Honestly, I had every intention of deleting this blog tonight, but then I felt as though I could be killing a great opportunity. So, here's where I'm at: I'm tired and need to read my scriptures, I'm scrambling about finances because I'm paranoid about my mission, and I'm ready for some serious fun this break.
I'm loving life right now. Sledding yesterday was refreshing. It was time spent with people that I love, my friends. No major injuries made it the perfect evening. Earlier yesterday I had a great spiritual experience. Taylor and Austin Smith were both baptized, which was absolutely fabulous. They have strong faith and know what they did was right. I'm just so happy for them both. They're twins, so we're tight. I felt the spirit so strongly, and I wasn't really too social. I'm okay with that though. Katie even thought that I was having a bad day or something. She and Melissa are caring that way, but I was fine. I don't really have bad days, just some are more interesting than others. It just really hit me how important Baptism is to salvation.
That's all for tonight. I don't want this to be a journal or anything comparable to it. If it is, tell me ASAP. I'm being serious. I just want to tell a few people the way that I'm feeling and what I've learned. Peace.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Thursday, October 9, 2008
On the Air
All in all, I'm happy because things have cleared up with this blog. It got flagged on suspicions of being a spam blog. If I knew what that was I might have been concerned about it, but blogger took care of it. In other news, this week has been an adventure. I helped Courtney Wyatt move from her dorm to another part of campus on Tuesday. That was kind of fun, though I wish it hadn't come to it. She needed to move, end of story. I did get free dinner from her dad though, that was cool. Moving is more fun in college than when you live in a house. There's less stuff, namely furniture, which made it go fast.
School is joyous. I have such a load it's ridiculous how easy things are. I just do my homework and I don't have it anymore. I'm lazy sometimes though, which needs to change. Part of my assignments for my beethoven class is to attend 6 concerts that include all of Beethoven's string quartets. The last movement of the last piece is always good, but tonight went on and on. It feels like I'm working on the same project for hours and hours and getting no where. They're are actually really cool, but I hate taking notes during them. I feel as though it takes away the cultural part of the experience in some way. The class is still a great opportunity for me. Tomorrow I'm having lunch with the other honors students in my class, along with a few other teachers, the director of the Honors program, and Robert Winter. Robert Winter is basically the greatest Beethoven historian ever. He's here because the college asked him to speak before each concert. I get to each lunch with him for free tomorrow. It's going to be great.
I sometimes think about the future. Actually sometimes is all the time. I've discovered that I tend to plan and plan and plan the big changes that I'm expecting in my life. In my eyes, it's to minimize problems involved in transition periods. With college, for instance, I began getting my things together to move in mid-June. Before I received my scholarship money, I checked the status of my student account several times a day. Even today, I looked at my classes for next semester. Because I'm going to be gone for two years, I'm trying to use this year as a "get as many unwanted classes done as possible" period. Overall, I'm excited for next semester. This planning thing is getting me into trouble though. I've found that my spontaneity is at an all-time low. It's hard for me to enjoy some of the things that I used to. I still have tons of fun, but I think that people find me less approachable than I once was. That's one aspect that I still need to figure out here. I've made tons of friends, and there are a lot of great people. It's just harder for me to casually talk to someone like I used to. I think that I need to realize that just because I'm at college now doesn't change the type of people that I'm coming in contact with. They're still just people, social people. I read somewhere that the number one fear of new freshmen is simply making friends. A lot of this problem is that I'm just thinking about myself a lot. They say that to make lasting friends you have to be a good one. I think that's all I need to solve this particular problem.
In other news, I'm going to try out for the club volleyball team on saturday morning from 9-12. I'm really excited. I think it'll be fun just to go tryout. There are 3 separate teams, so though I doubt I'll make the main team or even the second team. The coach said that the third team is just to hone skills. They came to my beginning volleyball class to advertise so i fugure they must not be expecting much. I'm just going to give it my all and see what happens. My sets have gotten a lot better these last few weeks, but it's still my weakest point. I can pass just fine. I play volleyball almost everyday, which is awesome. It's a fun sport that I like a lot. I hope that this works out; it would be a great outlet for me.
I'm doing really well, and I'm really excited for everything coming my way (with the exception of snow this weekend).:( I hope you're all doing well and that your hard work is paying off. I know that we're here on this Earth to work hard and give all we can. I try to keep that on my mind as often as possible. Peace out.
School is joyous. I have such a load it's ridiculous how easy things are. I just do my homework and I don't have it anymore. I'm lazy sometimes though, which needs to change. Part of my assignments for my beethoven class is to attend 6 concerts that include all of Beethoven's string quartets. The last movement of the last piece is always good, but tonight went on and on. It feels like I'm working on the same project for hours and hours and getting no where. They're are actually really cool, but I hate taking notes during them. I feel as though it takes away the cultural part of the experience in some way. The class is still a great opportunity for me. Tomorrow I'm having lunch with the other honors students in my class, along with a few other teachers, the director of the Honors program, and Robert Winter. Robert Winter is basically the greatest Beethoven historian ever. He's here because the college asked him to speak before each concert. I get to each lunch with him for free tomorrow. It's going to be great.
I sometimes think about the future. Actually sometimes is all the time. I've discovered that I tend to plan and plan and plan the big changes that I'm expecting in my life. In my eyes, it's to minimize problems involved in transition periods. With college, for instance, I began getting my things together to move in mid-June. Before I received my scholarship money, I checked the status of my student account several times a day. Even today, I looked at my classes for next semester. Because I'm going to be gone for two years, I'm trying to use this year as a "get as many unwanted classes done as possible" period. Overall, I'm excited for next semester. This planning thing is getting me into trouble though. I've found that my spontaneity is at an all-time low. It's hard for me to enjoy some of the things that I used to. I still have tons of fun, but I think that people find me less approachable than I once was. That's one aspect that I still need to figure out here. I've made tons of friends, and there are a lot of great people. It's just harder for me to casually talk to someone like I used to. I think that I need to realize that just because I'm at college now doesn't change the type of people that I'm coming in contact with. They're still just people, social people. I read somewhere that the number one fear of new freshmen is simply making friends. A lot of this problem is that I'm just thinking about myself a lot. They say that to make lasting friends you have to be a good one. I think that's all I need to solve this particular problem.
In other news, I'm going to try out for the club volleyball team on saturday morning from 9-12. I'm really excited. I think it'll be fun just to go tryout. There are 3 separate teams, so though I doubt I'll make the main team or even the second team. The coach said that the third team is just to hone skills. They came to my beginning volleyball class to advertise so i fugure they must not be expecting much. I'm just going to give it my all and see what happens. My sets have gotten a lot better these last few weeks, but it's still my weakest point. I can pass just fine. I play volleyball almost everyday, which is awesome. It's a fun sport that I like a lot. I hope that this works out; it would be a great outlet for me.
I'm doing really well, and I'm really excited for everything coming my way (with the exception of snow this weekend).:( I hope you're all doing well and that your hard work is paying off. I know that we're here on this Earth to work hard and give all we can. I try to keep that on my mind as often as possible. Peace out.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Take #1
Hey everyone! I'm about to embark on a blogging journey. I'm excited for it just like I'm excited for a lot of things happening in the next little while. Here at college it's hard to stay connected with those that I care most about. I hope that this is just one more way of helping people know how I'm doing.
I'm in the library right now, and my battery is low, so I'll be keeping this brief. My name is James Edward Gardner. I live in Logan, Utah right now, but I'll always consider Taylorsville, Utah my hometown. I go to school at Utah State University where I'm studying P.E. I most likely want to go to Physical Therapy School, but I don't like saying that's my only plan. There are a ton of things that I love about being a PE major. The bottom line is that it's not Engineering, which is something that I almost felt obligated to do, but I'm so happy now about my choice. Overall, I'm just so happy here at school. I have an awesome ward and the best roommates EVER, including my 3 best friends Levi, Chris Thatcher, and Kyle Klein. We all get along really well, probably because we've known eachother since around 4th grade. Another thing that makes this time so great for me is all of the people around me and the influence that they have on me. I get the opportunity to learn so many great things, especially in Institute. I'm in an Old Testament class and I love every minute of it. My teacher Bro. Patty always helps us feel of the spirit. Next semester I'll definitely be in Mission Prep, but this semester I really felt that this is what I needed. I haven't looked back since. I got a Preach my Gospel book last Monday, and I know that the things it teaches are true. I 'll be submitting my mission papers in 5 months and 14 days, and I'm really excited. I know that it's going to be the hardest thing that I've ever done, but it's my responsibility to share the Gospel because I know it's true.
As I woke up this morning, I knew that I'd failed my first goal of the week. Running is something that I try to do a lot, but I missed out this morning. I can't let that get me down, so even though it's cold, I've got to. I know that Kristen gets up at 5:30 AM for Cross-country, I've just got to be strong like her.
Well, I'm going to run away now. This is fun. Goodbye all, and have a delightful day. I'm going to close with a quote for all of my posts because I just love collecting inspirational statements. I heard this one during conference. A marathoner said it, I like to think of life as a marathon so I thought it was perfect. "The drive to win means nothing without the drive to prepare." Peace out yo!
I'm in the library right now, and my battery is low, so I'll be keeping this brief. My name is James Edward Gardner. I live in Logan, Utah right now, but I'll always consider Taylorsville, Utah my hometown. I go to school at Utah State University where I'm studying P.E. I most likely want to go to Physical Therapy School, but I don't like saying that's my only plan. There are a ton of things that I love about being a PE major. The bottom line is that it's not Engineering, which is something that I almost felt obligated to do, but I'm so happy now about my choice. Overall, I'm just so happy here at school. I have an awesome ward and the best roommates EVER, including my 3 best friends Levi, Chris Thatcher, and Kyle Klein. We all get along really well, probably because we've known eachother since around 4th grade. Another thing that makes this time so great for me is all of the people around me and the influence that they have on me. I get the opportunity to learn so many great things, especially in Institute. I'm in an Old Testament class and I love every minute of it. My teacher Bro. Patty always helps us feel of the spirit. Next semester I'll definitely be in Mission Prep, but this semester I really felt that this is what I needed. I haven't looked back since. I got a Preach my Gospel book last Monday, and I know that the things it teaches are true. I 'll be submitting my mission papers in 5 months and 14 days, and I'm really excited. I know that it's going to be the hardest thing that I've ever done, but it's my responsibility to share the Gospel because I know it's true.
As I woke up this morning, I knew that I'd failed my first goal of the week. Running is something that I try to do a lot, but I missed out this morning. I can't let that get me down, so even though it's cold, I've got to. I know that Kristen gets up at 5:30 AM for Cross-country, I've just got to be strong like her.
Well, I'm going to run away now. This is fun. Goodbye all, and have a delightful day. I'm going to close with a quote for all of my posts because I just love collecting inspirational statements. I heard this one during conference. A marathoner said it, I like to think of life as a marathon so I thought it was perfect. "The drive to win means nothing without the drive to prepare." Peace out yo!
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