I'm so freakin excited!

So school is back in session.

I am now taking only voice lessons as a music major-studying music therapy.

I have a new calling that I'm both scared and excited about.

I have an amazing family and great friends.

My sweet brother just GAVE me a guitar!

Another brother is co-producing a movie/1st assistant directing. So proud of him!

My sisto is prego!

(Yes...Baby Clifford is the size of a lime! Bring it on little one! We'll take you!)

I get to visit said cute fam at their new home in Cali over Labor Day weekend!

All of this makes me want to sing!...(oh yea...check!)

friends leaving the nest

I just had a moment of nostalgia and was inspired by this girl to document.

I've been so bad lately to write my missionary friends!

I know that a blog that they will never see doesn't really cut it...

...but I have to pay tribute where tribute is due...

My dear friends and examples...who knows!...on day I may be in their shoes and in the mission field as well (a more girly pair...I hope)

Some of the first to go

Elder Aaron Webb (Webby, A-dog, Aaaron)

Chilé, Santiago North (Oct.)

I love this boy!

(I once taught him how to hold hands...inspired by The Prince and Me)

(Elder Webb, myself...and Abby and Lyndz)

Elder Michael Thurber

San Bernadino, CA

Elder Matthew Speakman (aka Matty, Mafew)

I miss Matty!!

Seriously such a sweetheart...

Plus - he took me to my senior prom!!

(pics on mom's computer though...add them later...)

Elder Bradley Bishop (B-rad, Boo Radley, B Squared, Brad Brad)

Prolly one of the boys I miss the most...can't believe I don't have a pic with just him!)

Jackson, Mississippi - Spanish speaking

(Katie, Me, A-dawg, B-rad, Abbs, and Cal)

Elder Tanner Green (Tan man, Tanner Blake)

My best friend Tanner.

Such a good example to me and such a good friend.

In all of his perfectness he gets called too...

Salt Lake City, Utah (haha)

Seriously though...he is having so much success there, the work is moving and he is so happy.

Love him!

Wiggle pic :)

Elder Joshua Boatright (Joshy, Roderick)

Geneva Switzerland, French speaking

Me and Joshy started our mad love affair at Steve's Krazy Sub the summer of '08...

...only to be continued at ASU..

See how sad I am that things have to come between us?

(sneaking one last hug...)

(Ashy...not crying...)

Elder Bryce Clifford (Brycey, Bryce Jay)

California Roseville mission

I miss not being able to just call this boy up to do anything...any time.

He was so fun!

I need to hurry and write him before he thinks I'm married or dead haha...

...cause those are the only two reasons he would accept for me to not be writing :)

Not a missionary...but leaving the nest nonetheless.

Lyndsie Lenkersdorfer Walker (Lyndz)

Thats right...the Walker part is new! This cute girl is married and living in NY!!

Crazy!

Check out her adventures!

Us girls at her bridal shower (Kates, Juliet, Lyndz, Beth...aka Michelle, and Me)

And what do you know...Marc got the garter and I got the bouquet...

Maybe Mrs. Tellef was right in 9th grade...we're getting married

...hahahaha...

Marc Johnson (Marcus, Marcy, MJ)

While we're on the subject...

Guadalajara Mexico (leaves Aug. 11)

We've been good friends for years

Even when he's come home from his mission and we're both married...

...to other people...I hope we staygood friends.

He's weird, but I love him.

Leighton Carrol (LJ, Leighton John)

Baltic Mission, Lithuanian speaking

I could talk to him about anything and everything...and have.

He's going to rock!...wherever that is haha

Other missionary friends of note: Elder Mason Rhett Crandell (Massachusetts), Randy Cox (Mexico City East..leaves like this next week), Elder Andrew Niccoll (San Antonio Texas), Elder Chase Farnsworth (England London South...just left) ****can't believe I don't have a picture!!

New Habits and Goals

I'm looking for the chord to my camera...and then you bet I have a few new posts for this here blog. The truth is...blogging is fun...but not as fun as getting my other goals accomplished. I'm happy to announce that I have made a habit of working out every MWF!

I've made myself a little home gym, got a crazy cool watch that checks my heart rate + anything else you could ever dream of! (except fold your laundry...but that would be dreamy!)

I keep adding on little things that I have to do until it becomes a habit and therefore can and forevermore has to fit into my life e.g. reading.

I just finished reading Les Mis.

Awesome.

Maybe your wondering if I wept for a good long while at the end?

Sure did.

If you're up for it, I would recommend this book to anyone.

I was at a forum at the pimpstitute (of the ASU variety) that was all about finding the Savior in the secular world. Along with different paintings and poems etc....we talked about this book.

I got inspired and read...it was amazing. Jean Valjean was such a powerful type of Christ.

Also, the book was full of so many wonderful themes: forgiveness, repentance, hope, charity, love, personal worth, faith...blah blah blah...

aka Read This Book.

'nuff said.

What are my habits to be?

clean room, a personal churchy thing or two, crafty projects, and playing...

yes playing...

Welcome: "Alphabet Soup"

I need friends...and its very quite possible that being a Moffat I need parties...

So with a community brainstorm of Ma and I...

and a litte inspiration from here...

We decided that I needed to host some letter themed parties.

First installment is of course brought to you by the letter "A"

(documentation in picture form to come)

Fun idea...future goal: plan ahead

Creeper World Training Simulator

K...random story...

So I was driving home in the downtown Mesa area and stopped at a light.

Who should pull up next to me on a motorcycle but a 40-50 year old man with a culdesac-mullet?!...

He backed up his bike so he was in line with my passenger window and was just staring at me...I was already creeped out. I hadn't looked over yet...it was just one of those moments...I knew I had to look to verify even though I knew he was looking...but really didn't wanna look. argh!-so I finally had to turn my head and see this nasty old man give me a gross smile and a little wave...lusty gross old man! I gave him a semi-half smile and then happily looked forward and tried not to think about it.

Just before the the light turned green he made a false start and passed the stop line and then...

...as the light did turn green he peeled out of there making a wheely on his motorcycle!

haha I was sitting there thinking...really creepy old man?...you're going to try that on me?!

I was debating whether or not I needed to think of things to do in case he followed me...

(call 911...little defense tricks my sister in law taught me etc.)

Little did I know that there was a police car just behind me in another lane. Before I had time to think through too many safety measures the popo had turned on his sirens and pulled around my car and began to chase this guy!!

VICTORY!!!

One for me...0 for the creeper!

haha Oh man I laughed so so hard!

(Too bad I was in the car alone...that moment needed someone to share it with!)

Pre-Christmas (picture packed)

Gettin in the mood for the season...all that jazz...

Saturday before Christmas: I was in the Christian Dance Company at my alma mater.

(celebratory production of the life and message of the Savior by music and dance)...

One of my favorite parts of the season.

A plus: doing it with cute friends and fellow alumni

(Darlene, Michelle, Tori-love them!)

Best friends that I don't see often enough

Graced the audience with their saintly voices

(Jen and Cal)

Love this girl! (Kelsey-BFFB aka best friend from birth)

cute neighbors that danced my favorite dance of the show

"Consider the Lilies of the Field"

I tear up every single time I see this dance

Helps to have people I love dance it too...

(Calli Overstreet and Candice Huffaker)

Aren't they beautiful?

I flew out the next morning to California.

(Thanks mom and dad-I really appreciate that!)

My 2nd oldest brother, Rob, wrote and produced a Musical Nativity...

Soloists and a choir depict the feelings and thoughts each person involved in the nativity must have had. The angel that comes to announce to Mary that she will bear the Son of God, because with God nothing is impossible. She sings a sweet song of how the Savior could have come to kings, she may have seen him speak, but that he came to her...I cry every time at those sweet words. Mary and Elizabeth sing "Hope of a Child" (Elizabeth played by my Aunt Marrianne-she does amazing!), Joseph sings "Build Him a Home"-a sweet song about he has to build a home for a child not his own. A 5 part harmony of the shepherds takes your breath away, and then my brother (shown below seated on the piano) sings the final song "It had to be this way." I wept.

He sings with a gospel style choir behind him

At the end the words say "Because he walked the earth, new the earth, suffered on this earth, He knows my soul and my heart!"

I love the music and am so proud of him!

The fam that was there

Adopted Earl family also in representation below...

this is the amazing chapel that the "oratorio" was at. Pres. Hinkley once said that this was the most expensive chapel in the church!...pretty cool!

(I know that pictures in the chapel aren't usually allowed...so I'm a sinner...)

up above the choir is a stain glass of the Savior

(the back light was off when I took this though-sorry)

the "throne" that the bishopric and speakers sit on...haha

the rest of the chapel has tons of little passageways all around to different classrooms

the baptismal font is actually just under these chairs...really cool

(the first picture was taken By my brother Jacob-filming the event from a loft for people to sit at in the back of the chapel.)

My brother Mac recorded the whole concert and is now mixing and editing...

We have a working copy that I will try to put on here soon just as a taster...

More good times...

Some of my friends and I wanted to play a little after our wards FHE...

We had ourselves some yummy burritos at Los Taquitos and then headed to Main Street...

(Rachel, Wis, and my boyfriend)

Kyle...haha

CJ...He's new to the ward...this is the first time we've hung out...

what the hardcore? haha

a Chad Leroy sandwich! I love this boy!

(PS...definitely on a pig)

CJ said that he had to stick with his kind: Pig and Pig...made me laugh

whateva CJ!

Statues can be creepy sometimes...like when they leave the eyes hollow

Poor guy-that must've been uncomfortable for him-sorry...

In the window of a knitting store!...love it haha

"You're trying on my shoes?..." (name the movie)

naughty

Then the fun continues!!!

This crew decided no presents this year but that we would have a photoshoot!

This was such a party!

It was raining hard all day (thanks random AZ weather) and so we hurried some pictures in when the sky cleared up a bit...

Me, Abby, Cal, Katie

(I love these girls)

Our skilled photographer.

Thanks so much Megs-you are such a nice sister...

and doesn't she look so sassy?

before we left-Steve Cox graced us with his presence!

haha-so fun...we made sure to take a few with him too...

after we took all we could handle in our "bright and cheery" we hopped back in the car to change into our black duds and head to a new location

...did you know it is illegal to take pictures on a railroad track?...oops

Final destination: My house for some chill pictures of us showing both our Christmas and school Spirit

It makes me sad that we all go to different schools so we can't see each other that often...

except for the holidays and occasions like this.

We are so sappy...we even created the "sisterhood of the traveling ring"

No huge magical happenings...but the ring does help us stay in touch!

Me: ASU Abby: BYU Katie: NAU Calli: Mesa High

Yep...this is how we roll :)

for a look at more of our shoot check out some of the photos by Meg here