tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10806365460323982242024-03-04T21:13:10.648-07:00Having the Time of My Life"Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed." -Storm JamesonBrittney Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365601957704902926noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080636546032398224.post-42299883961224680202015-03-07T13:22:00.001-07:002015-03-07T13:24:24.763-07:00Embracing change and moving forward...This week has brought some thoughts that I just need to get out there. I opened up my Google calendar the other day and was reminded of an event that was supposed to be happening this coming Saturday, March 14, 2015. The event read "Brittney's Wedding." Nope, not a different Brittney in my life, but yes, me. It was supposed to be MY wedding day. This last year I dated a guy for about 6 months. Our relationship progressed very quickly and we decided that we were going to get married. He asked my dad for his permission to marry me, the works. We decided to get married over his Spring Break and begin a beautiful life together, which of course we had planned out in great detail (cuz that's what you do when you're in love and you want to spend the rest of eternity with someone, right?).
Things didn't pan out that way. It seemed like everything I thought was going to happen started crumbling right before my eyes. I started questioning a lot of things that were happening and if this relationship was really what I wanted. But I had made a commitment and nothing was going to keep me from trying everything in my power to make it work. As I look back on everything now I am amazed at how much we are willing to put up with sometimes, and how much hurt we go through because we love someone so much. Being able to be patient, understanding, and supportive through trying times is a blessing in relationships and should most definitely be a best practice, but there also has to be a line.
Now, there are a lot of things that I believe contributed to this relationship falling apart, but what I want to focus on are the blessings I have received because of this experience. Ending this relationship was quite possibly one of the most trying emotional experiences of my life. I mean, I had planned on being with him forever. This was supposed to be my happy ending. My "and they lived happily ever after." BUT, the Lord has truly opened my eyes and helped me to see His guiding hand in my life. He has been there the whole time.
This relationship helped me in many ways:
1. I learned that I could be loved despite any physical flaw I see in myself.
2. I learned that someone could truly think I was beautiful.
3. I learned that it's ok for me to have a hard day and that the person I love won't run away from my "crazy."
4. I learned that it's ok to have realistic expectations.
5. I learned that it's ok to voice my opinion even if it might cause a disagreement, because working things out is what you're supposed to do.
6. I learned that my voice matters.
7. I learned that I need someone in my life who wants to have an adventure in life together.
8. I learned that I want someone in my life who is going to be a cheerleader and support in all that I do.
9. I learned that I don't have to always make excuses for people, they have to own their mistakes.
10. I learned that words are very powerful and that you should never say something you don't mean or that you intend to do nothing about.
11. I learned that actions speak louder than words.
12. I learned that my family knows me very well and I should listen even when it's hard.
13. I learned that I love surprises.
14. I learned that I am very content with simple pleasures and quality time.
15. I learned that a kiss can say a thousand words.
16. I learned that a hug, even during a disagreement, can bring peace and calm to a situation.
17. I learned that I appreciate a man who puts God first and tries his hardest to fulfill his callings.
18. I learned that I appreciate gentility.
19. I learned that I love being with someone who is sociable and good at making conversation.
20. I learned that I want someone who is willing to be there for others and goes out of their way to serve.
21. I learned that it's ok to hurt. It means that your feelings are real and true.
22. I learned that God has a plan for me.
23. I learned that my patriarchal blessing is a guide by which I need to live my life.
24. I learned that I can do hard things.
25. I learned that I am ok. I am not perfect, but I have worth, and I need to start living life accordingly.
Kinda personal, I know, but there it is...raw, and out there for the world to see. I am SO incredibly grateful for this experience in my life. It's amazing the lessons we learn. The Lord knows what He's doing, and I'll tell you something even more fascinating...He has changed me. I have felt His spirit guiding me to become someone who I never thought I could be. I have plans, I'm following through on them. I know what I want in my future and I know what I need to do to get there. Life is good. Life is exciting. Life is a blessing and I am going to continue to live it, BETTER than I ever have before. Brittney Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365601957704902926noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080636546032398224.post-82523656803901659212011-03-24T23:15:00.002-07:002011-03-24T23:30:52.567-07:00PerseveranceI would like to say that I am a perseverant person, but in reality I think that the "am not" list is longer than the "am" list. Granted, there have been things that have happened in my life that have been extremely hard to get through and I've gotten through them. But I have stated to notice a pattern in my life that I am determined to change: The effort I put into something is solely based on how long it is going to take me to do it, and how much effort it is going to take to make it happen. This observation about myself is so ridiculous! I limit myself so much because of that. Now this observation makes me sound like I'm lazy and that's not completely true, but I have gotten used to things coming easily to me, not really having to work super hard for what I want. I need to change! I need to be more self-disciplined and set higher goals for myself. I read a quote today on perseverance that kinda hit home for me and it says:<br /><br />"Don't let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use." ~Earl Nightingale<br /><br />This quote is so true! I am going to take it to heart and make the most of the time I've got. I want to persevere!Brittney Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365601957704902926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080636546032398224.post-75187499101546799412011-03-22T18:14:00.003-07:002011-03-22T18:21:05.695-07:00Miss. Canary!!!HAHA! Oh my goodness! Today there was a boy in the class who forgot my name and he accidentally called me Miss Canary! It pretty much made my day! This student is a riot, always performing and acting silly in front of the class. Everyone loves him and to be honest he reminds me a lot of my brother Josh. Just a huge ball of fun and goofiness! He actually apologized to me later in the day because he felt so bad about forgetting my name. I told him that I loved my new name and that made him pretty happy, so now I think that at least to one little boy in the world, I will be known as Miss Canary. :)Brittney Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365601957704902926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080636546032398224.post-16245079295617630172011-03-22T17:39:00.003-07:002011-03-22T18:14:02.559-07:00Being GratefulI have an internship at an elementary school in a third grade classroom. I LOVE it! It is so rewarding to go into that classroom every week and see students progress and learn valuable concepts and tools that will help them throughout the rest of their lives. It has been interesting as I have observed these students to see their different personalities, what makes them who they are. Of all the experience I've had in a classroom thus far I think I've learned the most this semester. I have had to deal with and figure out issues that I never even knew could exist, and rack my brain to find ways to help these kids succeed. My mentor teacher is definitely there for the kids and she has taught me so much about doing right by them and making sure they have all the tools they need to succeed in their education. <br /><br />There are a few boys in this class that like to hang out with me and talk. Some of them like to tell me about all the "cool" things they do, the latest and greatest adventure they've had, the fun things they did over the weekend, but there is one boy who comes and talks to me and he sincerely asks me how I'm doing. He asks me if I'm enjoying my day, what I like to do. It is so cute and sweet. This particular little boy has a really hard time with math and reading. He has some of the lowest scores in the class, but he really does try. I would have never guessed that he would be one of the struggling kids in the class because he acts so much older than his age and he has a huge vocabulary like no third grader I've ever met. Today my mentor teacher told me that this little boy had finally been placed in a special ed math class to help him out. He goes for 30 minutes every day. After he got back from his math class he came to the back of the room where I was sitting and asked me how my day was going. I told him it was going great, that I was having a lot of fun. He smiled and said he was glad. Then he put his hands on the table in front of me, he looked up at me and I could tell he wanted to tell me something, it was almost bursting out of his little body. He said, "I am so glad that I am getting help with my math! The teachers in my new math class are really good at helping me understand the problems and I am getting so much better! I told them that they were doing a good job." He was absolutely beaming with pride and I told him I was so proud of him and his choice to work hard even though math was a little difficult for him. He said, "Thank you," and went back to his seat to finish off the assignment they were doing. I was about speechless and so touched by his perspective. Later, I was going through a comprehension test with all the students and talking to them about the questions they had missed and why. We are trying to prepare them all for the AIMS test next month so we want to make sure they are understanding key concepts they'll be tested on. This student was one of the kids I needed to talk to and he had gotten a lot of them wrong. I pulled him back to go through the test with him and as I was explaining it I could see a light bulb go off in his head. He started answering questions before I even finished asking them. It was kinda cool! After we finished going through the test I asked him to grab another student for me. He started to walk away but then turned back around, came over to me and said, "Thank you so much for helping me understand that better." WOW! No one does that! Especially not a third grader! Most kids don't really like being "different" and being pulled out of class to get "help" but he was just so grateful that he was getting better and that he was starting to "get it." It just made my heart happy to see him so proud of himself and his accomplishments. <br /><br />That story encompasses the main reason I want to teach. I want kids to be able to reach their fullest potential. I want them to feel satisfied and happy with the things they are accomplishing. There is no reason why any child should not have the opportunity to feel good about themselves and feel like they have someone backing them up and helping them succeed. That's what being a teacher is all about! I love the feeling I get every time I go into that classroom. It's fantastic!Brittney Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365601957704902926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080636546032398224.post-52607218488355606312011-03-18T23:10:00.002-07:002011-03-18T23:14:29.005-07:00Commitment to being better...So as you may have well noticed, I have not posted on my blog for almost a year and a half! That is just plain pathetic! So as of now I am going to be better! It seems that recently I have had this incessant desire to write and to just put my feelings down instead of keeping them all locked up inside the scary empty space inside my head sometimes called a brain (though I doubt sometimes if I've got one). :) So even in the midst of my crazy and often cram packed schedule, I need to make time to do this!Brittney Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365601957704902926noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080636546032398224.post-61774324834741299822009-11-09T09:47:00.006-07:002009-11-09T11:11:02.837-07:00GREER!!This last weekend my family and I went to Greer. And of course it was SO much fun! We went there for "The Capital Christmas Tree Celebration." Every year there is is a tree (among many others) that is decorated for the White House. This particular one will which will be outside the White House, was chosen from a forest right outside of Alpine while you're on your way to Big Lake. It was pretty exciting to say the least, especially for this small community. They made over 6,000 ornaments, cut enough trees for the inside of the White House (there were lots) and there were outside and inside decorations that the communities had made a sent as well. It was a HUGE task to take on but this little community rallied together and did an amazing thing! They had a special ceremony where one of the senators spoke, an elementary school sang, a high school performance choir sang, the mayor spoke, the forest service spoke, and cowboy poet got up and shared a Cowboy Christmas Poem with us. This cowboy impressed me probably the most because of something he said before he began reciting his poem. He said that he was hesitant to be apart of the festivities that day, and he wouldn't have done it at all, until he found out that the celebration was for a "Christmas" tree and not a "Holiday" tree. I appreciated that immensely! I had just been talking to my family in the car prior to getting there that I hoped it wasn't going to be called a holiday tree. I was pleasantly surprised! <br />The reason my family went was because my dad and Bashas' had a hand in helping with the event. Bashas' has a small store in Eager and we provided all the pies and hot cocoa for the event. We also gave a sapling pine to each family that was there. It was a really neat event! I was so glad to be a part of it! <br /><br />The diesel pulling this HUGE tree<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcbQ5VsQ3_YXmdA-8dPwQJ1EqY6FEONgcaTfoKwZ86d74sALPNuxxyhLQ8xnjpzDoLjEoiRNN_3Tlz1OjKwHq3px-NiuNA5PqnyqQADnyTz0GwtPksYpHOOBbKloQMoqXm5IBc0jvQxqP/s1600-h/Britt's+Oct.-Nov+032.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcbQ5VsQ3_YXmdA-8dPwQJ1EqY6FEONgcaTfoKwZ86d74sALPNuxxyhLQ8xnjpzDoLjEoiRNN_3Tlz1OjKwHq3px-NiuNA5PqnyqQADnyTz0GwtPksYpHOOBbKloQMoqXm5IBc0jvQxqP/s320/Britt's+Oct.-Nov+032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402153037018027602" /></a><br />This is an 85' Blue Spruce. It was a beautiful tree! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtdx5Wnzh_M25SRKQi0FEHugwOsVzRvUhOoAKzWa-NPuvcRzGCDexL13y_OaG8UzYdptRrQqyG3htKjwib-rwfx2bpuADT0MqlBZHDG42LObp8sSKwIItAiaP8UOWqzYTi8I8eCIQSIxz/s1600-h/Britt's+Oct.-Nov+035.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtdx5Wnzh_M25SRKQi0FEHugwOsVzRvUhOoAKzWa-NPuvcRzGCDexL13y_OaG8UzYdptRrQqyG3htKjwib-rwfx2bpuADT0MqlBZHDG42LObp8sSKwIItAiaP8UOWqzYTi8I8eCIQSIxz/s320/Britt's+Oct.-Nov+035.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402153041882754274" /></a><br />The sibs at the ceremony! Love my brothers!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbNirUAkh3elVml4-t0LmA3wHitun6Ri9lthYY96ZVL0mMUSmPSowXKmHcQAztBVcjuceM4ADXaOz90PGX-nqUTZG5vo7_6QyB-LqgALkDjgFrSTM71-BZvUdrfo2vx3AA1pmpKeIfCIO/s1600-h/Britt's+Oct.-Nov+037.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbNirUAkh3elVml4-t0LmA3wHitun6Ri9lthYY96ZVL0mMUSmPSowXKmHcQAztBVcjuceM4ADXaOz90PGX-nqUTZG5vo7_6QyB-LqgALkDjgFrSTM71-BZvUdrfo2vx3AA1pmpKeIfCIO/s320/Britt's+Oct.-Nov+037.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402153050870194450" /></a><br />Josh, Cass, and I. These two are so fun! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOBelRf5lL9irGUSFqwZik21G1KoGgCFDC8ejc1QUsnpQAcw59JQdQkMUG_6DZNBM5VGAa9kJ9J1xM6KXIZOYQzwUk3b2oZnVH53KiQ-qrdvYBR0B368SZjrUu1BkcMy8uuUfYLIKYsicw/s1600-h/Britt's+Oct.-Nov+042.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOBelRf5lL9irGUSFqwZik21G1KoGgCFDC8ejc1QUsnpQAcw59JQdQkMUG_6DZNBM5VGAa9kJ9J1xM6KXIZOYQzwUk3b2oZnVH53KiQ-qrdvYBR0B368SZjrUu1BkcMy8uuUfYLIKYsicw/s320/Britt's+Oct.-Nov+042.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402158755902627810" /></a><br />Grandma and I!! I love her so much! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeSFODkHVdrK6etJorHMbf1_MJrGrtJN0vocKGQbmsP5jalsJ_ysJ3fYksdl6-aFXlR4M9mo5tuSEA0GIuXs4oxKh8GFSIbw4sR-YSkqJY0BHA3MfiSuRUOjVaIIFPbTds8Ns9EdUQX-rY/s1600-h/Britt's+Oct.-Nov+041.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeSFODkHVdrK6etJorHMbf1_MJrGrtJN0vocKGQbmsP5jalsJ_ysJ3fYksdl6-aFXlR4M9mo5tuSEA0GIuXs4oxKh8GFSIbw4sR-YSkqJY0BHA3MfiSuRUOjVaIIFPbTds8Ns9EdUQX-rY/s320/Britt's+Oct.-Nov+041.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402158748906457330" /></a><br />All of us by the Spruce<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8YqZh4_zE1f74RWhqgBq343dS_ewYl3rGKaO3WIerEICjvD_oFbONQfWg6HJMWd7AMA71NmtFRT4oxdPMFfMbRJNAFdKTfgllJuIcCh5rzdY0A3HuN2LZu6lhltMf4f1MuepcZrFBN6T/s1600-h/Cass-Josh+Greer+and+Other+080.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8YqZh4_zE1f74RWhqgBq343dS_ewYl3rGKaO3WIerEICjvD_oFbONQfWg6HJMWd7AMA71NmtFRT4oxdPMFfMbRJNAFdKTfgllJuIcCh5rzdY0A3HuN2LZu6lhltMf4f1MuepcZrFBN6T/s320/Cass-Josh+Greer+and+Other+080.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402162262012629714" /></a><br /><br />It was fun having Cass with us on this trip because she had never been to Greer before and we were able to show her a lot of our favorite places there and make some fun new memories. <br /><br />All the kiddos<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJdrdTGKKcMB7r5Vu5ULfkpk1M2qgrSzaRamQr_oxRNZKokVpj-TlFdAWBeCD7Rivd-s_sbwSkSfCFytLq-EOpgwaakvIYovflijX3FGaJim93MXMhy_YLsLq8TN1Pebx2tFQ6cJSvh1Y/s1600-h/Cass-Josh+Greer+and+Other+179.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJdrdTGKKcMB7r5Vu5ULfkpk1M2qgrSzaRamQr_oxRNZKokVpj-TlFdAWBeCD7Rivd-s_sbwSkSfCFytLq-EOpgwaakvIYovflijX3FGaJim93MXMhy_YLsLq8TN1Pebx2tFQ6cJSvh1Y/s320/Cass-Josh+Greer+and+Other+179.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402166153794514370" /></a><br />ME!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgc2K_BzHnAQVBzcKbjVqIJzYEgb6vqkQnPJWH1-ncyd-N2SlaMyiI8-OYSges5qj3-UaNENPwpwTCDnQHxpw0qplY5M0aB1CBI4rNtjFyz2tsElxjyKgLvSen7h7eXMHfnTjMB2yZW99N/s1600-h/Cass-Josh+Greer+and+Other+246.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgc2K_BzHnAQVBzcKbjVqIJzYEgb6vqkQnPJWH1-ncyd-N2SlaMyiI8-OYSges5qj3-UaNENPwpwTCDnQHxpw0qplY5M0aB1CBI4rNtjFyz2tsElxjyKgLvSen7h7eXMHfnTjMB2yZW99N/s320/Cass-Josh+Greer+and+Other+246.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402166155417771794" /></a><br />Preston wanted me to take some pictures of him for some new facebook profile pics. I liked em!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3jLwjdycPDwqdU2CdPWPG4gvIvt7lOdmxqYETLj3BoPgFugxRcppIUuabu9bfy-DqzqMJmC_avPqBNSPiOWXQQCidWPXqloEsjSZhG3tQyh1AREu2gzm8R0tp15do6nidL5cF_ICmkeq/s1600-h/Britt's+Oct.-Nov+054.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3jLwjdycPDwqdU2CdPWPG4gvIvt7lOdmxqYETLj3BoPgFugxRcppIUuabu9bfy-DqzqMJmC_avPqBNSPiOWXQQCidWPXqloEsjSZhG3tQyh1AREu2gzm8R0tp15do6nidL5cF_ICmkeq/s320/Britt's+Oct.-Nov+054.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402166164847449250" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_Bh5L_NXuCejgljHaiKRUlW9LgNh9NUT_OqBLs9UldihztjCo7aMftj503p1ydnZUvAQAM1NMJ2kw-CPnypGjSNVnlPd9bnathDa9B7KNLfZR3dy66-weoOsRCEJkhyphenhyphenRPM0USacFkAMH/s1600-h/Britt's+Oct.-Nov+055.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_Bh5L_NXuCejgljHaiKRUlW9LgNh9NUT_OqBLs9UldihztjCo7aMftj503p1ydnZUvAQAM1NMJ2kw-CPnypGjSNVnlPd9bnathDa9B7KNLfZR3dy66-weoOsRCEJkhyphenhyphenRPM0USacFkAMH/s320/Britt's+Oct.-Nov+055.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402166172264576450" /></a>Brittney Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365601957704902926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080636546032398224.post-45944264340283991552009-10-27T23:10:00.003-07:002009-10-27T23:39:45.015-07:00A little tantrum...just a little one...Alright, so I guess this may happen to every single person at some point or another but today it's happening to me. And may I add a disclaimer to this post: I don't think it attractive at all when people complain about being single, nor am I trying and get sympathy from anyone, I'm just sharing some thoughts that I am having at the moment. Alright now that that's out of the way (oh and this may be a little bit of a different side of the Brittney you know and love, but that's just because I have to get some stuff out too right?!)....<br /><br />So just recently my brother started dating a really great girl! An amazing girl! I love her to pieces and have known her for a very long time. So the fact that my brother is dating this girl is not a problem, but to be completely honest it has been harder to deal with for my own emotion's sake than I thought it would be. I am so incredibly happy for the both of them to be dating, but I, especially as an older sister, am having a difficult time dealing with the whole "you're dating someone and I'm definitely-not-anywhere-close-to-dating-someone"...thing. Mind you, I'm happy! I really truly am! I'm working on things and reaching goals that are helping me become a better person, and I am truly grateful for that. So this is not the issue<br /><br />I want a BEST friend. I have friends that I could give this definition to, boys and girls alike...but I haven't had the "best friend" relationship you get to experience when you date someone, in a really long time, and I need that sometimes. Just the sheer fact that you know someone will be there for you when you're excited, when you want to share something silly, and they'll laugh just because they know you so well. To talk about life, dreams, goals, to support one another, and to be the sparkle in their eyes. Those are priceless moments. <br /><br />Someday it will happen. I know that. And it's ok that it's not right now. There is obviously more for me to do until then and I'm content with that. But I gotta tell ya, watching people that are close to you in relationships, when that's what you want too, is not easy! I have to say that I'm grateful for the gospel! It definitely gives you purpose and feelings of worth and fortification! We can do anything with the Lord and I'm grateful for the knowledge of the Plan of Salvation, and where I fit in with all this amazingness He has created and planned for each of us! <br /><br />Life really is good! Just had to vent! Hope no one finds offense, none was meant! :) I love you all! :) Keep smilin and "dreamin the dream"! I know I will! :)Brittney Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365601957704902926noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080636546032398224.post-10268521002694468662009-07-20T12:45:00.002-07:002009-07-20T13:09:42.206-07:00In God We TrustI just got an e-mail that had this song attached to it. I thought this song was great! It's amazing to me that so much of what this country was founded upon is being pushed aside and as a people we are putting ourselves above God and believing that we have no need for Him in our lives. It's a sad reality in this world we are living in today. <br /><br />I believe that the men who founded this country were inspired men and that they are men of God. Heavenly Father really knows what he is doing when he sends each of us down at specific periods in time. Our founding fathers were called to start this blessed country and to set a standard for the people who lived in it. We were sent here to stand up to the world and fight for the things we know are right. The things that this country was based upon. Prayer, service, a love of God, courage, and strength are things that this world is in lack of and we have the obligation to stand up for these values. <br /><br />Enjoy this song! 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They are all LDS, as is he and it was just a really cool opportunity. <br />P.P.S Another cool side note is that at the performance we were at I was asked to play the closing song for the meeting and I played on his keyboard and sat up on the stage with the group which was incredibly exciting to me! He even told me I played well! It was only a hymn but still! It pretty much made my day! :)Brittney Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365601957704902926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080636546032398224.post-36720617019712278972009-07-20T11:14:00.003-07:002009-07-20T11:23:38.766-07:00William Joseph's Piano FantasyWOW! I had written this down to look at from one of my theory classes and I finally looked it up today! This is so amazing! I LOVE it! I could listen to stuff like this all day! <br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4loA0UPEwxQ&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4loA0UPEwxQ&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Brittney Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365601957704902926noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080636546032398224.post-14745626005697110962009-07-15T14:41:00.004-07:002015-03-15T11:43:02.344-07:00Some Catch Up StuffWell in March my family and I went to Greer for vacation which was of course a great time! We always have a blast when we go there! SO much fun to stay in a cabin and hang out in the pines! So relaxing!
<br>But before we got to Greer we went to Fountain Hills while my dad had a meeting and took some fun pictures and just goofed around. We took some really fun pictures in a tree (this tree provided some pretty hilarious entertainment as well!) and I thought they turned out pretty fun!
<br>While we were in Greer we went to a really neat waterfall that was made by the overflow of some lakes. It was beautiful! The hike to get there was fun and it was something new and exciting we had never done before.
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<br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykwwU25rEbfxwsQQSvJd9UjXUOrt7Ypqdx5Aqq2ULSRyaGfKyvJQct0qzZmGUdqEu-g-UCcKAUBzyS0sgXOgeDm9l5wo8y2OgVOG_B6GEdduqHpYHvuCy7kIbeWaj0EYzBDAN6s_iXK3C/s1600-h/Greer-Ben's+Pic%27s+040.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 85px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykwwU25rEbfxwsQQSvJd9UjXUOrt7Ypqdx5Aqq2ULSRyaGfKyvJQct0qzZmGUdqEu-g-UCcKAUBzyS0sgXOgeDm9l5wo8y2OgVOG_B6GEdduqHpYHvuCy7kIbeWaj0EYzBDAN6s_iXK3C/s320/Greer-Ben's+Pic%27s+040.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358811131011867266"></a>Brittney Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365601957704902926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080636546032398224.post-19975341989724438202009-07-13T18:09:00.016-07:002009-07-14T11:39:48.650-07:00Grand Canyon VacationWOW! What a fun vacation! Our family just got back from being at the Grand Canyon and exploring some areas around Flagstaff too. I went with my family and my grandma came with us as well. We had an absolute blast! <br /><br />We left on Thursday and we went to Mantezuma's Castle and Toozigoot which were Sinagua Indian ruins. They were really super neat! I loved seeing how incredible the ruins were and imagining how these people must have lived. We also hiked Walnut Canyon which also has some Indian ruins we were actually able to go inside of and hike right along side. Walnut Canyon was absolutely beautiful. 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I LOVED LOVED LOVED hiking this lava river cave! It was seriously amazing! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7yOz8VDD_L5y5Ufz4E5dvA4BE11ocNqAxB9EP-vRQhWpi_EdfD018tEH2_P8WoSzTYajKHkwtXGVvkc3QVkSjGPwAHuz0bSMXKDyfEhyphenhyphen7EAW1lu_pMJ6SO_aqB8jxmlF53uCDJX4a1Je/s1600-h/Flagstaff+Vacation+7-09+257.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7yOz8VDD_L5y5Ufz4E5dvA4BE11ocNqAxB9EP-vRQhWpi_EdfD018tEH2_P8WoSzTYajKHkwtXGVvkc3QVkSjGPwAHuz0bSMXKDyfEhyphenhyphen7EAW1lu_pMJ6SO_aqB8jxmlF53uCDJX4a1Je/s320/Flagstaff+Vacation+7-09+257.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358374280053511634" /></a><br /><br />The light from our flashlights was reflecting off the ceiling and it looked like glitter all over. It was so pretty! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8qIenRJnXavXLD5CcIfAz0Jz_8VbV8ZfKB2DHziRC12Vm6lW28d4Obie6mB0y-OFbiwcbDEKkciHtjIUn4Qg2MUBYO4zvFc3CWAmC58kNCkk4BobAP3lqePA_mwzpTyYPdShROxT-Zad/s1600-h/Flagstaff+Vacation+7-09+260.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8qIenRJnXavXLD5CcIfAz0Jz_8VbV8ZfKB2DHziRC12Vm6lW28d4Obie6mB0y-OFbiwcbDEKkciHtjIUn4Qg2MUBYO4zvFc3CWAmC58kNCkk4BobAP3lqePA_mwzpTyYPdShROxT-Zad/s320/Flagstaff+Vacation+7-09+260.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358374276201267330" /></a><br /><br />This isn't all that important of a picture except that I couldn't believe how long my hair is! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2h4gPnf0M1FkC9qPl4beiW62jaLfac3dARAzzbFAUGyb9wi7WdLQTTV4UG9JaUkty_B0BOvT176MZpXh1SLQJVLUYDb7CiiXmcQrYdDsUYF729PX2cz1NsgXaOuUYEmJhgcnj_Dh8oqE/s1600-h/Flagstaff+Vacation+7-09+266.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2h4gPnf0M1FkC9qPl4beiW62jaLfac3dARAzzbFAUGyb9wi7WdLQTTV4UG9JaUkty_B0BOvT176MZpXh1SLQJVLUYDb7CiiXmcQrYdDsUYF729PX2cz1NsgXaOuUYEmJhgcnj_Dh8oqE/s320/Flagstaff+Vacation+7-09+266.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358374268066619762" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzuHHyyda-wBpO_ouHLkFQnKDKNwXloNzVaXdRx1KFsxl6Gt_ZavwwjwX4-hC_1_8tw4F-MpropabcPj6uQZO97mOv1Db_F8pPQSUSINWN78edcrtJE4qJGMhNYBGEguHvzUL7ATVWsJG/s1600-h/Flagstaff+Vacation+7-09+269.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzuHHyyda-wBpO_ouHLkFQnKDKNwXloNzVaXdRx1KFsxl6Gt_ZavwwjwX4-hC_1_8tw4F-MpropabcPj6uQZO97mOv1Db_F8pPQSUSINWN78edcrtJE4qJGMhNYBGEguHvzUL7ATVWsJG/s320/Flagstaff+Vacation+7-09+269.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358374258309678530" /></a><br /><br />This is where the lava cave had split off into two tunnels and we went to the right and it came to this point where the ceiling went down really low. I was the only one brave enough to actually crawl through to the other side. 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It was crazy! They were'nt afraid at all! What beautiful animals they are! My dad and I got out to take pictures and they were across the street from us. We soon realized that there were some directly behind us and it scared me half to death! BUt is t was pretty neat to be so close to these huge animals. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGoreofj8-osDJ7Az7bGmpdmzotm7W51NWUHFffL442B1v4X9FFRkfEEnIcAkveThmCtClM7n_k1Yh_Gb9PFsbSbT9SJgoVxLd541kAj3coya2-hvmOjxxfwdEuZ9KZFttFMDJd-UMlHTX/s1600-h/Flagstaff+Vacation7-09+066.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGoreofj8-osDJ7Az7bGmpdmzotm7W51NWUHFffL442B1v4X9FFRkfEEnIcAkveThmCtClM7n_k1Yh_Gb9PFsbSbT9SJgoVxLd541kAj3coya2-hvmOjxxfwdEuZ9KZFttFMDJd-UMlHTX/s320/Flagstaff+Vacation7-09+066.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358381294720603746" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivg7pYvUPxZhtZFKIS9ta8WAKDZpNIx8RD8iok5wkjkSxTXuX_BWk5a_pcj3oOHyjUQrPI7tNF2PF9aDTBpgr044sfGnaBcnO7M-VIHue6qlPPYCol5V-G07P4SJ1zw5GaNdbr0OWoTjHa/s1600-h/Flagstaff+Vacation7-09+068.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivg7pYvUPxZhtZFKIS9ta8WAKDZpNIx8RD8iok5wkjkSxTXuX_BWk5a_pcj3oOHyjUQrPI7tNF2PF9aDTBpgr044sfGnaBcnO7M-VIHue6qlPPYCol5V-G07P4SJ1zw5GaNdbr0OWoTjHa/s320/Flagstaff+Vacation7-09+068.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358381282879929378" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7Yj7HLxL-tOiZUfsZG11bmYQQAMA9wVo9DgUr38g2cVLc-zN84z20WYJzavtmdvG9HFRaLuE0qO4Tpl7QbJqz7D5LGED9vDeo1eFkQ8wPFsfsLL65ILqae7rxrxqK70CvTC5XKjNfw93/s1600-h/Flagstaff+Vacation7-09+070.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7Yj7HLxL-tOiZUfsZG11bmYQQAMA9wVo9DgUr38g2cVLc-zN84z20WYJzavtmdvG9HFRaLuE0qO4Tpl7QbJqz7D5LGED9vDeo1eFkQ8wPFsfsLL65ILqae7rxrxqK70CvTC5XKjNfw93/s320/Flagstaff+Vacation7-09+070.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358381276548464754" /></a>Brittney Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365601957704902926noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080636546032398224.post-88995538541250620032009-06-22T17:19:00.004-07:002009-06-22T17:51:06.831-07:00My Last Vocal Recital!WOW! It seems crazy that I'm done with vocal recitals for the rest of my education! It's kinda bittersweet but definitely a blessing considering the heavy loads I'll have over the next few semesters at ASU! This last recital was definitely a ton of fun! I sang a duet with my best friend Jillene called "Sul Aria" (The Letter Song) and I also sang a solo called "One Kiss". It was so much fun to work on both of these songs! <br /><br />Jillene and I singing "Sul Aria"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5NcdhpfI4iSDF0zB8x2x2yByLvkWlnaAviea1sUPfgMa93p-DdU3xmuA9DmA5fhisUVjyhoTxsgaDTy00H7lBimtztqPFdeH8ZPMlYheoZj4MT_3yCVhPmRSxjqKEtcVGm7ZaM8BC_jBD/s1600-h/24th+anniversary+009.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5NcdhpfI4iSDF0zB8x2x2yByLvkWlnaAviea1sUPfgMa93p-DdU3xmuA9DmA5fhisUVjyhoTxsgaDTy00H7lBimtztqPFdeH8ZPMlYheoZj4MT_3yCVhPmRSxjqKEtcVGm7ZaM8BC_jBD/s320/24th+anniversary+009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350316608196767554" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSBxqy3-ZiD38UL3PaZH1KU-4jLazKTuZs85OiK9208aLq1XsxdSDd0SJBdpKH9-5olxynAs4W_Y-00IsgHLlUENuXgiGE8YqV5AAjNuG4gvNL-pkcTSbjohrjAuEiBbAwamfeZ0Ly4ev/s1600-h/24th+anniversary+020.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSBxqy3-ZiD38UL3PaZH1KU-4jLazKTuZs85OiK9208aLq1XsxdSDd0SJBdpKH9-5olxynAs4W_Y-00IsgHLlUENuXgiGE8YqV5AAjNuG4gvNL-pkcTSbjohrjAuEiBbAwamfeZ0Ly4ev/s320/24th+anniversary+020.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350316612978783394" /></a><br /><br />Mom, me, and Dad <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOANOgcXRv22bbR8SEOp1yqo_dcDrZSV93RsItKcyAZtnJhnfFoWnyEcTvXggEiFErbaLohSgwoGPv0t4SFYCg92Hu8IcX70Rd-oNAdFKKgtb7bX-EF1PPJFZfMPN1UV-2XLMJsfyhvvFL/s1600-h/24th+anniversary+025.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOANOgcXRv22bbR8SEOp1yqo_dcDrZSV93RsItKcyAZtnJhnfFoWnyEcTvXggEiFErbaLohSgwoGPv0t4SFYCg92Hu8IcX70Rd-oNAdFKKgtb7bX-EF1PPJFZfMPN1UV-2XLMJsfyhvvFL/s320/24th+anniversary+025.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350316616441872674" /></a><br /><br />My Grandma Chapman and I<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLe22JcgCZg-zakTfoBpezURrQ16a4C0IDlCHkAxhwCPTTdWcN5mFcidrg-z7EHEN6ZZZ0hpgRkztvc93aDwrKELIXV82244NDxQSrP3uVc0ne9lQ2DpxU42ApibSbyzu1RAw6FdnA2cAs/s1600-h/24th+anniversary+018.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLe22JcgCZg-zakTfoBpezURrQ16a4C0IDlCHkAxhwCPTTdWcN5mFcidrg-z7EHEN6ZZZ0hpgRkztvc93aDwrKELIXV82244NDxQSrP3uVc0ne9lQ2DpxU42ApibSbyzu1RAw6FdnA2cAs/s320/24th+anniversary+018.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350318798872691378" /></a><br /><br />My Grandma and Grandpa Jones and I<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguHuJXhNeod9nsrjfzT61JZlhxwQnlx633WHB7_8JFV9qUbGI96M8uJT-0uA15_7i2nR3EN9rMIuothmvEYFWKz0EwfYslxenXeSCfKrs_sdC0g3GFfhQNg73ZQqagke8xE3WvcDz_FREE/s1600-h/24th+anniversary+017.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguHuJXhNeod9nsrjfzT61JZlhxwQnlx633WHB7_8JFV9qUbGI96M8uJT-0uA15_7i2nR3EN9rMIuothmvEYFWKz0EwfYslxenXeSCfKrs_sdC0g3GFfhQNg73ZQqagke8xE3WvcDz_FREE/s320/24th+anniversary+017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350318795052861810" /></a><br /><br />My friend Cassi came to see me! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSWuJJwUxyQXaThSsGAxAur2M54iJF0FIrb5coQ1fwII0xo7woltoYL_6YHDx5LmzOctf2WoqhQqYX_05d_kwIaXUpdW2sYrA03rIA3pnpIqjpBnc-4XeVTsb7tCSIHHycbonN3Lb_3Ew/s1600-h/24th+anniversary+028.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSWuJJwUxyQXaThSsGAxAur2M54iJF0FIrb5coQ1fwII0xo7woltoYL_6YHDx5LmzOctf2WoqhQqYX_05d_kwIaXUpdW2sYrA03rIA3pnpIqjpBnc-4XeVTsb7tCSIHHycbonN3Lb_3Ew/s320/24th+anniversary+028.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350316622393926770" /></a><br /><br />One of my voice teachers, Kaarin and I after the recital. Yes I was crying! Realizing I was leaving was pretty emotional for me...I know...I'm a cry baby!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjll8d43uEtwg2xx_oRBOnPj6ywaWcU9VquNTUW-l_hVeGwTZRxpR1qGtE58_7iUTAsCwzEONHn5z2MIGEWLb_aHPpuh-fOvpt30Fnnp9qtkxKfd1Dti-ItLYmby8-dFMSiXkB1PxBPZu1o/s1600-h/24th+anniversary+032.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjll8d43uEtwg2xx_oRBOnPj6ywaWcU9VquNTUW-l_hVeGwTZRxpR1qGtE58_7iUTAsCwzEONHn5z2MIGEWLb_aHPpuh-fOvpt30Fnnp9qtkxKfd1Dti-ItLYmby8-dFMSiXkB1PxBPZu1o/s320/24th+anniversary+032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350316624903005250" /></a>Brittney Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365601957704902926noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080636546032398224.post-82963196099285804242009-06-17T10:16:00.007-07:002009-06-17T11:05:39.809-07:00Temple PicsIn January of my best friends got married. I had decided that I didn't want to give a traditional wedding gift like something from a registry or a crock pot or towels...it didn't seem very symbolic to me of the happiness I felt for him and his eternal companion. A towel said nothing to me in the way of sentiments so I decided to do something completely from me. I decided that if I were to get married I would want pictures in my house! Pictures of things that were important to me and symbolized my life, personality, goals, and happiness. What better to take a picture of than the temple? And what an appropriate occasion. I had a vision of what I wanted it to turn out as so I went to the temple and took pictures for about an hour all over the grounds trying to get my perfect shot for what I was envisioning. I knew that I didn't want it to be a traditional front view of the temple and I new that I didn't want to see the whole temple. I wanted it to be from a different angle than you normally see, so I took lots of pictures! I found the ONE in all those pictures and I was so excited! It was perfect! I had to go to a printer to get it done because I had it made into an 11x14 picture. I made it a sepia color and it really gave the effect I wanted! I was so excited about it! Anyway, it turned out exactly the way I wanted it to! I was pretty pleased with the results! By no means am I a photographer so it isn't perfect or edited in any way besides being changed to sepia, but for me, I was pretty happy! My friend loved the gift so that made me really excited too! Anyway, here are some of the ones I liked and then the last two are the original picture and then after I changed the color. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmucuYa309FO2Znr_LwiF7Z9eLojz_7Rnxi3TFkp4ib0WjDOEeIP0bKbGNtAocDbYLvO__6Mz0B0kayU_KUI875QsrhSsrnNcjUTs6Y0x5F9dnGFu3WHlWZGllkhbqIrafuDSjysRmMcQ/s1600-h/Brittney's+Pics+076.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmucuYa309FO2Znr_LwiF7Z9eLojz_7Rnxi3TFkp4ib0WjDOEeIP0bKbGNtAocDbYLvO__6Mz0B0kayU_KUI875QsrhSsrnNcjUTs6Y0x5F9dnGFu3WHlWZGllkhbqIrafuDSjysRmMcQ/s320/Brittney's+Pics+076.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348359019798992002" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYx1ayhLjSMGIJ9yChjXMVxjRYMbsPPudjTt25153tMivcpblvd-I1Gam8p0n28m_quIsURXDxFfWDHsLzszbxpMOBfcRqSlRO8tv4YzsDmzpawj-cHPtdjxSGKE6YURUQGXKWk-JuS_I/s1600-h/Brittney's+Pics+080.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYx1ayhLjSMGIJ9yChjXMVxjRYMbsPPudjTt25153tMivcpblvd-I1Gam8p0n28m_quIsURXDxFfWDHsLzszbxpMOBfcRqSlRO8tv4YzsDmzpawj-cHPtdjxSGKE6YURUQGXKWk-JuS_I/s320/Brittney's+Pics+080.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348359016714555618" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoyRWBGILaK3xA84Zx6zv3C_suZEp-83kgov_4I9Y-LjR6i_NPnHeDAbRtZpoQ6QRgMCnLjPUOtbOfE6CNeJJbbAtbQowGjw-1BQLBZm13jo88bD9YtgRcmm8E2PgseG56fFuhIodVkB8O/s1600-h/Brittney's+Pics+098.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoyRWBGILaK3xA84Zx6zv3C_suZEp-83kgov_4I9Y-LjR6i_NPnHeDAbRtZpoQ6QRgMCnLjPUOtbOfE6CNeJJbbAtbQowGjw-1BQLBZm13jo88bD9YtgRcmm8E2PgseG56fFuhIodVkB8O/s320/Brittney's+Pics+098.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348349780187684882" /></a><br /><br />This is the ONE! I love how it turned out...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOtutGZOEyWS2FxB9abhzayx2K6sbybO9wjzw5Fcn7N32LkQCVfoLJgK7h419RHDBg1W_33VdI8KL0PL4qCfm7NfM68wtCGOJYFLU1zBWS2u6erTNvk6c9G9WOtm2CEA974tuSUTCycIj/s1600-h/Brittney's+Pics+098.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOtutGZOEyWS2FxB9abhzayx2K6sbybO9wjzw5Fcn7N32LkQCVfoLJgK7h419RHDBg1W_33VdI8KL0PL4qCfm7NfM68wtCGOJYFLU1zBWS2u6erTNvk6c9G9WOtm2CEA974tuSUTCycIj/s320/Brittney's+Pics+098.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348350152370687234" /></a><br />I took this picture on the baptistry side. <br /><br /><br />I took these about a week later when I went with some friends to the visitors center. It's hard to take pics at night! I didn't know that until I started taking them! I'll bring my tripod next time! <br /><br />I like how this one turned out despite the people and the golf cart in front of it but that's ok! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGO0rOBsiXm-TK8azPJHf8wqpCD5eo1wbRdtdqKS13gx31k6oH10c5FOpAfjNOYI2ZBpNcGqhw9H-FtSeyPQrMh2pY_BSvTlfYU_1BPasr14smENTM5jmEvArjDw5FJYnsdETMSG2q9fRO/s1600-h/Brittney's+Pics+255.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGO0rOBsiXm-TK8azPJHf8wqpCD5eo1wbRdtdqKS13gx31k6oH10c5FOpAfjNOYI2ZBpNcGqhw9H-FtSeyPQrMh2pY_BSvTlfYU_1BPasr14smENTM5jmEvArjDw5FJYnsdETMSG2q9fRO/s320/Brittney's+Pics+255.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348356185738036834" /></a><br /><br />This one is a little blurry but I still like it a lot <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs5yAJDYJ8jZKccwDvUHDh1OERX479dE5PD7dH5aJ3kztmh3L6Q00vOnQ7Xs1k1gQ9h5flnceBtq4VEQNhdaYK84AsRecLlY_0Rw0Tdumw1o5L6CxP3VBBoOPPm9VUtpmop7omz6wb2XFe/s1600-h/Brittney's+Pics+254.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs5yAJDYJ8jZKccwDvUHDh1OERX479dE5PD7dH5aJ3kztmh3L6Q00vOnQ7Xs1k1gQ9h5flnceBtq4VEQNhdaYK84AsRecLlY_0Rw0Tdumw1o5L6CxP3VBBoOPPm9VUtpmop7omz6wb2XFe/s320/Brittney's+Pics+254.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348356182336341266" /></a>Brittney Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365601957704902926noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080636546032398224.post-50784618696796007332009-03-23T18:11:00.000-07:002009-03-23T18:39:37.116-07:00Babysitting my sweet cousins!I know I seem to talk about these girls a ton but I just adore them and I had a neat opportunity to babysit them for a few hours while their two older sisters and parents went on a hike. They were too cute! Preston and I had a lot of fun with them! <br /><br />We started out the morning with Dora!! Bailey was so anxious to be by me, it made my day! She is so sweet and her smile just melts you! She was so happy all day! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLVj1kSTCndWAdfEXmlFfdOGf9NE_9UwwKYszL5juOLaalNX8xA8Bdxqd3ILhRm8jPsBxr6YSkqCUSiHj5mfKx98GGio1GLNkjXxlYUoTK7Z0WFclltomyufRvDH5FuLqR_3qdeGwQKy9/s1600-h/100_0375.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLVj1kSTCndWAdfEXmlFfdOGf9NE_9UwwKYszL5juOLaalNX8xA8Bdxqd3ILhRm8jPsBxr6YSkqCUSiHj5mfKx98GGio1GLNkjXxlYUoTK7Z0WFclltomyufRvDH5FuLqR_3qdeGwQKy9/s320/100_0375.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316560108907625986" /></a><br /><br />Going on a walk<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Jz5Y1mUBJ1e_r5Ds1thELVBj_2cQfgqhSipvZ9oMFaE_BRx7LGw9GJrB8G4-pAJEjYMJ5ATxkNgkcgN_VFaa_X6gHK9tV1P1MerfQNXZHzJH62RERN0La3KCXlDoF0Bq36e6dfIJcoL8/s1600-h/100_0379.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Jz5Y1mUBJ1e_r5Ds1thELVBj_2cQfgqhSipvZ9oMFaE_BRx7LGw9GJrB8G4-pAJEjYMJ5ATxkNgkcgN_VFaa_X6gHK9tV1P1MerfQNXZHzJH62RERN0La3KCXlDoF0Bq36e6dfIJcoL8/s320/100_0379.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316560100317453490" /></a><br /><br />Maggie found a dandelion in grandma's front yard. I thought this was so cute!! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CzW9zAX8kXAFFc32SLbcb1LgG5XsqIzyiH9PFoX7fyoJdfIz78Tm0F-gr6ggOp_nuLm18a8lpoqv4l4lR_GZtHbLHcCOj9GTrdbg-JzgherI2oqb82utEFF8Fjf8L-vA-imXVEkG-TYG/s1600-h/100_0382.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CzW9zAX8kXAFFc32SLbcb1LgG5XsqIzyiH9PFoX7fyoJdfIz78Tm0F-gr6ggOp_nuLm18a8lpoqv4l4lR_GZtHbLHcCOj9GTrdbg-JzgherI2oqb82utEFF8Fjf8L-vA-imXVEkG-TYG/s320/100_0382.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316560089618635922" /></a><br /><br />Maggie wanted me to read her a story, "Brown Bear, Brown Bear what do you see?..." She was trying to guess what each animal would see next. I loved it! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSWoFPiOHSda_4PLjD7UcJMwwsX0v41DVpcTprqh-Fc3gsBj_O8kc-1UR8BkVbgRrhaSbfQa6Xjv4mDjZ9WTk4_lg_lku425HwWrUNVgbdvBtHcX1r9ST2VJnX8CmgoHfECq6b9zAYQo3/s1600-h/100_0383.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSWoFPiOHSda_4PLjD7UcJMwwsX0v41DVpcTprqh-Fc3gsBj_O8kc-1UR8BkVbgRrhaSbfQa6Xjv4mDjZ9WTk4_lg_lku425HwWrUNVgbdvBtHcX1r9ST2VJnX8CmgoHfECq6b9zAYQo3/s320/100_0383.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316559050655363842" /></a><br /><br />The couch made Bailey's hair staticy and we were laughing so hard at her! She just joined in and laughed with us! Too cute! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittdXEJEBgokla412RD5o4PhUb1ZJCaQ8hI4vMEObyyHueyw8laiji87UsiCu2r0BMsDNMx9Hd0WaLOILGcqOgxZthLCWga1zG5dfdGCFESssWceZF80DtlBKge-IdhpvnIkO0DL2eimIn/s1600-h/100_0387.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittdXEJEBgokla412RD5o4PhUb1ZJCaQ8hI4vMEObyyHueyw8laiji87UsiCu2r0BMsDNMx9Hd0WaLOILGcqOgxZthLCWga1zG5dfdGCFESssWceZF80DtlBKge-IdhpvnIkO0DL2eimIn/s320/100_0387.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316559042120596514" /></a><br /><br />We went to the park and played for awhile. It was fun to watch Bailey try and figure out the sand under her feet. It felt weird to her and made me laugh when she tried to figure out what exactly she was walking on. Maggie was loving the slide and all the playground stuff. She wanted a picture with her head between the bars so that's what we did. Every time I took a picture of her she would run over and ask if she could see it. She would laugh every time she saw herself in a picture and say, "That's Maggie! She's so silly!" and then start laughing. I loved it! :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UIoLOpRj72xEQZaGBliCCOYNKiM6TbDF8UwnVVrC8lUV2rU9_-KACi5kyZmKDWY5cpugcJ1mixaLJ1Up3FUUaUEBZWoQmlrLqCmzZ4DeGZGcjR-TdM3TywNTHXXTOXKsij3Cyoh0B4EP/s1600-h/100_0418.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UIoLOpRj72xEQZaGBliCCOYNKiM6TbDF8UwnVVrC8lUV2rU9_-KACi5kyZmKDWY5cpugcJ1mixaLJ1Up3FUUaUEBZWoQmlrLqCmzZ4DeGZGcjR-TdM3TywNTHXXTOXKsij3Cyoh0B4EP/s320/100_0418.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316559041202630210" /></a><br /><br />Maggie on the Panda Bear! Ride him Cowgirl! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB5ozx7ty9tNAg5yZsUJqmAkwKqmIf2QHCzgTcjMGA0w3C1AjKATQAm7VxuB3wkFMu90zcsMqojOxxtEbnM6oyP_lQn2YqaULZ04W3SU0dnOS2GxLhl8DX-HjYEif8xEHCwqM-mQO4i3Ne/s1600-h/100_0427.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB5ozx7ty9tNAg5yZsUJqmAkwKqmIf2QHCzgTcjMGA0w3C1AjKATQAm7VxuB3wkFMu90zcsMqojOxxtEbnM6oyP_lQn2YqaULZ04W3SU0dnOS2GxLhl8DX-HjYEif8xEHCwqM-mQO4i3Ne/s320/100_0427.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316559035635870706" /></a><br /><br />Bailey in her swing. She loved this! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIuFo2wwu6myNMuVutvqvyFgUPyt77poiyVV9TRd3XuX9GuloPK4IOuX_aXHuxhR9LEZzeUCh0fSbSiADAY13VMyDfqekcOe97yb-DwMBJqZYxOeLwxUovmXfFRgXJTd3wpkHqeAkj2bj/s1600-h/100_0436.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIuFo2wwu6myNMuVutvqvyFgUPyt77poiyVV9TRd3XuX9GuloPK4IOuX_aXHuxhR9LEZzeUCh0fSbSiADAY13VMyDfqekcOe97yb-DwMBJqZYxOeLwxUovmXfFRgXJTd3wpkHqeAkj2bj/s320/100_0436.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316559028905817634" /></a>Brittney Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365601957704902926noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080636546032398224.post-25111777055728981852009-03-23T18:04:00.000-07:002009-03-23T18:41:38.752-07:00Hot Air Balloon!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYaHbEtPMX3V4htJvOlHtBJzur6mlWMS8vjbxkTco-OK9IrXJj_MS_ECaruuz2sZyf81yQzhXzIZX2_2zcQVMjDhdxaZ4ytmguamXTVsU8kn9U1q4OARJzkVp2kW4lHqvQone7BF0ZXt8H/s1600-h/100_0340_edited.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYaHbEtPMX3V4htJvOlHtBJzur6mlWMS8vjbxkTco-OK9IrXJj_MS_ECaruuz2sZyf81yQzhXzIZX2_2zcQVMjDhdxaZ4ytmguamXTVsU8kn9U1q4OARJzkVp2kW4lHqvQone7BF0ZXt8H/s320/100_0340_edited.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316563416112397250" /></a><br />So I walked out my door a couple Satudays ago and this is what I saw! How often do you see a hot air balloon in your neighborhood? I'd say close to never!! Funny thing about it is that this same hot air balloon is out every weekend and every time I see it makes me want to take a ride in one! I have pretty much decided that within the year that will happen! It was pretty cool to see this so close to my house!Brittney Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365601957704902926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080636546032398224.post-46180139258995745282009-03-23T17:32:00.001-07:002009-03-23T18:04:30.869-07:00A Fun Week With Great Friends!What fantastic friends I have! Seriously!! My friend Curtis was down from EAC for his spring break (the week before mine) and we had lots of fun doing all sorts of things that week! We had a lot of fun going to an Asian market and seeing all sorts of interesting things like avocado, purple yam, cheese & corn, green bean, and red bean ice creams....um, no thank you!! We played it safe and got mango, but maybe we'll be brave and try something new next time! :) We also went to my grandparents house and talked with them for awhile and had a fun night with them, we went to the musical "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" which was absolutely hilarious!! I would highly recommend it!! We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves! Then I met up with him and our good friend Mary-Anne at the temple after I got off work and we walked around and of course had to get Dairy Queen afterward! It's tradition! Then on Saturday we went to the Ostrich Festival with my best friend Julie. Oh what fun that was!! Then this last Thursday I went to the Cheesecake factory and had amazing dessert with my friend Jillene!! What a doll! Afterward we went to the mall and looked at cute formal dresses and fun jewelry and all that fun stuff that you definitely can't afford as a student!! ;) I had a great time all week with these amazing people and I just love them to death! Happy times! <br /><br />Curtis and I <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHuVUbD3as7IKzzj-ETEHxx6kO9votH_KRjsJxDbhByeILQXJWFYI4MuyyNpsxoU6IT8xTvQTZ5IfKAA8kJjOFHQ9XX_Yugkv0kOTyiVICz1imeCCqRtheAyCupy0Fbqjvrk6iAzsM0se/s1600-h/100_0329.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHuVUbD3as7IKzzj-ETEHxx6kO9votH_KRjsJxDbhByeILQXJWFYI4MuyyNpsxoU6IT8xTvQTZ5IfKAA8kJjOFHQ9XX_Yugkv0kOTyiVICz1imeCCqRtheAyCupy0Fbqjvrk6iAzsM0se/s320/100_0329.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316548245744411906" /></a><br /><br />Mary-Anne(she is so amazing!)Me, and Curtis<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigiEMbMVuOOmP1umHmFqytSceNu6t-S2-UnhoqUNKI1IlfuHzCmNexLP0q3jRSdmyOFxqpBRQnTre7s8UULhxV5yvyG_o2Eq0t3fKKphmHHgEQRQsAQdZx7uGLM7gfZB4ibGWd91fK-UsY/s1600-h/100_0334.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigiEMbMVuOOmP1umHmFqytSceNu6t-S2-UnhoqUNKI1IlfuHzCmNexLP0q3jRSdmyOFxqpBRQnTre7s8UULhxV5yvyG_o2Eq0t3fKKphmHHgEQRQsAQdZx7uGLM7gfZB4ibGWd91fK-UsY/s320/100_0334.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316548241886449858" /></a><br /><br />Julie with an ostrich at the "Ostrich Festival"! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBW_pnUSJU4cwJ4yBk_5k38DuTtRTwIlpHmiTgtsdwzWUZDkUBKhVM7wE-YKvu_mAgSBvdYLZDVexm6IFR8fDmSF3bb-rYp3R0QZYbeXEYca1F6-x1kzCXRwtxs9s78sUqP232a-0I50c4/s1600-h/100_0355.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBW_pnUSJU4cwJ4yBk_5k38DuTtRTwIlpHmiTgtsdwzWUZDkUBKhVM7wE-YKvu_mAgSBvdYLZDVexm6IFR8fDmSF3bb-rYp3R0QZYbeXEYca1F6-x1kzCXRwtxs9s78sUqP232a-0I50c4/s320/100_0355.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316551533356114402" /></a><br /><br />Demolition Derby!! I don't know if you even know what this is, but in a sentence it's a bunch of beat up cars that run into each other as hard as they can, trying to defeat each other in order to be the last one standing. We all agreed that we felt a little more redneck after watching that! What a crazy thing! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpnHsUB3pI9Sgojxl0VJ0aEcmtEYVgx6DkGsX7j7ee8TWR-H0T_XsDgyNOZUBmlLrRj9q-FtqXsCNf22OB5DS-VTR4ZYdp1JOWxNAzAXz6hxw1Fco7nL2yxOjbEmBqGHX3mgDE5uG_zSf/s1600-h/100_0349.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpnHsUB3pI9Sgojxl0VJ0aEcmtEYVgx6DkGsX7j7ee8TWR-H0T_XsDgyNOZUBmlLrRj9q-FtqXsCNf22OB5DS-VTR4ZYdp1JOWxNAzAXz6hxw1Fco7nL2yxOjbEmBqGHX3mgDE5uG_zSf/s320/100_0349.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316548267460488690" /></a><br /><br />Julie and I waiting for the demolition derby to start<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVIhlJo0h2JUG9s2jGeOfRrd9vcY-VDZOUfO58HiA4b_WM_fbF60vkO5Q9rt24aZs2p9OWl6w2BGKBqn1Bfg4owgKTjiiUu1b37KWLJ84rksuteh-U_pJSFyVO3h3ODx5MgOutYgZRX3ws/s1600-h/100_0343.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVIhlJo0h2JUG9s2jGeOfRrd9vcY-VDZOUfO58HiA4b_WM_fbF60vkO5Q9rt24aZs2p9OWl6w2BGKBqn1Bfg4owgKTjiiUu1b37KWLJ84rksuteh-U_pJSFyVO3h3ODx5MgOutYgZRX3ws/s320/100_0343.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316548262840302882" /></a><br /><br />Curtis, me and Julie at the carnival<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2E_IabF4FXljHbOCLBXZ-qC_XX0GXBhBoa-YNMzEXDs9OasnoIAZ2b6IELXFjdbokhrieiDZQgWtbLKFvaEXAezqBuKRwFfA-nLgkvzct4BbJX37obXWrxRh0NEmzag-KBrWpr8Lh5167/s1600-h/100_0353.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2E_IabF4FXljHbOCLBXZ-qC_XX0GXBhBoa-YNMzEXDs9OasnoIAZ2b6IELXFjdbokhrieiDZQgWtbLKFvaEXAezqBuKRwFfA-nLgkvzct4BbJX37obXWrxRh0NEmzag-KBrWpr8Lh5167/s320/100_0353.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316548257485633986" /></a><br /><br />Jillene and I after going to Cheesecake Factory<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMK3bwbYS4Dah3A-M9LWq10hwwe_T0c9fl-w8_uej0HxocP4ewOVO4S3dChe8GaRgxG-4a3RVyytOyh6UN2n5A8AlgLIZElj0njkKZmu05vsmxCVVc7Iukn37IUwECUOY_a3PXOmgGAUv/s1600-h/100_0437.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMK3bwbYS4Dah3A-M9LWq10hwwe_T0c9fl-w8_uej0HxocP4ewOVO4S3dChe8GaRgxG-4a3RVyytOyh6UN2n5A8AlgLIZElj0njkKZmu05vsmxCVVc7Iukn37IUwECUOY_a3PXOmgGAUv/s320/100_0437.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316551535835702578" /></a>Brittney Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365601957704902926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080636546032398224.post-68457004809562344122009-03-23T17:24:00.000-07:002009-03-23T17:31:25.567-07:00I'M ACCEPTED!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga0DG2g7p5lqt8v7GzGBf5lvklQ3QEVZuSmShF_VyazBKS2c_sw9f15WZHAVBO_1scL9UEXipLKVEhQabRC5EoX7FovHIUm4tMgGGMeWngiwPARu_psJgLyhufQX9VGsGapa5mbOXc2sRi/s1600-h/100_0449.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga0DG2g7p5lqt8v7GzGBf5lvklQ3QEVZuSmShF_VyazBKS2c_sw9f15WZHAVBO_1scL9UEXipLKVEhQabRC5EoX7FovHIUm4tMgGGMeWngiwPARu_psJgLyhufQX9VGsGapa5mbOXc2sRi/s400/100_0449.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316544907046187570" /></a><br />Oh my goodness! This last Tuesday I received a letter from the ASU School of Music and....I DID IT!!!! I am so incredibly thrilled that I made the ASU music program!! I can't even put into words how happy I was when I got that letter!!! There were happy tears shed, I will say that! I have truly been blessed!Brittney Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365601957704902926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080636546032398224.post-48668039583743678012009-03-05T14:15:00.000-07:002009-03-05T14:32:34.600-07:00Sweet Cousins!OK, I know that I talk about my family all the time, but how can I help it?! We had Sophie's 9th birthday party a couple weeks ago and we had so much fun! I took some cute pics of the girls that I wanted to post. I just love them to pieces! It makes my day when I get to see them! <br /><br />Sophie- The Birthday Girl!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREefhXhxj8REh-MGVgTpEVZC77kWDwA08_XVBFlVszvJv-fuayCV95bTn6die6Y5RfoODhjFlmI9NMEBW61TmIo4WoNv3NQsyZ_tK7BWi7EJR0rX_-bvPR20fkzpI5qOXSu43RDpyrCHz/s1600-h/100_0201_edited.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREefhXhxj8REh-MGVgTpEVZC77kWDwA08_XVBFlVszvJv-fuayCV95bTn6die6Y5RfoODhjFlmI9NMEBW61TmIo4WoNv3NQsyZ_tK7BWi7EJR0rX_-bvPR20fkzpI5qOXSu43RDpyrCHz/s320/100_0201_edited.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309819051351516450" /></a><br /><br />Emery<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0j7gD1Sl3v8T-fVgmtncOp_VoMn692lzLqW8mjF4omAHCwXU2bCUL5Fzp9GgpIE-5NCZXMNX4sqQWREk9BNMRVQSvaq88kB8AFh0cE5E0NweK0W1C8TAE1DkVoz364Ms1HL704S8FStwP/s1600-h/100_0215.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0j7gD1Sl3v8T-fVgmtncOp_VoMn692lzLqW8mjF4omAHCwXU2bCUL5Fzp9GgpIE-5NCZXMNX4sqQWREk9BNMRVQSvaq88kB8AFh0cE5E0NweK0W1C8TAE1DkVoz364Ms1HL704S8FStwP/s320/100_0215.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309819058639586242" /></a><br /><br />Maggie<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUcQb91HD3pfnxg8aPUaYsOIF-6sXUzpuMjEq42eb5aRjUuv1IzE_KRhrSO1y3156HLA_SpV1ZBk2LhA4lhJ6l3mUF6qZkYS2u72WATXnQKaWGEuFz7oYVdxPTIMdo5GTSaUU9LM9inF5j/s1600-h/100_0208_edited.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUcQb91HD3pfnxg8aPUaYsOIF-6sXUzpuMjEq42eb5aRjUuv1IzE_KRhrSO1y3156HLA_SpV1ZBk2LhA4lhJ6l3mUF6qZkYS2u72WATXnQKaWGEuFz7oYVdxPTIMdo5GTSaUU9LM9inF5j/s320/100_0208_edited.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309819070962521714" /></a><br /><br />Bailey<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-FyGajRB-LSukRtstTmkZpm1uwKQ2N51eGl8nyuLpiAYGhgzgf_Xpzryqt0trGopCEW3JzrgPKkw6Vk27U3MiKxL_QI60lHbV1xk8xKLj1yYKFDH6ZCTkGykJmzyCXb2xMOmshMArDdB/s1600-h/100_0212_edited.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-FyGajRB-LSukRtstTmkZpm1uwKQ2N51eGl8nyuLpiAYGhgzgf_Xpzryqt0trGopCEW3JzrgPKkw6Vk27U3MiKxL_QI60lHbV1xk8xKLj1yYKFDH6ZCTkGykJmzyCXb2xMOmshMArDdB/s320/100_0212_edited.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309819077735111026" /></a>Brittney Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365601957704902926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080636546032398224.post-85834066401525611652009-03-05T13:58:00.000-07:002009-03-05T14:15:41.725-07:00Mary Kay Fun!Alright so I said in an earlier post that I had a Mary Kay Party and it was so much fun! Well this last Thursday we had another Mary Kay party and we talked about color and learned how to do different techniques with our make-up and stuff which I really enjoyed! I honestly don't know much about all that so i was excited to expand what little I did know. Some of us did crazy stuff we would never normally try, but others did everyday looks. It was so fun!! We had a great time! <br /><br />Our lovely consultant Julie is talking to us about one of her fabulous products <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgtj7y2AzkKu1J35TLFMYqJIKe3_zE57chG09cmBVzXJcbgNX8_TxXtG32de0dWJeknhyE0WLfmnKJv0g_277z35y13Sj7oipTGkiRD8WNDs0t2splmZY2vgYDtPtfK7kjNr6wlMBLwB59/s1600-h/100_0227.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgtj7y2AzkKu1J35TLFMYqJIKe3_zE57chG09cmBVzXJcbgNX8_TxXtG32de0dWJeknhyE0WLfmnKJv0g_277z35y13Sj7oipTGkiRD8WNDs0t2splmZY2vgYDtPtfK7kjNr6wlMBLwB59/s320/100_0227.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309814003264797010" /></a><br /><br />Julie, Stacy, and I showin off the new looks. Stacy was trying to be a model...I don't know, she may need some work I think... <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgrZFDpJYJv-PGDqwAx_76IIjc55oZc7khTdPU1d8jHE6rbjbB_5x7ME1xrfAVCeBjNNsvSyzQJsIavCUe2X16agYiZKFVffnbfzq_02hzdrmbv9rKSFYbQcSlB1CG2KpsoPoC6faS8y5X/s1600-h/100_0246.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgrZFDpJYJv-PGDqwAx_76IIjc55oZc7khTdPU1d8jHE6rbjbB_5x7ME1xrfAVCeBjNNsvSyzQJsIavCUe2X16agYiZKFVffnbfzq_02hzdrmbv9rKSFYbQcSlB1CG2KpsoPoC6faS8y5X/s320/100_0246.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309813989188806242" /></a><br /><br />Me and my mommy!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVtK1fKK_9JpeWCsJJiZmaHbiiFdKMQQU0NFsKpxmoAWeQ0ZsdIk785mtRdTrXM5JJwFInp-fBmen9Sur-75osGPkQdPYJtK10uv94msSbDh7vUlOGwKz7ENEypvzS18ZBTpLb1b4hFoE/s1600-h/100_0242.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVtK1fKK_9JpeWCsJJiZmaHbiiFdKMQQU0NFsKpxmoAWeQ0ZsdIk785mtRdTrXM5JJwFInp-fBmen9Sur-75osGPkQdPYJtK10uv94msSbDh7vUlOGwKz7ENEypvzS18ZBTpLb1b4hFoE/s320/100_0242.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309813985102700994" /></a><br /><br />Julie and I looking luscious with our lip liner on! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1yuJzwSfUHMlBXePTGelyObAHtB9f2MwisrZfpx7y6hvX0fAj8_bf-IoUgMaqi4MaMfG2AeHDw8YwM_9cbNDRZHiUOLJpgH8wMbUeNrSyrnICQUz7DyeLVj5Hx-KL2GFzKhdRszv0-Ry/s1600-h/100_0229.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1yuJzwSfUHMlBXePTGelyObAHtB9f2MwisrZfpx7y6hvX0fAj8_bf-IoUgMaqi4MaMfG2AeHDw8YwM_9cbNDRZHiUOLJpgH8wMbUeNrSyrnICQUz7DyeLVj5Hx-KL2GFzKhdRszv0-Ry/s320/100_0229.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309813972118689330" /></a><br /><br />Group pic! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5JMbZ9m2wUUyX-CKAeByWWloyViHBqyjG2xsac5Wi29xtQlfYIvuFrem4xr1PjUWTvxpTzAwl5mXbXMwnsEcjk8m1ta_BxSEomNbXi_2VvGxbvvNRASqBtQzrMsz1Dtva6HwTDnXspYyC/s1600-h/100_0249.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5JMbZ9m2wUUyX-CKAeByWWloyViHBqyjG2xsac5Wi29xtQlfYIvuFrem4xr1PjUWTvxpTzAwl5mXbXMwnsEcjk8m1ta_BxSEomNbXi_2VvGxbvvNRASqBtQzrMsz1Dtva6HwTDnXspYyC/s320/100_0249.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309813995103796706" /></a>Brittney Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365601957704902926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080636546032398224.post-13315693097821401302009-03-05T13:39:00.000-07:002009-03-05T13:48:18.395-07:00Dressing Gone Awry!Ha Ha! So today I got up and actually got ready which is amazing for a Thursday because I usually spend all night on Wednesday doing homework or waking up early to finish it up so I have no energy to look cute on Tuesdays or Thursdays. But I was able to get lots of sleep and then get up and actually find a cute outfit and do my hair and everything. Anyway, I left for school a little earlier than normal because I had a few questions for my teacher before class started. Well I pulled into the parking lot and my friend Jillene was just getting ready to walk to class and she saw me so she walked over to where I parked so we could walk to class together. Well I opened my door so I could talk to her while I was gathering my stuff and she all of a sudden stopped talking and started kind of giggling, "Uhhh...Brittney...I think that your shirt is inside out..." WHAT?! Sure enough my shirt was inside out. I started laughing pretty hard and thought, "of course that would happen this morning when I was feeling all good about being ready and stuff...oh my!" anyway, we got a pretty good laugh and then I went a switched it outside in. I was just shaking my head at myself the whole time. I don't think I've done that since elementary school! Ha ha! I love when things like that happen! It makes me just remember that not everything is serious and we can laugh when we do silly things. :)Brittney Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365601957704902926noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080636546032398224.post-35973421918747844472009-02-23T13:47:00.000-07:002009-02-23T14:11:56.207-07:00A Very Good Weekend!WOW! This last weekend was full of so many different things! I had a blast! I started out the weekend with a Mary Kay Party with some of my girly friends. It was fun! We had a great time! I was able to catch up with some people I hadn't seen in a while and it was just a fun time to be a silly girl! <br /><br />Then I worked all day Friday, from 10-7, but I was able to learn some new things at the store to help out on the front end and stuff. I had fun learning how to do U-Scan (self-checkouts) and I was able to help out the cashiers and courtesy clerks. I definitely miss being up in the front of the store helping customers! I loved being a cashier when I was in Thatcher! I just love being able to talk to people and interact with the people I work with. In the Cub House I am in a little glass box and I can't really leave and interact with anyone besides the kids. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my job and I love being with the kids I work with! It is so rewarding and lots of fun, but I have to admit that I do miss the adult conversation sometimes. So it was a nice break for me to be able to work the front end on Friday. <br /><br />Then on Saturday I was super busy! I woke up at 6:30 and got ready to go to a service project that our Relief Society was doing for our enrichment night. It was awesome! We went to a domestic violence shelter and helped for about 2 hours and cleaned things up a bit. It was very rewarding and I am so glad that I did it! I was in the kitchen helping out and we were all supposed to sign up for specific jobs and no one wanted to clean the oven, so I took it. I was happy to do it though. Cleaning a stove, and the grill and degreasing everything is kind of important for sanitation and stuff! Let me tell you though, this was a BIG job! It was huge!! Two ovens, a 6 burner stove, and then a grill that covered the whole top of one over sized oven. All of it was cast iron. WOW! It was a lot of work but so worth it! It took me the entire 2 hours to clean all of that up but I felt so good after doing it! After I was all done the supervisor over our group came up to me and told me how much she appreciated me taking the initiative and doing that because it needed to be done so badly. I was just happy to be there. I have needed to get outside myself for a long time and I was just so glad for the opportunity to do something like that for these people who needed it so badly. <br /><br />After I was down there I had to go home and get ready to go to Ben's Regional Choir Concert. It was so good! My choir director at the college was his director for regionals so that was pretty cool! They did a FANTASTIC job! Ben has decided that he is definitely going to take choir at the college the semester before he goes on his mission so that is pretty cool! I'm excited for him! I have loved being part of that choir! <br /><br />After the concert I went with my family to my cousin's birthday party which was a blast! She turned 9 years old! I can't believe how old my cousins are getting! All of the girls in that family are absolutely adorable! I just love them to pieces!<br /><br />We left around 7:30 and I had to get ready to go to a Young Single Adults Activity that started at 9. I was so tired, but I knew that I should go and meet some new people. I am trying to be better about getting involved in my single's ward and going to the activities that are going on! I definitely need to be more social! So anyway, I went to the activity and it was really fun! We went to Polar Ice and I went ice skating for the first time! It was exciting! I think that I will like it even better the next time I go because I was just trying to get used to it this time, but I really did enjoy myself! And another cool thing was that I was able to see alot of people from my hometown and that was fun too! I really enjoyed being able to catch up with people and meeting some new people too! There were 750 people there! Insane! I was pretty proud of myself for going and it ended up being alot better than I expected it to be! Plus, I go to do something I have never done before which is always exciting and fun! :)Brittney Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365601957704902926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080636546032398224.post-88851144090666707782009-02-18T17:04:00.000-07:002009-02-23T13:46:59.077-07:00NewlywedsI haven't been able to post anything about Ricky and Sorena's wedding yet! I was waiting til I could get some good pics on here first though. The wedding was awesome! Sorena and Ricky looked fantastic and everything went really well! <br /><br />We spent the night before the wedding getting everything ready for the reception which was fun! It was definitely a lot of work but it was great for all of us to be there together getting everything set up! It was so pretty! Sorena's colors were green and white. They had tons of plants with a garden scene, a gazebo that the cake went under, a trellis for their line backdrop, and they had a drop ceiling done as well! It was just so pretty! I really liked it! <br /><br />The day of the wedding was fun! My mom was asked to take their wedding pics and so we went around the temple taking a gazillion pictures after the wedding which was really a lot of fun! I enjoyed helping out and coming up with poses, carrying Sorena's dress every time we moved around somewhere :), it was just really cool to be with both of them. They were so excited and happy! <br /><br />Anyway, here are a few pics that I just really loved of them! <br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_r_5IAQm_v_F2LuSFHq6F2WdHsvQBBtH_z48nBBpltUdYp3cVnLDtJ8frVNDyfcERtja2OF-c-6vHAhkTu98_Y79dFakbCZhIT3IpsYi08pmazYbpEzAigtw3vMeq_6328hCUh4jD063D/s1600-h/100_4676_1817.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_r_5IAQm_v_F2LuSFHq6F2WdHsvQBBtH_z48nBBpltUdYp3cVnLDtJ8frVNDyfcERtja2OF-c-6vHAhkTu98_Y79dFakbCZhIT3IpsYi08pmazYbpEzAigtw3vMeq_6328hCUh4jD063D/s400/100_4676_1817.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304297555661669890" /></a><br />This pic (above) was taken by my Uncle Brett, but all the rest are ones my mom took. She did a fabulous job! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjotPjUTp5hHPJ_iaUM7vu7mxZk6ij7ysMmnsRlrFdIAMMz_0XDf388elRp9tTLUtVnKTwBKXgMX_5KxiJGwIhiRWH9zXSURHM5iY8BxozKcMDC3tf103auLD3NMBa0m8ZZ5o3hdvwpaH5Z/s1600-h/IMG_6439_1438.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjotPjUTp5hHPJ_iaUM7vu7mxZk6ij7ysMmnsRlrFdIAMMz_0XDf388elRp9tTLUtVnKTwBKXgMX_5KxiJGwIhiRWH9zXSURHM5iY8BxozKcMDC3tf103auLD3NMBa0m8ZZ5o3hdvwpaH5Z/s400/IMG_6439_1438.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304297558255033458" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlnmtQaS4AGbZmx07W5S1H8xlfLVaDe2mDZGEHupa5jUg_USur3I2jkc9cKheODZfJFUsQ-bNyL5ymZKfyH-PLsSfl9FXdc8iQDxHpslyn3h5AUhI6Te2DOBtbAX5JLBvBY8n7Ucrydq0D/s1600-h/IMG_6453_1452.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlnmtQaS4AGbZmx07W5S1H8xlfLVaDe2mDZGEHupa5jUg_USur3I2jkc9cKheODZfJFUsQ-bNyL5ymZKfyH-PLsSfl9FXdc8iQDxHpslyn3h5AUhI6Te2DOBtbAX5JLBvBY8n7Ucrydq0D/s400/IMG_6453_1452.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304297553694818354" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDRmfQB_lPsEehouhx8wXhJlSgJ4YbdW71JQUiMx7I1eOjPIZElIUB6WyJY9GyIem-aYBBsvN0yDG_BwetiIZPqEAkHoMKOQdJTqVu9e-ybLR1mFoGc23Li_iYgiaLfxyoP-rMKtAlAlD/s1600-h/IMG_6547_1546.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDRmfQB_lPsEehouhx8wXhJlSgJ4YbdW71JQUiMx7I1eOjPIZElIUB6WyJY9GyIem-aYBBsvN0yDG_BwetiIZPqEAkHoMKOQdJTqVu9e-ybLR1mFoGc23Li_iYgiaLfxyoP-rMKtAlAlD/s400/IMG_6547_1546.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304297548496078498" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qB-NAaNHar8X6pKbV-6WZpqoqJjpp8DE7-4Cr1Nrl1RCfopmFkG92tCFbPkPxwUMMGPE9I6utuw2c2edFfkXdWkaBBCQoEu0mGzFPUc0p6IradDC1TV_OUuXWS0C2dOMcQziPAEHFH1u/s1600-h/IMG_6468_1467.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qB-NAaNHar8X6pKbV-6WZpqoqJjpp8DE7-4Cr1Nrl1RCfopmFkG92tCFbPkPxwUMMGPE9I6utuw2c2edFfkXdWkaBBCQoEu0mGzFPUc0p6IradDC1TV_OUuXWS0C2dOMcQziPAEHFH1u/s400/IMG_6468_1467.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304297544535033090" /></a><br /><br />The reception was a blast as well! My goodness! It was a party! That's all I gotta say! Tons of dancing and food and fun! It was just a great time! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuf4OiK-7p8fF23fg13fdfIJNSWbpq6VWqyJlelD2TlrjQOX6ZfEze2Bp0597RSb-DLkPr8oARxN6D5SJ1E8b8R0zUzfn0m3yxDKfxxt2jCxYmNywXeIen8AcHT1zXsy9Nfn_JfnjIu_GR/s1600-h/IMG_6683_1948.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuf4OiK-7p8fF23fg13fdfIJNSWbpq6VWqyJlelD2TlrjQOX6ZfEze2Bp0597RSb-DLkPr8oARxN6D5SJ1E8b8R0zUzfn0m3yxDKfxxt2jCxYmNywXeIen8AcHT1zXsy9Nfn_JfnjIu_GR/s400/IMG_6683_1948.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304301293658485586" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjojRQ_u0W-OJ3n-Djjkuq_R9V5IwujZwzLOkZA9OwXBpo2EqnbZM1UWurxrVrGRyid6XfK4S-u2x9qMaEqAs8-FRarIEpa7LflSwu1RoBmIlZPp7JzuzbpFJtNlg6o0Q9KdLTpJYMTsMFI/s1600-h/IMG_6785_2047.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjojRQ_u0W-OJ3n-Djjkuq_R9V5IwujZwzLOkZA9OwXBpo2EqnbZM1UWurxrVrGRyid6XfK4S-u2x9qMaEqAs8-FRarIEpa7LflSwu1RoBmIlZPp7JzuzbpFJtNlg6o0Q9KdLTpJYMTsMFI/s400/IMG_6785_2047.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304301297110939378" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5hRwfdYVV0NEt8RGMuD7jay4XCaT2QFGYNhwkfATOcqCrHpIX6tDt_9GLKO5fS4a95Iq-40aALH4LycbtzlgAIxZgKdq4MTl75q8kqvLmqtoXNCmCgekNTGycujuaLHN_cEtRijHuRpx/s1600-h/IMG_6812_2068.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5hRwfdYVV0NEt8RGMuD7jay4XCaT2QFGYNhwkfATOcqCrHpIX6tDt_9GLKO5fS4a95Iq-40aALH4LycbtzlgAIxZgKdq4MTl75q8kqvLmqtoXNCmCgekNTGycujuaLHN_cEtRijHuRpx/s400/IMG_6812_2068.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304301303654169266" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0oz_TzJVQGfGEZ6WsZY70HsWRjqpkBHY4ixxnoSvaiccRtY-Eo4kYjhIPEqwm1CpbJ032wsVdxl7gxDkld7h0a9A9X0SW1hNtduscR_yQZoZRis6IUUz-uJPDmdtlRY-YylGrIXrxYKKF/s1600-h/IMG_6819_2075.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0oz_TzJVQGfGEZ6WsZY70HsWRjqpkBHY4ixxnoSvaiccRtY-Eo4kYjhIPEqwm1CpbJ032wsVdxl7gxDkld7h0a9A9X0SW1hNtduscR_yQZoZRis6IUUz-uJPDmdtlRY-YylGrIXrxYKKF/s400/IMG_6819_2075.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304301307082565250" /></a>Brittney Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365601957704902926noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080636546032398224.post-46506756050049823782009-02-08T17:14:00.001-07:002009-02-18T16:10:38.974-07:00ASU Music School AuditionWell, yesterday was my audition day. As you could probably tell from my earlier post I was pretty nervous about it! I had good reason to be!!! <br /><br />On Thursday I had my last voice lesson before the audition and it went HORRIBLE! I'm not just saying that because I had high expectations, it really wasn't good at all and I walked out of that lesson feeling very very frustrated and discouraged! I had had a previous lesson on Tuesday and it was AMAZING! I felt so excited after it and felt pretty confident but my feelings of confidence were dashed to bits after Thursday. I was driving home from my voice lesson and was just really getting down on myself. The rest of the day seemed to not be so good and on top of that I was not feeling well at all! I slept for a little while and it seemed to help but I was still pretty nervous about what was going to happen on Saturday. I was chilling out with my family that night and I got a phone call from one of my really good friends. He was on tour with the EAC choir and he called me from Provo after a performance they had done. He was so excited and I was excited to hear from him. After he told me where he was at, he told me that he didn't have a lot of time to talk because he had to get to the buses, but he said, "I know that your audition is this Saturday. How are you feeling about it?" First of all, I couldn't believe he remembered, second of all I couldn't believe he was taking the time to talk to me about it since he was obviously very busy, and third, I was just so grateful to be able to talk to someone that cared and was willing to listen for a minute while I vented. After I gave a condensed version of my day and how i was feeling he told me I didn't need to worry, that everything was going to be fine. He told me how talented I was and that I had a wonderful gift. His words meant the world to me. I needed them at that moment. I immediately just felt something lift from my shoulders and I felt so much relief. He was right. I asked him about some of the things they were doing on choir tour and he just cheered me up with his excitement and encouragement. Then before we got off the phone he told me that he was praying for me and that everything was going to be ok. I was about in tears at this point. Heavenly Father really knows us so well! I was so grateful for that simple phone call. In all, we didn't even talk for 5 minutes before he had to leave, but that simple act meant more to me than anything. I am grateful that he took that time. <br /><br />Friday I spent my day running through my songs and practicing a piano piece I had to have ready as well. I felt ok, but still nervous. I got a blessing from my dad that night and I went to bed early and I was feeling ok about things. I slept really well (which I was very grateful for!) and woke up at 5:30 and got ready and did vocal exercises and practiced my songs a little bit. Then my dad and I were off to the audition! My dad talked to me the whole way there but my brain was just reeling with a gazillion thoughts about the day and all the "what if's" and so I didn't really say a whole lot. I was so grateful that my dad was there though!! He proved to be priceless for me all day! He was like my personal assistant, there for me through everything I had to do and making sure that all the logistical things were taken care of for me. I really really appreciated that! So anyway, I checked in and then we went and found all the rooms I would be using throughout the day for the various tests and interviews and such that I had. After that I had about 20 minutes to run through my songs a couple times and do some more vocal exercises. Then I was off to the audition!<br /><br />I was the second performer of the day! Advantage: my judges had fresh ears! I met my accompanist and we went over a few things that I needed from him. There was another girl that was also trying out for the music therapy program who had him as her accompanist as well and she didn't have anything prepared for him! It was a disaster! We were supposed to have everything in a notebook for him and just ready to go for him to play. She had copied pages only. No notebook, and he was a little frustrated. Then she said well I you can use my book, but her book was one that would not stay open easily and he began getting pretty annoyed with the situation. The performer before me had just finished her audition...I had to go in. Before the performer walked out he told the girl after me that he needed to run to his office to get his own spiral bound book for her songs. He ran down the hall, and got back just before they called my name to come into the recital hall! WOW! As we were walking in he thanked me for being so well prepared and that it really made all the difference. I was glad! I was even more glad that I wasn't the one who got him so upset! Not fun! Anyway, I then began my performance and I did really well! I was pleased with it! I messed up a few measures in my first song but i pulled out of it and corrected myself pretty well which I could tell the judges were pleased with. After I was done I walked out of the room with my accompanist who told me I did very well and my dad was outside the door. He had watched me through a little window in the door. He gave me a big hug and I was so relieved I was done! <br /><br />After my audition I had sight singing to do. Outside the door there was a list of directions for what I needed to do once inside. It was intense! It started out by saying that the score of your audition and the score of your sight singing would determine if you qualify for any scholarship money. No pressure!! I was pretty scared at this point. Scholarships would be VERY helpful and sight singing is definitely NOT my strong point! It was my turn and I walked in and I had to sit at a piano. I was to read at least 3 examples, each two lines long, maybe 4 depending on how well you were doing. After I sat down I had to look at each example, tell the judge what key it was in, and the only note I had to go off of was the tonic pitch. No triad, no nothing other than tonic. WOW! that was different than what I was used to. The first two examples were both major and were pretty simple. The third example was in minor! Yikes! I don't like those! It made me laugh when he acted so surprised about me getting the key right. It was in B minor. He told that close to no one ever gets the minor keys right and that he was so glad I was able to recognize when it was a minor key. That was happy! So I got through that one a lot better than I thought I would. He then asked me to turn the page and go to the 4th example. Good sign! I was doing pretty good! Only this time, it was in triple meter and it was four lines long and it had a ton of accidentals! Oh boy! So I started it and I actually didn't do too bad! I was pretty pumped by how well I did! I walked out pretty confident. <br /><br />After sight singing I had my music therapy interview. It went amazing!! When I first saw her I realized that she had been there for my audition! I was so glad that she had gone to watch me perform! We sat in her office and she asked me a bunch of questions, like what kind of music I liked, what instruments I played, she asked if I would sing a jazz song for her, why I wanted to be a music therapist. After some questions and talking she wanted me to sing a song for her while she played the piano. I had to choose a song from a huge book she had. I chose "Amazing Grace." Easy enough! Then she told me that she was just going to start playing and that I had to come in whenever I felt like it on whatever note I thought would be a good starting pitch (obviously going along with what she was playing). So I did that, nothing too hard, and then she had me improv some vocal stuff, just singing pitches that I thought would sound good with what she was playing on the piano. That was interesting but went well. Then she wanted me to play the piano for her. She wanted me to sight read a song, only the melody line, so I did that which was super super simple. I almost couldn't believe she was really asking me to do it. Then she asked me if I could read chord symbols. I told her I could, so then I played the melody and applied the chords in my left hand. That went really well too! She was impressed that I was able to do that. Good sign I guess! Then she asked me a few more questions and we were done. Before I left she told me that she felt I was perfect for the program, that I had all the skills I needed to be able to do well. I was so pleased! I couldn't have asked for a better interview! Another really cool thing she told me was that after I had performed at my audition she talked with the judges and they told her I would no longer need to take voice lessons at a college level. If I get in, I will not have that to worry about which I feel for me is a huge blessing! Some of my biggest stress as a music major are my voice lessons and all the time that it requires! I was so grateful for that! <br /><br />After my interview I had a little bit of a break, so my dad took me out to lunch and we talked about how everything had gone so far. I was so happy! I was just thrilled with how everything had gone up to that point and the hugest part of my stress for that day was gone! After lunch I went back to the school and found a practice room for me to go over my piano song a few times before my piano diagnostic test. After I was done I went up to the room with my dad and we waited for a little while. But no one was around! It was weird! All day there had been signs on the places where we needed to be and there wasn't really anything on this particular room. My time for my test came and went. My dad decided to go downstairs to the check in desk to see if the room had been moved. I stayed there but my dad soon came to tell me that the woman who had sent me the e-mail with all of my rooms for that day had actually told me the wrong room number. I was supposed to be in a completely different building! AH! Being late to something like that is not good! So my dad asked her if she would go to the room and explain the cause for my tardiness so that I wouldn't get in trouble or anything which I definitely appreciated! As I got to the room the woman who had made the mistake was waiting outside the correct room and the person in charge of my test came out and she apologized for the mistake and everything was fine. I actually found it kind of funny. I wasn't that worried about it, and this was the last thing I needed to do that day and it was definitely the least stressful! I had already looked at the requirements for the piano classes and I had figured with what I knew already I would be put in the second semester piano class. Once I walked into the room my judge asked what I had been told about the piano diagnostic. I said that all I knew was that I needed to prepare a song for him. He said ok and told me to sit at the piano and play what I had prepared. I was pretty confident during my entire test which I think he was a little taken back by. He asked me to do a Major and a minor scale which wasn't difficult at all, and then he had me sightread an etude, which was ridiculously easy! Then I had to transpose the song down a fifth which wasn't that bad. After that he asked if I had ever played a melody with the roman numeral symbols underneath. (Ha! Ha! Kinda the same thing I had to do in my interview) I told him that I did and so he told me that he would play the melody for me and all I had to do was drop in the chord when it came up. Easy enough! So I did that and he told me he was pretty impressed that I was able to do that! I was excited! It was good! So I was put into 2nd semester piano as I thought I would be so I was happy about that! He asked me before I left if I still had my audition to do and I looked at him and told him that I was completely done and that I was so happy! He congratulated me and laughed at my over exuberance. I couldn't help it though! I was so happy to be done and I was even happier that I felt so good about how I had done! I was sky high! <br /><br />So I should know in three weeks if I made the program! Yay! I am definitely anxious! No matter how good I feel about how I did, there were a ton of people trying out and there is still a chance I didn't make it, but we shall see! I find out three weeks after that, so towards the end of March, if I qualified for any scholarships as well. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!!! <br /><br />I am so grateful that things went well and that I felt I was able to do everything to the best of my ability! It made everything go so much smoother! I was definitely blessed! I can't deny that! The Lord was really looking out for me and helping me to be at peace about everything I had to do. I am so so so grateful for that! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUId8lEWhwYjDOPsFtooZ0wrnTs2INXhpNNiwXhjFrFAgrM4Cx1H5yuxMwxLS7EG2MmnW8MwAQDWTQIwh9MhN39vBfeJdKsVD_100RpMNbuxjLMqzqOzmxhjumYLHgJbuXlinTkkcTE2qu/s1600-h/434.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUId8lEWhwYjDOPsFtooZ0wrnTs2INXhpNNiwXhjFrFAgrM4Cx1H5yuxMwxLS7EG2MmnW8MwAQDWTQIwh9MhN39vBfeJdKsVD_100RpMNbuxjLMqzqOzmxhjumYLHgJbuXlinTkkcTE2qu/s320/434.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304278465277313058" /></a>Brittney Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365601957704902926noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080636546032398224.post-25484641843321551292009-02-05T16:33:00.000-07:002009-02-05T16:47:42.152-07:0025 Random Things About Me<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lppsrT_7NRqfGyXsMC9gRfUBvnjG9f-uGrRkLQid360UcAO95Af_XGTWVJJUtoiqm7V3c9dsz5DkUlbb4UUnjEd5vcDdknFaJJS_0RhKBMXlz-ZoGSBTnxNdDm-TALUKpS7uv8dBbtjL/s1600-h/100_0079_1246.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lppsrT_7NRqfGyXsMC9gRfUBvnjG9f-uGrRkLQid360UcAO95Af_XGTWVJJUtoiqm7V3c9dsz5DkUlbb4UUnjEd5vcDdknFaJJS_0RhKBMXlz-ZoGSBTnxNdDm-TALUKpS7uv8dBbtjL/s320/100_0079_1246.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299464015651693938" /></a><br />I just wrote this on Facebook and I thought it would be fun to put it on my blog too! It took forever for me to think of things to put on here! <br /><br />1. I love zucchini cooked with caramelized onions!!<br /><br />2. I want to be a music therapist and work with kids with mental disabilities<br /><br />3. I got my ears pierced when I was 18, my mom thought that would be a nice present to me for my birthday. (Ummm...I was scared out of my mind!) She had to hold my hand while they did it and two people actually pierced my ears at the same time because I knew that if it wasn't all done at the same time, I would never let them do the second one! <br /><br />4. I play the violin, and the piano<br /><br />5. I love kiddy books!! Picture books rock!<br /><br />6. I have had an interview on the news before!<br /><br />7. I know you would never believe this, but I had to turn my "card" to yellow one time in the 4th grade for talking during a math lesson! I was mortified and had an emotional breakdown! My teacher felt so horrible for making me do it and she kept apologizing to me. Kinda funny now that I think about it! <br /><br />8. I have written a couple of songs <br /><br />9. Someday I want to make a recording of songs that I love and possibly some songs that I have written. <br /><br />10. I have eaten cow tongue. Not too bad once you get past the "I'm seriously eating cow tongue" part!<br /><br />11. I collect Phantom of the Opera music boxes. Phantom has been my favorite musical since I was like 8 years old! I want to see it on Broadway so bad!<br /><br />12. I have been in an accident with a bear! Totaled our suburban! <br /><br />13. I love the mountains more than any place on earth<br /><br />14. I am scared of needles! Bad experiences! :/<br /><br />15. My favorite restaurant is Mattas! <br /><br />16. Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Robin Williams, Will Smith, Megan Follows, Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, and then the old greats like Audrey Hepburn, Judy Garland, Danny Kay, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Gene Kelly (Oh man! my secret crush!) are some of my favorites to watch! <br /><br />17. I have seen at least 7 Broadway shows on stage<br /><br />18. The kids I work with in the Cub House at Bashas think I'm pretty cool! (who woulda thought?!) They give me lots of artwork and I like to keep it and put it on the door to my bedroom<br /><br />19. I am in love with vocal jazz music!! Whether it be solo or ensemble, man...that stuff just gets me goin! I love the soul in it!!! <br /><br />20. I used to play softball on a city league. My favorite position was left field.<br /><br />21. I hate people looking at my feet! There's nothing wrong with them, but it is just weirds me out a little! Exception: getting pedicures! Now that is amazing!<br /><br />22. My secret passion is interior decorating! I would really love to take a class on it to get more knowledge under my belt, but it is just so neat! I want my house when I get older to have different themed rooms. Like one southern style, one victorian/antiquey, one very lavish and elegant, one ethnic, one bold and bright colors...I don't know... a little strange but I want my house to be a canvas! I want to play! <br /><br />23. I like to paint with watercolors<br /><br />24. When I'm stressed out I color. I have an "Ice Age" coloring book right now that I use and I have to use crayons when I color. No markers! <br /><br />25. I love when people give me nice notes! I used to tape all the notes people would give me on the back of my door and they make me happy! It's amazing how much a simple compliment or thanks can do for you! <br /><br />So there you go! Kinda fun to think about what some people may not know about me yet! I pretty much divulge my life to the public, but hopefully there was something in there you didn't know.Brittney Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365601957704902926noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080636546032398224.post-62209136332975662952009-02-01T19:02:00.000-07:002009-02-01T19:11:53.480-07:00Scary Audition!! =/Well everyone! I am finally having my ASU Music School Audition! Crazy! I can't believe it's already time for me to be doing this! I am so excited to be (hopefully) moving on, but at the same time, this is very nerve racking! It is nerve racking because this is the only school and only music therapy program I have applied to, so it's important for me to do well, and I also just have so much I need to have ready! I need two audition pieces to sing, which of course I have already prepared, and I also have a piano diagnostic which I'm not entirely thrilled about doing, and then I have an interview with a music therapy staff member from ASU. I know that everything will be fine. I have been practicing, I like my songs I'm doing, and I don't get really nervous when I perform, and I love talking to people, especially about something I love so much, but I guess the most nerve racking part is if I am not able to make it into the program. What if I don't quite have the skill they're looking for? Then what?! Oh my! Things are crazy! Pray for me! I'm gonna need all the help I can get this week!Brittney Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06365601957704902926noreply@blogger.com2