And because I’m a little sad (though playing with McKinley and making a sushi date with friends for lunch), I figured I’d finish this post in list-style as a life update.  I last posted on Wednesday, so we’ll start with Thursday.

Thursday – I worked 8-11:30, skied a few runs (perk of getting out early…), had a hard cider in the bar at work, then lunch with my daddy.  Came home, took a nap, went to see my friends.  Drove home 20 miles in a blizzard at 11:30 pm.

Friday – Drove to work in gross weather, worked 4 hours, drove home in decent weather. Drove to pick up my car that I can’t reach the clutch in, went to the grocery store, made pizza dough, showered, ate pizza, went to bed.

Saturday – Worked 7-5:30.  Work was dead in the morning, but I was in a terrible mood because the smoothie bar at work got moved into my little corner, so now it’s coffee drinks, beer, wine and smoothies and TWO people in one space smaller than my bathroom at home.  The afternoon got busier, I made a few smoothies while the other girl was on a break and managed to kick two full quarter kegs (around 50 beers each) in a couple hours.  Made 70 dollars in tips and had to drink a beer after work since the next shuttle to my car wasn’t coming until 6pm, but ending up catching a ride to my car in the back of an SUV (like the trunk area).  Ate leftover pizza for dinner, watched a movie, went to bed.

Today – McKinley woke me up around 7:30 to go out, then he had breakfast and watched me do computer and phone stuff.  I re-wrote my dry-erase calendar, played frisbee with him outside, made a smoothie for breakfast (unsweetened almond milk, blueberries, strawberries, bananas, sunbutter) and have since been parked on the couch writing this post.  My afternoon plans include sushi out with a friend, and hopefully a run at the gym.

LiveFit Trainer – No update this week, because I didn’t do any of the exercises.  It just wasn’t worth it this week, in the mood I was in.  Here’s what this week looked like

Mon – rest/work
Tues – 3 mile run outside
Wed – Tele-skiing
Thurs – Skiing
Fri – rest/work
Sat – rest/work
Sun – ?

School – It starts tomorrow.  I have a pretty decent schedule this year – class in the afternoons Mon-Wed, work at school Tuesday 8-2 and work at the coffee shop Thursday-Sunday.  I’m so excited to be done with school.  It’s okay to be jealous of how busy I am…

Have a great day!

Anyways, today was my day off.  I spent it with my dad, like I do most Wednesdays.  I’m actually wicked lucky to get along with my dad as well as I do, since I consider him one of my best friends.  We’re constantly laughing, swearing, and making fun of each other.  We started off the morning pretty slowly, with no alarms or anything, but we managed to make it to breakfast around 9:45.

It was wicked delicious.  We eat at this place all the time, but today’s breakfast was particularly awesome.  I had eggs benedict and homefries, with the hollandaise on the side & a wheat English muffin.  Drool.

Then we went tele skiing.  I had to bail early to make a chiropractor appointment, but it still was really fun.  My legs are SO sore from my run yesterday – funny how a three mile run is super painful when you haven’t really run in a month!  The sore legs made tele skiing difficult, but it’s so fun and it’s great to watch how psyched my dad is that I’m teleing with him.  I enjoyed a Harpoon Cider while I was getting my stuff off, which made the (wicked painful) chiropractor appointment a little easier.  She was really massaging my side today to try to release the wicked deep back muscle that’s causing my hip pain.  She said she actually has another female runner client right now with the same issue as me, so at least I’m not totally crazy.

I came home to a random lunch and some of the world’s ugliest underwear from the Victorias’s Secret semi-annual sale.  I like cheap, so all the wicked weird patterns are left.

I did laundry, took a nap and went out to dinner with my dad.  We went to local seafood place that does all you can eat haddock on Wednesday nights for like 12 dollars, so we did that.  I had haddock, a small salad (in place of chowder), butternut squash & a few bites of baked beans.  It was wicked good.  My dad ate a shitload of food – I stuck with just the original amount!  When I got home from dinner, I tackled my laundry pile.  I figured since I never folded last week’s laundry, I could do them both…

Now ‘I’m spooning with an ice pack and a gallon of water.  So exciting.  Green Street Hooligans is in the DVD player, so I’m wicked pumped about that.

Want to know what’s up with the wicked thing? Here’s some info.

Do you say wicked?

Adding words to the wordless…

* not pictured is a gigantic bowl of air popped popcorn & nooch!*

I went running yesterday- I ran two miles and walked one – my calves and abs are SO sore today!

What’s your favorite exercise fuel?

P.S. Thanks for your comments on the dating post!

This post is so weird to write. Anyways.  One of my New Year’s Resolutions for 2012 (I just wrote 2010 – fml) was to be more sociable.  I’m doing quite well with that, if doing well means I occasionally drag my ass out of bed at 6 pm to go to the bar with my girlfriends.  The point of this post though, is specifically, the line in my resolution post where I wrote “I also would love to go on at least one date, since I’m finally feeling really good about where I am in my life again to want another person in it”.

Some background information.  My last relationship was nearly 2.5 years long and ended last January.  It had been rocking and basically, a hot mess, for awhile, but we were “working through it”.  This was really code for: I slept with another girl on New Year’s Eve because you had to work and text messaged you a week later to end our relationship.  I’m not even kidding – my last long term relationship really ended with a 4am text message that said:

No mas, we’re done.

For serious.

Understandably, after that debacle of a relationship, I was done, done, done with the thought of being in love with anyone but myself for a looooong time.  I mean, in Asheville, I had a few fun nights, but no real dates or prospects to date, seeing as most men in Asheville seem to like to not wear shoes if they can help it.  Gross.

It’s been just over a year since my breakup and I want to date.  I know the type of man I want to date, but I don’t know who he is or where to find him.  I’m not really into the bar scene and I live in a pretty isolated area.  I’m definitely not going to hit up Craigslist for a date or join match.com.  I guess there’s like, two guys are work that I think are decent, but here’s the issue – I’m scared.  Scared of getting hurt again, scared of getting denied, scared of asking someone out.  Just plain old scared.

I guess the point of this post is asking for advice, for words of encouragement, wondering if these quotes holds any merit at all (I read this damn book & can’t get it out of my mind):

“If we want you , we will find you. If you don’t think you gave him enough time to notice you, take the time it took you to notice him and divide it by half.” -He’s Just Not That Into You by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo

“I know it’s an infuriating concept–that men like to chase and you have to let us chase you. I know. It’s insulting. It’s frustrating. It’s unfortunately the truth. My belief is that if you have to be the aggressor, if you have to pursue, if you have to do the asking out, nine times out of ten, he’s just not that into you.” -He’s Just Not That Into You by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo

I guess I just don’t know what to think, or what to do.  I feel like I don’t get asked out often, so I’m not sure if men aren’t interested or if I give off an “I’m crazy/uninterested/taken/ugly/lame/boring” vibe or what.  This is pretty much uncharted territory, and so terribly awkward for me!

Any advice/commentary/funny stories?

Speaking of being social, there’s a big post coming on that tomorrow & I would love, love, love some feedback.

This is my last week of work five days a week at work – right now I work Thursday-Monday, but once school starts next week, I will be working Thursday-Sunday at the coffee shop, Tuesday mornings at school and taking classes in the evenings Monday-Wednesday.  Blah.

Anywho, I did a pretty nice job with the Livefit Trainer this week – it wasn’t perfect, but neither am I, so who cares?!  Not noted in the table on Tuesday is a 1.3 mile run/walk on the treadmill!  My side felt decent, but my abdomen was cramped up like bonody’s business!

Anyway, it went well.  I didn’t follow the nutrition plan and I didn’t drink enough water, but life is for living, not living uptight.   My work did get a smoothie bar this weekend though, so I had two yesterday & two today haha!  They were deeeeelicious.  Almost as delicious as last night’s gin & tonic.  Almost.

Alright, I’m going to clean my room and get my bum ready for work tomorrow, but I’ll catch ya on the flipside!

I woke up this morning naturally from guilt at not walking McKinley earlier and trying to sleep in.  We walked quickly, then I snuggled back into my warm bed for some e-mail reading and facebook creeping.  I keep things real.  Breakfast part one was one cup egg whites scrambled with Trader Joe’s green salsa & some mexican cheese blend.  There’s mashed avocado on toast pictured too, but McKinley ate that since the avocado was nasty.

After I got my shit together & got in the car, I picked up a coconut water & an apple at the store.  I ate the apple in about 5 seconds & drank half of the (warm) Vita Coco.  I love that flavor, but warm, notsomuch.

My destination was skiing.  A local ski area (not the one I work at) was having a deal for 10$ tickets & coincidentally, my dad races at said mountain on Tuesdays, so I went up with him.  I made three runs by myself & four with my dad.  My first chair up, I rode alone so I snapped a few pictures.  I started off the morning in a really crappy mood, I’m not sure why.  I also was sort of bumming out being back at this particular mountain, since I worked there for a long  time, my ex still works there & it’s in the town that Marc was from.  My mood improved though, when I was sitting there in a funk, and this song came on my ipod.  It played at Marc’s funeral & since we all refuse to think of it negatively, it made me think that maybe that was Marc, telling me to cheer up, enjoy the gorgeous views & to make some turns with a smile on my face.

After skiing, I was starving (we finished up around 2) so I snacked on some unpictured Whole Grain Goldfish on the drive home.  They were delicious & McKinley enjoyed sharing them with me for sure.  Lunch was when I got home & was leftover Lentils Martinique with blue corn chips.  Yum.

I lounged in bed for a few & almost cancelled my plans to hit the gym, but I managed to drag myself over there.  I did Day 9 of the Jamie Eason Livefit Trainer and half of Day 8, since I didn’t get to the gym yesterday.  I also ran/walked 1.3 miles with no side pain (but my abdomen was cramping up!) which was awesome.  I ended my gym session with lots of stretching, foam rolling and a few headstands.  After the gym. I stopped by the computer lab to print out monthly calendars to use to fill in my workout plans for the month.  We’ll see if I stick to that…

Dinner was consumed post gym (I got home around 6:30) and it was a simple bowl of plain Oikos, defrosted strawberries & 1/2 a cup of Post Great Grains cereal.  Also featured a serving of Christin’s peanut butter, which is definitely thebomb.com.  Dessert hasn’t been consumed yet, but it will be a dark & milk Adora disk.  Mmmmm, chocolate!

The rough myplate estimate of my caloric intake for the day was just over 1500 calories.  Oops.  I promise that was an accident.  I just plugged it in because I was curious, but I guess I need to keep an eye on that…

I realized today was I at the gym that I’d had close to no fluids today, so I’ve got a gallon of water next to me too – hoping to get at least half of it down before bed.  I’m going to write up tomorrow’s to do list and probably head to bed!

Do you ever food journal or count calories?

Here are some of my recent favorite Pinterest finds..

Here’s my plan for the day: finish my breakfast, wash the dishes, go skiing, make pizza dough, go to the gym, do yoga, eat pizza, write a blog post.  Ready, go!

Do you have a favorite cuisine?

So, I did okay, but I only did the workouts as prescribed on two days.  On Wednesday, I went tele skiing, which was a leg workout in and of itself and Thursday, I was a poor planner and didn’t remember to pack gym clothes before work.  That coupled with the badddd weather meant I went right home and didn’t go back out, leaving me to just do the ab exercises at home (because they didn’t require weights).  I’m not following her nutrition plan because it’s a lot of egg whites and meat, but I do want to be conscientious of what I’m eating.  I also forgot to take progress pictures at the beginning, so I’ll do them tomorrow, but I’ve got some goals for next week.

• Complete all workouts as prescribed.
• Drink 1 gallon of liquids a day (or close to it!).
• Go to yoga at least once.
• Make smart food choices.

And with that, I have to hit the hay!

What do you use to make tables for blog posts? The ones in windows live writer suck and I hate to screencap ones from word, etc.!

Anyway, I saw this survey on Aimee’s blog & I wanted to do it myself!  Clearly, I love surveys.

1) What is one of your favorite ways to spend a Saturday?  The best way to spend a Saturday is not at work, first of all.   I’ve worked in the tourism industry part & full time since I was old enough to work, so I’m used to working on the weekends.  An ideal day though = sleeping in, a decent length run with McKinley in nice weather, the farmer’s market, yoga, chocolate & watching a movie with a significant other.

2) List your top three favorite TV shows.  Most favorite show ever is Gilmore Girls, for sure, but two other favorites are Sons of Anarchy & Criminal Minds. 

3) Would you rather be in pictures or take them?  I really enjoy taking pictures, but I like to be in them too, mostly because I’m always the one taking them and miss out on being in them, if that makes sense.

4) Why do you blog? I blog because it makes me happy, I love all my blog friends and because it’s fun.  Oh, and because I like typing better than writing in a journal, haha! 

5) Share five websites that you visit regularly… Facebook, my email site, google calendar, my blog, & online banking.  Plus about 30 blogs, hah!

6) If you could have lunch with one person from your Twitter list who would it be? I don’t jive with Twitter.  It’s just not my scene.

7) List a few of your favorite snacks.  Apple & peanut butter, raw veggies, yogurt…

8 ) Do you have a pet? If so, what kind? McKinley is an almost six year old Australian Shepherd. 

9) Which three material possessions would you struggle to live without? Computer, Sunglasses & ipod.

10) What’s your favorite drink? Non alcoholic – water or tonic water/club soda.  Alcoholic – hard cider, gin & tonic, long island iced tea. 

11) Do you enjoy cooking? Yes, it’s one of my favorite ways to relax/destress/impress/procrastinate. 

12) Do you have children?  Just a silly puppy!

13) What are your favorite hobbies?  Skiing, blogging, running, yoga, sleeping.

14) Would you consider yourself to be shy or outgoing?  A combination, depending on my mood.

15) If you could change one thing about yourself, what would you change?  I sometimes wish I was more patient, or had a better idea of what I want to be when I grow up.

16) Who is your favorite actor/actress?  I really like Charlie Hunnam lately…

17) What’s the coolest thing you’ve done this week?  Tele skied with my dad!

18) Do you live near your family or far from them?  I live with my dad currently while I finish college, my brother lives in Montana & my mom lives in Florida..

19) List three of your talents.  I can touch my nose with my tongue, I can ski/snowboard/tele ski, and I can make espresso drinks.

20) What is your greatest attribute?  Gosh, I don’t know – sense of humor?

What’s your answer to one question – or two?!

I was going to participated in What I Ate Wednesday with yesterday’s eats, but as you can see, I only managed to snap breakfast, post- workout snack, lunch & an Adora calcium chocolate.  Dinner was eaten at the movie theatre in the dark, so there was no point in whipping out the camera for that.

This morning, I went out to breakfast with my dad, like we do every week & then we went telemark skiing.  My dad has been tele skiing since 1990, when he picked it up on a backcountry trip & taught himself as a way to slow himself down while teaching my brother & me to alpine ski.  So, pretty much all of my life, he’s been a telemark skier, but he also can ski alpine (regular downhill) and snowboard.  He’s always thought it would be cool if my brother & I were the same way, so we put telemark bindings on one of my pairs of alpine skis & I rented some boots from a local place.

It was so fun, but really tiring, since as you can tell, only the toes are attached to the binding.  This allows the skier to bend their knee of their inside ski while turning & after a few turns, makes your legs feel like you’ve been doing walking lunges for a mile.  We did two runs from the top of the mountain & they took us about an hour each, because I was going really slow in order to get the hang of it & had to stop a few times to rest my legs.

Between doing day one & day two of the Jamie Eason Livefit Trainer the last two days & tele skiing today, my body is one big ball of sore right now.   Today was supposed to be legs & calves in the Livefit program, but since I went to the chiropractor after skiing, I’m skipping it.  I got a good leg workout in today & I’m planning on doing the calf exercises during tomorrow’s shoulders & abs workout.  I’m going to be doing weekly recaps of the program on Sundays from now on, to keep myself more accountable (so I can meet my New Year’s Resolution), so stay tuned for that!

I know I’ve been a slacking blogger lately, but I’ve had a tough time juggling work, socializing & writing quality posts.  I don’t want to just slap up some random content just to have a post written, but I’m going to work on a few posts tonight & visit some of your blogs!

Favorite winter sport?  When’s the last time you tried a new form of exercise?