Homeward Bound

Or more accurately “I’m home” but that didn’t have as nice of a ring to it.

So I was checking a few of the blogs I read on a pretty daily basis, a few of them haven’t updated in quite sometime and I found myself thinking “Please post something! It doesn’t even have to be the best post ever, just come back!” Then I wondered enthusiastically if perhaps there was anyone out there checking my blog periodically curious as to when I would post again. So here I am, posting again for my hopefully not imaginary readers! 🙂

Vacation was nice, California is definitely a different world from Kentucky. It was like even the sky was different, not only in how it looked but how it touched everything. We spent a lot of time in Sacramento but also ventured up to Lake Tahoe and San Fransisco. Uh can I just say that Tahoe = Amazingly beautiful! That water was absolutely gorge! The boy and his mother had to practically drag me out of it and I was only in up to my knees! If I got to be a mermaid and choose where I lived Lake Tahoe would be a serious contender.

San Fransisco was equally beautiful, however it was in a city way as opposed to the nature beauty of Tahoe. I kept telling the boy and his parents that if I lived there I wouldn’t be able to leave the house! Driving would be out of the question because of my inability to navigate and dislike of super steep hills. Walking is even more of a no go because I swear I would totally trip and fall all the way down into the ocean! The point I am making: San Fransisco is extremely hilly/steep/mountainy. With amazing views, stunning buildings, and a seriously fun amount of restaurant and activities.

No worries Lovelies I will be posting a big picture dump once I figure out how to watermark. When I say big I mean I took around 800 pictures during the week-long visit. I’ll spare you the mundane and only post the best.. that’ll be a fun process of elimination…

One down side of our vacation, Robin Williams untimely death occurred shortly after we got there. The boy loves Robin, but then again who doesn’t! He was pretty upset when we heard the news. He was such an amazing person, actor, comedian. I can’t even imagine the grief his family feels. I read recently that they scattered his ashes in the San Fran bay and I thought “I was in that water just days after he was laid to rest there.” The person and the talent will  be missed extensively.

 It is now the second week of school and so far so good! I am definitely ready to move on from English 102. Not saying anything bad about english, in fact this professor is a vast improvement on my last, it’s just not my strongest subject. I’m ready to get my electives out-of-the-way and move onto math and accounting work!

Where did you all vacation? Is anyone else back in school? What are you studying/taking this semester?

XOXO

J

In Other News

I ran a mile in 9:38 yesterday!!!!! I’ve been running for I suppose a month now. not exactly religiously, though I do try. I’ve also been dabbling in yoga. So yesterday was a great day for me because my yoga instructor is back from vacation, she helped me kick into my first head stand, and I got my mile time down to 9:38!

I’m a bit sad today because this will be the last time I can make it to my other favorite class, Pilates ball, for a little while. School starts the 18th and I have an English class the days the Pilates ball class is held (yet another reason to not be happy with English 102, besides the fact that I’m terrible at it) The boy and I leave for California this friday!!!

Today I challenge myself to run 2 miles continuously at 10 minutes a piece. I really want to order a Polar heart rate monitor watch with GPS so I can run outside. I feel like it’s easy to run faster on the treadmill because all i do is set the pace and threaten myself whenever I try to lower it. Out in the wild it’s just me setting the pace, and I tend to slack off.

But at least I’m honest/recognize that in myself.

Do any of you have heart rate monitors?  Or maybe suggestions on running outside/not on a treadmill? I need to transition myself to do some outside runs before we lose the nice weather! Hope every one is having a lovely Wednesday!

XOXO

J

If I Had Wanted

If I had wanted something sour I would have gotten Sour patch kids. Because at least they are sweet after!

This is among many things I wish to say to a few people in my life. (This post shall remain extremely general to save the author from petty backlash.)

Too many little things add up very quickly. A sink is leaking one slow drop at a time and you think, “Eh this isn’t such a big deal. It’s only one drop at a time it’s not like it’s a steady stream of water! Now that I would be worried about!”

And then the end of the month comes, and your water bill is $10 higher than usual and you think, “Huh, well it’s still only $10 that’s really only a drop in the bucket.” You chuckle at your pun, write the check, and pay the bill.

Days turn into weeks, one bill turns into 12 and the next thing you know your bathroom floor is damaged! You have to replace the whole thing, including the cabinets and the sink! Shelling out the money for the repairs you start to wonder how much that whole years worth of one drop at a time cost you. You add up your losses, slump back in your chair and hang your head thinking, “How could something so little add up to so much?”

It’s the same with how you treat others. You may be blah towards them, you may make a snide comment or have a bad attitude a couple of times here and there. Then, after sometime, they either go off on you, or you go to be nice and they shun you.

If you find yourself wondering why, just remember

The little things add up.

 

XOXO

J