After my nice morning of relaxation on Monday, I got ready for my lunch meeting with my advisor. As I walked to the shuttle, I noticed that our back fender was hit and there was a piece of plastic from the person's vehicle who hit us. I took a couple pics with my phone, but decided to leave the evidence till when I returned.
After a nice meeting with my advisor, I visited the nursing faculty and everyone was so nice and asked how I was doing. I enjoyed seeing them.
I got a call from Dan while on my way home saying he had made it to Philly. I got home and noticed that the evidence on our car had been cleaned up. I notified the police and Erin, our apartment manager. I picked Dan up and the brakes began to grind...barely any warning squeak.
Yesterday, Dan spent the day getting our brakes and tires done, but we still have to deal with our insurance company and the dent. Not fun for Dan :(
School is going well, but I will be extremely busy, so I need to take advantage of the time now and get some work done early. I am not as motivated this quarter, but hopefully that will change since it is my last quarter!
Yesterday I did yoga and felt much more flexible. I hope to go to turbo kick tonight. I need more cardio in my workout routine.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Nice weekend!
You always need a recovery after an intense workout and since my weekend was crazy, I got my exercise recovery. Saturday I visited a good friend for a couple hours before heading to a wedding. The wedding was beautiful and it was nice to see the sun pop out after this week of rain.
I wanted to work after the wedding, but my friend convinced me to go to the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. It was wonderful and I am glad I went to see a great show!
Sunday was crazy. I decided to sleep in and then go to church with all my work. After the pot luck, I stayed and got some work done until our 5:30 worship practice started. It was nice having a fast internet connection since our apartment one that comes "free" with our rent is slower than the dickens.
Anyway, the music practice went well. I am so used to leading that it was hard for me to follow and actually worship. If I "pay attention" I have a hard time worshiping and that is more important to me. I suppose that is why I don't "play well with others", but I want to learn! I am really looking forward to our Saturday night contemporary service! It seems as if God is really moving and directing this thing, but none of us knows what to expect, but we are all excited!
Today I have to get back to working out, though I'd rather just do my school work. I have a meeting with my advisor at 12:30 and then active yoga is at 5:30.
I am so excited that Dan is coming home today. We are almost completely attached at the hip and I hate being away from him. It is extremely windy in Cinci today, so I hope his flight to Pennsylvania goes well and that his trip here is smooth too. It will be great day!
The scripture that is continuously going through my head is 2 Chronicles 20. I love this chapter! Judah is surrounded by enemies and King Jehoshaphat prays to God and God answers and says, the battle is not yours, but mine...you will not need to fight. The people praised and worshiped God. They went out to the battle field and the King sent out singers before the army and they sang "Give thanks to the Lord; His faithful love endures forever!" and the enemies turned against themselves and killed one another. I want to praise and worship God, knowing that I don't have to fight the battle, but that it belongs to God!
I wanted to work after the wedding, but my friend convinced me to go to the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. It was wonderful and I am glad I went to see a great show!
Sunday was crazy. I decided to sleep in and then go to church with all my work. After the pot luck, I stayed and got some work done until our 5:30 worship practice started. It was nice having a fast internet connection since our apartment one that comes "free" with our rent is slower than the dickens.
Anyway, the music practice went well. I am so used to leading that it was hard for me to follow and actually worship. If I "pay attention" I have a hard time worshiping and that is more important to me. I suppose that is why I don't "play well with others", but I want to learn! I am really looking forward to our Saturday night contemporary service! It seems as if God is really moving and directing this thing, but none of us knows what to expect, but we are all excited!
Today I have to get back to working out, though I'd rather just do my school work. I have a meeting with my advisor at 12:30 and then active yoga is at 5:30.
I am so excited that Dan is coming home today. We are almost completely attached at the hip and I hate being away from him. It is extremely windy in Cinci today, so I hope his flight to Pennsylvania goes well and that his trip here is smooth too. It will be great day!
The scripture that is continuously going through my head is 2 Chronicles 20. I love this chapter! Judah is surrounded by enemies and King Jehoshaphat prays to God and God answers and says, the battle is not yours, but mine...you will not need to fight. The people praised and worshiped God. They went out to the battle field and the King sent out singers before the army and they sang "Give thanks to the Lord; His faithful love endures forever!" and the enemies turned against themselves and killed one another. I want to praise and worship God, knowing that I don't have to fight the battle, but that it belongs to God!
Friday, September 25, 2009
Spinning and Core Concepts
It has been raining for 3 days straight. No matter if I'm inside, I seem to have less motivation when it rains. I did complete an assignment yesterday and organized 13 songs for our first music practice on Sunday. I also made it to two classes at the gym.
I walked to the gym in the late afternoon and had soaked gym shoes. I did the spinning class and enjoyed it a lot. After that, I did the core concepts class and about died when we had to place this small ball under our back and do crunches. I had tears in my eyes...it was so painful. Today I am feeling it!
At 5, I have a graduate student mixer and plan to get some free appetizers and see some friends. I wish Dan was with me, but I know of some friends who are attending. Since I'm going to campus for this, I will not do a workout program today. I figure my body needs a small break, no? Yoga is tempting, but I'd have to leave now and I just immersed myself into a project that is due today. Also, since I have a wedding tomorrow, I will not get much work done then, so I have to work pretty hard now...so...bye!
I walked to the gym in the late afternoon and had soaked gym shoes. I did the spinning class and enjoyed it a lot. After that, I did the core concepts class and about died when we had to place this small ball under our back and do crunches. I had tears in my eyes...it was so painful. Today I am feeling it!
At 5, I have a graduate student mixer and plan to get some free appetizers and see some friends. I wish Dan was with me, but I know of some friends who are attending. Since I'm going to campus for this, I will not do a workout program today. I figure my body needs a small break, no? Yoga is tempting, but I'd have to leave now and I just immersed myself into a project that is due today. Also, since I have a wedding tomorrow, I will not get much work done then, so I have to work pretty hard now...so...bye!
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
First time doing Yoga
Today I completed my first yoga class on campus. I bought a group fitness pass, so I can experiment throughout the quarter and choose classes that are interesting and help me get back into shape.
The yoga class was pretty good. My hamstrings were so tight that they shook a lot when they were stretched. The instructor started out demonstrating moves and then she just said the moves, but didn't show them and I was a bit lost. Thankfully, most of the people in the class knew what they were doing so I watched them. I felt so tall and relaxed after the class which helped me a lot with my day.
I had a lot of reading to do before my class this evening. I have one more project to write up for the summer and then have a project due on Monday as well. We are also starting up a new contemporary service at church, so I will be involved in getting that started. I have a lot on my plate, but I'm excited to get into a routine soon. I think the workouts will help me a lot too!
The yoga class was pretty good. My hamstrings were so tight that they shook a lot when they were stretched. The instructor started out demonstrating moves and then she just said the moves, but didn't show them and I was a bit lost. Thankfully, most of the people in the class knew what they were doing so I watched them. I felt so tall and relaxed after the class which helped me a lot with my day.
I had a lot of reading to do before my class this evening. I have one more project to write up for the summer and then have a project due on Monday as well. We are also starting up a new contemporary service at church, so I will be involved in getting that started. I have a lot on my plate, but I'm excited to get into a routine soon. I think the workouts will help me a lot too!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Tucson, AZ
For some reason, I always want to spell Tucson as Tuscon. I don't know why, but I like my way better.
Anyway, I did have a great trip to Arizona to see my mom's side of the family and watch my uncle get married. What a beautiful desert wedding. It was at sundown and the sunset was gorgeous! Everything was perfect except the DJ played modern hits and the old fogies didn't want to dance. My mom and I rode with another couple, so we had to leave early (10:30) before we could boogie down on the dance floor. The next day we heard that they played the old stuff later in the night as people were leaving...wha whaaa.
First I should backup. I got there on Thursday and met my mom at the airport. We went to my uncle's house and had a GREAT dinner that night with Nicole's family and my family. We stayed at the Hilton which was very nice!
The next morning I enjoyed a southwest breakfast buffet and boy was it great!!! I wish I could eat like that every morning. We went to the botanical gardens and shopping. I got to enjoy spending time with my family without the stress of school or work.
I made it back to Cinci an hour later than I had hoped, but thankfully I got out of Atlanta before it was completely flooded.
Yesterday I took Dan to the airport and he emailed me and he is in Mérida. He's there for a conference and will come back on Monday. I sure wish I could be with him and visit our friends but I start school tomorrow. Speaking of, I have homework already and classes haven't even begun. Off to work!
Ohhhh, I bought a gym pass for the fitness classes. I went to turbo kick last night and wow, it kicked me. I'm so excited to do cardio classes, pilates, yoga, and anything else everyday!!!
Anyway, I did have a great trip to Arizona to see my mom's side of the family and watch my uncle get married. What a beautiful desert wedding. It was at sundown and the sunset was gorgeous! Everything was perfect except the DJ played modern hits and the old fogies didn't want to dance. My mom and I rode with another couple, so we had to leave early (10:30) before we could boogie down on the dance floor. The next day we heard that they played the old stuff later in the night as people were leaving...wha whaaa.
First I should backup. I got there on Thursday and met my mom at the airport. We went to my uncle's house and had a GREAT dinner that night with Nicole's family and my family. We stayed at the Hilton which was very nice!
The next morning I enjoyed a southwest breakfast buffet and boy was it great!!! I wish I could eat like that every morning. We went to the botanical gardens and shopping. I got to enjoy spending time with my family without the stress of school or work.
I made it back to Cinci an hour later than I had hoped, but thankfully I got out of Atlanta before it was completely flooded.
Yesterday I took Dan to the airport and he emailed me and he is in Mérida. He's there for a conference and will come back on Monday. I sure wish I could be with him and visit our friends but I start school tomorrow. Speaking of, I have homework already and classes haven't even begun. Off to work!
Ohhhh, I bought a gym pass for the fitness classes. I went to turbo kick last night and wow, it kicked me. I'm so excited to do cardio classes, pilates, yoga, and anything else everyday!!!
Thursday, September 10, 2009
DC
Wow, so much is happening that I can barely keep up with blogging. I finished working at the hospital on Sept 2nd and had classes all day that day. I was happy to have finished by passing an ECG exam.
The following day we flew to Baltimore and took the train down to DC to stay with Ben and Aline. We had such an enjoyable time touring the city and spending time with them. We saw the state capital, the white house, the washington monument, lincoln memorial, air and space museum, natural history museum, supreme court, national archives, and washington's mansion: Mt. Vernon. It was fantastic! The weather was beautiful and we dodged the rain twice. Ben and Aline also took us to Annapolis, Alexandria, and Georgetown. I liked all of DC and the surrounding areas!!
Tomorrow we're off to Chicago to visit friends and see the U2 concert. I'm excited to see Grant, Lynsi, Leah and Teirney!! There is nothing better than seeing old friends and seeing a great show on top of that in a great city!
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