Future home

As I meet people and go through life, I wonder how they got to where they are. Then I can't help but wonder how to get myself to where I want to be.
When I think of an "adult" I think of a mom and a dad. In my head, that is adulthood.  As a mom, you have kids. And THAT is terrefying.

As I study recreation, I see how much it helps in development. It is the basis for creativity, for a family, for well-being, and for sucess. Yeah. Crazy huh?

So imagine I am married ( JUST imagine...) and I have kids ( Again, just imagine) I would be living in Montana on a small plot of land far from everybody ( duh, its Montana) with a couple of kids ( 5-12). The first will be twin boys.. then a girl, then just a party.
I don't want my kids to be living in the wilderness and rely on electronics for entertainment. I want them to have simple toys, and instruments, and books as their friends. I wish for us to only have 1 tv, and that be in the livingroom. OR maybe a projector. With set amounts of time to watch it.

I want their recreation to be wholesome and their play to be imaginative. Their play will be un structured, free, and developmental.  I can already see them in the summer playing in the puddles, swimming in the lake, making mud pies. Then their dad would come home and they would have lessons for some instrument they play. We will speak at least 3 languages fluently in our home, all of us. There will be a room just for reading, and books all over the house. There will be  a room just for playing their instruments, somewhere they can be to be alone. Another room for crafts with the walls lined with colors, paints, fabrics, canvases, beads, threads, etc. There will be simple things for them to play with such as pool noodles, pom poms, spoons, pots and pans, MUD ( my favorite after sticks), yarn of all colors, construction paper, crayons,beads, wooden blocks, bubbles, finger paints, glue, noodles, scissors, all sorts of goey things. etc. 

My family will be well rounded, with creativity encouraged, free play when they wake up.

I know i'm still young and know nothing about parenting, and things will be different. But this is how I want it.




I still don't have a husband, much less kids, but I already love them.


Here is a TED talk on play
(http://www.ted.com/talks/view/lang/en//id/483)



ps: SHUT UP JESS

Hike on snake River.

This was not on my bucket list, but its something I do not want to forget.

I was walking in the hallway of my apts and this guy was walking around. I got excited because this guy was not like the others and quickly pointed out that he was brown. He replied stating that he was from central America and that caught my attention.  I then proceeded to let him in to my house and he played his violin for me. blah blah blah. he came over the Tuesday after. He made amazing food and while I ate, he played for me. IT WAS INCREDIBLE! Boy can PLAY! it felt like something off of a movie and it was just breathtaking. Anyways, one thing lead to another and Saturday we went on a little hike. I had imagined it being short and boring... but it was the oposite! We climbed some rocks, ate lunch in a very small cave then hiked UP some crazy hills. We then chased some cows around and climbed some more rocks followed by some awesome cricket chasing. After him plucking many cactus out of me, I started doing it myself. I felt like a grown up! lol. We then were headed back to the car and got lost. we ended up finding many carcases and got scared, ran out and headed off in to the car. It wasn't something necesarily that people don't experience, but it was most definately something that not everybody can say they did?

Fall 2013 update.

I find it funny that I am required to make a bucket list for a class.. if only they knew. :)

I'm glad I have this assignment because I would have not checked my progess, and would not be reminded of how awesome I am. Humility, a strength. I know. :P

I am currently undergoing some changes, and new goals will be posted soon. :)

Summer 2013 Check-in.

WOW!  I find that I veered from the path I had envisioned for myself this summer.
  Goals:
1. Read a novel in french and understand it!!
       I took 5+ years of french and I LOVE the language. I have since disregarded it for the most part and I have decided hat enough is enough! I will read a book and get back in to my french speaking days.
2. Understand and apply PURE LEISURE in my life!!
    I study Recreation and Leisure and I have seen where I lack these traits severe-ly in my life. I have studied my roommate's leisure habits and found that she has a lot of satisfaction from the small things. I will go back to enjoying these small things and LOVE everything that comes my way. I  plan on studying children's recreation patterns and see where I have changed and stopped getting this satisfaction. I will spend less time on the bottom of Nash's Pyramid and more time on level 3-5 ( 5 is based off of the Ancient Greek belief that in helping others one is helping themselves.. so in other words.. MORE SERVICE)
3. Cross 3 things off my buket list ( life long)
4. At the end of every day I will write down a good leisure thing I  did during the day as well as tender mercies.
5. I will spend more time outside. My color will be a nice golden sun kissed shade.
6. I will Make memories that will last a life time and make Summer 2013 MEMORABLE
7. I Will go to one home coming this summer.
8. I Will find a minimum of two ancestors.
9. I will read a historical novel on a country in Central or South America.
10. I will meet a Colombian a week OR sit and listen to someone's life story a week. I will learn to LOVE people.

1I got part way through my french novel before I forgot about it.
2I did study pure leisure, didn't apply it as well as I wish I would have.. it was definately there and I was practicing it.
3. With the help of my two best friends, I had a small garden. There were a couple of mistakes, and it wasn't as fruitful as I would have wished, but I got a couple of herbs out of it before the heat killed it.
4. I was not consistent with writting leisure and tender mercies. 
5. I DID spend more time outside. I rarely got in a car, and my main mode of transportation was a bicycle. my shade wasn't the one I wished for, but it was better than before!
6. DEFINATELY did this! The whole making a garden thing was AWESOME! Not only because I grew a couple of things, but I DID immerse myself in it completely, but because that meant spending more time with my best friends. I had the WONDERFUL opportunity to know what being a parent was like. I nannied a 2 yr old and a baby less than 6 months old. It was crazy awesome. Some days were better than others, but I got to learn more about love and what it is that I have to look forward to.  I got my mission call and will be spending the next 18 months serving a full time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Days Saints in Sonora, Chihuahua!!!  My best friends met with the missionaries multiple times.  Leilani and I rode our bikes to the swimming pool in our bathing suites. LEGIT!  I did NOT end up in the ER. My two monkeys and I went out and did crazy things together all of the time. We got closer and further.
7.  Nope. :(
8. YES! I found like 8! all sibblings!!! I also taught my mom how to do Family History. 
9. I didn't read any historical novels or biographies. :( It was more fiction and council.
10. I Didn't meet many Colombians but I did meet tons of new people. my favorite was this Lady on the bus I sat next to every day. She had a simmilar job as I did, got paid about the same and did more work than me. Yep. I felt blessed! I could sleep at work if I wanted to. If I wanted to leave, I could etc.

Even though I did not acomplish all of  my goals, I had a fun summer. Memorable indeed.

I'm a gypsy. Are you coming with me?

This HAS to be my FAVORITE thing about the summer so far.  I went to Driggs,IDaho and from there I noticed that the mountains were in Wyoming. We went on a quick trip to Wyoming and then I went to Rexburg. I spent the night in Rexburg,Idaho then in the morning headed off to Utah. HOW AWESOME IS THAT!?!?!? Upon leaving utah, Ibeing the best s returned to Idaho and stayed with some friends. That brought the number of couches I have slept on to 4 different couches... in ONE week!!! I just feel ridicuously blessed to have so many fun adventures and know people willing to let me sleep on their couch. How many more couches till I get to go back to my bed? We will see. So far, Couchi surfing is my life. It is ridiculoulsy fun. This summer is most DEFINATELY the best summer so far! GO ME!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3-GiVIE8gc

Speaking of Goals...

Here goes summer 2013's Goals!!!

1. Read a novel in french and understand it!!
       I took 5+ years of french and I LOVE the language. I have since disregarded it for the most part and I have decided hat enough is enough! I will read a book and get back in to my french speaking days.

2. Understand and apply PURE LEISURE in my life!!
    I study Recreation and Leisure and I have seen where I lack these traits severe-ly in my life. I have studied my roommate's leisure habits and found that she has a lot of satisfaction from the small things. I will go back to enjoying these small things and LOVE everything that comes my way. I  plan on studying children's recreation patterns and see where I have changed and stopped getting this satisfaction. I will spend less time on the bottom of Nash's Pyramid and more time on level 3-5 ( 5 is based off of the Ancient Greek belief that in helping others one is helping themselves.. so in other words.. MORE SERVICE)

3. Cross 3 things off my buket list ( life long)

4. At the end of every day I will write down a good leisure thing I  did during the day as well as tender mercies.

5. I will spend more time outside. My color will be a nice golden sun kissed shade.

6. I will Make memories that will last a life time and make Summer 2013 MEMORABLE

7. I Will go to one home coming this summer.

8. I Will find a minimum of two ancestors.

9. I will read a historical novel on a country in Central or South America.

10. I will meet a Colombian a week OR sit and listen to someone's life story a week. I will learn to LOVE people.



This is what I plan on doing this summer. COME WHAT MAY, I WILL ENJOY, LEARN, AND MAKE IT MEMORABLE. :)

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