Sometimes you just need to…….enjoy.

So I’ve had a lovely few days back at home so far.  Friday night my dad and I managed to make it home in time to see my brother all dressed up for his prom.  And then he left and the unpacking began.  I’ve been unpacking for 3 days straight.  Mostly because when I don’t have a lot to do, the little I do have to do gets done very slowly.  Sorta like this blog.  Sorry guys for taking so long post anything new!

I shall recap my past few days.  Let’s start with Saturday, so Saturday I woke up, went for a run with the mommy.  Mind you it was a pretty decent run, but it took FOREVER! My mom runs slower than I do, but it was fun to run with her and I guess I pushed her because we did like 5.38 miles and she said that was the farthest she’d ever run.  So I’m quite proud of my mommy. Also, I continued to unpack and then putz around.  And finally, the big adventure of the day……… FARMER”S MARKET!  I was so excited, I wanted to go like all during finals week, and I kept bugging my mom.  I shall now photo bomb you with pictures of what I bought…. and ate.

Some delicious baguette, that I ate with some cold cuts we had and some of the cheese I bought, and my pickles!

I got 2 cheese.  One is some cheese name that I dont’ know and the other is a goat garlic mozzarella cheese that I put on my burger when we had them for dinner.  Shhhh, don’t tell my family it is goat cheese, they don’t know and they wouldn’t have eaten it otherwise. Tehehe I’m bad :P.  Anywho, I had to eat some lovely fresh homemade pickles with my delicious sandwich.

But…… apparently my picture of my pickles isn’t working so you are just going to have to take my word that they were delicious.  And what better way to wash it all down but with apple cider? I don’t think there’s any better way to wash it down!  I mean I love apple cider and my younger brother Tim does too, he bought himself 2 of the jugs of apple cider- JUST FOR HIMSELF!  But hey, he likes the stuff so I guess I can’t argue.  And also I bought my Dad and I 2 lbs of mussels for dinner, they were delicious and they weren’t sandy or anything they were pretty much perfect.

They were super fresh and still smelled like freshness when I brought them home.  And most importantly they were delicious.

So that was my Saturday.  My Sunday involved me going to church and then going for a bike ride with my dad which was a lot of fun, he doesn’t really wait up much though… he’s kinda a super champ on the bike where I’m kind of like a 5-year-old with my ability to bike well. But I digress…

Also, I continued unpacking, yes I know it takes me forever to unpack, but I will defend myself by saying that I also clean my room/get rid of anything I don’t need while unpacking.  So I say that is the reason why it takes so long.

And now today: Monday.  So far, I haven’t done much to be honest.  But I kinda like not doing very much because I’ve been doing so much for so long.   So what better way to start off my summer, but with pancakes?

I mean c’mon.  We all know that I love pancakes.  I kind of burnt them a little, it’s going to take me awhile to get used to this new kitchen and stove.  By the end of the semester I had perfected making pancakes on my townhouse’s stove and now I have to start all over.  Oh well.  I’m going to for a run in a few hours then probably veg out and then my mom and I are going to go for another run after dinner.  So a day jam-packed full of running-Epic!

So that’s it for now, until later TTFN.

It’s my way or that guy over there’s way.

As each day passes, I realize I need to make some decisions and not just do things because I think there isn’t a better option.  It’s my way or that other guy’s way.  I mean seriously I need to stop being persuaded by other people.  This is the conclusion that I came to today, and it was simply reinforced while I was thinking about it on my run.  Like functions, ok yeah they’re mandatory, but that doesn’t mean that I have to drink.  I can have a good time not drinking, I’ve done it before and I want to do it again.  I just think it’s pointless to go out and get so drunk that you can’t remember what happened. 
And another thing- I don’t even really like going out that much anyways! I prefer to stay in, go to bed, and then wake up early and be productive.  That’s just me.  So that’s what I did last night, I didn’t go out.  Instead I went to bed early (also because I was straight up- fall flat on my face exhausted from Relay), and then I got up earlyish this morning (I kinda slept in).  And you know what? I ended up running like 5 miles.  It was a pretty good run if I do say so myself.  The last mile- mile and a half I was fantasizing about pancakes to get through it, but it was totally worth it.

So I made larger pancakes than I normally do.  Usually I only make like 1/4 of the batter.  Today I made 1/2 a batch, ate it all, and I can honestly say that I’m actually still a little hungry.  So here are my big pancakes that I made today:

They were super delicious, and I actually managed to be inside the 30 minute window of eating after a workout, usually I end up missing refueling during that window for one thing or another.

Speaking of exciting things…..we weren’t, but my mind has a mind of it’s own.  Anywho, I saw the Hunger Games last night with my friend Bethany aka My Big Spoon.  She hasn’t read the books yet, but I’m going to give them to her and force her to read them.  Honestly, I don’t think there will be too much real forcing hahah.

Here’s a picture of the first book:

Fyi, they are amazing books.  And the movie was amazing!  They picked the perfect people to play each character. Plus, Katniss’s 2 main men are very attractive, I had a fun time watching them.  Anywho, I had to explain some things to Bethany during the movie because unless you read the book, it wouldn’t make complete sense.  And I thought they did it really well.  The movie was 2 hours like 20 minutes? long and it honestly didn’t feel that long.  It pulled you in and moved it along quick enough to not feel as long as it was.  I definitely can’t wait for the next movie to come out.  Oh and my favorite character is Peeta <—– I’m kinda in love with him.  But it’s ok because I have his poster on my wall 🙂

❤  But that is enough of my girlish ramblings.  So overall, I’ve had a very good start to my day.   I’m hoping that I can get a swim in before a meeting later in the afternoon.  Then I’m cooking dinner for 2 of my friends.  I’m very excited.

Once all that excitement is done I have homework and campaign stuff to do.  So the end of my day won’t be that terribly exciting.  So that’s it for now.  Until later, TTFN.