The Waters of Competition

Swimming has been a huge part of my life, well for atleast the past six years it has been. I can probably safely say that I have been in the water just as much as I have been at home during those years. A funny fact: I'm writing this post in my racing speedo! Hahah
Today was my last swim competition and will be for I don't know how long. It is sad to think of this, because a lot of who I am and what has happened to me up to now has been because of swimming. My closest friends are Spencer and Jonah, and guess how we met. Yeah, you guessed it swimming. I still remember the first time I met spencer; it was our freshmen year and we had an away meet up in Orem, Utah. Having been the freshmen, we were forced to double up on the bus and Spencer and I had to sit together. I didn't know Spencer at the time, Spencer just to Cedar from California, had been to only one practice and then came with us to the meet. I rememeber talking to Spencer on the bus and listening to some music, he showed me one of his favorite songs "Make You Smile" by +44. The next thing I remeber about that trip was Spencer asking for my pillow because he wanted to use it, so I gave it to him. But I soon learned that the pillow wasn't for his head but for his butt. Knowing Spencer now that totally makes sense but then I just thought he was just weird. After that Spencer and I were always talking and now are good buddies. I'd like to thank him for all he has done for me. He has always stood beside me and been a great friend to me. I look up to him and am so glad we became friends. My life would've been extremely boring with out him, Honest!!!!! He is the funniest guy I know and when him, Jonah and I are all together there is never a dull moment. I love Spencer & Jonah like a brothers and always will! They will always be spot for those two in my life. I do not know how I will survive without those two when I move to Hawaii for school. I know the story of meeting Spencer was so detailed but the story with Jonah isn't anything like that. We were friends through water polo and swim but never really talked. But something happened between sophomore and junior year, when junior year started we were so close. We were always together and always talked, we did everything together and even went to every dance together that year, including the girl choice dances. Our story isn't anything amazing but I'm so glad that we are such good friends now.
Beside friends, swimming has taught me lessons. Swimming is a team sport but also a individual sport. Teams win Meets by the points earned by each swimmer, but the outcome of each swimmer points isn't determinded on one's teammates swim but that individual swims. No one can change how I do in a race unless I let them, and my goal is to do my best to beat my own time and then beat others. I must worry how I swim, make sure how my technique or stroke is before worrying about others. Once I get into a good mode then I swim my heart out and try to maintain my good technique will focusing on beating others. So a lesson there would be, "You get to choose how well you do, not anyone else." Something to go along with that, is the definition of Potential: –adjective, capable of being or becoming. Potential doesn't make anything garuanteed, actually it is absolutely useless until you do something about it. There are many other things that I have learned thoughout swimming but there is way too many of them and don't want to make this so long that no one will read it.
I guess this is my farewell to competitve swimming. Thank You to all that have been envolved in swimming with me, family, competitors, friends, coaches, other teams' coaches, official and anyone else that I may have forgotton to mention. I'm so glad that I have met all of you. Thanks for the great experiance, swim will always be a part of me. Hopefully this absence of competeting won't be to long. I can't wait to meet with the "Waters of Competition" again and create more amazing mark points on in my life! Goodbye and I hope to see you again soo, "Waters of Competions"!!!!

Update on Layton!

hahaha wow I am having so much fun up in Layton! We have done so many fun thing from Indoors Surfing to Wedding Receptions! haha Kourtney keep nagging at me saying "wat are you doing?" in a english accent may i add. But on unfortunate event did happen, Shelby got cut her lip open and maybe broke her nose, While doing the inside surfing. I just possible gave my last hug to Kourtney and it makes me sad! I really hope I stay in touch with my friends the rest of my life, they have changed me in a good way and have a great love for all of them. I'll always have a spot for them in my heart and will never forget them.
So I want to talk about this wedding reception I went to. It was a total blast! It was a cousin to Alex and their family is Cuban and they definitely know how to party! We danced it up all night and just had a great ole time getting to know each other. I ran into his aunt Linda and his cousin Mimi again. Those to make me Happy! They are great people and so nice, that they are practically like family to me. Actually all of the Heder Family fills like a family to me! They are so welcoming, loving, and probably some of the greatest people i will ever meet in my life. Thanks Heders for being so nice to me! I love ya all!
Well I just wanted to give you guys an update of my trip in Layton! Im going to go now and spent my last little while in Layton with me friends! Later! :)

My adventure to Layton begins today.

Alex's Start (he is the 2nd closest and highest up)

Alex & Me withe the Sinclare(?) dinosaur

Kourtney and Me on the Sinclare(?) dinosaur

Alex & Me at Lagoon

Alex, Kourtney, Me, Shelby

So today I am going up to Layton, Utah so see my good friends: Alex, Kourtney and Shelby! I first met them at the BYU swim camp last summer and we all became really close. Last summer I went up to Layton and spent about four days with them, it was definitely my highlight of my summer! All three of them had a big swim meet over in Kerns so I went to cheer them on! It was a good meet, and I ended up seeing some of my other friends from around the state also.
This visit up is going to be a great one! It will be the last time I will be able to see all of them together for a while, becauce of school, missions and so on. I don't know what I will do without them but I will miss them terribly. So I will be leaving soon so I better go get ready! I talk to you all later!

Hello!

WOW!!! This is officially my first post! HURRAY!!!! I will apologize in advance that I am not the best writer, I do not know how to alway express how I am feeling. So bare with me as I get better. Hahaha wow I do not know why I am laughing... ?I guess it just a weird thing I do(Laughing EXECISIVELY). I really hope tha tyou i\enjoy my blog and also the many adventures i will ahve in the future. I will try to make them as interesting as possible for your sake as well as mine. THANK YOU! A.M.E.N!!!!!
P.$. I, like to u$e ("excessive") punc!tua!tion, when expre$$ing MY-$elf.

P.P.S. I'd like to dedicate this first post to two very important and loving people, Alexis Williams and Ms. B. (Ms. B., I hope you know why I dedicated this to you!) Bahahahaha!!!!!! :D