The Yearly Update

So, its been a YEAR... A whole year since my last post.. I just wanted to mention that we are indeed ALIVE. Derrick made it through the LSAT with flying colors. He is now turning his attention to Law School applications and graduation in December.. Where will we go? Its exciting to look at the schools and their housing and think about where we will be next.
Now on to the important part... ME.. hahaha... (no really, its what Sydney is reading for)...
I am going to school. Yes, as of Aug 24th I will officially be a college freshmen. SLCC has an online AS of Sociology. So no matter where Derrick and I end up I'll be able to continue the program. I will be looking at four year schools when we find out where D ends up.
I am still unemployed so I am trying to stay productive. I fill my hours and days with wonderful friends. Where would I be with out the Heywoods? Marin lets me just pop over and hang out unannounced. (I don't even think Marin knows this blog exists). Derrick has been home this summer so we have been taking a few day trips here and there. The Orem Library occupies at least one day of our week. (I have never been so in love with a Library in all of my life.) I am also privileged to spend two days a week at the Provo Utah Temple for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. (You can read more about temples here.) Its the most wonderful assignment I have ever had. The Provo Temple has been closed for the past 3 weeks. But it reopens this week! YEY!
A little plug for health: I have been reading lots and lots of books about health. The what, when and how of eating and the many schools of thought regarding the fore mentioned is the subject of so many books that it can be a daunting task to learn everything. We are adapting and changing our eating habits to what we feel is healthy. (I am a big fan of the GI index)
My new philosophy is Fat and Fit which means being the healthiest I can no matter the weight. I have spent the past four years trying to lose weight with no success for various reason. I want to love my body and myself the way I am. If that means I am Curvy, well then I love CURVES! Its a challenge being curvy; shopping for clothes can be so frustrating and often depressing. Pictures are often scary. People are very opinionated; everyone knows what I should do to lose weight. But I just want to be loved the way I am for who God created me to be. I am so blessed with friends and family, and especially a dear husband who love me and think I am beautiful regardless of what any fashion magazine says. So I say to world: LOVE YOURSELF FIRST, and strive to be as healthy as you can, learn from everything and everyone, and I believe that we will become what we want to be. And who knows, with all the work it takes being healthy, in a few years I might even reach that weght goal.