Fantastic weekend!

Saturday I went to the gym to help a friend start a great workout! After that I made amazing, oh so good, yummy delicious french toast! Yes, that's right, it really does need that big of an intro! Then it was time to go to the early service at church, which was absolutely amazing. If you didn't get a chance to go, you can watch it here. Dr. Bob did such an incredible job, and it really couldn't have been better timing. After church a few friends and I went to see 27 Dresses, which was such a great movie! I highly recommend it, I'll probably end up owning once it comes out.

Today I get to catch up on my homework, boo, and do laundry. Mostly though I get to just hang out and relax which I really haven't done in a while. I even made a wonderful breakfast with coffee to start of my wonderful day! In the next couple days I get to start getting everything ready for my move back to KC. I also get to renew my drivers license, which I'm excited about because the picture that I have right now is terrible, so hopefully this one will turn out better!

This coming Friday & Saturday Evita is coming to town, so I got called to work the load in/out for the show! Very exciting because this means that I'll get a little bit of an extra cash flow before I go on my spring break! Oh, I can't wait for break! I'll be driving back down to KC for the week to catch up with friends, as well as get a few more things in order and such. I can't wait! I really love it down there, which I never thought I would say...I never thought I would go there on my breaks that's for sure! Well, over and out!

Lo!

AMAZING!

As many of you know my parents are AMAZING! This isn't something new, but I have to explain just how amazing they are!

Today I was getting up crazy early to go to the gym before heading off to class. My dad was already up because he had to go to work today, and offered to go start my car for me! Not only did he start my car, but he also cleaned off the inches of snow that had piled up from the night! How wonderful! Then my mom told me last night to call her on my way home from the gym so she could get up and make me breakfast! So she made both my sister and I breakfast before heading off to class. Now if you know her you know that breakfast isn't just cereal if she's making it! So she made eggs & toast, and coffee too! Seriously, how amazing are they! Over and out!

Lo!

Training again!

Well, it's time for me to start training for another half marathon! I'm going to set some serious goals for each week that will be difficult, but not impossible for me to reach each week. I'll be posting every week on my training blog if you would like to see how things are going. As for initial goals that I'm already setting for myself: working out at 5:30am every Monday- Thursday & 7am Friday-Sunday; eating no red meat, and only eating white meat on the weekends, yes that means vegetarian for the weekdays! These are going to be huge in the long run if I really stick to it. The first couple weeks are going to be especially hard getting up at 5:15, but I know that I have to do it then, otherwise it's very likely that I won't really work out when I actually go and do it in the evening. I will not only be running and doing other cardio type workouts, but complete core work outs as well. Most runners try to get a little bit of arm stuff into their workout, but I'm going to try and step it up even more. If all goes as planned, my goal should be reached! I'm shooting for 1:55:00; That would be taking eight minutes off from my last sunburst half. I'm really hoping for closer to 1:50:00, but we'll see how the training goes, and adjust accordingly. So for all of you out there who are training, good luck, and let me know how its going for you! It's always good to hear the progress from other runners! Over and out!

Lo!

A short update...

• My trip to KC was awesome; short, but awesome! Miss it already!
• Will be moving back to KC sooner than first expected. End of June instead of end of July.
• Found an apartment that I think will be great for me out there; very close to everything I need, in my price range, and they feel really inviting.
• I've been able to have some really wonderful conversations with a few friends of mine, and have really come away from them with a new appreciation for what we had talked about.
• Classes so far are, well they're going. I'm already counting down the days until I'm done with the semester! Hehe!
• I've successfully learned how to put make up on, thanks to a wonderful friend of mine having the patience to help me out!
• I got a new pair of glasses, which I really like, but my permanent pair won't be in for another couple weeks. Until then, though I get a pair, just in a different color. Still very cute!
• I'm planning on starting my crazy training schedule for my half marathon coming up at the end of May. I'm planning on being at the gym by 5:30 in the morning to be able to get in a full workout before work/class. I'm sure the first few days, or for that matter weeks, will be a pain, but it will be so worth it when I cross that finish line!

Okay, well there's a short update on a lot that's been going on in the past week. Over and out!

Lo!

Back to the grind...

Today I started taking classes again at IUSB, and had an eight o’clock class to begin. Well when I got up, I was already running a little bit later than what I had hoped. I guess the rain put me in a coma state! Anyway, so I got up, got ready and then went upstairs to maybe catch a little bit to eat before heading off to class. I walk into the kitchen and I see my little coffee pot sitting out, which wasn’t there last night when I went to bed; the frying pan with spatula set on the stove ready for me to cook up an egg, and some amazing cappuccino chocolate chip muffins! Yes, my mom is AMAZING! She made the muffins last night which I knew about, but the other stuff was a complete surprise! Do I have the best mom or what!? Maybe she’s trying to keep me home a little longer than planned!

So on to IUSB I went, thinking that because I was running a little later than what I had wanted that parking was really going to be terrible. Well, I pull in and it’s almost empty! Granted it was about 7:40 when I pulled in but I couldn’t believe how empty it was! Normally it is like a lottery draw on whether or not you can manage to find a parking spot. Stalking someone for their parking spot is key! But it looks like because of the time that I’ll be getting here that I shouldn’t have much of a problem, which is nice.

So far, my math class will be a breeze, my history class is going to kick my butt, and my english class is going to be just plain boring! To end the day I have stats, which we'll see how that goes, but I'm just working my way through these classes to get to where I really want to be going, so I'll deal with it for a couple months. The only good thing about my english class...no final! Sweet! I'll be doing a ton of writing between my history and english classes, ugh! Okay well I guess being that I have an hour and a half before my last class, I should eat a little something, and maybe get some stuff done. Over and out!

Lo!

A few thoughts...

Some random thoughts for the evening....

~ I LOVE hanging out with my girlfriends!

~ One of the greatest feelings in the world is feeling appreciated by someone...feeling your worth!

~ I LOVE sending random cards to my friends...Snail mail is GREAT!

~ Some of the most meaningful words have been said to me from some unexpected people.

~ Saying, "Thank you!" really goes a long way!

I guess really this post isn't as random as I thought....Gratitude is a huge thing, and can be done so easily, and without much effort at all, but it makes a ginormous difference to the person on the other end. Pass on the gratitude...say, "thank you", even in the little things! Over and out!

Lo!