Champions

After 6 years of trying, I have finally done it. I have finally earned myBYU-Idaho Rec Sports Championship t-shirt. Thanks to my team, Kim B's Finest, I am one of the newest reigning advanced futsal champions.

It was an epic championship game. As the game started, I could feel the butterflies in my stomach. I wanted this championship title so bad. We scored the first goal, and then the second goal... we were looking pretty good. The other team then retaliated with an impressive sliding shot into the back of our net. We were up 2-1 at the start of the second half. About half way through the second half, though, our lead was taken from us with another goal from the other team. The score was then 2-2. After an excruciatingly difficult second half, the game ended, still tied.

We then began over time. In futsal, we have a 5 minute over time, sudden death/golden goal rule... meaning whoever scores first wins. If it is still tied at the end of the over time, we go in to a shoot out. Pressure was on.

The whistle blew, and the 5 minutes started to count down. About 20 seconds in, one of our players took a beautiful shot that I just knew was going to go in... but it didn't. The keeper dove and tipped it out of bounds, giving us a corner. The time kept ticking. The corner was taken, and then deflected back to one of our players. He took the shot. Upper right hand corner. Nothing was stopping it. It was in for sure. The beautiful sound of the ball hitting the back of the net was all I could hear for a moment. That goal finished our game, making us the champions!

The crowd exploded up with excitement and everyone stormed the court. Champions at last. It feels good to be a champion. And it feels really good to finally have have a BYU-Idaho Rec Sports championship t-shirt. :)

Here is my team: Kim B's Finest. 

T25

At the beginning of this year, I decided that I wanted to get back in shape. I haven't been in shape in years... not since high school soccer, at least. I wanted to lose some weight, get stronger... and never see 168 pounds on the scale again... unless there was another human being inside of me.

So I started working out. I actually bought a dvd set from the beach body program. This particular set is called T25. It is the most amazing work out program I have ever heard of... or used! I LOVE it! It is a series of 25 minute work outs that are probably the hardest workouts I have ever had... but they are only 25 minutes! The program tells you what workouts to do on what days... I have stuck exactly to it since the day I got it... and I am proud to say that I have officially lost about 20 pounds! YAY! I feel so much healthier and leaner and stronger. I LOVE T25!!!

Mid 20's?

Well I clearly have been terrible at blogging.

It has been over a month.

Ooops.

Anyway. Just to catch up, my 24th birthday was amazing! Does that mean I am in my mid 20's?

We celebrated with our friends the weekend before by eating pizza and cake and playing laser tag and mini golf!

Here is Cameron, Alyssa, and Maura

And Stephen and Blythe

And Bryce and Me! 

And my awesome cake that Blythe made me :)

My actual birthday was pretty much the best birthday ever. My hubby spoiled me and got me some new dishes and a bike rack for the Subaru. Both things I really wanted!

To celebrate on that day, we went out to dinner with the Lilly's. (Cameron, Alyssa, and Maura.)

Earlier in the day, though, is what really was the highlight of my birthday. Of course I started the day off with a birthday selfie...

During homeroom, I got called down to the office. There was a plate of cookies there for me. I hurried back to my class because I had left my students unattended.... oops. Anyway, when I came back, all the lights were off, and when I entered my classroom, I was greeted with a SURPRISE birthday party!!! I was SOOO surprised and so touched that I immediately shed a few tears. How embarrassing. But it was a blast! There was cake and cookies and ice cream and soda and presents and banners and cards... The whole shebang! It was so fun and SO sweet!

I will NEVER forget this birthday. It was amazing. Here is to being 24!

Maura, LLC

Bryce and his friends, Cameron, Jordan, and Stephen, have officially started a business together. It is called Maura. As of right now, they are mostly doing web design and web applications. He really enjoys doing this a lot. They have several clients right now, including the BYU-Idaho catering department and Anonymous Thank You's. In addition to these, they are also making websites for a few new businesses, including a pest control business. They are really taking off!

The name of the business, Maura, is named after Cameron and Alyssa's baby. Kinda funny, but I like their purpose for doing so. They wanted to have the name of the company be a reminder to them of why they started the business, and what is most important to them - family.

Anyway. If this keeps up, and keeps moving forward, these guys would love to just have this as their business to support their families for years to come. We will see how it goes! (Now we just gotta get them to want to move to Boise... shouldn't be too hard :)

No matter what happens, though, I am super proud of my awesome husband. He works so hard! If Maura continues to progress, that is great! But I know Bryce will do amazing at whatever he ends up doing for a living.

Here is proof... Maura, LLC is on an official business database!