Going Raw...

Ok, so for the next seven days I will be consuming RAW FOOD ONLY... nothing processed or cooked or... ya know.. delicious. haha kidding. It is basically a combination of fruits and veggies and the occasional almond or cashew. I am doing the full seven days as a sort of "trial." If I feel as magnificent as I think I am going to-- then I may go for a full 30 days. My dad is doing the full 30 days.. but he is a superhero basically. Anyway.. I'm excited to see what being Super Healthy does for me. I will be giving daily updates on the day's meals and just how i am feeling and such.
Stay Tuned and wish me luck!

Farewell Freshman Year

I have yet to figure out how to keep up with the clock... I'm always a few steps behind the present. Because of this, another part of my life is ending and I am not able to wrap my head around it.
This year has been a MAJOR stepping stone for me in my life.. Moving away from home, becoming familiar with a whole new city, living among people from all different backgrounds, religions, and beliefs and learning to love absolutely ALL of them. I have become so much more confident in my craft-- which is of course, Musical Theater.. Musical Theater is a Giant part of who I am. I have always known that my talents fit with this type of art... but this year I have learned that progressing and learning in the art of theater or  progressing and learning who I am as a person  are interchangeable. There is something so powerful and fulfilling about communicating to an audience through the stage that I just can't live without. I CAN"T WAIT for next year when I can put my skills to the test.. a.k.a .. Auditioning. :)
As I sit here in my empty dorm room ( Room 1824 Lawerence Hall) with my bags all packed, I feel so very grateful for every single experience I have had this year. Thank you to one and all, for making an impression on me... Big or small, you have changed me.
This type of farewell is extremely cliche, I'm aware... but there is really no other way to close this type of   experience. I have been impacted in so many ways that probably won't even hit me until I'm 35 years old.. maybe by then, I will be able to wrap my head around the reality of JUST HOW WONDERFUL my life is.
To sum up this cheese ball of a blog-- I am very excited to see what this summer brings.. 4 months of time with my family and friends in beautiful St. George... I could not ask for anything more terrific.
Thank you God, Point Park, Class of 2014, friends and family... for making my life what it is.
Here I come Summer!!!!!! XOXOXOXOXOXOXO

If you have kids ages 2-10.. check this out! :)

                

            KIDS SUMMER CAMP 

  

Are your kids looking for a place where they can spend time with friends, learn and explore dance and music, be creative and have a really great time? Then, sign up for this 5 day summer camp!

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                               Date:  Tuesday,May 31st- Saturday, June 4th

·                           Time: 11:30 am- 2:30 pm

·                           Ages 2 yrs.-10 yrs. (We will have activities for separate age groups)

·                           Cost: $25 per child (Family rate: 2 Kids- $40, 3 kids $50…)

                                                                                                     

 We will be serving a light lunch each day at noon. There will also be a schedule of activities that will be provided once registered with more information.

Pleas call Mekenze @ 435-313-7022 or Madyson MacArthur @ 435-225-5397. You can also e-mail me at mekenzemacarthur@gmail.com to register or for more information.

My Dream Summer

I am in my last 3 weeks of Freshman year... I literally cannot comprehend this. Where did the time go?? Naturally, I am dying for summer! I'm always thinking about swimming and popsicles and barbecues and vacations and.... so I compiled a giant list of random things I want/need to do this summer... Feel free to give me more fun ideas!

• Take summer academic classes at Dixie College (psychology and CIS)
• Get a job!! ( I am applying everywhere the week I get back.. any suggestions??)
• Plan a week long summer camp for kids to earn money... plus i just love kids!
• I really want to go to the temple as much as I can... Baptisms for the dead
• CROSS FIT with my mamma... so intense!
• Keep up my dancing (Ballet, Jazz, Tap etc.)
• Make a book of delicious recipes ( I will have a kitchen next year so I need to know what to make!)
• Practice my chef skills
• Get my hair cut.. I'm chopping it even more... I'm just in this phase where I love the idea of short hair
• Get a massage! ( to take away all the built up stress of the year)
• GO to CALI!!!! (Several times.. yes??)
• See "The Lion King" in Vegas... I judge myself for not seeing it yet
• take trips to SLC to visit my beautiful friends/ go to Lagoon
• Camp @ Lake Powel!
• Learn how to budget my money..
• Shopping!
• Save money for a camera( i need to better document my life)
• photo shoot with my talented aunts
• Get new head shots done so I can audition like crazy next year
• Make a quilt with my mom
• Make a Heritage Makers book of my freshman year... with my mommy of course
• make a music video with my sibs... we were supposed to over christmas but it didnt work out
• clean and do little fix ups in my parents house
• Record a CD with my siblings
• Hiking in Zion
• Go to my brother's baseball and Rugby games
• Read Classic novels... I miss reading for pleasure!
• Run a 5k
• Barbecues!
• find audition outfits for next year
• find furniture on Craigs list for my house.. haha. oh poor college students

I'm sure i will add more, but its a great start I think! Can't Wait!

Note to Mekenze

Dear Mekenze,

This is me writing to inform you of something you already know.

I am fascinated with different lifestyle choices that people make. I have been thinking a lot about the optimum way that I should live my life and what I should focus on to make sure that I don't have any regrets and so that I make a contribution to the world. I used to think that I wanted fame and fortune. I am not throwing that option away but I have been putting an enormous amount of pressure on myself.... "I need to make it to Hollywood for people to think I'm important." ..."I need to be on Broadway to be fulfilled.""I am going to disappoint so many people if I don't make it big." .. and many other beliefs that swim through my head every minute of every day.  

Let me tell you how I feel now...

While I am still a Huge Dreamer and I most definitely have a passion for performing and music and dance and theater and acting and everything that goes with it......that is not the only thing that makes me happy.

This is honestly frightening for me to admit... but I really feel strongly about what I have been feeling and I NEED to take this pressure off of myself!

 So here it goes...

My #1 Dream is to be happy. That's the dream! Simple as that!  I know that sounds so dramatic and lame and whatever. but its really how i FEEL. I don't need to be living the fast life to be successful and I feel like I have built up soo many expectations for myself that aren't necessarily my greatest passions....

I don't want to miss out on the "normal" things.. 

I want to be a mother and raise a family more than anything. I want to learn how to cook delicious food for my family. I want to have a garden and a swing set in my backyard. I want to go to dance recitals and soccer games. I want to start and carry out traditions around the holidays with my family. I want to make chocolate chip cookies for my neighbors.. I want to marry the man of my dreams and explore the world together.. I want to do great things for the world.I want to travel everywhere!  I want to teach. I want to help other people be happy with themselves.I want to have confident, open minded children.  I want to learn more about this beautiful world around me. I want to grow closer to God. ...I want so many things and if Broadway and Hollywood  fit in, then that's great! but now the pressure is off... I'm still gonna be great. 

I promise. 

Love, yourself :)

Public Trasportation

Living here in Pittsburgh for almost two full semesters, I have observed many interesting things. Some of the most interesting people you will ever see in your life, you will see on the city buses.
On each and every bus there are a few "characters" that you are always sure to find:

•  First, is he lady straight from the ghetto, complete with baby phat track suit and fresh weave, yelling at someone on her cell phone. These ladies are always whippin their hair back and forth...
• There will always be the frantic person who yells at the driver because, "they could have sworn there was a stop on 6th avenue! Could you please just let me off here???" The driver always says no.
• There are usually 4 or 5 embarassed people that I like to call the-- "I promise I'm not the type of person who normally takes the bus.. but you see, my situation is..." group. They are normally staring out the window and wearing headphones, praying that their stop will come soon.
• And last but not least, there will ALWAYS be someone that gets on the bus that has absolutely no teeth. Don't ask my why. I wasn't aware that so many people made this lifestyle choice.. but apparently they do.

SO the next time you're in Pittsburgh, take the bus and make a mental checklist for yourself of all of these interesting characters. It's entertaining. :)

A tribute to someone really great

My Beautiful Mother

Mom, you're a wonderful mother,
So gentle, yet so strong.
The many ways you show you care
Always make me feel I belong.


You're patient when I'm foolish;
You give guidance when I ask;
It seems you can do most anything;
You're the master of every task.

My mom literally is my greatest friend .. it hasn't always been this way. trust me.

Its weird, but I feel like I have grown closer to her through text messaging-- sounds lame but its true! I text my mommy every day-- more than anyone else in my phonebook :) She makes me feel better about everything.. and she makes me excited to be a mom someday in the near future. ( Not too near, but its coming up. ) 

If you don't talk to your mom, you should. She knows a lot.