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I've made a new goal for myself to write a blog post at the very least every Sunday. I'm terrible about journal writing, so I think this is a good goal and I'll do my best to stick to it!

In my head, this week was going to be terrible. I had two midterms this week one of which was for Physical Science the worst class in the world. I was completely and utterly stressed about it. I seriously was just straight up convinced that I was going to fail. Nonetheless, I went to the review session and studied like crazy. I decided I would take the test on Saturday morning. I got up and went to the gym with my friend Sam (more about my new attempt at a healthy life later), and then we both went to the Testing Center together to take our tests. As I sat there, I said a silent prayer before I started the test. As I was taking I felt that I was really understanding each question. I was focused and read each question closely and was feeling pretty confident. I turned in my test, descended the walk of torture between the testing room and the T.V. screen and when I looked up at my score, I saw that I had gotten a B!! I was beyond excited! I know that I did not get that B on my own. I had the help of my Heavenly Father the entire time that I was taking that test. He helped me to stay calm and focused, and to recall the information that I had learned and studied. It never ceases to amaze me that despite the fact that there are billions of people on this Earth, he knows me individually. He is so willing to help me when I ask, and for that I am so grateful.

Another highlight of this week was going snow tubing at Soldier's Hollow with my ward! It was a blast! My friends and I had so much fun both on our 45 minute car ride and the actual tubing! It was such an awesome ward activity! It was freezing, but we were having way too much fun to notice!

Yesterday was a day of sports! We went to the men's basketball game which they won! To top it all off, it was the one and the only Jimmer Fredette's birthday yesterday! He came and talked to the crowd during halftime and everyone went nuts! We got a free poster, so the sexy basketball team now hangs on my wall next to the sexy men's volleyball team! What more could a girl want? We went to the men's volleyball game last night which they lost, but they're hot so it's okay. All around, a great day!

Finally, I along with my two good friends Samantha and Alyssa are working on getting in shape! We made a work out plan and set some rules for nutrition! We worked out every single day this week, minus Sunday for obvious reasons, and I've felt so great! I've been eating healthier and it's awesome! I'm so glad that we're doing it together so that we can motivate each other! woo!

So that's my week in a nutshell. Get siked for next week to hear more about my oober exciting life!

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