It seems to be a regular thing lately that I'm deviating from the purpose of this blog. This entry is no exception.
As of a few weeks ago, I signed up for summer classes at my little college in Barbourville. Turns out that I'm a bit behind from taking the semester off to have this surgery done, so I'm making up for lost time. I'm enrolled in an Intro to Critical Studies course that meets 4 days out of the week, so that means in order to save some money, Chase and I are going to set up camp for the month of July. Our prior plans consisted of us living out of our tent for the entire month, but since these crazy, sporadic storms have hit eastern Kentucky, we have since changed our living arrangements. We seriously happened upon this with fair fortune, however, in that Chase's uncle has so graciously offered us temporary use of his travel trailer to live in. So as of a few weeks from now, we will be residing in Barbourville for the entire month of July. I'm still pretty bummed about not being able to spend my summer living out of a tent, though.
In other news, I purchased Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred. Still gathering the gumption to actually try it out. I also just found out that we have a copy of P90X lying around. Apparently the in-laws accidentally purchased a duplicate copy and forgot to tell us that they wanted us to have the extra. Oops. More exercise for me, though. Yay. As far as physical activity, I have found something that works for me besides lying around all day. :) I'm strength training 3 days/week, typically Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, I'm doing cardio 5 days/week, and to round it out, I'm doing yoga on the weekends. Its making me stronger every time I do it. I'm in terrible need of a band fill, but I refused one the last time because I wasn't prepared for the pain. It really hurt so much the first time that I didn't want to do it again.
But back to the Barbourville living arrangements, there is also a nice little track with exercise equipment around it, in addition to a neat little water park. I'm very much looking forward to it all.
Well, I'm off to eat some dinner. :)
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
The Magic Continues...Literally!
Look at me, blogging twice in 8 hours time. Don't you feel special?
Today was another one of those blissful, happy days. The ones that make you feel infinite, remember? Our first stop this morning was a local attraction called MagiQuest. For those who are into LARP, or just RPGs in general, Harry Potter, or those with kids, or are kids at heart (that basically includes everyone I know...), GO TO THIS.
GO. TO. THIS. You will not be disappointed.
Its incredible. It is pricey, yes, but the feeling you get when you know that you're doing something that resembles magic...its just plain ol' COOL. The hubby and I ate at the Mellow Mushroom again this afternoon, and I gotta tell you, it just keeps getting better. Their hummus is to die for. Ahhh.
Later on in the afternoon, we made a pit stop at a scrapbooking supply store, and spent $18.00 on supplies that will probably round out the current project I'm working on. (Hmm, between vacation, weight-loss surgery, remodeling my house, summer classes, and scrapbooking, it seems like I've got my hand in just about everything. See why I blog so little? And I don't even have KIDS yet!) Okay, so that's not an excuse. It takes me all of 20 minutes to bang out an entry. I promise I'll get better.
But anywho. Later on this afternoon/early evening, we stopped at a nice, quiet little hookah shop and chatted with the workers, who were TOTALLY sweet and nice. Reason why I say this is because while we were shopping, this monsoon-like storm hit Pigeon Forge out of nowhere. One second we were looking at vaporizers and water-pipes, the next we were staring in slack-jawed horror at the murky sky littered with dark gray funnel clouds. It was insane. We were going to leave the shop and head to the campground PDQ, but couldn't open the store's door due to high-winds. We ended up hanging in that store for an hour or more.
Well, here I am, safe and sound sitting in the RV, soaking up the sounds of nature. Rain pitter-pattering on the roof, water dripping down the windshield, and my lovely love sitting beside me patiently awaiting my attention so we can have a little RPG action. We're playing a campaign of Risus :The Anthing RPG tonight.
I hope all of you are well, and living incredible lives. Even if you just started today.
Today was another one of those blissful, happy days. The ones that make you feel infinite, remember? Our first stop this morning was a local attraction called MagiQuest. For those who are into LARP, or just RPGs in general, Harry Potter, or those with kids, or are kids at heart (that basically includes everyone I know...), GO TO THIS.
GO. TO. THIS. You will not be disappointed.
Its incredible. It is pricey, yes, but the feeling you get when you know that you're doing something that resembles magic...its just plain ol' COOL. The hubby and I ate at the Mellow Mushroom again this afternoon, and I gotta tell you, it just keeps getting better. Their hummus is to die for. Ahhh.
Later on in the afternoon, we made a pit stop at a scrapbooking supply store, and spent $18.00 on supplies that will probably round out the current project I'm working on. (Hmm, between vacation, weight-loss surgery, remodeling my house, summer classes, and scrapbooking, it seems like I've got my hand in just about everything. See why I blog so little? And I don't even have KIDS yet!) Okay, so that's not an excuse. It takes me all of 20 minutes to bang out an entry. I promise I'll get better.
But anywho. Later on this afternoon/early evening, we stopped at a nice, quiet little hookah shop and chatted with the workers, who were TOTALLY sweet and nice. Reason why I say this is because while we were shopping, this monsoon-like storm hit Pigeon Forge out of nowhere. One second we were looking at vaporizers and water-pipes, the next we were staring in slack-jawed horror at the murky sky littered with dark gray funnel clouds. It was insane. We were going to leave the shop and head to the campground PDQ, but couldn't open the store's door due to high-winds. We ended up hanging in that store for an hour or more.
Well, here I am, safe and sound sitting in the RV, soaking up the sounds of nature. Rain pitter-pattering on the roof, water dripping down the windshield, and my lovely love sitting beside me patiently awaiting my attention so we can have a little RPG action. We're playing a campaign of Risus :The Anthing RPG tonight.
I hope all of you are well, and living incredible lives. Even if you just started today.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Life Less Ordinary
Okay, so I know that things have been slow on here, but my life has went from placid to HECTIC in a month's time. I'm currently in Wears Valley, TN, on vacation, and soaking up my weight-loss success. I was bad today, though, and splurged on a couple small slices of pizza for lunch. But never fear, I had a salad for dinner, and a handful of strawberries for dessert to help me get that "healthy food" taste back in my mouth. :D
I've currently lost 27 lbs. My face is thinner, my knees are stronger, and my self-esteem is growing. Today, over lunch, my husband and I were casually chatting about how normal we feel when we are in this area. We honeymooned here, and since then, this place has been...well, magical. Even with our crazy busy life, when we drive past that Sevier County sign, its like life and normalcy resumes for us. We laugh more, we kiss more, we hold hands more, and its almost as if we become our true selves, rather than this tough shell that we present as otherwise. We talked briefly of moving here eventually, and came to the agreement that once we both earn our desired credentials, that we would like to start looking for a place here to live. As sudden and brash as it all sounds, it was a common theme over the past few days that we would keep encountering this thought in our ever-growing conversations: life is not worth living if not lived to the fullest. Life is too short to live to garner other people's attention, affection, or approval. Your life is YOURS, and if you are not happy about something, figure out a way to change it.
While I am eternally grateful to the people that have made my life so easy for me and my husband, we want something more. We NEED something more than a ramshackle, 60 year old house with faulty wiring and linoleum flooring throughout. We need more than to live comfortably in a boring neighborhood that offers NO excitement other than seeing my in-laws DAILY. We need a place that we can be free to giggle like little kids and share an ice cream cone without having to drive an hour to get one.
We deserve to be happy in a place that makes us feel infinite.
Rambling, I know. I'm just excited and hopeful, and ready to get on with my extraordinary life.
...Live a life less ordinary. Live a life extraordinary with me...
I've currently lost 27 lbs. My face is thinner, my knees are stronger, and my self-esteem is growing. Today, over lunch, my husband and I were casually chatting about how normal we feel when we are in this area. We honeymooned here, and since then, this place has been...well, magical. Even with our crazy busy life, when we drive past that Sevier County sign, its like life and normalcy resumes for us. We laugh more, we kiss more, we hold hands more, and its almost as if we become our true selves, rather than this tough shell that we present as otherwise. We talked briefly of moving here eventually, and came to the agreement that once we both earn our desired credentials, that we would like to start looking for a place here to live. As sudden and brash as it all sounds, it was a common theme over the past few days that we would keep encountering this thought in our ever-growing conversations: life is not worth living if not lived to the fullest. Life is too short to live to garner other people's attention, affection, or approval. Your life is YOURS, and if you are not happy about something, figure out a way to change it.
While I am eternally grateful to the people that have made my life so easy for me and my husband, we want something more. We NEED something more than a ramshackle, 60 year old house with faulty wiring and linoleum flooring throughout. We need more than to live comfortably in a boring neighborhood that offers NO excitement other than seeing my in-laws DAILY. We need a place that we can be free to giggle like little kids and share an ice cream cone without having to drive an hour to get one.
We deserve to be happy in a place that makes us feel infinite.
Rambling, I know. I'm just excited and hopeful, and ready to get on with my extraordinary life.
...Live a life less ordinary. Live a life extraordinary with me...
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