Dads and Guns

For some reason this reminded me of my own dad.  But  multiply "a gun" by about 30.

Ms. Graceful

I am really clumsy.  Always have been and probably always will.  I have fallen down many stairs, tripped over flat surfaces, slipped into puddles, and now... fallen off a horse.

Yup. A horse.  

One minute I was on it and the next I was on the ground.

Seriously, I don't remember how it happened. I just remember getting up from the ground and being super embarrassed.  

Tyler (the guy who taught us how to lasso) took me up to his horse to teach me how to get a horse ready to ride because I have to know in order to volunteer at Courage Reins.  So we went up and he taught me how to do the halter, the bridle and the saddle.  He then took Gunner out to warm him up and stuff and then let me take him around a few times.  I couldn't lope or anything cause I was too short for the stirrups.  First embarrassing thing, but I'm used to that. But since Gunner has a hard time with other riders he didn't want to leave Tyler so Tyler got on and we went around a few more times.  Then Tyler asked if I wanted to lope.  So we switched places so he could steer better.  So I was on the back and we start going.  I was having SUCH a hard time not bouncing back and forth and could tell it wouldn't last long.

It lasted a lot shorter than I thought.  Like 10 seconds. 

Dirt was everywhere.  Down my pants, down my shirt, in my mouth, in my pockets, in my hair... and I found dirt in my ear 2 hours later.  

I am probably the most elegant and graceful woman out there.  Watch out guys!

But seriously... you may want to cause you just might be pulled off a horse with me.

My Nighttime Antics Part Two

Last winter semester I was stressing out a lot about waking up early for my class.  I had to wake up early to meet a girl in my class to go to a high school to observe.  Since I have a history of not waking up on time, I guess my nighttime self tried to take this issue its own hands.  

There was one morning I was having a VERY hard time putting in my contacts and couldn't figure out why it was so difficult for me.  I then saw on my phone it was 3 am.  What the heck? Then I realized I was showered, my legs were shaved and one contact was in.  

I had done all that in my sleep.  I don't remember a thing and didn't wake up until I was trying to put my left contact in. 

Now I just want to know what else I have done in my sleep that I didn't wake up for.... Crap.

March Can't Come Fast Enough

Okay, so here are two videos that I love right now.  Well, one of them is a trailer for Hunger Games. I want to keep watching it over and over because I am just so excited.  This first one just cracks me up and some of the kids remind me of some people.  The last two boys are my absolute favorites. haha

Me Indecisive? Never...

So... A month or so ago I decided to change my minor.  I have changed it to Nonprofit Management.  I feel like I have already said this... Oh well.

Back at the beginning of the semester hen we were introducing ourselves in relief society, a girl (my visiting teacher) said her major was Therapeutic Recreation.  That sounded exactly like what I have always wanted to do.  I looked it up that night and saw that I had done a few of the classes already and will take some because I am doing pre nursing.  I talked myself out of it and decided that I would just stick with health education.  I realized that I wasn't enjoying my teaching classes and that I really didn't want to teach and thought I wasn't cut out to be at teacher.  But I still told myself to suck it up and just do it.

Last Monday I got a parking ticket.  After I appealed it I was talking to the receptionist.  She asked me what my major was... blah blah blah.  I asked her what her major was and she said therapeutic recreation. Seriously?  She talked to me for about twenty minutes about it and I fell in love with it.  She was also doing pre nursing and she said it worked perfectly.  But if I wanted to change over I should probably do it ASAP.

So, I went home and made a pretty spreadsheet with all the classes I need to take for generals, pre-nursing, my minor and this new major.  And colored coated it. [I just learned how to use Excel and I am pretty much a pro now. ]  I saw that I wouldn't graduate until a semester later but that doesn't bother me now.

I met with my minor adviser yesterday.  He LOVED my spreadsheets :) He asked me what my major is and I told him how I want to switch over and all.  He asked me why.  I told him that ever since I have learned about Hippotherapy (Therapeutic Horseback Riding) I have always wanted to learn more about.  He said that for one of my first classes for my minor I could spend up at Courage Reins [they do hippotherapy there.)  I was so excited.

I meet with my adviser to add Therapeutic Recreation as my major tomorrow morning. Whenever I think about it I get so excited.  I can start seeing small things fall into place and a couple reasons why I didn't make up my mind earlier.