coloREDo.

Friday through Sunday I had the unique opportunity to travel on an all-expenses-paid trip to Colorado sponsored by none other than MITT ROMNEY HIMSELF. 

(haha. well...his campaign team anyway ;) close enough. ) 

It was truly an unforgettable experience. 

And that was partly due to the wonderful people I got to go with! 

Although the others might have felt differently, I was completely content on the 8 hour bus ride from Provo to Denver with some of my friends from the #jerucrew :)

Saturday was a BUSY day. We were knocking doors (by ourselves) for hours on end!

It was exhausting. But being able to say,
"HI! I'm Hannah, and I'm with the Romney/Ryan Campaign . . . "
 at each door had me feeling pretty cool.

 So it was worth it. 

This is a map of one of the two areas that I covered. (I was given a list of specific addresses of people who are registered republicans, so I went to each of those houses and then asked the person if they had already voted and all that good stuff.) I covered probably 80% of the area that is seen on this map during the first half of the day.

(It was a lot of walking. And I got rather lost...)

Then we all met up again for lunch which is where the picture above was taken.

I may or may not have been talking when this particular moment was captured.

The highlight of the day, however, was definitely the phone bank.

Sadly I don't have any pictures, but it was actually a lot of fun calling people while sitting in the same room as all of our friends and being able to casually laugh it off when people on the other end were...less than excited to receive our calls.

(There was a particularly memorable conversation I recall with a lady named Zelda. 

Moral of the story: It's probably not a good idea to name a person Zelda. It was obvious this lady was grumpy due to the name her parents selected on her behalf.
 Which is unfortunate. Because Zelda is a pretty sweet name.)

Our whole bus group at the Romney campaign headquarters in Denver!

Another highlight of the weekend: The Primary Program.

It just so happened that the ward we attended on Sunday was having their primary program,

(which is a 40-minute presentation with songs and 'speeches' given by the 3-11-year-olds in a particular congregation). 

 AND IT WAS AWESOME. 

It's been a while since I've been to one, but it was most excellent. 

It made me really excited to be an elementary school teacher someday. 

Little kids are hysterical. 

 Roomies!
Me, Meredith, and Sarah.
 I went to Jerusalem with both of these BEAUTIFUL girls,
but they were in the other class so I didn't really get to know them all that well.
It was really fun rooming with them and having the opportunity to get to know them both a little better! 

The theme of the weekend: #mittorquit

 (no one is quite sure what we'll be "quitting" if Romney doesn't win. 

Except Kyle . . . he'll be moving to Australia.)

Oh what a life I live!

 PS I realize the title of this post is a little far-fetched, but I hope you get it :) 

PPS Here's one last picture just because I think it's hilarious.
And because while Mere and I look extra Asian, Kyle looks a little bit like two-face.

(after multiple meals of junk food we were preeeeetty excited about these tomatoes, sugar snap peas, and broccoli provided by Ashley's uncle.)

deja vu.

Remember when I was in Jerusalem and I pulled an all-nighter? 

I stayed up the entire night (for the first time ever) to edit the "Goodbye Sterling" video.

(If you don't remember what I'm talking about read the "Thursday" section of this blog post.) 

I don't remember a lot about the following day, 

but there are a few things I clearly remember:

It snowed! [IN JERUSALEM.]

aaaand I had to take a midterm. 

[which I actually did surprisingly well on thankyouverymuch :))

So, here I am...6-7 months later...

Last night I did not sleep a wink. 

I did not put on my pajamas. 

I did not lay my head down on my pillow.

At about 2:30 a.m. I was putting the finishing touches on the music video I'd been working on.

My computer kept telling me "start up disc is full" and would freeze up until i deleted something.

After some frustration, I was determined to delete AS MANY things as i could, just so i was SURE to have enough memory to finish the project. 

Somewhere during that process...imovie shut down. FOR GOOD.

(or so i thought...)

I didn't know what to do. I tried to recover it for probably 20 minutes, but it was GONE. 

The application "imovie" was NOWHERE to be found! 

....what the heck?! how does that even happen???

I searched EVERYWHERE on my computer...

literally asking myself the question "if I were imovie where would I go?"

[people are allowed to have crazy thoughts during hours that they should be sleeping--don't judge.]

After a few minutes reality set in:

it. was. gone.

My heart literally sank.

After a quick prayer, I realized:

 It could have been SO much worse!

 At least I still had ALL of the video files, 

and my roommate had a mac!

I woke her up just enough to ask to borrow her computer for a few hours 

and set to work! 

I started the video ALL over again, and finished at 7:20. a.m.

uploaded it to youtube,

and emailed the link to the person in charge before 8:00 a.m. (just as directed).

(Did I mention that this project was for an 8:30a.m. work talent show?)

 I was out the door by 8:08 a.m.

As luck would have it, a girl from my complex saw me walking and offered to give me a ride!

Tender mercies are REAL! 

Want to know the craziest part? 

it snowed today. [first snow of the season]

AND. I have a midterm. 

HAHAHAHA. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES?! 

(...Here's to hoping this one goes as well as the last one i took on 0 sleep :))

Now, enough of that!!

This is what you're really here for :)

(let's face it. I pretty much have the best job. ever.)

OH what a life I LIVE! 

Yousday Tuesday!

(Deepest apologies for the lack of a yous-day tuesday post last week--it was a BUSY week! 

And this week I'm afraid is just as busy...)

I went to True Blue this year! (See picture above.) WOOHOO! (It was actually a few weeks ago, but I finally tracked down this picture.) That means I can officially cross it off my BYU Bucket List. I'm not opposed to going at least one more time while being at BYU, but I've now gone twice in 4 years and I'm pretty content with that :) 

A work music video is currently in production! ...check back in a couple days and it very well may be posted here for your viewing pleasure :)

I typically prefer snow over rain (and it looks like it's going to start snowing soon).

I've secretly always wanted a (fake) brown leather jacket, and finally got one this past weekend! (I'm sure I'll post pics eventually ;))

I actually love cleaning checks!

It takes me (on average) 10 minutes to completely curl my hair. (The Conair 1 inch curling iron is magical I tell you.) 

I can blow spit bubbles. (TMI? Eh, some people think it's kinda cool.)

The radio in my car is broken and I actually kinda like it that way.

I still have trouble distinguishing the difference between "affect" and "effect."

I've never been very good at remembering birthdays.

I'm going to Colorado this weekend!!!!! :) It will be fun to get out of Provo with some friends. I'll probably blog about that too...yet another reason to check back later! 

Welp...back to homework it is :/

Oh what a life I live, 

PS The guy with me in the pic above is a friend from JERU, and no we are not holding hands even though it totally looks like we are. haha. 

the moon-walking violinist.

Incredible, 

inspirational,

 talented,

 passionate,

 quirky,

fun.

Wow.

(If the embedded link doesn't work, watch it on youtube...I promise it's worth it.) 

Lindsey Stirling is a BYU alum who loves performing the violin. She actually competed on the show "America's Got Talent" and did fairly well! The main critique she got from the show was that her talent wasn't "marketable." 

Well...dear judges, I would beg to differ. 

Watching her perform live (as I had the opportunity to do last Thursday) was truly an incredible and inspirational experience. If you ever have the chance to see her perform, I would strongly encourage you to do so!

(In the Venue in SLC. 

Can you see me?! haha. 

Actually I was a few feet behind the last row in this picture...But I was there!

This picture was taken from Lindsey's Facebook Page.)

(It was pretty dark and a little smokey,

 but I needed some proof we were actually there :)) 

Sick of the videos yet? Well, how about just one more?! :) This video she had playing in the background while she performed this song and it really was powerful. When she performed it for us, she also did the vocals and changed the words from "We Found Love in a Hopeless Place" to "We Found Love in a Whole New Place." Not only can she play the violin...she can sing too!

 And WOW, she is good! 

Thanks to T-Bone (Danielle) for inviting me along and joining me on such a fun outing! 

Oh what a life I live,

the BYU bucket list.

This week's YOUSDAY-TUESDAY will include the things that I've always wanted to do/will do while at BYU (not to worry, I strategically arranged to graduate a few years late, just to ensure I will have ample time to accomplish all of these things ;)).


hike the Y
hike the Y during the official "Y lighting ceremony" (Homecoming week)
take an ice skating class (x2)
go skiing or snowboarding
attend general conference at the conference center
ipod dance party in the library
participate in a dinner group
float down the Provo River
ride in a golf cart on Campus
be on the jumbotron during a football game
get a free t-shirt from a football game
be quoted and/or photographed in The Universe (BYU's newspaper)
eat a meal at the hospital cafeteria, just for fun 
get paid to participate in a BYU study
go on a study abroad
sample food from the test tasting lab in the Eyring
drive through the Alpine Loop during Fall just 'cuz it's pretty :) 
camp out for the 4th of July 
watch a movie at the international cinema
Comedysportz
Vocal Point concert
$2 Tuesdays at Thanksgiving point  (would definitely do that one again)
go to True Blue football 2x
Haunted corn maze
go to the roof of the SWKT
eat dinner at Gloria's Little Italy  (10/5/13)
watch the sunset from provo canyon

I just realized "graduate" isn't actually on the list...hahahhaaha. Well. at least I know where my priorities are, right? ;) (JUST KIDDING mom and dad :) 'graduate' is a given)!

I imagine that I'll be adding to this list...but at least it's a start!
(sad that it's taken me so long to finally compile one.)

Oh what a life I'm livin',

fall is like a second spring where all the leaves are flowers.

It's sad to think that it's my fourth year in provo, and this is the first year that I've really appreciated FALL. 

It's SO beautiful! How did I not recognize this before?! 

This week Daniel and my mom are in town, so yesterday I went up to Midway to watch General Conference with them (and my grandparents). After the second session and before Priesthood, Daniel took me on a ride in grandma and grandpa's razor. 

(Open your eyes, Daniel!!) 

(please excuse the fact that I look like a boy in this picture.) 

...after much thought, I've decided that aside from the fact that the weather is getting colder, 

I actually really like fall. 

Thanks for the fun ride, Daniel! And thanks for letting us take out the Razor, Gramps and Gram! 

Oh what a life I live! 

PS I can't take credit for the title, I saw it on someone else's facebook and just decided it was just too good to keep to myself!