Zumba

Tonight is the first night of Zumba – now if that can’t make me feel a little bit more normal better, then really, I’m not sure what can!

Here another Zumba video from my class – that I’m once again not in…

(But really it’s probably better that way, since you can miss out on my flailing spaz-ness)

Plus, both of those dances are super awkward, because of the pelvic thrusting/humping we do for half of them. 

We’ll see how I do working out through the stuffy nose & sweet smoker-esque cough I have developed from lack of sleep in the past week…

Another day…

Hi Guys – I had a fun Zumba post ready to go, but then I ended up not going, in favor of going to say goodbye to Marc’s family.  Obviously, a better decision.  So keep your eyes open for that Zumba post tomorrow!

 

Today was a lot more of same – lots of sleep, class, hardly any food (I keep forgetting to eat…), sending out my BLOGGIE VALENTINE package, more class, and driving up to see the family!

 

My Jeep seems to be working again too.  I think I forgot to mention it in all the stress, but Friday night, it just WOULDN’T turn on!  I had JUST driven it too, so it was being temperamental.  So, honestly, I just said F^*K IT and left it there until today, when it started up fine.  Cars are really a pain in the ass sometimes.  Too bad it’s now 30 minutes away at my friend’s house too!

 

I think I am also starting to recover from the hangover of death I had yesterday – Saturday night contained lots & lots of drinks.  And dancing.  And more drinks.  I’m just keeping on with the hydration!

 

See you tomorrow xx

Thought vomit.

Hi Everyone – I’m back.   My thoughts are so dis-jointed and random right now though, don’t get your hopes up for a quality post for a few days.  Let me start this off by saying, I missed reading your blogs & leaving comments, so hopefully that will commence really soon.

The service was yesterday.  There was over 1,000 people there, just showing their love and support for Marc and his family.  The service had three parts – service to God, service to Country, and service to Community.  I did okay at the beginning, but by the time they were folding the flag, I was a complete mess.  I have never expelled that much fluid out of my face ever.  It was certainly classified as an ugly cry.

My emotions are still so out of whack, as are my eating & sleeping habits.  I still feel incredibly lost and in shock, as if we are just waiting for Marc to walk back in the door from his deployment.  The reality just hasn’t set in.  I feel so…stressed, like I am so behind in school (I’m not, I could just care less about it at the moment) and so disconnected.  Finding comfort in the vivaciousness that Marc lived his life with and the pride he had for this country & the ARMY is a small thing, but it’s something.

1990-2010

I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. – Romans 8:18

Questions…

Sorry, I have disappeared, but in all honesty, I have opened WLW every night since my last post, with no way to express what I am feeling.  I have been keeping myself as busy as possible, so I don’t stop and think about the pain I am feeling.

 

I am reminding myself instead of the pride I feel from having known and loved Marc, as well as the privilege to have called myself his friend/”other sister”.  He is and always will be an amazing man.

 

My postings will probably continue to be sparse until the weekend ends, but I have still been reading your blogs.  Thanks for making me smile, everyone.   Also, since I started this account before my last post, want to ask me questions?  I promise to answer them eventually, and I will answer pretty much anything. (I am not easily offended.)

RIP

I’m afraid this isn’t a happy post.  I found out today that one of my best friend’s brothers (who was like a little brother to me) was killed in Afghanistan yesterday.  He was 19 years old.

 

This fucking sucks.  My heart is aching for their family’s loss, I’m sitting here in shock, and I keep asking WHY?  Why him, why now?  He was a true American hero and I already miss him.  Rest in peace, Marc.  I love you.

Stuck!

That’s right – I’m blogging from Denver right now!  Our flight from Bozeman was supposed to leave at 7:45 this morning, but we didn’t take off until 10:30.  Needless to say, we missed our connecting flight to Detroit, so we are waiting here patiently for the next flight at 3:40.  It’s only 1:55 now, so I am starting to go crazy!

 

We should get to Detroit around 8 local time, giving us an hour before we grab our next flight to Manchester, putting us back in New Hampshire at 11:30.  & the best news?  That means I won’t be home until 1 a.m. ish and I have to work at 8 a.m.!

 

So, this is it for a blog post, unless I get super bored later! Have you ever been delayed for something by weather?  Have you ever missed a flight?

We got our blue skies :)

      

Montana, we’ll miss you!  I’ve got packing to do, so I’ll see you tomorrow

Only one more day

That’s right, after today, we’ve only got one more day of skiing & fun!  Then it’s another FULL day in planes & airports (I’m talking like 6 am to 8 pm.) on Friday.  We have to fly from Bozeman, Montana to Denver and then Detroit before we get to “home” which is still 1.5 hours from THAT airport!

 

We managed to get out skiing early today after breakfast (which, by the way, do you know how amazing french toast is when it’s made with french bread?  I don’t even LIKE french toast!) and I skied for about 3 hours.  After skiing, I went shopping for gifties & take home treats!  I bought B a t-shirt (lame gift, I know), 2 pint glasses for home, and stickers for our stove. (Remind me to take a picture of our stove when I get home.)  Best part – everything in the store was 20% off!

 

So, as usual, pictures from today.   We are really hoping for blue skies tomorrow so we can get a family picture from the top without fog and yucky gray-ness!  We might also go zip-lining tomorrow, how cool would that be?!

This is a natural half pipe & me skiing in it!

My dad & brother rippin’

 

Both shots of my brother – you can almost see through the gray!

 

Plans tonight include tracking down some french fries – I never got any last night! What are you up to?

Lazy

You guessed right – I was at Yellowstone National Park yesterday.

 

We ended up having to take a snowcoach tour, because large parts of Yellowstone (including Old Faithful) are closed to traffic (other than snowcoaches & snowmobiles) during the winter.  The tour was long, expensive & sort of boring (heavy on the scientific aspects) but it was extremely cool to see the sights!

 

Today we had a lazy morning – woke up late for breakfast & then didn’t head out skiing until almost 1 pm. (I did manage to find some new North Face snowpants this morning.)  I went out with my dad & brother for 2 hours and then retreated back inside to bed.  I am kind of down in the dumps today, for who knows why, so I am grumpy.

 

I’m going to end this before I go into more detail..   Good Night!  (I’m off to go track down some french fries, I have been craving them like you wouldn’t believe!)

Guess Where

I went today?

(Not) Awesome things.

Awesome thing: POWDER!

Not Awesome Thing: Because of said powder, I managed to fall off a log I was skiing in the trees, lose my ski pole for 20 minutes (while up to my waist in snow) and rip the ass out of my pants.

Awesome thing: I get to buy new pants! (& they’re going to be discounted!)  & this shirt I bought = awesome!

  Not awesome thing: My ass is still cold from skiing with a rip in my pants!  I’ll spare you a picture, obviously!

Awesome thing: Look how deep the snow is & it’s still snowing!  I’m loving it, but my legs are BURNING!

Time to relax and digest the pizza slices I just ate!   See you tomorrow!

Avalanche bombs.

Yep, nothing like the sound of avalanche bombs to wake you right up in the morning!  I call them ‘avalanche bombs’ but basically, on days when the snowpack has the potential to become an avalanche, ski resorts trigger explosives to break up the snowpack in a ‘safe’ setting.  It was definitely interesting to hear the explosives going off throughout the day while we skied!

 

We spent the day today at Moonlight Basin, which is on the otherside of Big Sky.  It worked out well because my brother has a buddy who works there & hooked us up!  The weather was gorgeous – a little windy, but tons of snow & fresh powder!  We have plans tonight to go out to the snowbar – which is exactly what it sounds like – a BAR made of SNOW.  I only plan on going down and checking it out (& hopefully grabbing a few pictures..) and coming back.  I haven’t been into drinking lately & I’m POOPED.  As has become normal, some pictures throughout the day…

This doesn’t look like much, but it was steep and scary as hell!

 

So, that’s it for me today – What did you do today?

Allergy?!

Well, day two in Montana is winding down.  Was an exciting morning of skiing a little bit of powder!  I never did go to the gym yesterday, partially because I forgot to pack normal socks & partially because I neglected to mention that the HOTEL alone is at 7,600 feet.  I feel out of breath from jogging up the steps to my loft!  I do want to try later on in the week though.

 

Last night, we went out for Mexican food where I enjoyed the rice & beans & a few bites of the gigantic burrito before I was stuffed.  Unfortunately though, in addition to being full, I felt horribly bloated & nauseous almost immediately, and found a faint rash on my cheeks upon returning to the hotel room.  I felt fine & the ‘rash’ didn’t itch or anything, and it was only on my cheeks.  Kind of a pinkish-red collection of splotches that were each a little larger than a pencil eraser.  This morning – I woke up fine, so we’ll have to see in the coming weeks if there’s really something that I’m developing an allergy too, or something.

 

& onwards, to a few pictures of skiing today-

It was a foggy, snowy day, so I’m sorry the pictures look so drab!  We are hoping to go to Yellowstone one of these days, so hopefully the pictures will get more exciting!

 

Do you have any allergies?  Have you ever had an allergic reaction? I am allergic to Benadryl & I once had an allergic reaction to it after a surgical procedure.

Montana, Day one :)

Hi Everyone – it’s just after 1 p.m. in Montana & I just came in from a morning of fabulous skiing.  All along, my plan for this trip was to ski in the morning & hit the gym or relax in the afternoon.  I’m working on getting in some much-needed rest & relaxation before school starts February 1st!

 

I woke up naturally this morning around 7, to this awesome sight:

Chairlift outside my window!

 

We went downstairs & ate breakfast.  Our hotel offers a breakfast buffet with tons of yummy options!  I’ll have to take my camera tomorrow but there was crock-pot oatmeal, omelet station, fresh fruit, yogurt, cereal, potatoes, pancakes, etc.  I had fresh fruit with yogurt & granola, some scrambled eggs & roasted rosemary potatoes!  Tomorrow though, I am going to be all over the oatmeal.

 

After breakfast, we headed back to our room to get dressed & then we hit the slopes.  I’ll just show you a bunch of pictures…

 

We had a great morning!  My dad & brother just headed back out for more, but I’ve got plans to scope out the pool & gym, after I eat some lunch!

Mooontanaaa!

Hi Everyone!  Finally arrived in Montana – hate those travel days when you’re at the airport in the 4 o’clock hour of the morning & you don’t get to where you’re staying until 7 p.m.

 

Flights were relatively uneventful, but our first & third planes were made for midgets.  They were SO small!  I am super exhausted now, never having been able to catch a good nap today, but I wanted to post about airport eats.

 

I started the morning (at 3:30 am) with an un-pictured strawberry Oikos (the 90 calorie size).  I wasn’t hungry at all, but I figured something small with a little protein couldn’t hurt!

When we got to the airport & through security (6 am) – I stopped at Starbucks, with the intention of ordering oatmeal, but I ordered a Strawberry Banana Vivanno Smoothie instead.  It was yummy (280 calories)

Later, on our first flight, around 9 am, I had club soda & Biscoff with a side of Harry Potter.  Don’t judge.  (By the way, can I mention how EXCITED I am that Islands of Adventure is making a Harry Potter themepark?!)

After we disembarked that flight, we debated eating Wendy’s but assumed there would be meals on the next 3.5 hour flight, so we sat on the floor & snacked in Atlanta.  Along with these apple cinnamon dried fruit treats I was sent from Funky Monkey, we also had a Raw Revolution food bar that I was sent to sample as well (Coconut & Agave Flavor).  They were both delish. (I shared these snacks with my dad & brother)

We loaded onto our flight to Denver after snacking & when the snack cart finally rolled around, my dad ordered pringles & I ordered this box of deliciousness.  It had hummus, pita chips, dried apricots, almonds, a mini toblerone, mini clif bar.  It was the perfect mid flight snackage to share with the family.  The hummus came in a little tube & it was amazing!  Made by Wild Garden.  So convenient.

In Denver, we had two hours to kill, so we ate some more (I was traveling with two hungry men & honestly, no one had had big enough portions of any of the above food to feel full.)  We got Que Bueno because it was quick and easy.  I had a grilled veggie burrito with rice & beans, guacamole, salsa, and a little cheese.  The picture is only my plate after though!

Well that’s it for airport food, besides a glass of tonic water on my last flight & I need to get some shut eye, so I’ll be back tomorrow with pictures & ski updates!