Party All The Time!

So far to all my family my college life seems like a big party. I guess it is! Yesterday I spent the evening with Tyson and Kati again. I love hanging out with them! They take such good care of me and they're just really fun to be around. I love their dogs! They have one huge chocolate lab named April and a little chihuahua named Taco. I'm Taco's new bffl. He snuggled with me yesterday!

Today my class got out early so I came home and got all my stuff done. Jessica's aunt came into town today and took us both to the Park City Outlets. I got a few things. I totally scored on a Columbia jacket and I love it!! It was the first time I had been to Park City and all I could think about was how much I wanted to WOD with the big boys!!! But shopping was a pretty good alternative. I'm really resisting the urge to talk about working out right now.

Anyway it's late I'm gonna sleep so that I can dream about crossfit!!

Mormon Dating

I almost feel like and alien here. I feel like I am the only girl who is not constantly thinking about dates and guys and going on dates and having a boy friend. I mean those things are all great but I really don't think it's healthy or sane to be always be thinking about that. There was a guy in church who when he introduced himself said that he was still trying to uphold his goal of going on at least one date a week. If a guy is going to take me out I want it to be because it's me not just because I'm the next girl on the list. I don't think that would make any girl feel good about herself. It's not that i'm against going on dates or anything I just think that there should be some thought behind it not just because we're Mormon and that's what we do.

Lazy Day

Today I didn't shower until 5:30. If that doesn't say lazy then I have no idea what does. I actually did get some stuff done today. I got to sleep in which was awesome! I was so tired. Each day of the week I felt like I got more and more tired which makes my hard dorm room mattress feel better and better ;). Anyway, I slept in then did the dishes. They were sort of piled up from last night...and most of them were mine. But when you're such and amazing cook like I am then you use a lot of dishes...it's just how it works. After the dishes I was going to go swim for the first time in 6 months at the pool on campus. I was actually really excited but when I got there the pool was closed because of the swim camps that are going on. So that was a bummer. So I walked back home in the 100 degree heat and gathered my laundry and did it. Go me!! In order to avoid making my farmer's tan worse I went outside and did a little laying out with Jessica (my roommate). That was fun but we didn't stay out too long...it was dang hot. By this time it was 5:30 and I had some people coming over to do a video for my writing 150 class so I figured I should actually get ready. We did the video and it took like 2 mins which was nice. Tonight I'm going to meet up with Breanne Hauver. I haven't seen her in so long so that will be fun :) I'm really excited for tomorrow because when Jessica gets back from Manti we are going to this pool/waterpark place it's going to be a blast!! If that doesn't take care of the farmer's tan then I'm doomed.

Just yesterday I was sitting on campus reading for my BOM class and waiting for the gym to be open and all of the EFY groups started marching past me. It was weird to think that just a year ago that we me. And yet they looked so much younger than me. I guess that's what happens when you move to a new chapter in your life. They were so cute all arm in arm!! They were all dressed up so I knew that they were going to their testimony meeting. I looked at them and could recall the exact feelings of that night. You feel so close to all these people who you really have just met. It goes to show that friends made in the spirit are friends for a lifetime :)

So Many Questions...

"So many questions...." I find myself thinking that a lot as I walk around this bubble that some like to call Utah. Just the other day I saw a girl riding a unicycle around campus....so many questions... I also saw duck in the parking lot. I had a lot of questions about that until I was then enlightened to the fact that there is a duck pond on campus. Why is there a duck pond?...I have no clue. Another thing that puzzles me to no end is this apparent obsession that Utah (and kinda Idaho too) have with ratting their hair. I mean with the heat and the dryness my hair is big enough as it is. Why would you want to back comb your hair and make it HUGE!?! So many questions.

It's been a good first week though. By now it doesn't really feel like a first week. It feels like I've been doing this for a long time. I was asked just a few minutes ago if I was nervous about living on my own. At first I was...seriously...I was a wreck. But now that I've been doing it for a week it's not biggie. I'm fine with cooking my own food, in fact, I'm pretty pro at it. I've also picked up a few groceries. It's nice to do things on my own. Everything I do something I have that GO ME!! feeling and I love it!

I just got back from watching Zoolander with the guys from the building next to us. I guess it was pretty funny. I don't really know because I was basically asleep the whole time. That's a problem I have. Unless I'm completely uncomfortable, you put on a movie and I'm out in less than 5 minutes.

Just to clarify from my last post...OCD is supposed to be a joke. Yes, I do love crossfit but I wouldn't want anyone to worry that..oh I don't know...that I've turned into that weird girl who only talks about kettle bell swings ;)

There is one thing that I have really been worried about and sure enough my worst nightmares are coming true. It's something that I vowed to myself would never happen to me. However, when you come to Utah and go to BYU I guess it's inevitable. It is........the farmer's tan!!!!!!! It's been high 90s to the 100s the past few days and I spend a good portion of that time outside walking. My arms are actually pretty dark just not my shoulders. It pretty much kills my soul.

I went to dinner with my "cousin" Tyson last night. I say "cousin" because he is really my dad's cousin but he is closer to me in age than he is to my dad so he's my cousin or in his words, "we're twins can't you see it?" I was fun though. It was me and him and his wife, their two friends and their friend's little son Owen. It was nice to get out. To this point I haven't ventured very far so I was getting a little bored. But they saved me :) It was also nice to be with some real people. Not that the people I see on campus aren't real it's just that it seems like everyone is so on and happy and 'every thing is awesome' all the time. I'm happy don't get me wrong but I do have a sarcastic side. I like to joke around. So it was nice to be with people who more matched my personality if you know what I mean.

Well I'm so tired. I get to sleep in tomorrow thank goodness!! Hope all is well. Keep in touch. Like I said I get a little bored sometimes so it's nice to hear from people. Text me whenever!! Lots of Love!!

OCD--Obsessive CrossFit Disorder

OCD...it's a real thing...I have it...and I'm ok with that. I'm sorry that I talk about crossfit all the time but I love it...I think about it pretty much all the time especially now that I have to do it all by myself.

I made my first voyage to the school gym yesterday to do my first WOD all by myself. I also did my first workout in my weightlifting class today. So I don't have very much experience with being in the weight room but I have been in there enough to have noticed one very important point. That is that there is a difference between working out and being an athlete. I go into the weight room and there are these guys who think they are just the coolest thing to walk the planet because they come in and back squat 500 pounds. Don't get me wrong being able to lift a lot of weight is a good thing. I'm always trying to be able to lift more than I already can and I'm not trying to say that the way that I do things is the only right way but in all actuality what is back squatting 500 lbs (that's and exaggeration) going to do for you?! By working out you should be doing thing that are going to help you in your everyday life and are going to make you feel better in your everyday life. You can come in and be a macho man but what are you getting from it. You're not faster, you're not more flexible, you're not more agile, and you really can't be that physically fit. I just don't get it.

"It's All Going to be Ok"

Today: day two of classes at BYU. It was pretty good. Today was a much longer day than yesterday. I got up at 7 and got ready and left by 8:15. I have weightlifting at 9 and it's quiet a walk to I have to give myself enough time to get to campus. Good news...we had a teacher today!! He's this big buff guy and he comes in and you can tell that he's trying to be kind of intimidating and I'm thinking whatever dude stop with the act. So I talked to him a little and asked about crossfit and if he knew anything about anyone doing it on campus and he gave me the same response that everyone else has..."no one does it here but there's one in Orem and in Provo." THANK YOU!! I AM AWARE THAT THERE IS ONE IN PROVO!! IF I WANTED TO GO TO THAT ONE I WOULDN'T BE ASKING!!! Anyway he told me that he doesn't believe in crossfit but that if I wanted to I could do my own work outs during class. So we'll see how that goes.

I also had my Book of Mormon class today. I really liked it I think that it might end up being my favorite class. I'm in the return missionary class. That's kind of weird for me because I by no means consider myself a master of the scriptures. I think that I'm really going to learn a lot though. It's so much better than seminary!!!! Bro Smith (my BOM teacher) told us a story today of a freshman that he had who was a little bit overwhelmed with starting college and getting into all these hard classes and he said that the kid's screensaver was this repeating message of "It's going to be ok it's going to be ok it's going to be ok". So that's what I kept telling myself today as we jumped into my harder classes...it's going to be ok!

I also started my music 101 class today. My schedule is sort of weird on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I have weightlifting at 9-10, BOM from 12-2, and then music is from 4-6:30. It is the longest class of my entire life!!!! And we got out early today....oh my gosh!!! It's going to be interesting. I do have some friends in that class though which helps. Jessica Young is there with me and another guy from Wyview is there. He's a ginger and super funny and I think that we're going to have a good time.

I also did my first workout today on my own. I miss my hometown box so much!!! :( it's all I could think about when I was working out. You can't have headphones in if you're working with free weights so I was thinking a lot while I was working out. The gym kinda sucks and it's disappointing. Before I left I was totally turning a corner with my crossfit workouts and I was doing really good and getting a lot stronger. I feel like being here and not having that many resources that I'm either going to stay where I am now or go backwards and get worse. It just kinda sucks. But I'm doing the best I can with that..."it's going to be ok".

Well I better get to studying. Hope all is well!!

So Here We Are

Following the inspiration of my writing 150 teacher and my mother I have decided to reenter the blogging world. So here we are. Today was my first day of classes at the Y. It was great! My first class is beginning weightlifting. The teacher didn't show today. Mom was saying that maybe they don't have a teacher for that class. So tomorrow I'm going to go and if he's not there I'm going to see what I can do about being the teacher...I know quiet a bit about weightlifting. No joke. Anyway, my next class is writing 150. It's a pretty good class from what I can tell. It seems like it's going to be just like my AP lang class at Union. Each week, for that class we have to make a blog post. My blog for that class, in case you're interested in following it is www.ttoad.blogspot.com. My other classes include music 101 and BOM. I have both of those classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays so I'll let you know how those go!

I love my room mate. We have tons in common and get a long great. So far I'm doing just fine being on my own. I was really worried about it at the end of last week and some tears were shed but I had nothing to worry about. I've got this college thing down ;)

I had my first Sunday in a YSA ward yesterday. It was pretty good. I think I'm going to like the people in my ward. The only thing is that here in Utah...IT'S SOOOOOO MORMON!!! Don't get me wrong I believe in the church and know it's true but holy cow! Seriously... how many hours can we spend at church in one day?! It's a major culture shock for me. I'm not sure I'll ever get used to it.

So here we are just livin it up. My WOD today...just in case you were wondering...100burpies for time.