THUNDER!!! Race #2!! A Success!!

On Saturday, Cross Country had our second race and it was a lot of fun!!  It was more difficult than the first one for sure but my team did GREAT!!!  We raced at Madison High School, the men took FIRST PLACE, and the Women took THIRD PLACE!  I was really happy for everyone's improvement from the first race to the second!

THUNDER!!

I really love my team, I don't think they know how much I love them!  They have been such a HUGE blessing in my life this semester!  I am so privileged to have the opportunity to serve them everyday and get to know them!
 Coaching has been a new experience and I love learning more about the sport everyday!  Kaleb and I are working really well together and he is teaching me a lot!  We have some really great athletes on our team, and they are teaching me so much!
Here are some pictures from our last race!

THUNDER MEN getting ready to race! You can just tell by the way they are standing... they are ready to DOMINATE!

THUNDER LADIES getting ready to race!...Yes I know... the shorts are REALLY short!..I'm still getting use to them!

some of THUNDER LADIES cheering on the men! (right to left: Clarie, Hailee, Hillary, Kelly, Me, Megan, and Kevyn)

We love each other...a lot!

 We have another race in two weeks!  We have some fun practices planned for the next upcoming race!! I'm looking forward to working hard!!

GO THUNDER!!

love, hannah jane

THUNDER!!!!!

TEAM THUNDER!

This semester I am serving as a Coach for Cross Country in Competitive Sports with the University and I AM LOVING IT!!!!  I've never done Cross Country, but I do love running, serving, and being on a team!  I am on team THUNDER!!  My co-coach is my friend Kaleb, and we have a FANTASTIC TEAM!!!  Everyone is hard working, wanting to improve their skills, make friends, and reach goals!  We go running everyday as a team and we're becoming great friends!  It's been fun to see everyone improve in just the few weeks we've been training together!  I'm loving the exercise I'm getting from this experience and I am seeing many results from it in my body and overall health! 

THUNDER LADIES!!!!

Two weeks ago, we had our first race for the season at Nature Park, and everyone did great!  For every race we run a 5K, and my time was 26:47!  I am very pleased with this time!  The last time I ran a 5K I did it in 25:00 and that was a long time ago!  So it can only go up from here!!  I'm looking forward to slimming down my race time, and body!  :)  My running buddy today was Kevyn!  We stuck together the whole time for the race and I'm thankful for her!  As a team we did great!  The men got 2nd Place and the women got 3rd Place!  Everyone was very supportive of each other and cheered each other on!  

We love Cross Country!

Our next race is next Saturday!  Kaleb and I have a full week and training prepared for this week and we're hoping to push and challenge everyone a little harder so they can shed some more time off of their next race! 

My next goal for this coming race is under 26:00!  I want to see a 25 in my time!!

love, hannah jane

It's another great day at BYU Idaho Devotional!

I love Tuesdays!  I love Tuesdays!  They are one of my favorite days (well actually everyday offers something different that makes it my favorite)!  You may wonder why!  Well I love Tuesdays because I get to go to DEVOTIONAL!! 
Every Tuesday, campus feels a little bit different.  A majority of the students are dressed in their best Sunday dress, I am always watching the clock to see how much longer until two, and we get to spend an hour away from the worries of our busy school week in the beautiful BYU-Idaho Center on campus!  It's a beautiful building and has a wonderful spirit there! 

Well today was just not any ordinary Tuesday!  Today I got to sing in devotional... on the stage... behind President Clark!!  I know right?!  I am taking University Choir and I am loving it and Sister Eda Ashby!  Today the University Choir sang the musical number for devotional and it was an awesome experience!  My wonderful roommate Rachel is taking the class with me and we are having a blast together!  I'm so glad she is taking it with me! 
We get to sing again in Devo in July, we will be singing Praise to the Man... it's going to AWESOME!!! 






Happy Tuesday!!! 
love, hannah jane

p.s
I'm sure you may be wondering why I'm looking so tan and blonde.... I'll tell you the secret... CROSS COUNTRY!!  The ingredients being running everyday for an hour, outside, with an awesome team (THUNDER!!!) pictures to come from my first race of the season!! 

The Temple and The College on The Hill!

Woke up this morning at 5:20 and went to the Temple!  I love the Rexburg temple!  Going to the temple before classes is one of my favorite ways to start my day!  The days that I start at the temple are always the best days in my week!
While I was there, I thought about a talk that Elder Eyring gave in the Spring of 2009 during my first year here at BYU Idaho.  His talk is titled, "The Temple and the College on the Hill." In this talk he talked about the miracles and blessings of having a Temple and University so close together and also about the similarities they share. 
Here are a few words from that talk:

"I use the word miracle in describing the location of this university next to a temple on one hill because I know that only God could have done it. Human judgment would have kept Ricks College at two-year status and allocated the Church's resources for higher education someplace else. Human judgment would have placed the temple somewhere else. But human judgment could have foreseen neither smaller temples operated primarily by volunteers nor a university capable of serving many students at high quality and low cost. That this university and this temple are on a hill in Rexburg is a miracle because God, not man, revealed new designs for each and placed them here together."

 "The university will likewise encourage a thirst for learning by the Spirit. In concert with the temple, it will build students' confidence that the Spirit can become a constant companion. The university and the temple are alike in teaching that service to others is a necessary part of inviting the Spirit. The university operates on the principle that everyone is both a teacher and a learner. The university is, like the temple, a place where success can come only if we help others succeed. Those who attend the temple to offer their departed ancestors proxy covenants do it gladly, knowing that they cannot be saved without those departed loved ones. The two places of learning fit together in their purposes almost as one. They both encourage all that would qualify for us to have eternal life. And they both require a high standard of personal worthiness for the companionship of the Spirit."

"I testify that God the Father lives and loves you. His Beloved Son, Jesus Christ, atoned for our sins and broke the bands of death. The Holy Ghost has testified to all of us of truth, of hope, and of the joy of the pure love of God. I leave you my blessing that you may by the power of the Holy Ghost see the course God has set before you and feel the confidence that you are lifted by His power and surrounded by His love on the journey."

Have a Happy Thursday!!
love, hannah jane 

Thank You National Parks Week!!! I love Yellow Stone!

Happy National Parks week!! That's right, National Parks week!! Last week you could go to any National Park for free... so where do you think I'm going to go... YELLOWSTONE of course!!  Yellow Stone is one of my favorite places and I love Southern Eastern Idaho and Montana!  I've been told it's in my blood to love this area because my Grandparents loved this land would visit the area a lot!  I came here a couple of years ago with my Mother and sister Bekah!

So on Saturday Rachel, Rachel's mother (who was here visiting for the weekend), Brittany and I took a girl' s day to Yellow Stone, the very first National Park in America!

WE LOVE IDAHO!!!

It was a beautiful slightly cold day!  But wonderful!!!  We saw lots of bison, deer, geese, and no bears.... I have yet to see a bear in Yellowstone!!  One Day!!!  And of course, we went and saw Old Faithful!  And after who knows how many years was still going!!! 

I had a bit of a difficulty getting on the sign.. needed some help!  But I made it  up!

We love eachother!!

Old Faithful!

It was a lovely day!  It was fun being with my roommates and having some girl time!! 

love, hannah jane

Butterfly Circus

 A feel good movie for a fresh new week!



love, hannah jane

Alice's Baby Blanket!

 During my week break in between semesters, I made my best friend Erin a baby blanket for her little Alice!  I made a log cabin quilt and I'm very happy with how it turned out!  My mother helped me pick out the fabric and taught me what to do and then I just spent the week sewing!  It was a good week!

love, hannah jane