Sing Out Loud

Lately I have been under so much stress it's driving me crazy! I didnt know one person could be worried about so many things all at once, all the time! I've come to realize that I just need to hand over all my worries to God and trust him to lead me where I'm supposed to be. I don't want to mention specific things but things right now arent as good as I'd hoped they would be. I'm a person that needs change everyday and I'm just not getting that these days.
Soooo, I'm taking up a hobby. Well, I've actually had this hobby my whole life.. I just havent been doing it for a while now. I'm going to start up singing again! I'm actually pretty stoked about this. Ever since I was little I've always loved to sing. I was in play's in elementary school and have been doing something with music ever since. My dad would take me to school and would always tell me to sing louder because he thought I had a good voice. When I sing now I hope he's still listening.
Who know's if anything will come of this but even if nothing does, I'll be doing something I enjoy and I owe that to myself! I can't wait!!!

Sundance 2011

Sadie and I

I can't even begin to tell you how much fun I had this last week up in Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival. I have never been before and had no clue what to expect. Thanks to a close friend of mine's brother-in-law, we were given V.I.P passes. Did I mention that they were FREE for us?? I am a little sad that we didn't make it to the Burton snowboard party with Shaun White. I guess someone decided to trash the condo they were planning on having it in so needless to say, it was canceled. We had a blast hanging out in a couple lounges with a few celebs. Park City is beautiful and freezing cold! I had to check a few times to see if I still was wearing pants due to the fact that I couldnt feel my legs.. Speaking of pants, being the clumsy person I am, I ended up stepping in a huge puddle of slush. Let me just tell you, cloth shoes and wet Don't end well. After walking around with soaking wet shoes I ended up finding some really cute Roxy shoes for 21.00's? Something like that.. Better than 80.00 which is what they were originally. Yay for me! We walked main st. a few times, drank hot coco, shopped, met all sorts of interesting people and just partied our little hearts out. I plan on going up next year and just staying there for the whole thing. For those of you who havent been, GO! It's a great experience. I'm not going to post a billion pictures so here are just a couple of my favorites. Enjoy and go buy your tickets for next year!!

The things you see here.. ha!



Paul Rudd & Zooey Deschanel :)



People bring their animals to work to roam around.

Sundance Channel

Bing Lounge

Daddy's Girl

James Marshall Lynch Jr. is my dad. He has helped raised me to be who I am today. My family has the gospel because of him and for that I am forever greatful. My dad and I had our problems and didn't really get along while I was in my teen years. While at a boarding school, I had the chance to write him every week. 2 years of letter writing + a few visits was the best thing that could have happened for our relationship. My dad told me he was proud of me for the first time in a long time and I will never forget that moment. For the past few years my dad and I have gotten so much closer than we ever have been. We were going through some famliy problems and I was given the chance to be there for my dad just as he has been for me. I will never forget a hug shared between us, both in tears. For work, my dad served the disabled. If you have never had the chance to do this let me tell you, this is hard emotionally and at times physically but my dad never complained. Wanna know why? He loved helping those in need. He invited a couple people over for Thanksgiving dinner for a couple years because other wise, they would be alone. Even his last days in the hospital bed, he was asking how they were doing. I miss the nights where I couldnt sleep, going down stairs and finding my dad in the same situation, playing games on the computer. We would sit and talk about work and just life. He passed away this last Oct due to a lot of health issues. I was the only one there (because I took him to get a test done and my mom was at work, or she would have been there) when the doctor came in and told us that he had cancer. Who knew 6 days later he would be gone? It happend all so fast that I still at times can't believe he's gone. Yes, I have regret's of not staying every min with him in the hospital and yes, I know that I needed to take care of work and things at home but I find myself feeling so guilty. I hope none of you have to see what I saw the last few days. Talk about feeling completely helpless. At times it's all I can think about. I am so happy for him though. He is no longer in any pain and he is with his parents in heaven. He has it far better than I do, that's for sure. That doesnt mean I don't find myself randomly crying or still missing him. Of course I do! I am working so much harder to become worthy enough to live with my family for eternity. I can't wait to be able to hug my dad again and tell him how much I love him. We were blessed enough to have a miracle happen a few hours before he passed. With alot of prayers, my dad was able to wake up from sedation (which was pretty much impossible) right as he was being wheeled into surgery. My mom, sister and I were able to hold his hand one at a time and tell him that we loved him. I will Never forget that moment.. or the feel of his hand squeezing mine. I have been so blessed to have such a wonderful father. I am looking forward to the day that I get to see him again and have him tell me how proud of me he is. Always tell those you care about that you do. You never know when it's their time. I tell my dad every morning that I love him still and I know he still hears me. So, seeing that's it's technically morning.... I love you dad.

New Challenge

Starting a blog really isn't as easy as it looks. First, you must think of a catchy name so people might actually want to read your blog. Second, you have to figure out how to do everything on your own. So confusing.. I have been checking out a few blogs and really wanted to start one of my own. I'll be honest, the thought of having a blog scared the crap out of me just knowing that I'll have to open up and share my emotions to more then the paper in my journal. I've never really liked writing in my journal in the first palce. Mostly because your hand starts to cramp after the first paragraph and once you pick it up and write about your 16th birthday, the next time you pick it up it's past your 18th.. I type a whole heck of a lot faster than I write, thankfully. I have to warn you, I am no english major. My spelling and punctuation could be wrong sometimes but oh well. I'm actually looking forward to keeping up with this and I hope you enjoy reading about the things that go on in my life.