That's it, I'm a gonner and I swore I wouldn't be. I went to the Dustin Lynch concert last night at the Toby Keith Bar & Grill and it was OUTSTANDING! After delicious dinner we (my date and I) headed over to the stage to get ready for some country rockin! The opening band was fun and very talented; they got the audience singing a long to some classics (like "Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy"). And then the long waited star of the night came to the stage and I was hit like a ton of bricks....dang he is cute! He started singing and I fell again and by the end of his first song I was fighting every girlish urge in me to not jump up and down screaming like the rest of the girls in the place.
I had so much fun and loved every minute of his singing. He is very talented and throws a good concert. Everything was close and intimate and he involved his audience. I had the perfect spot about 3 "rows" from the stage and right in front of the mic. I know for a fact we made eye contact and sang to each other a handful of times, definitely sent butterflies to my stomach and a big smile to my face.
This was my first concert experience and I don't think I ever want to go to a big one! I like that everyone was close and could see our artist and that I wasn't sitting three stories high watching him from a screen. It was all very real and close. So next time Dustin Lynch is in town I highly suggest you go, you will get in touch with your girly side and fall in love with a cowboy.
Friday, December 21, 2012
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Out Shooting
Learning about myself all over again means that I get to learn new hobbies and talents I never knew I had. One that I have enjoyed a lot more lately is target shooting with rifles. My family has always sported guns and with a retired sniper father, I have the best teacher to help me learn all I want to know.
Today I went out with him while he was trying out a Remington .308 he just customized. We came to find that one didn't do too well today, but we also brought my two personal favorites :) I have fallen in love with a semi-custom Cooper .223 and a customized Remington .308. My dad is a .308 junkie so we always have a few on hand, only problem is they're a little much for tiny me to handle, but this one has a large, heavy barrel and a big scope, making it a little more comfortable to shoot. And lets just say today I killed it. That .308 and I are becoming fast friends and with it I could do a lot of damage haha. Soon comes the day when hopefully I will be competent in many areas of the sport of shooting, but for right now I'll enjoy being able to make a nice group of three.
What I love about shooting is the stress it relieves. Once out in Thatcher I was having a rough week or month or something and I took a friend out to the desert with my old .22 rifle and we shot at a paper I taped to a tree. I probably shot 50 bullets at that thing, and by the end I felt so much better! Maybe its a little violent, but it feels good to leave it all on the target and sometimes its necessary to blow that thing to shreds haha.
So if anyone would like to fulfil my Christmas list, I would love a .223 of my own, thats definitely on my wish list and next step is to make the target a little more challenging and to go hunting :)
---------Another fun day in the life of Sarah!-----------
Today I went out with him while he was trying out a Remington .308 he just customized. We came to find that one didn't do too well today, but we also brought my two personal favorites :) I have fallen in love with a semi-custom Cooper .223 and a customized Remington .308. My dad is a .308 junkie so we always have a few on hand, only problem is they're a little much for tiny me to handle, but this one has a large, heavy barrel and a big scope, making it a little more comfortable to shoot. And lets just say today I killed it. That .308 and I are becoming fast friends and with it I could do a lot of damage haha. Soon comes the day when hopefully I will be competent in many areas of the sport of shooting, but for right now I'll enjoy being able to make a nice group of three.
What I love about shooting is the stress it relieves. Once out in Thatcher I was having a rough week or month or something and I took a friend out to the desert with my old .22 rifle and we shot at a paper I taped to a tree. I probably shot 50 bullets at that thing, and by the end I felt so much better! Maybe its a little violent, but it feels good to leave it all on the target and sometimes its necessary to blow that thing to shreds haha.
So if anyone would like to fulfil my Christmas list, I would love a .223 of my own, thats definitely on my wish list and next step is to make the target a little more challenging and to go hunting :)
---------Another fun day in the life of Sarah!-----------
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Patience Is A Virtue
Patience is one of those things in life that I was not blessed with. In fact I'll let you in on a little secret about me, I'm a planner, I stress and worry about things far more than I need to, and I have to stay busy. When I came home from school over in Thatcher I had a plan, which only a few days after I got home crumpled before my eyes. So there I was plan-less and unsure what I was doing home and why I had felt I needed to be there. That was when I truly started relying on my Heavenly Father and trying to detect what His plan was for me. It was only a couple of weeks later that I met my ex-fiance.
So there I was again, I had a plan. It did not work out, and I know for the best, but I was left plan-less. I have spent the last two and a half months doing all I can to any have insight on what I am "supposed" to be doing with my life. And I have thought of every option I perceive as possible right now. Something I am asked a lot is if I am going to serve a mission, and I have asked myself and Heavenly Father that so many times, and every time I feel if that is what I should do, its not for right now. So no mission, maybe school? I'll be honest, I am not a big fan of school. I don't really enjoy dragging myself there however many times a week, taking classes I am only taking to get a piece of paper stating I have gone through enough torture and faked enough papers, or slipped my way through enough tests to have a "degree." That is definitely the worst mind set to have about learning, but my goal is to work on one thing at a time haha. But maybe I will take a class next semester to ease my way back into it and I would really enjoy an institute class.
Another reason I don't care too much for school is because my whole life, whenever students are asked what they want to be when they grow up I've answered: a mom. Its honorable to receive and education and for those who want to have a career, but I believe my role on this earth is to take care of some of Heavenly Father's most precious children. So getting a degree is not on the top of my to do list. Unfortunately to be a mother I also have to be a wife haha, which is not in the cards for me this moment, therefore I am back to square one. Moving out of the house again sounds extremely appealing some days, but I know I need to be home right now, building a stronger relationship with my family. And I will admit a new singles ward with new people definitely would be fun, but I also know I need to be in my ward for the time being.
I attended the temple yesterday for the first time in a few months, and that is a huge part of my life that had been missing. The spirit there is euphoric and leaves me feeling refreshed. I left it all on the table and felt a complete peace that the key to Heavenly Fathers plan for me is patience. That virtue I have struggled with my entire life is now necessary for me to learn, or go stir crazy. Thankfully I have an amazing family and a lot of small hobbies and a wonderful job to preoccupy myself until the next big "plan" comes my way. I am left with lots of "right nows" and "maybe I could try this", but I know what I will do is be patient.
====Sarah in "Life As I Know It"====
So there I was again, I had a plan. It did not work out, and I know for the best, but I was left plan-less. I have spent the last two and a half months doing all I can to any have insight on what I am "supposed" to be doing with my life. And I have thought of every option I perceive as possible right now. Something I am asked a lot is if I am going to serve a mission, and I have asked myself and Heavenly Father that so many times, and every time I feel if that is what I should do, its not for right now. So no mission, maybe school? I'll be honest, I am not a big fan of school. I don't really enjoy dragging myself there however many times a week, taking classes I am only taking to get a piece of paper stating I have gone through enough torture and faked enough papers, or slipped my way through enough tests to have a "degree." That is definitely the worst mind set to have about learning, but my goal is to work on one thing at a time haha. But maybe I will take a class next semester to ease my way back into it and I would really enjoy an institute class.
Another reason I don't care too much for school is because my whole life, whenever students are asked what they want to be when they grow up I've answered: a mom. Its honorable to receive and education and for those who want to have a career, but I believe my role on this earth is to take care of some of Heavenly Father's most precious children. So getting a degree is not on the top of my to do list. Unfortunately to be a mother I also have to be a wife haha, which is not in the cards for me this moment, therefore I am back to square one. Moving out of the house again sounds extremely appealing some days, but I know I need to be home right now, building a stronger relationship with my family. And I will admit a new singles ward with new people definitely would be fun, but I also know I need to be in my ward for the time being.
I attended the temple yesterday for the first time in a few months, and that is a huge part of my life that had been missing. The spirit there is euphoric and leaves me feeling refreshed. I left it all on the table and felt a complete peace that the key to Heavenly Fathers plan for me is patience. That virtue I have struggled with my entire life is now necessary for me to learn, or go stir crazy. Thankfully I have an amazing family and a lot of small hobbies and a wonderful job to preoccupy myself until the next big "plan" comes my way. I am left with lots of "right nows" and "maybe I could try this", but I know what I will do is be patient.
====Sarah in "Life As I Know It"====
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