Snow snow snow

Before I get into the snow I'd like to first mention that me and Lucas celebrated our 3.5 year anniversary. That's a long time! I love him so much and I'm grateful that I've been blessed with him in my life.

What a crazy month it has been, and it's only the 5th. The 1st brought lots of snow. More snow than Oklahoma has ever received. The weatherman said that we've already received more snow than the record for the entire month of February. It's been really crazy. Here are some pictures.

This is the major highway that goes through Owasso. All those cars are stuck.

Here's me trying to walk across the street to get to my dads truck. I got stuck a couple times.

My sister standing in the snow. There was so much.

This is the elementary school by my house. It was 3 days after the snow and no one had even started digging it out. You can't really tell from this picture but the drifts had completely covered the front door.

Here's a snow drift in front of my house. The snow hadn't stopped yet but the drift was already taller than the yard stick.

It has been a nice break from school, since we had 4 snow days, but I'm definitely ready to get back into the routine of school and work and such. I don't handle change very well so when I'm not able to follow a schedule I kinda freak out. I'm just hoping we don't actually get the 5-10 inches predicted for this next week. Gross. It already stopped me from getting to see Lucas this weekend. It better not happen again.

I think that's all. Just wanted to mention the crazy amounts of snow.

-Kristina

10 Facts You May Not Know About Me

1. My right foot is bigger than my left. Like a whole shoe size. Almost a shoe size and a half. When I played soccer I almost always wore two socks on my left foot to prevent blisters since my shoe was so big.

2. There aren't a whole lot of things that I feel truly passionate about. But there are a few: my faith in Jesus, my relationship with Lucas, playing my trumpet, and education.

3. There are like 6 TV shows that I watch regularly. I used to not watch TV at all so this is kind of a big deal that I spend that much time watching it. I just know that I don't have much longer of this semi-free life. I'll get married and have a family and never get to really watch TV again haha. So I'll continue to watch.

4. I'm addicted to NFL football. It's ridiculous. I watch it very regularly and always look forward to football season. My favorite team? Go Colts!

5. The Food Network and TLC are two of my favorite cable networks. They are great.

6. Je parle Francais. Un été, je suis allé à l'école dans les sud de la France. Specifiquement, Arles.

7. When someone makes a significant impact on my life, I tend to look up to them for a long time.

8. I have a bucket list that I'm trying to finish. Currently I'm working on running a 10k. I have a bit of training still to do. I have no idea how I used to make it through an entire soccer game.

9. I started playing competitive soccer when I was 9. And played on the same team until I was 17, except for two years in there when I decided recreational soccer would be more fun. It was fun. But I loved the coach and players on my other team much more. Now anytime I see little girls wearing ExtremeFC jerseys I tell them that I was on the first ever Extreme team. So apparently I feel a bit of pride for that soccer team. We were good and won some tournaments.

10. I have problems talking a lot. I get incredibly uncomfortable in front of people I don't know. I stutter often. I mix my words up. I say sentences that don't make any sense. I just have problems talking. It sucks. But it happens.

That's all. I just wanted to share some facts. The end.

-Kristina

10 Exciting Things

This is a list of 10 exciting things that have happened to me since the last time I posted.

1. I started my last real semester of school. Next semester I'll just be student teaching so everything will be different. Not so much class and such. Woohoo!

2. I got a new job working for Campfire USA. I haven't gotten thrown in to it all yet so I'm still just working on getting trained and such. I'm really gonna enjoy this opportunity so I'm pretty excited about it. Plus I'll get to use my wonderful teaching skills I've been learning.

3. A couple of my friends and I recieve free tickets to see Burn the Floor. That was a really cool thing and I'm glad we were all able to go do that together.

4. I've started eating fruit with every meal. I seriously feel healthier so I'm pretty excited about that. It's a good start to my new plan to eat healthy.

5. I started running again. I was pretty sure I'd be very out of shape but it's actually not too bad. I should be ready for a 10k by the end of the semester. Yay!

6. I've kinda rearranged my daily schedule a bit. I actually get up with plenty of time to go running/workout, shower, eat breakfast, and do my devo. At first I worried that getting up early would suck but it actually is working really well. I just have to continue going to bed a little early.

7. I have gotten closer to my graduation. It's like 340 days away now. That's really exciting to me. I believe I'll be the first in my family to graduate with a Batchelor's.

8. Lucas an I's realtionship has grown even stronger I think. I look foward to seeing what 2011 holds for the two of us.

9. All of my classes seem to be okay. I was a little worried that this year was going to be a lot more difficult but I think I'm going to be okay. I just need to relax and get through this last semester.

10. I really thought I could surely come up with 10 exciting things but I think I'll just have to stick with 9. Sorry. =/

New Year's Resolutions

This year I actually really thought about my resolutions/goals. I wanted them to really be attainable so I wouldn't give up. I want to succeed with these things that I've decided on. So, hold me accountable haha.

1. I want to run a 10k. I succeeded in my mission to run a 5k this year and I really think I can do it. It would also be another thing I could mark off my bucket list.

2. I want to handle my finances better. This has three parts really. I want to save some money, I will be completely on my own soon and I want to have some money put back for that. I want to practice my tithing and offerings more consistently. I kinda gave up on that when I got to college. I really need to handle that better. I also want to pay off all my debt. It's about $2,000 I think with my student loans and credit card debt combined. It's really not all that big so I want to be sure and get rid of it before the end of the year.

3. I want to graduate from college. This is pretty much a given at this point but still, I can't give up yet and expect it to come anyways. I can do it! Just two more semesters!

4. I think that patience is something that I try to work on almost constantly, and I always fail. This year I am going to become more patient. My patience with children has dramatically gotten better, but I need to work on my patience with people my own age.

I think that is all. I will keep you updated throughout the year.

-Kristina