Studying for Psychology...and a nap to prove it.

Last night Michael came over to help me study for my Psychology exam that was today. I printed out all of the notes from the unit, and gave him a list of words. He pretty much did all the work and he made up questions to test my knowledge of the materials. I think we were both surprised at how much I DIDN'T know. lol Studying was a LONGGGG process, and I kept asking what words meant and for him to repeat the question. The poor boy has so much patience with me. :D We were both sitting on my bed. Actually...I was sitting at the foot of my bed and Michael was laying down at the head of the bed reading notes and questions to me. In addition to the exam that I had to study for, I had 6 pages of Music theory work that had to be done by 8am the next morning. I would try and work on that while Michael asked me questions about Psychology. Eventually I had to set aside the Music theory so that I could focus on studying, since I knew that Michael wouldn't be able to help me forever. We got to a point where we had gone through all of the notes and Michael was still laying there on my bed.

I picked up my Music theory work book, and I started figuring out the answers. (We are studying part-writing. It's pretty simple stuff.) I looked up from my book a few seconds later, and Michael's Eyes were closed. It was one of the most adorable things I had ever seen. He and I were holding hands, and I was working on my homework with the other hand. So I took pictures of him. He will probably kill me if I show them to you, but I have always been one to live on the edge.



He slept like that for about 30 minutes...at least...while I finished my music theory work. When I was finished with my work, I had to get up to put it away, and so I accidentally woke him up. I got up and asked him if he slept good. I told him he was asleep for a while, and he said "It couldn't have been more than 5 minutes." hehehehe...It was so cute.

Anyways...I took my exam today, and I think I did pretty well; it's all because of my wonderful, napping boyfriend. :D

Life other than that is going really well. I can't complain a bit!

Write me letters!!

The Lost and The Lost

The Lost and The Lost


Failing senses, A new release
A time to grieve and find some peace

Emotions strong, Hard to withstand
The longing for a helping hand

I wait in silence through the night
and hope that things will turn out right

The darkness comes, The world is cold
I'm trying hard to feel so bold

The pains arrive, It's hard to deal
With all the little things I feel

I sit and cry, I can't proceed
I'm lost without the things I need

I'm cold and quiet, All alone
Wishing that I would have known

How can the darkness so consume
I didn't think my heart had room

The silent crier never wakes
From simple sleep that never breaks

The time goes by and hearts will mend
The thoughts of a departed friend

The distance moves with steady pace
Reminding us of loving grace

And in the end we all will see
that nothing ends eternally

There cannot be an easy way
other than living day by day

Sometimes it's all that we can do
Until our thoughts become anew

Life goes on, or so it seems
and we'll keep living through our dreams

No task too great, no mountain high
When you are soaring through the sky

The daylight comes, the sunshine nears
To wash away the pains and fears

I close my eyes and once again
I'm close to my eternal friend.


Melodie Brooke Libby
September 28, 2009, 9:34 Am

Another Update...or up-"DATE". hahahaha

This is Michael. We have been dating for almost a month now. :D It is really hard to describe how happy I am. I wish I could put into words how almost perfect our relationship is. I may try to write a poem about it soon, but probably not right now. hehehe.

Other news....school is amazing! I love it! My classes are kinda tough, but I love them! My favorite is still Psychology. I have my first Psychology exam today! Woohoooo!!! I have been trying to keep up on my studies and readings, etc, but it is really easy to put things off till the last minute...just ask Michael...he is just as bad at procrastinating as I am. I guess we are just going to have to push each other to work harder. ;)

The Boone Branch is awesome. I have been going to all of the single adult activities. FHE is awesome. Institute is AMAZING. Church is GREATTTT. It's interesting when you are on your own. You think so much more about religion and why it is really there. I have never doubted the truthfulness of the gospel. My testimony of the gospel is probably my strongest asset in life. I love the Lord, and I love the scriptures, and I KNOW that The Book of Mormon is the true word of God. I know that the Priesthood has been restored to the earth, and my greatest hope is to be able to have a husband who is a worthy priesthood holder. I want someone who can bless my children and provide for the spiritual well being of our family. You learn so much about yourself and about how important things are to you when you live alone. I can't even describe how complicated things can get. I am sure most of you know that life doesn't always give you what you want. We must have opposition in all things. Sometimes I wonder what is supposed to happen with me. I know that Heavenly Father has a plan for me, and I should just listen to it. I just can't help but consider other things. I can't really tell you what I am REALLY thinking about, but there has been so much that I have been thinking about. I love life.

I hope you guys start writing me letters. If you want my address...email me and I will send it to you. PLease write to me. I love getting mail, but I never really get any. I end up ordering things from Amazon.com, just so I will have some mail in my box. Now I am broke..and when you have no money, you can't order things. So, I need you all to write me letters. :D I love you all!!!!!

A New School with New friends and a New Boyfriend

School so far has been incredibly exciting. I don't exactly like having 8:00 classes every morning. I can never really judge the time it takes to get from my room to the music building. I have made it in as little as 3 minutes, which is very impressive. (I woke up late once or twice...with 5 min till my first class). A lot has happened since my last blog entry. Within the first few weeks of school I managed to gain more than expected. Michael and I started dating. It has been going extremely well. I don't know if two people can be much happier with each other than we are. :) I have been going to church at the Boone Branch. It is quite small. Their chapel is about the size of our relief society room. (well...maybe a tad bigger than that, but it's really small). The people there are all wonderful! It was pretty funny because I actually ran into some people who I actually knew (one of them being one of my older sister's old friends). I have made friends with many, if not all, of the single adults (there aren't very many...maybe 10). I have also spent a lot of time with Christa and Michael together. We sometimes go over to her house and watch episodes of News radio, or something of the sort. It's pretty exciting stuff. Sometimes we go up to the parkway, which is just beautiful, and we will drive around to different overlooks and star gaze or talk. I have been having a great time.

My classes are all going well. Some are kind of tough, and I have to sit down and force myself to do homework, but I am enjoying most of them splendidly! I am taking Music theory, Aural Skills, Voice Class, Performance seminar, Applied Trombone, Marching band, folklore and fairy tales, Psychology, and Philosophy. Class is great. My favorite so far is probably psychology.

Anyways...I am heading back to the east coast for Labor day weekend, which should be great fun!

I'm going to go for now!

Love you all!

Marching band...the rain...and the amazing test of fate.

Sunday August 17th, I moved into my dorm at Appalachian State University. I really love it. This week has been band camp week. It has been amazing!! The band has about 300 members...including 29 trombone players (more people than we had in my entire HS band). It is AWESOME...to say the least. I moved up all the boxes into the room with my family and some new friends and then later I put everything where I wanted it to go. I am still working out the kinks, but overall it looks pretty okay.

Band camp is verrry long. Our first rehearsal starts at 9 am, and we work either as an ensemble or in sectionals till lunch time and then we come back at 2 and work till dinner...then we come back at 6:30 and work till 9:30 or 10. It's long and tiring, but a lot of fun. I really thought it was going to be harder than it is. I think that I have been handling things really well. I am really enjoying the campus...and I have already made a bunch of new friends who are equally as nerdy as I am. IT'S GREATTT!!! :)

Let me see....my roommate just moved in yesterday. It was kinda funny cause she got here at 9:30 and I came into the room at 11:30 and everything was already unpacked. Her mom and a few friends came to help her move in, so it was pretty amazing. She is really sweet. I enjoy talking to her...even though we don't get much opportunity to talk since I am busy with band.

The rain! Oh...it is amazing...but it keeps falling and falling and falling and falling and falling. I don't know if it will ever stop falling and falling and....well, you get the point. lol. I do enjoy the rain, although the only downfall is wet shoes and a higher priority on washing the wet clothes. :/ what can you do though?

I told you about the friends that I have made, well...one of them is a guy. I am not going to tell you too much about it cause it is kinda complicated. He is in love with me, and I like him, but right now I can't see him as more than a friend. We have been having a good time hanging out and getting to know one another. We are just alike...interest wise. It is pretty strange. I cannot tell you how many conversations we have had where one person is talking and the other person only says "yep...me too" it is just strange how alike we are. Any who...I suppose I will keep you up to date with him too. I doubt anything is going to happen cause I don't want a relationship, but we will see.

My roommate and I are pretty alike too in some of our likes and dislikes. She is going to be a middle-grades education major. That's pretty cool since I am going into middle-grades music. lol Last night we were talking about having to do senior projects and she was telling me how she did hers on Differentiated education...and that's what I did mine on too. It was super weird.

Our late night practices for the past two nights were cancelled due to the rain, which isn't good, but it gives my lips a chance to regain their strength. ;)

I started orientation today which was great. They gave everyone a copy of the summer reading book, which I thought was totally awesome!! I lovvvveee books. I met this girl named Allison, who is a Spanish Ed major, and she used to be a music ed major. She is sooo cool. We were talking about music and spanish and she and I are a lot alike too. I am working on what to minor in, and she is helping me figure it out (she is my student orientation leader). Anyways...I think that is about all that is new so far. Hit me up with questions if you have them.

my address is.....
well, I don't want to post it up here, but if you email me I will give it to you.

Melodiethegreat@gmail.com

I love you all so much!!

P.S. I LOVEEE GETTING MAIL...(HINT HINT). So...get my address and start scribbling!!

I love you all...again!! :)

Super Melodie

Prepping for school

Ok...so I am getting ready to head off to Appalachian State. I have hardly anything packed...I have no clue how I am getting all of my stuff there, and I am totally excited!! I just bought a BUNCH of movies...not that I really need them, but my new collection now includes:

Aladdin, El Rey Leon (The Lion King in Spanish), 1776, Till the Clouds Roll By, Mr Holland's Opus, The Princess Bride, The Incredibles, Horton Hears a Who, Meet the Robinsons, and all of my movies that I had before. I doubt that I will have any time to watch them, but I like having my own copy.

I also bought a massive amount of new books this summer! I LOVEEEEEE Books!! I am currently reading Three Cups of Tea, Angela's Ashes, and El Libro de Mormon. I am not very far in any of them.

I have been talking to my new room mate via Facebook, and she seems really awesome! I can't wait to meet her in person. We have a lot in common and I think it will be great chilling with her. I move in on August 16th, and band camp rehearsals start the 17th. I am really excited! :)

Let me see....I bought a new bed set...and it is cool. I was going to post pictures of everything, but I am too lazy. Sorry. What else.....hmm...OH!! I almost forgot. Last Monday I ordered my new Mac computer. A 13 inch Macbook pro. Fantastic Computer...well...Mac has this great offer where if you buy a mac for college you get a free ipod touch...that's a great deal so I decided I would do that..well....if I ordered it from the school they were offering to fulfill Mac's offer AND throw in a free printer too! So....on Wednesday I received my Brand new Macbook Pro, iPod Touch, and HP All-in-one printer! It's AMAZING! I have been having sooo much fun with it. :) The ipod touch is great cause you can download free apps and stuff and carry them with you everywhere. I already told you how much I love books, well I just downloaded a bunch of free books and so I can read them ANYWHERE! Woohoo! I also got a bunch of games and everything. I even have the scriptures up there. lol.

I just got my new address, so if any of you feel like writing me letters (or letting your kids write me letters)...let me know and I will get you the address!

I am so ready to go...but so nervous too. Ready or not...Here I go!!

Little Piece of What's New

Today is Sunday. All last week, my family and I were involved in The Promised Land Pageant. It is a Historical Drama that tells about Freedom. It outlines the true story of a NC family whose grandfather faught in the Revolutionary war. Eventually this family encounters the missionaries and they are told some of the stories from the Book of Mormon. The family eventually travels with the Saints out west to Missouri. They continue on their path facing many hardships including the death of the prophet and the death of the family patriarch. It was a very moving experience to be able to witness the play in both the stages of production as well as the final product. It was great...and was very moving. There were scenes where you would laugh and scenes where you would cry and it was incredible! I enjoyed every minute of it.

During this week I also ended my dating relationship with Carlos (pictured above...this is after the break up). He and I are still good friends. We both decided that we were better off as friends. It was hard to do, but it was the right thing for both of us. I feel really good about it. We still talk...Carlos called me last night and we talked for a while...so I think this is a good thing.

More updates later!! Peace out!