So Excited!

A few weeks ago I spoke at a relief society activity and told a little bit about myself so the ward could get to know me better. I talked about living on the farm and all the fun times we had working and playing as a family. I talked about how Stephen and I met and what I like to do in my spare time, etc... I still get comments every week at church about how someone loved my stories and how "exciting" my life is. They all thought the story of how I met Stephen was hilarious and "oh so cute!". It was a fun night and just what I needed to feel more a part of my ward since being in primary, I don't meet a whole lot of people.

 Anyway, I saw the ward's achievement/activity day leader at the activity, and day dreamed about how fun it would be to be part of activity days (as they now call it). I thought back to when I was in achievement days and how much fun I had with my friends after school making crafts and eating food.

Fast forward to last Sunday....

I was sitting in primary trying to get my kids to stop hitting each other when the first counselor of the bishopric called me out. I was really sad because I just knew this was the end of my primary career. So the first thing I asked him was if they were going to release me from primary. He asked, "well do you want to be?" I said, "No way, please, please don't release me!" He laughed and said that they would like to call me as the new activity day leader which includes all girls primary age 8-11 since our primary is on the small side. I blurted out a big loud "YES!" before he could even finish his sentence. I asked if I could still teach in primary and he said that was OK, and activity days would be an additional calling...for now. I don't want to leave primary because I love teaching those 4,5 and 6 year olds. This calling came as a big surprise, but I couldn't be happier. I have my first activity day at my house this week with 12 girls. That's a lot, but I am up for the challenge.

It's so convenient too because all the girls just walk across the street to my house from the elementary school since I live right there. which means I have to hurry home from work since I get done as soon as school lets out. I have so many ideas--probably enough for the next several months right off the bat with spring coming in a few short weeks. I can't wait!

Busted

Awe man! It's only the middle of February and my exercising/healthy eating streak has come to end. In fact, it really only last a week, haha, go figure. Ever since my visit to Twin I can't get back in my groove. I'm pretty sure it was that gigantic salad at Idaho Joes that did me in, lol I still can't believe I ate the WHOLE thing plus my piece of corn bread; Becky, why didn't you stop me?! Stephen and I are still eating healthy-ish at home, but I have absolutely no desire to work out.

Stephen had a dozen roses delivered to the house for me this last Wednesday. I loved them, but I love Stephen even more. I have had his valentines gift planned out for weeks. I put it all together just a few short hours before Stephen got home from work on Wednesday. It couldn't have been more perfect. I made some heart shaped strawberry pie tarts and wrapped them in cellophane with a cute homemade scratch off card that said "to my sweet tart" and hid it in his work car so he would find it in the morning on his way to work.

I'm not much of a valentines day celebrating person; I mean Stephen and I don't expect anything from each other, but my thought is this: I know there are lots of people who loath valentines day, but since there is a day every year devoted to your loved ones why not celebrate? We celebrate our love everyday, Stephen and I as do most people, but it doesn't hurt to have a special random day in February to make them feel extra special. I do not, however, like all the commercialism of the holiday because some people take it way too seriously and judge their relationships by what they received from their significant other or lack there of; I like to stick to the homemade cards and love notes and treats that mean a thousand times more than going and buying ridiculous stuff that really has no meaning. But to each their own. My favorite thing about this holiday, like any other holiday, is decorating my home with pink and red heart decor:) happy valentines day!

Winter Blues

For the month of February, Stephen and I, well really I decided that we need to start eating better and get off our fannies after we come home from work. We worked out a clean eating menu for this month and found a Jillian Michaels workout to do together every night. We are trying to stay away from sugar and desserts as much as we can, and absolutely no pop. I'm really excited about this, but the problem is finding the motivation to do the workouts. Eating healthy isn't too difficult for me; it's the exercising that I hate, then there's the cold weather outside that makes me want to cuddle and bundle up on the couch even more. I hope this works and that we can get to a point where it's part of our daily routine.

I also can't wait for spring so I can kick the cat out of the house and watch my hundreds of bulbs I planted last fall bloom. I'm excited for the warmer weather so I can take Stephen camping to a few neat places I found here in Utah, and scratch off some of my bucket list items. I think this will be a great year for us, and if it's not we'll pretend it was anyway.

I don't make New Years resolutions because they always seem too big, hard, or long to achieve, so I work things out one month at a time. January was miserable with all the extreme cold temps, snow, and ice so I'm starting with February. Does anybody have any tips for exercise motivation? Other than  the way I feel when I look in the mirror before I take a shower, haha!