Simply Smiddy - The Idaho Convert

fam·i·ly ˈfam(ə)lē/ noun plural noun:  families 1 . a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household. 2 . all the descendants of a common ancestor. I have debated and debated how to start this post. I thought well I could post about the divorces or about how hard it is and was or... I could post about the amazing people that have been in my life. Up above i have the definition of the word family and through out my life I have developed my own personal meaning of the word family. To me family are the people who know you, they love you, and even though they aren't always there for you they still love you and you know they do. I have been raised by many different people in my life and they have made me into who I am. I am so extremely blessed to have so SO many people in my life that love me. The...

Things I’ve Learned I have learned a lot throughout this four year journey; more than just the Pythagorean Theorem and how to justify if a sentence is a fragment or a run-on. I’ve learned that positive attitudes towards the people around me can get me further than any of my talents can. I've learned that with hard work and determination I can accomplish any goal I set. I've learned that words really do matter. I've learned to believe in myself and to have confidence. I’ve learned that happiness is a choice. I've learned to be accepting to the people around me.  But most importantly within these four years, I have faced challenges through family experiences, through school work, and through my busy schedule; all in which have taught me how to be the independent, self motivated, and responsible young woman I am today. High school is preparation for the “real-world”. The place where each person is held accountable for each and every decision you make. High school ...

I Believe in Dance             I believe in dance because when dancing a personality is expressed that you might not see normally. I believe it is a way to escape into a whole different world to find your happy place. Dance clears your mind of all other emotions you might feel in your life. I believe as a dancer you can lose yourself in the music and the movement. “The truest expression of people is in its dances and its music. Bodies never lie” (Maleah Diggs). Dance is my therapy, my getaway, my happiness.   Often when you ask a dancer why they dance they reply with some sort of comment along the lines of ‘why do you breathe’ or ‘it is my life’. There is only one way we can truly connect the idea that ‘dance is life’, the instrument through which the dance speaks is also the instrument through which life is lived: the human body. It is the instrument by which all the primary experiences of life are manifested. It holds...

There are so many things we are truly blessed with in our lives and so many things that we should be thankful for. I have an infinite number of blessings to be thankful for so no doubt I will forget something and I am apologizing for it right for that. It would take a lifetime to write down all my blessings, but I'm going to write about the ones that stand out the most to me this month.  1. My BEAUTIFUL, AMAZING family!           I am always so grateful for my family, but lately I have noticed truly how blessed we are to have our own families that will be there for us no matter what! I am grateful my direct family members as well as my distant family members. Family is always first because they are the people that are going to matter after this life. I have such great parents and siblings its truly amazing! They all bless my life SOO much! 2. My HOMETOWN (Blackfoot).            I NEVER realized how much I truly do love ...

This  couldn't be anything but grateful for Christ and every thing he went through so that we could eventually be perfected. I am so blessed to have a Heavenly Father that cares so much he would give up his  only  begotten son.  Christmas is not about the presents, the shopping, or the money... It is entirely about reminding us how blessed we are to be living Heavenly Father's plan and to be experiencing this life.  Our life is rare and beautiful and we must embrace it, embrace the time we have here and embrace the opportunity we have to prove to our Heavenly Father that we are worthy to return to him. And once we do that, he will welcome us home with loving arms and it will be like the feeling you get when you see your family laughing together at the end of the night, only greater. We are so blessed. Remember what Christmas is really about and share this video. #ShareTheGift

Way back in my diaper days I spent a majority of my time blasting the radio and dancing along to what I thought was the beat. My family  didn't  have much living in a small trailer, but we had enough for a young girl to use her imagination and think about what her passion would eventually be. Taking dance classes was not an option when I was young, my mom worked as a cosmetologist at Wal-Mart and my dad worked as a delivery guy for Fed-Ex, but I learned some moves from the TV. Every time Dancing with the Stars came on I would try to dance along with the people on the show and learn to do what they were doing.  Dancing was something I was born to love and do. It  wasn't  until five years after my mom moved away from my dad that I was actually put into a dance studio. The day I walked into the studio I remember the overwhelming joy I felt, I knew that dancing was where I belonged. I didn’t exactly know at the time why I had the love I did for danc...

As many of you know I made the spontaneous decision to change some major things in my life the summer of senior year and especially a week before senior year started. WHAT and WHY? First, I changed from the AMAZING Diva Dance Company in Blackfoot to the AMAZING Dance Factory in Pocatello. This had nothing to do with which studio was better or which teacher was more qualified, but it had everything to do with just taking an opportunity to spend more time dancing. Let me explain slightly what I mean; The Dance Factory has the option to hold six classes at a time in their studio because of the way it is built so basically I have the opportunity and I am taking the opportunity to dance at least 5 hours a night, sometimes more, at least four times a week. I also have the opportunity to travel to bigger conventions that Diva Dance didn't travel too. Growing up at Diva Dance was one of the best things I could have ever asked for and without Wendy Schild I would not have the love and t...