Move Back to Ponderosa

We moved back to Ponderosa. On our way we stopped by Carls Jr and we found a whole loveline of ladybugs. There were hundreds of just hiding in these tiny bushes, They were adorable! I got a ton of pics that I am going to put on DevArt.

Also, the other day we went to my first drive-in movie! We saw Nutt job, Frozen, and Catching Fire! It was awesome! I loved Catching Fire, I can't believe I'm saying this but... it was BETTER than the book! The new producer (they got a new one cus the first movie didn't sell as much as they wanted) is the best producer in the world! Most ppl just take out the bad and make it into a completely different story, ruining the movie. But this producer kept everything and added in a few thing that he thought the book should have had while also making up for the horribleness. Every movie based off a book should be done like this! Frozen was cool too, it was a different story that the internet made it seem but it was still cute and I had wanted to see it for a while. The Nut Job was just nutty (forgive the pun). So there is my review for movies! :D good night! :*

Change in Driving Plans

Ok, I have researched a ton more on requirements for getting a drivers licence. I have an online course that is 16 dollars that I will take once I get my permit (when I go to Utah). That checks off the requirement of having to take a 18 hr driver ed course. But now I have to figure out the 6 hours of driving and 6 hrs of observation with a certified driving instructor. Courses like that cost 200 dollars! So here is my plan- go to Utah, get permit (I've been studying!), and then take the online course while I'm there. I will save up 225$(the course I want is 225)(I already have 75) while I'm in Utah and while I'm in CA,OR,WA. Then when we go back to Utah in November-ish I will take the 6+6 hr (behind the wheel) drivers training course. If I can't make 225 in that amount of time I will have to borrow from someone, I promise I will pay all of it back... eventually. On top of all this I also have to drive for a total of 40 hours (10 after dark) in empty parking lots and stuff. I have probably done 30 minutes so far but I want to get at least 10 hours done in Utah (+Sean McLaws) and the rest in CA, OR, WA (+Dixie Ewing). Sooo... ya! Those are my driving plans! Wow, through this whole thing I will have spent $285! Spendy! ;D

My Incredible Awesomeness

At the beginning of the year I made a resolution to exercise daily (or every other day). I am very tiny, actually I am underweight and I have very little muscle. That's why I am working out, not to lose weight, but to gain weight, in muscle( and become healthier as a person). At first I kept my promise to myself to run every day. Then I started really getting into it, I never realized how awesome it was till I started doing it. I now run daily (or at least I try to) along with some other various exercises. I look forward to running every day- its the best time when I can just push myself as hard as I can and find my true strength. 

My Goals 

Running: 

At first my new years resolution was to just run or get exercise. Now I have read up on (on blogs like NerdFitness) cross country running and I have come up with some new goals for running. I want to be able to run a 5k (about 3 miles)! I don't care about being in a 5k, I just want to be prepared for when the zombies come after me *wink*. I started with just walking. walking. That's all you need to do, just make a habit of getting outside daily. I then started to speed walk for several minutes at a time and then I would rest and repeat(even this was hard for me because I was such a couch potato). Now, after several weeks of speed walking I have gone onto switching off between speed walking and light jogging. Jogging is so fun and I love the burn it gives my legs. I always walk/jog for about 20 mins (1 mile). 

Yoga:

I haven't started doing this yet because of the rainy weather we have been having but I hope to start soon. Yoga. Yoga is great for the mind, body and soul(quoted). Yoga is lots of fun for all ages. You can twist yourself up into crazy knots or take an hour to just make long slow movements and poses. Yoga can also build strength, flexibility, and peace of mind. 

Tie Chi:

Tie Chi is an internal Chinese martial art practiced for both its deference training and its health benefits(wiki).  I am in it for both. I have found several lessons online and I am still trying to decide which ones I want to do. So, yes, I haven't stared this ether yet, but I will. 

Other Stuff I'm Doin':  

Pull ups- My goal is to be able to do 5 pull ups in a row by the end of the year

Push ups- after I am able to do at least one pull up I want to work on push ups and sit ups

Jump Rope- This is good to do before a workout for a warm up- my goal, 20 in a row

Jumping Jacks- Also a good warm up before running- goal, 15 each warm up

I am also doing these before I run:

Lunges

Squats

(I have not done anything accept for the pulls ups yet[cus of the rain]) 

So... ya! bye! :D

Lake Minden

Ok, so I like found this awesome song - its by the DIXIE chicks! lol

Here is the RV park review for Lake Minden:
   Lake Minden is  a great park. It has two ok playgrounds that are kinda old but fun to photograph ;). All of the people that work there are kinda rude and don't like kids, which is not what you want at a FAMILY RV resort. But I do like the janader guy, he is the only one that actually waves at me. I love the lake that the park surrounds, it is about a mile around and has a great reflection, very fun to take pics of. The lake is see-able from anywhere around the park and you can always see the plethora of different kinds of ducks, grease, cranes, and swans. The park (when I say park I mean RV park) is surrounded my farms and flat lands, I am still not used to not having mountains surrounding me, you'd think that I would be used to it after two years, but I'm not. The nearest major city is Sacramento, I think. It is a little bit of a drive away which means that we only go to the store every week or so. Depending on my mood this is a good thing or a bad thing, its nice to have peace and quiet but sometimes I like the more crowded arias. So... ya there is my review. Bye! :*

Shucked Book Review

Shucked by Megg Jensen

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This is a good book! There was something missing though, a lot of books have this thing missing like Unwind. I can't figure out what it is, but it makes a books seem less professional. This book is great, it has a great plot, amazing characters and all that, but it is missing that special thing that made all those great books great. I should probably figure it out before I go and write a book of my own. Anyway, I loved this book, I can really relate to Tabitha, she understands me. Another favorite character of mine was her grandpa (and her grandma, but not as much) he was almost completely silent throughout the whole book accept to say some witty thing at just the right time. Over all a great book, just missing that special something that all the great writers had, I guess I should stop being picky and not judge books against The Hunger Games and Ender's Game and books like that. Four and a half starts!



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Coming up next(tomorrow): RV park review for Lake of the Springs!

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