12 Days of service

I have decided that my extreme for the last month, will be to do 12 RANDOM days of service... It gives me the ability to serve through the whole month, instead of just half of the month. Not that I would just stop serving but I am able to spread it out and not get to stressed out about it, if I cant do something the next day. So, that's why I am doing random days, plus... it just fits my personality, I can be a little random at time... I mean, did you just read my last post... I went SKY DIVING!!! RANDOM... LOL

Anyway, So I am going to do service. Maybe I will end up getting something exciting in there for the month, but I don't know... We shall see.

So, I started my 12 days last night. I know it's not even December but how do you tell you grandparents that you need to wait until December 1st the actually come over and help... That's a big negative ghost rider. I called to see if I could come over and help sometime this week and it just worked out that Grandpa needed help last night. Help is what I gave! I helped him set up the tree and get it all plugged in and lit up and then decorated it. According to Grandpa all he was planning on doing was getting it out of the seller, so we got a lot accomplished!

I had such a good time. I want to find a husband like Grandpa. He loves this Christmas season and would love for it to last at least a month and a half. I love the fact that he's not a Scrooge, that he loves to make his home pretty, and be able to enjoy doing it. That's a pretty awesome quality in a man... Go figure my Grandpa would have that quality... he is awesome!

It was fun to hear stories about some of the decorations, where they came from and who made them. Oh the memories Grandma has sometimes. It was fun to joke around with Grandpa.... haha we were decorating the tree and had turned off the lights, so we could see where we should put the decorations. LOL As he was hanging some, he says " Grandma, we've got some lights out over here." LOL I looked at him and said, "Grandpa, of course you do, we turned them off." LOL he had forgotten we turned off the lights... LOL I caught Grandpa that time, lol gotta love the Senior, senior moments. lol

I had a really good time and was super glad that I called when I did. Grandma and Grandpa need help right now. Grandma is still trying to get back to normal from breaking her hip and so, they need all the extra help even more. Anyway, I can't wait until my next service... Until Next time... Love ya!

Sky Diving

November 19, 2011

So, I actually did it! I went SKY DIVING! I was 15,000 feet in the air and I jumped out of a plane... AAAHHHH It was the most amazing thing ever. I didn't feel like I was falling, I knew I was falling but it really felt like I was flying. What a thrill! When the parachute came out I felt like I should be falling faster and I just floated. I did feel like I was going to puke.... I think everything finally caught up to me and once I was floating down, it was starting to settle... Not to worry, I kept everything under control. I made a great landing and I even ate a little once we were done.

The plane ride up, was the hardest part, I think. I just wanted to get the whole thing over with. My friend Sarah Manley went with me and she did tricks, me... no way, just wanted to do it and get it done, floating down was all I had in mind. Maybe next time I will do a trick or two. Yep, I said next time! I don't have any plans of going again right now but if someone asked me, I would probably do it.

I wish I would have gotten video from the bottom, my mom and dad said it was pretty amazing to watch from the ground. Oh the ground... Oh how happy I was to see and touch the ground and not be smushed to the ground. LOL it was a running joke around our house, when I finally bought the ticket to dive. My mom asked if I had my funeral planned and my family members were asking if they could have things... lol Sorry guys, I get to keep all my stuff. I did also tell my instructor, that I loved him, once I was safely on the ground... lol

So, I did the extreme of extremes... It was AMAZING and I am living to tell about it! Love ya!

Singin' Solo

Ok... So, I didn't get to do anything for September, somehow that month just got away from me. When I wanted to do my September extreme, I couldn't because of the weather and it was the last day of the month. So... Sorry, no Extreme for September.

However, October was different. I kinda had two but one was a bit more nerve wracking than the other. I sang a solo in sacrament on Ocotber 23. I was so nervous, I can't even begin to describe it. I love to sing but I do just fine singing in a choir or even just a duet. I don't know what it is but I just don't like doing it all by myself. Maybe it's just that I want someone else to look bad with me. LOL not really I guess I just don't like doing things alone I suppose. hmmm

Anyway, I sang I Stand All Amazed and Sarah Potts played the piano for me. We practiced for the week and it was the craziest week ever... just because of the nerves... I was praying through out the week that both Sarah and I would be able to sound good together, that the Lord would be satisfied with our work. I asked for a lot of help that week... trust me. Then the day came and I was still asking for help. I knew, I just needed to relax and breath and that the Lord would take over. That is such an amazing feeling! I was nervous when I first started but then was able to control myself and sing beautifully. All the Lords doing... ALL.

I recieved a lot of compliments, I think that, that is the hardest part. I would rather just do it and be done and just blend right back in, doing the Lords work. It was however, an amazing opportunity. The sacrament talks that day were on Testimony and singing that song, felt like I was singing my testimony. I did start to cry when I started singing, not because of nerves, but because of how I really do, Stand All amazed at the Love Jesus offers me. The words of that song mean so much. Even now as I write, I think of the meaning of some of the words in that song. How blessed am I, to have a Savior, who loves me and has died for me. The work that I have done is, or will be sufficient enough for him and because of that, his Atonement will cover me. Amazing words!

I know that I was helped that day and I know that I was given a talent and that I should use it more. Will I sing solo's all the time... probably not... but I will try and use this talent to the best of my ability and if that means singing a solo again, I will.

My other extreme was Microdermabrasion... I won a raffle and got a $300 gift certificate and so I went and had my first treatment in October. Not scary, actually kinda cool. Not something I probably would have just done all on my own... So, I'm counting it. Hopefully by the time I am all done, my face wont act like it's still 15.

Until next time! TTFN