Friday, August 9, 2013
Reel Bros Talk
My husband and his Bros have put together a blog where they discuss the movies they have seen and rate them. Check out Reel Bros Talk to learn more about a movie before you go to see it or too find out how your opinion stacks up to theirs.
My Husband the Filmmaker
Today I have to share how creative and talented my husband is. Making movies has always been his passion, and I am so proud of him for pursuing it and making it a regular part of his and our life.
In his recent History of Creativity class at BYU he was assigned to do a creative project that related to a topic the class covered and contributed in someway to society. My husband realized he loves watching Shakespeare (a topic covered a lot in the class) on stage, but when it came to recently watching a production of Shakespeare's Hamlet for the class on film he found it to be less than amusing. He felt there was something about watching long drawn out monologues on screen that was not the same about watching them on stage, so he set out to create a monologue within a film that was entertaining for all. I think he succeeded quite well in doing that.
Check out Matthew Siemers' latest film to see how he effectively makes a monologue work in a short film. While you're at it and feel free to check out his other films from his very beginnings as a filmmaker.
Creative Project TECH 202
Films by Matthew Siemers
P.S. And yes, that is me in a cameo role as myself as his loving, supportive wife. ;)
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
The Latest and Greatest
It's been a little over three months and us newlyweds are as happy as ever! We have been all settled into our new place in Provo for a little less than two of those months, and we really like it here. We have great upstairs neighbors (we live in a basement apartment), the Heylands. They couldn't be any sweeter, and they have the cutest little girl that we just can't get enough out of.
Matt is wrapping up his summer term at BYU. He is looking forward to this semester being over. He took an accounting, humanities, and Portuguese class this term and he worked his tail off. I am so proud of him for hard he worked after a hiatus from school. He's awesome. He makes everyday the best. He is so kind, caring, and loving, and to boot he's a man's man according to our neighbor who is impressed by his tool and gun collection. Yep, I've got a keeper!
School is just around the corner to me. I am so blessed that I found a job. After having an interview for a half time 6th grade position right around the time of the wedding and not getting it because I had mentioned in the interview that I was hoping the position could turn into full time because that would be what was best for our family at this time, I was pretty bummed. However, while on our honeymoon I got a call asking if I could be interviewed for a full time 5th grade position. I was so excited and come to find out the principal of the 6th grade position I interviewed for earlier was the one who recommended me to the principal of the 5th grade position because she knew how much I wanted to find a full time job. Then you can only imagine my excitement when only a day after the 5th grade interview I found out I got the job. Now I'm busy working away in my new classroom with my new colleagues, getting ready to start school on the 20th. I am really getting so excited. I'm going to be working with great supportive people.
Our ward (a ward is the local unit of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints closest to a person or family's home) recently put us both to work in new callings (a calling is an appointment or invitation extended by church leaders from God to help build the kingdom of God here upon the earth). I have been called to work in the Primary (“The Primary is an organized program of religious instruction and activity in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for children from eighteen months of age until their twelfth birthdays. Its purpose is to teach children the gospel of Jesus Christ and help them learn to live it” (Encyclopedia of Mormonism [1992], 3:1146) as the 1st Counselor in the Primary Presidency. I'm excited to learn and grow as I serve the children of my ward. This is one thing that is so awesome about being a member of this church is that everyone gets the chance to serve, and I am really grateful to be a part of a church that values me as God values me that it trusts me enough to serve others.
A couple of other quick updates. Last night we had a young woman that Matt met in Brazil over for dinner. She is so sweet. I can see why Matt loves the people he met in Brazil when he served as a missionary. Also, if everything goes to plan we will get to go the Mt. Timpanogos and Salt Lake Temples this week, and then next week Provo Temple. We realize that these plans could fall through, but that's okay. It's just awesome to have something as great as serving in the Temple to look forward to. It really fills you with great joy and peace all week.
Matt is wrapping up his summer term at BYU. He is looking forward to this semester being over. He took an accounting, humanities, and Portuguese class this term and he worked his tail off. I am so proud of him for hard he worked after a hiatus from school. He's awesome. He makes everyday the best. He is so kind, caring, and loving, and to boot he's a man's man according to our neighbor who is impressed by his tool and gun collection. Yep, I've got a keeper!
School is just around the corner to me. I am so blessed that I found a job. After having an interview for a half time 6th grade position right around the time of the wedding and not getting it because I had mentioned in the interview that I was hoping the position could turn into full time because that would be what was best for our family at this time, I was pretty bummed. However, while on our honeymoon I got a call asking if I could be interviewed for a full time 5th grade position. I was so excited and come to find out the principal of the 6th grade position I interviewed for earlier was the one who recommended me to the principal of the 5th grade position because she knew how much I wanted to find a full time job. Then you can only imagine my excitement when only a day after the 5th grade interview I found out I got the job. Now I'm busy working away in my new classroom with my new colleagues, getting ready to start school on the 20th. I am really getting so excited. I'm going to be working with great supportive people.
Our ward (a ward is the local unit of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints closest to a person or family's home) recently put us both to work in new callings (a calling is an appointment or invitation extended by church leaders from God to help build the kingdom of God here upon the earth). I have been called to work in the Primary (“The Primary is an organized program of religious instruction and activity in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for children from eighteen months of age until their twelfth birthdays. Its purpose is to teach children the gospel of Jesus Christ and help them learn to live it” (Encyclopedia of Mormonism [1992], 3:1146) as the 1st Counselor in the Primary Presidency. I'm excited to learn and grow as I serve the children of my ward. This is one thing that is so awesome about being a member of this church is that everyone gets the chance to serve, and I am really grateful to be a part of a church that values me as God values me that it trusts me enough to serve others.
A couple of other quick updates. Last night we had a young woman that Matt met in Brazil over for dinner. She is so sweet. I can see why Matt loves the people he met in Brazil when he served as a missionary. Also, if everything goes to plan we will get to go the Mt. Timpanogos and Salt Lake Temples this week, and then next week Provo Temple. We realize that these plans could fall through, but that's okay. It's just awesome to have something as great as serving in the Temple to look forward to. It really fills you with great joy and peace all week.
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