No, I Haven't Fallen off the Face of the Earth...

Hi. My name is Rian, and in case you've forgotten, this is my blog! I promise I have plenty of good excuses for not having blogged in SIX FREAKING MONTHS! Who do I think I am anyway? SO rude. So anyway, a lot has happened since you last heard from me. And I mean A LOT. What was the last thing I even talked about? The mundane state of life, plus, like, Secret Garden? SO six months ago! So where do I even start? Gees, let's go with Thoroughly Modern Millie. I was Millie. Who's idea was that!? Best time of my life. Really. I am so blessed to have been given the experience. I learned so much, really got to know so many of my best friends, and had so much fun just getting to be myself on stage! I moved out on my own, got mugged (not so great), got a job, tap-danced my tail off, got thrown in jail (again, not so great), met a star, captured a crook, fell in love... I wouldn't have traded it for anything!! Here's some pictures from the show, hopefully you can get a taste for how much fun I really had.

Manhattan, I'm prepared for you.

First impression...

Work

The girls

Speakeasy

What does he need with love?!

Smoochin.

What just happened!?!?

Now I got it bad!

"I've never read Tom Sawyer! Was he... sexy?"

I turned a corner...

Phoebe did the show with me! So much fun!!

Hot mama Emily :)

What mine and Adam's engagement photos would look like if we ever got married... probably a bad idea... :P

Ooh, this one's good.

Gettin' there...

Much better!

So there's Millie. I miss it more and more every day! Next big item of business: Choir tour!! Best. Trip. Ever. Medieval Times, Disneyland (there's no way you could have a lameo time at the happiest place on earth, right?)... We came, we sang, we conquered. But we also had a really fun time too! My dad came along as a chaperone, and as luck would have it, he and Nathan Harper's father Eric (Nate is my homeboy. Can't get enough of him) were roommates! Obviously this equaled absolute hilarity that took place throughout the entire trip (Eric and my father are perhaps the two funniest people on the planet). I also got to just kick back and relax with my best friends, and I couldn't have been happier. Time for more pictures.

The roomies! Jennie, Hannah, Emily, Jessica, and me!

Oh, it's a jolly holiday with you, Bert.

Nathan asking Emily to Prom on Splash Mountain. Win.

Emily answering Nate to Prom on Tower of Terror. Bigger win.

The attractive knight at Medieval Times.

Space Mountain!

Popsy and I.

The Fam. Andy, Drake, Adam, Nate, Me, Emily, Jennie, Eva, and Haily. Great times. Moving on. I graduated from high school. WHAT THE?! How in the heck did that happen?!??!?! I feel so old. Really. It's okay though. I've been accepted to BYU on a half tuition scholarship (yay!), and I'm currently trying to mentally prepared to move out of my house and into a Helaman Hall apartment on campus with my best friend Betty Evans! I am definitely nervous, but excited (so I started singing a song called "Nervous, but Excited"... please excuse my SNL reference), and it'll be interesting to start living the college life. More pictures...

My friend Tim.

Katie.

Katherine.

Lovely ladies. Now it's summer time,and I am currently working three jobs. What? Three, you say? Yes, you heard me, three. I might be crazy, but there are bills to pay, and you gotta do what you gotta do. Luckily I usually still get some time to play. For example, Livi and I spent a weekend hanging out with her parents up in Park City. It was a blast! It made for a really nice break from work, and I got to spend time with my best friend before she marries herself off! Yay!

Schwimmin at the pool. Also, Emily and I took a day off to just run through the sprinklers. Time of my life? Yes.

Finally, I went to New York. WHAT?! Yeah, it was awesome. But this post is getting quite lengthy, and I figure I'm going to need to write about things in the future right? I can't just tell my life story all in one blog post! So, New York another day. Just know for now that it was epic. So far, it's been a pretty good summer. If I don't die from being overworked, I think the rest of the year will turn out pretty good too. I'll make SURE to keep you posted from now on (at least enough to make sure you know I haven't died... I know you were all wondering during these past few months), and I hope that this will suffice for now! I love you all. Over and out.