Upside-down

Life has been pretty eventful lately.

Especially regarding my education. You see, I was planning on Interior Design at USU, but I just wasn't feeling it. So, I thought I may as well try fashion out at SLCC because I love it so much. I felt really good about that plan. But, a week later, I got a very special letter in the mail.

A letter that told me I have been awarded a 2 year, full tuition scolarship to USU. What?!

Yeah so...I am going to USU, because I wanted to go there after doing fashion anyway, and...it's a free education! Even though I actually was upset that I got this (I really wanted to learn fashion first!) , I feel really blessed, because it's going to take a lot of finaicial worries off my mind, and i think there are some good opportunities waiting for me at USU. It's going to be so hard to be able to see Craig whenever I want though. However, I know we can work through it. We're Superheroes!

Am I going to do Interior Design? Actually, I am now leaning toward a Family and Consumer Sciences Major. But we'll see.

In other news, I actually won something. Me. I won something. hahaha with Craig too...I couldn't have done it without him! You see, we went to a "flashback" dance on Friday in which you could dress up as your favorite era. Craig and I went for the early 1960's. (Hairspray anyone?) It was awesome! We won a gift certificate to Tio's, which happens to be one of Craig's favorite restaurants. Yay! The dance was really fun too. A lot of people actually danced, which was awesome. And we played that hulahoop game where you have to get through the hula hoop before the music stops, or you are out. (think Down by the Banks.) I got into the final 5. Sweet!

Saturday, Craig and I went to the Holi Festival. Which was awesome. Except for the drive there. Apparently like the whole student population at BYU goes to the Holi festival (which i find a little ironic). So...it took forever to get there, because the last third of the way there was stop and go traffic! And then we parked really far away and had to walk for like 15 minutes to actually get to the festival. Was it worth it? Absolutely. Even though we didn't stay that long, just to be in that atmosphere was pretty sweet. Everyone was so happy, and there was some sweet reggae music playing. The bright colors, however, was what made it for me. Everyone had bright powder all over thier faces, hair, and clothing. In the sunshine, with green fields all around, I thought it was beautiful! I think my brain has this...exceptional reaction to bright colors or something! When I see a lot of bright colors, I have a total mood change. It was awesome.

I guess you could say that bright colors (and sunshine) are my anti-drug.

Lastly, I got to chill out with Craig and his cousins and grandparents on Sunday. I love his Grandparents. They are so welcoming and sweet! And his cousins all have a good sense of humor! We played the card game, 5 Crowns, and I have finally caught on. Now i am kind of craving it. We also played Psychiatrist, which was so fun.

Whew. I feel like unicorns are running around in my head. Sorry this post was so wordy! Life is good.

Things to be happy about.

Just some things running around in my head at this late hour:

I went to an awesome tea party on saturday. I wore a white dress that Camilla made me for my last birthday. It was just so fun to sit around in nice dresses, eat yummy, miniature sized food, and get to know other girls that like to dress up and have fun. :) The cucumber and mint sandwiches were amazing, too.

The Gem Faire is like the craziest place ever. If you like to make any type of jewelry at all, you could easily blow your life's savings there. I saw a few things I really want:
-Small Flex Shaft (i think it was portable) and burrs
-Little skull beads
-Majongg piece beads
-Blown glass beads that look like potion bottles
-All sorts of chains
-Crazy colored and shaped pearls

I found the perfect "little black dress" that I think was meant for me. It looks like it is from the forties...

I love feeling so excited and sure about my decision to stick around and get a fashion certificate. YES!

Lately Craig and I have been having the most interesting conversations. We have been hanging out at each other's houses a lot because neither of us can really spare the money to go dancing or bowling or anything, and it's still a little too cold to play outside at night. I really like getting out and doing stuff, but I also love staying in and talking. It's so fun to talk, and listen to this amazing person's insight and stories.

I have recently fallen in love with the Zelda games. I liked them before, but never had the chance to play any very much. I am on Ocarina of Time and it's amazing!

I have a new favorite in the music world, The Ditty Bops. Cute, old timey folk. I love it!

I love the temples, and I enjoyed the dedication of the Draper Temple today!

I didn't realize how yummy string cheese is.

p.s. No one wants me to make them anything? You don't have to do it too you know. You could just comment and make me make you something cute. Oh well though. It's your loss! (see previous post)

because i want alyssa to make me something.

The first THREE people to respond to this post will get something made by me!
My choice.For you.
This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:
1- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!
2- What I create will be just for you.
3- It'll be done this year. (might be a little while)
4- You have no clue what it's going to be.It may be a story. It may be a joke book, autographed picture of myself, or a little invention of my own! I may bake you something and mail it to you. Who knows?
5- I reserve the right to do something extremely strange. Believe me... it may blow your mind.

The catch? Oh, the catch is that you must re-post this on your blog and offer the same to the first 3 people who do the same on your blog.The first 3 people to do so and leave a comment telling me they did, win a FAB-U-LOUS homemade gift by me! Oh, and be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it!Sounds like fun, right? So, let's play!

And I actually WILL do this folks, so if you want a one of a kind creation from Brynn, do it! and then spread the word for my fashion blog!

I am turning into a sunbeam. It's a bit ironic.

Today was a crazy, yet really fun, day at church.

My sunbeams lesson was kindof insane. I was really excited for it, because it was full of really different and fun activites. But, the sunbeams were very very talkative today, so i hardly even got through it. It was kindof disappointing.

However, sharing and singing time were much more fun than usual! I don't know why. It was just a lot more enjoyable.

The lesson today required the kids to try an apple (we talked about plants and how they benefit our lives), so i cut one up and brought the pieces. Somehow I ended up with extras, which I ate right before sacrament meeting. This apple was really sweet and yummy. Seriously, it tasted like it had already been dipped in caramel! Yum!

In sacrament meeting, the family of of one of my sunbeams sat on the the row I was on. And they brought cousins! That was the best. I handed out some extra stickers that we had used in primary class. In return, I was entertained by the really awesome pictures made. The 2 little boys that were next to me were using the pine tree stickers as rockets in thier picture! It was awesome! They also drew a rocket that had a trail of every color of fire behind it. This was cool, because it wasn't like "oh haha how cute, they are drawing colorful fire" but they actaully knew about the different colors of fire and explained as they drew that the blue fire was really hot, and the red was the least hot, and so on. I was impressed! They are only about 6 or 7 years old! After drawing the rocket, they proceeded to draw a blue jupiter, saturn, and sun. ("wow a blue sun is really hot!" said one) They asked me if a blue sun really exists (I was explaining to them a few astronomy facts as they drew) and I told them I hadn't heard of one. So now I am wondering if there are any. Does anyone know?

On the other side of the paper, the cousin drew a jedi (Luke Skywalker, acutally) (oh and he had a Jedi figurine with him :-} ) And as he drew that, he and the other boy mused on whether lightsabers are made of light or fire. I am not really sure what they are made of, but i think I heard that they are made of some hot, light emmiting element (a gas maybe? How come i don't know this?), so I told them that. Which included explaining what element means. hahahaha.

After that, they went back to the other side of the paper where the rocket and planets were, and drew a "pirate X" (as in x marks the spot). Then they drew a treasure chest exploding. I heard once that boys tend to draw events, as they are happening (like acting it out with a pencil) and girls tend to draw portraits of a scene (what people usually think of as a drawing). Watching them draw this teasure chest exploding was proof that this theory is true. They made the sounds effects for the explosion and everything. hahaha it made me laugh!

Right after sacrament meeting I was assigned to hold a little baby as the mother (the cousins mother) went to go change a nasty diaper of another little cousin. This baby was sooo cute. And knowing me, to really like a baby is something, because I usually just don't bond with that young of a crowd. (but I am improving a lot in that area) I am really glad i got to hold it, because she was so cheerful! If you just looked into her eyes and smiled she would smile and laugh.

So, basically, I am becoming like an older sister to most of the kids in my ward. They are so fun to talk to, really kind, and draw really cool pictures. I've finally found a place where I truly fit. :)

Music

I feel like in my day I have been exposed to some great music. I just, you know, wanna share my thoughts on that.

Here are my top 5 bands/artists in this moment:

1. Weezer
2. Keane
3. Vampire Weekend
4. Regina Spektor
5. Jack Johnson

Here is what i feel these musicians represent in me:

-Weezer represents the nerdy little punk in me. Not saying that they are punk, because they aren't, but they certainly represent my sarcastic side, and they have several references to nerdy things in a few of thier songs. Which just makes me happy, so see that some rockstars out there are dorks like me.
-Keane represents the artist in me. Thier distorted and imaginative sounds turn into pictures instantly for me.
-Vampire Weekend represents the designer in me. I love the funky baroque sound they infuse into some of thier songs. When I think up clothing and accessory designs, usually it looks a lot like how Vampire Weekend sounds. (Plus they have a song with my name in it! How cool is that?)
-Regina Spektor represnts the vintage woman in me. I think any girl that is a fan of Regina is inspired by her style. I feel like everything is a little more gorgeous when I listen to her.
-Jack Johnson represents the sincere, humble, chill side of me. I don't think that I let this side out as much as I should. But Jack certainly brings it out.

My top 10 favorite songs at this moment (in no particular order):

1. Yoshimi Battle the Pink Robots- by Flaming Lips
2. The Frog Prince- by Keane
3. You Don't Know Me- by Ben Folds and Regina Spektor
4. We Can- from the Sonic Heroes Soundtrack
5. So Hot- by Wondergirls
6. Old Times- by The Whispertown 2000
7. Goodbye Mr A- by The Hoosiers
8. M79- by Vampire Weekend
9. Don't Ask Me (Hurt)- by Ok Go
10. Chemical Bomb- The Aquabats

Other Favorite Bands and artists I feel I should mention:
The Aquabats~Ok Go~Yael Naim~Math The Band~Uncle Monsterface~The Offspring~Stephen Speaks~MC Lars~Arashi~Wondergirls~Hoobastank~All American Rejects~Blessid Union of Souls~MXPX~Beyonce~Estelle~Damone~Save Ferris~Amadan~The Mollies~Rooney

In conclusion I feel like I should mention how wonderful classical music and orchestrated movie soundtracks are. I love classical music, especially playing it, and I love how movie soundtracks can stir up the imagination.
One last list, of favorite movie soundtracks:
-Peter Pan
-The Cat Returns
-Howl's Moving Castle
-Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
-Whisper of the Heart
-ok, pretty much any Studio Ghibli film.
-Hook
-Pride and Predjudice

Yep. So if you are stuck in a music rut, I just typed out a bunch of ideas there for you.