Workout Fail...

I started week 3 of my 5K training! Yea! I'm really excited. Even though it's only been 3 weeks, I'm quite surprised with myself. Normally, I would have skipped the end of week 1 or week 2 by simply justifying it: "I can already run 2:00, walk 1:30 easily, so I'll just start in 3 weeks at week 5 when it really gets tough for me." But, I didn't, so yay!! "Just keep going." This is what I chant to myself as I run.

Now to the post title. Today was definitely a fail, kind of. I'm not the best at doing laundry in a timely manner...actually, I just plain out suck. I will wait until the VERY last moment before doing laundry. Well, since I've been so diligent in my workouts, I ran out of proper workout gear, in particular (hope this isn't too much information for a blog)...a sports bra. Well, I had to work out so, I decided to use an old sports bra from like 6 years ago! I'm not a hoarder, just, I don't like to always get rid of things because you never know when you will need it, like in this stance. Well, let's just say that jumping up and down in my apartment a couple times to make sure it still fit, is NOT equivalent to jogging at a 10 minute/mile pace. In fact, it was a major fail. Needless to say, I had to return to my apartment and change (yes, I put on a dirty sports bra...am I grossed out by myself...a little...but I really want to stay on track).

Anyway- the week's began and even though I feel like it should be Thursday, it's only Tuesday. This past weekend was awesome and what really topped it off, was meeting cute Catey posted below.

She's not my puppy. Ala and her mom got a her this weekend! She is the one of sweetest and calmest puppies I have ever met. I'm pretty sure she slept 70% of the time...AH! So cute...I want one.

Well, Happy Tuesday!

"True friendship isn't about being inseparable, it's being separated & nothing changes"

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My weekend in a few words: Football, Great Food, AMAZING FRIENDS!

I spent the weekend in Gainesville with two of my great friends, watched Gator football ("It's great (uh huh), to be (a what?), a Florida Gator*), ate yummy food, and did a lot of dancing. I also got to talk to another friend who has been in South Africa for the past year and ended my weekend by having lunch at one of my favorite mexican restaurants with another one of my best friends!

This weekend is one of those weekends that makes me look at my life and think: "man, I'm so blessed." It helps me realize that I don't have to take things so seriously, all. the. time. (which I tend to do). It's great to just let go, laugh, and have fun!

I definitely need to work on maximizing my free time, by spending it with friends and family because in the end, they are who and what matters!

Hope you all had a great weekend!! Do anything fun?

*I am not a Gator- just an honorary one for the weekend! :)
** Two bottom pictures are actually not from this weekend- basically, I was having so much fun, I forgot to take pictures. The people posted are those I got to spend time with/ talk to this weekend! :)

Never Forget

I'm sure we all remember where we were and what we were doing 11 years ago, today, as we heard the news of the tragedy that unfolded in New York City. I was sitting in third period Geometry. At the time, I did not grasp the magnitude of it all. I remember feeling confused, not completely understanding what was happening, why it was happening.

Today was the day to put away all the political banter and come together as one to take a moment to remember and honor the lives that were lost, as well as the brave souls who ran towards what many of us would have ran away from. And to remember and pray for the families who lost loved ones on this day.

First time for everything

Macarons, 5K Training, and Blogging: there is a first time for everything. 

So, today was my first time...trying macarons, training for a 5K and BLOGGING! I decided that today was the day. About a year ago, I discovered the world of blogging. It's actually quite remarkable the copious number of creative, inspirational, and intelligent people in this "blogosphere." At first, I never actually thought that I would want to blog, but then 6 months ago, I started to think about it more and more. I kept putting it off; first it was: "I need to focus on the MCAT (Medical College Admission Test)," then, "I really need to catch up on life," then, unfortunately, I had to re-take the MCAT, so it was once again, "I need to focus on the MCAT." Well, the MCAT is over, and though I do need to catch up on life, I knew that if I didn't just sit and do it, there would always be something. 

A couple things to know about me before I continue: 

• I am planner, and not the normal kind. I actually, sometimes, feel the need to plan my day out, hour by hour. 
• Then, I stress when things don't go according to plan, which is about all the time. 
• I set goals (such as running a 5K) and fail to complete, which then leads me to disappointment, because my plan to run the 5K didn't work out, which then causes me to stress. 

See a pattern....

On the plus side, I am starting to realize this about myself and slowly I'm working to control it. Yes, control, not change it. In the past year, I have had some disappointments which have really opened my eyes and made me realize, that most of the time, things don't go according to plan. Seems simple enough, but it really wasn't for me. I always had a plan for my life- no matter how it was changing, I always had a plan. Graduate high school, graduate college, obtain my Masters, obtain my Medical degree, become a Family Physician, save the world. Yup, that was the plan and things went so smoothly- up until "obtain my Medical degree." That is currently the obstacle I face- so, needless to say, there will be blog posts about how I am slowly working to kick this obstacle's ass. Because, I will not give up, though there will be times that I will want to very much, I will not. End of story. 

Anyway, so, I am also hoping to use this blog as some sort of accountability tool (I'm just going to assume that there are many people following me and I can't let them down! :-)). Like I mentioned earlier, I tend to set goals and not complete them. Well, I'm trying again. I just recently turned 26 and decided that each year, I'm going to set one, very, reachable goal for myself (it's me, so I have about 100 more in my head), but let's focus on the one- to complete a 10K, by August 2013. Since, I have NEVER ran a 10K, I decided to start from scratch! I have done a couple 5Ks in the past, but seeing as I haven't actually ran in months- I must start over. So, today, I counted as my first day. I am using the iPhone app, Couch to 5K. A friend of mine suggested it and so far, it seems do able. It's over the course of 9 weeks (3 times a week) and utilizes the walk/run method (may take me a little longer, but that is okay). Once I complete the 5K, I will move on to the 5K to 10K training, using the same app. Fingers crossed! X So, day one complete- walk 1:30s, run 1:00 for 30 minutes. Distance and Pace: 1.92 miles; 15:38 per mile. 

So, yea, today was my first time and as with the first time for anything, I am completely nervous, but extremely excited. I hope that you join me on my journey, as well as some stops along the way to enjoy the randomness that is my life. 

Oh yea! It was my first time trying macarons too at this new French Bakery le macaron.  There was definitely no nervousness there, just pure excitement. I tried the basil white chocolate, sicilian pistachio, and the walnut. All were brillantly delicious, but my favorite was the sicillian pistachio. Another thing to know about me...I love food!