5k done!

I'm done with the 5k! It was actually shorter than the normal 3.1 or so miles because somebody put a marker in the wrong place. So the race ended up being about 2 miles or so. I was feeling like the race was a little shorter than normal. I finished in 20 minutes and some change. I guess if the race was its normal length, it probably would've been about 30 minutes, since when I workout and train, I usually run 10-11 min/mile. I got done about 9am and the awards ceremony wasn't going to happen until about 11:30 and I didn't want to stick around for that long so I left with my friend, Karen and we went to McDonald's. I almost feel like I should go running again today to finish up my 5k. My body feels a little short-changed. Hahaha! I guess now it's time to start training for a half marathon! I want to be able to run the whole thing by October!

Another new 'do yet...

Yesterday at Fantastic Sam's (my normal hair salon) was having a killer sale! Haircut, blowdry, style and 7 foil highlight for $35!!! Best deal I've seen there! I decided to partake because normally just a highlight job is $30 alone! It was my first time getting professional highlights and I love them! Also love my new haircut. I'm wanting my hair in one of those A-line cuts where the front of my hair is a little longer and an angle in the front and the back is stacked (shorter and layered for texture). It feels good to have short hair again! I love this hair. I have to use a straightening iron though to make the front lay down right. That's the only thing but it doesn't take too long to do that.

Gradumacation

Yesterday I applied for graduation from my Master's degree! Had to pay $25 to graduate--isn't that funny? Anyway, I'm on schedule for graduating with my degree in December assuming all goes well and so far, everything has gone according to plan. I had a transfer credit from UGA so that I didn't have to take one class over again so that helped me get done a little faster! I'm so ready to be out of this program!

Ahhh...summertime

I've almost forgotten how much I love the laziness that summer brings. I love being at home now and relaxing. I've had 2 interviews for ELL tutor positions. One I didn't get, the other one I just interviewed today and the principal was extremely nice and seemed pleased that I was also trying to finish my ELL master's degree--she put some stars next to my name in regards to that. I told her to keep my name in mind in the future should they need another ELL teacher. They're in between teachers right now, meaning their teacher they had, is leaving for another job and so there's an opening at that school now and I'm interested in it...We'll see. I did interview for just the tutor position but maybe if I get this, it'll give them a chance to see what kind of person I am and want me in the future for a certified job.


I have my 5k run on Saturday morning. Unfortunately, Kyle won't be able to be there to cheer me on but my friend Karen will probably show up to cheer me on. I've been renewing my "love" for running and have been trying to get in my practice early this week. I need to probably not run after tomorrow so I can save up my leg muscles and endurance for the big day. I am wanting to do another half marathon later this year (the City of Trees one and also there's another one called Prison Break). They're both in the same month so we'll see if I can get my motivation up to running 2 half marathons in the same month!!! My body might just fall apart. :)


Well, I guess that's about it.

Another interview

I had an interview today for an ELL tutor position at an elementary school. I know, I know, it's still just a classified position and not a certified position but I gotta do what I gotta do in order to get my foot in the door (again) for a position that I actually am interested in (only it must be certified). Although, every time I put my foot in the door somebody slams the door. Maybe this will be more promising though. I know Kyle's kinda frustrated that this job is only paying $10.24/hour but I got get what I can get. I feel a little frustrated because I feel like I'm having to recreate myself to fit into this city and its school districts. It's like a career identity crisis for me. Sometimes I feel like throwing in the towel but I know I can't and that would be a total waste of my talents and knowledge.

I'm also having a feeling of helplessness with my personal goals such as weight loss/management. Ugh. I know I complain about this a lot but hey, sometimes I just need to write it all out and sift through my thoughts. I usually feel a lot better afterwards (most of the time). I lost motivation for working out. I think the problem was that in the past, I was working out at such a high intensity that it wasn't sustainable over a long period of time. I'm starting to regain my workout motivation but now it's the food issue. I start out in the beginning of the week doing really well and watching what and how much I eat but lately, I don't know if it's job stress/career identity crisis, but I find myself slipping down that slope of comfort eating and I immediately go for the "bad" foods. All the stuff that I don't need to be eating and that includes either extra helpings or desserts. I don't know what to do but I do know that I can't gain weight because I've thrown out all of my "big" clothes. So, I either have to maintain the weight that I am or if I want to lose those last 10 pounds, I need to find a new way to get motivated. I think I'm gonna be okay because I'm starting to feel renewed now that school's out but I still need to learn how to deal with these feelings no matter what. Why does weight loss have to be so stressful? Isn't that the one thing that triggers the gain--stress? Or at least it does for me...It seems as if, even if I have only one indiscretion with food, the scale jumps up 5 pounds--where's the justice in that? :(

Home, sweet home...

We made it home last night late. We landed in Boise at about 11:40pm mountain time. The first leg from ATL to Denver was a bit miserable for me. Since Kyle and I had separate reservations due to booking a frequent flyer ticket for practically free, we didn't get seats together. They were one behind the other. We both were in the middle seats. On my row, I had a woman in the window seat and then I was sitting there in the middle. Nobody had come to sit in the aisle seat yet but I knew it was a full flight. All of the sudden, this guy who looked like he could have been 6 foot 5, 400 lbs sat down right next to me!!!!!! I was squished!!! He almost should have bought 2 seats due to the amount of discomfort he caused me. I couldn't even put my elbows on the armrests. Not to mention, he kept picking his nose and rolling it around on his fingers. GROSS! He was watching TV and kept having to poke his elbow into me because his controls were on the armrest on my right side. I was just hoping this was going to be a quick flight! Well, it was long, but I made it. The woman in the window seat wasn't so bad but she kept wrapping her jacket around herself and letting it spread all over the seat and other armrest so I was boxed in all around! AAAHHH!!! When Kyle started to lean his seat back, I said, "Oh no you don't!" hahaha...The Denver to Boise flight wasn't as bad because I had two relatively skinny people sitting on either side of me so there was more elbow room.

It's good to be back home though. Now back to normal.

Special night out

Kyle and I did something spur of the moment and special today. Last night we decided that we wanted to make this trip to GA a little more vacation-y by doing something really special. SO...we booked a hotel room in downtown Atlanta (Hilton Garden Inn) and stayed the night. What was so special about this was that we were able to get a room with a whirlpool INSIDE our room! We also paid about $10 extra for included breakfast and sparkling wine. We also had chocolate strawberries delivered to us in addition (we didn't know we got those too)! We've never stayed in a hotel room with a whirlpool jacuzzi in the room! So neat! It definitely felt like a vacation! We also went to eat at our all-time favorite pizza restaurant, Fellini's. Awesome pizza! We're only staying one night but it's a well-deserved break from real life. :) Kyle had a crazy idea too. We went exploring around the hotel to check out the pools (indoor and out) and it was raining. Well, Kyle decided he wanted us to get in our bathing suits and go to the outdoor jacuzzi and sit...in the rain...the pouring rain. It was kinda cool to be out where we could see a lot of the skyline but not so cool to have rain pouring down on our heads the whole time. It was a crazy experience and I guess I'm glad to have done it. :) haha!