What with New Year's resolutions, in January, there always seems to be a sudden influx of people eager to be fit. And while I myself was prepared to ignore this trend, the universe seems to have decided it's something I should join in on--our stake presidency hosted a fireside last night with a theme of--you guessed it--personal fitness. So here's my solution: a weekly workout schedule combined with weekly goals and tracking tools for the YW Personal Progress program and Book of Mormon reading. Because skipping out on spiritual growth would be worse than skipping leg day:
So if any of y'all want to join in, here's the schedule:
In Roman mythology, Janus is said to be the god of transition and change; he has two faces--one face looking forward into the future, the other looking back towards the past. The month of January is named in his honor, since it connects the new year with the old. How does this smattering of information on a Roman god connect with my life? Well, since I have fallen a bit behind in blogging I have things from both December and January to post today, which made it seem only fitting to mention the bridge between the old and new year. Happy January, everyone!
First things: I don't know how many of you living near Provo have experienced The Shops at Riverwoods during the Christmas season, but if you haven't, definitely put it on the list for next year! The roads were bad the night we were supposed to drive up to see the lights at Temple Square, so we stopped in at Riverwoods for the Christmas lights, hot chocolate, and of course, pictures with Santa. One of my favorite things about going to see the lights at Riverwoods is that they have lit fire pits all over the place to get warmed up. Oh, and the toy shop there--Blickenstaff's--is amazing!
The same day I received my acceptance letter from ISU, Casey-girl also made a big academic decision--to start taking classes at UVU! (She's taking a photography class and looking into their graphic design program) Well, we had to celebrate, of course, so we went hot-tubbing and then went out for Sonic slushes and more Christmas light viewing!
Right after finals, Mo-mo, Katie-cakes, and I went to visit my grandparents for the weekend (they are adorable):
Then, right as we were headed home for Christmas, Katie-cakes came down with a bad cold. We didn't want her to get anyone sick, so Mo-mo lovingly marked the cup she drank from to prevent cross-contamination:
Christmas morning with all five girls was a party! (As a side note, don't you love the tree we picked out and cut down ourselves?!) And even though it looks like we are excluding Bumblebee from our owl-hat-wearing club, we are not. She chose to wear that hat.
And of course, what Christmas would be complete without CHRISTMAS TAMALES? :D
When I got back to Provo, we had a huge snowstorm. Snow + New Year's Day = SLEDDING!!!
Oh, and check out how adorable my ward is--they planned an "old people" night for family home evening. We played BINGO and Yahtzee and ate Fig Newtons and prunes. It was pretty hilarious and a whole heap of fun!
What else? Ummm... I moved to Idaho. Yeah. Gonna' start working on my residency for next year. I am so excited for this new adventure, but also so nervous. And while I love Idaho, I may have felt just a little bit like I was turning my back on who I am when I traded my Utah license plates for Idaho ones. Strange how I can be so attached to such a little piece of metal that says where I am from. :/
Anywho, I hope you all had the chance to hear President Uchtdorf's talk during the CES fireside this week. He spoke about TRUTH--how it can be difficult to find in its entirety, and the ways that we can find it. One of my favorite quotes of the night: "Because we see through a glass, darkly, we have to trust the Lord who sees all things clearly."₁ I know that I am grateful for a Heavenly Father who sees the big picture even when I don't. And I am grateful that He is willing to lead me when I struggle to discern the truth of what the next steps in my life should be.
