Cycling

OKay, so this is gonna be just a quick little post,

but this morning mom, dad, krista, and I

all went up to the gym

and did a cycling class,

and honestly,

it was so much fun!

Krista and I went into it thinking that it was gonna be so hard,

but really its all about how hard you make it,

what you put your resistense to,

how fast you go, etc.

Each class is just under and hour,

and i definitely got tired,

but you feel so great afterwards!

In a way, you feel accomplished.

One thing I did NOT like about cycling,

was the seat. OH my gosh, its so uncomfortable!

But other than that, it's a lot of fun!

Everybody should try a spinning class at least

once. Just for fun!

Also, at first i did not like the heart monitor either.

It is a band that goes around your body right below,

your heart.

After a few minutes it didnt really bother me anymore.

BUT both Krista and I had trouble

keeping it up because it kept sliding down! Haha

It was funny, mine wasnt taight enough

and Krista's was as tight as it could go,

and it was still too big!

Crazy..

It definitely helped that I didnt go by myself.

I was glad that Krista did it with me.

So thanks for coming with me Krista!

Happy Martin Luther King Junior Day everyone! :)

Five Little Fingers

Can you believe that

January is already half way over?!

Seriously, it has gone by so quickly!

ANYWAYS!

Earlier this week, I was driving somewhere,
I dont remember where to exactly,
(It could have been to voice).

But sometimes while driving,
I get frustrated with other drivers that
cut me off, or dont let me over..
Im sure you all have had the same feeling at one point or another.

But I was kind of having a rough day,
 with school back in full swing,
my nights of sleep were cut in half again,
you know the drill.

Anyways, I wasf having an off day,
nothing had really gone wrong or was bad,
but nothing was really great either.
It was the kind of day where your kinda.. Oh, whats the word??
I guess your just in the "Meh" kind of mood.
Where you dont really care about the rest of the day,
Where your ready for tomorrow to come.
Ever have those days?
Yeah, I hate them.

So, back to my story,
I was behind probably four or five other cars,
(actually there was quite a bit of traffic)
and a car was trying to get over into my lane,
so that he could turn at the light.

I watched as his blinker his blinker flipped on,
and he would start to merge before he would be quickly be cut off
as the car in my lane would speed up and not let him in.
I watched that happen a few more times.
Once he got me, I let him in, as he barely had time to get to the far lane,
and turn right at the light.

But right before he got into the far lane,
he waved as a thank you for letting him over.
Im sure this sounds dumb
and you're probably wondering what the point of this story is,
but that man completely made my day..
I didnt know him,
he didnt give me anything special or big.
But it was the simplicity of it.

I think that sometimes when we get in our cars,
and we just try to get to where were going,
and we get caught up in all the hustle-n-bustle
of everything going on around us that we tend to forget simple things
that could potentilly make someone's day.
Like a smile, a hug, or even just a wave.
I dont know if any of this even makes sense,
but I am so grateful for those five little fingers
(Okay so his fingers werent real small seeing as he was a grown man, but still)
that waved a quick thank you, and made my day.
And i doubt that he has any idea what kind of an impact he had on my day.
But after that, the rest of my day
was so much brighter.



 We got a new bishopbric!

Bishop Hart is our new bishop,

Brother Maughan in our 1st counselor

(he stayed, just got moved to first counselor),

and Brother Cochran is our new 2nd counselor.

I am really excited, they are gonna be such a great bishopbric!

I am so grateful to Bishop Spearle and Brother Chambers

for their service too.

With Bishop Hart being called,

Sister Hart was released from being the Young Womens President.

Sad huh?

BUT we have a great new presidency!

Sister Bailey is our new President,

Sister Hansen is 1st counselor,

and Sister Johnson is 2nd counselor.

And I am extremely excited about our

new Presidency.

They are going to be great! 

On another note, 

I added the 2012 Mutral Theme Song.

I love this song. It's so great.

I encourage all of you watch this,

even if you aren't in YW's or YM's.

Watch it, love it, and LIVE it.

Make it a personal goal to,

Arise, and let YOUR light shine forth!
(I hope that's not too cheesy for you! Haha)

I hope you liked it!

Anyways, I think I smell a warm homemade roll,

that has my name on it! Haha

So I hope that everyone has a great and safe Holiday tomorrow,

(and enjoy the time off work and school while you can!)

Have a great week, and Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!

Glass Half Full

Okay so first off, here's the story behind this cup.
We were driving home from Pageant this last summer,
and we had reached Nebraska.

So almost home right?
Wrong!
Half way through Nebraska,
Something broke on the trailer.
And as if the drive is not long enough,
everybody was pretty frustrated.
So, while the trailer was in the shop,
we got a hotel room.
We went out to grab some dinner,
and on this was on my Arby's cup!
We thought it was pretty funny after the day that we just had.

But the next afternoon, the trailer was fixed and we were back on the road in about 24,
which was a huge blessing.

But what a great reminder,
to always find the positive,
even in a frustrating situation, I promise it's possible.
 In that situation, the cup actually brightened my day,
just because it was kind of ironic after everything that had happend.

So, school starts back up tomorrow, and at first,
I was completely dreading it!
I absolutely hate High School.
But I told myself to look for the positive things happening this semester.
And it got pretty dang excited to go back!

This semester, I am in the spring musical OKLAHOMA,
AND
I am going to NEW YORK CITY to SING in CARNEGIE HALL
with Chamber Choir.
I hope you can tell that I am SO beyond excited for New York City.
This truly a once in a lifetime opportunity!

I am so grateful to a wonderful family in my ward,
who has so more than generous
to help me earn the money and allow
me to have this amazing opportunity!

I will never forget how they so quickly
volunteered to help me out.
To this family,
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!
I am just so grateful!


On another note,
my family and I have made the New Years Resolution to lose weight!
I know that everybody seems to make that a resolution,
BUT we are really going to stick with it.
We started when the Biggest Loser Season 13
started yesterday.
When I work out i'm going to picture Bob Harper,
yelling right into my face.

Besides,
who doesnt secretly love Bob Harper??

Seriously. He is so attractive!
It is definitely on my bucket list, to meet him.

Given the choice of meeting any celebrity,
it would be Bob Harper.

To anyone who would needs to lose some weight,
now is the time to do it.
Get off the couch and get moving!!
Good luck. :)