The little things.

      Well I have much to update you guys on! My diet and exercise has been going fairly well over the past week since my last post and life has actually been kind of eventful.

      Update on my family- they are finally completely moved into our new home in Tucson :) the house has been repainted, new carpets are finally installed, and the backyard has been "landscaped" (as much landscaping as can be done for a house with very little grass and a ton of rocks). Now my mom and sister are finally decorating- one of their favorite things to do so hip hip hooray. Also good news- no one has been bitten by a rattle snake either! Double win. Im really excited to finally visit home in August. My summer has gone in a completely different direction than planned but all I can do is make the best of it. I will only be with my family at home for a week but I might as well count my blessings.

      Last week one of my best friends and ZTA lil sis came to stay with me for a few days over the 4th of July holiday :) it was exactly what I needed. She is like my clone. Understands all of my problems, rants, joys, and all of that so it was really nice to see her and catch up with her. I also took this event as an excuse to eat whatever the hell I wanted so- I did. The first day she came was the day after I had gotten food poisoning (a blessing in disguise if you know what I mean) so I didnt eat much for about 48 hours but then we went to IHOP and I had the simple and fit two by two which was not only sooooooo goooooood but only 400 calories! Definitely going to need to go there for that diet meal again, with syrup (I'll have to use the sugar free next time) it was like a cheating splurge and I loved it. And I didnt even set myself back! My few days with her were wonderful and I didn't make compleeeetely terrible choices... until we went to Gordough's in Austin and OH. MY. GAWD. I had the most delectable, delicious, outrageous concoction of all time. Homemade donut, chocolate fudge icing, cream filling, and chocolate chips all smeared together in heavenly bliss. This was a serious donut and I didn't even feel bad about it..... until after I looked at the damage I had done and was completely ashamed of myself. Whatever. I deserved it at the time.

      On the 4th she and I, my roommate, and other friend from school floated the Comal river and it was so much fun! It was pretty crowded but such a nice float, no paddling, no walking, and a few tube chutes made it such a good time. On top of this I felt confident in a swim suit again :) I will definitely need to go back so HOLLA AT ME if you wanna go sometime. We then watched fireworks from the top of a dorm on campus which was pretty sweet- I will need another excuse to go up there again cause it was really breezy and nice up there.

      Since Thursday I've been good on eating healthy with the exception of the Home Slice Pizza and snocone I had on Saturday night :) yummmmmm, eaten while watching The Sound Of Music at Zilker Park. Such a great production. I highly recommend! Just make sure you get there early to spread out your blanket at a decent spot.

     Today I did a sprint work out- 2 modified 300 shuttles, and 1 regular 300 shuttle- kicked my ass especially since the last time I worked out was last Tuesday sheesh. A 300 shuttle is a 25 yard sprint down and back 6 times. It's pretty miserable. We have to do one in a certain time for our volleyball conditioning test at the beginning of the year, and my time limit is 1:03 which I think is nuts considering I barely made it at 1:06 last year- not sure why coach decided to cut off 3 whole seconds. Last year she only cut off 2 seconds daahhhhh pray for me. After running I did an ab circuit with a partner and a med ball. It was nice to switch things up and do something interactive, it made me work harder. I didnt want to look like I was slacking so I made every rep that much better and even did an extra set after I normally would have called it. I picked up a diet vanilla coke from Sonic afterward and here I sit- tired, happy, and feeling accomplished after a productive workout and a productive day :) tomorrow I think I'll go grocery shopping, do another shuttle, lift legs, and swim. I do love to swim.

     I think that all of this pretty much sums up the latest going on thus far. I took a Green-T pill today (crack pill) and have sooooo much energy its amazing. Readers, I appreciate your time :) until next post- happy fitness.

XOXO