(4) When Life Gives You Roses....

Hello all you lovely people and orphans of the world! The idea of my post is to cover two basic ideas. 1. Weekends are amazing, and 2. Girl drama is the worst.

To start off I want to say that life is a big collaboration of moments in space and time where we make split second decisions, and sooner or later those decision all blend together in what we call our "daily lives."  For example, I decided to come to BYU and study, and because of that I now have to slave away day in and day out to gain an education.  But luckily those decisions haven't limited my freedom.  So that brings me to the topic of how weekends are amazing.  For my previous decisions, I now have been so blessed to take off a full 48 hours of school (except homework) and just relax.  Last night I didn't get to bed until like 3 or 4 in the morning cause we were enjoying a well built bonfire outside our apartment complex.  Life, honestly, is good.  Unfortunately, life isn't always roses and butterflies. Which brings me to the worst topic of human history, "girl drama."

Since I've been home from the mission, I have been involved in girl drama, and it is killing me.  Literally it is the worst thing ever.  I just got out of an ideal relationship with a wonderful girl.  It was weird cause we both really like each other, but she doesn't feel spiritually right about it.  Who am I to say that she isn't not having legitimate feelings?  I was just confused because I felt really good about the whole thing.  So that and other included drama has really frustrated me, and I just want to say that life is amazing, but it sure has its ups and downs.  We just have to learn how to adjust to the "altitude."

(3) Gettin' Swole!

Well I'm going to just say one thing. My body hurts in places I didn't know it could hurt. I made a goal to go to the gym as part of keeping a balanced lifestyle. Luckily I have several cousins that go with me and motivate me so that I work hard. But mu body is wrecked. Two days ago I did a hard chest and tricep lifting workout and yesterday i multiplied the pain by doing a full out leg work out mixed with shoulders. Let's just say that I can barely even lift my pen up higher than my notebook. After all is said and done I always remember two phrases that I learned as a teenager. The first says "no pain no gain." And the second is from one of my close mentors coach Todd Praska. It says "pain is weakness leaving the body." How true are those simple words? It is my motto! There are no benefits without sacrifice and as for this semester I plan on working hard in the gym to keep my body in good physical condition. 

(2) - A day in Nature

What a better way to spend Martin Luther King day than going to Farnsworth Canyon in Southern Utah and hiking around all day and repelling from 200 feet cliffs.  What an adventure.  Literally this morning I went to bed at 4:30 to get up at 5:30 to hit the road with my cousin Cees, his lovely wife Madison and their best bud Franklin.  We got to the canyon at about 9:00 and started hiking in.  What a climb. Over rocks and sand we marched.  We got lost, we found our way, we slipped, we struggled, but all in all we had a good time hiking through nature at its best.  It was a cool hike. We worked our way up the canyon and eventually after scrambling over rock, snow, and mud we reached a plateau that brought us to the anchors where we clipped in and after some encouraging I swung myself off the ledge to slowly repel down to the canyon floor.  It was so exhilarating! Such and adrenaline rush.  I loved every second of it.  I can tell you one thing, my whole body aches. I need a hot shower and a massage.  Too bad it's 1:30 in the morning and all the massage spas are closed.  Well, that'll be another day.  One grand lesson I learned today is that the Lord is big.  He has created wonders and all we have to do is get outside and enjoy them! If we don't, we are wasting these precious gifts that God so kindly has given us.

(1) - To All The Orphans In The World

Well I'm starting a blog. Wow, big whoop!  I'm just kidding. This could be fun.  First off I'd like to direct my words to all the orphans in the world and tell you little guys, You are loved!  But seriously guys, know that life is a garden, you've got to "dig it".  That's been my motto in life.
I'm a poor college student just plugging away at life and trying to take life by the horns in the most creative way possible.  I've had several business ideas to solve my economic crisis; one of which is to sell these crafty rings that I make out of quarters.  Yah, that's right... quarters!  Just trying to show some patriotism here.  So maybe later on I'll post a picture of my art so you can bask in the awesomeness of the rings.  Another business endeavor that I plan on taking on is selling books to the public.  I'll buy them from thrift shops such as DI or Goodwill and resell them online.  So that's a little about me.  I'm a hippie.  I have a rasta car, that has been interior designed with shag carpet covering every square inch.  I'm all out just a fun loving, outgoing individual which brings me back to the fact that I am addressing equally wonderful young women and men.  I'm going to have some fun with this blog to help others learn more on how we can stick it to the man, and become the type of people that God would have us be.
- Peace in the Middle East -