In Your Running Shoes

A promise is a promise, right? Even if it is a broken promise, right? I would still like to think so! You see, I made this promise to myself long, long ago when I saw the pain, agony, thirst and lack of sleep that plagues my Mom, Dad and my best pal. You know what I'm talking about! RUNNING! I vowed as a young child that I would NEVER EVER EVER in all my years on this earth take up running! To me there was nothing more horrible than forcing yourself to run mile after mile. This year I am embarrassed to admit that this terrible plague has become one that I too, am fighting. Yes. It's true. I have taken up running! I am not fast and I do not run far. But I have learned a few things through this experience I once called dreaded. The biggest one is not even related to running itself, but to an experience that came with running.

About a month ago, I was running on the tredmill just minding my own business when my mom came down stairs to get something. She stood in the doorway of the room and watched me run. As you can imagine this made me very self-conscious. "What?" I demanded. "You have good form." She said "You run like your Dad." This was such a compliment! My dad has great running form and if someone tells me I run like him, hey! I'll take it! I was pleased to tell my dad that I ran like him but the more I thought about it, the more I realized that my dad has given me so much more than his running stance.

Daddy, I want to thank you for everything you've given me and everything you've taught me. People often tell me that I am just like you and sometimes I roll my eyes and think "No,  I'm not!" But it really is so wonderful to hear that. You taught me how to be a leader, how to love without judgement, how laugh, how to work and many many more things! I know that I am not perfect, but I know that if I can just keep wearing your running shoes that everything will be alright.

I love you Daddy!

Forever your little girl, wanting to be, In Your Running Shoes.

Angels

     Lately, I have noticed something that I probably should have noticed long ago. Angels are everywhere. When I say Angels I do not mean ones with wings that have halos around their heads, but they might as well look that way because they truly are heaven sent.
     What brought to my attention that my life is swarming with angels? Let me fill you in. This year has been a difficult one for me in more than one way but I have been doing what I can to keep it to myself. I suppose that I am not very sneaky because many people have come out of the woodwork and pulled me through when I thought I couldn't possibly make it one more day.
     These heaven sent people may not be who you would expect, they range from a two-year-old neighbor who always have a hug to give, to young women's leaders who care, to people in the hallway who offer an encouraging smile without giving it a second thought.

These are just a few of my angels.....
My beautiful family, my best friends Katie, Jess and Jocelynn, and my dearest Auntie DeAnn!

ASL Song Project

"The More Boys I Meet" by Carrie Underwood! This is the video Katie and I did for our level two song project. :) Thanks to Kaylee, Joseph, the Miles, my family and Katie's family for helping out and putting up with us while we did this! :)

You know you're an AP Student when.....

AP classes. For the smart kids or the insane ones? Personally, I'm starting to believe it's for the insane ones and soon enough you will too.

YOU KNOW YOU'RE AN AP STUDENT WHEN......

1.You know that AP stands more for advanced procrastination than it does advanced placement.

2.DBQ and FRQ are common terms that are thrown out in your lunchtime conversations.

3.4:00 AM seems like a decent time to write an essay . ( The morning it's due of course).

4.Five of your textbooks are for one class.

5.May is your least favorite month of the entire year.

6.Twenty-five pages is an extremely short chapter.

7.Studying from the time you get home until the time you go to bed is a normal occurance.

8.Your two-inch binder is bursting and you still have things to cram in there.

9.You have aps on your ipod touch/iphone/andriod designated to the AP test.

10.You long to see a 3, 4 or 5 in a letter from the AP board.

And so my friends, I say in the nicest of ways, AP students may actually be the stupid ones.

Out of the mouth of a child

I spend a lot of time with little kids so I decided that I would start keeping track of the funny things they say. Here is my list:

• "It's okay, I can pick on her, she's my sister."

• "You know what I sing in church? 'whoa whoa stuck like glue! You and my baby we're stuck like glue!'" (Singing it)

• "If you go to Utah State you won't get married in the Temple."

• (this one is a funny conversation)...."I'm doing Cheyenne's makeup because she's going on a date.....with a boy!" And her son says to me "Are you going to get married?! AND HAVE A BABY?!!" His mom answers for me: "Not tonight."

• "You said mean words to me....you said I couldn't have a cookie!"

• "That guy is huge!!! Is he four?"

• "I saw it. And I wanted it. REAL BAD!"

• "Teacher my dad is coming to the program. You'll recognize him. He's the funny lookin one."

• "Porcupines eat people."

Hope one of these made you laugh! :)