Cougar Alert

Well I fell in love with a little guy who goes by “The Biebs” while on the Disney Cruise in Europe.  The stateroom TVs basically had a few movies that just repeated the whole week, one of which was Justin Bieber’s Never Say Never.

I liked it.  He’s such a cute kid and his music is kind of catchy.  Needless to say I came home and downloaded every single one of his albums from itunes…then listened to them on repeat.

Seriously. Watch this video and try and tell me your inner 15 year old girl doesn’t want to cry/feels really jealous of that girl on stage.  Haha just me?  Hmm ok.

 

It’s a shame I’m too old for that kind of thing…hmm 

Anyone else wish they weren’t too ancient to be the one less lonely girl?

That would totally be the kind of thing I would aspire to get to do at 14.

Diabetes Whiz Kid

This morning was my first lab of the semester.  We focused on practicing blood glucose testing and giving insulin injections.  We also had an online quiz which I aced.  It felt really great to start off the semester with 100.  Go me!

I actually already knew how to give insulin injections and test blood glucose because someone in my family is diabetic.  I felt like the diabetes guru with my little pod (group of 4 people) since I actually knew how to do something and could pass along the skill.  Usually I’m the one looking at how other people are doing stuff just to be sure I know what I’m doing. 

I came home for a two hour break and got right down to business.  Threw the laundry in the washer, put on teen mom (ok…this isn’t exactly business), ate lunch, straightened up, and started setting up binders for all of my classes. 

In my opinion, having a friend come over to your apartment is the best incentive for cleaning up right away.  One of my friends from high school is stopping by tonight then we’re going to dinner in the city.  I don’t want her to think I live in a cluttery apartment, even though I do, so I’m hiding all evidence.  Plus having a clean living space is the best thing ever.

Lunch Today – a ham and cheese pita with veggies and some left over shrimp fried rice.

Time to switch the laundry and get back down to bizness!  Then class at 2!

Back to School

You may have noticed that I’ve been deviating from my normal posting schedule and content.  On my trip to Europe I was unfortunately unable to post the travel recaps, and as soon as I returned to Philly it was hurricane Irene craziness and back to school tasks to do!

Right before sitting down to write this post, I checked out a few of my favorite blogs.  I came across today’s post on Healthy Tipping Point, and I think she hacked into my mind and stole all my thoughts.  Her post was entitled one step backward, two steps forward, and I definitely have had to juggle my life differently than normal the past few weeks.  Sometimes you just need to take a step back from your normal routine to prevent burning out.

When I packed for Europe, I brought enough workout clothes for the entire trip. They all came back still clean.  The first day or two I was exhausted and jet lagged, and then I had many days filled with long tours of new cities that were hot and involved a lot of walking. 

What I need to remind myself is that I don’t have to make excuses for not working out, I have A LOT going on right now.  I had a hectic international trip, a hurricane (that I wasn’t prepared to go out and face the gym in), and now the first week of school.  I know that sooner than later, probably later this week, things will get back to normal, I’ll be back on a regular schedule.  Until then…it’s ok to focus on other things and take it easy when I have free time! 

I was also having some major anxiety about coming back to school, but now that I have a few classes under my belt, I think I’m going to be ok.  Here are some things that I’m already loving about the school year:

• Spending time with my bestie Pam.  A lot of our friends have graduated, so in our major it’s just the two of us left.  We made our schedules match and get to spend all day together which is awesome!  Who wouldn’t want to spend all day with a great friend?

That’s us getting our run on at mile 6 of Broad Street this past year!

• Using my brain!  I actually like school!  Test are stressful, yes, but I am very interested in the topics that we study (for the most part), and I can’t wait to learn more about them.

• 4.5 day weekend!  Well not really….technically I have no classes Fridays, and don’t start until noon on Monday.  I also only have 13 credits this semester…so I can enjoy lots of free time. 

 

• Getting back to a routine.  Starting on the first day of school, I basically have been trying to get to bed around 10-11 and waking up around 8-9.  I really think if I can keep up with this schedule (and avoid the dreaded nap) that I can get a lot done during the day and will be able to enjoy my nights with a bit more free time. 

Chinese for dinner tonight…I making a promise (to myself) I’m going to go food shopping on Thursday.  I must get back into the routine of preparing my own food.  Until then…I’ll enjoy some tasty take out meals! 

Naples and Pompeii

Forgot to post about Naples and Pompeii which should go after Rome before wine tasting in Spain! 

After Rome, we were off to Naples!  The piano player in the adult bar raved on and on about the tours of Pompeii, so we decided to do a half day tour.  Pompeii is a town that is all ruins, right next to the volcanic Mount Vesuvius. 

I rocked sneakers on Naples/Pompeii day.  I hadn’t yet during the trip, but Rome killed my feet.  Goodbye gladiator flats, hello arch support!

Pompeii was pretty interesting because I really didn’t know anything about it before we went.  I thought it was more of a town that had a lot of ruins, but also was still functional. d it actually surprised me that we could tour it like this, I would think that maybe some of the areas wouldn’t be that structurally safe.

Once our bus brought us back to the port where the boat was docked, we got right to business finding a pizza place.  Naples is known for inventing pizza, and it’s pizza was supposed to be amazing.  We walked from the ship to the first main street on the water, and the first place we found looked pretty good so we went with that!

My mom and brother got a pizza split into three different sections, margarita, four cheese, and tomato and garlic.  I got a classic margarita since I wanted the most authentic pizza Naples had to offer.  My Dad got the most “American” pizza which was white topped with french fries and hot dogs. 

The pizzas were great!  We all sampled each others and I think that it was agreed that the margarita was the big winner.  The sauce just had something that American pizzas don’t have…maybe more salt?  I can’t tell, but I just know it was the best pizza I’ve ever had.

What was the best pizza you’ve ever had??

I’m more of a flatbread girl I think.  Love those Seasons 52 flat breads…I could eat them all!

Naples and Pompeii

After Rome, we were off to Naples!  The piano player in the adult bar raved on and on about the tours of Pompeii, so we decided to do a half day tour.  Pompeii is a town that is all ruins, right next to the volcanic Mount Vesuvius. 

I rocked sneakers on Naples/Pompeii day.  I hadn’t yet during the trip, but Rome killed my feet.  Goodbye gladiator flats, hello arch support!

Pompeii was pretty interesting because I really didn’t know anything about it before we went.  I thought it was more of a town that had a lot of ruins, but also was still functional. d it actually surprised me that we could tour it like this, I would think that maybe some of the areas wouldn’t be that structurally safe.

Once our bus brought us back to the port where the boat was docked, we got right to business finding a pizza place.  Naples is known for inventing pizza, and it’s pizza was supposed to be amazing.  We walked from the ship to the first main street on the water, and the first place we found looked pretty good so we went with that!

My mom and brother got a pizza split into three different sections, margarita, four cheese, and tomato and garlic.  I got a classic margarita since I wanted the most authentic pizza Naples had to offer.  My Dad got the most “American” pizza which was white topped with french fries and hot dogs. 

The pizzas were great!  We all sampled each others and I think that it was agreed that the margarita was the big winner.  The sauce just had something that American pizzas don’t have…maybe more salt?  I can’t tell, but I just know it was the best pizza I’ve ever had.

What was the best pizza you’ve ever had??

I’m more of a flatbread girl I think.  Love those Seasons 52 flat breads…I could eat them all!