Man, It's Been a While...

I'm sorry for all of my dedicated followers who have been upset by the lack of updating going on with my blog. I guess I just haven't had things I've felt the need to write about!

I will share some exciting news with you all though. I received some validation from one of my professors yesterday that made me feel like I really did choose the right major. And that's a really good feeling to have right now considering next semester is my last one here at BYU.

Basically he told me that he liked my portfolio that I submitted for the New York Internship program but that because of the limited 6 spots for management students, I would probably be an alternate. Which quite frankly, I didn't even hear because I was just so excited that he liked my portfolio! He also told me they would definitely be able to find me a good internship regardless and then continued to congratulate me for doing such a great job on our midterm project.

Needless to say... I was floating on Cloud Nine afterwards. It's nice to know that what you've chosen to do is something you're actually good at. It gives me a little less anxiety about growing up and going out into the real world although I definitely still have frequent freak-outs about growing up. Trust me.

So, there's my update! Hopefully there will be more exciting things for me to post within the next couple of weeks. I'm sorry my life has been so boring lately.

For the song for this post... I'm going to share something with you that has absolutely nothing to do with the post. My friend Hayley shared this video with me. Basically it's all about how my name is Kari and I'm beautiful. It made my day.

"Keep Your Head Up"

So, this morning I was watching Rachel Ray (I don't know why... I usually don't) and she featured this guy, Andy Grammer who just came out with an interactive music video. Because I have now been trained to be a smart consumer of new media, obviously I tried to find it so I could be a part of this sweet idea. And it is pretty cool. You can choose your own story kind of like those "Choose Your Own Adventure" books I used to be in love with when I was younger. So, I'm providing the link here on my blog so you can go try it out too. It's pretty sweet and it features Rainn Wilson (aka Dwight from The Office) so that's cool too.

Enjoy! http://vevo.com/videoevolved/andy-grammer/keep-your-head/

Text a Vote, Change the World!

Currently, the ongoing project in my life is helping the team over at Tipping Bucket to be the November winners of $250K from Pepsi Refresh. That's... a lot of money. And they deserve it because they're an awesome cause. Let me tell you a little bit about them.

Tipping Bucket is a social philanthropy platform that helps to raise money for people starting projects all over the world. Their current project is called "Bikes for Education." Many children in Thailand have to drop out of school because they have no way to get there. The current project will give bikes to schools to rent out to children so they can continue to come to school. If they successfully raise enough money for the project in the given amount of time, the project gets the money. If they don't, every donator gets their money back, guaranteed.

Tipping Bucket gives those of us who may not have loads of cash (yet) the opportunity to make a difference. As they say, "every drop in the bucket makes a difference." So help Tipping Bucket win the grant from Pepsi so that they can continue to do amazing things for people all over the world!

You can go check them out at their website at tippingbucket.org and you can vote through Facebook and Pepsi on their website. You can also vote by texting 104182 to 73774. You can vote those three ways every day for the whole month of November!

Let's Go Rangers!

Ok. I know I know. You don't have to tell me. The Rangers lost the World Series. And yes, I was upset about it. But you know what? Having grown up a huge Rangers fan, my family having had season tickets for years, and being madly in love with Pudge Rodriguez, it was super exciting to finally see them make it to the World Series. Especially after so many years of being absolutely the bottom of the heap in the world of the MLB.

So, I just wanted to give a shout out on my blog to the Texas Rangers. The 2010 American League Champions and the ALMOST winners of the World Series. Thank you for making dreams come true for thousands of people in Texas this year boys. It was super fun to have legitimate pride in one of the teams playing for the title. And we'll get that title eventually. And hey, I still sleep pretty well at night knowing that we beat the Yankees for the shot.

Also, Nelson Cruz, will you please leave your wife and marry me instead?

And what better song to accompany this post than "God Blessed Texas"?

"Next To Me"

On Tuesday night Katie and I went to the Anberlin, Crash Kings, Civil Twilight concert in Salt Lake which was fantastic. Really, we just went to see Civil Twilight (again. Third time in about four months). We were a little sad when we realized it wouldn't be as intimate as the other two shows we've been to (we've been right in front of the stage the other two times), but we managed to get fairly close to the stage and still had a pretty stellar view.

After Civil Twilight was finished playing, we moved toward the back of the crowd to avoid getting trampled and decided to take a stroll around the venue. And you'll never believe what happened. We saw the three guys from the band just walking around through the crowd totally unnoticed. But we definitely noticed them and we got our picture taken with the fabulously good-looking lead singer, Steve! I think he was shocked that we recognized him and was especially shocked that we knew his name...



As you can see in the picture, I was kind of freaking out. But don't you worry. That's only half of the story. As we were leaving the show, Katie decided she wanted to look at the t-shirts. The guy selling Civil Twilight's shirts had a South African accent (the band is also from South Africa). Naturally we asked him where he was from. Come to find out, he's known the band for about 10 years and is here in the States traveling with them and helping them out on tour. He showed us some pics on his phone of Steve and him partying in Vegas. And now we're Facebook friends. I don't think that the night could have been any more perfect. I don't know how we ended up with such special treatment, but it definitely was a treat!

So, here's a little taste for you of my all-time fave band. They're so fabulous. And they're SO fabulous live. Seriously amazing. I mean, just check out the drummer and the guitarist at the end of this video. It's crazy. You should love them just as much as I do.

A Little Banged Up...

but I think I love it! So, I've been debating returning to my childhood roots of real bangs for about 5-7 years now. And last night I finally decided to just go for it. My friend Bree cut them for me and I have to say that I like them so far! I think it's a different look which is something I need in my life right now. Here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure.

Fire Burning!

This weekend brought more fun times. Because we are SO obsessed with EFC, we decided to have a counselor-reunion bonfire on Friday night. Plus a few other friends (of mine. Because I'm SO popular).


It was a beautiful night in the canyon for a bonfire. Couldn't have asked for anything better. Heather was a super girl scout and built us a great fire to gather around. It was fun to bring lots of friends together at one event. Personally, I think we should do it again because I love being with other people who love EFY as much as I do and because I love bonfires.

So, yeah. That was the weekend. Minus Conference which was amazing as always. I loved Elder Lawrence's talk about being a courageous parent. Probably because I love teenagers and probably because secretly I can't wait to be the parent of teenagers. Secret's out. I'm a closet baby-hungerer.

The song for this post? Read the post title dummy.