Yoga

I was lucky enough to be born to a Mother who loves the world around her. She helped me learn to think with an open mind. Since I was very young I have had more opportunities than most people to experience different cultures.  For example some years instead of celebrating Christmas my family celebrated Kwanza or Hanukkah. My mother is amazing, she put together a World Peace Conference last year that brought people from all over the world together. This was the first time I got to rub shoulders with people from the eastern world. I had always had a love for Asian culture. But this was my first real experience with Indian Culture. After some study I actually ended up naming my daughter a Hindi name Jaya (we spelled it Jayah for personal reasons if you want to know ask me) which means Victory. Because of this experience I was led to meditation.

 

I recently found how meditation is extremely important to my life, It allows me to let go of the things around me so I can  release all resistance in my life.  I meditate for at least 15 minutes everyday. I sit or lay and focus on my breathing and nothing else. At first it was very hard but every time I practice it gets a little easier.

 

My new found love for mediation lead me to Yoga (usually I think it’s the other way around…?). I always heard Yoga was a good way to exercise but what I didn’t realize is how Yoga can bring me so much peace within myself. It has really helped me love who I am.  The word "yoga" comes from the Sanskrit root yuj, which means "to join" or "to yoke". Yoga is an ancient art based on a harmonizing the body, mind, and spirit.

 

The Yoga I have tried does not seem peaceful. It is called Bikram Yoga and is an intense workout in 110 degrees. I am not very good at the postures yet and my body aches and burns during most of them but when I focus on my breathing during these exercises I find clarity that I didn’t know I could find during such an extreme situation.

 

I love it! I have a new goal to go to 3 class of Yoga a week (I want to try different kinds of Yoga since there are so many out there. And I am sure each one will benefit me differently). I practice Yoga and of coarse meditation at home when I can’t go to a class.

 

So  anyone who reads this I urge you to try a yoga class. If don’t wan to go alone I would love to try a class with you, I still have so much to learn! If anyone knows of a good deal going on at a Yoga studio please let me know!

High School

1. Did you date someone from your school?
Yes, I dated several people from my high school.

2. Did you marry someone from your high school?
No, but he sure knows a lot of people who went to my high school.
3. Did you car pool to school?
Yes I did Sophomore year with Bryce and Jessica and after that just with Jessica.

4. What kind of car did you have?
I had an old Jeep Wagoner, a really old Subaru and a Cavalier (which I still have today)

5. What kind of car do you have now?
A 2005 Honda Civic and a 2003 Chevy Cavalier.

6. It's Friday night...where are you now?
Loving my baby!

7. It is Friday night...where were you then?
gettin high...err i mean out with Friends.

8. What kind of job did you have in high school?
A call center, a hostess for the 23^rd floor event center and a Processor for Richland Title.

9. What kind of job do you do now?
I am a book keeper and Office administrator for Hawkins & Sorensen Law Firm and Richland Title.

10. Were you a party animal?
Not really.

11. Were you considered a flirt?
Yes

12. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir?
Choir for a minute. Not really my thing.

13. Were you a nerd?
Sure.

14. Did you get suspended or expelled?
No but the Student Body Advisor hated me and probably would have loved to. ;)

15. Can you sing the fight song?
If other people were singing it I think I could remember it.

16. Who was/were your favorite teacher(s)? 
Wow I feel so bad I can’t remember his name he taught World Civ! AHHHH!

17. Where did you sit during lunch?
At a table…

18. What was your school's full name?
This one is funny…Riverton High School (the school I claim) East Hollywood High (junior Year) Bingham High School (Senior year)

19. When did you graduate?
January of 07

20. What was your school mascot?
Silverwolf

21. If you could go back and do it again, would you?
No it was great but life is way better now! 

22. Did you have fun at Prom?
Yes… we didn’t dance much because at breakfast that day my date broke his leg swinging out of a tree :(

23. Do you still talk to the person you went to Prom with?
He is on a mission but I would if he was around…maybe I should write him…???

24. Are you planning on going to your next reunion?
If I am invited to Riverton’s not Bingham’s!

25. Do you still talk to people from school?
Yes, that is what facebook is for!! J My two best friends from high school are still my two best friends, Bryce and Jessica.

26. School Colors?
Purple, Silver, and Black

27. What Celebrities came from your high school? 
Haven’t you heard of Michal Sarah…? She is an Academy Award winning Actress.

Me...

1. Black and white are my favorite colors to wear. 
2. I have 14 brothers and sisters and surprisingly I am really close to all of them. 
3. I married one of my brother’s best friends and my brother married one of mine.
4. I love numbers, especially the number 3.
5. I am obsessed with water. I don’t like drinking much of anything else and I always need my water bottle with me.
6. I make lists for everything. 
7. I love movies, everything about them. I love watching movies and thinking about all the people it took to put a movie together! 
8. I live for food! I love trying new foods, I love learning about food. Food is wonderful!
9. I am not a very good cook. But it is one of my goals because I love food! 
10. I love to read. I usually have 3 or 4 books I am reading at one time.
11. One of my favorite things to do is spend Saturday in my PJ’s with my husband and baby and watch movies and laugh.
12. My mom is one of my best friends.
13. I have a love/hate relationship with tanning. I know it’s gonna kill me but I just can’t say goodbye.
14. Pink is my favorite color… green comes in at a close second! 
15. I like being a blond but I wish I could pull off DARK DARK DARK hair.
16. I love learning about religion. It has such a huge part of world history and so many people in the world. When I go back to school I would love to major in world religion.
17. I love to travel. 
18. My daughter’s name is Jayah Sofia. Jayah after her dad JAYmeson and me miAH. Sofia because it means the Wisdom of Christ or the feminine aspects of God. It is such a powerful name to me.
19. I want to name my first boy Tristan. It means Bold and is known for Legendary Knights of the Round Table. (also it doesn’t hurt that Brad Pitt played Tristan in Legends of the Fall)
20. I want to adopt.
21. Outside of my family and husband I have only two close friends. Jessica (who is now my sister-in-law, and Bryce!
22. I really doubt anyone will read this.
23. I love flip flops almost as much as I love high heels.
24. I lose my phone about every five minutes. 
25. I love McDonalds. 

I love being a Mommy!

I remember when I found out I was pregnant; I knew it was a girl! I was scared and nervous. I didn't know if I would was good enough to be a mom, but I loved her, I knew I already did. She was my little girl, and even though I didn't remember her I knew that she was mine and so grateful Heavenly Father sent her to me when she was supposed to come. I had a great pregnancy. I was sick lot (I lost 8 pounds the first 3 months from throwing up so much) but everything always felt right the whole time I was pregnant. She was my angel.

 

Labor was hard... but I was clam, which is very unusually for me. As soon as she was out Jaymeson got to hold her. She didn't cry at all. As soon as she heard my voice she looked for me and when I saw her she smiled. I cried. My angel was here.

 

The first time I held her. She was so tiny, so beautiful.. She was perfect.

 

Jayah Sofia is the great gift I could have ever received! It is the best feeling waking up to her smiling at me! She Surprises me everyday! 

 

Just the other night I was out late working and when i was driving home I wanted to play with her so bad. when I got home she was a sleep. As I got into bed she woke up and smiled at me and we played for ten minutes. Just laughing and tickling and rolling.  Its so surprising how much fun you can have with someone so little.

 

Being a mom is so amazing!! I LOVE IT! 

Mr. Obama

Today is a great day! I am proud, excited and grateful to be a part of the change that is taking place in America today! Today if the first official day that We the people of the United States have an African American President! I was watching an interview with a bunch of kindergarten students; they were talking to a little girl about having a black president.

You know what she said...?  "There has never been a black president? That doesn’t make any sense!  Are you sure there hasn't been a black president?"

 

I agree fully it doesn't make any sense!

 

So here's to you Mr. Obama, may God be with you and may you lead our country through his love and guidance!

 

Hooray for today... Today we have a black president!