More Training...

As the summer is coming quickly to a close training is still going strong!! We have a team camp up in Calgary, Canada this week. Today was day 2 of our team camp of pushing in the ice house. So far all we have are some pretty sore muscles. Which is not too bad at all. This summer has been such a different one for me than i have ever had before. It was nice to be able to work and be at home for the first part of the summer and then have the opportunity to go down and train in Chula Vista. It has been nice to be able to just focus on training and not have too many outside influences. So much has happened this summer and has had so good times and some not so good times.

Our family has had to really come together in the past few weeks and really be able to rely on one another to get through it all! It has been exceptionally hard for me because i was not at home for most of the events that have taken place. It was hard to be away, but nice that i knew things would be ok even though i was not there.

As this summer has come to an end much quicker than i was hoping!! It is now time to start the focus on the season... I hope that all of my training that i have done this summer will pay off and i will be able to achieve what i would like this year!!!

OUCHY!!!

So this morning i was having a great workout, but struggling a little on some of the technique of doing some of the lifts. So today i was really trying to get the movements of doing cleans and i have been having a hard time getting all of the movements together. I tend to totally over think things and once i start to think i get into my own head and thats is what happened. I was working on just getting the power up through my legs and shrug of my shoulders. Well i got some sort of an idea of how it was supposed to feel like. I had a little too much power in my legs and the bar came up and i hit myself in the chin with it. I had to go to sports med to just have it looked at because i started to bleed. I thought i was just going to need a little band-aid, but i ended up getting 2 stitches... This was my first time getting stitches :( After getting the stitches in i went back to the gym to finish my workout. I didn't do everything as my chin started to throb...
Here are some pictures to prove that it happened!!! Along with my sweet Sponge Bob band-aid

Another week at the OTC

i am finally getting comfortable with everything here down in Chula Vista training for the summer. We had quite the adventures last week a couple beach days, surf camp with Molly Jager, a water balloon fight (that we got in trouble for), training, and making hand prints to hang on the walls here to leave for those who will come after us. The people that are here are just amazing everyday with their determination and kindness. Training is going very well so far. I was feeling that i was not going to be able to feel comfortable with the program as i started it about 2 months later than everyone else. As time continues to go on i fell that i am getting stronger and gaining some of the weight that i was hoping for. This week was a pretty good week so far with training i have maxed on all of my lifts. It is nice to just be able to focus on training and hope that it pays off at our team camp in Calgary and then for team trials in October.

I am very grateful for my family and my support system that i have at home that has always been there for me, and will continue to help me through everything. I love you all so very much and cannot thank you enough for your love and support!

First full week in Chula Vista

So far so good... training has been pretty good this week. i have been sore but nothing too bad. I'm working really hard and it's just going to get harder, but i think that i'm ready. i miss my family and just being home and able to just go talk to Haley or drive to see my mom if I'm having a rough day, but my temporary family that i have made here is great. Last night was my first night "out on the town". We went to a club called Red Circle and it was GREAT! We knew one of the doorman and he had reserved us a table and we just walked to the front of the line and then to our table (just like in the movies). It was a great group of people that went out and everyone besides my teammates asked how i liked it. I think they all thought that there were no places to go out to in Utah. It was really funny!! We got back really late and were supposed to have a workout at 10am needless to say we didn't quite make it on time.

Today marked my first week here so after our work out i didn't feel like doing anything i was just ready to nap after my cold tub of course. (I live in the cold tub and the weight room) My roommate came in after her workout and invited me to a movie with some of her teammates, at first i just wanted to lay around and do nothing, but then decided that it would be fun to go out with different people other than my team. i ended up having the best time and meeting new people! We went and saw Mama Mia, which was hilarious! After the movie we came back to the OTC and had dinner and just started chatting away. It was a lot of fun the get to know the girls and be away from everyone that i see all the time.

It is a lot different training here rather than at home. There is not too many outside influences and everyone else is training for their specific sport. It will still be hard some days for me to be away from home and what i know for day to day life back in Utah, but i am SO very glad that i was able to have this opportunity to come down train and meet amazing people!

Promised Pictures...

Mom, Ciara and I at the San Diego Temple.
Walking on the beach in Coranodo

It was hard for us to get here away from the water.  I guess she is like a fish!  Love ya Sis!

Southern Cali

So i am now in Chula Vista for the remainder of the summer to train. I got in late last night picked up my key, and then headed out to find a hotel for mom and Ciara for the night. Who would have know that it would have been so difficult to find a room for one night. Needless to say we finally found one that was about 15 minutes away from the training center.
We had quite the adventure driving down. We finally got on the road about 9:15 am Friday morning and just started driving. We made a few stops along the way... Of course we stopped to ride the Buffalo Bills roller coaster and Barstow for some outlet shopping. The stop that was not in the itinerary was the semi truck that caught on fire and closed the freeway just after the check point (to make sure we didn't have any produce). We decided to get off the freeway and about 1/2 a mile down the freeway we saw the truck, or what was left of it. This morning before mom and Ciara went on their was to Vegas to meet up with dad and Bryce we wanted to do something San Diegoish... so after driving around for a while trying to think of something we got directions to Coranodo Island. i have not been there for about 5 years and found that Resturante Tomaso is still there. (They have really good pizza) We took Ciara to the beach and she decided at that moment that she wants to live at the beach when she gets older.

After i dropped the girls off at the airport to pick of their car i headed back to my new home (only 2 months). i checked in at the OTC and got my credentials and was alone. No one that i knew was around and really no one was even in my building. It was kinda strange. i finally got the courage up to leave my room to find the dining hall. I walked in and there were a lot of people in there. At that point i totally felt like the new kid, which i am, but stuck out like a sore thumb. So, I spent the afternoon just stretching from the really long drive and just lounging for the weekend. I just got back from dinner and this time had people to sit with which was great! Tomorrow I'm going to venture out further and see all the other buildings. Sports Med, weight room, and the AT & T Center. It's kinda cool but maybe slight over kill is the security to get in here. So if anyone comes to visit me please let me know. I have to put you on a list! The address here is (if you want to send anything) HAHA

2800 Olympic Parkway
Chula Vista, CA
91915

I miss everyone! Here are some pictures from the trip down!

Being Sick

So i really don't get sick too often, but when i do i'm just miserable and am out of commision for days. So yesturday i think i caught a 24 hour bug (I blame Micah) that competely caught me off guard. Lucklyi didn't have to work yesterday but was looking forward to a much needed day off and i spent the day on the couch i my parents trying not to be too much in the way. It was a really long day and i was not in the best of spirits! I'm feeling better today and ate something which is always good. i hate not being able to eat!!
Haley and i are starting to look for new places to live we are on a house hunt Tuesday, and i'm totally looking forward to it! I hope we find something pretty soon so my stress level will start to go down at least for a day or so. She is starting Law School in the fall and i will be going down to California for training at the end of June. I'm super excited!! So we have big things going on in our world. Other than that nothing too much is going on. We are still meeting with the missionaries every week and it's great! I still get asked when i'm getting married and go back to my default answer of "you have to date in order to get married", but i have been dating so that helps. But i may say that it is very difficult to date some one consistantly when i am hardly ever in one place for more than 3 months...
Oh we did have an addition to our little Hugo Ave. family, a fish. His name is Goober, and he is so cute, he is a Beta and is aquamarine/dark blue in color. So far I am still doing well on attempting this whole blog thing, so i shall continue it. It's pretty fun!