LDS Film Festival, Famous People, and School

So this week was an exciting one!
Okay, the last two weeks, whatever.

Michael, my second to youngest brother, entered the LDS Missionary Training Center in Provo Utah on the 6th, the same day I started school. I already miss him so much! He's going to be a great missionary!
School has been fun, really fun! I love all of my teachers and I'm thoroughly enjoying the subjects. Intro to Theatre and Intro to Criminal Justice and an Institute class called the Gospel and the Productive Life. I'm actually learning something! It's great! (I DO have a brain in there! lol).
Then I went to see my doctor finally after over 6 months, maybe close to 9 months, of not going. I'm supposed to go every 3 months but yeah, couldn't. Anyway, quick update on my health. I got my blood checked to see my thyroid levels and see if I have diabetes since my eyesight just went down the drain in a very short amount of time. I have yet to get those results. He also wants my brain checked, and get this, to see if it's working right. No, not some psychological crazy person stuff but memory problems. He's worried my brain my be degenerating or something. WHAT THE!!! Well, my memory is bad and when I say that I flippin mean it. Nobody takes me seriously when I say it. Then people get exasperated with me because I forget things all the time. It's like things never even happened sometimes. I try to remember events or words and I draw a complete blank. Anyway, enough about that. It's discouraging.
I also got to go volunteer at the LDS Film Festival this year. Wow I LOVED it!! I cannot believe I've missed it all these years! It was it's 9th year and going very strong. The founder of it, Christian something-or-other, was super nice and such a classy guy. He was there all the time. I spent hours there, ushering, collecting ballots, counting votes, organizing other volunteers, selling books and DVD's, passing out the FILMUTAH magazine, and meeting so many amazing people!
I got to mix and mingle with some big Utah and Hollywood film makers, and no, not all of them were LDS, either. They were such nice and fun people! It was a really great atmosphere there at the Scera in Orem. Speaking of the Scera, that place is GREAT! It's a-hoppin! It's big, beautiful, renovated, and the theatres are awesome. Their plans to enlarge and expand the place are simply breathtaking (well, IMO they are). They have big plans in the works to becoming one of Utah's hottest film and arts centers. I cannot wait for that! Of course, sadly, I won't be in Utah to experience it first-hand. :( :(
I finally got to see The Yankles, a movie I was a Featured Extra in. They cut a lot of my scenes out, but oh well! The movie turned out great! A lot better than I'd hoped, even. It's 1 of 5 chosen to be featured in the L.A. Film Festival. How cool is that?? I was very, very disappointed that not a single one of my friends or family members showed up for it, though. At least I got my Tyler and girls to come and we got to vote. It was very fun!

Another really cool thing happened while I was at the Film Festival. I got to meet an author named Paul Thomas Smith. He wrote a book supposed to be excellent called Sacred Walls. His son, Brandon Smith, made it into a film; a documentary. Brandon also made a film about Mormon's and Masons based on a book. Check it out HERE.
Anyway, Paul Smith and I got to talking about his writing and I mentioned that I'd had a very symbolic dream about a pyramid. He began to ask more questions about it. I gave him a few interesting details and told him the entire dream was filled with symbolism and I'd had it several years ago and I've been feeling strong impressions on writing it and publishing it. I also mentioned that my grandfather was an author and wrote books for the church and told Paul that he had encouraged me to write since I was a very small girl. He asked who my grandfather was and I told him Glenn L. Pearson and when I said his name his eyes opened wide and he looked at me in astonishment and said "That's your grandfather??" He then proceeded to tell me how he knew my grandpa and had heard of his name until they were in SLC working on CES material together, or something of that nature. He loved listening to grandpa talked and had great respect for him. So, Paul told me that he'd love to hear about my dream and gave me his email and phone number and he'd help me write it and, I'm hoping, help me get it published eventually. Or at least lead me in the right directions.
I was SO EXCITED!!! I cannot even tell you how elated that made me feel! I felt that my grandfather lead me to this festival and right into the path of Paul Smith. Why? Well, for one they know each other, second, Paul respects my grandpa, third, Paul's specialty is in symbolisms, fourth, Paul is a writer.

So now that has been my life as of late.
I'm excited for my future now, at least I have more and more to look forward to every day. Sure, my health might be deteriorating, but I have amazing people surrounding me every day and so many hopes and dreams that look like they actually have a chance at success!

Pray I can remember what I need to do to keep the ball rolling!! lol

I'm In School!

Well since it's been a little while since I updated I'll do it now while the girls are sleeping and the house is nicely quiet!
A few new things are happening around here, I suppose.
For one, I have officially restarted attending college! Wow! And honestly, I'm LOVING IT!!
At first I was kinda scared because it'd been so many years since I've gone but now that I'm in it and going along it's been great!
I'm meeting new people, interacting with other adults (it's WEIRD and different! haha j/k!), and finding that I'm an old fart compared to so many that are there. Though, what's kinda cool and makes me feel good and kinda stupid at the same time is that everyone thinks I'm younger than I am. It's funny. Even with all this extra weight on me I still look younger than my age. I'm 31 and they think I'm in my early to mid twenties. I can't complain about that now can I? Well, okay I can because sometimes I'm treated like I'm stupid, but oh well! At least I'm not treated like an old fogie!! haha just kidding!

I'm taking intro to Theatre and intro to Criminal Justice and an Institute class called The Gospel & the Productive Life. So far they're all really great and fun classes. I sincerely believe that taking Institute throughout college is a MUST. It really helps in so many important ways with school and with my personal life and testimony. If you don't keep up with the little things that help nourish your Testimony YOU WILL LOSE IT. (no-brainer, frankly).

I'm not sure how I'm going to be able to get everything done for my classes with Tyler gone. I'm gonna have to find people who I trust who can babysit for the plays I have to go to and be in and the nights when I need to study and write papers. But we'll see. I'm sure I'll manage.

We sold a car Glenn was charitable enough to give to us. We didn't make much. We almost gave it away it was so cheap! lol
We're also trying to sell our truck. Only 97,000 miles, 1990, extended cab Ford Lariat, 8ft bed 3/4 ton, F250. It's an AWESOME truck. Doesn't give us any grief at all! The driver side window is busted out but it only needs the glass. Everything else works great. Oh the AC needs to be recharged, but that's it! It's a steal of a deal! We've had lots of people calling on it. One person saw it already and said it was too big for them but he loved it nonetheless. We're only asking 1500.00!! Okay enough trying to sell my truck here LOL. Anyway, we're going to sell it because we don't need it anymore since Tyler's going away to the Army and I need a cheaper car to drive all over the place that's reliable and safe for the girls and me. We'd like a Honda or Geo but CANNOT go over 800.00-1000.00. That's TOPS. We just don't have the money. We have to sell the truck in order to buy the car, ya know?

Okay, what else....

Oh, I have another new niece!! Ashlynn Paige Pearson. She's so adorable!!! She has TONZZZZ of thick, dark hair and light eyes. She looks a lot like Alicia. Maddison, her big sister, looks a lot like Erik. I'm so happy for them to have a new baby. New babies are so special! They bring such strong, special spirits with them and it changes the entire atmosphere of a place. Why people kill their babies before and after birth I will NEVER be able to even comprehend. Sorry, had to throw that in there :(.
I especially don't understand them because we haven't been able to have more babies. We've been trying for years now with no success. And now with Tyler being gone, well, the chances of becoming pregnant any time soon are quite low :(.

Anyway, sorry my blogs are so long. I know most people don't read them all, but oh well. They're missin' out! lol j/k!

Wish us luck with everything! We need it!! :)