Charlie Sheen...

 My name is Rachel Pitts and I'm so stinkin good at sports... NOT!!!  From the time I was just a little tyke, me and sports have not been friends.  It all started out when I was just a wee lass in t-ball.  I could never hit that dang stationary ball, so I would hit the tee with all my strength to watch the ball roll a good two feet away.   Not only that, but one time on my way to 1st base, I ran to the other teams 3rd.  The crowd hollered and screamed but in my head I thought "They love me...I am a champion!" After a few years of recovery I thought I would take my chance again with sports.  I joined a Jr. Jazz team and was sorely disappointed at the end of the season to admit I had never made a basket.  Never, not even in practice:)  My head is a ball magnet, my hands might as well be covered in Crisco every time I try to catch a ball, and when the pressure's on, I run slower than molasses.  I thought I was done forever but as always, sports made its way back into my life!  For the last several weeks I have been on a kickball intramural team.  Our name is Charlie Sheen and and we basically rock!!!  My team is amazing at kick ball, and I am amazing at screaming really loud, sending my teammates home with my easy to catch fly balls, giving high fives, acting like a spaz, and stretching before the game.  We just got eliminated from the elite 8 in finals tonight and although I don't think I contributed a whole lot, I had the time of my life attempting. 

My team doing Charlie Sheen faces

me lookin like a champ.  I was a rockin catcher but I'm pretty sure I looked this confused the majority of the time

told you I was a good stretcher

Why Charlie Sheen you ask?  Watch 2 minutes of this and you'll know!  

                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                              ...I was inspired too:):):)

Blue Skies...

 Tonight I was privileged to see one of my favorite bands in concert.  Noah and the Whale!!!  Some of you might think "that's silly, she knows a total of two songs by that band."  But I'm telling you what, after tonight they are my new fav!  What an incredible show they put on.  I thought for a second I was done with shows, but tonight my boy Noah rekindled that flame and I just might now consider myself a groupie.  There were a couple times I wanted to shed a tear or two because of the beauty of the music.  If I may describe music as beautiful, I will... It was absolutely, positively, BEAUTIFUL!  Not only was I in love with the music, but I came to a bit of a realization while I was there.  I'll have to give a little background before I explain.  Elder Luke Dunshee the Third (my mission, concert, and music buddy) gave me a history lesson of Charlie Fink- the lead vocalist of Noah and the Whale.  During the making of the first album, Charlie Fink was dating and very in love with the bands background vocalist Laura Marling.  Before the release of the album, Laura broke Charlies heart- leaving him and abandoning the band.  The next album was all about Laura and the pain she had caused.  That is where "Blue Skies," my favorite song came into the picture.  It starts off by saying, "This is a song for anyone with a broken heart.  This is a song for anyone who can't   get out of bed, I'll do anything to be happy." It continues to say, "cause blue skies are calling, but I know that it's hard."  I've listened to this song countless times wondering, "when will life get any easier?" "will these clouds ever go away?" As I was watching the show tonight, I realized, the blue skies are here!  I am happier than I've been in a long time-longer than I can even remember.  I'm constantly surrounded by incredible people who love me, I have an awesome job when the economy is rough, I get to go to school and further my education, I'm going to cool concerts like these and having adventures up to wazoo!  Life is just as it should be...remarkable!!!

Me and Lukey Luke.  Oh and creepy scabbers trying to get in on the pic

Noah singing his little heart out

My name is Rachel Pitts... and I'm seeing some dang blue skies!