New Year!

It is now a new year! 2009 was great and 2010 will be too! I have had many exciting things happen in the past year. Before school started I told you some goals I had for this school year and I wanted to check back on them today!

My Goals were:
1. Getting up in the morning to do my quiet time with God.-
I have be successful with that. So far I have only missed 2 mornings!

2. To do my best at Cross Country.-
I was successful with that too! I knew that one wouldn't be hard since I have a huge passion for running!

3. To go to bed at a reasonable time-
Some days i am successful at that and other days I totally bomb that one! But for the most part I do a pretty good job. I have 2 people that I will text before I go to sleep and tell them goodnight so they know when I go to bed!

4. To keep my locker clean (at least my half)-
My locker hasn't been too bad. Don't have much in there besides school stuff! The only thing that really annoys me is that we both put our empty gatorade/water bottles on the bottom and that is where I have put my stuff.

5. To TRY and keep a positive attitude towards band (Key word TRY)-
I don't really think i am very successful at that one. :( I really did not enjoy band and I am dropping band at semester! I will be taking foods instead! I have very limited cooking skills so that will be interesting to see how that goes! I am glad I tried band and I have stuck with it this far. I have tried it and now I know it is not for me. I can see how some people like it. It is just not my thing.

My goals this year are all of those (band won't have to worry about much longer and cross country is over). I also want to add to those goals.

1. Keep my room cleaner- I think I say this every year and I don't think i am every very successful but I really want to work on that! I know my parents would agree that I really have a lot of improving I have to do in that department.

2. To branch out and meet new people.- I have so many great friends that I love with all my heart. I am so thankful for them. I have realized that I need to get out of my comfort zone and meet new people and develop friendships.

3. Eat healthier.- I am one of the worst at eating healthy foods. I am not that picky, I just have a really bad habit of eating junk food. Like poptarts! I don't think I need to say anymore!

4. To complain less- I complain about a lot and I just need to stop!

So there you have it! My goals for 2010! Goodbye 2009! Hello 2010!

Lost Wisdom

Today I got my wisdom teeth out. I was really nervous. But luckily it went really well. When I woke up, because of the meds, I started crying and didn't stop until I got home and settled and got the pain killers in my system. The pain killers really helped! They also make me tired so I got to take a nice nap! I am becoming great friends with the lazy boy chair! I am starting to eat some food. I had a little bit of soup when i got home but only had 2 sips since i was still really out of it and couldn't feel my mouth except for pain. My mom did make me drink 2 glasses of milk so i could keep my meds down. I have had some pudding too! but that was mainly all over my face! I am very thankful I am recovering quickly! Thank you for all the prayers! Love you all!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope yours went as well as ours did! I got woken up by Jack at 8:39. I was hoping me make it until but 8:39 isn't bad so I am ok with it. (although he didn't wake me up very nicely by shooting me with is nerf gun but that is another story) We got to open our gifts from each other as just a family which i don't think that has ever happened. Jack and I both ended up giving each other cloths and mom and dad got us both our own laptop! it was really exciting. Then my Grandparents came up with my uncle and we did gifts with them and lunch. It was really nice to spend that time with them. Now we are just enjoying our day watching hallmark movies. This house is way too edicted to hallmark movies! anyway.... I hope very one had a great Christmas!

Family Christmas

This weekend we had Christmas on my dad's side of the family. It was loads of fun! (but also exausting) The plan was this....

Saturday

9:00- Go to Jack's lego league competition

9:30- Go to the Y and watch the swim meet
11:00- Go home for lunch and see cousins.

After lunch- Take Liz to walmart so I could give her her present.

Then go to Jack's lego league competition again.

After that just hangout with the cousins and play games.

Sunday

9:00- Church at Grandpa and Grandma's church.

10:00- Brunch (PANCAKES AND BACON!!!!)

After breakfast- Presents

The day didn't go as I had planned but it all worked out of course! My youngest cousin is 11 and was very excited to open presents. So of course she would say something like i think we should open tonight so we can enjoy them and we won't have time after church. So then then she got some of the others on board. They got together and made a petition (Which was really cute) and they would sign and the adults would change it and so on. Long story short, we opened presents Saturday night but the deal was that kids had to do dishes (Luckly paper plates were used!) at dinner and brunch.... I told everyone to not use syrup! So here is what really ended up happening...

Saturday

9:00 Jack's lego League

10:00 Cousins pick me up on the way into town from fll and we just go to grandpa's

11ish Go to walmart to shop for shoes that fit.

1:15 back to Jack's lego league

3:00 lunch

7:00 Dinner

9:00 Presents

12:00 am take pictures with my girlies on the webcam

12:30 am start g-force

1:30 am stop g-force halfway through

2:00 am snooring away

Sunday

9:00 Church

10:00 Brunch

11:00 Got some of the awesome bells that used to be my Grandmas!

3:00 Card

4:00 Cousins leave and i then tried to take a nap but texted instead! (of course!)

The weekend was great and i am glad my family lives so close! I hope you have a great Christmas too!

Marching Band 2009

This year my mom made me do band. At first she was going to make me do it all 4 years of high school but she told me I only had to do it for 1 year. Of course she said that laying the guilt trip on me. After her realizing that it takes control of all of your life inside and out of school she said I didn't have to do it. We called to get my schedule changed and we couldn't get my schedule changed without losing all the good teachers I have. So I bucked up and stuck with it knowing that i would only have to do it for a year. Now marching band season is over! I am so relieved! I am going to try and drop it for another class at semester! I need to get that taken care of still! I am very proud of myself for sticking with it even though I had no other choice!

What do you do when your strap falls off? Bite it, then stick your tongue out at Patty!

My uber crazy life

The past month has been a very busy month for me. I have had little time on the computer and almost no time in front of the TV. (Which i don't think is a bad thing!) I used to think that my life would never get this busy and always thought my mom was wierd when she said it would. How do people do this all year long? Tonight I have Cross country practice, Then band 7-9. Tomorrow I have cross country practice, piano, band 7-9, Wednesday I cross country practice, team dinner, Activate. Thursday I have a cross country meet! Friday I actually have off for once! Yippee! Saturday I have state band compition all day:( While I can't wait it for to slow down some, (which everything slows down in the same week) I love it! I really have been enjoying cross country. Hating band but i won't go into that. My life my my be uber crazy but it's my life!

The Race

There are many things I like about running. I love the feeling of wanting to quit and walk about not walking because you know that at the end you will regret walking. The Christian life is a lot like cross country..... You have parts in your race that are flat. You feel like you are on your safe ground. Then There's the hill. It is hard getting up. You have to find that energy within and you may just want to walk. Then you get to the top and you realize that you are stronger because of that hill and your adrenaline helped. There are different paths you can take. Not everyone has the same path to take. If you look closely, you can see they are always marked so you know what one to take. There are the fans that are cheering you on, yet the crowd that is trying to bring you down. Then you start to see the finish. You get to the finish and get the reward of finishing. The reward is spending the rest of eternity with our heavenly father!

If you haven't already, it is time to put on your running shoes. Come join me in the race!