Last night really sucked for me and it really brought me down to a point where i didn't want to have any contact with one single person ... including my wonderful girlfriend! Sad story i know, good think it didn't last all day because i don't have the will power to put myself through such torture. Seriously though, I did not want to be around anyone all day. The reason being is because i went to bed at 3:30 in the morning because of some negative thoughts that came to my mind and couldn't get rid of. Waking up this morning was a joke because i really wanted to take my rifle and shoot the first Mexican i saw. So ... i realize this post is super negative so I'm gonna talk about what made it a little bit better.
I titled it the best things ever because today the only thing that really could put me in a good mood was thinking about all the fun recreational activities i use to do how it made me feel. Obviously i can't do all of them now because i don't have the time nor the money but looking back at everything i use to do and the rush it gave my life ... those things were the BEST THINGS EVER!
1. HUNTING: My greatest past time is waking up early in the morning well before the sun comes up, grabbing a quick pastry for breakfast, dressing up in warm camo, grabbing my gear, jumping in my truck and heading out to the great outdoors and being able to see the sun rise with all sorts of wildlife roaming around you. Words seriously cannot describe how peaceful and at times spiritual it is being out there that early and enjoying what you've just surrounded yourself with. And of course there's the whole "killing the animals" ordeal about hunting. If only everyone could have that experience of actually acting as a predator and understanding the pattern of an actual animal in order to make a kill. There's the terrain, the timing, the elevation, tracking, stalking, scouting, feeding, bedding, source of water, the smell, the vision. Not only that but the time you have to train in order to hike almost 15 miles a day in the mountains. And there will always be the rush of making eye contact with the one your hunting, and making sure your every move is perfect! Your heart starts beating, your adrenaline starts pumping through your veins. Your breathing so hard its hard to make the next move, but you have to! Then the moment of truth when you have the animal in your sights and your shaking! You take that last DEEP BREATH to keep you from moving and finally pull the trigger not knowing if you hit it or not. You wait and you wait and you wait until you start moving to check if theres blood. You see blood, but its until you have that dead animal in your sight when you can finally say, "Hell ya!"
2. SPORTS: What more can i say? I'm an athlete. I'm super competitive and i'm motivated by winning. I know what your thinking, "What a dumb jock! Thinks he is so much better then everyone else just because he can maneuver a ball." It really isn't that at all. Sports to me was a way for me to push MYSELF to reach a potential and if i lost it was because the other guy trained harder then i did. I love to train! I love pushing myself to my limits and realizing the progress i'm making. Makes you feel like a champion, seriously! Knowing that your in top shape, your healthy, and you'd be okay in times of physical needs. When it came to an actual competition i always loved being looked down upon and after a "W" looking at them and thinking, "We're (or I'm) Strong, Faster, Better, and more disciplined then you are and i just proved it! LOVE IT!!! Not to mention all this training allows you to have a pretty good looking body :) Right Arielle and Abbie!?!?
* The top picture is when i was awarded my two varsity Letterman as a freshman in soccer and volleyball. And the bottom picture was one of my takes when i was voted most athletic for senior best.
3. MOUNTAIN BIKING: Obviously this isn't me in this picture and of course its not in Arizona. It isn't me because well, i'm taking the picture. And were not in Arizona because Breck and I are in Ogden, Utah our senior year to ride for a week. So why is Mt. Biking amazing? It because once again ... 1. your outside and 2. its another activity to test your physical endurance. Okay so ... your looking at a mountain range and you say to yourself "i can do that!" You jump on your bike and you reach the first hill and .... FAIL! YOU SUCKS! You turn around and go home. Biking is so much fun going down hill, but you gotta go up before you go down. TONTOS! You train and train and you go back and you dominate all the hills and then next thing you know your at the top of the mountain looking over the valley, slipping agua (water) from your camelback, and chewing on an energy bar and say, "Thats right mountain, i just dominated your sorry a$$!" Down hill is always fun! I personally like the 5 foot drop offs and the sharp turns with the high lips that practically allow you to be parallel with the ground instead of perpendicular. Going down hill so fast that you eyes start to tear and then the next thing you know you are at your truck and you just finished a full body workout and you burned some fat! WICKED! Now your in shape and you gave yourself a little confidence boost. LETS GO RIDIN'!!! :)
few more ... this is fun. I hate you for this Abbie!
Actually i change my mind. Thats enough for now maybe i'll continue with it next time. They are fun though i promise! If you want to find out i'll take anyone sometime. Just dont laugh super loud when were hunting .... The aminals get pissed off and wont come play :) jk babe. Chao!
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