295-run

todays run was phenomenal! after a long and excruciating day at work, I got home pretty pooped I may say. But the minute I walked in the door, I knew I needed to run into my tennis shoes. But apart from that great decision, I also decided to work on my speed instead of my distance so I thought I'd go for a 3mi route and really try to book it. This was one of those runs that I really know why I love running and a run that motivates me to do it every day.

Training:
run: 3mi

296-biking

me:

what I did today:

Today was crazy!

I woke up at 7:00 and went for my 4mi. It felt great. I didn't have the best mileage but I really felt good to push myself for the distance. (which is really not at that long)

I've been working out a TON lately and my body is NOT sore!!! Which is a huge plus.

At nine Loren and I went to the City Lifeguard tryouts (me to take pics and Loren went SURFING)

It felt great to go out and take photos (editing currently, I'll present them in a few days)

All-around, it was a great way to start my day. Another plus to rising with the sun. I'm beginning to feel like a morning person again =]

what's making you positive? 

Training: 

run: 4mi

bike:1h (work and back)

297-climbing

I "slept in" till 8:30 today, and I still felt "on the ball". I did homework until exactly 11:00 and jumped on my bike for work. After a long day at work, I rode to the gym simultaneously almost getting run over four times 3 times by reckless friday drivers and once by a skateboarder. From this, I got a tremendous amount of pent-up energy waiting to get burnt off. So I chose the boulder, and boy was I climbing like a boss today. probably only 15 people total today, and that gave me my space. Worked on a few problems with a group and overall had a lot of fun. and now, I'm "feeling the burn" (also, I headed to the back to do all around strengthening which really kicked my butt.)


Today at work, I sported this dress:

Except, I ended up with helmet hair (yes I ride my bike with a helmet) and drenched with sweat. I probably was just not this cute and color-edited. 

tights: $11 (1/2 off at Macys) 

dress: $12 Crossroads

hair: I braided it upside down and then tied it up in a messy bun.

BTW: I think I look really short here...weird

Training:
strengthen 30 min
climbing 1.5 h

298-work

I have been waking up at 7 each morning. This is for me and for Loren. In some way I'm doing the "housewife" but in some ways I feel like i'm doing it for me. It's not that I'd sleep in 'till 12 but even past 9 I've lost so much of my day. Now, i get to wake up, make coffe, breakfast, and lunches all while listening to amazing music. I feel like a total diferent person.
The thing is, Loren goes to work five nights a week and gets home aroun 8:30 in the morning and been up since 5am. It's not only unfair for me to sleep in, but now that school has started it's imposible to get to his math class on time without the help of moi! I love it! I seriously love the morning now and I didn't even know what I was missing.

Today, spent an hour reading in the morning (*catching up for english), I had breakfast (unusual), and got bikelights for tonights lil trip to the gym.**

work was STRESSFUL. But I made it trhough the day and boy did I have the "energy" to pump iron at the gym for an hour. I brought my climbing gear today (it's been a while since I sprained my finger at work three weeks ago which I didn't metion to you) but today was full of nooby slugs. I know this 'cuz Igetting on the wall was impossible since everbody was working hard to finish that extreme v0. so in the course of 30 min, I got a whole three routes in!!***By that time, I just went to the back and really l;et out all that energy from that amazing day at work. And that,, my dears, felt GREAT. I think I did things my body isn't normally capable of and I felt like super woman! then, I ran an "easy"**** one mile to finish the day off.
Loren picked my up and we stared at the computer for the last hour together popping balloons together. What a cute couple. I then passed out. Done.

check your asterix*****:
*Last week, I missed (skipped, ditched, etc) ONE day of school and this is what I have to pay. I'm four ch behind in English and by monday I need to have a theme/thesis for my final paper for this book. I calculated that I have 178 pgs of reading devided by 4 is about 35 pgs per day. I only read 20 pgs yesterday...in one hour. Oii.

**I later noticed I had an empty tire. Over prepared with $60 lights and my bad day manages to still earn points in it's favor. Seems like I'm loosing the game.

***I oppologize about the sarcasm and the rude slanderous remarks. But this is me when I'm not having a great day. This is me after work. This is me.

****This one mile sucked. My fault for weaiting after the weighted squats, bensh pressing, and glut workout. Maybe that's why my legs gave in. But I needed to get some millage in. MAY 6th is running towards me like a baboon. A really fast and angry baboon.

*****aparently (while looking up correct speeling for asterix) it is an amazing cominc book that I used to read/watch avec mon pere. awesome!

training:

strengthen 1 hour

run: 1 mile easy

299-run

Who's ready to run?!

shorts:$2.99

shirt:gift 

socks:Loren's

shoes: THREE YEARS OLD!

watch: gift($100)

earphones: gift($7.00)

ipod:gift 8 years old ($100)

300-clean

Yesterday, just for my birthday, Joslyn drove __ hours just to see me for 30 minutes. Surpise much? indeed. And that also led to an early spring cleaning.
and I took photos Just for my dad (since he loves my before's and after's):

I did the dishes:

I sorted the laundry: 

(more like pushed it all aside for later)

And I, well, didn't finish cleaning my craft area:

Yesterday was also full of some nice surprises such as...

 a really awesome super inspirational notebook (and a book called rose):

Earphones(finally!) and a GARMIN!!!!!!!!

Loren took me strait to bestbuy so I could pick out a gift. I loved that because I ended up with exactly what I wanted. Who would have ever bought somebody earphones? Funny 'cuz I have an ipod but was missing an earpeice so it was useless. So excited for thos longer runs now!! woohoo!

As you all know by reading my wish list that I've been wanting a Garmin for quite some time now. Running outside is so much funner and exciting than the treadmill, but I never really knew my mileage or rate. Now I have EVERTHING and the time. 

All I really need now are some running shoes and a few more outfits and I'll be set!

What have you been wanting?

301-birthday

Ok...so I'm 20...now what?? 

Do you ever get that feeling on your birthday that well...you feel the same exact way you felt the day before? As if nothing really changed. And to tell you the truth...nothing really has. I still adore coffee, I still have to do the dishes, and well, I'm still pretty immature. But now, my double digits have well...doubled. I have this awkward 2 in front of my age and it's sort of scaring the bageezes out of me. I feel like I have a whole lot more space to fill in my shoes. But before I think about my futur, let take a moment to reminice on my year as a 19year old.

19 years recap:

I rescued a small mutt puppy for 8 months:

Took lots and lots of road trips

LA

Seattle

Heavenly

Vaisalia 

 all accompanied by our trusted In-N-Ouot

 I lived in san francisco for one semester:

The "city of my dreams"

Took lots of pictures of Loren:

 I learned how to slack-line (and cracked a rib):

I lived in an RV for an entire summer NO PIC NECESSARY (unless you adore greasy hair, sleepless eyes, and sweaty  armpits.
Well, also some couch surfing:

Had hand surgery?

Rented my own apartment with my Lovely Loren:

 

Places I worked at:
 Rue. st Jaques

Bonny Doon vinyards

River Cafe

Transferred to two different community colleges
lived in 4 different places
"bought" my own car
Went through three different bikes
managed to NOT cut my hair
Overall... it was a pretty great/super tough year!

I've learned so much from being 19 years old. I have a great feeling of my 20's and believe I can easily top last ones!