Day 35

So it's been a few days, but I've been a bit busy. Finished my first week of school and i've got quite a bit of reading to do. My intro to business course is pretty interesting because the teacher doesn't mind stating his views on the economy, which just so happens to be most of what I see as well. My intro to financial accounting is going to be a bit different though. The teacher is a complete goon and I'm not really sure I'm liking his method of teachings. My history of world religions is going to be very interesting. Granted it's from 7:00 - 9:50 on Thursday night, when I've been up since 4:00 in the morning to go to work. The teacher is pretty fun and enlightning and I didn't even realize the class had gone by so quickly.

Only bummer thing about school right now is that I'm trying to do my first quiz online but the website won't even register the fact that I'm registered. AH-nnoying!!

So with waking up around 4:30 every morning and not getting home until at least 8:30 - 9:00 everynight Monday-Thursday, how do I get my workouts in? That's right, I'm doing them late at night with Thursday being my off day (up at 4:00, home at 11:00 - not much time to workout). But so far, it's going very well. I just did Chest, Shoulders & Triceps yesterday and I think it might be one of my new favorites. I felt EVERY single workout and I was modifying, but I like it when I feel the burn and know that I am going to progress :)

So today will be Cardio X, not too excited because it's got yoga in it - I am not a fan of yoga. Ugh, but I will definitely get in and do it! Because that's what a P90X addict does!!! lol

Day 29

Well, it was my first day back to school....it was my Intro to Business class and somewhat interesting yet somewhat boring because it was all orientation stuff. But I think that I will learn quite a bit from the class and the teacher seems to have the same views on the b.s. that's happening with the economy right now. So needless to say, I believe this class will be alright, and it's only a 9 week course :)

I didn't get home until about 8:00 tonight so I decided to make it my Ab Ripper X workout: "I hate it, but I love it!" - Tony Horton The guy cracks me up! Is it a bad thing that I quote him as I am working out??? Naw, I didn't think so either. But I can definitely tell that my core is getting stronger because I can do more of the ab workout and not modify as much. Oh believe me, I'm still modifying! That Tony is crazy!! One of this days, maybe day 90, I'll be able to go full blown and keep up with the bugger.

So tomorrow is day 30, my weighing day!! I forgot to do my measurements at the beginning of the workout, so I'm going to do that tomorrow as well. So I will be able to see a difference with the last 60 days. It's all about progression right? Right! But right now I think it's all about sleep. My eyes are getting droopy and that 4:30 alarm is going to start buzzing sooner then I want it to :(

Day 28

This is it....I'm on day 28 of P90X and I am definitely feeling it!! I haven't done my workout today yet, I'm taking care of the winery while the parentals are doing a day away in Redding. But I can totally feel the past 2 day's workouts! Chest and Back from Thursday and Legs and Back from Saturday, plus the Abs too. Such a feel good hurt!! I haven't weighed myself yet, I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing? I figured I would do it on a monthly basis instead of a weekly....I think that's how P90X likes you to do it. Plus I think I have to take my pictures again too. Ugh, that's never fun!

Another big thing happening now is that I go back to school tomorrow. I'm only taking 3 classes, because our community college is lame and doesn't offer hardly any evening classes, but I figure this is a way for me to ease back into to school and homework. So I'm taking Business, Accounting and History of World Religions classes....all pre-reqs for Business Administration. I still don't know what I want to do, but I figure having a Business degree can take me in any direction.

So that's me for now. Just working, going to school, exercising like crazy and hopefully getting in a few days of fun!

gettin dirty!

so i noticed that it's been awhile. dang. i wanted to keep up on this blog better. but anywho, i'll let you in on why my body is insanely sore right now...

i went out to my uncle's today and got dirty ridin quads. as my cousin puts it "she has popped my muddy cherry." lol nice.

it was so much fun though. my uncle has quite a few acres and their back property is a track for their quads and motorcycles. with the rain that we had a few days ago, it got the track all nice and muddy. yes!! he also has a shop full of fun machinery that's just dying to get dirty. so my cousin sabrina invited me out to her dad's house to do just that. we were out for 4-5 hours running the tracks. not the WHOLE time, but most of it. i got insanely muddy, stahled the quad a few times and realized that you hurt more muscles than i thought you even used when riding. about 5 o'clock we detached ourselves from the machines and the clothes weighed heavily. my body was cold, soaking wet, muddy and sore. i loved every minute of it and can't wait to to go again hopefully next weekend.

and now i am vegging out on the couch with my cousin, watching julie & julia and eating a bunch of snack foods. totally a great way to end an awesome day. and after i finish writing this blog, i am going to start on my christmas cards and put them in the mail tomorrow. that will be one christmas thing out of the way. only some (a lot) more shopping that needs to be done. ugh. i love christmas. i love christmas. i love christmas. lol i keep telling myself that =D

holiday cheer

this is a journal entry i found and thought i would share it...

As the holidays draw near
I sit back and ponder
Of the ones I hold dear
The people who care
Who light up the fire
To get others involved
And spread the inspire
My smile grows bigger
And my heart opens wide
When I see a total stranger
Who’s so happy and cried
Because the soul of one person
Who genuinely cared
Went out of their way
To do something they dared
It’s the feeling inside
You get when you show
You’re capable of so much
That you didn’t even know
So take that feeling with you
Hold it close and dear
And spread it everywhere you go
All throughout the year
Don’t hide it from the world
Don’t be ashamed
Care beyond the holidays
And kindness can be claimed
And the one who receives the gift
That will last forever and not just now
Will be yourself
That is a guaranteed vow

a 24 hour blast

i'm back from reno. let me tell ya about my journey...

so, it started off great. as usual i was jammin away to my ipod, it's been about an hour now, and i happen to read a sign as i'm flyin down the road that has a turn now sign with reno. lol i was so lost in my music that i wasn't paying attention to the fact that i needed to get somewhere. whoops all good though, a quick u-turn a mile later and back on my journey i go. i believe that for any kind of road trip, an awesome musical collection is necessary. and part of that collection would definitely include the late and great mr. michael jackson! love it! and of course, as i'm starting off my playlist of the pop king, i think back to my other mini road trip i took with my sister-in-law and nephews to the coast. on our way back home that day, windows down, sun shining...we are of course jamming out to the classics of michael. crazy thing, that was only a day or two before he passed away. i just thought of that.

ok, so back to my trip. i get into reno, which was a really weird feeling because i've never driven into town by myself. i've always been with someone. so i make my way over to harrah's and i creep my way into the self parking...surprised that i made it because my truck is a bit higher than other vehicles. so i think i'm in the clear and start heading up the garage and once i get past the valet section, for some reason or another, the ceiling looks like it drops a foot! scared me half to death and i actually opened up my door to make sure i wasn't going to scrape. i was squeezing my butt cheeks all the way until i could get a parking spot. worst 2 minutes of my life! but it worked.

with that behind me, i called my mom to find out where they were hanging, but of course she doesn't answer her phone. go figure. so i just head into the casino and look for them myself. i luckily find them right away and they don't even notice me. so i go up behind them and stand next to the empty machine by my dad and ask if it's ok for me to play this machine? his look was PRICELESS! he was in shock for a second then started laughing and hugged me. he couldn't believe that i was there. it was a great moment.

then we went and looked for my uncle jimmy and aunt kim. once we hooked up with them, it was pretty chill. just some gambling, chatting and drinking. oh yea! my uncle STILL has no idea what the hell is going on. he thought that he was just going over to reno for the night and then heading home to go back to work. he had no idea that my aunt kim was taking him to the airport in the morning to head over to vegas for a few days. she got him good this year! oh, did i mention that he gets to drive a nascar while he's there?? i'm totally jealous! but he's going to have a blast!

so as for today, we headed out to virginia city. i've never been out there and it's a cute little old mining town. kind of like weaverville...got some good historic points, the locals think it can't get any better, and you're wondering when the hell you're going to be able to leave. lol it's cruel i know, but true. but it was neat going through some of the shops.

so i'm on my way home, jamming to my music yet again, and what the hell do i think i see in my headlights? that's right, SNOW!! i hate driving in snow and there it was, just coming down like it's mid december. in the midst of this, i'm texting my buddy bradford, and i let him know asap that it's time to teach me how to use my 4 wheel drive. don't judge! i know i'm a country girl and i don't know how to use 4 wheel? i just got my truck 5 months ago and this kind of weather is just now hittin, so i'm ready to learn it and get my truck dirty! i also get a text from my cousin, who's my roommate, that we have no more toilet paper but she can get some in the morning. ugh! i have been holding it in already for 30 minutes and i have a hour and half to go, there ain't no way i'm going without! so at 10:15 i'm shoppin at foodmax for a few quick essentials.

lol but now i'm home. and in my nice comfy warm bed, watching a funny movie. my last 28 hours was well worth the drive and weather change. so once again, happy bday to my dad!

reno or bust!

tomorrow is my dad's birthday. my parents decided to take the entire week off and vacation over in reno. of course, they're going to stay at harrah's because that's where my mom gets all her comps for her big jack pots that she wins. they've been working crazy hard lately, so his birthday kind of gave them the excuse to get away for a bit. thank god!

well, i have today and tomorrow off, so what am i gonna do? bomb over for the night and surprise my dad for his birthday. he has no idea! my mom and i kinda laughed about the idea, but then i shrugged my shoulders and said why not?

but it gets even better! my aunt kim is surprising my uncle jimmy for his 50th bday and taking him to vegas for the week and then throwing a surprise bday party for him on saturday. BUT on the way to vegas, they are stopping in reno. and they're staying at harrah's! lol i have to laugh because neither my dad or my uncle jimmy have any idea of what's going on. so when i get there, i'm going to get a hold of my aunt, scope out for my parents and turn this big surprise upside down! i'm totally stoked.

so my bag is packed, my music is updated on my ipod, gotta make a quick stop at work, gonna grab a quick bite (thinking taco bell), and jam my way over to the biggest little city in the world. oh, did i mention i'm only going for one night and heading back tomorrow night to be at work on tuesday? lol I LOVE LIFE!!

Happy Birthday Dad!!