I'm getting old.

Kidding. That was a joke. But really, I have been thinking of some fitness goals I want to accomplish before I'm thirty.

And besides...I've heard that having long term goals helps you accomplish the short term goals.
Thinking through it, I'm guessing the logic is that knowing you have a long term goal makes the short term ones look easier?
Sometimes I confuse myself.
Well, here they are.

Ironman
mainly because these people are legit


Western States
to have something to compare the ironman to



Mt. Kilimanjaro
just look at it

Woot woot!

Happy anniversary! Twenty six years and counting :)

Coincidence?

This talk right here has popped up three times in the last two days. Knock me upside the head, why don't ya??

Lets ignore the fact that school starts in a week, tuition is due, and my life is currently up in the air.

I'm going to start some new goals for St. George. Phew. Something I can do.

Here are some new ones...

1. NO Diet Coke.
2. NO crackers.
3. NO pb or nuts.
4. One sweet a week=health conscious sweet (if that even exists? think froyo)
5. Two-a-day workouts 3x week.
6. Abs e'eryday. Now that summer is over might as well start, right?

With the slim chance that someone still reads this, let me just put in an apology about my blog goal-setting. I don't know why, but it works.

I may or may not be back later with a post about this last week but if not, hopefully this will suffice.

I don't even know.

Let's see. So this post is just going to be all over the place. Feel free to hit the back button now.

Sports Camps ends TODAY. What theeee heckkkkk... There is a good chance I won't be around next year to be a counselor and as sad as it is that I won't be able to, I am so glad I had the chance to do it again this summer. I have learned so much and met people that have had HUGE impacts on my life.

I leave FRIDAY for Missouri for Jordan and Will's big day! I am so excited that I can go and be there. Slash I am pumped for our roommate reunion. Love these girls.


Right after the proposal :)

I get to go home for two weeks and see my family!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Then back to Provo for what is looking to be a good semester. Yes, I am still in denial about the fact that Lyss is leaving me for London.



Step Up 3D..the beginning my friends.

It's game time

Twenty-miler: check.

That's right folks! I finished my first twenty mile run for my training and it felt
goooooood. I am right on track for October. But there are a few things I want to change to get just a little more into running shape...



1) One sweet a week...that means cutting out desserts and most added sugars. So I have started lifting weights and it has definitely made me stronger. For my first marathon I cut out sweets and I noticed a difference for sure. I am going to try to get back to that for St. George.

2) Take speed workouts seriously...I love running. I really do. Letting my thoughts run wild with the help of endorphins is my form of entertainment. But tempo runs? Mile repeats? Blehhhh. So I am going to have a better attitude and NOT let myself slack off on pace times.

3) Run on x-train days...three days a week I either bike, elliptical, or swim. I am going to add a twenty minute run to these days to keep my legs loose.

4) Stretch...I would love to say that I will dedicate ten minutes a day to stretching but I know that isn't going to happen. So lets start with three days a week?

"Get on your knees and pray, then get on your feet and work"

I have been thinking alot lately about what makes the difference in my mood. Why are there some days where I feel I have the world in my hand and others when I just want to curl up and cry?
Many times we blame our bad days on circumstance and events, but more often than not it is completely in our control to make it a good one.
I believe the difference to be service...

"Often, the answer to our prayer does not come while we’re on our knees but while we’re on our feet serving the Lord and serving those around us. Selfless acts of service and consecration refine our spirits, remove the scales from our spiritual eyes, and open the windows of heaven. By becoming the answer to someone’s prayer, we often find the answer to our own." -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

One great example of service in my life is this guy right here.




He is an administrator at Rocklin High School and I can honestly say he has been an answer to my prayers in many ways. He goes above and beyond his job description and puts his own needs aside for his family, friends, and students.

Moroni 7:46- Wherefore, my beloved brethren, if ye have not charity, ye are nothing, for charity never faileth. Wherefore, cleave unto charity, which is the greatest of all...