Run....

Sorry!

So it's been almost a year since I last posted anything! A lot and absolutely nothing has happened this last year.. weird how that happens! A few little updates....

1- I've been going to school the last year. I love school. I don't love going to class but I absolutely love learning. I love the mental stimulation. I'm not quite sure why I complain about having to go to school because I really do love it and I love my major. I'm currently majoring in Family Consumer Human Development. I'm planning on getting a Master's in therapy and I would really love to work with individuals and families dealing with cancer. So that's the plan, we'll see what happens.

2-I have been working at a dance studio in Logan called Dance Illusion. I managed the office which included financial responsibilities, time cards, student's accounts, etc. This last year I taught 3 classes. Jr. Prep which is 1 of the 5 groups that competes. They range in ages from 10-14. We placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd through out our 3 competitions! 7-9 Ballet and Jazz- They are the cutest girls. I have had some of them for 2 years now and love them to pieces! Last class- Senior Company B- This is the oldest and most advanced of the groups at Dance Illusion. They also competed. They were so fun and I love teaching that class.

3- This January I started to become very restless with my life. I felt as if I was floating along with no direction. I was very unhappy and very lonely. I started to really think about where I was in my life and where I needed to be. I have horrible anxiety and it was really starting to peek. Thats when I really started to pray. I decided I was going to turn it over to the Lord and let whatever happen, happen.

I started thinking about Salt Lake a lot. But I didn't really know how that would be possible. I didn't know how to go about transferring credits. I didn't know if the University of Utah even had my major or if my credits would transfer. I had no idea about housing and roommates and all of that. There were just a lot of variables I have no idea about.

About a week later a friend of mine Samantha and I were in class, when her phone went off and she walked out of class. When she came back I asked her if everything was okay and she said "Yeah, I'm moving to Salt Lake in the fall and that was the registrars office letting me know about transferring my credits" I immediately responded, "oh my gosh, I wanna move to salt lake this fall too!" she said, "Do you have a roommate yet!? Can we be friends?" I pretty much yelled in the middle of class "YES! oh my gosh YES!" Both of us were so excited and the anxiety drained out of both of us. I kept telling her how relieved I was and that I had no idea how moving to Salt Lake was going to happen and she said the exact same thing. Needless to say, we spent the rest of the class looking up housing in Salt Lake. She helped me request a transcript and get my credits send. Things truly have fallen into place. The University of Utah HAS my major and the master's I want to get and ALL of my credits are transferring which is pretty much a miracle in it self!

I knew it was right. I still know it is right and I am more than ecstatic about moving. My contract at my apartment ends at the beginning of August and I am pretty much counting down the days! I have loved living in Logan. It has been a great place to grow up but it is time for a new adventure, a new chapter!

So there is a little update about what is going on with me! Hope this finds everything happy and healthy!

5k

Blah! First of all Let me say that I Am not a runner! The farthest I’ve ever run was in middle school when we were required to run a mile in gym class… J well Russ has always wanted to run a 5k so for his birthday (july 4^th) we decided to fulfill that wish and run 3.2 miles or a 5k…. Wowy zowey. He has been so faithful in training for it and he is so prepared.…. Me.. not so much. So far I’ve practiced twice.. oops. The first time I ran 1 mile and it really wasn’t that bad at the time but the next day I was sooooo sore. So I gave myself a long time to recover, i kept convincing myself that I was still too sore to run again( I wasn’t being lazy or anything….) ;) Well Last Friday I decided since the race was only a week away I better buck up and try again… so I got on the treadmill with a lot of determination and ended up running the entire 3.2 miles!!! I couldn’t believe it! I was so proud of myself. I ran at a slow speed of 5.0 and it took me 40 minutes but I still finished! Yahoo! I’m not racing anyone but myself so I am very happy with 13-14 minute mile… what can I say? I’m an old woman who is out of shape. ha.. J

Little Brock...

How scrumptious is this little boy? Oh he is so cute… Little Brock belongs to my cousins Bricannie and Chad Iverson. He has the most amazing long hair and the cutest little button nose... I just wanna squeeze him!

Mom post

I'm going to be a "mom" for a minute and post about "mom" things. No offense mom's out there... I enjoy reading your blogs :).... Anyways-- so I live in a way old house and of course we don't have soft water so every time I wash my whites they always come out a little gray... bummer... So my mom introduced me to "White King Ultra Water Softener", (sorry about the way ghetto picture-it's the only one on the internet) It has truly transformed my white clothes :) It's like miracle in a box. If you don't have soft water-- TRY IT! You'll never be happier with your ghetto washing machine.....

Dance Illusions! :)

I teach sixteen 7-9 year olds at Dance Illusions, a studio in the valley. We teach jazz and ballet... :)This is sooooo fun and also very challenging.. Unfortunately I picked the wrong day to take their photos cause I'm missing a few. But they are so stinkin' cute and I always look forward to our class.

Brooke, Alyssa and Mia

Whitney and Natalie

Syndey and Samantha

Alex and Haley

Samantha and Reghan

We're missing... Brooklyn, Kenya, Karuna, Annie and Morgan!

Bad luck comes in 3's!!

Well lets just say I've had better weeks...

1. I have swine flu... I hope none of you get this. I have been locked in my room, and I haven't left my bed in 4 days. Probably the sickest I've ever been.

2. Along with swine flu, I have an ear infection.... If my head wasn't going to explode from the flu, this infection definitely did me in. When I was little, I always had infections in my left ear. It is now scarred and I can't hear very well out of it. Well this infection is in my right ear. So before I was only partially deaf, now thanks to all the liquid in the right one, I am completely deaf.

3. I have 2 flat tires. Joy. I obviously wasn't using my car cause I was laying on my back, sick as a dog so its a good thing I've been informed that both tires on the left side are flatter than pancakes...