Exciting week

Weeks like this past one are the ones where you pack all your meals for the day ahead of time, use your car like a closet/dressing room, leave home at 6am and don't return til 10. Days that you hope to heck you aren't forgetting something because there are 5 homework assignments and papers due all on the same day. Well, such is life when you go to school full time and work full time. But really I complain for no gain, because I wouldn't have it any other way. But man, I couldn't wait to get home from work today and kick off my tennies to lounge on the couch for a bit.

Last weekend was a blast, maybe too much fun. I had a "large group get-together" at my house Friday night. We danced the night away and I got to know a lot more people I never had before. Saturday I watched General Conference (my favorite) and went to the fair in the evening. After getting sick on the rides, I went to the country concert and danced another few hours. Mean less to say, I got my dancing in for the weekend. Conference was amazing as usual, but had more meaning thinking I would listen to it in 6 months in Argentina.

First Post

Well, after trying many different websites and spending way too much time doing such I have finally come to what I think is the final design or product. Blogger it is. I'm creating this blog to keep people updated on what I love and am grateful for, what I'm doing, and what I am passionate about. This blog is entitled "From High Tops to High Heels" because I have recently stopped playing collegiate basketball and have channeled my energy and time towards my work and church. (But don't worry, I haven't stopped completely whooping up on people. I play as much as my back injury will allow and the doctors I work with will permit.)

I have recently been called to the Mendoza Argentina Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and report February 9th, 2011. I feel like I have a long journey ahead of me to prepare both spiritually and emotionally, but I couldn't be much more excited to begin! How luck I am to serve the Lord in such a beautiful country for 18 months. As of now I am finishing this semester as an undergraduate at New Mexico State University majoring in Kinesiology and have aspirations to attend Physician Assistant school once I take a few more prerequisite classes after I return from my mission. I have a beautiful family and amazing friends and feel so blessed each day I can barely believe how much I have been given in this life.