There Are Two Types Of People In This World..

1. Those that run
&
2. Those that should.

Well, it's official. Cross Country is over. It's weird to think that... I recall halfway through the season during countless 30 minutes out and 30 back runs thinking... "This will NEVER END!" But, like all good things, it did. Our last run was the District meet last Friday at Eagle Island. If we did well enough- placing top 6 teams- we would have gone to State this week, but we didn't quite make the cut. I had decided I was going to get a PR this week, so to meet this goal, I reluctantly wore my spikes... oh, my spikes. Let's just say I've had them since 7th Grade, (my feet don't grow) they aren't meant for distance, and I knew if I wore them I would curse the day I was born after the race. However, They were much lighter than my regular shoes, and hey.. what's walking like a grandma if you can shave some seconds off your time?

The race was pretty good I guess, anti-climatic, but fun. My time was 23:04, 2 seconds better than any of my other times, (I don't think the spikes were worth the shooting shards of pain I had the next few days) and even though it felt kind of strange to cross the final finish line of high school XC, and my final thoughts were, "$#@%@# I should have run faster!" I was glad to be done, glad to have run, glad to have had FUN! (Did you catch that rhyme?)Note the shoes, please. :)

I'm so fast, the camera couldn't get me in the actual frame! Photo cred: Cloey Hardy. She said, "Sorry I cut you off, I was just cheering so loudly!"The last finish line- so metaphorical! Just look at the sunset symbolizing an end to another season of my life.. high school XC. hahaha

Bend, OR

Bend was so fun this year! I figured that I should put a few pictures of the highlights of the race in beautiful Oregon. Wow- I had never been up to that part of the state before, and I was smitten immediately by the quaint little place. We only stayed for a night, but goodness it was a fun time with the team that will forever hold a special place in my heart!

Overpacked for just an overnighter? Some of my throw up after our water drinking contest.. I got 7 glasses in about an hour. Yeah, I don't recommend trying it. :)And they're off! I'm the first girl in blue.. haha yeah pretty sure this was the only time I was EVER in the front. :)since it was the PUMA Invitational, Diana and I thought it fitting to put these tattoos on our heads for all the world to see.

On the way home our car made it a point to eat an entire gallon of ice cream

Right after the race.. we were number one in our hearts

Timberline Varsity XC 2008

Me and my other half, Diana

After races we always make it a point to conga line with complete strangers!

An Update!

Okay folks, whoever reads this... I really have no idea who you are, but if you get on here every once in awhile, you might wonder where the likes of Alyssa Kristine have gone.... and well, in the land of school, cross country, working, volunteering, and trying to sleep somewhere in between, blogging is RARELY in the cards :)
So where to pick up? We will start with SCHOOL!
Senior year has started out great, and in the past month I have developed some very good answers to 2 questions various adults pose to me...
1. "How is senior year?" To which I reply, 148 days (as of Sept 26) left til I graduate! (but who is counting? haha I have plotted in my agenda a countdown til May 22.... the day that has a shining beacon of light descending upon it)
2. "What are your plans for next year?" Oh. My. Heck. Let's just say I get this question at least 2 times per day, and while usually I want to tell people I am planning on running away to the circus, I usually rattle off the colleges I am applying to: BYU, BYU-I, BYU-Hawaii, Utah State, University of Utah, and University of Montana. This response is so robotic I think I can get it out in like 5 seconds, so usually people tell me to repeat it. Ha, wow.
Don't get me wrong though, I do enjoy talking about the future, various plans, and, hey, turning 18 in 6 months :)
Anyways, senior year at Timberline is excellent! My schedule is as follows-
AP Literature- we analyze poetry.... I dislike it.
Seminary- Seminary co-president. Wooh!
AP Spanish- En el dia de bloque, yo creo en espanol por todo el dia... pero sin embargo, me lo encanta :)
Psychology- easy class- we watch movies allll the time
AP Statistics- I can type numbers into a graphing calculator at the speed of light!
Government- oh, it is like kindergarten, really. Obama 2008!
So, my year is going to be semi difficult... I just couldn't bring myself to fill my schedule with ceramics, study halls, and off campuses when I was choosing classes last year, but oh, some days I wish I had them!
On to the next topic.... CROSS COUNTRY!
This is without a doubt the funnest high school sport. I love it! I get along with my whole team, which is mostly comprised of sophomore boys who talk about hyperbolas and gravity laws during long runs, but nevertheless, we have tons of fun! We have a race every week, and I've been competing at the varsity level... but don't let that fool you... I think our team has maybe 15 girls altogether, so Varsity is pretty easy to get onto! Our meets are all in the country, and so this is awesome, to be able to run through the fresh air, feel the sweat run into your eyes and burn, :) and everything else that adds up to be XC! Next week Varsity Boys and Varsity Girls are traveling to Bend, OR to compete... I will have to try to write more frequently and post pictures about that!

The most hilarious picture you will ever see of me running. It is SICK!

Next up is HOMECOMING!

Homecoming was really fun this year! I went with Matt Loveland, and for this, I think pictures will explain what happened a lot better than words... haha

This is how I got asked.... a snowman in my front yard!

This is how I replied... by smearing peanut butter alllll over Matt's car.. it was supposed to say, "It'd be nuts to go to Homecoming", but my letters all melted in the sun!! :O)

The girls in my group

The entire group

Me and Matt

However, this isn't even the funnest part about homecoming! The funnest part is the HOMECOMING GAME! This year we even won, which is quite the accomplishment for THS. Oh, and let's just say it was probably because of all the spirit coming from these girls....

Okay, okay well actually this was us after we lost our Powderpuff Game...
We try not to dwell on it. And whenever a junior speaks about the defeat, well...
let's just say that they learn better. :)
Really this is the homecoming game!

Yes, as a matter of fact that is a tramp stamp on our mannikin's butt!

THS- WE DA BEST! :)

But anyways, it was really fun! And I think that is enough for one post :)