Vegas
Vegas was of course, amazing. There is just so much to do and see there but never enough time. We went in the middle of the week so there wasn't a huge young crowd. We also stayed at Mandalay Bay though which isn't a "young people" hotel. We had plenty of fun regardless, though. We ziplined across old Las Vegas which was way cool. I'm terrified of flying but I was all about flying across the sky via wire above concrete?
When Toni and I got separated at LAX, she had left the club to find a different bathroom. When she came back, she fell at the entrance. Granted, she was wearing the biggest heels in the world. The bouncer told her she couldn't go back in because she was drunk. She asked him why he took his job so seriously and called him a douchebad. The lesson to learned here? You can't do that if you want back in the club. That was our last night at LAX.
Weight loss
Since my biggest, I've lost about 17 lbs. Great. Awesome. Love it. I still want to lose about 8 more but I'm sick of trying. It's not that I'm in this terrible rut.. I'm still counting calories and working out twice a day. But I'm sick of counting calories. And you know what? I'm not completely dissatisfied with my body. I'd like to be a little smaller but I'm honestly not sure I'd be able to keep it off if I lost it anyway. What's not helpful is the fact that Virginia has the prettiest/thinnest girls of anywhere I've ever seen. Most people look like models around here and I'm not exaggerating. Unfortunately, I was born extremely short and with big bones so it takes a lot for me to even be chubby, let alone thin. Ironically, I have so many friends that are naturally thin without ever working out. Do you know how many hours of my life I could get back if I never had to work out?!?! Thousands! Not that there aren't other benefits. I'm stronger than most of my friends and it feels great to work out. But there will always be a twinge of bitterness.
Kids
Kids are funny. Or children rather. I believe kids are actually goats, yes? I've been babysitting twin 7 year olds this week. While playing in the pool they say things like "We're in the tunnel of doom (pool) and it's flooding! We've got to ride our monsters (noodles) to get away!!" I wish I was that age again. It seems fun. And they're completely oblivious to talking too much. Seriously, 7 year olds talk nonstop for hours. These twins are sweet and fun but even so, they reinforce my not wanting to have children :-)
Parents
They're the best. Seriously. They're my best friends and when I'm home I usually opt to hang out with them rather than go out with my high school friends. I just don't see them often so when I do, I just want to spend as much time as I can with them. They always crack me up and I can talk to them about anything. Though it seems I can talk to them about school less and less. The further you get into your "niche," the fewer people actually care about what you study. They do care- but broadly. Plus, I think they're sick of hearing about the stress of getting into PhD school already because it seems as if we just did this (we did) for my Master's. Heck, I'm sick of thinking about it and I haven't even started applying. But I digress. My mom and Rick are the most supportive parents I could ever ask for and I'm lucky to call them my friends.
"Don't insult Vegas bouncers...check."
ReplyDeleteGreat job on the weight loss! It's a great feeling but a little personal advice; you think that you want to lose just a few mroe pounds but it never really stops. I was 285 pounds as of October 2010; I went about 5 years without seeing me feet - and I wear size 13s!
I'm 202 now but I still keep saying that I want to lose more weight. Don't let the people around you dictate how you feel about your weight or even your over-all physical image (one of my best friends is Matt Vick; I don't know if you remember him but he's about 225 pounds of pure muscle and looks like Adonis). I tried (and still kind of am trying) to lose enough weight to look like my much more attractive and much thinner friends. Eventually, I realized that losing weight wasno longer a goal I set for that made me feel better but a burden that annoyed me and got to be a bigger issue than I intended. It took me about 5 months to realize that almost 90 pounds was enough to lose for me. And besides you look great; and as lametastic as it is to say, if you feel great then you'll look great too.