out of bed

I really do not mind at all getting up early. I dread getting out of bed when its freezing in my room. For some reason my room is significantly colder than the rest of the upstairs. Having a happy bunny greet me, does make things much better. Buddy gets so happy when she sees me get out of bed in the morning. She likes to run over and start giving my feet kisses the second they touch the ground. She enjoys following me around and kissing my toes and feet, and standing up to look up at me. I am not sure why she does this. Normally I step on or kick her since she follows me so closely and I forget she is down there. Today she got so excited when I sat down to tie my shoes I had to stop and move her, because she kept putting her head right in the middle of my lace tying.

excitement

The little Carney kiddies get so excited whenever I come over. When I babysit they wait at the window for me and run out to the car when I get there. Before today I hadn't seen them in a few weeks, and they had eyes for no one but me. I couldn't get away to get a drink, socialize with my mi casa friends, or eat dinner. Roy would tell me NO! I couldn't leave, and pout. Lilli kept giving me kisses and hugs, she couldn't get enough of me.
It's so nice to see such excitement and affection. They are really too sweet!

Snow day

I had my first ever snow day on Friday. It was awesome. The 2-3 inches of snow was beautiful! My day consisted with Jeff coming over to walk around in the snow at 7:30 am, taking pictures, having a fun waffle breakfast, Watching some tv, taking a nap, getting a smoothie, taking another nap, going out to dinner at Elite with Jeff, then to see Blue Valentine. successful day.

I have become rather accustomed to snow days, I am keeping my fingers crossed for one on wed. ;)

Surgery

My little guy needed surgery early this week to remove his eye. It was dying from the inside out, and he couldn't see out of it and was in lots of pain.

I do not get to get him back for another 2 weeks. It has been 4 days and Buddy and I miss him terribly. But its best for him to be close to the vet, and not deal with the stress of traveling. I feel bad I cant be there for him, but I'll get him after his stitches come out.

I fell off my bike

yup. I don't think I have ever fallen off my bike before. I didn't know if my leg hurt more or my ego.
I fell off doing something totally ridiculous. Well maybe not so ridiculous, I just looked ridiculous. I tried to take my purse off my shoulder and put it in my basket, but i turned to soon and my purse got caught on my jacket, and i slowly tipped and fell over my bike.

I have some pretty exciting scars as a result.

Unfair

I feel as if it is unfair that I ever get sick... I sleep 8 hours a night, get more than enough exercise, eat all my veggies and fruits, drink tons of water, wash my hands an obnoxious amount everyday, avoid touching handles, wear more than enough layers when it is cold outside, consume a large amount of vitamin C.

All this week I cant seem to decide if I feel better or worse...I wish my body would just decide. Either get worse and I would stay in bed for a few days and get better or hurry up and start feeling better!

Banana split

I have been sick since...hmmm....last thursday. It is kind of the same deal I had the last two weeks of the semester. Head cold. Feel like caca! I just want to get better. I normally over exert myself when I am sick (like I have done since thursday), and not running and just watching pilates today was hard for me.

When I finally got home for the day, I made myself a banana split. =)

Here's to feeling better, and getting some rest.

early to bed...

Benjamin Franklin once said, "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."

I am not the typical college kid. Well for many many many reasons, but one of them is that I am a morning person and enjoy waking up early. I told Jeff why I like waking up early, and its because I get a sense of "I win!" for the rest of the day. I feel like I have accomplished more things throughout the day, but especially when I think that I am up and about before the sun rises, or anyone else is out around town. Normally I would wake up early to get a workout in, so by the time I am home, showered, dressed, and eaten breakfast I am already done with things I would have done later, and before most anyone else wakes up. Like I got a head start.

I also feel like waking up early I get to see the best part of the day. When everything is slowly waking up and coming alive. I get to enjoy the beauty of ice and frost everywhere on these cold winter mornings, which usually melts by the time everyone else is up. There is also a nice quiet peace about being outside, and seeming like the world belongs to you.

I took all 8 am classes this semester, which for some reason in college is a huge bummer. Thinking about it, not really. I had to get up at 6:30 everyday for high school, because we lived so far away and were stuck in traffic driving to school. Now I can get up at 7:30, change, brush my teeth and wash my face, grab some juice and a granola bar and be out the door ready for class.

I was thinking last week why I was so tired off 4-6 hours of sleep a night. I realized it was because most people who need that small amount of sleep have no where near as much activity as I do in a day. Thinking about all I do in a day, made me feel really active and healthy, and made me understand why I need a solid 8 hours of sleep to fully function.
On average for a week I spend:
a little over 300 min cycling (teaching 3, taking 1 90 min class, plus the extra time I need to wait around before and after class)
run around 15 miles...which is super light running because of my knee
cross train 4 hours
practice yoga 6 hours
weight train 1 hour
pilates 2 hours
and cycle to and from campus around 3-4 times a day = 45 min to 1 hr of cycling a day.
*around 25 hours in a week, I am impressed by myself.

looking at all this, no wonder I need so much sleep. I also feel really accomplished, and happy to be almost fully healthy. I am trying to be better about icing my knee.

Yes, it is Friday night and I am in bed. And I will have more fun sleeping, than staying up to hang out with friends while be tired out of my mind.