Dreams, Lakes and Very Good Dates

I started this thing called the Am-Pm schedule a few nights ago...again.  This time I'm implementing every thing I've learned about it.  I've set small goals with huge outcomes and they have been wonderful so far.  I'll share one thing from the Am and the Pm.

Waking up is fun to do.  I set a goal to wake up right when I want to every morning and it is working wonderfully.  I set one alarm and I've disabled snooze, so my brain knows I have to get up to it.  Running, then dancing in the soccer field near the house is one thing on my list of Am things and it has worked wonders!  Fun is life.

Before I go to bed, I have decided I will listen to motivational content.  The funny thing is, the only motivational content I have on my iPod happens to be several audio lectures on romantic relationships and dating, given by none other than my good man, John Bytheway.  Wonderful lectures, by the way.  Hehe.  I'm sure he's NEVER heard that one.  Well, that isn't the point.  The point is, what you do in the morning and at night, before you go to bed, literally shape how your brain is going to function the next day.  This is because your brain compiles what you did, felt, heard, saw, tasted, smelled and learned about during your sleep.  Also, note the fact that what you do RIGHT BEFORE you fall asleep is put on repeat WHILE you sleep.  This makes your routines incredibly important and it makes choosing the right routines just as important.

Has anyone guessed why I'm saying this?

If you guessed, "Because you had the most crazy awesome and mind-blowing dream," then you are right.   That's right, everyone!

This is an interactive blog update!  :D  Smiles for the camera everyone!

What do you think has been on my mind during my sleep?

*Awkward Dora's question silence*

That's right!  I've been dreaming about dating!  Hahahahahahaha.

I went on three dates in one night and kissed two girls.  xD  I had a pretty incredible night last night.  Hahaha.  The first date, I was sitting in a tree with a young lady I met a little over a year ago, but I had seen her three or four times at church dances before I actually went up and talked to her.  I actually went out on a date with her last year as well.  Anyway, my imagination was just beginning to take flight.  We sat there for what I knew in my dream had been hours discussing political affairs, government affairs and dental hygiene.  Haha.  She wants to be a dental hygienist when she grows up, which I think would be an incredibly beneficial thing for society, because of my knowledge about what is possible with the body and her study of what people in the health field deem reasonable.  Haha.

Well, then my dream took a twist and I fell backwards out of the tree.  Suddenly, I was at lake Taneycomo, with my little friend from dance class so long ago.  What an amazing and compassionate young lady.  Her smile and overall aura was so welcoming and loving, and her voice spoke volumes about her gentle strength.  She had beautiful eyes and she was the perfect height, not to mention her outstanding talent as a dancer.  She won the championship at every competition she went to.  It's no wonder I had that super-dee-duper crush on her all those years ago.  I stood there on the beach with her, looking into her eyes and then held her there for what seemed like forever.  She was literally the girl of my dreams for the entire half-year I spent at the dance studio.  I lost sleep over that girl.  Thinking about her seemed better than sleeping and when I finally did sleep, I often dreamed of her too.  Talk about obsession.  So we stood there, and I pulled her away from me so I could look into her eyes again, then closed them and lifted her face toward mine until our lips met.  I melted, man.  I melted.  Haha.  She's got so much hip hop.  I also couldn't help but smile before we brought that moment of honesty to an end.  It was the moment I had wanted the whole time I was taking dance with her.  To be honest, I'm much happier that it happened in my dreams.  I learned so much from that non-relationship.  Haha.  That scene ended and we decided to go swimming.

We entered the water with a splash war and then she tackled me.  While I was under the water, the dream shifted again.  My head broke the surface and I found myself staring at a wide, bowl shaped raft/boat/platter made of an odd type of heavy, solid metal that somehow was still floating.  On the platter, was my cousin Aaron, laying on the opposite side.  I pulled myself aboard, dripping wet and heavy from my water-logged clothes, and decided to lie down too.  Aaron and I struck up a conversation and I learned that I was at a scout camp.  I'll be honest, I was pretty disappointed when I saw my lady friend was no longer there, but I soon found that it didn't matter.  I was on duty to teach and raise those young men after me and learn from them as well.  I was on a mission.

Aaron and I were talking about the young men and how we could best influence them and learn from their example when we felt a sudden bump on the underbody of the platter.  Then we saw many heads of young boys who had snuck up on us from scuba diving.  They had decided they were going to involve us in the fun.  What does that mean?  It means they were tipping the metal plate over towards Aaron's side and I was going to plunge into the water from about thirty feet, due to the length of the floating metal plate.  I tried to get up and run toward the other end, but it happened too fast.  I fell and decided if I was going to fall into water, I was going to enjoy it and I turned it into a dive.

My hands hit first, then my head and the rest of my body followed suit until my feet hit.  While submerged, all the water around me suddenly disappeared, except for the watter inside my clothes, only my outfit was now a very nice casual/suave pair of fitted grey jeans with a dark button down shirt, a grey patterned and designed vest with a light colored tie and black leather shoes.  Man.  It was all soaking wet.  The world flipped upside down so I was upside right and I fell the shortest distance possible to fall with a jolt, but when I looked around, everything was different.  I was in a chair, at a restuarant, with the most beautiful young lady and we were waiting for our meals to be served.  It didn't occur to me at that moment that I had made specific plans for the rest of the evening, but I had. 

I was still soaking wet, but it didn't seem to matter to her.  I prayed at that moment and thanked Heavenly Father for the person that she was.  I was also stunned to find a ring in the jacket hanging on my chair.  Then, I realized I had made plans with her before about this very thing.  I also realized that the plans we had made were very simple and that the plans I had made by my self, for that night, included those we had discussed and elaborated on them for the element of Soup prize.  She was pretty confused to see so many "Aha!" moments on my face.  Oh, it must have been hysterical!  As the night progressed, most everything went as planned.  There were a few minor details that hadn't worked out, but it had made certain parts of that date much more fun and exciting for both of us. 

Details will be spared, for the sake of the wonder of my future engagement plans.  However, in the end, she said "Yes" and there was nothing in the world that could ruin that moment, nor would I let anything do so. 

"I love you."

Dallin Hughes