Friendship quotes
“The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.”
- Elizabeth Foley
“Few friendships would survive if each one knew what his friend says of him behind his back.”
- Blaise Pascal
Love quotes
"When you are in Love you can't fall asleep because reality is better than your dreams." Dr Seuss
“Give her two red roses, each with a note. The first note says For the woman I love and the second, For my best friend.” Anonymous
Trust quotes
“You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you do not trust enough”
- Frank Crane
“I have great faith in fools - my friends call it self-confidence”- Edgar Allan Poe
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Its SOOOOOO HOTTTT
Well actually it hasn't been that bad, but its getting hotter and today has been expecially hot! Yesterday was the longest daylight of the summer and it was amazing! ;p I love that at 9 o'clock it was still the haze of the sunset and not yet completely dark. Gotta Love California!
Ive been at the parents house in Galt all week and working on my second week. Its been nice having the pool to jump in! ;p Ive also been keeping my tail busy with Chrissy's wedding. Im making her a picture scrapbook sign in and having a blast doing it all! ;p Thank you Brittany for showing me all this! I had a hard time at first though because my camera acted up in the beginning of taking pictures and made almost ALL of the pictures really dark and black. I had to lighten up a lot of them on the computer and im scared that they will look like crap in print. But im going to get to take the happy couple out again on saturday to take more. We are also going to the Giants game on Sunday and ill take more pictures there too! Not to mention a couple more at our Softball game on Friday ;p So it will all work out and im really happy with the work so far.
Life is good and surprisingly busy. I had an interview with California Family Fitness on Friday and i think it went really well. He made it sound like i already had the job but you never can tell... they may just want you to leave happy and get out of the building.... It would be amazing if i got the job though. It would be M-F from 5:30 am to about 10:30 or 11. Then when school starts ill be in school from 12 to who knows when! It would work out so nicely.
Well today i ran 2 miles on the treadmill and did a little bit of weights. Not enough though if you ask me. I need to do waaaaayyyyy more! Im slacking too much.
Well i think this is it for now. Im starting to sweat out here on the leather chairs in the family room. SOOOOO HOOOOTTT!
Love ya! ;p
Ive been at the parents house in Galt all week and working on my second week. Its been nice having the pool to jump in! ;p Ive also been keeping my tail busy with Chrissy's wedding. Im making her a picture scrapbook sign in and having a blast doing it all! ;p Thank you Brittany for showing me all this! I had a hard time at first though because my camera acted up in the beginning of taking pictures and made almost ALL of the pictures really dark and black. I had to lighten up a lot of them on the computer and im scared that they will look like crap in print. But im going to get to take the happy couple out again on saturday to take more. We are also going to the Giants game on Sunday and ill take more pictures there too! Not to mention a couple more at our Softball game on Friday ;p So it will all work out and im really happy with the work so far.
Life is good and surprisingly busy. I had an interview with California Family Fitness on Friday and i think it went really well. He made it sound like i already had the job but you never can tell... they may just want you to leave happy and get out of the building.... It would be amazing if i got the job though. It would be M-F from 5:30 am to about 10:30 or 11. Then when school starts ill be in school from 12 to who knows when! It would work out so nicely.
Well today i ran 2 miles on the treadmill and did a little bit of weights. Not enough though if you ask me. I need to do waaaaayyyyy more! Im slacking too much.
Well i think this is it for now. Im starting to sweat out here on the leather chairs in the family room. SOOOOO HOOOOTTT!
Love ya! ;p
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
I was so sure that i would be good at this....
So when I first started blogging, I thought for sure that I would be pretty consistant with it because I am pretty good with keeping a journal. As it turns out, Im not as good as I thought, AND I've been slacking on my regular journal now as well!
So here I am trying to get back in the groove of things...
Well School is out for the semester and summer is here and being enjoyed!;p I did really well last semester and I must say that Im very proud.... and expremely surprised at the grades I earned. I had two A's and two B's.... Physics is what surprised me the most!!! B-!!!! ;p I worked hard but still felt like I was getting my butt kicked because I was just never happy with my test scores. Apparently, I did better on my final then I thought!
Still Jobless.... But friday I do have an interview with California Family Fitness!!! The day I went to turn in my application, my car decided to literally blow up on me! It over headed just two miles from my home. I pulled over to check the water and noticed that the radiator wasn't even hot. I called my dad and he said that I needed to get water directly into the radiator in order to get it home, and becasue it was warm I should take off the cap. He said to be careful and keep my face and arms away from it as the water would be hot and would burn me. I, of course, thought I knew what I was doing and quickly popped off the cap. As I did so, the pressure flew the cap into the air and radiator fluid shot out like a geiser and flew all over me, my face, eyes mouth and clothes! I FREAKED! The water wasnt hot, so I wasn't burned, but I was standing there waiting for my eyes or skin to start burning from the fluid.... no sting came. I was soooooo blessed to have walked away from this mess unscathed. It is definately a blessing and could have turned out horribly wrong. A nice lady filled my water bottles and I was able to get the car home. We still have no idea what is wrong with my car. My dad changed the thermostat and flushed the radiator but it was oddly still overheating when in idle and I check the water every morning before I drive it and find that it has lost water. Sometimes a little water, sometimes quite a bit. Who knows what will happen.
Currently Im house sitting for the parents in Galt. The pool has been nice and working for Derek's window business has been a blessing. I totally cleaned the house and oddly find it hard to keep it clean even though its only me and Steph here this week....... Honestly Steph.... Is it that hard to put your crap in the dishwasher or hang up your towels?!?! Kills me! Im not exactly a clean freak, but seriously, the house should not be hard to keep organized when only two people are here.
Ok, enough ranting from me. Wish me luck on my interview... I really hope I get the job! It would be so awesome to work there!
TTFN~ TaTa For Now ;p
So here I am trying to get back in the groove of things...
Well School is out for the semester and summer is here and being enjoyed!;p I did really well last semester and I must say that Im very proud.... and expremely surprised at the grades I earned. I had two A's and two B's.... Physics is what surprised me the most!!! B-!!!! ;p I worked hard but still felt like I was getting my butt kicked because I was just never happy with my test scores. Apparently, I did better on my final then I thought!
Still Jobless.... But friday I do have an interview with California Family Fitness!!! The day I went to turn in my application, my car decided to literally blow up on me! It over headed just two miles from my home. I pulled over to check the water and noticed that the radiator wasn't even hot. I called my dad and he said that I needed to get water directly into the radiator in order to get it home, and becasue it was warm I should take off the cap. He said to be careful and keep my face and arms away from it as the water would be hot and would burn me. I, of course, thought I knew what I was doing and quickly popped off the cap. As I did so, the pressure flew the cap into the air and radiator fluid shot out like a geiser and flew all over me, my face, eyes mouth and clothes! I FREAKED! The water wasnt hot, so I wasn't burned, but I was standing there waiting for my eyes or skin to start burning from the fluid.... no sting came. I was soooooo blessed to have walked away from this mess unscathed. It is definately a blessing and could have turned out horribly wrong. A nice lady filled my water bottles and I was able to get the car home. We still have no idea what is wrong with my car. My dad changed the thermostat and flushed the radiator but it was oddly still overheating when in idle and I check the water every morning before I drive it and find that it has lost water. Sometimes a little water, sometimes quite a bit. Who knows what will happen.
Currently Im house sitting for the parents in Galt. The pool has been nice and working for Derek's window business has been a blessing. I totally cleaned the house and oddly find it hard to keep it clean even though its only me and Steph here this week....... Honestly Steph.... Is it that hard to put your crap in the dishwasher or hang up your towels?!?! Kills me! Im not exactly a clean freak, but seriously, the house should not be hard to keep organized when only two people are here.
Ok, enough ranting from me. Wish me luck on my interview... I really hope I get the job! It would be so awesome to work there!
TTFN~ TaTa For Now ;p
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Sac State 5k Fun Run!!!
Bib number 302 came running under that finish arch in 31:32 min…… (5k = 3.1 miles).
First of all, I am very proud of myself (last year was 37:20)
So the route was through the campus, along the foot bridge, down to Howe Ave along the top of the levee, back along the bike path, across the bridge again to end it all on the home stretch by the Hornet bookstore.
Through campus there were students who had gotten out of class and were cheering us on! ;p it felt amazing!
Running across the bridge was really narrow because there were already the “Advanced” group of runners on their way back. So I got stuck behind some walkers and slowed to a walk (1.5 or so miles in…) as I walked to wait for a time to pass I noticed the bridge was bouncing pretty good underneath all the weight of the runners. It was bouncing pretty good!!! So I quickly go around them and made my way onto the levee.
I ran the entire first mile and prolly about another half before I got stopped. It felt really nice!! The last mile was the hardest. After passing the 2 mile mark my right Achilles tendon started to hurt and my left foot was starting to go numb. The sprint at the end was easy however. This is where I wish I would have REALLY sprinted and did my hardest.
I am, however, really pleased with the time that I received. I was predicting that I would get around 32, so I did better than I thought. I was hoping for under 30 though…. That will require more training and a better diet though! ;p
After the race, Chipotle was there handing out free burritos! ;p Chick-fil-a was too but I decided on the burrito. We also snached an entire box of Nutrogena Sample size sunscreen! ;p haha
With a 10 minute mile I’m in really good shape to start looking at getting to an 8 min mile I think. This is going to be my new goal, and ill se it for 3 months down the road… so…. July 29, 2010 is my set date to reach an 8 min mile! “Watch me!” ;p
First of all, I am very proud of myself (last year was 37:20)
So the route was through the campus, along the foot bridge, down to Howe Ave along the top of the levee, back along the bike path, across the bridge again to end it all on the home stretch by the Hornet bookstore.
Through campus there were students who had gotten out of class and were cheering us on! ;p it felt amazing!
Running across the bridge was really narrow because there were already the “Advanced” group of runners on their way back. So I got stuck behind some walkers and slowed to a walk (1.5 or so miles in…) as I walked to wait for a time to pass I noticed the bridge was bouncing pretty good underneath all the weight of the runners. It was bouncing pretty good!!! So I quickly go around them and made my way onto the levee.
I ran the entire first mile and prolly about another half before I got stopped. It felt really nice!! The last mile was the hardest. After passing the 2 mile mark my right Achilles tendon started to hurt and my left foot was starting to go numb. The sprint at the end was easy however. This is where I wish I would have REALLY sprinted and did my hardest.
I am, however, really pleased with the time that I received. I was predicting that I would get around 32, so I did better than I thought. I was hoping for under 30 though…. That will require more training and a better diet though! ;p
After the race, Chipotle was there handing out free burritos! ;p Chick-fil-a was too but I decided on the burrito. We also snached an entire box of Nutrogena Sample size sunscreen! ;p haha
With a 10 minute mile I’m in really good shape to start looking at getting to an 8 min mile I think. This is going to be my new goal, and ill se it for 3 months down the road… so…. July 29, 2010 is my set date to reach an 8 min mile! “Watch me!” ;p
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Personal Revelation
I gave a talk on sunday and here are the notes I used. I added some when I was speaking but this is the main stuff.
Sister Julie B. Beck’s talk titled, “And upon the Handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit”.
How can we qualify for, receive and know how to follow the spirit? And also, how do we find answers to our most needed questions?
So I was flipping through my itunes the other day, looking through the new applications available for download when I came across the personal revelation app. So I thought, “Hey this is really awesome!” and I downloaded it. Whenever I needed a bit of personal revelation I just had to simply tap the app and the answers to my questions appeared!
Im gonna let that sink in for a second…. That was all one big story! There is no such app! I can guarantee if you go looking for it today after church that you wont find one!
BUT if there was an app for that it would be prayer and regular scripture study.
How to Receive personal revelation:
Sis Beck states, “The ability to qualify for, receive, and act on personal revelation is the single most important skill that can be acquired in this life. Qualifying for the Lord’s Spirit begins with a desire for that Spirit and implies a certain degree of worthiness. Keeping the commandments, repenting, and renewing covenants made at baptism lead to the blessing of always having the Lord’s Spirit with us.”
So this requires that we follow the commandments, and do all the things that we have been asked of by God.
Scripture study
Sister Beck goes on to say, “Many answers to difficult questions are found by reading the scriptures because the scriptures are an aid to revelation.3 Insight found in scripture accumulates over time, so it is important to spend some time in the scriptures every day.”
Set aside a time that works best for you and your schedule. Exercising your ability to study the scriptures is just like devoting your time to physical activity…. If you don’t do it at a time that works best for you, or at a pace that works for you, then you’re not going to be consistent.
What I do is I read at night, and most of the time I only do one chapter, but that’s what works for me! The nights when I don’t read ill be laying in bed, tossing and turning, unable to figure out why I cant sleep and then ill realize that I haven’t read, so I quickly read. Then before I know it, my head hits the pillow and most of the time ill be passed out!
I also suggest that you take notes as you read, because every time you read the Book of Mormon, something new will stick out. And its that something that you needed most. This last time that I read through the Book of Mormon was on my ipod, and as I would read, if something stuck out I flip over to the notes and record the verse and a blurb of what it said.
Prayer
She goes on to say, “Daily prayer is also essential to having the Lord’s Spirit with us.”
Alma 37:37
Pray for answers to specific questions that you have. This way you know what it is that you want, and then you are asking God if this is what you should do.
To receive these answers, you must be prepared to hear them. Todays world is so loud, and with all the technology around life is crazy! So before you pray, take a moment to just sit and clear your head from the mess off the day. Also I think a big part of being prepared is making sure you are in the right attitude to receive your answers. If you are constantly angry or you happen to be saying your prayers when youre not in the right mood it can ruin the whole thing. Its as if it was never said.
Moroni 7:9
My motto: “Try to be the most positive person you know!”
Being in the right places! (“Being in the right places allows us to receive guidance.”)
I think also that being in the right places also helps in allowing us to receive personal revelation.
This doesn’t just mean that you “stand in holy places”, but that your mind is in the right place as well. When you come to church, you should be focused on what is being said or taught so that you can hear the answers to you questions that come from attending church. You shouldn’t be thinking about your big physics exam coming up on Wednesday this week!
Sister Beck says, “Personal revelation gives us the understanding of what to do every day to increase faith and personal righteousness, strengthen families and homes, and seek those who need our help. Because personal revelation is a constantly renewable source of strength, it is possible to feel bathed in help even during turbulent times.”
Its like a cup, full of all the tings that you need in life. Once you take from the cup, it has to be refilled somehow and this is done through reading your scriptures and constantly learning new things.
D&C 11:12-14
So “put your trust in the spirit, that leadeth to do good.” The spirit will never lead us astray, just the the 12 apostles.
I attend Sac State, and so in insitiute there this week we were reading in 3 Nephi and talking about this and how the Lord came and how the Lord looks to God for guidance, and the 12 who look to Christ, and so we should follow the 12 apostles because the words that they speak are true and for us today.
Measuring success, How do we know we are on the right path?
Here’s what sis Beck says, “To paraphrase a list found in Preach My Gospel, we are doing well when we develop attributes of Christ and strive to obey His gospel with exactness. We are doing well when we seek to improve ourselves and do our best. We are doing well when we increase faith and personal righteousness, strengthen families and homes, and seek out and help others who are in need. We know we are successful if we live so that we qualify for, receive, and know how to follow the Spirit. When we have done our very best, we may still experience disappointments, but we will not be disappointed in ourselves. We can feel certain that the Lord is pleased when we feel the Spirit working through us. Peace, joy, and hope are available to those who measure success properly.”
A revelation in the book of Joel states that in the last days, sons and daughters of God will prophesy and the Lord will pour out His Spirit upon His servants and His handmaids.
Joel 2:28-29
And I would like to end with my testimony…
Sister Julie B. Beck’s talk titled, “And upon the Handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit”.
How can we qualify for, receive and know how to follow the spirit? And also, how do we find answers to our most needed questions?
So I was flipping through my itunes the other day, looking through the new applications available for download when I came across the personal revelation app. So I thought, “Hey this is really awesome!” and I downloaded it. Whenever I needed a bit of personal revelation I just had to simply tap the app and the answers to my questions appeared!
Im gonna let that sink in for a second…. That was all one big story! There is no such app! I can guarantee if you go looking for it today after church that you wont find one!
BUT if there was an app for that it would be prayer and regular scripture study.
How to Receive personal revelation:
Sis Beck states, “The ability to qualify for, receive, and act on personal revelation is the single most important skill that can be acquired in this life. Qualifying for the Lord’s Spirit begins with a desire for that Spirit and implies a certain degree of worthiness. Keeping the commandments, repenting, and renewing covenants made at baptism lead to the blessing of always having the Lord’s Spirit with us.”
So this requires that we follow the commandments, and do all the things that we have been asked of by God.
Scripture study
Sister Beck goes on to say, “Many answers to difficult questions are found by reading the scriptures because the scriptures are an aid to revelation.3 Insight found in scripture accumulates over time, so it is important to spend some time in the scriptures every day.”
Set aside a time that works best for you and your schedule. Exercising your ability to study the scriptures is just like devoting your time to physical activity…. If you don’t do it at a time that works best for you, or at a pace that works for you, then you’re not going to be consistent.
What I do is I read at night, and most of the time I only do one chapter, but that’s what works for me! The nights when I don’t read ill be laying in bed, tossing and turning, unable to figure out why I cant sleep and then ill realize that I haven’t read, so I quickly read. Then before I know it, my head hits the pillow and most of the time ill be passed out!
I also suggest that you take notes as you read, because every time you read the Book of Mormon, something new will stick out. And its that something that you needed most. This last time that I read through the Book of Mormon was on my ipod, and as I would read, if something stuck out I flip over to the notes and record the verse and a blurb of what it said.
Prayer
She goes on to say, “Daily prayer is also essential to having the Lord’s Spirit with us.”
Alma 37:37
Pray for answers to specific questions that you have. This way you know what it is that you want, and then you are asking God if this is what you should do.
To receive these answers, you must be prepared to hear them. Todays world is so loud, and with all the technology around life is crazy! So before you pray, take a moment to just sit and clear your head from the mess off the day. Also I think a big part of being prepared is making sure you are in the right attitude to receive your answers. If you are constantly angry or you happen to be saying your prayers when youre not in the right mood it can ruin the whole thing. Its as if it was never said.
Moroni 7:9
My motto: “Try to be the most positive person you know!”
Being in the right places! (“Being in the right places allows us to receive guidance.”)
I think also that being in the right places also helps in allowing us to receive personal revelation.
This doesn’t just mean that you “stand in holy places”, but that your mind is in the right place as well. When you come to church, you should be focused on what is being said or taught so that you can hear the answers to you questions that come from attending church. You shouldn’t be thinking about your big physics exam coming up on Wednesday this week!
Sister Beck says, “Personal revelation gives us the understanding of what to do every day to increase faith and personal righteousness, strengthen families and homes, and seek those who need our help. Because personal revelation is a constantly renewable source of strength, it is possible to feel bathed in help even during turbulent times.”
Its like a cup, full of all the tings that you need in life. Once you take from the cup, it has to be refilled somehow and this is done through reading your scriptures and constantly learning new things.
D&C 11:12-14
So “put your trust in the spirit, that leadeth to do good.” The spirit will never lead us astray, just the the 12 apostles.
I attend Sac State, and so in insitiute there this week we were reading in 3 Nephi and talking about this and how the Lord came and how the Lord looks to God for guidance, and the 12 who look to Christ, and so we should follow the 12 apostles because the words that they speak are true and for us today.
Measuring success, How do we know we are on the right path?
Here’s what sis Beck says, “To paraphrase a list found in Preach My Gospel, we are doing well when we develop attributes of Christ and strive to obey His gospel with exactness. We are doing well when we seek to improve ourselves and do our best. We are doing well when we increase faith and personal righteousness, strengthen families and homes, and seek out and help others who are in need. We know we are successful if we live so that we qualify for, receive, and know how to follow the Spirit. When we have done our very best, we may still experience disappointments, but we will not be disappointed in ourselves. We can feel certain that the Lord is pleased when we feel the Spirit working through us. Peace, joy, and hope are available to those who measure success properly.”
A revelation in the book of Joel states that in the last days, sons and daughters of God will prophesy and the Lord will pour out His Spirit upon His servants and His handmaids.
Joel 2:28-29
And I would like to end with my testimony…
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Run Forest, RUN!
4/10/10 : 9:46 min mile
4/15/10 : 9:37 min mile
4/18/10 : 47:17 = 4.5 miles
I felt like I could have gone for days! I felt like Forest Gump!! It was a beautiful morning for a run and I did just that. ;p
4/15/10 : 9:37 min mile
4/18/10 : 47:17 = 4.5 miles
I felt like I could have gone for days! I felt like Forest Gump!! It was a beautiful morning for a run and I did just that. ;p
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Simple peasures in life that i love!!
I was walking home from class one day and I saw something that made me feel really hapy about my life and everything around me started to stick out. Every little thing I found myself awed over... So here is the list:
- Guys riding bikes with baskets on front
- Two people running together
- People walking around campus without things in their ears! (not that i do it ;p)
- The smell of clean laundry
- Fresh cut grass
- A new haircut
- Water
- Sun
- Sunscreen
- Education/Educators
- People walking their dogs, or dogs walking their people.... however you look at it ;p
- Holidays and family time
- When bills are paid and there's still money in the account
- Gardens
- Books
- Shade on a hot day
- Good music
- A new day
- Beautiful people
- Memories
- The piano and people who play it well and enjoy it
- Showers and flushing toilets
- Campgrounds
- Bubbles
- Clothes that fit perfectly and make you feel super sexy!
- Alternate forms of communication (mostly body language)
- Waking up on a lazy Saturday
- A good hair day
- Someone who is super good looking and making eye contact and then they smile at you ;p
- Reese's Big Cups!!!
- M&M's
- Accomplishing a new P.R.
I know there is more to this list, but that's just a few of the things i came up with that i wanted to share. I hope you all find a good long list of your own simple pleasures in life. We are all different and all have different things that make us happy. ;p
Motivation
I feel like everyting I do, I want to blog about! It's hard for me to not turn this into another facebook. ;p
So lately I have been finding it hard to motivate myself to get out and run. I know that if i just get out there and do it I'll feel like a hundred bucks! The race is in two weeks from today and Im thinking that i wont feel so bad about skipping days when the race is finally over. Im planning on continuing my running when its all said and done, I just dont think i'll feel as bad when i skip every now and then.
This morning I got up and ran only two miles. Im back tracking from the distance I was going. But i find myself pushing really hard on the first mile. Today i got 9:37 for my mile time! (you dont even wanna know the time it took to get back home!! ;p) I was so dead by the time i hit the mile marker that it was one of those... I'm afraid to open my mouth to breathe for fear of puking!
We have a pretty big circle planter right outside our door and i used it to do step-ups and push-ups, 12x3 each. I plan on incorporating these as well as ab strengthening exercises to prepare for my friends wedding in August. Im her Maid of Honor! ;p
Well life has been good, school has been fun, and extra activities have been AMAZING! ;p I still can't get over the fun I had at the Michael Buble concert. I left there with the feeling of having been at EFY for a week ;p His music is so great and the whole atmosphere made me feel so good! He Motivates me! ;p
Well.... this semester is just about over. This summer I have plans to get my small claims case finished up and im looking for a job that will pay the bills.... anybody know of anyone hiring?!?!
So lately I have been finding it hard to motivate myself to get out and run. I know that if i just get out there and do it I'll feel like a hundred bucks! The race is in two weeks from today and Im thinking that i wont feel so bad about skipping days when the race is finally over. Im planning on continuing my running when its all said and done, I just dont think i'll feel as bad when i skip every now and then.
This morning I got up and ran only two miles. Im back tracking from the distance I was going. But i find myself pushing really hard on the first mile. Today i got 9:37 for my mile time! (you dont even wanna know the time it took to get back home!! ;p) I was so dead by the time i hit the mile marker that it was one of those... I'm afraid to open my mouth to breathe for fear of puking!
We have a pretty big circle planter right outside our door and i used it to do step-ups and push-ups, 12x3 each. I plan on incorporating these as well as ab strengthening exercises to prepare for my friends wedding in August. Im her Maid of Honor! ;p
Well life has been good, school has been fun, and extra activities have been AMAZING! ;p I still can't get over the fun I had at the Michael Buble concert. I left there with the feeling of having been at EFY for a week ;p His music is so great and the whole atmosphere made me feel so good! He Motivates me! ;p
Well.... this semester is just about over. This summer I have plans to get my small claims case finished up and im looking for a job that will pay the bills.... anybody know of anyone hiring?!?!
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Spring Break, General Conference, Easter... etc
I feel as if this spring break accomplished a lot for me. I was able to finish my paper due on Thursday for HLSC 98, the 147 Q & A for HLSC 50, my physics homework due tuesday as well as my lab write up due Wednesday, and prepare and take charge of a group presentation on Tuesday for HLSC 114 Ecology class. I also ran almost every day this week! ;p
I was able to do all this and more and still feel as if I was able to find my moments of total down time to spend with my family and watch movies or do nothing. It was by far the most fulfilling spring break I think I have ever had.
Today and yesterday was General Conference. For those of you who dont know, gen con is the time when twice a year members of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints get to hear the prophet speak. This is a time when we are given guidance and encouragement to carry us throughout our days, until 6 months later when we get to do it all again. I love it and look forward to it every April and October.
It seemed as if this session was focused on the parents and reminding them to teach their children the doctrines of the church and how to help them build their own testimonies of it's truth.
Easter was full of smiles this year as well! ;p Last night the kids hid eachothers baskets around the house for us to find in the morning. I think I hid Sydney's the best! I tied her's to the curtain rod and drapped the curtain over it so it was completely hidden. Lets just say that she was the last to find hers and she had to do it by going into the backyard and looking in to see it! ;p
Jacob and I hid some candy filled eggs in the dining and family room because of the rain, and Nicholas found the first egg of the year as well as the first of his life! ;p He was so happy and all smiles as he posed for a few pictures.
After the hunt and dinner, we watched some old home videos of us when we were younger... We laughed our heads off for Steph's pom pom dance routine to Mariah Carey and Cheerleader chants! It was too funny!
I love spending time with my family and this week off school was exactly what I needed to prepare me for next week! Next week consists of;
Mon: regular classes
Tues: Group debate in HLSC 114, and Michael Buble concert in Oakland with Mom, Dad and Steph
Wed: Exam in Both HLSC 50 and physics, date to a comedy show
Thurs: Paper due for HLSC 98
Fri: Paper due for HLSC 50, clean house, Slowpitch softball game in Elk Grove, and a Dance after! ;p
It will be great!
Until next time, I love ya!
Saturday, April 3, 2010
My Profile... it was too big so I decided to post as a blog
Hello world of blogging! ;p My name is Jessica Pierce and I am 23 years old. I decided to start this blog to write about and keep track of my running progress. I thought that maybe my friends of facebook were tired of hearing about my times and how far I ran that day and how hard it was or how good I felt. So.... here we are. ;p
Lets take a look into the past couple of years of my life so you can get a better understanding of where I am coming from:
Last year was a hard emotional year for me. Ever since I was a little girl I have always wanted a dog. I was given my first dog in October of 2007. It was one of the happiest days of my life!!! ;p Chico Chocolate Pierce, a purebred red and black shaded Miniature Dachshund. He was the most precious pup you've ever seen and I loved him to death from the first day he was born! I helped his mother give birth to him and his 4 other siblings on August 17, 2007. From that day on I went down to my neighbors house as often as I could to check on these adorable little sweetys! ;p The owner talked to my parents and told them that she wanted to give me one of the puppies because she knew that having one for me would mean the world! After bringing the pup home my parents just couldn't refuse those long ears and puppy eyes!
I will admit, at first I thought dachshunds weren't that attractive to look at and that they were just a stupid toy dogs that sat around the house and were plain, good-for-nothin dogs. Boy was I proven wrong!
Chico became my running partner and my best friend! ;p When we first started running, he was so little...and I ran his poor paws raw to the point of me needing to put cream on them and he had to sit out for a few runs while he healed. He LOVED our runs!!!
Before Chico there was just me and my cat Casey. I got Casey when I was 4 and he would follow me wherever I went (down to the creek, to out fort, for walks on the trail around my house...etc)
On May 6th 2009 my life as I knew it would take a major turn. I showed up for work at an outpatient physical therapy clinic where I had worked for a year and a half. I was greeted by one of the owners of the company and from that moment I new something was up. I was taken to the back and told that I was being laid off and everyone in the office would be replaced. I was devastated! I loved my job and I couldn't imagine how this could happen to me!
I went home... I cried... I called my dad and told him what happened where he informed me of unemployment and what that would do for me. The day seemed to go on forever. I had a class at 5 o'clock which I knew I couldn't miss. After class I received a phone call from my dad saying that he was on his way to the vet to put Casey to sleep. My dad had found him sitting on the grass unable to move his back legs. He didn't know what happened to him, all he knew was that it did not look good. Casey was 18 years old and always an outdoor cat.
I went home and cried some more.
May 6, 2009 I lost my job and my 'ol boy Casey.
I had an O.K. summer.
Then came a new semester and what I thought a new beginning.
October came and I was looking forward to dressing Chico up in the hot dog Halloween costume! I was looking at every Target store for his size!
October 8th I decided to go and play Frisbee tag with a group of friends. We had a blast! My boyfriend and I went to In-N-Out to finish the day the right way. ;p As I was driving my boyfriend back to his house I received a call from my little sister. She was crying and saying things that I didnt understand. I asked her to calm down and tell me what was going on. She said that she didn't now how it happened but Chico had gotten out and was across the street. They didn't even know that he was out until a motorized scooter sped past and Chico started barking and running after them. My Dad was working on the car and ran in to get my sister to run after him. She ran to the end of the street where she found him dead in the middle of the street. He was hit my a car and already dead. There was nothing that she could have done. I was shocked! I couldn't believe what I had been told. I got home and found him in a box on the lawn. My dad was waiting for me to get home so we could find a place to bury him and I could say goodbye.
I was torn to pieces! I had lost my best friend... My first dog... my baby. He was mine and I loved him. I had just gotten him hook op with a lady to breed him and it was all over.
October 8, 2009 my baby boy was taken from me.
October 11, 2009 broke up with my boyfriend of a year and a half.
I spent months just going through the motions. Life was terrible and it was all I could do to smile and act like I wasn't torn up. After all to my peers, it was just a dog! ... But to me he was my child. He was my running partner. I would take him to my softball games every Thursday and Friday night and he absolutely loved the rides in the cars. On days when I didn't my team would ask where he was. He went everywhere he could with me.
I had no job, no cat, no dog, and no boyfriend to tell me it would all be ok. I decided in November to move to an apartment with my Brother, sister-in-law and baby nephew. This put me closer to school and gave me a shot at a new start in a new place without leaving Everything behind. I spent that month and my Christmas break in bed watching the entire seasons of The Office and House.
My friends worked their best to get me out of the house, and when my episodes ended I joined them. Things gradually got better and the nights became easier.
I cant explain how much better I am today. Although I still have bad days I realize that it all happened for a reason and where I am now is where I'm supposed to be.
Right now I am on Spring Break and spending it at my parents house. They have since gotten a new weiner... Kayko.... She is adorable and is looking more and more like Chico (only she has long hair ;p) She has been sitting next to me the entire time I have been setting up this blog. I love her and she is also helping me get through. Although I can't see her everyday, I look forward to my visits home and spending time with the sweety girl. ;p
Well that's my story. Today I am still single and enjoying life and hanging out with my friends. My new apartment doesn't allow dogs... which is ok since I don't have much money. I am still jobless and spending time focusing on myself and learning more about whats makes me, me.
This is a blog about my life...and right now my life consists of family, pets, school, my friends and social life. I hope you enjoy. Believe me...My life is great and my blogs wont be as depressing as my bio was. ;p Or at least I hope I've gotten over that traffic block in my life.To all my readers...HOLLA! ;p
Lets take a look into the past couple of years of my life so you can get a better understanding of where I am coming from:
Last year was a hard emotional year for me. Ever since I was a little girl I have always wanted a dog. I was given my first dog in October of 2007. It was one of the happiest days of my life!!! ;p Chico Chocolate Pierce, a purebred red and black shaded Miniature Dachshund. He was the most precious pup you've ever seen and I loved him to death from the first day he was born! I helped his mother give birth to him and his 4 other siblings on August 17, 2007. From that day on I went down to my neighbors house as often as I could to check on these adorable little sweetys! ;p The owner talked to my parents and told them that she wanted to give me one of the puppies because she knew that having one for me would mean the world! After bringing the pup home my parents just couldn't refuse those long ears and puppy eyes!
I will admit, at first I thought dachshunds weren't that attractive to look at and that they were just a stupid toy dogs that sat around the house and were plain, good-for-nothin dogs. Boy was I proven wrong!
Chico became my running partner and my best friend! ;p When we first started running, he was so little...and I ran his poor paws raw to the point of me needing to put cream on them and he had to sit out for a few runs while he healed. He LOVED our runs!!!
Before Chico there was just me and my cat Casey. I got Casey when I was 4 and he would follow me wherever I went (down to the creek, to out fort, for walks on the trail around my house...etc)
On May 6th 2009 my life as I knew it would take a major turn. I showed up for work at an outpatient physical therapy clinic where I had worked for a year and a half. I was greeted by one of the owners of the company and from that moment I new something was up. I was taken to the back and told that I was being laid off and everyone in the office would be replaced. I was devastated! I loved my job and I couldn't imagine how this could happen to me!
I went home... I cried... I called my dad and told him what happened where he informed me of unemployment and what that would do for me. The day seemed to go on forever. I had a class at 5 o'clock which I knew I couldn't miss. After class I received a phone call from my dad saying that he was on his way to the vet to put Casey to sleep. My dad had found him sitting on the grass unable to move his back legs. He didn't know what happened to him, all he knew was that it did not look good. Casey was 18 years old and always an outdoor cat.
I went home and cried some more.
May 6, 2009 I lost my job and my 'ol boy Casey.
I had an O.K. summer.
Then came a new semester and what I thought a new beginning.
October came and I was looking forward to dressing Chico up in the hot dog Halloween costume! I was looking at every Target store for his size!
October 8th I decided to go and play Frisbee tag with a group of friends. We had a blast! My boyfriend and I went to In-N-Out to finish the day the right way. ;p As I was driving my boyfriend back to his house I received a call from my little sister. She was crying and saying things that I didnt understand. I asked her to calm down and tell me what was going on. She said that she didn't now how it happened but Chico had gotten out and was across the street. They didn't even know that he was out until a motorized scooter sped past and Chico started barking and running after them. My Dad was working on the car and ran in to get my sister to run after him. She ran to the end of the street where she found him dead in the middle of the street. He was hit my a car and already dead. There was nothing that she could have done. I was shocked! I couldn't believe what I had been told. I got home and found him in a box on the lawn. My dad was waiting for me to get home so we could find a place to bury him and I could say goodbye.
I was torn to pieces! I had lost my best friend... My first dog... my baby. He was mine and I loved him. I had just gotten him hook op with a lady to breed him and it was all over.
October 8, 2009 my baby boy was taken from me.
October 11, 2009 broke up with my boyfriend of a year and a half.
I spent months just going through the motions. Life was terrible and it was all I could do to smile and act like I wasn't torn up. After all to my peers, it was just a dog! ... But to me he was my child. He was my running partner. I would take him to my softball games every Thursday and Friday night and he absolutely loved the rides in the cars. On days when I didn't my team would ask where he was. He went everywhere he could with me.
I had no job, no cat, no dog, and no boyfriend to tell me it would all be ok. I decided in November to move to an apartment with my Brother, sister-in-law and baby nephew. This put me closer to school and gave me a shot at a new start in a new place without leaving Everything behind. I spent that month and my Christmas break in bed watching the entire seasons of The Office and House.
My friends worked their best to get me out of the house, and when my episodes ended I joined them. Things gradually got better and the nights became easier.
I cant explain how much better I am today. Although I still have bad days I realize that it all happened for a reason and where I am now is where I'm supposed to be.
Right now I am on Spring Break and spending it at my parents house. They have since gotten a new weiner... Kayko.... She is adorable and is looking more and more like Chico (only she has long hair ;p) She has been sitting next to me the entire time I have been setting up this blog. I love her and she is also helping me get through. Although I can't see her everyday, I look forward to my visits home and spending time with the sweety girl. ;p
Well that's my story. Today I am still single and enjoying life and hanging out with my friends. My new apartment doesn't allow dogs... which is ok since I don't have much money. I am still jobless and spending time focusing on myself and learning more about whats makes me, me.
This is a blog about my life...and right now my life consists of family, pets, school, my friends and social life. I hope you enjoy. Believe me...My life is great and my blogs wont be as depressing as my bio was. ;p Or at least I hope I've gotten over that traffic block in my life.To all my readers...HOLLA! ;p
The Catch-up! Lets get you up to speed on my life ;p
I wish that I would have had the idea to start this blog from the day of my first run, but i didn't so allow me to get you caught up.
I signed up for the 2nd Annual Sac State 5K Fun Run about 2 months ago. I attended the first annual and I had a lot of fun! When I saw the signs around campus I knew I just had to sign up and do it again. ;p While I was searching around I found the stats from last year and saw a picture of me and my time.... needless to say I didn't like what I saw. I came in number 138 out of 195 females with a time of 37:20.3.
So I decided that I wanted to do it again and beat my time!!
To do this I looked up training information and made myself a running schedule, nutrition (lots of water and bananas help with performance and muscle cramping), and bought myself a new pair of running shoes from Costco for $30 buck-a-roos. ;p
With attending classes every day of the week, working with my physics group after classes as often as possible, attending as many social activities with my church, and performing service whenever needed, I didn't have much time. I found myself waking up early on Tuesday and Thursday mornings to run before class, Saturdays and any time on days when I didn't meet with my physics group or had projects and class work to complete.
I am probably close to a month and a half into my routine and becoming bored with several of my routes already... so far the best I've done is 4 miles at 42 minutes (or at least I think that was the time), anyways, it was a really good time and I was proud of myself. For the last two weeks I felt myself losing the motivation and drive to eat right and wake up early to run. I have been running after class on Tuesdays and Thursdays but only for about 2 miles or so. I've been using the excuse that my foot is going numb and I'm staying up too late. Even those these are all true, it's no excuse to lose focus. With the race at the end of this month I need to kick myself in the butt and find the drive I once had.
April 29th at 6pm I will be running my heart out!
What I've learned so far is that I'm pretty good at using my spare time in-between to do simple things like take online weekly quizzes or busy-work activities for other classes.
I lost my job last year... it will be a year on May 6th.... and in that time a lot has happened (see my profile for more info) and with this time I have been able to focus on meself and my schooling. I have learned a lot about myself and have focused on my studies more then I ever have in all my years of college. ;p Life has never felt so fulfilling for me then it has these last couple of months.
Wish me luck as I find the motivation to push through this dry spell! ;p
I signed up for the 2nd Annual Sac State 5K Fun Run about 2 months ago. I attended the first annual and I had a lot of fun! When I saw the signs around campus I knew I just had to sign up and do it again. ;p While I was searching around I found the stats from last year and saw a picture of me and my time.... needless to say I didn't like what I saw. I came in number 138 out of 195 females with a time of 37:20.3.
So I decided that I wanted to do it again and beat my time!!
To do this I looked up training information and made myself a running schedule, nutrition (lots of water and bananas help with performance and muscle cramping), and bought myself a new pair of running shoes from Costco for $30 buck-a-roos. ;p
With attending classes every day of the week, working with my physics group after classes as often as possible, attending as many social activities with my church, and performing service whenever needed, I didn't have much time. I found myself waking up early on Tuesday and Thursday mornings to run before class, Saturdays and any time on days when I didn't meet with my physics group or had projects and class work to complete.
I am probably close to a month and a half into my routine and becoming bored with several of my routes already... so far the best I've done is 4 miles at 42 minutes (or at least I think that was the time), anyways, it was a really good time and I was proud of myself. For the last two weeks I felt myself losing the motivation and drive to eat right and wake up early to run. I have been running after class on Tuesdays and Thursdays but only for about 2 miles or so. I've been using the excuse that my foot is going numb and I'm staying up too late. Even those these are all true, it's no excuse to lose focus. With the race at the end of this month I need to kick myself in the butt and find the drive I once had.
April 29th at 6pm I will be running my heart out!
What I've learned so far is that I'm pretty good at using my spare time in-between to do simple things like take online weekly quizzes or busy-work activities for other classes.
I lost my job last year... it will be a year on May 6th.... and in that time a lot has happened (see my profile for more info) and with this time I have been able to focus on meself and my schooling. I have learned a lot about myself and have focused on my studies more then I ever have in all my years of college. ;p Life has never felt so fulfilling for me then it has these last couple of months.
Wish me luck as I find the motivation to push through this dry spell! ;p
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