Straw Mazin'

So this past weekend Robby and I went to "The Straw Maze" out past Big Judds. I can't even rememeber the town out there but it's on the outside of town (Rexburg). Anyway...Having to go through a maze and get to the ending is not exactly my idea of fun...But I was interested in going, and we needed something to do for Saturday so we went! I've never been in a maze before...let alone a Straw Maze. And I was a little skeptical of how good this thing would actually be. It turned out to be pretty impressive! It was built about 10 ft. high of bales of hay and whoever created it did a pretty good job. There were many dead ends and turns that would pop you back out at the same place you went in...And if you weren't careful you could repeat yourself several times before finding a new path! We were allowed to go through it as many times as we wanted, so we went through twice. There were some pretty interesting features the straw maze had...Like a random tractor tire just sitting on the ground? We knew if we came around the corner and saw that stupid thing that we were no where near the exit so we'd flip right back around and head another direction haha. Towards the exit there was a tunnel with red strings hanging from the ceiling? I think it's most likely scarier in the dark, because at night the Straw Maze is haunted...So maybe the strings are suppose to be blood or something? But we knew if we hit that tunnel that we were towards the exit!



Robby "getting us help"



After only taking 13 minutes to go through it the first time we figured another romp through the straw would be easy....WRONG! The second time we went through we ended up being in there for 41 minutes!! The average is 45 minutes so we almost hit the average. It was rediculous how many times we'd think we were towards the exit just to find out it was the entrance we had come back to again! During our second time in the maze we ended up back at the entrance 4 times! I think after about 30 minutes passing we ran into this corner we had several times and we decided to cheat. After being in there for 30 minutes it was time for a little help! :) So Robby climbed on the bales of hay to try and figure out where the exit was. I told him there has gotta be some sort of Gospel principle you could tie into this maze and finding your way out. Maybe I should take my primary kids out to it and teach them a lesson on choosing the right or something. :) I've never been so happy to see an exit as I was when we got out that second time! The maze is haunted on week nights after dark, so we're planning to go back for a haunting probably Halloween weekend. I'm waiting for my brother to come up to do that...Cause I'm a chicken and want to be able to hide in between my guys :) Fun activity to do...Unless your alergic to hay of course.








Bloody tunnel




Tractor tire?









Late nights and NO snacking...

So like my new motto in life of change it seems like my job is continually changing. I think I hold the record for the most jobs attained in one year...Because since being married I have had 1....2...3....now 4 jobs. Everytime I have saught out a new job I have been able to find one. My most recent job (which I love) I went in for my interview after only searching a week for a job, and they gave me the job right on site! I started the next day...I was so shocked and surprised! I have always been so blessed to find a job and sometimes I'm not so sure the good Lord should bless me so much. I'm very thankful for the job I have right now.


So...my new job...Kind of interesting...I work at a Hotel down in Idaho Falls called "Le Ritz". It's a privately owned hotel and if ANY of my faimly ever want to come visit I can get them a room for $39 a night *hint hint* so come on down! Haha. Part of my position is I am Front Desk/Night Audit. So...About 2 times a week I work graveyard shift. 11-7 shift work baby! It's actually not that bad..I come home extremely tired of course but just sleep most of the day and I'm good to go haha. I'm a night person anyway so working nights doesn't bother me; except for the fact that I leave my sweetie pie alone in the bed all night. Well since I'm trying to watch my eating yesterday was a little tough. Because I had been up since 10 AM that meant I ate all my regular meals, and by the time it was time to go to work I was hungry again! When normal people would just go to sleep and wake up and eat breakfast I had to stay up an extra 8 hours and not eat? That was WAY hard! Tonight shouldn't be as bad cause I had breakfast at 4 PM, so I'll just have my dinner before I go at 10 and be good to go! But last night I really struggled...PLUS at work my wonderful boss put out candy all over the place!? Seriously!? We're adults...we don't need Halloween candy! IIII don't need that temptation haha. But I stayed strong and only snuck a few pieces of candy corn. I have tomorrow off so I'm looking forward to a normal day and a good jog outside. I love the fall weather...



Robby's pumpkins


 Speaking of Fall weather and Halloween...Robby grew some pumpkins in his garden this past season and picked them yesterday. He was able to grown 4 of them and they are just darling! I'm trying to convince him to let us carve them...But I'm not sure if he'll let me do that to his babies...

I felt so bad yesterday because Robby for the past 2 weeks or so has been joking about when my brother gets up here they are going to go trick o' treating. Now seriously...A 24 year old and an 18 year old trick o' treating? Get real...All anyone is going to give them is a slammed door in their face. Which Robby should be use to since he served a mission...And maybe Vincent should get use to if he serves a mission. :) But Robby would say things like that and was totally kidding. Well my poor brother informs me last night he's excited to go trick o' treating? I'm like...Brubby...You're 18...You seriously think that's gonna happen? I had to devistate the poor guy and inform him that's not really going to happen. Plus Halloween is on a Sunday so that's deffinantly not an option. So then I felt bad and started looking at things to do on Campus for Halloween. They've got a Halloween concert on the 30th that Robby and I have gone to...But this year it's Cowboy themed (?). How is Cowboy theme Halloweenish? They also have a carnival/dance on the 30th...But my brother didn't seem that interested in that either. I guess he can dress up and try his luck at trick o' treating haha. We'll see if I'm working...They've been really good about not giving me Sunday's to work but I have to work on average a Sunday a month. Lets hope since I'm working 3-11 this Sunday they will give me a break! I'll tell them I have to take my 18 year old brother trick o' treating haha.



Happy Fall!



Change #1- Weight

So...Change #1 I'm starting today...My weight! I've always tried to hide my weight and pretend I was thinner than I am. But when you take pictures they don't lie...Pictures don't lie that I'm fat! I've been in denial for a while that I was okay with the way I am. After all...There are fatter people out there than me and they seem to be happy so why can't I? I've realized in the past few weeks that I'm not happy with the way I am...I can't just settle for looking like this for the rest of my life. I have potential to be hot...I have potential to be sexy! And I want to be! I'm 22 years old and should be enjoying these years of a perky body; not trying to age myself with weight and flab. So..I did what I never wanted to do and took body pictures. Starting today I am turning things around. Things are changing 180 degrees and I'm going to do this! After taking these pictures this morning I was horrified at myself and just sickened. I want to be able to walk down the street and be like, "Yah...I'm hot...I know." I want to be conceted to a certain extent! So...As part of my blog I will be documenting my progress. Whether it be my successes or my failures it's going into this blog and the change will begin. The only time I remember ever being skinny was when I was 15 and lost 45 pounds. I remmeber the change that came over me, and how suddenly I was noticed! The only unfortunate part about me losing that weight was I was stupid and thought I wast still fat. I'm not going to take for granted this time if I lose 45 pounds! I will certainly consider 45 pounds a success and consider myself skinny! I'm not going to put my pant size or weight...Because I'm just not that bold to such a thing yet! Maybe once the weight is off I'll put my former weight and pant size. But for now that is not something I'm putting on here. Believe what you want from the pictures :). What I'd like to do though is put this same outfit on each week so that it can be seen just the changes being made to my body. Let the fun begin!

TODAY:

 

So today I started my day off with a healthy breakfast. I had a glass of milk, 2 scrambled eggs, a piece of toast, and some yogart with granola. I KNOW how to eat healthy and I've done it before. Now it's just making myself do this! I figure if I've got an audience and some where where I will be held accountable for my actions I may be less inclined to stuff junk down my face if I have to record it later. I'm going to try and document what I eat and exercise I do every day so that everyone knows what it is I'm doing. So with breakfast off to a good start I'm heading out for run and then some lunch!

Wish me luck! :\

My life is kinda boring...Time for change...

Sometimes in life I think we get comfortable. We get comfortable with our daily life and we forget that progression and change are good! It's what makes us evolve and become a more perfect us. Lately I have gotten quite comfortable in my boring skin and have kind of accepted things the way they are. My life is good...I have a wonderful marriage to a WONDERFUL man, have the opportunity to be attending college, and have a great job with great people. I live in a great community, am part of a great Ward, and have the Temple right outside my backyard. My life is pretty good. But as an individual person I recently realized I am boring...And bored of the way things are. I have gotten comfortable with my boring routine and have caused myself to become stagnent. I don't want to become rotten and smelly. I want to be fresh and vibrant. I'm only 22 for pete sakes! I should be out loving life and loving myself! Instead I have trapped myself into a daily routine of: sleep, food, tv, cleaning, work, and hubby time. Life is far more about more than these 6 things. There are so many sub-topics that are based under each of these. And so...I start a blog. I start a blog based on my life and the changes I want to make. I recently listened to a song that really described what I want this to be about...I know...Using lyrics to base my life off of *lame* but part of this song fit perfectly to my anthom and what I desire out of my life. I desire change and something to speak upon!

I need another story
Something to get off my chest
My life gets kinda boring
Need something that I can confess
'Til all my sleeves are stained red

From all the truth that I've said
Come by it honestly I swear
Thought you saw me wink, no
I've been on the brink, soTell me what you want to hear
Something that were like those years
Sick of all the insincere
I'm gonna give all my secrets away

This time, don't need another perfect lie
Don't care if critics ever jump in line
I'm gonna give all my secrets away
My God, amazing how we got this far
It's like we're chasing all those stars
Driving shiny big black cars
And everyday I see the news
All the problems that we could solve

And when a situation rises
Just write it into an album
Sending it straight to gold
I don't really like my flow, no, soTell me what you want to hear
Something that were like those years
Sick of all the insincere
I'm gonna give all my secrets awayThis time, don't need another perfect lie
Don't care if critics ever jump in line
I'm gonna give all my secrets awayOh, got no reason, got not shame
Got no family I can blame
Just don't let me disappear
I'm 'a tell you everything

So tell me what you want to hear
Something that were like those years
Sick of all the insincere
So I'm gonna give all my secrets away

This time, don't need another perfect lie
Don't care if critics ever jump in line
I'm gonna give all my secrets awaySo tell me what you want to hear
Something that were like those years
Sick of all the insincere
So I'm gonna give all my secrets away

This time, don't need another perfect lie
Don't care if critics ever jump in line
I'm gonna give all my secrets away
All my secrets away, all my secrets away

One Republic- Secrets


So there you have it...My life is kind of boring...I need something I can get off my chest. I've got insecurities and things I try to hide from. I have things I keep in my closet, and I'm ready to get them out. Why should I be ashaimed of my insecurities and my faults? Perhaps if I share mine I inspire someone else to share theirs. This blog is dedicted to my life and changing it. Some things I document in here aren't going to be pretty...And they aren't going to be fun. I'm going to have successes and I'm going to have failures. But ultimately I want to change.