Exercising

The Lemon

So for the past four years of my life I haven't been able to TRULY exercise. In 7th and 8th grade I noticed in PE that when ever we'd do runs I would have a hard time breathing. I didn't think much of it until I was finally in 9th grade in my first musical, "Into the Woods". (I played the role Cinderella) In the show there were parts where I would have to run off the stage and I was sick but I would run off the stage and start coughing uncontrollably. My mom decided that it probably would be best if we go to see a doctor. After telling him what happened he told me that I had exercise induced asthma. Now over the years it been getting worse and worse. So due to that fact I haven't been able to exercise for the past FOUR years! I've been able to do ballroom because my body was already accepting that exercise but anything else I tried I wasn't able to do.

The Lemonade

So now I am away in Idaho for college and am in living fear of the so called "Freshman Fifteen". I quit ballroom for a year and decided to try out for the top team that doesn't tour here at BYU-I not thinking I would make it, but to my surprise, out of 54 girls they only chose 7 and I was one of them! After realizing how much I loved doing active stuff like that, I realized how much I wanted to be able to actually go to the gym with all of my roommates and work out. I lost 5 pounds within the first 3 days of just doing ballroom. Then as I was looking at the classes they offer down at the campus gym, I saw that they had ZUMBA! I decided to give it a try because from what I had heard Zumba was Latin dancing and I can do that! So I went and I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!! I think everyone should try it! It's so fun and it really give you a workout! I can finally work out again and I love it!....and THAT'S A SIP of Livi's Lemonade!

BYU Idaho

The Lemon

Okay Monday of last week my parents dropped me off up here in Rexburg Idaho with no intention of bringing me home with them. Because the time has come for me to go to college! Monday night after my parents left I had the common homesickness break down and I texted and called my mom and begged for her to come back an get me. They were staying in Idaho Falls that night so they could've easily come back and retrieved me. But instead she said no and I cried until 2:30 am. The next morning she told me to make lemonade out of that experience and see where it took me. Since then I haven't been homesick once. Well, I have, just not to the point of packing everything up and wanting to go home. I miss my Mom, my Dad, my Sister, my Brothers and their families, my best friend, the canyon, friends, everything! Just... everything. Ha.

The Lemonade

I LOVE it here! The campus is beautiful and there is such a strong spirit. I continued my record of going to the temple every week and went to the temple which is literally a 8 minute walk from our dorm and let me tell you. The Rexburg Idaho Temple is GORGEOUS! I love it! I feel so blessed to be going to a school where the gospel is mentioned, if not taught, in every class. Even our history class is about the gospel. Because History isn't just the normal "American History" they actually teach from words of the prophets and the churches role in America's history. I'm loving my classes. I've only had 2 of my 7 classes (16 credits..kill me) and I just know that I'm going to love them all! I love my roommates too, Sam, Fran, and Carly, our dorm is a blast! I have a feeling that my first semester up here about BYU-I is going to be a great one. Not only in the fun ways, but it will probably hold some of the most spiritual experiences that I've had in my life so far. I know this is the college that I'm supposed to be at and even though I may not know the reason yet, I know that It's where I need to be. Hopefully I'll just be swimming in lemonade!Lets see what this first semester of college brings!.... and THAT'S a sip of Livi's Lemonade!

Packing

The Lemon

Well with the season of fall coming in, that only means one thing... school. I know that everyone has started by now but I have not. For some reason BYU Idaho decided to start 2.5 weeks later than anyone else. BUT the time is nearing and I will be moving on Sunday. Here it is Thursday and I am in no way near where I should be in my packing. I just can't get myself to do it. I think it's because I would love to just stay home and go to school here even though I know BYU Idaho is where I'm supposed to go. Ha ha. Packing is a pain too because unlike all of my lucky BYU friends, we can only make one trip. So I have to make sure that I get everything the first time otherwise, I'll have to go 4 months without it.

The Lemonade

I know that once all of my packing is done, I will feel less stressed but I think I'm just trying to stay in Orem as long as I can. And even though I'm going to miss being home, I'm going to have a BLAST up and BYU Idaho. I just gotta shove my procrastination out the window, buck up, and pack... and THAT'S a sip of Livi's Lemonade!