2 Down...Too Many To Go...

1st week of school was a success. I'm still walking and breathing. In all honestly I love my classes! I have three main classes, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Intro to Sports Med, and EMT. My other odd easy classes include Wellness, weights, and tennis. I don't have a lot of classes, but the load of work and studying I have to do for the classes I have, is tremendous. But I love it! I am pushing myself and extending my reach toward the goals that I have set for myself. Hard Work and Dedication.

I'm almost done with my 2nd week and still everything is going great! The homework load has increased which just makes me work harder. Yet again this year Kindra, Patricia and I live in the library. And yes we do get our work done. The library is a place where we all focus, plus we all have Human Anatomy and Physiology together so we work on that homework. Kindra is always watching something on Netflix while she is doing her homework. I don't know how she does it. I would just focus on what I'm watching not my homework. She gets a lot of her work done though. Crazy. Music is my poison of choice while doing homework. It keeps me upbeat, and my mind flowing.

The first week of school we just met as a team each day to get to know each other and make sure all our paper work was in. This week we have been conditioning everyday. Tennis usually consists of a tennis court, racquets, and tennis balls. We have yet to put all those together. We have run lines on the courts, swung our racquets at imaginary balls and been tossing balls to each other or ran to them to work our hand eye coordination. That was just for one day out of the five days in our conditioning week. The other days have consisted of a workout circuit, swimming laps in the pool the directly after running the stairs and ramps around the Fine Arts Building. Today our coach was gone with Volleyball  (she is the assistant coach) for a weekend tournament. But, unfortunately...we still had practice. First weights class that we have every Tuesday and Thursday, then we were told by coach to run 25 laps around the Fine Arts Building. Last year we would often run laps around that building, running up and down the stairs and up and down the ramps that crossed our path as we made a circle around the building. Never have we done 25. At most like 5 laps. Of course that was after we had already been practicing for 2 hours. We figured 25 was the magic number because today is also our coaches birthday and she turned 25. Even though she and our assistant coach were gone and will be until Monday, we got together and did our 25 gruesome laps. It may sound easy...try it and you'll change your mind. One more day of conditioning and then we will be able to hit a ball! You have no idea how excited I am. Sally and I are sick of coming home sweaty and tired. (This was after our pool/running practice. We ran still wet so sorry for the see through tank...) But sometimes we go and get snow cones to make us feel better.

Let me introduce you to my team a little. Sally, Kindra, and Patricia are all returning sophomores like I am, and then we have two new girls, Mckenna and Maizy. Mckenna is also from Utah! From Logan, UT to be exact, and Maizy is from Mesa. So far we have all gotten along well. It definitely isn't going to be like last years team but no team will ever be the same. I just hope our team comes together well and has a great season like last year. Last year we went undefeated during our season, were 1st in our region and took 7th at Nationals. We are on top and I hope it stays like that. We have everything to lose, while the other teams have nothing to lose. If we work hard and give our all, we can live up to our expectations.

We took a team photo after weights this morning. Except Kenna was taking a test and missed weights so she is also not in the photo. But there will be plenty more in the future. You will meet her soon enough. From left to right...Kindra, Patricia (Patty), Sally, Maizy, Me. Kenna not pictured.

Like I stated earlier I love my classes especially my EMT class. The only thing I am nervous for is the two 12 hour shifts that we have to do later on. One on an ambulance and the other in the ER. But if this is what I want my life to be about, I will have to get used to it.

My life is adventurous so I hope you have committed to the ride. Keep your hands, feet and mind in at all times. Be prepared for anything. I'm loving life and everything in my future. I push everyday to live the life that I want. No one is stopping me. I'm full steam ahead. 

Peace Love and Prosper. You are worth it.

New Year Of Adventures.

Summer has come and gone. The majority of it was spent working at a corn stand on the side of the road or serving people food while they enjoyed the great Weber County Fair. Work or not I enjoyed taking a break from school and living a little.

In February my best friend in the whole world left for Army basic and AIT. In July she came home before she headed to North Carolina where she is stationed for 4 years. I miss her so much.

My friend Sally from Arizona was able to come to Utah to visit me. She spent the week with my family and I as we went on our family trip to Island Park. We traveled into Yellowstone and saw the nature that is there. Canoed/kayaked, hiked and did other fun things. The outdoors are so beautiful and unpredictable. That is why I love it.

On my last day in Utah, my friends Lex and Jess took me to dinner and then to the drive in. Before then I had never been to the drive in. We watched Percy Jackson and Wolverine. It was one of the best days of my life. I miss those girls already. Friends forever.

On Wednesday my parents and I started the trip back down to little Thatcher, AZ. I honestly hate the drive. The back of our van was packed full of all my college stuff. I love my parents for taking the time to drive me down and help me move in. One more year of college here and then I'm off to somewhere else. On Thursday we arrived and moved me in. That night I went and played tennis with Sally, Kindra and Pedro. It was so fun to get together with them again. We had so much fun. I can't wait to start school and tennis.

The house I am living in is really nice and big. There are six girls including me living here. It's right across from campus just like my apartment was last year. Just on the opposite. I think I'm going to like living here. I share a room with my friend named Stephanie. We have the master bedroom in the back. It's really big. My roommates are Sally, Stephanie, Lexi, Tesia, and a girl named Sonora will soon move in. Here are some pictures of my room, bathroom, closet, hallway that shows the other girls rooms, kitchen and living room. Oh and we sorta have a backyard too. A tree fell through the fence that is why there is a hole.

It's Friday and I'm just chilling at home. Tomorrow I have a CPR class. Then on Monday school starts. I'm excited and ready for a new adventure. I'll keep you updated on my adventures! Happy reading!

- LCK