TURBO TURBO TURBO!

Yesterday I accomplished something that I have been wanting to do for about 2 years now.... I am now officially a certified group fitness/ Turbokick instructor!!! :):) I can't believe I actually did it.. I was so nervous going into it, because do you want to know what? Yesterday was the first Turbokick class I've ever taken in my life :) Although I felt somewhat inadequate, I knew I could do it. Probably the biggest goal I set for myself this year was to get certified to teach something before Christmas. I am SO glad I did it! It was so fun, but so hard too. 8 1/2 hrs STRAIGHT of kickboxing.... my body is screaming at me today because it is so sore. But it's worth all of the time and the pain!
THAT SAID, I'm going to be teaching 6-8 weeks of FREE TURBOKICK CLASSES!! I'm going to be teaching them THURSDAY nights at 8:00 at my church in Sandy (the church on Eastdell right by Parklane) so, you ALL need to come!!! Turbokick is seriously the funnest workout there is! You're having so much fun that you don't realize just how hard you're working.... hard enough to burn 1,000 calories in ONE hour of Turbo! So, bring your friends and family and come to my FREE classes! I won't be ready to teach by this Thursday, so NEXT Thursday, Nov. 4, plan on coming to my first Turbokick class!
xoxo,
Alliecat

HANSON.

Thursday September 30, 2010 approximately 6:27 pm Ali Lente sends me this text...

Ali:"Dude. HANSON is in concert tonight. Do I need to convince you more than that?"
Me:"Absolutely not. I'm there!"

About an hour and a half later, we were driving to The Depot to see HANSON, (yes, the MMMBOP brothers) in concert.
EASILY the funnest concert I have ever been to! I mainly went just so I could say that I went to a Hanson concert, becasue who actually goes to a Hanson concert, right??
I didn't have very high expectations for them musically and I was shocked at how good they are! They are all so talented. Especially the youngest one... I can never remember his name.. lol. Zac! Haha goes to show what a dedicated fan I am... haha.
Anyways, he has one of the best tenor voices I've ever heard. The first song they sang when he was effortlessly belting somewhere around a G above middle C (for those who don't do music, that is FREAKING PHENOMINAL for a guy!) we both turned to eachother and our jaws just dropped!
Alright, so I admit that I only knew maybe 4 songs the whole night, but we still had a blast! They put on such a fun show! I also loved how clean, uplifting and happy their music was. I kid you not that I woke up the next morning with the hugest smile on my face singing "MMMBOP" :)
Not to mention that these teeny-boppers have turned out to be VERY attractive men, especially the youngest! DANG.
Don't worry, Hanson's still got it goin on...
xoxo,
Alliecat

Top 5's...

TOP 5 HOTTEST/FAVORITE MALE CELEBRITIES:
1.David Archuleta.... For all you haters, just you watch... this is the guy I'm going to marry! He's perfect.
2.Joseph Gordon Levitt
3.Adam Brody
4.Chris Pine
5.Shia Le Beouf. Loved him since Even Stevens and I still love him now :)
Honorable mentions: Zac Efron, Channing Tatum, Usher and Wentworth Miller.

TOP 5 BEST FEELINGS IN THE WORLD:
1.Being twitterpated about a boy
2.Being re-united with your best friends after 2 years (can you tell I'm in the missionary homecoming phase?? FINALLY.)
3.Being on a rollercoaster
4.Serving someone
5.Laughing so hard that your whole body hurts

TOP 5 BEST INVENTIONS/CREATIONS EVER:
1.Dresses with pockets....GENIUS.
2.Fruit+chocolate.... need I say more?
3.Midol. It's literally saved my life and the lives of those around me several times.
4.The I-Touch. I mean speakers built into your Ipod??? Now I don't almost choke myself in my sleep every night because of my headphones!
5.Free-meals at Cafe Rio... "FREEEEEEE MEEEEEAL!"

TOP 5 FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT CHRISTMAS TIME/DECEMBER:
1.Christmas Eve with my family :) I always morph into a 5 year old girl every Christmas Eve!
2.CHRISTMAS MUSIC!!!!! I may or may not have listened to Christmas music 1 or 2 times already... I'm just sayin.
3.The first big snow storm and how the sky gets pink at night when it's snowing! Favorite.
4.Cuddling with a cute boy in a big blanket sitting by the fire watching ELF :)
5.Sledding at the cabin/cabin with my family!

What are your top 5's?!
Xoxo,
Alliecat

Love.

Recently the principle of love has been re-emphasized heavily in my life. Loving others, being patient with others, being understanding and having sympathy and compassion for others. My dad is the most patient, loving, calm, laid-back, controlled and relaxed person I know, without a doubt. My mom is the perfect mom for me. She is also so loving, kind, selfless, nurturing, tender and caring. But my mom is also a very strong, hard working, driven, tough lil' fire cracker at the same time! The older I've gotten, the more I've become my dad, but I still have a lot of my mom in me as well. When I say my mom is "tough," this is what I mean. When I was 12, I broke my tailbone in a basketball game. My mom didn't see the incident happen, so she thought that nothing was wrong with me and that I was just complaining. After a year of complaining multiple times a day that my back really was hurting, she finally took me to the doctor. Come to find out, I did indeed break my tailbone which led to me having scoliosis which led to me having 4 surgeries on my legs/hips.... that's what I mean when I say she's tough :) Don't get me wrong, because my mom is my angel, really. She's just very practical. This is a trait I have definitely acquired from my mom. Having this trait can be a great thing and a bad thing. It's good because I can mentally tough my way out of just about anything physical, but it's a bad thing because I have a hard time feeling sympathy for others who can't.
But I'm not just talking about physical stuff, I'm talking about other aspects of life as well. I have a hard time putting myself in others shoes. I have a hard time understanding other people's thoughts and actions based on the trials they are going through. Make sense?
As I've been striving to turn this weakness of mine into a strength, my eyes have truly been opened! I can honestly feel how much the Savior loves each of us individually and perfectly. HE understands what it feels like to be in your shoes. He made the shoes for you and then wore them for you before you did. He wants you to have the most comfortable pair of shoes that are perfect for YOU! He "broke them in," worked out all the kinks and made them perfect for YOU so that you wouldn't have to do the tough stuff.
The only way I can describe the love I feel for people right now is like a motherly-ish love. Looking at someone and feeling so proud, humble, protective and thankful for that person.
I am not a perfect person. Not even close, obviously. I've just been working so hard to love others with no judgements or pre-conceived notions, and it really is working! If you have a weakness that you want turned into a strength, give it to the Lord, and He will work magic on you :)
The Lord loves you more than you know. I say this because I honestly feel it. If you ever doubt it, just pray to feel His love for you, and you WILL feel it!
Xoxo,
Alliecat

Carried By Love

LDC has been going for about 3 weeks now and it's already amazing! The songs we're learning are seriously the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. My personal favorite is called "Carried By Love." Chills everytime we sing it. Just read the lyrics to the song and you'll see why...

Far from the flock, far from the fold;
lost in the dark, frightened and cold.
Captured by fear, bound by despair,
crying for one to hear my prayer.

Search me and find me, lost and alone.
Search me and find me, carry me safely home,
safely home.

Out of the night, black as my shame,
I hear a voice calling my name.
Shepherd of Love, calling to me,
offering grace abundant and free.

Lifted by hands, gentle and strong,
into His arms where I belong.
Held by the one sent from above,
covered by grace and carried by Love.

Search me and find me, lost and alone.
Search me and find me, carry me safely home,
Carry me safely home, safely home.

"into His arms where I belong...." this is a perfect song :)
xoxo,
Alliecat

Megan Marie Madsen!!

It's about time I intorduce you to another one of my best friends, Freuben Rupert Toobin Doobey... more commonly known as Megan! Isn't she so beautiful??? Like all of my other best friends, Meg has been in my life for 15 years now and what a blessing that has been! Megan is just a good person. She has been blessed with a "guilty concious," that always enables her to know what is right and what is wrong. This is one reason why I have kept her around all these years ;) Meg is brilliant. She has always maintained fantastic grades, even in college now. She takes her education very seriously and we can all strive to follow her example of being so dedicated to her schooling. Meg isn't afraid to go after her dreams. If she wants something bad enough, she will do everything she can to make that thing happen. She doesn't let the fear of rejection stop her from chasing her dreams, unlike some people I know (....cough, ME,.... cough) I need to work harder to be more like Meg in this aspect of life. Megan has the gift of creativity! She is constantly blowing us away with her latest creations from being a phenominal dance choreographer (she has been choreographing for high schools all over since she was in high school) to starting a small headband making business (again, something I've been wanting to do but haven't had the time and have been too scared)!! She puts 110% into everything she does. She's kind of a perfectionist which can be a great thing because she refuses to do things half heartedly. It's all or nothing for her which is something else I admire about her. For all you boys out there, I guarantee Megan Madsen is a bigger BYU football than you are!! She is a FANATIC!!! She was fan of the year, and she went to that one game last year in Texas maybe? (this goes to show how absolutely clueless I am when it comes to football... lol) and she managed to make the cover of the newspaper while at that game (picture above)!! I really think her devotion to BYU literally runs in her veins.. hahaha! Whenever we hang out with a new group of guys for the first time and someone brings up BYU football and she starts rattling off stats and starts re-broadcasting the games, the guys are all dumbfounded by the fact that she might actually know more about the game than they do haha! She's crazy and I LOVE it!!
Now, I know I've said this about all of my girls, but Megan for really reals makes me laugh harder than anyone!!!!! My Grandpa Vern has the #1 spot, my parents are tied for second, and then I think Meg and Ali Lente are tied for the #3 spot for people who make me laught the very hardest!!! Meg also has a gift of story telling (another one of her fabulous gifts that I wish I had)!! I always looked forward to when Meg came home for the day because she almost always had a funny story for us! I don't even think I can start writing some of the most memorable funny moments with Meg because they are ALL so funny!!! Meg these are for you: the dirty rotten fish picture, "von, two, three four," CHUCKY, terri, "I tell you these things, so you know them" "Goodnight & goodnight," and now my new favorite, "I'm just here for the cookies!!" L O L!!! Oh my gosh, I can't wait to watch all of these memories in Heaven with you someday haha!
Meg, you know how much I love you. You are one of the biggest blessings in my life and I think my Heavenly Father for you everyday. You are such a great example and friend to me and I'm the most blessed girl ever that I get to call you one of my best friends! I love you so much.
Xoxo,
Alliecat

ThInGs I'm LoOkInG FoRwArD tO.....

*I'm 21 in 18 days
*One of my best friends, Brayden, gets home in 19 days
*LDC unofficially started today!
*My best friend, Tessa, is getting marred on November 5
*Christmas music starts playing November 2
*Part 1 of the last Harry Potter movie comes out November 19
*My other best friend, Cody, gets home October 13
*It's starting to smell like fall outside... therefore, fall is coming, my favorite time of year :)
*Did I mention LDC started?
*Did I also mention Brayden gets home in 19 days?


Life is good people, life is good!