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We’ll Be There

March 31, 2014 by Sue Leave a Comment

Brian and Mark are BYU Young Ambassadors and this year the group made three music videos and had a Facebook vote on which one would be uploaded first. The video with Brian’s song, “We’ll Be There” was introduced first. Scott and I were in Springdale, Utah visiting Zion National Park on our annual getaway for his birthday and watching the votes come in. We came in off the trail and sat down in the restaurant just before 6:00 pm when results were to be announced. Scott had me whip out my phone and we saw that Brian’s video was first, so we sat there in the restaurant and watched it, then posted on fb. We got a call from Brian saying he saw I’d posted and I was told him I was ecstatic. He said, “Are you going all fangirl on me right now?” Yes, I am!

In case you didn’t see my fb posts and missed the video, here it is:

You can see other videos from the 2013-14 group on their YouTube channel.

Snow

March 27, 2014 by Sue Leave a Comment

This is my annual post whining about snow falling in late March on my blooming crocus and daffodils.

I should be used to it, but I’m not.

BYU Young Ambassadors 2014 trailer

February 26, 2014 by Sue Leave a Comment

It’s a quiz! Can you spot the dancing Brian? We counted eleven appearances, but you have to be quick! Although there are shots of the band, there are no shots of the sound crew, so you’ll have to trust me that Mark is the A1 sound guy for the group. 🙂

Broadway Revue 2014

February 24, 2014 by Sue Leave a Comment

On Friday night we attended BYU’s Broadway Revue, presented by students of the BFA Music Dance Theatre Program. This is Brian’s major and he was one of the performers in the show. In addition, he arranged a mash-up of three Jason Robert Brown songs that were performed by him and four other students. One of them was Jack and he wrote a nice part for him. The mash-up was totally awesome! We love this show every year, as it showcases the students in different numbers which are choreographed and directed by students. Brian was also featured in the closing number, “Steal Your Rock and Roll”, from Memphis.

Mark and Sarah are behind Brian.

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This little girl was holding her program in one hand and her mom’s hand in the other and staring at Brian while he was talking to friends after the show. I asked her if she wanted to talk to him and she shyly nodded her head, so I grabbed Brian and told him someone wanted to talk to him. He turned and saw the little girl I was indicating and immediately dropped to one knee and focused on her and spoke right to her for a few minutes. I got my phone out and got a picture just as he was getting up, but before that he was totally focused on this cute girl. Heart sigh!

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Gentle Spectrums 2014

February 24, 2014 by Sue 3 Comments

I had an invite from RIEDEL Fascination to join one of her new reading challenges and I’m always game for a new one. These go February 1st, 2014 – February 28th, 2015 so we’re not spending the holidays finishing books and posting wrap-up posts. Great idea! Also she’s not big on lots of picky rules so they are fairly straightforward.

I am joining Gentle Spectrums and choosing option (B) GENTLE SUBJECTS

Fit one book title into each category.

(1) PLANTS
Trees, flowers, grass, gardening & crop-sowing references.

(2) STRUCTURES
A building, rooms, a room or building’s parts.

(3) NATIONS
Culture names, locations ~ lakes, towns, famous spots.

(4) STONES
Synonyms, gems, ruins, geological formations.

(5) FAMILIES
Types of relatives, last names, full names.

(6) QUINTUPLED
A title of 5+ words (articles are fine).

(7) CHEESY
Lame puns or quotations, outrageous, silly; actual cheeses!

(8) ENCHANTING
Mystical, eerie (enchanting content fulfills title; no debunked ending).

(9) WEATHER
Any words approximating weather or seasons.

(10) CHEERFUL
Positive messages, conveys pleasant images!