Weekend in Colorado

I had such a great time with Robbie and his roomies! We did so much fun stuff!!! My favorite was probably the first thing we did saturday morning, I accompanied the boys on their long run on a bike. The biking was hard because it was robbie's dinky road bike and we were on a hilly gravel path. But the scenery was beautiful. There were beautiful green hills, flowers, and horses. It really reminded me of Switzerland.
Rob wasn't feeling so hot after the run, so he slept while me and his roomies chilled. We went out for bison burgers, and ice cream that night.
Sunday we went up to Boulder with Bdumm and explored all around it. We went to the park, shopping, had lunch, met up with Hilary and Leighann for ice cream, went to a tea house for a tea party, did some more shopping, had dinner, then drove up to flagstaff to see the sunset.
It was a great weekend, the most fun i had since i visited waco. I love the boys there, they are so funny and fun! Bdumm is probably my new best friend!
I feel asleep on the car ride home with buddy. =) I missed her. haha

Off to Co springs for the weekend!

Get to spend the weekend with Googy! I am very excited!

"maria you are everything"

...That is what my cousin Julia told me today on the phone. haha.
I called her because I heard from my mom and my aunt on how hard she was working at soccer, running, and eating well. I am so extremely proud of her for working hard (running 2 times a day!)

My aunt told me how Julia noticed how I acted, and what I did on vacation this year- Eating well and exercising. My aunt was happy she had such a good role model. Even Julia told me how she wanted to be like me. I thought this was very sweet.

One of my friends at home, also just told me the other day how I was an inspiration to her, to work harder and exercise.

A friend at Baylor, told me last year she wished she could be me.



I guess sometimes you do not realize who you influence. The people in my life who have the biggest influence probably don't know who they are...

clash of the titans

For the past month I have had an internal struggle between the easy going side of me and the super intense, super competitive, give it your all side of me.
I have quit the cross country team, because of a bad case of tendentious in my knees. Which I recognize as a smart decision. But now I still find the desire in me, to stay in my 50 mile a week shape. This is close to impossible without dedicated 3-4 hours a day of cross training and swimming.
Talking to my trainer about it, and hearing that I can not stay in that shape without running. Helped me realize I need to stop trying to stay in that shape, and ease up on the multiple works outs in one day.
But the clash continued of wanting to stay in good running shape for hopefully the bearathon next spring. But knowing I should be going easy on my knees, to help them fully recover.
Something hit me this weekend, and I realized I am already in above average shape. So I stopped pushing myself so hard. I kept telling myself I don't have to be in the great running shape, I can ease back in to it. I also should focus on having fun instead of killing myself in each workout.
The only thing I can't silence is the question in the back of my head if I will be in good enough shape to do the bearathon? I want to try and do it at least one year, since I could not do it this year because of a different injury to my knee.

But I have resolved to take it down a few notches, and do it because I want to be healthy and strong.

clothesline

I want to make a picture clothesline for my room, for over my vanity.

Please send me pictures you have taken or like. I'm still looking for more. =)

exciting news...

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Billy and I are the new yoga instructors for UBC. This is VERY exciting news for me!

One of my life long dreams is to be a yoga instructor. =)

I have only been doing it for around 2 years, about 2 times a week for the most part. Now I am taking 3-5 classes a week to prepare.
I am not very flexible but I have pretty good balance which helps. That is why I have been stretching so much everyday.

I am extremely happy.


Also the past two days I have been able to talk to boyfriend for a while, which hasn't happened in almost a week it seems like. He was free the night I got home from the mountains but i was to sick and tired to talk. So it was very nice to talk to him. =)


Mac and cheese, fish sticks, and a smoothie for dinner. =)

Recently...

I have been in a bad mood, for no real reason.
I have gone to the Sierras for the day.
I have got lost hiking.
I have packed most of my things for Texas (very early i know, i am just beside my self with excitement).
I have developed more of a crush on Erica and Selena.
I have gotten very very car sick from driving up to the mountains.
I have eaten In N Out burger twice.
I have painted my nails a beautiful red blackberry color.
I have decided on a car.
I have canoed.
I have learned I need to become flexible, very quickly. So I have also been stretching a lot.
I have resumed running. Only 5 miles at a time.
I have sent Jeff another letter.
I have had a smoothie explode all over me (even all in my hair) and all over the kitchen.
I have enjoyed a delicious milkshake.
I have been asked if I was over 13.
I have swam in a alpine lake.

my summer life

My life in the summer is really very boring.

An average day in the life of maria:
wake up early
go to work
work for 6 hours (i cant do a full day of 8 hours, it drives me too crazy)
come home from work
go to the gym
yoga class
dinner
snuggling with buddy in bed and watch tv or movies
go to sleep around 9 or 10.