HIP HIP HORRAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK, well I look at my blog as a place to brag about myself. ANd then if people ever read my blog they can read about me bragging about myself.

Ok, so heres why Natalie is happy. Back in January-ish, Natalie went to a heart doc apt. THe doctors have been watching my heart, specifically my pulmonary valve since I can remember. WEll back in January, my apt kinda ffreaked my freak and made me cry. I was WAY overweight and had high cholestral. My heart condition was upgraded to a moderate. I know that probably does not sound bad, but it was mild, then they said it was moderate. So that to me ment that it was getting worse. After that appointment I decided to do something about it and made my goal for my july/august apt to hear good results.

So my mom and I set a goal back in january to start water aerobics. WE have become pretty consistant (except currently due to surgery recovery for my mother and summer work for me). ON top of that, I would do cycling classes. I DEFINATELY have cut back on the fast foods. I was bad for a while on that. Now its only once in a while. I usually eat pretty good, the thing that I think was killing me was portion size. SO I have tried my best to cut down on portion size. My job this summer has kept me VERY active. FOr my head guard shifts, I am on my feet walking for a good six hours. With swimming lessons, we are in the water for 8 hours a day twice a week water walking.

I think all of what I just described has played a huge factor in my results for my apt from today. I have lost........

20 POUNDS!!!
And the doc told me that my chlostral is down. There is one category that is just a little high, but the doc told me that if I keep up what I am doing, then it should decrease. AND to top that off, my heartt condition has gone back down to mild. I am soooooooo happy. I mean, I could still loose some poundage, but hey, I am happy that this diet and exercise is working.

Anyways, I love my blog and how I can brag about myself. HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH

PEACE OUT

Summer 2011

Hello Blog! I have not forgotten about you I promise. I look at you and your friend blogs every day. I check on your friends. I don't know if your friends check on you thouh. :) just kidding

Well, the summer is coming to a close. I am starting my 4 year at the U. I just thought I should give an update on one of the best summers of my life.

It started off on May 12 pulling an unconscious dude out of the pool and having to completely revive him. I think I am over it emotionally altough the thoughts still come to me of how weird it was that it actually happened. I hope it is not bad to say that I am grateful that I got to go through that experience because I think it helped not only as an employee but as a person.

Later in May, I HAD to go to Glee in Vegas. BEST CONCERT EVER!!!!!!!!!! It rocked. I am a dork and words cant even describe how freakin cool it was.

I went to girls camp. No not as a Young Women, but as a leader. No not a ward leader, but a freakin Stake Leader. Holy cow i was over whelmed. Like why did they pick a little 21 year old to serve on a committe with adult women. I just had the job of being the river lifeguard. I did see my life flash before my eyes a couple of times. At this camp there is a set of couple missionaires who just live at this site for their mission. (at least that is what i understand) and well, the cute little sister, bless her heart, followed me and the nurse up to the entrance point of the river. My goal for this expedition was to wade out in the river and trim some branches that were hanging overhead so we didn't get girls eyes poked out. Well, i was going to float down a tube with a rope tied to me. As i start to float, RAPIDS catch me and i TOTALLY flipped out. THey grab the rope. I am lucky i didn't hit my head on the shallow rocks. Emily (my sister) was dying laughing while the missionary was WORRIED. but through all this she managed to get some pictures, then worry some more and get more pictures. Anyways, here are some pics from the experience.

Other things that happened this summer. I hung out with my friends ALOT! I truely have THE best friends in the world. They are all seriously like family to me and I know that I can go to them for ANYTHING. Here are a few pics of the things we did this summe

Graves:

So we went to the graves today. It was first memorial day visit to my grandma huber. It was tough. I mean, we visit all these graves, some of the people I don't even know. Probably the only one (besides my grandma) that i can remember was my grandpa eccles. I remember he had an elevator down his stairs, he would sit in this chair in his front room. But I vagely have any memories of him. Visiting my Grandma Huber's grave was different. It hit me that she was not here. I have TONS of memories of her. I cried, not little tears, but big tears. Missing her. Knowing she would probably be shaking her finger at me telling me not to cry. But i could not hold it in when my mom gave me a hug. I love my grandma and really missed her.

I guess what I am trying to say is that it is alot different for me to actually visit a grave of someone who I really KNEW and loved. Just remembering them. anyways

17 DAYS..... IT WILL SOON BE HERE

Ok, Missed a day: 21 days till Glee

23 Days till glee!! I will post a performance every day!

I'm a nerd

So I have been obsessed with the NBA this season. Hopefully ya'll know my teams. Basically the Celtics and Jazz. I have learned so much about basketball. Some stuff my dad doesn't even know.
I am a little different then most girls my age. Most girls my age seem to go for the hollywood actors... I do that is for sure.. Well, I have fallen for some of the NBA dudes. For one thing they are TALL!!!! (just what I need) and another, they are BUFF! and lastly, they are HANDSOME.....
So if I were to rank my top 5-10 most attractive NBA dudes, this is how it would go.

#1 Gordon Hayward
#2 Rajon Rondo#3 Russell Westbrook

#4 Dwight Howard

#5 Kevin Durant

Sweet and boring life of Natalie

So here whats been happening.

I am a medical child. I have a heart murmer, no thyroid gland, broken some bones before, skin problems.... do you want me to keep going?

Well lately I have been seeing my cardiologist and they have said that my heart condition has up graded in severety from mild to moderate. NOw that may not seem like a lot, but it scares me. THey said that I need to exercise and eat right.

Also, I have had surgery almost a year ago. They took my thyroid out. With that surgery, I was told you either gain or loose weight. Well with they way things were looking, it seem that i was gaining weight. Here we are almost a year later and my surgeon finally let me go and found we an endochronologist. I asked her if weight loss and thyroid surgery was true, she said, NO THAT IS A MYTH.

Well, I have taken all these doctor's appts seriously and as a MAJOR wake up call that i need to take time for myself and be active. I have been at it for almost 3 months. So for things are looking really good. If our scale is right, (it is a pretty old scale) i have lost some weight. THere is hope. I am sorry I am bragging, but i treat my blog as my public journal. My goal, go back to the heart doc in july and here them say, weight is down and things are looking... either the same, or.... things are looking bettter.

What else is happenign? I am obsessed with the NBA this season. I love the celtics. And they are ranked 2 in the league. I feel really bad for the jazz. They have so much potential but are really struggling right now.
I love Glee. And can't wait to go to the concert in May.
School is rough but I am finally figuring out how to study.
Primary is fun

Grandma Huber

Its been a while since I blogged but I think it is time I post a good one. So on Saturday January 22, my Grandma Huber passed away. She was old and her health was not good, but it happened suddenly. I love my Grandma. I had a special relationship with her.

I think (I could be wrong) I was her only grandchild who she would call, "A Big Brat" and be threatened by her crutch.

Some of my favorite memories of my Grandma would probably be her swimming pool days in the summer. She LOVED having as many grandkids as she could get out to her pool on the hot summer days. SHe would sit in the same chair, have her mug with diet coke, and be our lifeguard. She would yell at us when we were being stupid and unsafe.

My Grandma was a trooper! Somehow every year, despite health problems, she would throw one huge Christmas bash! I remember hit sitting in this chair every year all Christmas day long and just enjoy being surrounded by her family. I think she loved making us smile, she loved hearing us talk, she loved hearing us laugh. She would fall asleep in this chair. And I get my title of "brat" beccause my Grandma did not like getting her picture taken. So I got a few funny pics.

My Grandma was a huge University of Utah fan. She bleeds red. Maybe that is where I got my Utes Genes. She is a firm believer in obtaining a college education. I know she LOVED seeing her grandchildren grow and go through college. She was alive to see alot graduate, and I know she will be at every other one of her grandchildren's graduation in spirit. She was a HUGE supporter. I don't think I would keep going without the support of her and my Grandpa. This past semester (fall 2010) I took a Human Anatomy class. Grandma became my study buddy and would ask me about my class everytime i would see her. She would talk to me about anatomy all the way up to my final. SHe would wave her arm and flex around and ask me to name it. I loved how into my schooling she got. She loved talking about the U campus and hearing me say the names of buildings that I have class in that she had classes in too. I always teased her and would tell her that I would call her if I get lost. She knows the U campus with her eyes closed.

My Grandma loves her family! She loved having all 50+ of us gather in a room. She loved hearing about us grandkids getting together and hanging out. I am so grateful to have cousins that I can look to as my best friends. I blame that on my Grandma, keeping us together.

And finally, my Grandma and Grandpa taught and still are teaching the importance of a temple marriage. They have been married for almost 60 years this march. From what I heard from one of my aunts, they have a family of 54 people total. That is soooo awesome. They may have not said it straight up, but by seeing their example, they have taught me the importance of temple marriage and its key in returning to my Heavenly Father. My Grandparents love each other so much. They always by each others sides every step of the way, whether it was trials, or just being together. They never seperated. I hope and pray someday that I can find my prince charming, like my Grandma did, and marry him and celebrate 60+ years of marriage.

I love my Grandma! I will miss her so much! But I know that she is in a better place and she is not in pain, no oxygen, and she is standing up straight. I bet my Grandpa Stapley has already talked to her. I bet she is with her Dad, Mom, and many other relatives. I know that she is going to do amazing things in the spirit world. I know that I will be with her again.

I love you Grandma