Holdaway Reunion :)

So this last week the Riding family (my moms side) went to Utah for the last official Holdaway reunion. It took place in Vineyard Utah which is right next to Provo and Orem. It was a blast spending time with some of my extended family I dont get to see all the time, and it was nice to get away for awhile :)

One of the first activities was going to the Oquirrh Mt Temple open house. Yes there is another temple in Utah :) It is so beautiful!! It was a great to share it with so much family. I felt the spirit so strong in the sealing room, man I cant wait to go through :)

After the temple, a bunch of us went to Salt Lake City for the rest of the day. The picture above is of my lil niece Abby. She was so cute on the entire trip...LOVE HER!! Back to Salt Lake, we spent alot of time going through the different places.

Me and Wendi in the Tabernacle

Of course we had to go to the Tabernacle!! The last time i was ...I SANG UP THERE!!! Ah the memories :) While we were there the organist was practicing...it was LOUD!

The best part was seeing this beautiful Temple! To make my day better in Salt Lake, I got a call from my boss and she offered me a coaching job for the rest of the summer :)

The rest of the reunion was fun, just relaxing, playing games and not having to worry about anything. I'm so thankful for my family and how close we are, we spent several hours just talking. Oh and of course we stayed up every night playing games, we are very competative :) They are so awesome and are always there for me. They take great care of me :) Love you guys :)

Many Blessings!!

When life happens you realize how much you have been blessed with. These last few months have really been an eye opener for me...especially these last two weeks. When I think of blessings I think of about 5 things. FAMILY, GOSPEL, FRIENDS, EDUCATION, and TALENTS!!

Over these last few weeks my family has been the best support ever. They have helped me overcome so many recent challenges!

I couldn't ask for better parents!!

My siblings have always been there for me and Im truly grateful!

When life gets crazy and everything seems out of place, the gospel is constant!! Im thankful that I have been blessed with the knowledge of the church!!

My friends from high school helped me make it through some pretty rough times, and I love them so much for it!! I never thought i could meet anymore amazing people........

UNTIL!! I went to college and met so many more amazing friends!!

They are crazy, but I love them!! Im so truly thankful for the examples they have been to me!!

My education has been a huge blessing, I dont know where I would be with out it today. My talents have also been a huge blessing in my life. I have had some of the greatest experiences in life due to the talents I have been blessed with. I feel like one of the luckiest people in the world. I have been so truly blessed!!

ITS ART!!!!

Ok so I lied about not posting for awhile, but current events just had to be blogged. So what do you get when you have a free afternoon, four girls, a camara, and EAC?!?!?! DING DING DING!! You are so right, you get ART!!!!!! This last friday Sophie, Lauren, Tawnie and I had to much time on our hands due to the fact that we didnt have choir. I hope you enjoy....ART!!! Oh and i should add that I had sooo much fun with my editing tools!!!

Its werid, but I do like this one alot!!

Another FAV!!

Step...step....step...

This is their Band pose!

This is the best shot of the entire shoot!!

Hahahah....so we are pretty much awesome!! We love our work! Hope you have enjoyed "ART"!! Twas a great way to end the semester!!

Spring Sing :)

Well I know that the semester is really coming to an end now, because Spring Sing is now over! It is so weird to think that it is over, this semester flew by sooooo fast but it sure was the funnest semester!! Spring Sing was such a fun show....long but FUN!! The best part was singing "The Color Purple" and being backed up by 62 other singers...I can honestly say one of my dreams came true during spring sing, I have always wanted to be backed up by a full choir. It is seriously one of the coolest experiences EVER!!! Another great part of Spring sing was having my sister Kim stand next to me during "Lord Bless", its crazy to think that she came here almost 10 years ago!

However, with it being over that also means that it was my last time performing with some of the coolest people! Seriously, coming to EAC has been the best choice I have ever made, the people here are just the coolest. Even the married people are pretty awesome!! I just want to say thanks to everyone who made my first year here really great, you all have helped me grow as a person in so many ways!! I LOVE YOU ALL!!!

We are so cool in our matching polos!

Aw...I'm gonna miss company!!

haha I look chubby and Lauren looks Chinese

This is Sophie...who is also my look alike on stage

We worship the ground Lacey walks on!!

"Its Kansas FOOORRREEVVER!!!"

Oh our lovely outfits!!

I love Aubrey!!

Bus Buddy!!

Me and the LEAL'S!!!

The work studies with the big man!! Thanks for a great year Dr. Bishop!

Oh and Im apologizing right now, because I probably wont be updating my blog for awhile after this post :)

SEUSSICAL!!!!

ITS FINALLY OVER!!! For those of you who don't know, for the last several months a have spent countless hours on a show. A show that I never thought would actually turn out, due to how frustated I would get in rehearsals. Well to my amazement the show actually came together in the end, and it was actually a pretty good show. However, Im so glad its over now, so that I can have a life again...well sort of

So heres how the two weeks of performances went:

Opening Night:

As usual there were some mess ups here and there, but we kept going and the show turned out pretty well.

1st Saturday:

My Family came including my grandma Jones and my sister and bro -in law and my lil niece ABBY!! Abby being there made my entire weekend!!! My sister Kim took a risk in bringing her down due to her still being rather small and still having a breathing mask. BUT SHE DID IT!! Thanks for making the effort Kim and John, it ment so much to me having you there :)

Im such a proud aunt!!

Here we have the youngest and the oldest of the Jones girls...and we have all gone to EAC. Its been almost ten years now!! I don't feel to old Kim. Jk!

My Grandma is histarical!!

My Proud Parents!!

I love my family!!

My Lovely profile shot

1st Monday:

Monday was probably my worst night, just because my voice was so dead. I barely made it through my numbers. I did alot of speak talking and I guess it worked out. No one really noticed, so thats a good thing.


2nd Friday:

That was a good night for me. My voice was almost back. However the engery was kind of missing from the cast, but it was still a good show. That night a lil girl came up to me and gave my a huge hug...I almost cried cuz she was so cute.



2nd Saturday

This was probably my best night and the funniest nights ever!! The enegry in the cast was alot of fun, so it was really easy to feed off the engery. My confidence and energy were boosted again when before my first big number I hear from somewhere in the audience..."GO MARLY!!" I almost broke but I didn't. Thank you Lauren for shouting, even though you are now gonna get struck down by the theater gods! Anywho, my voice felt really good for whole show, but for some reason my mic died on my last song. So for the rest of the show i was on a hand held, and it was kind of different trying to do all my awkward movements with a hand held mic. The best part was seeing my parents again. They came down again and I'm so happy they did, I have the best supportive parents EVER!!!









Closing Night:


This night was fun, just because I knew it was OVER!!! I was extra awkward in this show just for fun!! Have to say standing like I did took a tole on my knee. Its still kind of hurts! Well after the show some of my friends surprised my with flowers and DOVE CHOCOLATE!! Anyone who knows me, knows I love DOVE!!

Me and JoJo aka Megan!

Holly is one of my favorite people!

Showing our true colors

Horton finally notices me!!

I Can honestly say I wont really miss the show, I will miss the people tho. I had so much fun making jokes back stage. I will also miss the little kids after the show. They were the cutest, i even go t to sign so autographs:) However, I'm not sure if I will do a show next year, just because this show really wore me out. I guess we will just have to wait and see till next year.




Well time to go...i need to get back to the Twilight series...I'm hooked!!