merry christmas!

So I love this video a friend shared with me on facebook. Hope you all have a merry christmas and "save the drama for your mama". :)

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Favorite Christmas Memories

Christmas is upon us yet again and it seems like it's come even faster than last year! Seriously where did 2010 go? I can honestly remember last christmas like it was yesterday. I spent the weeks leading up to christmas working full days at target after finals were over..enduring long nights with angry customers that went on til 1am or longer. :( Christmas eve I worked til about 7pm and came home to watch jim carrey's "The Grinch" with my parents and my sister. This Christmas looks to repeat a similar pattern (minus the working at target thank goodness) and I wouldn't have it any other way. I can't help but think back to some of the great christmas traditions/memories my family has had over the years. I thought maybe I'd share some!

1. I remember when i was little my parents bought a train to go around the christmas tree. I LOVED that train! I remember being more excited to play with the train than i was with most of my presents growing up. My mom and dad would get upset sometimes cause they'd given me so many presents yet they all stayed in a pile while i played with my awesome train :)
2. Watching christmas movies like The grinch, muppet christmas carol, elf, and the santa clause. No matter how old i get i can still watch these great shows and somehow feel like a little kid again (not that don't act like one from time to time).

3. Every year my mom's side of the family has a big party at our house where we trade white elephant gifts and have a big family dinner. It's easily one of my favorite things because of some of the stuff my family comes up with for white elephants. This year I got scented candles (which i need to find a place to put :)) 

4. Christmas music! I remember all the way back when I was 4 or 5 listening to two albums in particular during decorating. John Denver and the Muppets Christmas on vinyl, and Merry Christmas from the Beach Boys on tape.  Yep back in my day there were no such thing as cd's (wow I'm starting to feel old) I could sing every line from both albums if I was challenged to do so. Yea I'm just that good. Recently I've found more christmas music to love. From traditional stuff like michael buble (I'm sure i spelled that wrong), and taylor swift to hard rock christmas music like transiberian orchestra. I also stumbled upon a christmas album by the rock band Relient K i absolutely love :). There's so much music to listening to it's impossible to not get into the christmas spirit. 

So these are some of my favorite things about christmas! I hope you all have a safe and fun holiday thats full of family and friends! :)

The True Meaning of Christmas

I'm soo excited for christmas and before I start my christmas blogging i thought i'd share this message my dad wrote for our ward newsletter. I feel like we could all use this as a reminder of what we should be really focusing on while we're getting ready for christmas this holiday season. 

'For to us a child is born
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace.'
Isa 9:6

The Christmas season is upon us, a time when we all join together with the rest of the Christian world and reflect and show our gratitude for the greatest gift of all, the gift of the Son of God. 

Christmas is the time of year that brings back memories of childhood wonder for those of us inching up in years, a time when memories are built and traditions revisited.  Even for the hard of heart, the season itself can soften bitter tears, and we can lighten the load of those in distress by opening our very hearts to them.  Christmas is a season to exchange gifts with loved ones, a time to serve with more fervor.  More important of course, is to acknowledge that great gift, the greatest of all gifts that was given more than 2000 years ago.

The spirit of Christmas needs to supersede by the Spirit of Christ. The spirit of Christmas is annual; the Spirit of Christ is eternal. The spirit of Christmas is sentimental; the Spirit of Christ is supernatural. The spirit of Christmas is a human product; the Spirit of Christ is a divine person. That makes all the difference in the world." -Stuart Briscoe

The Christmas Child

"There is a magic in Christmas. Hearts are opened to a new measure of kindness. Love speaks with increased power. Tensions are eased...

"Of all things of heaven and earth of which we bear testimony, none is as important as our witness that Jesus, the Christmas child, condescended to come to earth from the realms of His Eternal Father, here to work among men as healer and teacher, our Great Exemplar. And further, and most important, He suffered on Calvary's cross as an atoning sacrifice for all mankind.

"At this time of Christmas, this season when gifts are given, let us not forget that God gave His Son, and His Son gave His life, that each of us might have the gift of eternal life" (Gordon B. Hinckley, "The Son of God,"

What will you and I give for Christmas this year? Let us in our lives give to our Lord and Savior the gift of gratitude by living His teachings and following in His footsteps as President Monson admonished us to live with an “attitude of gratitude”. It was said of the Savior that He 'went about doing good.' As we do likewise, the Christmas spirit will be ours.

Porter Lane 2^nd Ward Bishopric

tis the season!

Its christmas time again! Now its time to enjoy some great christmas music, lights, and family!

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The best of times

So its been a few weeks so I thought maybe I should update the blog! After all im sure the few people who follow me would like to know what I've been up to. (Spoiler alert: not much). The last week has been pretty busy between school and job searching. I have had a few good interviews with a couple of places so I'm crossing my fingers something will work out. Theres one that I really really want but to avoid the possibility of not getting it I won't talk about it yet.

One of the best highlights of the last week was actually last friday. I went with a mission friend to see Mae at the avalon in SLC. For those who don't know who mae are they're a alternative rock band who were pretty influential to me in high school. I remember listening to songs like "summertime" and "the ocean" while having headphones on just losing myself in the music. I was pretty excited because 1. This was the first time I had ever been to one of their shows and 2. This would be their last tour for the forseeable future.

Well I can say my excitement was not in vain because the show was awesome. The opening bands were great and mae was electric. They played for almost two hours and the crowd was really into it. We even got to stay after the show and meet with the band and get a picture with them! How cool are they? I have alot of respect and love for bands who do this type of stuff with their fans. We even got to sign their tour book. Really couldn't ask for a better night with a pretty cool group of friends to boot!

Oh and the jazz are playing awesome they've won three straight including victories over the heat and the magic! I think now is the time I should get me a jersey and tickets for christmas! Wooooooooooo! :) Oh and ive also been writing a few new songs if you want to see them let me know. Im still getting use to the whole sharing my music over the internet thing so id love to hear what y'all think. Til next time thanks for reading!

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Lifestorm-a new song i wrote.

So it seems like I've been down this road before
The mistakes of my past raining down on me.

The monsoon seems to be neverending...
enveloped in the ocean of fear.

The drops start subtly not all at the same time
then suddenly a downpour that leaves me less than fine

chorus:
As I search for the light that I assume will appear
all I see are the clouds that cover all that is near.
With no hope in sight i wonder where i can find my strength
all i can think of and all i can say...is bring on the rain.

Quietly sinking into this storm I can barely feel my feet.
The waves are crashing down on me.

Too much thinking is doing me in.
The waves will crush me if I don't decide to run free.

chorus:
As I search for the light that I assume will appear
all I see are the clouds that cover all that is near.
With no hope in sight i wonder where i can find my strength
all i can think of and all i can say...is bring on the rain.

Bridge:
AS I realize theres no hope I suddenly see
the light...the rope
that can slowly pull me in.

It's myself if i can only begin.
to see what others see in me
the light and rope its built inside me.

Final Chorus:
As I search for the light that I assume will appear
all I see are the clouds that cover all that is near.
With no hope in sight i wonder where i can find my strength
all i can think of and all i can say...is bring on the rain.

outro.
now i finally see...the light inside of me...and its you...

Cutest Dog Ever??

So I have to say I love dogs. I can't think of a time when I wasn't a hug dog lover. Back when I was a kid I remember going with my aunt and uncle camping every summer and they'd bring their dogs..I would play with them all the time. I have to say though that after seeing this video this dog might take the cake. I heard they cost over 2,000 dollars...but I dunno seems worth every penny looking at that face...

Something I need to get off my chest..

I feel like I need to kinda write down some of my frustrations as of late on my blog. Lately I've found that I often have a very ambitious outlook as far as what I want to achieve as far as school, career, family, and overall skills. Unfortunately as I continue onto my goal and  it doesn't quite meet my expectations. I tend to make myself feel bad about how it turned out or just feel discouraged about whether or not it is still worth doing. I often find myself in this paticular situation at school in paticular, but I'm trying to keep myself motivated and from being completely discouraged by things I can't control. Something that keeps reminding me to go forward is these simple words. "nothing in this world worth having comes easy."

Jimmy Eat World Invented

Probably my favorite band overall is Jimmy Eat World. They just released their new album Invented last tuesday. It's probably my favorite album of theirs next to clarity. Here's a sample hope you like it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWOsyA3To3o

Gathering Leaves

Spades take up leaves
No better than spoons,
And bags full of leaves
Are light as balloons.

I make a great noise
Of rustling all day
Like rabbit and deer
Running away.

But the mountains I raise
Elude my embrace,
Flowing over my arms
And into my face.

I may load and unload
Again and again
Till I fill the whole shed,
And what have I then?

Next to nothing for weight,
And since they grew duller
From contact with earth,
Next to nothing for color.

Next to nothing for use.
But a crop is a crop,
And who's to say where
The harvest shall stop? 

Robert Frost 

"The times they are a changin"

Should doubt knock at your doorway, just say to those skeptical, disturbing, rebellious thoughts, I propose to stay with my faith, with the faith of my people. Thomas S. Monson 

The time has come for a change. Change that can bring forth great new opportunities and challenges. Change that can be scary, and life changing. I recently quit my job at Target and I'm now looking for a job that'll help me in my pursuit of a career in communications. I've been working at target since I graduated high school and started back up there after I went on my mission. It's a little bittersweet to say the least. While I'm greatful for the opportunity to leave retail and explore something more meaningful and worthwhile (I had alot of issues with the managment and retail is just awful if you want the honest truth). I will miss some of the great friends that I've made there. While I'm sure I'll keep in touch it's still hard to know I'll never get to work with these great people again.


I've been blessed enough to have the money to pay for this semester of school already and I'm going to be spending my free time looking for a new job. I've been feeling pretty overwhelmed by the prospect of change lately (with finding a new job and getting ready to graduate), but I'm greatful for my heavenly father and for my loving parents who've been there to help and support me through the decisions i'm making. While the future is scary I know that at times you need to step into the dark before you can see the light. I'm so excited for the new challenges I'll be facing.

My top 10 songs right now

Hey yall sorry its been awhile since I've updated the blog, alot of stuff has been going down and I plan on doing a full blog entry in the next couple of days. Until then i thought it would be fun to maybe share a few of my favorite songs at the moment. There are sooo many good cd's coming out at the end of the year it would be a shame for anyone to miss out on some of the great stuff out now! so here's a little list of some of my favorite songs right now and why I like them.

1. Anberlin-Down 
I'm actually in love with their entire new album its darker and has a kinda U2 thing going on several songs but still sounds like Anberlin. This song is probably my favorite lyric wise..dealing with self doubt and failure begging for someone to help lift them up its simply amazing. 

2. Broken Bells-The Ghost Inside
These guys are so awesome. Probably the most unique and catchy indie song I've heard in quite some time. If I had to dance at a house party I'd totally dance to it (i have moves in case you haven't heard ;)

3. Fleet Foxes-White Winter Hymnal
Man I dunno what it is about indie folk but when it's done right it can just blow my mind! These guys remind me of a mix of the beach boys and Crosby, Stills, and Nash all rolled into one soothing 70's style song. enjoy!

4. Thrice-The Weight
Thrice have been around for awhile now (I remember listening to their first cd in high school) their new album "beggars" is so diverse in styles I'm amazed at where to look back at where they started from. This is probably my favorite song from that album. The lyrics are so powerful dealing with the doubts of what true love is. Its the most personal love song I know.

5. 10 Years-Fix Me
This song is my kind of independence song. the words in this song pretty much sum up how i feel dealing with adversity "I'm fine in the fire i feed on the friction I'm right where I should be please don't fix me."

6. B.O.B-Airplanes,PT 2
Everybody's heard the original song on the radio probably 1,000 freakin times! I feel this one eclipses the first one. Having Eminem's lyrics in the song makes the message of dreams and wishing hit so much harder.

7. Brand New-Jesus
Brand New will always be awesome to me. I love all their songs. This song I'd recommend for those who've never heard of them. It's almost like a prayer to God composed into a song. Personal and very relatable.

8. Brandon Flowers-Only the Young
Not much to say about it other than Brandon Flowers is amazing. I just got his solo album this week and I'm really digging the classic 80's synth vibe from this album. Even when his lead band The Killers are on hiatus he still makes amazing music!

9. Apocalyptica-Broken Pieces
Why is apocalyptica awesome? Its a metal band with freaking Cello's!! They mix in ochestra music with classic metal to create a very unique music experience. This song is special in that it has Lacy from Flyleaf (if you don't know who they are check them out!) very very good stuff :)

10. Jack's Mannequin-Kill the Messenger
Final song on my top ten right now is by one of my favorite artist's andrew mcmahon. Whenever I feel down about love and life I ususally listen to this song. It's like a mournful cry out to that special someone. He wrote most of this record to his exgirlfriend (which is now his wife) and this one to me really strikes a chord with me. 


So thats my list of favs right now..it changes every now and then and I'll probably be sharing some more in the future (as long as I don't hear alot of negative comments lol). So let me know what you guys thing!
Til next time friends!! :)

The World Remembers September 11th

Memorial services have been held around the world for the victims of the 9/11 attacks.

Nearly 3,000 people were killed when Muslim extremists hijacked four planes and flew two into the World Trade Centre and a third into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.

Memorial services were taking place at the crash sites, with a remembrance event at Ground Zero in Manhattan followed by rallies for and against plans to open an Islamic centre nearby.

Speaking at the Pentagon, US President Barack Obama said the anniversary should be a day not only to mourn the 9/11 victims but to show that Americans "are not at war against Islam".

He added: "We're at war against terrorist organisations that have distorted Islam or falsely used the banner of Islam to engage in their destructive acts."

British victims of the atrocity were remembered in Grosvenor Square, London, as floral tributes were laid on behalf of the UK and US governments. A senior Civil Service official placed 67 roses - one for each of the British victims of the September 11 attacks.

The flowers carried a hand-written message from Prime Minister David Cameron, which read: "In memory of the victims of terrorism in the USA on 11 September 2001. They will never be forgotten."

Night of the Living Dead 5k

www.undeadrace.com
So biggest news this week is I officially signed up for a 5k thats going to be on October 9th. Its a halloween themed run and it looks to be an amazingly fun time with candy, prizes oh and ZOMBIES!!!!

First Week of School and She & Him

Four days into the semester and i can already tell that this semester is going to probably be my busiest one yet! I'm taking 15 credit hours this semester in the hopes i can get 90 percent of my core classes done this semester. Then i can graduate in the spring while taking a few classes on the side and transfer to a University. I'm thinking of the U, Weber State, Byu-i, and Utah State right now. They all have good programs in my field of communications (my major). Before I can start thinking about graduation and transferring I have to survive the semester first! I'm taking biology, math 1010, us economic history, body strength and conditioning, and intercultural communications. 

Seems like a full schedule right? Wrong!..for some reason slcc has decided to start doing a program called e-portfolios which we're suppose to use to turn in an assignment from each of our respective general study classes and compile them into a school resume of sorts. Having no idea how to make an e-portfolio I decided to take a class to help me out. So instead of 5 classes this semester I have to take 6 :(. Lucky for me the e-portfolio class is only 4 weeks of the semester so hopefully I'll be done with it before any of my other classes start to crank up the assignments/projects. Overall I have to say I'm not as intimidated as I thought I would be this semester. It could be the fact that alot of my classes are spread out enough that i can catch up on my homework and reading without having to worry about juggling it all inbetween my shifts at work...or maybe Its the idea i can see the light at the end of the tunnel! Finally figuring out what I want to do in life is definetly liberating to my spirit and my mind. My teachers are all really cool too which is a first (every semester i seem to get one or two who can't speak english or just started teaching and have no idea how the class works!!). Although I have to say my biology teacher is probably the most interesting of all of my teachers. He is older so maybe that is why he seems to just love to be very....whats the word....stubborn, grumpy, strict? I dunno exactly how to describe him but he seems to always have a smile on his face expecially today when he gave us an extra credit assignment and told us if we don't turn it in when he wants it he won't accept it because "I'm on a deadline". Also during our lecture on the theory of evolution he actually used the words stupid and idiotic to describe peoples theories on evolution they had hundreds of years ago. Haha I guess when you get older you just stop caring about being nice and just tell it how you see it. I'll be sure to update on how that and all of my other classes go throughout the rest of the semester. 

Inbetween all of my classes I did get the chance to make it to a concert on friday! I'm a pretty big music fan as you will all soon figure out and I've been to enough concerts to lose count, but I always try to go to one because they're just so much fun expecially when the crowd is energetic and gets really into it. When I got thursday off and realized that the twilight concert series was having a FREE show I couldn't resist going!! It didn't hurt that the band that was playing was She & Him which is a indie band that i just love. I'll be sure to post a song of theirs on here. So decided I was going to go and I ended up going with my good friend Heather from work and her boyfriend. Unfortunately the concert didn't go as well as I had hoped...You see the Twilight concert series took place at pioneer park in slc this year. For those who  don't know Salt Lake City pioneer park is in a not so great part of town. Most of the time when I drive by there you can see dozens of homeless people sleeping in the park. 

Well you can imagine why the concert didn't go as well as i'd hoped. Though the park was filled to capacity with over 50,000 people (at least thats what they announced at the concert) There were alot of shady people there that seemed to just go for the free concert and get wasted on beer and pot. The sea of people was insane and I felt clostraphobic...not to mention after we left i couldn't get the smell of pot and beer off me (oh and two people were so drunk they literally fell on me which didn't make me too happy). Although She & Him rocked the park off and played a great set there were very few people getting into the music. Without a doubt this made me the most bummed. I think if you go to concerts you need to get into it. Rock out, dance, you know do something! Otherwise you end up looking like an uptight hipster too cool to enjoy yourself. If I wanted to just sit and watch a concert i could go home and watch a dvd. I think the whole experience of a concert is singing along and rocking out (no matter how awful you are at doing so). But I really can't say the whole night was bad because I got to hang out with good friends and the tunes were good. I just hope that in the future the promoters try to keep a more civil enviorment for a free concert in which both kids and adults attend. Here are some pictures too. Fyi if you say, Hey that looks like Zoey Deshanel from Elf, Yes man, and 500 days of summer your right!!! She is the She in She & Him. Wow I hope that made sense!

Just keep swimming just keep swimming....

School starts tomorrow....these words can't help but put fear in my heart and make my stomach turn. I will freely admit to loving to learn new things expecially when it comes to my major in communications, but i can't help but feeling a little intimidated by my schedule. I'm taking 7 classes this semester so I'm looking to be swimming in deep school work for awhile. As I ponder these things i can't help but feel a bit optomistic regardless of the situation.

My parents have always tried to drill the idea in my head you need to "roll with the punches." If you fall then you need to get back u. Never give up never surrender (actually i think this is from a movie). Its advice i've tried to take to heart (though i don't always succeed). I've also been finding solace in one of my favorite scriptures in philipians 4:13 "I can do all things through christ which strengthen me". As many of you know I'm a music enthusiast so in times like this I also look for a song that can help me relate or deal with a paticular problem. The song i chose today is from one of my all time favorite bands' Jack's Mannequin.
We can get into more about Andrew Mcmahons awesome band later, but i just wanted to share this song because it means alot to me. It's got such a good message whenever I get discouraged I just put it on my ipod and listen to it again and again. I'm going to post the lyrics too. Hearing this song reminds me that if I keep my head above I can swim through these uncertain waters...(sorry if that sounded cheesy)

You've gotta swim, swim for your life

Swim for the music that saves you

When you're not so sure you'll survive
You gotta swim and swim when it hurts

The whole world is watching

You haven't come this far to fall off the earth
The currents will pull you away from your love

Just keep your head above
I found a tidal wave begging to tear down the dawn

Memories like bullets, they fired at me from a gun

Crack in the armor, yeah

I swim for brighter days despite the absence of sun

Choking on salt water

I'm not giving in, I swim

You gotta swim for nights that won't end

Swim for your family as your lovers, your sisters

And brothers, and friends

Yeah, you gotta swim through wars without cause

Swim for the lost politicians

Who don't see their greed as a flaw

The currents will pull us away from our love

Just keep your head above

I found a tidal wave begging to tear down the dawn

Memories like bullets, they fired at me from a gun

A crack in the armor, yeah

I swim for brighter days despite of the absence of sun

Choking on salt water

I'm not giving in, well, I'm not giving in, I swim

You gotta swim, swim in the dark

There's no shame in drifting

Feel the tide shifting and wait for the spark

Yeah, you gotta swim, don't let yourself sink

Just find the horizon

I promise you, it's not as far as you think

The currents will drag us away from our love

Just keep your head above

Just keep your head above, swim

Just keep your head above, swim, swim

Just keep your head above, swim

My New Phone

Ok so basically i've procrastinated writing on my blog for the primary reason i got a new phone..i know kinda dumb huh? Well you see its not just any phone....I bought a Droid 2 on Wednesday 
Heres a picture of it now those that know about droids know that you can do pretty much everything with them. download mp3s, make ringtones, shop online, add facebook contatcts to your phone, even stream your itunes music onto your phone!!! Its probably the coolest I've literally spent hours just playing around with it and trying out all the new stuff..but anyway thats not the main reason for this blog. No, you see when i went down to get the phone i forgot to have my old contacts transferred over to my Droid 2. So i went down on thursday to have the folks at verizon do it for me. I figured, "hey, how long can it take?" I decided to go at around 12:30 so it would leave me plenty of time before i head to work at 4. Well it ended up being a disaster. Instead of taking 15 minutes like i had hoped i spent 2 and 1/2 hours at the verizon store! No i kid you not It took that long to get my contacts from my old phone. They had no idea why it took so long. Their only guess was that my old phone had a glitch that kept the data from transferrring. In any event we ended up using my old phone's bluetooth to transfer my contacts to my new one. By the time I left the verizon store it was already 2:30 which meant I had an hour to go home and get ready for work :( so much for relaxing before work!!! >:( I do have to say that despite that rocky start my phone has become part of me. Hopefully when school starts next week I will have enough will power to put it down!!

MY FIRST BLOG POST!!!

Well here goes nothing! :) I gotta say this is kind of a long time coming...I've been thinking of starting a blog months ago when i realized that alot of my friends had been doing them. Seeing how nice their's are makes me feel a little intimidated starting my own (the closest i've come is through facebook notes) so i'm diving headfirst and seeing whether i sink or swim. Another reason for doing this is I've been trying to keep a journal for so long but I always find myself going back to my computer because my more comfortable with a keyboard then I am with a pen. So I hope you enjoy my insights and everyday life. If not than tough luck cause you already read it! hahaha :) just kidding. 

So a little about me...My name is Tyler Lambert (if you didn't know that then why are you on my blog!?) I live in Centerville, Utah. I just turned 24 years old and I live with my family right now as I'm going to school. I am one of two siblings, my sister Kjarinda is the youngest and she is going to Utah State right now looking to go into nursing. She just turned 20 in june (which makes me the oldest if you couldn't do the math). I'm a huge fan of the arts and music expecially. I've probably seen over 50 bands live (don't believe me? I can name them all! :) I would be incocolible without my trusty ipod in hand. I'm pretty much open to doing anything once. Life is too short to regret not trying something new everyday. Hopefully this blog can be a nice update for my friends on whats going on in my life and an outlet for my thoughts. Hope to be posting again soon :)

-Tyler