Last posts. Days 26-31.

Day Twenty-six.
Best Insight of 2009.

When I first moved and we went to our new ward, I have to say, I was not that excited. Everyone was military so I thought that a lot of people would be like us. Well, I think we both got into this little rut because it took us a LONG time to start to like it. It seemed like NO ONE talked to us and that no one even remembered who we were. People who moved in after us would get callings, be asked to speak (NOT that I like doing it mind you), etc. and it just seemed like we got overlooked. It took us a little while to even become home and visiting teachers. I would come home not understanding what we were doing wrong. It seemed like the bishop didn't like us since he would literally talk to other people sitting around us and never shake our hands. Finally, I realized what a baby I was being. I was seriously expecting people to like me when I wasn't even trying to go out of my comfort zone. I would feel bad for myself and ask Ammon why our ward was the way it was. Later, I seriously realized. GET OUT AND DO SOMETHING. I finally started to get involved. I would go to Relief Society meetings and did my visiting teaching. Then, I got a calling to be the primary secretary. I have to say, it was the best calling I've ever had (not that I've really done anything other than teaching primary and Sunday School, but still). Then, not too long after that, Ammon got asked to teach Sunday School for every youth in the ward, and things started to turn around. But only because I got over my issues and realized it wasn't everyone else, it was me! The good thing about moving is that you really do have to get out of your comfort zone. You really do have to go out of your way to serve others for people to even know you exist. We are now SO SAD to move. We like the ward and even though I wasn't happy that I had to speak on the last Sunday we were here, I realized how great our ward is. And the best thing is...after I stopped being so whiny, I met some incredible women and some great families.

Day Twenty-seven.
Best Social Web Moment of 2009.

I'm not really into the whole "socialness" as much as I used to be, but I guess I'll have to say facebook. I don't really get on there much, but I've gotten to see a lot of new people and many many old friends from high school and such. It is cool that you can talk to people on there. I still think it is a great thing (because usually, you don't WANT to talk to people on the phone, and "writing on their wall" is just so easy!) and it's nice when you choose who you want on your friend list.

Day Twenty-eight.
Best Stationary of 2009.

First off, what kind of question is this?! But, I'm going to have to say the best "stationary" last year was actually blogger. It allows me to write down so many things and is so much faster, like I talked about before.

Day Twenty-nine
Biggest laugh of 2009.

Oh wow. I have no clue. Having a one-year-old walking around makes you laugh constantly. I shared a lot of laughs with Ammon though. That isn't always easy when you're stressed or when you haven't seen him for six weeks, but Ammon knows the exact way to make me laugh. He actually knows EVERY button to push (you know...the "annoy" button, "irritated" button...you name it), but I think the laughing one is one he knows well. I will have to try to remember more laughs this year and remember to write down simple things that made me laugh and feel happy. I also laugh a lot with Sloan and my mom as well. My dad and Shaun are pretty good at that too.

(One funny moment the other day. My dad was talking to Ammon and me on the phone about buying into some "deal" and he said, I was on the phone with the biggest analyst of them all and I wanted to put a knife in my belly. Oh yes, he was talking about Shaun. I laughed and laughed over that)

Day Thirty.
Hardest realization of 2009.

I think it was pretty hard last April when my dad was going through some crap, but it was even harder when we all found out he had cancer. That is not something you really think about happening to a member in your family until it happens. It was a hard realization. Even though things were taken care of, it is still hard thinking about it happening sometime down the line. I remember that October day well and I don't think I will forget it.

Day Thirty-one.
Resolution I Wished I'd kept in 2009.

Well. That's a hard one. Other than school, I wish I would've been able to keep my resolution of having 16% body fat! "Getting in shape" is not easy, but I have LEARNED so much from Ammon. He is SO SMART about all of those things that come along with working out. I have learned about my body and have learned what supplements need to be taken to get the results I want. That goal is NOT easy, but I know it is attainable.

A few goals I have for 2010 "body transformation" are:
Front squat 175 lbs (as of last week, I was at 130 lbs)
Run 2 miles in 15 minutes (am at about 19-20 minutes now)
15% body fat (as of last week, 23%)
And even though the scale doesn't really matter, 130 lbs is my absolute smallest I'm going to go since I want to have muscle.
Be able to do at least 10 pull ups in a row.
I also want to be able to finish 10 minutes of step-ups and KB swings consistently by the end of this quarter. That work-out always kills me.

Ammon and I are having a contest to see who gets the body they want the fastest. I am in for a rude awakening with him planning on going to SF selection in May! I better hurry up. I have only missed two days of working out this whole year though. And that was when we went to the temple and now that we're packing.