goodness

I love it when good things happen!

fun things so far this week...

-Heather, Scott, and girls came to Utah and josh and I were able to have fun with them on Monday
-My class told me they had a lot of fun yesterday, and that made me happy
-people were sore today from last class, meaning I did something right
-I got a dollar pay raise without even knowing it
-I read outside and got hot and a bit sunburned!
-the sun is out!!!!
-we went to a dance last night at the State Hospital and it was a lot of fun
-I have cookies and brownies in my kitchen
-in about 2 hours I have a presentation, then I don't have to worry about it anymore!
-I reread twilight and decided I love the books much better than the movie, although I had fun watching the movie with my loving husband who took me because he loves me
-tomorrow is thursday
-I have only one test this week

I hope everyone has a good rest of the week!

a simple smile

I just wanted to say how much a simple smile and hello helps people! 

I walk home 2 times a week and everytime I see the same elderly man walking.  We say hi as we

 pass and I look forward to seeing him each time I walk, plus it also means I am close to getting home.  But today instead of walking in different directions we were heading the same way.  He was about half a block in front of me and I was expecting to pass him shortly, but he was walking fast, and I admit I am a fast walker.  He was slowed with traffic and I endd up passing him,.  He yells out to me from acros the street that I walk to fast and that he was now having trouble keeping up.  I slowed down and we talked.  He was kind and kept

 telling me to love my life, to love going to school and all the work I was able to do.  As w got closer to his house he noticed his wife was home and he got all excited to see her and it was really cute. 

Silley I know, but I just wanted to say how happy it made me.  Just someone saying hey and smiling.  So go say hi to someone you don't know!

something else that makes me smile is my husband. I lvoe spending time with him and I love that we get to be with eachother for eternity. 

The first one isn't the prettiest, but we went bowling and I totally beat him.. 160 to 117, then the next game he won, but still, I got my highest score ever.  And the second one is in Salt Lake at the Roof Restaurant in the Joseph SMith Memorial Building.  We went and stayed in SLC and it was a lot of fun.  I don't know why but the photographer thought it best to cut half of Josh out... 

update

Did you know that if you spell the work STRESSED backwards it spells DESSERTS... I have been thinking about this a lot lately. I saw it on a cartoon in book one of my professors passed around in class. I have been stressing out lately, and I don't like it. I am trying to not stress, but I have a hard time just not thinking about things. Anyways, if you have any tips for me that would be great!

Things are going well for Josh and I. My class is going well and even though I have a very small class I got the music working today and we are having fun. I'll also be teaching a class Spring term so anyone that wants to is able to come at 8 each morning! It will be fun!

We were called as ward greeters for church and I rather like the calling. We have to help make the program and say hi to everyone as they walk in. It is great!

My laptop completely shut down on us and we have no way of turning it back on. We think it is the battery since it will no longer charge, but since it won't turn on it means I lost of my pictures and music. I wasn't smart enough to back up my files online or whatever I should have done, and I couldn't put them all on CDs since I didn't have a CD burner, so now I have to start from scratch. But good news is we were able to buy a new computer. We got a nice desktop that has been working great for us. I also got photoshop added on so I have fun with the few pictures I have while Josh is at work.

Anyways, we really haven't done much and I don't have any pictures to share... I haven't shared any for awhile, but then again we don't do anything where we take pictures...

disaster class...

So, today was my first day teaching aerobics, and I only recounting this story so that hopefully it goes better in days to come...

Last week I bought a cassette adapter to hook up my ipod to the rooms speakers, it is a really old sound system and this is the only way teachers in the past have gotten their music to play. So I was ready this morning with my workout and my music, but I grabbed a workout cd just in case I couldn't get it working. So I get to class take roll, find out only half the students are there again and tell them about the workout we were going to do. I go to turn on the music and find out I don't actually know the right buttons to push for the cassette so I pop in the cd. I turn it on and it is way too loud, and the volume for the cd player doesn't work. I get everyone to do their crunches and curls while I figure out that the cd volume is through the cassette, so I finally got it right. Well, by this time I was already a little embarrassed that I didn't know what I was doing, but it's fine. We start working out and right before our last chunk of workout and strength stuff the power goes out. It is completely black and silent. great... well, I had to let class out early and we didn't get to finish anything I had planned... I really just hope things go smoother next time. Or else this will be a very long end of the semester...

I hope everyone else is having a great day!

Throwdown

Josh and i just signed up for our free memberships at Throwdown- elite training center. We get the memberships becuause Josh works for APX and they gave all APX employees free memberships, so it was nice perk. Anyways, I have been missing going to the gym so I made Josh take me yesterday to sign up so I could go when he was at work. I was totally fine with the idea of going by myself until I looked around the gym. Everyone was into fighting... I guess it makes sense since it is a MMA training area. Anyways, I was told we could go to all the classes they offer for free, so once I dropped Josh off at work I got on a computer and started looking at the classes they offered, I found a women's kickboxing class and signed up. I went and learned how to fight. The instructor kept telling me to pretend like i was beating up my opponent and how great it would be when I got in a real fight and would get to really hurt the other person. I didn't want to tell him I never want to get in a real fight in my entire life. It may have made him cry...

Anyways, just to let everyone know I have a good right kick, so watch out... I'll probably go back just to try and learn more and get strong, but not muscley strong... if you live in the provo/ orem area and need to go to the gym you should come with me! It would be fun!!! and you don't have to do the fight stuff, they have bikes/ treadmill/ ellipticals/ weights and stuff too.

my grateful journal entry for today...

-my wonderful husband
-the house we live in
-being able to attend BYU and being able to graduate in a couple of months
-Josh having a job and me almost starting mine
-My family and wonderful in-laws
-my brother getting into BYU meaning we get to spend the summer together in Utah
-My brothers visiting in Utah right now
-friends
-the fact that you can see we have grass in our yard
-my younger brother being willing enough to run a half marathon with me.... please!!!!
-being told by the doctor that I am ok
-volunteering at the state hospital and not living there
-my life in general

Yes, I think I have it pretty good. Thanks to everyone that helps me when I have a hard time. Thank you for caring for me when I am in need. Thank you for watching over me and putting up with all the crying. I love you all!!

quote of the week

"I really like rap singers... like Miley Cyrus"