Change

So i've been thinking a lot lately.  About the past, and about what is to come.  I'm by no means a writer, but I realized that I've never written in a journal or anything.  And i'd like to have something to look back on.  So thus this blog was born.  I don't have a very creative name, but i'll change the title of the blog when I come up with something.  I don't know if anyone will read this, but if they do, cool.  If not, it's more for me than anything, so that is alright too.


My life right now...I'm working at Madison Gymnastics Center.  I coach the Girls Team level 3-8 basically, and I love it.  Despite all the ups and downs, it has by far been my favorite part about living here in Rexburg. These little girls that I coach feel like my second family.  All of my actions and plans are based around them...and I love that.  I wouldn't trade it for anything at this point in time.  I also teach preschool here, and that has been such an awesome learning experience for me.  It has been so cool to watch my little class go from struggling with letters to basically reading simple words.  That's another thing I wouldn't trade.  I am lucky to have found a job that I love.

I rock climb all the time.  I'm sort of obsessed.  My body isn't as willing to do gymnastics anymore, so it was so nice to find something that I enjoy equally as much.  It's hard to climb around my work schedule, but that's another one of those things that I can live with.  We last weekend went to the city of rocks, and although it was rainy and we only got one climb in, it was still awesome.  Standing on top of a rock, looking out at the horizon...I feel infinite.  Like I can do, or overcome anything.  And trust me, overcoming certain things has been so hard for me these past few years, but rock climbing makes me feel like I have the strength to do it.  I love the sport, and I love that you get to be in nature and meet all sorts of cool people.  One of my climbing inspirations is Dean Lords.  He is the athlete manager for the north american team for mammut.  And him and his wife are seriously the nicest, coolest couple i've ever met.  My climbing definantly changed after meeting them, and I definantly am inspired by the both of them.  Another cool climbing friend i've met is Joe Crane.  He has traveled so many cool places and gotten to climb.  And he always ends up back in Rexburg.  I definantly want to be like the both of them one day...but i'm not ready to trade my little girls team for traveling the world quite yet.  So i'll just listen to their stories for now.

I'm studying Elementary Education at Brigham Young University.  Although my school career has been on and off, I love this school so much.  I literally feel that if I had gone anywhere else for college, I would not be the person I am striving to be today.  Rexburg sort of saved me, if that makes sense.  Although the winters suck, and people can be difficult, I really do enjoy it.

 It's been a roller coaster, for sure, but I feel as though everything is finally starting to settle down.  I'm dating a guy names James now, and it's probably the first healthy relationship i've ever been in.  He inspires me to be better without even trying.  He's so driven and has a plan of how he wants his life to be.  And he knows everything about the gospel (which I struggle with).  I felt the need to bring him up, because it's starting to be a changing point in my life I guess.  Not that our relationship is getting that serious, but just the relationship in general is an eye opener.  I don't know if we will work out, but i'm realizing that I don't have to sacrifice anything (time, morals, hobbies) in order to get someone to date me.  I can just be me, and that's enough.  I like that, but it's definantly a weird concept for me, and it's taking some time getting used to.

Anyways, other then that, nothing noteworthy has happened as of recent.  That's basically what's going on with me right now though in a nutshell. So i'll keep posting things as