Post-Graduate

So I am going to try to make this blog a bit more personal, I usually write on this and then in a journal because it is hard for me to really say what I feel on something that other people read haha but writing in my journal makes my hand tired. So here goes:

I wasn't really that excited to graduate high school more nervous of what would come after it. Its nice not having to go back to school, but I miss waiting to get out of the senior parking lot in the hot sun and calling Melissa and talking to her everyday during her break at work while I waited. I miss laughing so hard my stomach hurt at lunch with Kendra, Jake, and Sam Junior year. I miss being in dance with Kristen and Kaitlin, I miss long rehearsals, I miss taking funny pictures in ballet with Cara and Lainie, During track I miss how fun our girls team was. We would jump in someone's pool and go to play basketball instead of doing the run when the coach was gone. Someone would always tell on us and we would get punished for it the next day. I remember feeling like I was gonna die, but doing it again a few weeks later. I miss waiting in the junior parking lot because it was freezing and listening to funny talk shows with jake, I miss sister roses seminary class and me and kendra always making jokes.

After Graduation its like everywhere that I thought was familiar became unfamiliar and new people came and took my place. Places where I used to belong, I didn't belong anymore. I feel more unsecure now than I did in high school and I am very scared to move away for the first time to a place where I do not know anyone and live with people that I have never met. At times I get really excited and can't wait and then other times I want to savor the last moments I have in my house, with my family. I feel like I am going to miss out on everything, most importantly Rhett's baptism. Ally's Birthday, Rhett's Birthday, Thanksgiving. I am sad that I am not going to really continue dance because all the college offers is a Ballet II, but at least it has that! and the teacher said that I could take it on pointe! When I think about not dancing it makes me want to cry! On a different note. I am having fun picking out plates, bowls, and other fun things for my apartment! I know I will make really good friends and have lots of fun! I feel like BYU-Idaho is where I am suppost to be and that everything will work out!

Andersen Family Reunion

The Andersen Reunion was lots of fun, it was held in St. George. I think my favorite part was hiking the Narrows. We left at about 10am, it was a really cool hike we were hiking through a stream most of the time and there were ladders you had to climb up with the waterfall spilling over it! We finished at about 1pm and went to cafe rio! yum! perfect ending to the day! My and ash also spotted jon from jon &kate plus 8, but didn't bother going up to him or taking a picture because he is a jerk haha! The rest of the reunion we hung out by the pool and went out to eat, and talked with Grandpa. It was really fun catching up with everyone!

Flake Family Reunion

The Flake Family reunion was lots of fun! Complete with the usual rodeo, luncheon, parade, ice cream at the flake store, booths at the park, subway, I even consented to go to the dance by persuasion by my cousins(you guys know how much I love dances haha not) Overall it was a fun reunion Alisha's dog had super cute puppies and they also had an evil barn owl pet haha! Keatons little pony was adorable! and we also got to play with Jon and Dawniel's baby chicks and try to persuade Keaton not eat the cute little things when they get older! It was so fun to hang out with all my cousins and to catch up!

fierce winds in Snowflake

Recital

On June 20th I had my last recital! It's always kind of a relief to finally perform after rehearsing for months, but this time it was kinda sad! I am not sure what I am going to be doing with ballet when I go to college besides taking 1 class next semester! Thinking about stopping makes me want to cry! I love the feeling I get when I am performing, its so fun. The first act was the ballet Coppelia and I was in chardust-a hungarian dance of some sort, and then I had a solo as Prayer and then the finale. Usually the music for Prayer is sped up 20%, but at both rehearsals they were having problems with it so I was practicing with the slow version! My dance has TONS of bourrées on pointe so my feet were pretty blistery! I am also starting to get bunions-ew! Luckily, they had it fixed on the day of the recital! The second act was called Coast to Coast and I did a jazz solo to a song called bottle it up. I am so glad that I decided to do dance, it has opened up so many doors, I have made many friends, and it is so much fun! After the recital, we went to see UP which is a cute movie! It was the best day ever!

After the Show:

Father's Day

This is a little late, I have been so busy with the recital and everything! I will post some pictures of that later.

My Dad:

I have the best dad, he works so hard for our family everyday and comes home and works some more in the yard! He is really good at gardening, cooking, landscaping, computers, jeopardy, politics, and making funny jokes. He always plans the funnest trips to Hawaii. On Valentines Day he writes us sweet poems. He is at every recital we have encouraging us and there to greet us afterwards with a dozen roses. He teaches us responsibilty and how to save our money. It was his dream to name one of his kids Zoe, but my mom never let him, finally she agreed to let it be my middle name and I love it! When we were little he would make up fun things for us to do at home. My favorite was "Dive-in" movies where he would bring a T.V. out by the pool and we would watch a movie and he would throw swedish fish into the pool and we would dive for them and eat them. When we went to Snowflake my favorite thing to do would be to go golfing with dad. Except I didn't want to golf I just liked driving the golf carts. :) I love my dad so much and will miss him a lot when I go off to college. You're the best dad thanks for always being there for me! I love you! love brittany zoe

Graduate!

I am officially a high school graduate! It feels kind of weird I don't really want to grow up. haha The day before my grandparents came over and we had a party with an amazing ice cream cake from cold stone! Then the next day I graduated in the University of Phoenix stadium which was really cool and my grandparents came and so did my Aunt Laraine! Then we went to The Cheesecake Factory-my favorite!!

The graduation group

My Wonderful, Amazing Parents

Me and my adorable nephews!

We saw my best friend Natalie at Cheesecake!

My graduation party the night before, sorry these are out of order.

After we ate lunch at The Cheesecake Factory me and Natalie headed off to the Taylor Swift Concert, which was so good!

Kellie Pickler

The boys have been staying with us for the past week while Brooke and Cody partied it up in Hawaii, It has been so much fun they are so cute and say the cutest things! It was sad to see them go on Saturday!

Lastly-This is a funny music video that me, Ally, and Ashley made to the Taylor Swift Song "Love Story"!

Dance Concert

We had our final high school dance concert Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. It was so sad to know on our last night that it was the last time that we would ever do those dances! Performance Dance has been such a fun experience and I will never forget the friends I have made and the fun I have had. Here are my best memories of Performance Dance:

*CALIFORNIA TRIP-This was seriously so amazing, we traveled to California, stayed in a really nice hotel, performed at Disneyland, took dance classes at an LA studio, and went to Phantom of the Opera at the Pantages theatre!
*Assemblies-We always performed our main group dance at the assemblies.

*Performances-We worked all semester making up dances and it was always so fun to be on stage and perform them in front of a crowd.

*Friends-I met so many nice people

It has been one of the best experience of my life and I will never forget it, it made my senior year amazing! Below are some pictures from the last night! Thanks to everyone who came to the shows it is so much more fun to perform when you have someone you know in the crowd! I don't have a picture of my favorite dance (80's senior dance) so I will put it up when a friend emails it to me!