progress

im making progress! after 11 months i finally meet the boy across the street. he basically lives in his room and doesn't care about playing outside. hes just a homebody who likes to go hiking, snowboarding, long boarding and read. hes incredibly good looking, pretty funny and just chill. his name is zach and he finally knows who i am. finally. i never knew how to introduce myself because he never came outside but yesterday it all changed... he was out yesterday and was out tonight! and we talked both times! hes from fresno and is thinking about being a doctor when he comes back from the mission. what a guy.

running

i want to start training for a half marathon in october. right now the plan is to run/jog 4 miles a day. im starting off by jogging in 2 mile increments so i can work up to running 4 miles in one exercise. im about to go jogging up to the temple which is a little over 2 miles there and back and later tonight ill go run the treadmill for 2 miles at the gym. its nice to be exercising again. ive missed it and my body certainly needs it! running is a pain when im out of shape but i really enjoy the burn and the endorphins and all that. plus getting a tan is nice.


not exactly a running commercial but im a huge believer in nike motivation

NSO

Exactly a year ago today I was having my interview to be an Executive Director in Student Honor with Karen Moyes-Milne. Today, I'm getting ready to go to NSO and volunteer at the BYU/SA booth to find those freshman who, like me and my buddy Ty, want to get heavily involved in service. It's quite a crazy realization - I'm a sophomore now. No longer the freshman I've always been. Weird. But cool. Anyway, now I'm going to go to campus and pump kids up about BYU/SA and when I get back I have a talk to write for church tomorrow and a new roommate to help move in (one of my greatest friends Jennie Smithson). Self, good day.

patrick verona.

Ethan Peck from ABC's 10 Things I Hate About You is my new favorite. He plays Patrick Verona very, very well. I think Heath Ledger, the original hottie from the 1999 movie, would be pleased with his successor. What a babe.

Matty

i miss matty!! hes in hawaii now. HAWAII!!!! ooh man. its so weird. hes havin a freakin blast though, so thats good. i need to get myself out of this funk and start livin it up! college is about getting good grades and having new experiences with new people! i need new people. good thing all my old people are leaving i suppose! ha. but really though. i need to find a good, cool, fun group to chill with for the summer or im sure i will go insane. there are some boys that live across the street i need to make cookies for or something ;). which reminds me of how badly i need to go to the gym! i used to go every day! what happened?? oh yes, college happened haha. well, enough is enough! the freshman 15 hit me and they hit me hard but they will meet their maker. so long extra baggage! see ya when im prego - which will only occur after im married which brings me back to the boys across the street.

tyson

I saw Ty today. It was wonderful. He has sweaty palms. I really just wanted to hug him. But he was already set apart. He's always had wet hands. I miss him. I think he will be a fantastic missionary. The girls in his areas will fall head over heels in love with him. I did. It took a while but finally happened when we were studying. He is such a good guy. He's goofy and weird and rude and completely selfless and does what he can to help people. I've never met anyone like him. I am so lucky to have known him. He once told me that I shouldn't be sad over him leaving on his mission (I was nervous that we would never be friends again because by the time I see him one of us may very well be married). He said "Kari, don't think like that (I was being negative and logical). Even if I don't see you after our missions we will be friends in the forevers. There's no way we couldn't be." He is wonderful. He helped me yesterday in church when I was feeling down on myself. A while ago he sent me some advice that helped me get over a time of weakness and major self doubt issues I was having. I wrote it down in my scriptures:

1. Get on your knees and pray
2. Fast
3. Go to the temple
4. Read your scriptures
5. Matthew 10:39
6. Don't worry about what you can't control

Wonderful, wonderful person. I will forever be thankful for Physical Science 100 during summer term 2009.

fall programs

i feel like blogging tonight. i really should be sleeping, its only 11, but i have stuff on my mind that needs to come out! im 6 days behind on my work for BYU/SA. Im supposed to have a list of what programs i want for student honor in the fall and still haven't written it out. so tonight i will will write them down and post them. its more fun to write them here than on word because i feel like this makes it more of a fun project than an assignment. =]

Activities
Special Speakers Series
Student Honor Choir
Booths (hold at Activities events and work with Center for Service)
Honor Week (plan during fall so its ready in January)
5KRun -- Winter

Media
Fashion blog
Monthly Campus Newsletter
Monthly Campaign Posters
Photo shoot of SH team

Student Outreach
SH Grass Roots Team (work with SAC)
Honor Your Professor
Honorable Music Contest
Off-Campus BBQs

Group Outreach
Cougar Talks (work with Peer Mentors and On-Campus Housing)
Athletic Round Tables
A Virtuous Woman Seminar (work with Woman's Resources)
Honor Your Culture (work with Clubs and the multi-cultural center)
A Man's Honor -- Winter


yup! that looks about right. tomorrow i will write out 2 lines or so each about what i expect from each of these activities. now its time for bed!