MuSiCa

yes I love music! I love to listen, play, and write music. I have been playing the piano on and off since I was about 12. I am not an amazing pianist, but I can play! Since learning the art of music and learning how to listen to it, I have grown (since I was 12) to love all different kinds, but the music that I love is music from soundtracks! Little Women, Last of the Mohicans, Hook, The Village, Rudy, and the classics being played in movies like Master & Commander. I think to portray music in a movie is like expressing an emotion that you can't explain with words. There is so much music out there that has touched my heart, and I am so grateful for those experiences that I have had with music and I daily continue to enjoy it. This is the from the movie Avatar, I thought the movie was visually amazing, and the soundtrack as well! Enjoy!

wearin' my TOMS!

Yes that is right, I have TOMS shoes, the gray ones to be exact! I have had them since July of last year but I just haven't worn them until today! I love them, they make me happy... plus Blake Mycoskie, the creator of TOMS shoes is really good looking, but also I know that it was for a good cause! Thanks Blake for your vision of helping the children! I love my TOMS!

Art

I just love good art! I am taking an Art History class right now, and I am learning about civilzation through the history of art! Its amazing what I have learned, and I have enjoyed every minute... well almost every minute of it! I think learning about roman, greek, and early imperial art has been my favorite... you know, like the amazing statues now placed in the Vatican, or other museums in Rome or Berlin, it amazes me to see the beauty being able to be presented through someones skill of hand.
My mom, who is very knowlegable on this subject, knows what good art is! I have always appreciated that art was placed throughout our home for us to admire and for it to bring a special spirit in the home. Most of my siblings are artists, (I play the piano), and I am thankful that I have this little artistic family who apprecitates art for art! But more importanty where that talent comes from!
The first painting is by my sister Beth who gave this painting as a gift to her husband for Christmas... the second one is a statue of the Goddess Nike by an unkown sculptor

8 is the magic number!

I have 8 nephews, yes 8! No nieces as of yet (we will all be so excited when they come)! In order they are Collin, Owen, Wesley, Grady, Rhys, Smith, Weston, and Tenzing. Tenzing is the most recent, he is now a month old! I have never had so many boys in my family, I only have one brother, but now I have all these little ones that I get to be "Auntie Meg" to! My oldest sisters boys, (Collin, Owen, Wes, and Grady) all wrote me on my mission, they were some of the best letters and the most fun that I receieved during that time! I can't believe how fast they are all growing up! Smith is just the sweetest little boy! He is the nephew that I have spent the most time with and he loves laughing and he is just precious! Weston is just a handsome little fellow! He is almost 1, and he is growing up so cute, and looks a lot like my brother and my dad! Tenzing and Rys I have yet to meet, but they look healthy and just as sweet as any new baby can be!
I feel so blessed to be able to have all of these rambunctious, and fun boys in my life and extended family! Now we are just waiting for that 1st girl to come!

For fun!!!

So I have been trying to think of what I should say writing on my blog today. I think that the thing that I really want to say is how grateful I am for so many things! One is that today I was in a church meeting, and I was there as a partial reunion for my mission, and I got to see so many friends from my mission, senior couples, old companions, etc... And it was brought up that this is what heaven must be like. And I pondered that. Heaven must be such an amazing reunion! Seeing friends, family, hugging one another, having and sharing memories, feeling the comfort of one another, and just being able to be happy!!! What an amazing place heaven must be! I loved seeing all of those wonderful, wonderful people who I will forever be grateful for and always look up to their examples!
Another thing I am grateful for is my family! My sister a few weeks ago had her 5th baby boy! Go Aubrey, and my sister at the moment is in labor with her first baby boy! I can't believe that I have 8 nephews! AMAZING!! I love my family dearly. I love that I get to visit my sister who lives so close to me and to go over there and feel here sisterly love and to hold and play with Smith, another one of my nephews! So I am so grateful for them! They love, they teach, and they inspire me! Every one of my siblings has a special role in my life and I will forever be thankful for their guidance. And of course my parents, where would I be without my parents! They are my support with everything that I do, and no words can describe the joy and love that they give to me! Love them!
In conclusion, this post is just an expression of what I have felt today! Gratitude and Happiness!!!

Stupid Cupid, stop picking on me

Yes it is that time of year again, the love month, where you realize how lucky you are to have someone this time of year, or to make you realize how much you want a special someone this time of year. Well the second one would be the one for me! I do like Valentines day, I really do. My mom always made it fun for us kids, she snuck a special valentine for us in the valentines we made for our class, and when we came home from school we would have homemade sugar cookies that were pink and red! So I do have fond memories of this holiday. But now that I am older I have realized that it is a singles awarness day... hmmmm so what to do this valentines day? I haven't decided as of yet. Perhaps going to the gym and seeing all of the other less hopefuls, or going to ice-cream with my girlfriends and watching a chick flick, or going to church since it is on that day and wear all black, or do them all!! But I do know one day I will have that special someone to say "Happy Valentines Day" to, and I wish all of those happy couples to enjoy and flourish in the day celebrated to love, flowers, and chocolate! Go Cupid!

Look-alikes

So in my family we sometimes talk about our celebrity look-alikes. We have done this now for a while, and its really fun. Some of us of course have changed over the years, with new celebrities coming forth, so I wanted to document this fun thing that we do in my family.
So I will first start with...
Aubrey...her look-alike is Reese Witherspoon


Next would be my brother David, his look alike is Paul Newman...(of course in his younger days)


Now its Laura's turn... We used to say that she could be Brad Pitts sister, but now we found her match, Rachel McAdams

Up 4th is Beth... we all think that she looks like (or who looks like her) is Drew Barrymore

Now me, Megan's look-alike...mine is Ginger Rogers (an old Hollywood actress)