I am a freaking sitcom character

I've been thinking about this post and its glorious entrance into the web world for quite some time now... well... since yesterday morning when I RAN A MILE. Well, at least I think so. We had to run 2.3 miles and I ran most of it; and walked some of the rest. I was so proud of myself. To think - all I needed was a knee brace and an inhaler and I can do it! And I did it - but I felt like such a goon. I took the shortest route and at the end of the race I came running in with my hands up, my knee brace on - waving my inhaler - I had just gone from 28 years old to approximately 72... maybe my gramma reggie was with me in spirit because I feel like that's something she would have done. But in the end - I'm proud of myself... because I didn't give up, I didn't give excuses and I ran most of the way. I just wanted to share. Thanks for being proud of me too.

Now back to my thesis - and for those of you keeping count - I'm up to page 21 now... only 60 more or so to go! Rock.On.Oh.Yah.

And a Happy Day to You Too Mr.Coffee Man!

So every morning I treat myself to a nonfat latte at my all time favorite coffee place... . I also love it because they have a new person working the windows every day that I go... so my fear of them saying "oh lord - here comes that girl again with the bright lipstick, correct change and beat up car"... so anywho ... my story. Usually these people aren't that entertaining. Just your usual college kid up early trying to make a few bucks at the coffee shop. Well today - not only was I in for a surprise but a greeat source of entertainment!

There are 2 windows... you pay at one... pick up your coffee at the other. Oh and one other thing I must add as a prep to the story - you usually pay and then you drive to the next window and they shove your coffee at you and say - thanks have a great day! and you drive off... okay so back to my story.

The first window is the same as always. New person but nothing new. The second window. I'm waiting for my coffee for a few minutes and out of nowhere - a younger guy with brown hair and a beard opens the window, looks at me, gives me a giant smile, holds my coffee up to his side (like a vanna white pose) and says "Tall skinny latte no whip?" and then gives me this smirk. Then I say "yep! that's me!" (what? what an idiot I am - yep that's me? to coffee?) He gladly swoops the coffee at me and I'm off.

But anywho - this story was so much funnier in person. I wish you all could have been there. Um yah.

Knee Update

Great news - I've figured out that if I wear a knee brace, warm up 5 minutes on the treadmill before going to bootcamp (I now wake up at 4:50 a.m. everyday), take my painkiller and inhale the medicine from my inhaler - that I can run! I can jump! I can lunge! My knee is like new. Which is great... it's not like new just yet really; it's still sore; but at least now I can walk and keep on keepin' on. As a side note - how dumb is this - I've been working out and eating less but have managed to gain 4 lbs. What on earth?! My sister and I are going to do a detox thing. I'll let you know how it goes! :)

p.s. how lame is my life that all I have to report on is my weight gain, gimp knee and meds I'm taking. ... wow ...

In Need of a Motivation Sensation

So I have a new obsession - my thesis. Although it's not really an obsession; it's just more of a thing that I CAN'T GET OUT OF MY MIND. I think about it all day and night. At work. At home. At social functions. In fact, I'm sitting here right now admist books and articles and propsals and I can't do anything but... update my blog. :) I'm also babysitting and dead tired so that could also have something to do with it. But still. I can hardly wait until it's all over with and I'll have nothing to think about except what shall I have for dinner?

I've got 7 pages written so far though... it's a start - eh?

Bootcamp Back Again

Well, I went to bootcamp on Thursday when it started up again - although this time I'm doing it through a different company. It was great! Until my knee went out. Yes. We had to run 2 miles cold turkey (no warming up or anything) so my knee definitely did not like that. It was great... the rest of the day I couldnt walk and I was the second to last one to finish the jog. I went to the dr's to get it checked out and apparently I have tendinitis in my knee. I'm to get a knee brace, not run and take some anti-inflammatories. I'll let you know the status... I'm just bummed... i need to work out and run! I'll keep ya'llz posted.