I Love Life!

I love life. When I first came home I was a bit depressed and just wanted to get away from everyone, blah blah blah . It's all in a past post if you wish to catch up, haha. Anyway, now...I'm so happy! I've lost almost 10 pounds. And it's funny, because I actually look like I didn't lose anything unless you look really close, ya know. But I can tell that everything is tighter and I just feel healthier.

I've also been stretching a lot lately to get back into really really good shape so I can start doing gymnastics again. Of course not all 4 events, but getting back into the gym and do the "gymnast workout". I'm very excited! Watching gymnastics during the Olympics really made me miss it. I actually had a dream last night that I was competing again! It was soooo weird. I had a different coach but I was competing against my old team, all grown up. And it was funny because we get to warm-ups in my dream and I'm starting to warm up on the floor exercise and I realize that I hadn't practiced or learned and of the routines! Floor, beam, or bars! So he was all, okay don't panic because I'm going to figure it out and let you know. And watch the people in front of you and just do what they do! So, I lined up for the vault with my old teammates at my level (who were still on my team and still the same age we were back then) and then I realized I hadn't done a vault since I quit gymnastics almost 10 years ago! Then I woke up...then I went back to sleep and tried to remember my bars routine..which I did, somehow, remember!

Haha, okay that was super random. But I thought it was hilarious! Anyhow, I am just so happy right now. I almost dread going back to school because I don't want to lose this, but I don't think I will. I just have to remember to take that time for myself no matter how busy I get. Some people think that I should remember to have a "social life" but right now, for me I think it is more important to make sure I work in that time to focus on myself, such as a good workout or a soothing bath or escaping into a really great book.

Anyway, my mom and I are going out to dinner and then going swimming at the youth center tonight. It's the little things that make life great! :)

Peace, Love, and Patience...

Cousins and Weddings...

Hahaha..I love being home! It's so fun to just sit around and goof off and hang with the fam. I also really enjoy (even though it's a pain sometimes) taking care of my cousins. Here are some pictures of the youngest, Dakota. She's freaking adorable!

We also have other visitors...Dakota's brother, Phillip. He's cool too, BUT EXTREMELY ROWDY! My stepdad, Bob has a son who has moved to our little town in Texas and he has two little girls. They are pretty cute, but kinda of..ok really really bratty. But, oh well..what can ya do. This is a pic of Dakota, Phillip, Alexia (the blonde and oldest in the white shirt) and Alyssa.



Also, it gave me a chance to see my brother's fiance's dress. It's so pretty, below is a picture of me and her. That's my bridesmaid dress...I hate dresses. lol

Mistakes

Mistakes are a part of life....No Regrets.

Here's my plan for life..
A. Work hard
B. Play Harder
C. Begin to check off things on my "Life's To-Do List"
D. No Regrets
E. Forgive
F. Never Forget. (In memory, OKC Murrah Building & NYC Twin Towers)
G. Above all else, Be me...NO MATTER WHAT...even if I'm not completely sure who that is. :)
H. Most importantly, the opinions of others are welcome and usually interesting, but are not allowed to affect my life, change me, or make me doubt myself. I'm the one who has to live with me at the end of the day. :)

I don't know, just in reflection of this last year..I've come to realize that I have done a lot of things to "fit" it..or because I thought it would make someone else happy. It's time to make me happy. In all honesty, my freshman year of college I got a C in 2-3 classes just to prove, to myself, that I could do it. (I'm an A average student, typically) I also did it to piss my parents off. hahah. OR I did things because I saw something/someone I tried to be that wasn't me. Which is stupid..you can't be anyone else. You can try to be great...but you have to do it your way, not how someone else did it.

Those were two totally different topics...but still kind of related.

Ugh- I'm so screwed up in my head something. lol

Let it be, Let it be...just let it be

Peace, Love, and Patience...

Summer's Winding Down...

Well, my training is going excellent. My butt hurts a lot though! A quick easy way to start shaping your legs is to wear ankle weights around the house and what not during the day. It adds just a little bit of extra weight with minimal extra effort..and you can really feel it at the end of the day/beginning of the next day! :) Oh, and don't forget to stretch it out!!!

I am really enjoying being home. I've made a lot of progress on remaking my grandmother's flower bed/garden thing. I put down liners on the side of the front entry walk. I put down red mulch and monkey grass and made the orders out of sticks. It looks pretty. :) I'm still working on the path through the garden. I'm not sure if I'll get to the flower part of the flower bed because the walk part is taking longer than expected, but we'll see.

For the first time, I'm not really looking forward to going back to school...I'm loving my time at home..very relaxing! :) And I'm nervous about finding an internship. We'll see how it goes!


"Let it Be"
-The Beatles

The Olympic Games

So...while watching the 2008 Summer Olympic Games I have thought about training for 2016 Summer Olympic Games. hahah. I'm not sure which event yet...but ummm I'm sure something will shine through!! :)

Peace, Love, Patience...and Endurance..haha