Learning

Just want all of you to know that I am becoming quite the cook! I usually cook about 1 or 2 meals for Jordan and I per week. I have made my mistakes (like cooking the pizza dough when it was supposed to rise) but I have had mostly really good experiences. I just made my first pan of lasagna! And everyone really liked it. I never knew it was so much work! Jordan likes to joke around and rate my meals on appearance and taste. So far so good! Thanks to my mom for the skills she has given to me! I only hope to be like her someday! (in more than one way) :)

Another thing that I am learning is how to say no. I have a hard time saying no to people and that can be good and bad. I have A LOT on my plate right now. Between school, papers, tests, finals, studying, training for the half marathon (May 22nd), my job, keeping up with my family, roommates, boyfriend, church,

Special Olympics- I am doing 2 sports right now, volleyball (partnering-which I love and never played in high school but it is a lot of fun) and coaching track (head coach) Never thought it would be so much work, but it is what I love! Yesterday we did assessments/time trials, what an experience people running everywhere. So much chaos but we did everything that needed to be done and at the end of practice the area director pulled me aside and told me how great of a job I was doing and she was really excited for the season. Hearing that just made me feel really good because I know this is what I love and I love these people and they have such an impact on my life that I don't even realize it sometimes. But I know also I have an impact on theirs. It is hard for some people to understand why I put so much time into, so I encourage them to just volunteer or I bring people with me to practice or a game or a meet and then they understand. So if anyone wants to come help me or get involved let me know! It is a very eye opening life changing experience!

Yesterday I had an athlete tell me they loved me and gave me a huge hug :) How can that not make you smile?

This is what God wants me to do and I just ask for your prayers! I know with his help I will complete my junior semester and continue to work for him with his special people!

God Bless

Life

While I was in Texas for spring break I had a lot of yummy food! I had a really good chop salad and was inspired to make one when I got home! So Jordan and I made a salad! We used our imaginations to pick out what we wanted on it. We picked out everything that we liked on a salad and thought would taste good! Then we used a light Italian! It was yummy! :)

Ingredients:

1 bag of salad

tomatoes

bacon

avocados

hard boiled eggs

green peppers

sunflower seeds (with out the shell)

feta cheese

cucumbers

Right before I went on spring break we had state for Special Olympics basketball! My team got 4th place but all that really mattered is that everyone had fun! That weekend I also learned that I was going to be the head track coach for the Special Olympics of Fargo! I am very excited about this! The athletes on the track team are very hard workers and I am excited to see what is in our future as a team at state!

For Christmas Jordan got me tickets to see John Mayer, because he knew that John Mayer is my favorite! And we had not even been dating that long. On April 8th Jordan and I went to see John at the Fargodome! We had a blast! We had really good seats! I am not a concert person but this was the best concert I have ever been too!! :)

Jordan and I at the concert :)