Music Teacher

Since my blog has music in the title I felt like I should actually include it. I need to practice, I think of these great blog posts but I never actually write them. I currently am a substitute music specialist at an elementary school. I absolutely love it, although I'm definitely learning a lot. They have a way of keeping you on your toes. I'm learning the keys to not getting frustrated, somewhat making it a game when the students are playing against me. So all in all, its a great challenge

Today was a very exciting day. They had their final project, a presentation on music that for most of the students meant they performed something. I was amazed at the amount of talent they had. I have one class full of instrumentalists. A lot of very good pianists, plus a couple of violinists and even a girl who is beginning to learn the flute. It was fun to hear them all. Very talented little musicians. There was another class who are all performers. So many of them decided to sing a solo for their class, which I think is an incredibly scary thing to do. Many of them were extremely good.

The project was to show how music is used in people's daily lives, and its a neat thing to think that we do all interact with music everyday, in many different ways. We need all kinds of music and should be grateful for those who create it so we can enjoy it. I think that everyone should notice it more often.

Homesick not for home

So, today I've had a weird phenomenon that I only discovered recently. I was homesick for a place that is not, technically home. It's so cold here in Utah plus Saturday I saw a bunch of my old companions from my mission, and suddenly I'm homesick for Texas. So I tried to rectify it by calling a couple of people from the mission, but I think it only made it worse. So, now I'm homesick for not home, but its ok. I'm also happy with the things I'm doing.
As a side note, I realized I need pictures, but I also realized that my camera broke right after my mission and I don't really take pictures anyway, but I will try next post to put up pictures. So that's all for this post. Its been fun, and I think its helped, I'm a little less homesick.

Draper Temple Open House

I had the opportunity yesterday to go with my youngest brother, Daniel, to the recently completed Draper Temple to walk through it. It was a very neat experience. I had fun explaining just a little bit to him, and seeing the temple. It's really pretty, but very different than any of the other ones I've been in. It has murals of the Salt Lake area scenery in one room and that was by far the neatest part. There was a lot of craftsmanship in different places. Also, the best moment for me was walking into one of the rooms (the celestial room), and the feeling that was there. It almost hit me like a wall as I walked in, and I definitely wasn't expecting that. Going to the sealing room was not helpful for my desire to meet someone and get married. I guess all in due time.
It was also neat to hear from my little brother the feeling that he had. He said he'd never felt like that before. I loved seeing all the children there and I know that going makes a difference, having done that with my own temple (Mount Timpanogos) many years ago. The Lord truly loves us, I know that for sure.

Reading and Real Life

I recently just finished the Twilight series. I know I'm a little behind, but I wasn't quite ready to jump on the bandwagon. It only took me a week to read the whole series, plus the partial draft of "Midnight Sun" that I hope gets published one day (Twilight from Edward's point of view). Suddenly I don't have a life anymore, and it doesn't help that the fictional character's life is a lot more interesting. It does get you wishing why life can't be as interesting as a book. Except as I write that I realize that there's too much tragedy and conflict in a book, that maybe I don't want that in my life. There are other elements that I think I would enjoy. Ok, so I've never been romantic in my life, but somehow, now I want to be. I've hated watching, reading, thinking about anything romantic at all, but now I think I might want it. Yep, comparing reading with real life causes trouble.

Following Blogs

I have to say that I love following other people's blogs and knowing what is going on in other people's lives. Somehow my own just falls short. I never write for long periods of time, and can't tell stories. But I still love reading others. I guess my main reason for this post is that I want a few up before I invite people to actually read it. One of these days its going to have to be quality reading material, so for my next post, I'll try to post something interesting.

Up by demand

So, I don't have a very interesting life, and I'm not sure I have a lot to say, but I've had a few people ask me to do this, and who knows. If I don't keep up with it I'm sorry.
I do want to explain the title of the Blog, which was not too exciting, but the best I could come up with. It all begins with the cool little brother William. Sitting next to him in sacrament meeting at church one week, he started chanting (of course very quietly) "Emzwee, bear your testimony." Thus beginning the nickname that no one uses very often, but I like it. So that's sort of my story and the beginning of it all.
Don't blame me if its boring. You're the one who chooses to read it.