Until tomorrow, TODAY IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE!

why is today the best day of my life?

well one of many reasons....I GOT CHACOS!!

I have coveted them for oh so long but could not make myself spend 90+ bones on them.  BUT thanks to Ebay I have gotten them for half of that!  wooohooo!!!

in honor of my new sandals...
I would just like to thank my Husband for supporting this splurge.  For my family for raising me in a household that supported outdoorsy activities.  and for my brothers who made me aware of how awesome chacos are for EVERY activity in life.

yes I am ridiculous

You are CDO. and yes... that's OCD alphabetized

I am married to the love of my life!!!!!!!!!!!!

let me tell you he is wonderful. :)  and this last week I have appreciated his OCD tendencies believe it or not.  

let me explain

first of all Chase was the little kid who paid attention to small details for instance when he was a little boy his clothing seemed to last longer and stay cleaner than other little boys (its still that way the man measures his shirts when he folds them so that they are the same size) 

in comparison I was the little girl who in 5th grade managed to rip holes in countless pairs of jeans running, sliding, and crawling. 

sometimes this difference bothers him.  For instance I rarely wear matching socks and it drives him crazy.  I am sure that I could do what my good friend Tracy does and draw uncompleted circles in his notebooks, or maybe throw one piece of garbage in the middle of a clean floor.  But his head might just explode.

ANYWAYS this last week with me out of commission I could not have asked for a better caretaker.  He even spoon fed me when I was so out of it after my wisdom teeth got taken out.  

I love Mr. Moffat

The unbalanced breakdown

Okay.... so I have in fact told many people about my sprained ankle and how it happened

and with that I have mentioned that I am no inspiring story and now I will blog about why that is.  AND also how God will indeed humble you if you think you are to cool for school.

SO long story short I fell rock climbing.  It boils down to a unlucky landing situation...the end

but you know how there are people out there who are amazing?  You know the people who have some kind of promising sports career and then become paralyzed but instead of being down in the dumps they are inspiring and take life in stride handling each obstacle with grace?

welp, that person is not me. (It was kind of a painful realization)

Friday Jan. 20th
There I was unable to walk starting to feel slightly ill on Mama Moffats reclining chair.

in my head-  OH NO! I am gonna puke and I can't even get to a bathroom, sink, or back door!!!
but
after awhile Chase came in and helped me get to the shower
at first the shower seemed like it was an excellent idea, but soon due to the heat I started to feel quezy... again.

so I got out of the shower and sat awkwardly on the bathroom floor (keep in mind its hard to sit down normal with a sprained ankle) near the toilet and proceeded to bawl my eyes out.

pathetic? yes
selfish? yes
maybe not the prettiest picture to paint for you? yes

thankfully Chase eventually checked on me and tried to soothe me saying things like
"Liz at least we are not in a life or death situation"
my response?
"AT LEAST THEN I COULD WALK!!!!"
unreasonable? yes.

anyways this is how God reminded me that my life is actually quite simple....

lets just say I had a real real bad reaction to the anesthetic and still can hardly walk

PS GUESS WHAT!!! I re did the link fitness and food for the soul at the top of the page or you can just click on the link or click the no excuses note pad.  CHECK IT OUT!

Bucket list item #9

Once upon a time my friend Nola and I went on a small hike in the near by woods at her house in the mountains.   on this hike we came across two trees fairly close together.

AND we had a GENIUS idea!

what was the idea? we would carve hearts into the trees and someday come back with our future husbands and carve their names into the hearts.

well 4 bloodied hands and a couple hours later we had finished carving our hearts.

IT WAS HARD!  but we did it and....

a few days ago my HUSBAND and I took a detour on our way home and he carved our initials into that old tree.

where did the time go?  It seriously seems like yesterday that Nola and I spent our days picking berries,  exploring the woods, and doing silly things like throw rocks at swarms of bees....


oh by the way did I mention I currently have a sprained ankle?  it made for an interesting snow hike

and ps I just got my wisdom teeth out

check out this picture

don't worry its just yogurt.  I couldn't feel it on my lips because they were numb...

I hope you don't feel sick after looking at this picture

Energy

I have it if I

• Eat right, I mean the right things, the right amounts, and at the right times
• sleep the right amount (not to much, not to little)
• follow some form of a routine ie upon waking up read the scriptures stretch eat breakfast
• Believe in my self

Why do I not feel like I have it right now?

Maybe because I have been working hard physically for a week and a half...?

and I have not been eating completely right....

time to fix it.

the end.

Please can we live in Medford love?

This last week has been a week of hard work

a week of early to bed and semi early to rise

A WONDERFUL WEEK

today we went on another hike (our third since we have been here,  I have lost time to make up for from this summer)

and I could not believe the view.  This valley is so beautiful.  It never gets to cold, it rarely snows, and the sun shines most of the year

I WANT TO BE HERE FOREVER

anyways check out these pictures

OH! and tonight I went to a zumba class with my new sister Meghan

it rocked! I wish I had pictures

ps.  Don't let anything stop you from doing hard things YOU CAN DO IT

Say no to mediocrity

Sometimes I remember how much love I have in my heart for certain things

ie

How much I LOVE Medford

How much I love playing the piano

How much I love waking up early

How much I love sunsets...AND sunrises

How much I love seeing the stars and a big bright moon

How much fun it is to see old friends!

How good it feels to run until your legs burn

How good it feels to master a song on the guitar