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Sunday, November 24, 2013

I took a photo of my food...

Looks delicious right? It was! I'm not doing too bad for myself here... but after I took this photo, I thought of this video. Don't laugh because you'll miss some of the quiet funny things that he says. Enjoy! 

Friday, November 22, 2013

My Uncle David and Aunt Sally

My Uncle David and my Aunt Sally are wonderful people. I love them. They have taught me so much as I have spent many nights sitting around their kitchen table chatting and laughing and learning good life lessons. My Uncle David passed away yesterday. I know he loves my Aunt Sally SO much. He protected her and took care of her and most of all he loved her forever and ever! I could see it in the way that he looked at her. He wasn't going to let anyone or anything hurt her.

And my Aunt Sally was the same for Uncle David. She protected him and took care of him and most of all loved him forever and ever! She has been a solid strong rock through the whole thing and I am so impressed with her and inspired by her. She loves her husband and her family and her nieces and nephews. I have seen her loving all of us. She's amazing.

I am really sad that Uncle David isn't physically with us, but I know that he is still with us all. His example lives on forever. I remember one day I was out at there house and I don't know where my cousins were, but I remember that Uncle David and I were in the kitchen and he asked me if I had ever baked a cake. I told that I hadn't. He was shocked! He told me that once a girl bakes a cake she becomes more beautiful. He said that's why his girls were all so pretty! So, I baked a cake that afternoon with him coaching me. I don't know if it worked, but it was a fun afternoon with Uncle David. Another time, we were out at Cousin Ice Cream and we were all sitting around the table. He started talking to us about the importance of a name and that having the name of "Teichert" was a big deal. He taught me to always honor and respect my last name and to do it justice. And a funny story from Cousin Ice Cream. It was Coach Nate's birthday and so Uncle David thought it would be a good idea to call him and sing happy birthday! So Aunt Sally dialed up and when the phone was answered we asked for Coach Nate. Well, when he got the phone she said Hi and then went to turn on the speaker phone. Instead she hung up on him. We laughed so hard! Then we were really embarrassed when she called him back and we all had to say our names into the phone. But Uncle David was always good for laughing!

Uncle David loved it at Christmas Eve when Olivia and I made our debut as Christmas singers. It inspired us to do it again and again. He loved it! I have had a lot of great times with my Uncle David. He's a good good man. He was always serving and finding ways to help. He could make anyone smile and laugh. He was a great dad and a great grandpa and a great uncle and I'm gonna miss him like crazy! I love him and my Aunt Sally and their kids. I know that because of our Savior Jesus Christ, we'll all get to see Uncle David again. I know that is true. I will remember David for his testimony and his laugh and his hugs and his smile. I love him.

(I got the pictures from other people. I hope that's okay.)

Sunday, November 17, 2013

COUSINS!!

When you have 65 cousins, it's pretty easy to have AWESOME ones! I love my cousins! They are some of my best friends in the whole world! I've had TONS of good memories and the best thing is, because we're cousins, we will see each other at least once a year and the memories can just keep coming! I believe that our cousinship wouldn't be this great without a simple thing that we call "Cousin Ice Cream." My Junior year we started doing Cousin Ice Cream. One Sunday night Tenor and Brock invited us out to their house for some ice cream! It was delicious!

We thought, "Hey, we oughta do this more often!" So we started doing it EVERY Sunday! Each Sunday we would get together and eat ice cream and play games and talk about everything from my non-existent boyfriends and their sometimes existent girlfriends to wrestling and football and sometimes they'd let me talk a little basketball. It was great! We grew so much closer as we sat around one of the cousins' dinner tables. I speak of this today because: one, I love my cousins, and two, it was always our joke that Ice Cream led to success! And I stand by that still today. Last Sunday we met up again for Cousin Ice Cream. It's harder now because Tenor, Brigham, Olivia, and I are all away from Cokeville. Conveniently, Aunt Marlene and Uncle Sam live in Heber! So we met up at their house for Cousin Ice Cream.

(Disclaimer: If you couldn't tell, these weren't last week, but they are at Aunt Marlene's and Uncle Sam's)
It was important to do it last week, because this week was State Football! On Thursday Olivia and I headed out on our way to Laramie for the Championship game! It was really exciting to watch CHS Football again! The boys played Great! I was especially proud of James and Brock! They are not only AWESOME football players, but plain awesome people! They are nice and humble and have incredible testimonies and they care and they work hard and they are strong, physically and mentally and spiritually! I am so lucky to be their cousin! Anyways, CHS WON! It was a great game! The Cousin Ice Cream party that we had last Sunday did its job and the boys got another State Championship to add to their collections!

Through the years I have developed a list of 5 Keys to Success: 

1. Heavenly Father. He gave me my body and my health and He helps me a lot!
2. The BEST Coaches and the BEST teammates. It's impossible to win without them!
3. Hard Work! There is no substitute for flat out working hard!
4. EXCELLENCE! Label your water bottle "EXCELLENCE". Drink it throughout the day. Winner!
5. Ice Cream and Family! Family supports and Ice Cream is magic! 

If you have those 5 things it's pretty hard to not be successful. I am thankful that I grew up knowing that I could count on my Heavenly Father to hear my prayers and bless me. I am thankful for coaches and teammates who pushed me and shaped my life. I know that hard work is sometimes hard... that's why it's called HARD work. Hard work is helpful in all parts of life, not just sports. And I am thankful for the support my family always gives me, and for the Ice Cream that means so much more to me now than just a tasty treat! 

That was a ramble of a lot of things. Sorry. What I really wanted to say was that it's important to build relationships with your family and your cousins because they're going to be your friends forever!

Also, Good Job Panthers! Go CHS!  

Have a Good Week!! 

Thursday, November 7, 2013

One Healthy Habit for Another

Today I'm just going to tell you a story. One day our family went somewhere, not sure where, but we got home sorta late. As soon as we got home I found our ancient Gameboy and started playing our only game, Tetris! I was about through Level 1 when Mom asked if anyone wanted Raspberry shakes. Well, who doesn't want raspberry shakes, right? So, being the extremely talented multi-tasker that I am, I answered in the affirmative while still playing my game of Tetris. A couple minutes later, mom brought a shake out to me. I was totally engaged in my game, seeing that I was now on Level 7. She set it beside me on the lamp stand and I think I mumbled "thank you" or probably "thanks" because that's shorter, and I continued to play the Gameboy. Now that I had the shake in my peripheral vision, it was a little bit harder to concentrate on my game. I kept thinking, "You're milk shake is melting." And then the other side of my brain would say, "But I'm playing Tetris!" My brain would answer back, "But there's ice cream. You love it!" And the other side of my brain says, "Yeah, but I love Tetris too!" Finally the ice cream side of my brain won out and I said out loud, in my subconscious, "Tessa. Put down the Gameboy and eat your stinkin' ice cream." I hadn't realized I'd spoken out loud until Olivia, from across the room laughed and said, "Wow. That's one healthy habit for another!" 
That's all I've got today. I hope you enjoyed it. I thought it was pretty funny. I'm really not a Gameboy addict, but sometimes I am. And I do love Ice Cream! Especially fresh raspberry shakes made by my mom! 

Have a Good Day! :)

Saturday, November 2, 2013

6 Months!!

Hello friends! It's been 6 months, today, since I had ACL surgery. It's crazy how something like that makes you thankful for a LOT!!! I am so thankful for good health, smart doctors, cool therapists, and little victories! If you know me, you know that I didn't like running that much. I loved doing the hurdles (the things that ended up putting me out of commission) but running without fences wasn't really my cup of tea. However, through the last 6 months I have found myself yearning to run! Well, since I've come to college, I have re-learned how to run! I am so excited! I run a lot slower than I used to and I get that throw-up feeling a lot faster, but it feels SO GOOD!! Yay for little victories! 

Here's a picture play-by-play of the whole ordeal. 

 Notice how you can't tell my thigh from my knee from my calf. Weird right?
 Isn't it a beaut? And do you see that bruise on the shin? Keep that in mind.
 The joy of crutches!
 The knee brace made me a lot less coordinated... That's what I blamed my bowling game on. Now I don't have anything to justify my 70's.
 My knee at 6 months! Beautiful scar, no swelling, and a bruise on my shin... still. Also, my right leg is still a whole inch smaller than my left leg, and a lot softer. I'm still workin', but I'm a lot stronger now! 
And my cool new running shoes to start me off right! 


So folks, remember to keep your body healthy, thank your awesome doctors, and thank your Heavenly Father for blessing you with your body!