Training

I am TRAINING! :) Started Monday!. and i am motivated!
I am SO glad i am doing this. :)
I just need to find someone to train with.
I find i push myself to go faster, to run longer when i have someone there running with me. SO the search begins. in the meantime i will stick to my training plan :)

I bought a Nike+ Sport band. It comes with a sensor that you wear in/on your shoe and the sensor communicates with the sport band and tracks your pace,distance,heart rate,and the time. and I can upload them to my computer and it will show me my runs, and i can track my progress. :)

Its a weird picture of me but IGNORE THAT and focus on what i am holding. :)

I am training for the Famous Idaho Potato Half Marathon which is May 14th. :)

which means i have SEVENTY SEVEN days.

Running

I've always loved to run. especially if i have some great tunes.;) but never have i ran on a usual basis. and lately i have been feeling a lull. A lull in my life a lack of accomplishment. and i had the idea after i read my friend's blog who is going to run a full marathon. i want to run a half marathon. i want to fill my life with a goal. :) So i researched how to train i am starting to get EXCITED! RUN RUN RUN!!!

Lily

Lilies are my favorite flower. i don't know what it is about them but they are just so beautiful to me. today i've taken the day to have some real down time. it is GLORIOUS!

Aaannd this has been random thoughts from Jen. join us next time and have a great night!

Ah the weeks of winter

i just saw my friend megan's blog and it motivated me to update. Well Annette Allen is keeping me busy in the mornings. i babysit pretty much every morning so thats nice! :) and a plus is that i get to hang out with little baby Grace who is ADORABLE! :) I am at a weird phase in my life. i miss being in school, i miss having a set schedule and tasks. This could be remedied by a job. which doesn't seem to want to come to me. On the other hand it is nice to just sit around. but too much sitting around gets me stir crazy!

I've been reflecting on my past semester at BYU-I. and it was good. nothing that really leaves me ranting and raving. I loved being in the choir that i was in and my classes were good, only slightly harder than high school, and high school was a breeze. sometimes i really felt out of place. some of this feeling might be due to the fact that my only social outlet was the choir and my vocal class. My ward was older and really just set in their ways and set on graduating as their main focus. thus resulting in not a whole lot of ward stuff. So my friends were my roommates and the choir. and that choir i LOVED! it was awesome and amazing. so this time around (April) i am not going to stay in the same place i did and i am going to have all new roommates no one i know! :) and i am going to be taking more degree classes and etc.

sometimes i get the feeling that BYU-I isn't the place for me. but if it isn't the place for me... where is?

Well this is weird

I find it weird that i am here in Boise while everyone else had their first day of school today. I am working hard to get a job so that i am not a bum while i am here the the next semester. I am also going to get a membership so that i can work out and also do that to keep me from spending all my time on Hulu. ;) oh Hulu is one of my number one weaknesses. :) along side facebook, books,and delicious food. :) I broke my poor little glasses today. :( but i guess i'll have to tape them up or something!


I had a marvelous break!
I got to see my BEST friends in the WORLD! i love them oh so much!
above is some of the many adventures we have together.. in fact i still have two other tattoos on my body that will not come off.. oh well i guess i'll go to church again sporting the ankle tattoo and get dirty looks. haha :) oh well! i am very excited that i am home although it might be nice if i had a job to fill my time!

ZE FIFTEEN SONGS.. :)

1. Sweet Spirit by Everclean haha this is from the movie Sons of Provo. and its just a funny weird CD. and they are talking about this girl who will never get married. i guess some times i feel like this girl. BUT mainly this song is just straight up funny.

2. Victoria by John Mayer this is a song i like listening to when i just want to chill and mellow out. John Mayer always has that effect on me. He is definitely one of the artists i turn to when i want a mellow song.

3. Kissing A Fool by Michael Buble Oh how i love Michael Buble. I love jazz and i love his voice. all of his songs are just awesome classics. I definitely relate songs to myself. take advice from it

4. If Thou Had Been Here from Women at the Well by Kenneth Cope. I have plenty of Religious music on my IPOD because it is always soothing and beautiful. I find this song that is about the story of Lazarus. The message that comes from this song is that bad things happen to you so that you can be tested and be shown the love and power of God. and That you can be strengthened.

5. Losing Hope by Jack Johnson pretty sure i haven't heard this song very often. but Jack Johnson is another artist i go to for mellowness. this song isn't very mellow though. but i like this song. :)

6. Child's Prayer by From The Heart. well i am going to talk about the group that sang this. I love From the HEart. it is the music group that i was in this past semester. this group was wonderful for me. i made new friends and i had the opportunity to perform spiritual music and solos and it was just an awesome thing for me. it definitely helped me keep sane. :) I <3>

7. Somebody by Inside out. ah accapella music! : ) I want what the song says. i want somebody who cares for me passionately. i want somebody to help me see things in a different light. i want somebody who will put their arms around me and kiss me tenderly. i want somebody. :)

8. White Horse by TSwift :) This reminds me of driving around. it doesn't remind me of a any certain boy but it just reminds me of myself. I'm not a princess. I am going to find myself a guy who will treat me well. : )

9. After All I can Do by Felicia Sorensen I can honestly say that i haven't heard this song. But i always relate songs to myself. His grace is sure and true after all i can do. Broken heart contrite sol i plead for him to make me whole. when in faith i fall i surrender all he lifts me up after i can do. his mercy claims my grief and pain.

10. Feel the Fire EFY. i want to feel the fire again. to warm my soul and fill my need. I've grown cold from bitter rain. i'm fallin fast don't let me go. i need to feel the fire again.

11. Under The bridge by Red Hot chili Peppers . i likee different types of music. :) it like starting over.

12. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. i like funny weird songs. for example this song. its five minutes and fifty four seconds long. and its just random and awesome. :)

13. Wait for Me by Everclean. it sort of illustrates my feelings about waiting for a guy on a mission. its STUPID. The guy is working for the lord and he doesn't need to be distracted. so put a blindfold for two years, don't go out in public. just put your life on pause for two years. i think it is probably the most selfish thing a guy can ask for. "keep yourself locked up in your room" if that guy is the right guy than nothing is going to change that.

14. fishin in the Dark by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. this reminds me of the carefree summers. just letting it all flow and go. :) wonderful fun and great times. : )

15. I Won't By Colbie Calliat I <3>

Lets see... uh FIVE DAYS!

So life has been great. :) right now i need to be doing a paper that is due tomorrow that i'll have to present but HEY i got alll day long to do it.. but at some point i'll also have to do science homework.. i only have one day of classes this week and that day is tomorrow! and then i have to take a science test that opens wednesday but is open through friday.. so i'll need to study for that. :/ haha so far this week is looking pretty good. i need to pack and clean and then i'll leave friday night with david. : ) currently we have a puppy in our apartment that Sami is taking home : ) he is a mini schnauzer. : ) he is SOO cute! : ) so i guess i better go work on that essay. kick it in the face! : )

here he is! : )