November 1-5 2014 Home

There is always people who do the things that they are thankful for during the month of November. Yes I am going to do this as well, but I'm going to just do it in groups. Once a week.

Here we go!

November 1,2014- Saturday

Home

Yep that's home to me!This was my last trip home to AZ. My parents love to cook when I come home and I love to eat their food! Home isn't a place but where ever my family is. My parents have redone the house I grew up in and it is absolutely beautiful. I am thankful that I have a place to "go home" to. I love having Mitch with me when we visit our parents home. We grew up different and I love to show him the things I would do at home. 

There is always a right saying when it comes to home:

Home is where the Heart is.

It couldn't be more true.

November 2,2014 - Sunday

Mom

I love my mom. She is one of the most influential women in my life. She has taught me to be strong and independent as well as loving and understanding. She is the one everyone in my family goes to for advice. She has supported every decision I have made in my life whether she knew better or not. She has taught me what a mother should be. She is an even balance between firm and delicate in the way she shows her love. You know she loves you when she helps you write papers or when she is the one you call when you cannot calm down. She is the person I call when I walk home from work. I love you mom and could not ask for anything different. I appreciate everything you have sacrificed for me and our family. I  am thankful for the way you loved me and brought me up. I love you mom!

November 3,2014 - Monday

Daddy

This man is great! I love my daddy. He has taught me so much from politics to cooking. He has shown me love in so many ways. When i would get home from school, or from a late night he would always be there waiting for me. He works so hard for our family to live the way we always have. His food is awesome! I miss the way we would just watch the SciFi channel together. He is such a great story teller and he knows it! He has supported me in all that I have done. From taking me to swim practice to being happy for me in a change of major in college. I know that I would not be the woman I am today without the love from my daddy. I love you daddy!

November 4,2014 - Tuesday
Jarodd

He is my older brother. Growing up I always knew that he would protect me. Even when we live different lives he always is someone I know I can go to. He was always there for me when I needed him most. He supported me through many changes in my life. I really appreciate him for the way that he shows he cares. I know he loves his family and that means a lot to me. I miss him everyday but I know I can call him if I need to. I am so proud of what he has accomplished in his life from the army to having a beautiful family. He has worked so hard to get to where he is now and I could not be more happy for him. I love you Jarodd!

November 5,2014 - Wednesday
Terence

Terence is great. He always brings a smile to my face.He has been the comic in my stressful life. He has supported me in the decisions I make. He was the one that would come into my room after I would have a dumb argument with my parents and remind me that thy care for me. I love how accepting he is of others. He has been through so much and has become a great person for it. He is someone I look up too when I am having a hard time with things. He has a beautiful family. I am proud of him for not giving up when thing got rough. He is such a fun loving dad, brother, and son. I appreciate how he is there for me when I need him. I love you Terence!

Failure? Never.

So technically I failed. I'll admit that the challenge I gave myself  and my readers did not go as planned. But I ask you if someone tries and doesn't succeed are they a failure?

I say no.
I at least tried. I wont lie and say that I stayed away from my phone and that I only called when I needed to talk to someone. I texted and checked my Facebook, but I did cut back how often I was on.
But I want to ignore the challenge that I gave and just talk about failure.
What is failure to you?
Is it not making it on a team, losing a game of some sort, not getting an "A" on a test?
Those are pretty common but what I think failure means to me is not trying.
If you don't try you have no chance in succeeding. We only fail ourselves when we do not try. No one else really cares if you did bad on a test. Its not their test. No one cares if you got on that team, they probably made it.
I guess what I am trying to say is that you are only a failure when you do not try.
If you have a goal then make it happen the best you can. I don't mean trying once and giving up because it's the best you think you can do. You have to KEEP trying. Make changes and try again. See where it is not working and make adjustments to your plan. If you want to get on the team train your butt off for tryouts next year. Make goals and set expectations for yourself.
I will tell you of one goal I have:
I wanted to get rid of my credit card debt.
I found it extremely difficult to actually start making big payments. Now I could have just payed it off all at once but that would have made it hard for Mitch and I to pay for other things. So I made the biggest payments that we figured we could afford. I was so scared. I don't like spending lots of money when we don't actually  have to.
But now that I only have one more month left of making payment. I feel good. It took me about 4 months and I actually can't wait.
Now some of you might be thinking that paying off a credit card has nothing to do with failure. But it does. The only reason I am actually close to paying it is because I set a goal.
AND I TRIED.
That's all I have for today. Go out there and  exceed your goals!

Bye!

Disconnect to Reconnect

Is this you?

I know from my life, the way my parents brought me up mainly, to put my phone away if I want to spend time with those that I love. 

But in my generation it seems that most cannot live one day without their phone or going on some sort of social media. Now if your sitting there reading this thinking that you can, go ahead try it, Where will you check the time? How will you know the "news" of the day? How will you know what is on your calendar? 

Now I will say this it is hard for even me to put aside the electronics. With school and work and somewhat of a social life, I tend to be on the computer or my phone probably 85% of the time I am awake. 

I use the internet and such for my entertainment, cooking recipes, staying in touch with Mitch and my family that is in Arizona, to turn in my homework and multiple other things. But what if I didnt have internet for a day, week, or even longer. What would I do? What would you do?

I know for me when I blog its like therapy but cheaper. I can put all my thoughts down on one subject and  be done with it. I take breaks (no duh) but I feel like the things I write every once in a while will be read by someone that agrees or someone that needed their thoughts changed. 

Now before I get to far, I am not saying social media and such are bad. All I want to say is we need to keep in touch with REAL life. 

I watched a video that a friend posted on Facebook that made me think. I need to disconnect as much as I can so I can reconnect with life.Here it is for you to watch:

So I want to make a pledge to disconnect as much as I can. Excluding school and work I want to reconnect with life. For entertainment I can read, talk with my husband, go for walks, and so many other things. For cooking, well duh, I will actually use the cook books that I own! As far as my phone goes I found this on Pinterest:

I will start this on Monday October 13th 2014 (My birthday).

Will you join me?

Let me know what steps you plan to take to reconnect with REAL life!

BYE!

Seeing Life in Death

It has been a week full of unexpected events. 

It started early this week when Mitch got the call that his grandfather was back in hospice. 

They were giving him 5-7 days.

Early Friday he passed.

Even though it was expected, it was still hard for me more than Mitch. I have had time to ponder on this and talk to people who have had to deal with death of a loved one. I feel comfort with the knowledge I have. 

I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. In my religion we believe that death is not the end. It is a beginning, another step in Heavenly Fathers plan. 

We believe that when a loved one dies, it is only a matter of time before we will be reunited with them once more.

I had a dear friend describe to me what it was like at an LDS funeral. She told me of the vision she saw at a recent funeral which then brought a vision to me of Grandpa Foy dressed in white clothing, standing, out of his wheel chair. I have never seen him out of his chair. He was so happy, waving with his arm around someone I do not know but I am sure he is overjoyed to see and be with again. 

Once we knew when the funeral was we had the challenge of trying to make it. Sadly we cannot. But we tried our best to come up with second best to actually being there. We will be going to the Provo Temple on the day of his funeral. Hopefully Grandpa Foy will appreciate the gesture.

Mitch and Grandpa Foy

In memory of Grandpa Foy I leave you with the song that he was requesting the grand kids sing, sung by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir- How Great Thou Art

Bye!

New Post New Things

Its not that I have an actual new life, I still go to school, I still go to work, I still do all the things I have been doing. I just have a new outlook. It's hard to explain the way that past events have changed my life. I look back and just realize that its life.

I always would come back to blogging saying that I would be staying, but I never really know. Life is busy, really busy.

In school I started fresh this past semester. I stopped wanting to be a teacher. I didn't give up trust me, I still want to change lives and inspire children to be all they want to be,but there were things that got in my way: School politics mainly. So I applied for the BSW (Bachelor of Social Work) program. It's quite different from elementary education but i really do want to make a difference in this world. Now a lot of people may think that social workers are just people that take kids away or that a person can "step" all over social workers because they are too caring. But here is the thing, if you know  me, I will fight for the changes that need to be made for those who cannot fight for themselves. I care, too much some times, but that's a good thing. 

I am only in my first semester and still scared that I won't be good at this profession, but i will try my hardest to make it. I have had to deal with so much already and i guess that's a good thing. My colleagues in my cohort have said its baptism by fire for the profession. I take it for truth. I would have to deal with these things sometime why not now?

As for work, I'm still in the same place since I started to work in Utah. Mitch on the other hand is now working full time. He works for a company called Adatto, they do custom men's wear. If you live in Utah, Colorado, Nevada, or Georgia then you should look into it!

That's all I wanted to say for now. I'm not going to promise that I will post another post soon but I will try. Leave a comment on what you would like me to chat about. If you have any questions let me know!

I will leave you with my favorite song at the moment.I apologize for the one curse word but don't let it deter you from the message of the song.

Bye!