Odd duck

There have been many people recently that have pointed out how odd I am. I'm not exactly sure how to take it but here are the specifics:

Facial expressions (apparently this is a big one)

I can't seem to keep a straight face about what I'm thinking. I've been clean from poker

3 years 249 days and I've lost my game.

Whistling

It's the co-workers who point this one out.

Shower curtain

I can't use the restroom if the shower curtain is closed. Maybe I've seen Psycho too many times growing up.

Donuts

I hate them.

I Pledge Allegiance ...

to God and NOT a flag (this doesn't make me an America-hater)

Polka

I can play the accordion, not very good, but I can do it and we even polka dance at family reunions.

Adam Morrison

I have frequent nightmares about him, at least once a week

Sci-fi vs. Lifetime

I'd rather watch AVP than Love Comes Softly.

Planet Earth

When I do watch TV it's the Discovery Channel, Planet Earth or the Science Channel (but

apparently this doesn't make me smart, just weird)

Pickles

Stocked with a year supply.

Cartoons

I watch them as much as I can.

Books

I've been told I have an 'interesting taste' in literature.

love me some spin

SPIN CLASS, how do I love thee? ... aahh, the apple of my eye, two peas in a pod, the cats meow, the cockles of my heart, the wind beneath my wings, a labour of love, all is fair and love and war, love is a battlefield, love is blind, love stinks, love hurts, HOW DO I LOVE THEE?!!?, lover come back, I can't stop this feeling any longer, love IS a battlefield, crazy in love.

I've been spinning for two years now and it's hard to find a good instructor. I finally found one in Provo and loved her! She was 50, maybe 60 yrs old and resembled, from what I could gather, a playboy bunny. Maybe I should clarify, a 60 year old women wearing what a playboy bunny would wear, but oh, how I love my Rhonda! Since then I've had hard times finding what Rhonda could do. The screaming in your face to push harder, to call you all the names in the book to get you mad to go harder, longer and to make you cry, yes really cry.

I recently found Brian, I like to call him Strong Brian. He's awesome! But his class is at night and I go to the gym before the sun even thinks about rising. So maybe both?

I do love spin, but since I don't feel really challenged since I've been doing it for so long (don't get me wrong sometimes I want to punch Brian in the throat during his isolations or hills) I've decided my next big goal is a triathlon. I thought I wanted to run a marathon, but my knees can't take it, so I tried running after my spin class and boy does that kick my butt! Since I'm making it public that a triathlon is my goal I feel even more obligated to prove to those non-believers.

jeffner

Happy late birthday!!!

To one of the coolest sisters I know! Totally amazing, beautiful, funny, dates ALL the time, she reminds me of someone ..... oh yes, me

She's probably the hardest working person I know. She knows how to get her way and makes people melt in her hands. We're both really homesick since we are the ones away from the home and both still single (props to Sarah). She's wicked smart and I can't wait to see where she goes in life. She has ridiculously long arms, fingers and toes, she falls down a lot, sometimes she plays dumb, and she thinks she has scoliosis. She deserves the best yet the best isn't good enough.

Love you jeffner!

Here's to the bro who turns sixteen
The raddest darn dude you ever have seen.
To the one who is funny, handsome & smart
And makes rad brotherin' an art.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUNTER!

Words of Wisdom:



ON DRIVING--don't follow our sister's footsteps i.e. drive like me



ON DATING--date a lot like Jennie, get married like Sarah and from me ... well that's another story, I'll take words from Hitch and say 'No game ... no girl' and you got game kid!

ON LIFE-- pray & trust in the Lord & don't let people push you around.

Hunter is truly one of the coolest guys I know, everybody knows it. He's admired by everybody, in the classroom, at home, on the field and at church! Funny as heck ... yet quite can't make the quote board, just kidding I think he made it up there once.
I can't wait to see where he goes in sports and with school and the mish. True stud material fo' sho'! Love ya bro!

Rugby

I play rugby. Who the heck would have thought? I think my brother Hunter put it best when he said "and that's why you aren't married". Rugby isn't all that harsh and brute-like when playing 7's or even 10's, 15's get annoying due to all the players in the way.

Lo Stender is in my ward and she plays for the U.S. Women's team and travels the world, she was the one who got me to play rugby for the Slots. We went to Flagstaff about a month ago and played a couple of 15's and my body ached for days after, come to find out your body doesn't get used to it and the soreness isn't the greatest familiarity.

It's fun to be part of an actual team again and to have to go to practice. We practice with the Las Vegas Blackjacks, the men's rugby team, and I'm learning a lot. I find it hard not to compare it to football and want to react as such, but it opens many doors and instant friends.

So far I've played openside-flanker & lock positions, I've been practicing as a center and hopefully will get to run the ball a little more for more tries. Yesterday I had the chance to play touch rugby at the Fijian Independence celebration with many people representing many different nations all both young and old. True to their motto "a hooligans' game played by gentlemen".

vienna waits for you…

This last weekend was spent in Utah, I forgot how much I like Utah. I loved the weather, missed the mountains, family & friends and enjoyed the familiarity. A big part of me wished a reason would arise for me to stay forever, but I soon found myself back in Henderson. I do like Nevada, but it’s not home. I’m reminded of the song Vienna, maybe even my theme song, and how it always seems to fit my every situation.

As long as I can remember I've wanted to go on a mission. I've wanted to bring to others what I have been given. I haven't had to search, wonder or doubt. I've known truth and truth continually opens her door. I want so badly to be righteous, to be worthy of being the Lord's hands here on the earth. I feel like I fall short too many times. The Lord needs a strong people and I am barely strong enough to get through the trials that I face. I've learned that at this point of thinking is when I need to let the Atonement in and give the rest up to the Lord. To let the Lord answer my door.
I am a stubborn girl. But when I find truth I will easily give up my ways and thinking and can be easily molded. I have recently come to harsh realizations thanks to a dear person in my life. It was in the moment that I knew I was wrong when I matured out of being the 'always responsible, oldest, level-headed, always right' one into the vulnerable and moldable one that the Lord wants me to be. I want to be righteous and I want the blessings that the Lord promised me in my patriarchal blessing. I want others to know the happiness I know, I want to help them and to love them. I was intended to help those out in need, to have an understanding of what people have gone through and what is ahead of them, maybe due to the experiences I have had.
I've had many plans in my life, good plans, plans that align with what I've been taught and what the Lord would be happy with. Those plans fall through time and time again and I am realizing that there are different plans for me than what I have expected. That the Lord has used me in ways I am unaware of. I am excited to know those ways someday and I'm excited to see what the Lord has in store for me and what things I can do in return.

I've never loved and found it hard to trust, but I have a lot of love to give and have complete trust waiting. I will steal President Henry B Eyring's words and say "I no longer need preeminence, positions, promotions, plaudits, or popularity. I don't have to be right, first, recognized, praised, regarded or rewarded. I now live by faith, lean on His presence, walk with patience . . . . My road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions are few, my guide is reliable, my mission is clear." I cannot claim them as complete but guiding words nonetheless.

I have too many faults to list or even think about and I know I should be working much harder than I am. Someday I will find myself strong and worthy. Until then there is a lot of work to do.