This Month

So.  This week it was actually almost warm.  I went out and ran errands yesterday... WITHOUT a coat!  :D  It's got me dreaming of summer... does anyone else want warm weather and otterpops and bonfires to just hurry up and get here already?!  So excited!  Speaking of, it's a good thing I started thinking about personal fitness and health in the dead of winter (remember THIS post?)... it's going to me a loooong time to achieve a summer-ready body at the rate I'm going :)  But as a quick update on my January goals, I AM making my way through the Book of Mormon at a steady rate, I've finished five Personal Progress experiences, and I think I will have run at least enough this semester to have a decent finish time at my church's 5K in April!  Yay! :) I realized a sad truth the other day, though, about why I dread working out:

Don't get me wrong, I love showers.  But there are just some days when the idea of having to dry my hair and curl/straighten it and then do my makeup again is just a little bit intimidating.  :)

What else?  I'm starting to make plans for summer and fall... I just ordered my lab coat for PA school:

(Cherokee 2317, and no, this isn't a picture of me. Obviously.)

And I think I'm just about settled on a stethoscope:

(It's a Littman Cardiology III in Plum; I think it's actually a bit more maroon than in this picture, but I love the purple!)

AND my housing contract is nearly sold!  Yes!  Oh, and did I mention that I will be training this weekend to be a counselor for a church youth conference in June...? I can't wait!

Well, gotta run.  Be sure and check out the song link below... I love the part in the chorus where it says, "Don't you worry, don't you worry child--See, Heaven's got a plan for you."  Isn't that a nice reminder of the truth?  It reminds me of Moses 1:6 where the Lord says,

"I have a work for thee, Moses, my son"

When life gets tricky, it's nice to know that 1) I am His child, and 2) He has a plan for my life.

Love you lots,

me.