Day 19

So, today was kind of a freebie... I think. I did what I was supposed to but it didn't end up like it should or could have. I was suppose to go to any fast food drive in and when I go to pay for my order, I was supposed to pay for the car behing me as well. Well, every day I go to Sonic to get my mom her Diet Coke. Some days I have cars behind me, some days I don't. Today was one of the days I didn't. I even had to wait longer than usual. I was really kind of hoping someone would come, so I could pay for their order. When I pulled through I was even hoping someone was trying to order outside and nothin...

I'm not a fast food hopper, so I wasn't gonna make it happen somewhere else. Sorry... Do you think I can count the fact that I buy my moms drinks?

Day 18

Today I had to give 30 hugs! Sometimes hugs are warm and tight and they make you feel just right. If you can't snuggle up, the next best thing is to gather up! Hersheys Hugs... yumm... HAHAHA yeah I'm not a poet, but I tried. It was fun to give people Hershey Hugs today and to also get some real hugs! You just feel all warm and fuzzy!

Day 17

Walk or ride a bike everywhere you go today. Do NOT get into a vehicle. I'm tired today. I started my day out by going to clean my wards meeting house. Yep! Walked there. Thanks to Cassie, I didn't have to go alone. I'm not sure how far it is though. I'm thinking that it like 2 1/2 miles... so I got 5 miles in today! I didn't have anything else that I needed to do today, so it worked out ok for me today. However, I did help do the back yard and dang, I think that's what got me all tired. I'm ready for bed and it's 7:30. Anyways, I was able to get stuff done too. I made my birthday wreath. Amy and I were able to get those done. Super cute and fun!

Day 16

Make a nice dinner and take it to someone who is not in your family. Well, other than the fact that I had to work and maybe my dinner wasn't the nicest dinner you could have, I was able to do this challenge. I open my challenges up the night before, so I was able to to think about who I would like to take dinner into. Sis. Hardy in my home ward is all by herself right now. Pres. Hardy has been in the hospital and she goes back and forth to see him. I called her this afternoon to see if I could bring her something and she said YES!

So, my mom gave me the idea of making a BLT sandwich! Sounded good to me and Sis. Hardy was even more excited! I made some yummy berry fluff to go with it too! I was happy to make her a meal. I wish I could have done more but I did what I could. I love the Hardys, they are some pretty amazing people. I will miss seing President Hardy. I have learned much from him. I feel that I will learn much more from Sis. Hardy, when he does pass. She is a strong woman and she knows the gospel. What a good challenge!

Day 15

Today was a lot better for me. I had to e-mail, call, or text someone in my contact list, that I want to get to know better. Heck most of the people in my contacts are my friends so of course I would love to get to know them even better. I talked to my friend Diana today. We've been friends for years and years but I don't hardly ever see her. So, I was able to catch up with her and see what's going on. She's buying a house this year too and she's just trying to live as happily as she can. It was super good to talk to her and see how she was doing. Good day!

Day 14

Donate money to a non profit organization that you have never donated to before. So, I will be honest and I suppose this will sound bad but I think if you are going to donate it should be something that you want to do. Not that I don't want to donate, it wasn't something that I had been thinking about and I had a day to figure out who I really wanted to donate money to. I probably sounds super selfish and really I'm really not trying to be that way, it just wasn't something I was prepared for. So, it's probably up on the list of challenges I didn't like. Maybe if I would have had more time to make a decision and really want to donate I would be happier with it.

That being said, I did donate. I googled non profit organizations in Las Vegas and I found 3 square meals. I have heard of them and kind of knew what they do. They really do help quite of people out and you can obviously give more than just money to help them out. But if I was going to help with anything, I would want to make sure a family is able to eat as a family. In the future and as I get to know more about them maybe I will donate more time and service and even money. I set up to get more info on them and so, I am genuinely interested in who they are and what they do.

Ok, so now that I sound like a jerk :/ I guess we shall see how tomorrow goes.

Day 12 & 13

So, Day 12 I was challenged to be UNPLUGGED! I couldn't use my phone, no texting, no e-mailing, no tv, no radio, nothing electronically entertaining, unless it had to do with work. So, I will be honest. I kinda had a bit of a meltdown. HAHA Lars was probably laughing his butt off at me. I know he was actually but in the end I think I just had to get it out of my system. My phone is a safety net for me. I text a lot but it's not something I have to do. I love to talk but again, it's not something I have to do. However, I am still addicted to my phone... obviously... because I had a small meltdown haha. You will be proud of me, I didn't use the skip! I went a full 24 hours plus without using my phone, unless it was related to work.

I think the hardest part of my day was my driving. I actually had to go to another branch for a meeting, which meant I had to drive a lot further. I love listening to music and for the most part it's my church music anyway. So, not listening to any was kind of hard, when I really didn't have a whole lot on my mind. So I decided that I would take my little hymn book with me and find songs I could sing. The song that really made me greatful for my day yesterday, was Count Your Blessings. The words of that song are perfect! If ever you are down, sing that song and then count your blessing and then sing it again. Last night I went through and wrote down my blessings. I'm very blessed, richly blessed I would even say. At the end I felt like being unplugged really plugged me into where I needed to be.

Thanks to some of my wonderful friends they did try and tempt me. I got a couple of texts from them and I will tell you, that I didn't even look at the messages until this morning when I woke up. To think that they could really tempt me like that. HA... Amy you know me better. ;) I knew I could do the challenge, I was just felt like I was super detached for that "JUST IN CASE" moment. Over all it was a great day!

Today I had to write a letter to my grandparents. I liked that. It's nice to send a note to the ones you love. I like to get unexpected things, so why wouldn't someone else. When they get it in the mail, in the next day or two, I'm gonna be super excited to just know they will feel a little extra love. I am greatful for who my grandparents are. They have created a good solid foundation for my family and I know it's because of them that we are who we are today. Things aren't always so sweet and joyful but it is because of them that we are even here and for that, I am most greatful. Today was a great day!