stress

I am a little on the stressed side right now... the funny thing about me and stress is no matter how much I stress it doesn't actually solve the situation and it always ends up turning out ok... I am a very blessed person and things always work them selves out... I guess I just like to stress about them in the mean time.

krystal

This is a exercise I do with my cheerleaders... although we add a bit of a spin to it... but here's my attempt...
K - Krazy
R - Reliable
Y - Young
S - Sassy
T - Tenacious
A - Assertive
L - Laughing

chelan

I just spent the weekend at my family's condo in Chelan. It was wonderful... there is something to be said for getting away, even for just a few days to relax. My family has had a place there since I was really little and this time we spent one night just talking about all the different times we had been there. It was a lot of fun remembering some of the funniest times and stories that we still tell. I have an amazing family and this weekend just reminded me how lucky I am to have them.

what it is

"it is what is it" this is a statement I have been struggling with for a few weeks now... I really want to believe that "it is what you make it" cause I think you should never settle for something less than what you want, but the more I think about it... I think there are times when "it is what it is" unfortunately there are some times when no matter how much you wish you could change a situation... sometimes it just "is what it is"

eight

I have eight beautiful cheerleaders for the 2009-2010 school year. Tryouts were last week... they all did wonderfully. I am so glad I didn't have to judge, but as always it broke my heart to call the girls that didn't make it. Aside from the heartbreak that comes with having tryouts and cuts, we had our traditional initiation sleepover which was amazing... the pictures (run on regal), the stories (creeper joe), the laughs (spell out your name)... some things you just can't recreate! I look forward to one amazing year with eight amazing girls :)

comfortable

John Mayer sings a song called Comfortable... "I just remembered that time at the market, you snuck up behind me and jumped on my shopping cart, and rode down aisle five, you looked behind you and smiled back at me, crashed into a rack full of magazines, they asked us if we could leave." If you ask me that was probably a little embarrassing at the moment, but John Mayer is remembering the moment as a happy one... isn't it funny how when we look back on things we idealize a lot of the memories... maybe its just me but when I think back about things I tend to forget the bad times... I think that's a good thing, but some times it makes it hard to move forward. I just finished reading the "who moved my cheese" book... all about change and how to deal with it and move forward... great book, if you haven't read it I encourage you to. I wouldn't say that I am going through a lot of change right now, but I think the book really helped me identify that there are some areas in my life that are a little stale and need some change. I think it's ok to look back on the past and have fond memories but it isn't ok to dwell on them. Have a level of comfort-ability but always be looking for ways to grow!

tomatoes

... so it turns out I actually like tomatoes. I used to hate them so much that I told everyone that I was allergic... but in San Diego we ate taco's at a famous Mexican place... they said to get the full experience you just had to eat them the way they were made, which included the tomatoes... and I liked them!!! Now it wasn't like I loved them or like I would go out and just eat some tomatoes but I think we are making progress... maybe I am growing up they say your taste changes as you get older... I am curious to see what else I might like with this more grown up taste!

cheer

so I coach cheerleading for a local high school... practices for tryouts start today! I am so excited. I love my cheerleaders so much. I have 4 girls returning from my squad last year and about 10 new, who are interested in cheering this coming year. We had our informational meeting yesterday and it was wonderful meeting the new girls. I have some adorable 8th graders who will be trying out since they will be freshman next year. I am so blessed to be a part of these young girls lives. They never cease to amaze me!

mosquito bite

so I got my first mosquito bite of the season... I cant stop itching it!!! Mosquitoes seem to like me more than other people... when I was young my dad used to tell me it was because I was sweet... I don't want to be sweet anymore. I would like the mosquitoes to just leave me alone!

home sweet home

...well I am home again and happy to be here although, I am missing the beach... we had an amazing trip, our last few days were spent on the beach and visiting with old friends. It's a funny thing that vacation does... it allows you to relax and refocus... which is exactly what I needed.