Saturday afternoon Rich asked me to marry him!!! And I said yes!! And now we're engaged and planning a wedding. And getting married on October 8th. Cool.
He is the most amazing and the best man I know. God somehow got us together and is letting me spend my life with him. That's dang nifty.
He sent me this really cute activity to do and at the end when I was reading a love story about dinosaurs, he came up behind me and proposed. It felt remarkably unreal. :)
That's all I want to say about it right now.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Happy Yoga
For almost a month now I have been working out at night with a group of ladies. And I love it. I hate it, but I love it. I feel like I am taking care of my body and making an effort to appreciate what God has given me and steward his creation.
Along with these workouts, I have been trying to change my diet. That is a tough thing to change.
But my favorite part of my new routine is the yoga. I don't do it all the time, but I wish I did. Our workout video (Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred) doesn't do a lot of stretching so I decided to supply my own stretching routine through yoga after the big group workout.
There are a few other girls who will do yoga with me and they are also enjoying it. It is so nice to be relaxed and enjoying each other's company while working out and stretching and improving your tone, posture, flexibility, and breath capacity.
In particular we do this one yoga video called happy yoga. As the name implies, it is a brief video designed to boost your spirits. And it does!
So I do happy yoga with my friends and I feel happy afterwards! I have also noticed an increase in some of my flexibilities and strength! Woo!!!
One thing that I do know through this new routine is that I am highly motivated through group participation and the slight bit of competition that it brings. If I didn't have a good group of ladies doing this with me, I would give up and get lazy, but they keep me going. When I slack off during the exercises, I look back and see them going strong and so I pick the pace up again! God gave us a wonderful thing in community!
Oh and I learned a new word recently: Deleterious - having a harmful or damaging effect on somebody or something. Synonyms are harmful, poisonous, toxic, lethal, and injurious.
Not a pleasant word, but good to store away in the recesses of your brain!
Along with these workouts, I have been trying to change my diet. That is a tough thing to change.
But my favorite part of my new routine is the yoga. I don't do it all the time, but I wish I did. Our workout video (Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred) doesn't do a lot of stretching so I decided to supply my own stretching routine through yoga after the big group workout.
There are a few other girls who will do yoga with me and they are also enjoying it. It is so nice to be relaxed and enjoying each other's company while working out and stretching and improving your tone, posture, flexibility, and breath capacity.
In particular we do this one yoga video called happy yoga. As the name implies, it is a brief video designed to boost your spirits. And it does!
So I do happy yoga with my friends and I feel happy afterwards! I have also noticed an increase in some of my flexibilities and strength! Woo!!!
One thing that I do know through this new routine is that I am highly motivated through group participation and the slight bit of competition that it brings. If I didn't have a good group of ladies doing this with me, I would give up and get lazy, but they keep me going. When I slack off during the exercises, I look back and see them going strong and so I pick the pace up again! God gave us a wonderful thing in community!
Oh and I learned a new word recently: Deleterious - having a harmful or damaging effect on somebody or something. Synonyms are harmful, poisonous, toxic, lethal, and injurious.
Not a pleasant word, but good to store away in the recesses of your brain!
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Sore Bottoms
This week Rich had his wisdom teeth ripped from his mouth and I have been staying with him to care for his every need and be sure he doesn't do anything crazy from the influence of percocet. (It hasn't actually made him high or anything so he doesn't demand too much from me.)
On a random tangent, last night I was thoroughly set on making blueberry muffins from scratch rather than the box that we had here. And I totally did! And they were totally awesome! It was such a good time. Man, I love knowing that I've made something tasty and been productive. Speaking of productivity...
Whilst I've been here we've sat on our butts and watched tv and played on our computers and I've knitted. A few things were taken care of, but they were pretty inconsequential. I intended to read, but I haven't done much. In addition to three days of laziness here, I've been pretty lazy since I finished up the semester and quite frankly, I'm tired of being a bum. I dread the hectic schedule of the year, but I am looking forward to having a purpose with my day. Now don't get me wrong, I really enjoy being able to do nothing at all for hours on end, but it starts to get to me after a while. And so I'm sitting here wondering what to do with the remaining day.
Even though I just complained about being tired of being lazy, it is really really nice to just hang out with Rich and spend good down time with him. He pretty much rocks.
Oh and here are some pictures of the great muffins!
On a random tangent, last night I was thoroughly set on making blueberry muffins from scratch rather than the box that we had here. And I totally did! And they were totally awesome! It was such a good time. Man, I love knowing that I've made something tasty and been productive. Speaking of productivity...
Whilst I've been here we've sat on our butts and watched tv and played on our computers and I've knitted. A few things were taken care of, but they were pretty inconsequential. I intended to read, but I haven't done much. In addition to three days of laziness here, I've been pretty lazy since I finished up the semester and quite frankly, I'm tired of being a bum. I dread the hectic schedule of the year, but I am looking forward to having a purpose with my day. Now don't get me wrong, I really enjoy being able to do nothing at all for hours on end, but it starts to get to me after a while. And so I'm sitting here wondering what to do with the remaining day.
Even though I just complained about being tired of being lazy, it is really really nice to just hang out with Rich and spend good down time with him. He pretty much rocks.
Oh and here are some pictures of the great muffins!
Monday, January 10, 2011
Knitting Craziness
So I've been knitting for a bit over 2 years and I really enjoy it even though I am still pretty basic. I mostly just knit scarves although I've expanded to hats lately. I know that hats are knitted best with circular needles or on looms that Nicole's grandma introduced me to recently, but I had none of these tools. I've only worked with crochet hooks and that has been pretty disastrous thus far, even under Rebecca's careful tutelage. So, ever since I learned how poorly stocked my knitting bag I have wanted to expand my supply collection and thus expand my knitting prowess. I do not, however, want to shell out cash because it's in short supply in my bank account.
Amazingly enough, my AWESOME boo, Rich and his AWESOME mom came to the rescue so I could start new cool projects. Rich had skeins of yarn for me and circular needles and Tracy bought us a set of circular looms to share. SO very cool. I made my first hat last night and it's a wee bit snug, but super cute! It even has a brim.
So I'd like to thank all those who have aided my growth as a knitter. You all rock!!!
Amazingly enough, my AWESOME boo, Rich and his AWESOME mom came to the rescue so I could start new cool projects. Rich had skeins of yarn for me and circular needles and Tracy bought us a set of circular looms to share. SO very cool. I made my first hat last night and it's a wee bit snug, but super cute! It even has a brim.
So I'd like to thank all those who have aided my growth as a knitter. You all rock!!!
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