Can't Stop The Beat

I've been a runner my entire life and one of my favorite things to do is go on a run with my ipod. Music has been a huge part of my running routine and now I can't run without it. It motivates me to run faster, to keep up with the beat. It clears my mind and just lets me run to the rhythm. It has become therapy to me; whenever I'm down or mad or sad or stressed, I go for a run with my music and it relieves all my frustrations and emotions. I absolutely love it!

Today's selection of music for my run: Taking Back Sunday

World Series

So I am totally bummed out that both my teams, Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels, didn't make it to the World Series :( They both put up a fight and sadly it wasn't enough. I grew up going to those baseball games. They bring back so many memories of my childhood and I will always love those teams! My best friend Josh loves baseball more than anything. He's played it all his life and Dodgers are his team. When they lost to the Phillies, man, he was so upset! I made fun of him for being so angry about a game and he called it "sports anger" not real anger. Haha that totally gets me that boys get so upset with sports and yet they can't admit that it's "real anger." It's crazy what sports can do to diehard fans!

Halo

Okay so to compliment our video game lecture the other day, I have a story....there were some guys in my ward a couple years ago who loved playing Halo so one time I joined in and played the game "King of the Hill." I wasn't sure how to play and these guys were like pros. So I hid the entire game and guess who was the last one standing!? O yeah, ME! Man, those guys freaked out that they got beat out by a girl! It was pretty much awesome! :)

The Invention of Lying

So I went and saw the movie "The Invention of Lying" last night and I have to admit I was disappointed. It looked so funny, but it was one of those where all the funny parts are in the preview. It had a weird story line and yes there were some way funny parts that I was laughing out loud on, but overall, not so good. I say if you wanna go see it, wait for the dollar. The thing that made it good though was the people I was with. I went with my cousin Logan and my best friend Josh and that made it all worth it cause I had great company the whole time. It's ironic how no matter what you think of a movie, if you have great people with you, it seems to even it out and still make the night great. I love my friends and I love movies and I love the ability I have to experience this kind of media :)

LDS General Conference

So I'm pretty sure most people are going to blog about this for their week's post, but I just have to say that I love conference! You get to spend the entire day in your sweats in the comfort of your own home, and get spiritually fed. It's incredible how far technology has come so that we can have the opportunity to hear from our leaders twice a year. I think it's such an amazing event for our church to have so that we can continually be taught through the ongoing revelation of our prophet and apostles. I was also very excited to hear of the announcement of the new temple in Concepcion, Chile! My boyfriend is serving as a missionary there right now and his entire mission is so stoked. Now members can have the chance to attend the temple and take out endowments and perform ordinances they otherwise couldn't. Conference is awesome and definitely gives me those warm fuzzies President Monson talked about :)

Music for the Heart

So on a personal note, yesterday's class was a tender mercy for me. I want to thank both Sarah and her sister Laura for that beautiful rendition of "More Holiness Give Me." It really was beautiful. This week has been a tough week for my family and me and hearing that song gave me so much peace. I felt the spirit so strong and I am so blessed to know that simple songs such as this one can bring comfort. I am so grateful for positive music in the media that can help us through hard times and provide uplifting experiences :)