Becoming Healthy

I don't know about you but one of my challenges this summer was to get into a healthy lifestyle. In the past I never really worked out other than the occasional work-out DVD or to walk on the treadmill or jump on a stationary bike for a few weeks but I would quite because I did not keep up that habit and I never went back. This summer I am doing my best to walk for one hour a day. I love to listen to Adventures in Odyssey and each CD is roughly 60 minutes. So, I make myself walk the entire time I am listening to the three episodes on the CD.


This is only part of the battle against having a lazy, unhealthy summer. The other part is to actively watch what I eat. I have two apps on my phone which I log every thing I eat. One is MyFitnessPal and the other is LoseIt!


For this summer, I would love to have additional accountability to keep up with choosing the right meals and snacks. If all of you could check-up with me and make sure that I am not giving up this lifestyle change.

Post-Grad Life

I have officially graduated!!!!

Saturday, May 28, 2011 I graduated from homeschool high school with a life-long friend. It went very well.

There was a slide show of our lives, and we did a Praise and Worship time at the end before we went to eat and fellowship.

There was a chocolate fountain, two different kinds of cakes, three different dips with chips, home-made mints, an assortment of nuts, and three beverages.

For my presents, I, of course, received a rather large chunk of money. Along with that, I was given a three piece suitcase set, an iPad and leather case for it, a very cool, very big pocket knife that has a seascape with a boat on both sides, a BIG box of chocolates and a very nice journal and a toiletry bag. I love all of my gifts, if anyone gave me anything, I would like to say here: Thank you for your gifts and your presence at a huge moment of my life.

Now, I can no longer say that I am homeschooled. L But there are bigger and better thing that are ahead of me. My best days are ahead of me, as Danny Gokey’s single from his first album says.

I have finished up with a lot of things that I will no longer be attending as a full student. I finished orchestra and choir and private music lessons. I am sad that they finished, but I am excited at the same time as well. Is that a bad thing? Now if I ever go back it will be to visit with friends.

The VBS decoration process has started back up. This will be my first VBS not being homeschooled. It’s sad, but exciting.

As I talk of VBS, it reminded me of summer and swimming and that we opened our pool a few weeks ago and I had my first swim of this year today!! Also that I go a new swimsuit.

This past semester I have been taking a class with my grandmother. It is a class for Swedish Weaving and Huck Toweling. I have been enjoying it very much. It will be going through the summer and into the fall.

I will be going to college in the fall. I will be going for English.

I think that is it for now. I will attempt to keep up with posting now that school is over and that it is summer.

One little mistake

I forgot to say in the last post, that Maddie and I(with a few extra "sisters") went to a bonfire for the choir that we are in. Everyone in the choir, ever since it has started, has stated that we need to get together and have a party of some kind. A little over two years after the choir's first meeting, we finaly had a party on the 10th of October. Two years. 2.

I had a lot of fun. We had the typical bonfire food there, i.e. hotdogs, chips, soda, smores, and a lot of other desserts.

We sang around the fire accompanied by a guitar.

We also played a name game. In this game, the first person had to say their name and the state that they were born in. The the person next in line would have to say all of the pepole BEFORE him/her and add themseves to the line of names. It went that way, all the way around the fire. When it got back to the firts person, which was our choir director, she had to do everyone in reverse order. So instead of starting with herself, again and going in the order that everyone esle did, she had to start with the last person who did it and go around the fire backwards. Until she got back to herself. It was really fun.

Yesterday. aka, my Birthday

Yesterday was my birthday!! I really didn’t do anything fun. But I had a good time anyway.

For my birthday dinner, I had salmon and some other white fish, witch I can not remember the name of it. With wild rice and corn for the sides. The fish was cooked three different ways. Broiled, breaded, and fried.

For dessert, I had a home-made Black Forrest Cake. I am tempted to sneak a piece before we go. *smile*

I got a book on how to knit socks. With everything I need to make them. I have already started on them. I also got some new, better boots for when I go riding. I actually got them last week. For I had a horse clinic/trail ride last Saturday. So I needed some boots for that.

Today we are going to my moms parents house for the fourth! I’ll hopefully put pic. up.