K, where else but at a LDS Singles Dance can you hear Marcia Griffiths: Electric Boogie and then the next song right after it Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (’twasn’t Marie Osmond’s version though – RATS!)? I would cheerfully contend that only happens in one place – an LDS Singles Dance.

And where can you have Michael Jackson’s Thriller my least favorite song/video o’ all time< /em> play in the OLD folks dancing room and then ta try and escape it ya be going to the YOUNG whippersnappers room and hear it play? There is NO ESCAPE, Michael Jackson’s Thriller is guaranteed to be a-playin’ at LEAST once at an LDS Single’s Dance – that is an unwritten rule, so let it be written so let it be done!

Is “linger longer” (ta gets ya some food as quick as possible and socializin’ on Fast Sunday) and “single mingle” a Utah thing? I never heard it before I came to Utah, never heard ‘up the canyin’ neither.

K, if you are an LDS Single woman the Dee’s Dance you go to – without fail, is Lindon Noah’s.

Why? Cuz the last times I have been there are more men than women, most of ‘em a-standing on the side a-trying to get up the courage to ask the women.

It was still a fun dance though.

Otter pops for refreshments = a chance to have a purple or blue tongue – if desired.

Another thing about otter pops – does it drive anyone else nuts when you accidentally skootch that weird otter pop plastic across your teeth (same thing with ice cream sandwich plasticy paper)? Does me – k, I’m officially weird – if there was any question

K, I went to this fireside and Bro. Harrison? spoke on uplifting music and it was good.

The parking lot was almost totally full cuz I guess the choir is getting their Christmas songs ready, so’s I had to park in the back of the building. The church has a one-way street back around the back (a little unusual).

I liked Bro. Harrison’s talk and the way he found his wife was kinda interesting because he prayed hard and then went to Utah State University in Logan. He took a Choir class and on the first day he stared intently in each of the ladies faces and felt impressed that he should marry one of them. Then he met her going into the building the next class and the rest is, shall we say, history.

He also said he has a t-shirt with Pres. Monson’s very cool quote:

“The future is as bright as your faith.” from this talk

Also Bro Harrison said that he “was smart enough not to tell her that” (about not telling her that he felt he received inspiration that he should marry her) so’s don’t get any ideas that that is a good idea to tell women, k?

Mental note: I need to pray harder and practice my intense staring more.

Someone in the multi-stake singles leadership is trying to lose weight cuz there was mainly just tons o’ ranch dressing and veggies for refreshments – sorry but I NEED at least one macadamia nut cookie from Costco per each fireside I go to. I did get a graham cookie windmill shaped kind o’ thing that was kinda good though.

This was a beautiful setting and a fun conference. There were not really any mingling activities – volleyball, instant choir, etc but the workshops were great, food good, and entertainment good. The service projects were fun too – sometimes that seems like it is the only time you can really even meet someone unless ya just walk up and shock ‘em by introducing yourself.

We went to this activity. It was pretty cool, awesome setting, cool people there. The only minuses were that the DJ didn’t play any slow songs (maybe he did after 10 pm – we left then) and the Sundance Resort security were driving into the parking lot just as we left so they may have been getting on their case about how loud the music was.

K, I was weird but the invitation sounded like the food would be cooked there (or I have a good imagination) it was good food but it wasn’t cooked there and it was late not “promptly at 6 pm” because they forgot the plates.
Here’s what the invitation email looked like:

Annual BBQ at Timp Lodge on Saturday, August

22nd (one week)! This year, we will be having a Luau complete with Kalua
pig, tropical drinks, and island dancers!

Plan about 20 minutes to get there from the mouth of Provo Canyon
It is located west (up the mountain) past Sundance resort.

Luau dinner starts promptly at 6 pm.

Map: http://tinyurl.com/pvue5q

6 pm – Dinner

7 pm – Dancers

8 pm – Activities

9 pm – Dance

Bring your friends. It is free for members within the Provo North 8 Stake Cluster and $5 for everybody else.

<- This photo is of the brave volunteers learnin’ how to hula – I wasn’t brave enough.

Free Chick-Fil-A Sandwich for First 250,000 People to Register:

I had no clue of who was going to be speaking at this fireside but I am definitely glad I went. There was a large crowd at this fireside and all in all it was awesome!

Travis is the son of Merrill Osmond and had some very entertaining stories about his father and the performing Osmonds.

I particularly enjoyed his stories about how his parents met and began dating – his Mom didn’t want to date Merrill, thought he was stuck up, and gave Merrill a challenge that she wanted to meet Robert Redford – which he passed with flying colors.

My best friend is disabled and here are two of the worst pickup lines (she claims they weren’t interested in her – but I know better) she has heard:

“I noticed you’re handicapped too…we should get together”

“Would you like to dance? I noticed that you have the same DISEASE (horrible word cuz it’s a disability not a disease) as a friend of mine…he has one leg shorter then the other too.”

or another one… (she gets this all of the time in various forms)

“What happened to you?”

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K, we lucked out with the weather and this service project was pretty easy/fun. We met at the North building and drove to the Provo Cemetery. Then we went into a little shack and got some rakes and garbage bags and proceeded to rake up any extra rubbish (pine cones, pine needles, grass clippings, trash, etc). It was one of the best service projects I have been on for the June Singles Conference.

The first one I went on was salvaging fixtures (for habitat for humanity) from buildings on 800 N in Orem – that were ready to be demolished to widen the street, then the next year was cleaning up the junk in a lot in Provo for a non-profit agency – that was a very hot day. Last year it was moving rocks to border a trail going up into Rock Canyon in Provo – also a hot heavy duty one.

It was easy to just stay in the same area or group with this one though and I shoulda wandered around more and met more people.

They are at it again putting up tons of plastic cheap:

“Single?

www.oremsingles.org”

little white signs near busy intersections in Utah County (probably because of the upcoming June multistakesingles.org conference.

They don’t even tell you what web site they are representing until you fill out two pages of personal information about yourself (Why would you do that without knowing what company they respresent?).

If you get through that then they say “they will get in touch with you”

“We’ve received your personality profile and within the next few days a counselor is going to get in touch with you to get to know you a little better and see if our service is the right opportunity for you.”

Then they have like 4 or 5 pages of photos (obviously generic ones taken nationwide)

Then if you make it there you can view the source of the page and find out which web site they represent.

http://www.TheRelationshipCompany.com

and they give you this info

“We’ve received your personality profile and within the next few days a counselor is going to get in touch with you to get to know you a little better and see if our service is the right opportunity for you.”

after you see all the generic photos then they say this

“Thanks for Visting www.saltlakesingles.org . We look forward to speaking with you soon!”

I can’t figure out why people who own the property don’t just throw the signs out – because I really doubt therelationshipcompany.com is paying to advertise on their property. I just emailed them about it so we’ll see what they say