Winning Streak Continues

So, no worries, we won our softball game again tonight! That's two in a row. As I was standing on second base during the game, not paying attention, I realized that I LOVED being outside on summer nights, under the lights, enjoying beautiful weather, and playing a game I am terrible at with friends and sterling. (sorry run on sentence.)
I am terrible at softball for many reasons. One of them is that I am insanely afraid of the ball, (mostly stemming from childhood experiences). The other night during our game, again I was playing second base. "Hercules" got up to bat and decided to make a direct shot for my shin with a grounder. Did i mention I have terrible reflexes and couldn't get my glove to my shin in time? Needless to say I stopped it with my shin (adding to my fear of the ball), but I threw the guy out at first through my intense pain. Since that night two weeks ago I have not been able to feel anything in that two inch diameter place where the ball attacked my shin. It is so annoying.

Sterling is gone tonight working on an architecture work project. They say architects live under their desk, I hope this doesn't prove to be true when sterling is a REAL architect. He works hard which I definately appreciate.
I have had some great experiences working in the hospital this summer. People have some incredible stories to tell. Everyday I am amazed by people who have been all over the world, lived amazing lives, and here they are lying in a hospital bed because they got in a car accident, or have cancer, or their joints don't want to work anymore. It makes me so grateful for my health and makes me want to live each day as if it was my last.
So my word of advice, appreciate your body! They don't always work the way we expect them to.

For your Information

So I feel like I am speaking in church and about to introduce us, like you don't already know us, but I feel that is appropriate for this post. WELL, Sterling just finished football this last school year after four seasons (took a break for this thing we call a mission!). Sterling is an art major at Idaho State Univeristy and he is always creating amazing things. For example:

Sterling is working for an architecture firm this summer and he is really enjoying it. It is challenging but he is gaining some great experience. He continues to impress me day after day with all he does.

Sterling and I love summer because we get to be outside more. We really like to wakeboard and waterskii and just generally boat. Sterling is busy with other committments as well and he just works really hard at everything he does.

So I am also a student. I am studying occupational therapy. I am currently doing a rotation at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.I have to commute to Idaho Falls which is a pain, but I enjoy the people I work with and really enjoy what I am doing ( I hope I enjoy it because this program is costing us an arm and leg). I work 7 days on for about 11 hours and then I get 7 glorious days off and work with kids who have emotional and behavioral problems. I have one more semester of school, an internship and a professional project (thesis) and I am done.

We currently play softball for a city league team and it is really funny to watch. Prior to last night's game, you would think that sterling and I had never played sports in our whole lives by watching us. We always pop-flied out when we hit, and I couldn't catch a thing to save my life. Last night we redeemed ourselves a bit and actually got on base, and caught a few balls. WHOOO, now let's just make sure we can keep this up!

So, there you have it, that is us in a nutshell.

We're kinda new to this

So, here I am beginning the blogging world. I guess it is a good way to "journal" our life experiences, and check up on all our friends and family. Don't expect much from this, I am a terrible writer, I am not funny, and I definately do not tell good stories. So enjoy, laugh, cry, and keep in touch.