Soooooooooo the rest of yesterday didn't go as planned. There was a lot of drama (I'll text you about it) and by the time I got home I was in full emotional breakdown/exhaustion mode. It was not good at all. I made egg salad sandwiches for dinner but while the eggs boiled I went crazy!! I ate a leftover enchilada, some rice and some tortilla chips. Then I had an egg salad sandwich with a few chips. Ugh!! Today I WILL have self control! I already wrote down exactly what I'm going to eat today and I'm going to post it here to keep me accountable.

 

Breakfast: 2 hardboiled eggs

Snack: 8 wheat thins

Lunch: 1/2 an egg salad sandwich, 1 cup of progresso beef pot roast soup

Dinner: 1 cup chicken and wild rice soup, 1/2 a grilled cheese sandwich

 

And I'm GOING to drink at least 64oz of water.

 

The lady in the cubicle next to me is yet again chomping down on an egg mcmuffin...I don't understand why she does this every day to me!!

 

I've realized that I feel like I'm doing really well with the exercise part but I just feel like a failure when it comes to my eating! It feels like I use any excuse I can find to cheat. So my goal for the rest of the week is to stick to my eating plan! And to keep me accountable I'm posting it here. I'm just going to post through dinner Friday and take it a few days at a time. With less than 4 months to go to the wedding it's time I get serious!

 

Thursday

Breakfast: 1 bowl of oatmeal

Snack: 1 hardboiled egg

Lunch: Progresso beef pot roast soup

Dinner: Arroz con pollo, recipe below!

 

Arroz Con Pollo, Lightened Up
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 8 • Size: 1 cup rice 1 thigh • Old Points: 7 pts • Points+: 8 pts
Calories: 311.1 • Fat: 4.6 g • Protein: 17.9 g • Carb: 48 g • Fiber: 0.6 g   

·         8 skinless chicken thighs

·         1 tbsp vinegar

·         1/2 packet sazon

·         about 1/2 tsp adobo powder

·         about 1/2 garlic powder

·         2 tsp olive oil

·         1/2 onion

·         1/4 cup cilantro

·         3 cloves garlic

·         5 scallions

·         2 tbsp bell pepper

·         1 tomato, diced

·         1 tsp olive oil

·         2 1/2 cups enriched long grain rice

·         4 cups water

·         1 chicken bouillon

·         1 packet Sazon Tropical (or Goya)

·         salt

Season chicken with vinegar, sazon, adobo and garlic powder and let it sit 10 minutes. Heat a large deep heavy skillet on medium, add oil when hot. Add chicken and brown 5 minutes on each side. Remove and set aside.

Place onion, cilantro, garlic, scallions and pepper in mini food processor. Add 1 tsp olive oil to the skillet and sauté on medium-low until soft, about 3 minutes. Add tomato, cook another minute. Add rice, mix well and cook another minute. Add water, bouillon (be sure it dissolves well) and sazon, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot. Taste for salt, should taste salty enough to suit your taste, add more as needed.

Add chicken and nestle into rice, bring to a boil. Simmer on medium-low until most of the water evaporates and you see the liquid bubbling at the top of the rice line, then reduce heat to low heat and cover. Make sure the lid has a good seal, no steam should escape (You could place a piece of tin foil in between the lid and the pot if steam escapes).

Cook 20 minutes without opening the lid. Shut heat off and let it sit with the lid on an additional 10 minutes (don't peak!!!) Fluff with a fork and eat!

Friday

Breakfast:

Snack: Fiber One granola bar

Lunch: 1 fat free yogurt, steamed broccoli

Dinner: Shepard's pie....recipe below!

Shepard's Pie, Lightened Up
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 6 • Serving Size: 10.5 oz • Old Points: 6 pts • Points+: 7 ptsCalories: 290.5 • Fat: 11.1 g • Protein: 16.8 g • Carb: 31.5 g • Fiber: 4.9 g   

Potatoes:

·         1-1/2 lbs Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled, diced

·         3/4 cup fat free chicken broth

·         2 tbsp fat free sour cream

·         salt and pepper

·         paprika

Filling:

·         1 lb 95% lean ground beef

·         1 tsp oil

·         1 medium onion, diced

·         1 celery stalk, chopped

·         2 cloves garlic, diced

·         8 oz mushrooms, diced

·         10 oz frozen mixed vegetables (carrots, corn, peas, green beans, baby lima beans)

·         2 tbsp flour

·         1 cup fat free beef broth

·         2 tsp tomato paste

·         1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

·         1 tsp freshly chopped rosemary leaves

·         1 tsp freshly chopped thyme leaves

·         salt and pepper

Boil potatoes in water until cooked and soft. Drain and mash with chicken broth, sour cream, salt and pepper.

Preheat oven to 400°.

In a large saute pan brown meat. Season with salt and pepper. When cooked, set aside on a plate. Discard any fat in the pan, add oil, onion and garlic and sauté on medium heat about 2 minutes. Add mushrooms and celery and sauté another 3-4 minutes. Add flour, salt and pepper and mix well. Add frozen vegetables, beef broth, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, rosemary, thyme, chopped meat and mix well. Simmer on low about 5-10 minutes.

Spread the meat mixture on the bottom of a 11x7 glass baking dish. Top with mashed potatoes, using a fork to scrape the top to make ridges and sprinkle with paprika. Bake 20 minutes or until potatoes turn golden. Remove from oven and let it cool 10-15 minutes before serving.

Hit the ground running!

The challenge is.....more challenging than I thought lol. I had high hopes of having a great, fast start. Needless to say, that has not happened.

 

I was planning on starting strong with 4 miles on Saturday but Andrea stayed the night Friday night and we stayed up way too late. Instead of running Saturday morning we spent too long laying in bed discussing dress decisions, then too much time making breakfast (french toast, eggs, and hashbrowns...sooo healthy) and watching American Idol. I was resolved to run in the afternoon. Then my mom got there and the wedding crafting insanity began and did not end until late into the night. We DID make time to do the 6 week 6 pack though!! Josh, myself, Andrea, and Josh's fearless brother Justin all did it together. The mistake was doing it right after my Mom made cookies that we had all had at least 2 of! It was really rough. We all felt like we were going to throw up but we all made it through!!!

 

On Sunday we had church in Fresno (earrrrrrrrrrly, I had to get up at 7:15....after we'd gone to bed at 1am!!!), premarital class and registering. After this we were EXHAUSTED but I knew I absolutely had to run. So I unhappily put on my running shoes. Josh's dad came along on his bike and biked along with me! I'm glad he did because it was getting dark before I was done and it would have been a little scary by myself! I ran about 2.4 miles but because of my stupid rule it only counted as 2 towards the challenge! Sunday night Andrea came over and we did the 6 week 6 pack again. Due to my level of exhaustion it was just as difficult as the day before.

 

Monday I got up and went running first thing while I was rested! I again did about 2.4 miles so that brought me up to 4 miles total to be counted toward the challenge. We spent the rest of the day with Josh's mom going through things from his Great Grandma's house. We got about 5 big boxes of books to add to our growing library and a globe and some fantastic old hats that hopefully Aniston and Madison will someday use to play dress up ;) We were too tired when we got home to work out so we just went to bed.

 

This morning I actually got up early to run for the first time in forever!!!!!!!! I've been running at night because I haven't been able to drag myself out of bed but I did it today! Yay for small victories! And I ran a little over 3 so 3 miles for the challenge! Yay, no more 2 mile stretches for me!!! I also walked with Andrea at lunch and Josh and I will be doing the 6 week 6 pack tonight.

 

So as of today...

2/22/11- 7 miles done. 193 to go! (I can't wait to get under 190...it feels like I've done nothing!)

 

I have totally not been eating very well over the past few days but I've done really well today (except I had frozen yogurt for lunch...it's better than ice cream, right???) considering that it's been a really stressful day.

 

I'm still feeling VERY motivated!!

 

On a side note, I CANNOT wait until you get home!!! I know you have tons of homework but we have to do lunch one day and maybe a dinner with some of the other girls???

Aunt Flo

AHHHHH I don't know how I'm going to make it through this day. I really hope no one we know stumbles across this blog...I think this post might be TMI. hahahaaaa


I am soo bloated. I woke up this morning and was like, "why don't my abs feel all tight and wonderful like the did before? I didn't think I ate that much this weekend!!!" and then I remembered that my lovely friend is visiting. Today's ab workout is going to be bad. I am going to give it a try, but if I can't, I might just take today off from doing the DVD and just run. I'll just add Saturday as my fifth day this week.


One week til midterms! ...which also means two weeks til CALIFORNIA!


Every midterms and finals week I wonder how I am going to survive, but I always do. That's my only solace. I am just glad my period came this week and not net! Whew!


I know this a lame excuse of a post, but I have no new work out news to share. Hopefully I will later today if I can get my butt in gear. I just needed someone to complain to and commiserate with and lucky you, you're my person of choice  :)

Helloooo Weekend!!!

I apologize for being MIA these past couple days! Reality is sinking in as mid-terms draw nearer. This is going to be an intense semester. Not only do I have to keep up with all my regular homework, but as a graduating senior I have to prepare for my oral exam and my senior paper. BLAH!!! 

On a semi-exciting note, my Dad bought my ticket to come home for spring break!! I'm taking a red eye on Friday, March 4 and then taking a red eye back on Saturday night, March 12. I'm super excited to be home! Unfortunately, I'll have to do homework during most of it, but at least I'll be in my own house, with my own dog, and in my own bed. haha

Okay, so Thursday, again the workout didn't seem too bad, but I was definitely feeling it in my obliques! It feels so good though! My abs are already firmer! I didn't do the workout when I got back from the mall yesterday because I was just too tired. Buuut to make up for it, I'm going to do it this morning. I woke up about 40 minutes ago and ate breakfast, so now I'm just waiting a bit, and then I'm going to do it! I think I will be okay with the 5K today because I am not that sore anymore! I'm so glad we are over those first few days. They were painful! 

I just calculated how many days left until I graduate...74 until the last day of finals,76 til graduation day!!! That's not so bad, I guess!

Oh, and I should be hearing back from my top choice grad school next week to see if I got in! So say a little prayer for me!! I'm a little nervous.

Since we were talking about fast food and special treats, I think this link is perfect! It's all about which desserts (many from fast food places) are the best for you! Isn't it nice to hear that a dessert can actually be good for you???

Desserts that Fight Fat!!!

Have a wonderful weekend! :)

A Fresh Day!

Well I'm definitely relating to our domain name today...I'm SO glad that "tomorrow is fresh" because yesterday was BAD!!!

 

First of all, it was raining. Since it was raining Andrea and I couldn't walk at lunch which is 200 calories that weren't burned! Boo! Then Andrea brought me lunch. That was pretty well balanced. I had a turkey sandwich, some cauliflower (Andrea has an amazing recipe that makes it taste delicious), some popcorn and some slices of apple. We also had lattes. So they were all healthy choices but too many calories total for me to be comfortable with!! When we got to Josh's dad's house we did our workout and it was really good!! Now I'm going to do the unthinkable and document what I ate last night because I have to keep myself accountable for my bad decisions!!

 

-Fried chicken....I only had a small piece and it was homemade so I thought I did pretty good with that.

-4 strawberries...This would have been great if they did not come with this amazing cream cheese dip, it was so delicious!!

-A few tortilla dips with the pizza dip I made...ummmm AMAZING! The dip was sooooooo good. It had cream cheese and cheese in it though so none for you!

-Some macaroni salad...a VERY small portion, yay!

-Some pasta salad...it was amazing, there were sun dried tomatoes!!

 

This is where it gets sad.

-2 peanut butter hearts...I could.not.say.No!

-1 homemade peanut butter cup...Josh's aunt has the recipe and it is to KILL for!

-A piece of this amazing chocolate cake with Heath bar on top....it was so worth it.

 

I did say no to bread rolls! Yay!! I also drank LOTS of water through the course of the evening. Overall I was so full at the end of the night I felt like my yoga pants that I was wearing because we had worked out were too tight...sad.

 

BUT today is going really well. I have not had any chocolate or cheated at all. Andrea and I walked 3 miles on my lunch and we actually inspired Josh's brother and he came with us haha.

 

Now for my actual inspiring part of the post....these are some of the mental benefits of exercise!!!

 

1. Improved self-esteem and greater sense of self-reliance and self-confidence....who doesn't want that????

 

2. Improved mental alertness, perception and mental processing....perfect for you and all of your tests!

 

3. Increased perceptions of acceptance by others....I think this is a HUGE benefit! Especially for insecure people like me who always second guess themselves.

 

4. Decreased overall feelings of stress and tension....WIN!

 

5. Reduced frustration with daily problems, and a more constructive response to disappointments and failures.....this is very appealing to me. I have become so stressed out and intense and I can totally tell the difference when I'm exercising. When I've just been lazy, eaten bad and feel blah I'm much more likely to have an emotional breakdown over the coordinating colors of our table linens or the number of people who will RSVP.

 

We are doing soooooooooooooo well this week!! Tomorrow will be Friday!! We're almost done with week one!!!

Whole Grain Veggie-liscious Pizza!

So because my comment on your post was almost as long as an actual post, I'm going to have to keep this short. Homework awaits me. And a shower too, actually.

Yesterday was great! It was intense, but it seemed easier since I already knew the work outs. I actually just finished up today's work out too. Do your hands feel sore after doing our least favorite exercise??? I feel like I'm going to break them or something. I think I need to use my arm muscles more to help lift myself up....I don't know.

We had room checks today so I went for a run, ate dinner, cleaned, did the work out video, and like as soon as I finished, like I mean, RIGHT when I finished, the RA knocked on my door to check my room. I was sort of embarrassed because I don't know about you, but my hair looks like I walked through a tornado after I'm done with the work out! I was all red faced, sweaty, and crazy haired when I answered the door. hahaha Oh well, at least we passed room checks.

Okay, I just checked and there are about 700 people signed up for the 5K this Saturday. It is part of a festival honoring Thomas Edison since his vacation home was here. I think it may be the biggest run I've ever run in. Every year there are nearly 1,000 people who run. It's insane! It's so great though because you run along the parade route and there are people cheering you on the whole way! Then you get free pizza and beer while they do the awards...then soon after that the Light Parade starts! I'll try to bring my camera to get some pictures. Sometimes you can't really do that though because you have to park far away and walk to the route, and I can't run with my camera lol.

Because I'm already thinking about the weekend and pizza and you love to cook new recipes, I thought you might like this idea! I love pizza but it always seems like too many carbs...

Healthier pizzas

I like this idea because a) they're mini so you'll eat less b) you could probably find whole grain (instead of whole wheat) pita bread to put it on c) for some reason I always want pizza

Also, have you ever tried eliminating cheese from pizza? I have to because of my allergies, so I just pile on the veggies and a little pepperoni! It is so delicious! You hardly notice the cheese is missing! Less fat that way!

Bahahahaha!

I'm evil. Yesterday I was very sore (less sore than I am today but it still hurt to move). Josh laughed at me and was not sore at all except for the tightness (NOT soreness) in his abs.

Well well well. He just texted me. I'm attaching a screenshot I took of the conversation because I am SO amused and wanted to share my amusement with you :) I can't wait to see how he feels after our workout tonight!!

Let them eat cake!!! Errrr....Almonds?

The internet is annoying. Why can’t anyone tell me how many calories we burn? Rude!!!!

I was talking to Josh's aunt this morning about how sore I was and the lady who sits next to her asked about what workout I was doing and I told her. She was asking me all these questions about it while she was sitting eating a sausage mcmuffin!! It made me want to get to the closest McDonalds ASAP! But I will be strong!! She's done eating it but the smell is lingering.....sigh.

Running last night was tough. I'm not sure if I had a sideache or oblique soreness but it did not make breathing easy!

So today I'm going to talk about eating!!! When I exercise a lot (like we're doing) I get even hungrier than normal so I used our trusty friend Google to figure out what foods are best for you when you're trying to tone, especially your stomach.

1. Eggs- This is wonderful because I love eggs! I need to start hardboiling some every week for snacks!

2. Beans- The best kinds are navy, white, kidney and lima beans. They say to stay away from baked and refied beans (aka. the good ones).

3. Oatmeal- Yay!!!!!!!!! I love oatmeal!! I get the packet ones where you just add water and microwave, maple and cinnamon are my favorites. You could probably make oatmeal too, even in the dorms, with the easy packets!

4. Olive oil- I hope they mean to cook with. I will not be snacking on just olive oil....

5. Whole grains- I need to work on this. When I have carb cravings they're usually white and processed.

6. Lean meat- They recommend especially salmon and tuna. I love salmon! My favorite meal lately is salmon patties. You need to borrow someone's kitchen and try the recipe, its amazing! Even Josh likes it and he says he doesn't like seafood. Mwahaha.

7. Popcorn, Almonds, Peanut Butter and Fruit Smoothies- These are the most tummy flattening snacks! I make myself eat almonds even though I find them disgusting by themselves lol.

Also it's recommended that you don't eat for at least 3 hours before bed. I'm going to try to implement that right away!!! And drink LOTS of water. I've been doing horribly on drinking lots of water but I have my water bottle full today!

Hopefully these suggestions help! There are probably some things that you can even get to snack on in your dorm room.

I'm really worried about tonight...we're having a Survivor kick off party at Josh's dad's house tonight. His aunt is making fried chicken, fried eggplant, rolls and this heath bar dessert!! His dad is making macaroni salad, someone is bringing pasta salad and I'm making pizza dip and cinnamon popcorn! :( I'm really going to try to limit myself and eat small portions!! The good news is that I brought us workout clothes, the video and our weights so we are going to do our workout at his dad's house before everyone gets there!!!

Someday I will have Jennifer Aniston's body...

 

Before I talk about last night's workout I have a random memory!! It was probably like our 8th grade year and we were at my house in my room. It was when I was going through the "beach theme" phase and my walls were super bright yellow and my comforter had palm trees (I was sooo lame). I think we were studying life science. We were talking and you laid down and started to just do some crunches. I thought you were crazy because you're so tiny, surely you didn't need to be doing crunches at random times!! I even said something along those lines and you said..."Maybe I don't need to do them because I do do them." It was very motivating to me!! I still remember! But anyways...

 

Wow. Jillian Michaels is hard core!!!! Literally (I just laughed out loud but I won't blame you if you didn't...it was a lame joke haha). I am sore all over. Even my arms are sore, probably from all the exercises that have plank in them. I really think this workout is going to work wonders. My abs already feel tighter!!

 

I think that my favorite move that we did was the extended leg one where you cross over....like your leg is extended and you have the opposite arm out and you crunch up. I started out with the easy version but then when I saw the hard girl doing it I decided to try and I could do it! Yay!!! The second round of them absolutely killed me though.

 

My least favorite was the one on the side where you are holding yourself up with your arm and you crunch the inside leg up. I don't have very much arm strength!! Toward the end my arms were shaking.

 

I'm going to post my motivation pictures today. These pictures will help me only eat one piece of my Valentine's Day chocolate a day. These pictures will help me run tonight even though it hurts to move. These pictures will drag me out of bed at 5:15 tomorrow morning to run. These pictures will help me motivate Josh so that we are both happy about working out. These pictures will motivate me to find a good tanning salon. Seriously, I'm pasty!!!

 

 

Some Memorable Moments...(from Anne)

Our Taco Bell Photo Shoot

Pizza Making Photo Shoot hahahaha

Prom!!

Bathroom Photo Shoot on the way to Steubenville San Diego

Our Good-Bye Breakfast before College :(

These are just a few I had on my laptop. I will try to post more tomorrow!


I just read your Jennifer Aniston post after I posted this, so I'm editing this to reply to you! I tried commenting but it wouldn't work, so this is what I had typed:



Haha! I remember your beach theme room! Oooh life science. I still try to do that...crunches when I'm doing nothing else lol. I'm definitely not as tiny as I was back then...college has packed on the pounds! I can't believe you remember that though!


I love how your least favorite workout was my least favorite too!! It was so stinking hard! My arms were shaking too! and I think they actually hurt (not even sore, just in pain) because of it lol.


Also, I love your Jennifer Aniston motivation pictures! I need to chose someone to use as my inspiration. Really though, you are inspiring! You lead such a healthy lifestyle! I am amazed by how much effort and determination you put into working out. I was really beginning to dwindle, but you've inspired me to keep at it! I'm glad we have each other to push each other! 

Week One, Day Two--The Soreness Sets In! (Anne)

Okay, so I woke up in the middle of the night because my butt was sore...haha. It was so annoying, but so good! It means Jillian Michaels is already improving my body!!! I'm so excited!


I think the DVD recommends doing the workout 5 days a week, so I'm going to try it. I only ran two miles yesterday, but when I got back towards the dorms, I felt like I could have gone so much further. I would have, but dinner closes at 7pm and it was already 6:40. I hate how I have to eat based on that schedule. Eating at 7 would be perfect because by that time it is dark and I wouldn't be out running...unless I want to be eaten by wild boar.


Anyway, so quick recap on yesterday. I got out of class at 3:35 and had a lecture to go to at 5pm. I got back to my room, wasted time on the internet doing who knows what....then went downstairs to the workout room, stole some dumbbells, and came back up and started the DVD! I forgot to take my inhaler beforehand and after I finished all the initial cardio stuff I thought I was going to die. I could not breathe!!! lol So, I took like a 3 minute break and took my inhaler and then got back to it. Some of the stuff was really hard to do because my shoes kept slipping on our stupid linoleum floor! I also don't have a mat so I was using a beach towel which kept slipping. I guess I will buy one on my next trip to Walmart. I think the hardest exercise for me is the thing where you do the lunge to the side and you cross the one leg over the other and lift your inner leg. OOOH man. I couldn't keep my balance! It was pretty funny. I hope no one could see me out my window when I was jumping around and stuff. Anyway, I finished the workout like at 5:05 so I ran to the talk and luckily it was just started. Too bad I was all sweaty and gross and everyone looked back at me when I walked in...hahaha. Then at 5:45 I left to go for a run. I ran half a mile, stopped to stretch, then finished the rest of the 2 mile route. Today I hope I can do 3 miles!


Here's my plan for today: Get out of class at 5:20, run back to my room to change, run at 5:40 (since thats when running club is). I am going to do 3 miles today. When I get back, I have to go eat because otherwise the stupid cafeteria closes. I'll eat, be done by 7, come back to my room and do homework for like an hour so I have time to digest, and then do the ab workout. I didn't think about this til now, but on Tuesdays when I have class til 5:20, I should get up and do the ab workout in the morning before class. My first class is at 10:10 so I have plenty of time for that! Although I don't know what I'll do on Thursdays because I have an extra class on those days at 9am. yuck! 


I told you already, but I checked out Anne of Avonlea from the library. I watched the first half last night while I was doing Latin homework.  I ended up not going to bed til 1am but then I slept til 9am. I usually go to bed at 11pm, but this semester has messed me up so much because it is the first one where I don't have 8:20 classes so for some reason I think it's okay to stay up late. It's no good! I think I might watch the second half of the movie tonight though....we'll see. I only have one class on Wednesdays and it's not til 2:30....although I need to get up early anyway to work on stuff for my senior Classics exam.


Annnnd this is for your listening pleasure: 


A Cute Song!

Have a great Tuesday!...my least favorite day of the week.


P.S. I just realized I boringly talked about my class schedule waaaay too much. Sorry!!

Day One!!! (The Diana Version)

It's so appropriate that we are beginning this on our 10 YEAR FRIENDIVERSARY without even realizing it!!

 

The Anne of Green Gables references are getting to me too! The other day when I was addressing your Save the Date I was remembering addressing all of our letters to each other and almost wrote it very formally like we used to, Miss Andrea Corona!

 

This is my plan for this week:

 

Monday- 6 week 6 pack...after I get home...before dinner. Josh is cooking dinner tonight so I have no idea what we're having but hopefully it'll need to cook for a while so we can get rock hard abs!!!!

 

Tuesday: Run 3 miles after I get home before dinner.

 

Wednesday: Run 3 miles in the morning before work (I'm dreading this already). 6 week 6 pack in the evening at Josh's dad's house. We are having a "Survivor" party but that doesn't start until 7 so I'm going to make Josh do the work out with me while we're waiting for people to get there!

 

Thursday: Off :)

 

Friday: 6 week 6 pack and 3 mile run when I get home from work...yikes!!!

 

Saturday: 200 MILE CHALLENGE BEGINS!! 4 mile run in the morning to start strong!!! I'm spending the day with my Mom doing wedding stuff so I'll definitely need the endorphins from running! Because, as we all know...."Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people just don't shoot their husbands (OR MOTHERS). They just don't."

 

We should also cook one meal the same every week!!! And it should be healthy! Check out www.skinnytaste.com and tell me what you think looks good!

 

If Josh wasn't making me grow out my hair (booooooooo) I'd cut a lock of it and mail it to you!! Don't worry, we won't be adding puffed sleeves to your bridesmaid dress :)

 

I love you!!! Here's to a great day one!!!

 

And here's an upbeat song to keep you motivated...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtXOVKNazYU

 

Day one!!

So today begin's our journey!! This is going to be perfect motivation! I am so grateful that even though we are 3000 miles apart we can stay connected. I feel emotional over this. haha:) Really, though, I think its all these Anne of Green Gables references. We've always said we're like Diana and Anne...and I hope we stay that way. Friends always united...in everything...including working out! You are getting married!!!! and we are going to be so in shape! 


Running Club is normally at 5:15pm on MWF, but I am going to a lecture on New Testament Greek at 5pm, so I moved it to 5:45. I'm planning to go 3 miles and then I have to go eat dinner before the cafeteria closes. So, I guess I'll have to wait a bit after I eat before I do the ab workout. I'll let you know how it goes!


My touching scene for the day:


Anne and Diana- "Do you really love me?"


...and yes, I always tear up at this part. 


I solemnly swear to be faithful to my bosom friend, (took your name out to protect you against creeps), for as long as the sun and moon shall endure.


:)


Love you!!


 oh, and Happy Valentine's Day!!! I do believe one of the first times I went to your house was for a Valentine's party...I remember this because Mrs.Larralde made her famous bishop cake and died it pink...and I ate a million slices. It was definitely 6th grade because that's when I started homescholing, so I think we should claim this day as a friend anniversary! So, would this be our tenth anniversary?? I think so...although we both know math is not my forte (flashbacks to Honors Geometry with Mrs.Streeter.) I know we had met before this, but you know...