Studio C Live Taping

I rarely enter contests, simply because my odds of winning are very unlikely if thousands of other people have already entered. But when a friends of mine on Facebook posted a link to win tickets to a live taping of Studio C, a popular sketch comedy group at BYU, I figured why not enter for the heck of it?

About a month later, I received an email that read "Studio C - June 19th 9 pm show - WINNER!" I was in shock! I had won tickets to a live taping of Studio C! Later on I found out that 132,460 people had entered to win tickets, but only 9,275 won tickets. That is a slim number compared to the people that entered! I felt extremely lucky then.

The day of the show, Geoff and I went about 4 hours before the taping started to get a number to reserve our spots in line. we got #16! I believe there were about 50 numbers total, so I knew we would be able to get good seats once the doors opened. It was nice to go out to dinner and hang out at the Provo mall for a bit before we had to be back at the BYU Broadcasting Center. Long date nights with my husband are the best!

Once we were in our seats and greeted by Studio C cast member Stacey, I knew we were going to have an awesome time. And we did! We laughed so hard during every skit. We were able to watch them tape seven skits total, and even got to see a few they had taped a couple hours prior during their earlier taping. Seeing 14ish skits months before they are published on YouTube is a real treat and makes me feel extra special!

The Studio C cast knows how to have a good time, there's no doubt about that. They would play games with the audience in between skits, and it was so much fun! The best one was when Stacey, Natalie and Mallory did a lip sync battle, and Mallory performed Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson. Seriously the best and funniest lip sync I have ever seen! During the "ugh" parts that Michael Jackson does in between song verses, Mallory would open up her mouth so wide and pretend to do the sound, seriously you had to be there to understand how hilarious it was! I should have video recorded it, even though it wasn't allowed.

Some of the skits we saw being taped were Christmas-related ones for Christmastime, including one that was making fun of the Elf on the Shelf. That thing has always creeped me out with its face, and now I'm not the only one! There was also one that was Star Wars themed, and they had an actual life-sized R2-D2! It had flashing lights and sounds and everything an actual R2-D2 would have. I never thought I would be geeking about about an R2-D2, but it was so cool. The other Star Wars costumes for C3PO and Chewbaka were sweet as well.

It will be neat to see the skits once they are on YouTube and be able to say "Hey! I saw that being taped live a few months back!" I'm grateful we were given this opportunity and hope to be able to go again in the future! I wish we were at the earlier taping... some of my favorite Vloggers were there and also Stuart Edge and The Piano Guys!

Lindsey Stirling Concert

Yesterday, Geoff and I attended The Music Box Tour of Lindsey Stirling at the Red Butte Garden Amphitheater. It was amazing to say the least! Lindsey Stirling sure knows how to keep her fans entertained throughout her entire show. I'm still in awe how she was able to play the violin seamlessly while dancing, kicking, bending, jumping, and doing everything else at the same time. There's no one else that can do what she does!

I love that she performed only a few songs from her new "Shatter Me" album. A lot of songs she performed were classics that made her famous on YouTube, and that I'm familiar with. I love some of her newer songs, and am so happy my favorites were included! Also all the props she used throughout the show were so neat!

Also, who remembers the band Karmin from a few years back? They was Lindsey Stirling's opening act, and although all of their songs were new and ones I'd never heard of, they closed with their one hit wonder (in my opinion) Brokenhearted! I was singing along with them and everyone else in the crowd!

Our view during the show.

Lindsey in her light-up dress. Taken by Deseret News.

"Moon Trance" zombie dance. Taken by Deseret News.

Baby Announcement - Chloe Marie Brotzman

One of my best friends/past roommate from college had the cutest baby girl! I was so excited for her, that I offered to design some baby announcements. She of course said yes! When she sent me the photo to use, I about died.... Little Chloe is has the biggest smile! Way too precious. I used one of the templates that I now am selling in my Etsy shop.

Can't wait to meet Chloe soon!

New in My Etsy Shop - Baby Announcements!

I designed some baby announcement templates that are now available to download in my Etsy shop! I've been wanting to design some for a while now, so I'm glad I found the time to do so. Here is what they look like.

First Template:

Second Template:

Third Template:

Fourth Template:

Trip to Ephrata... After Not Visiting for Over a Year!

We finally were able to make a trip to our home town of good ol' Ephrata, Washington after not being there since we got married! Geoff's crazy work schedules and me getting a new job recently has made it a little difficult to just get up and go. But we made the 11 hour one-way drive and visited our family and friends that we've missed so much! The main reason we went was for Geoff's brother Zach's mission homecoming. I'm so glad Geoff was able to see him after not seeing him for almost 4 years!

I also had a grilled cheese from DK's (the homemade bread.... it's the best!) and saw my cousin's new house that she and her husband built. We were only there for 3 full days, so it made it hard to do every single thing we wanted to do. But that's alright, there's always next time!

The only picture I took during our whole trip!

Happy First Anniversary To Us!

Today, Geoff and I have officially been married for one whole year! It's pretty crazy how time flies. But it's definitely been the best year yet and we're excited to celebrate many more anniversaries to come!

Since Geoff had to work today, we celebrated last night with a fancy dinner at The Melting Pot then had a relaxing evening watching Interstellar. We also took photos yesterday to remember our very first anniversary!

I had to have my (virgin) pina colada!

Cheddar cheese fondue with bread, fruits and veggies.

Meat fondue with steak, teriyaki beef, pork,
chicken and shrimp.

Milk chocolate fondue with fruits, rice krispies,
pound cake, brownies and marshmallows.

Complimentary chocolate covered strawberries for
our anniversary!

Here's a video I made for our first anniversary. I'm so grateful to be married to Geoff! I love him so much!

Welcome Home, Elder Whetstone

Geoff's brother, Zach, returned home from his mission yesterday! I was pretty excited for Geoff to see Zach over FaceTime after not seeing him for almost four years. His flight ended up being 2 hours delayed, so he didn't fly in until midnight our time! There was no way I would be able to stay up until then, but Geoff did and was able to see him arrive at the airport and greet the rest of his family.

We're excited to drive up to Ephrata in a couple weeks and see him in person and hear more about his adventures in the Marshall Islands!

We're happy to have you home, Zach!

Zach with his loot from the Marshall Islands!
Photo credit of my sister-in-law, Mandolin.