super fun to do, and we are going to film the whole thing over again for the final draft or something, not really sure why, but its going to be fun!

third, I just had an awesome day. I spent an hour and a half in the costume shop, helping out with the costumes for the musical coming up and I had a really awesome conversation with my theater teacher, Janet. shes a really cool person and we had a great conversation about theater, and what I want to do. She was so encouraging and kind, plus shes my faculty adviser so I'll be getting to know her better. It was just a really cool experience.

well, thats it for now, but Im loving college so much!

smell most definitely IS closely connected to memory

yes I know this is my second post today, but the topic is so different than what I just posted that I decided to give it its own post. So here is my story:
Kelsey (my amazingly awesome roommate who I love SO much) sprayed some hairspray a little bit ago, and the smell of the hairspray instantly made me think of sitting in the green room for Guys and Dolls my Junior year of high school. isn't that weird? just one scent totally transported me back to that show, not just visually, but I can clearly remember all of the emotions, and the whole vibe I associate with being backstage during that show. Doing that show really was an incredible experience, and it sort of makes sense that I associate the smell of that hairspray with that since not only did we use in on our hair in that show, but all of the female members of the cast used it multiple times a night so that we didn't get any snags in our nylons.

so now that I read all of that I realize that I sound like a total freak, but its true! that what happened to me. and it really made me miss Ben Holt theater. probably because in high school, theater was a safe place. It was a place where everyone knew and for the most part cared about each other, it was familiar. now that Im out of high school theater is scary and unknown, but Im so excited to be involved. The show Im doing sound for opened today, we performed it in one of the TMA classes and It went really well. Im excited to be involved in it for another week or so. lets just hope that my next experience in the theater world here at BYU comes soon!