1 Month Left...

I am on the countdown! There is officially one month until my absolute favorite time of the year, fall. Why is fall my favorite time of the year you may be asking yourself. Well there are many different reasons but one of those reasons is football. Anyone who knows me knows that I have a deep love for football, specifically BYU football. I just can't explain the excitement that I feel when I watch my Cougars run onto the field before every game. I love it all! I still get the chills every time I watch the end of 2006's BYU vs. Utah football game. I relive every agonizing moment as if I don't know the outcome and when the clock expires and John Beck is still scrambling around looking for an open teammate and then out of the blue, there is Johnny Harline catching the ball in the end zone, I am moved. I know it's cheesy, but I am emotionally invested in my Cougars. I love BYU football!

I Love the 4th of July!

The 4th of July is definately one of my favorite holidays of the year, but let's just be honest I love pretty much every holiday (including Memorial Day)! This year we had another fabulous day. As is tradition my family held a big 4th of July breakfast in our back yard for the neighborhood. It was a hit. Everyone in the neighborhood looks forward to this event. And as always, the yard looked beautiful! My parents do such an incredible job keeping it up. Later that afternoon we went to a fabulous BBQ with some of my extended family. The evening though was the highlight of the day! I got to go to the Stadium of Fire with my family. It was so much fun! The Blue Man Group was fabulous and Miley Cyrus got better as she went along. The best part, the fireworks! I absolutely love fire works so this was so much fun! Here are a few pics of us at Stadium of Fire.

We danced when Miley sang a song we knew.

There Are Some Things I Just Don't Get...

So last night and today I have witnessed two things that just make me wonder. The first occured last night when I went to a country concert with a few of my friends. The concert was over at the UVSC/UVU baseball field and featured Josh Gracin, Collin Raye, and Joe Nicholes. The concert itself was fun. But in between acts I got a little confused. They brought out a Neil Diamond impersonator. Immediately when I think of Neil Diamond I think of two things, my 6th grade teacher Mrs. Damjanovich making us learn all of the words to "America" (Far, we've been traveling far...) and the second is a classic quote in my family from What About Bob? "There are two kinds of people in this world, those who like Neil Diamond and those who don't." (Obviously Mrs. D. loved him) Well I began to wonder last night and more particularly today, what motivates an individual to be a Neil Diamond impersonator? Do you stand in the mirror one day and think to yourself "Wow, I have an uncanny resembalance to Neil Diamond, maybe I should impersonate him." Is it a love for tight pants and sequined shirts that make you choose this career path. Or is it just a deep rooted love for all things that are Neil? Pretty much I am confused.

My second confusion point came this afternoon as I went to my aprtment for my lunch break. As I often do I watched Gilmore Girls on ABC Family as I ate. During one of the commercial breaks came an announcment from ABC Family announcing their weekend programming. The announcement stated "ABC Family celebrates America with a Harry Potter weekend." This comes as news to me as I have never thought of Harry Potter as an excellent example of American Patriotism. What is an excellent example of American Patriotism you might ask, Neil Diamond's "America"! They're coming to America, today!...My country 'tis of thee (today) Sweet land of liberty (today) Of thee I sing (today) Of thee I sing! Today, Today, Today!