FREEEEDOM!!!

Yes friends, at long last, it has come.

Spring Break.

Mine started about an hour ago. I finished my third exam of the day, completing all of my midterm exams, and freeing me from the hours of study and stress into the bright open sunshine that is spring break.

And it feels good.

Of course not literally. The two lovebirds that are Logan and winter seem to be locked in a proverbial, "No you hang up first!" "No you hang up first!" battle. Winter just does not want to leave, and this week it hit with a passion, first teasing us with a 60-degree sunny bliss, then cruelly snatching it away and dumping us with cold and snow. Cruel winter, cruel indeed.

Anyway.

I already got my score back for my Chem 1210 exam, I am satisfied, I did better than I thought I might.

I got beat up pretty good in Kajukenbo today, but it was a good thing. I was practicing kicks with one of the experienced guys (one that could kill me in about 5 seconds in 10 different ways) and he wasn't going easy on me, he never does, smashing my toes and about breaking my shins. It was awesome.

I took my laptop in to get fixed yesterday. Oh wait, had I not told you? Yeah my laptop just about gave up the ghost last Friday. I convinced myself for days that it was an excuse to get a new one, finally realizing that I couldn't afford a new one, only to get it fixed. Shoot. We'll see if he comes back safe and sound. I hadn't named him before now, but after realizing how much I miss him, I have decided, if he returns from the dead, to name him Lazarus. Fitting? I think so. IF he makes it. If not, I'm not naming that no good piece of crap, all he gave me was trouble...*a lone tear runs down my cheek*

I'm going to tell you a secret. Don't tell anyone.

I have no idea what I'm going to do for spring break.

I've got no plans, except I have to work a little.

Mike, who's actually in St. George right now shooting for the WAC tournament (lucky turd), and I had thought of doing some hiking and camping, originally in southern Utah, now probably just somewhere around here. So maybe there's that. Also I had another idea. I was thinking, what would it be like if I went to the temple every single day during the break. That would be pretty cool right? Let me know what you think.

Yeah, this post is pretty all over the place. Oh well. I don't care, I'm FREEEE!

A hello to new classes, a goodbye to an old friend

This is Jordan.

We have been best friends since junior high. 

After we graduated high school he moved to Alabama for school. 

He came home for the holidays. We had some wicked good times. 

Yesterday we (Mike and I) had to say goodbye again.

Boo.

I wish I got to see him more, I love this kid!

Good luck in Alabama buddy, you're awesome!

The new semester started yesterday.

I had 4 regular classes and 3 institute classes.

I started at 8:30...

I didn't get home until 5.

2 math classes, 1 chemistry class, and one awesome martial arts class.

Preparing for Eternal Marriage, New Testament, and Book of Mormon in Institute.

Today was easier.

Just one math class, and one institute class (Parables of Jesus Christ)

Only usually on Tuesdays I will have a three hour chemistry lab, starting next week. 

Yep, its started. 

Well, if we must...bring it on school, I got this. 

Until next time...I am already sleep deprived...

Pants on Fire

Okay, so I lied.

Its the 3rd of January and I totally didn't blog about my resolutions yesterday. Sorry.

But there's good news, I'm going to do it now! Yahoo! I know, you can hardly contain your excitement, right?

So without further ado, here are my resolutions for the year of 2012:

1) Better Health

 This year has been interesting in health terms. To be honest I was at my fittest at the beginning of the year on my mission, up to when I came home in March. And is that really surprising? Walking 8-10+ miles a day, eating all natural foods, sweating, well, always. That'll keep you fit. But once I got home, needless to say, I exercised less, ate more, and began to gain weight. Then I went to college and lost a little weight, due to the simple fact that I couldn't afford very much food and as a result, ate less. Plus my physical job and walking around campus didn't hurt either.

However lets just say the food I ate, and eat, as a college student isn't exactly super healthy. For the most part I lack fruits and vegetables and other important parts of a good diet. So this year I am determined to balance my diet, eat better food (what I can afford. Healthy food can be expensive!), and also get out and exercise more.

2) Better study habits

This past semester was my first semester of college and the first time I had been in school in around 3 and a half years. So as you can imagine, my study skills, now that I didn't have rigid study schedule or motivation that the mission provided me, were lacking. I did most of my studying at my apartment where there were a lot of distractions and I couldn't focus very well. Granted, my classes this last semester weren't too challenging, so I was able to do that and still pull off good grades. However, my classes won't always be that easy, so I need to start better habits now.

This semester I am determined to study every day after classes in an area on campus that I can focus, probably the library or the institute. That way I can eliminate distractions and get the studying that I need to done before coming home and doing anything else.

3) Go to the temple every week

This has been a goal of mine for a while now, but sadly I haven't been doing as well as I'd hoped, going every couple weeks instead of every week. So now I'm going to go every week. I still need to see how my schedule is going to work so I can pick a day and time when I can go consistently. I think that's the key, to get into the habit of doing it at a consistent time. So that's what I'm going to do.

4) BE POSITIVE

The last resolution I will share is one I'm excited about. It is to simply be more positive. Sometimes I catch myself saying negative things or being pessimistic. I don't like it when that happens, and it happens more often than I care to admit. So my goal to stop saying anything negative, to only speak positively, to put a good spin on everything, and see the good in everyone. I want everyone to help me on this one. If you catch me being negative, give me a little reminder and hopefully I will be stop. I'm not perfect though. So...be patient.

 Alright, I'm not going to bore you with any more details. I've got a few other little resolutions but these are the big ones, the ones I think will most affect and change my life for the better.

I love a new year, a chance to be a new person, looking forward to how your life will change in one years time.

I'm feeling 2012, this is my year.

Oh and by the way, the world is not ending this year. Deal with it.

Until next time, seriously guys, lets make these resolutions go past February.