Hello!
This has been an exciting week! To begin, I was lucky enough to be able to participate in the Run to Feed the Hungry on Thanksgiving morning (11.22.12). This is a 10k (6.2 miles) run, and the furthest I have gone, so far. I ran with my awesome running buddy, Adam, who has been training with me for all of my runs, so far. Our ultimate goal is to run a marathon. It seems so far out and impossible, but I know we can get there. We are almost at the half way point! The run was able to raise more than $800,000 for the hungry. It is amazing to be part of such a huge thing.
After the run, I went over to my mom's house to spend the afternoon with her. Then, I had the pleasure of joining Yessica at her house for Thanksgiving dinner. The food her mom prepared was delicious, as always. I am extremely grateful that I was able to join in.
Later that evening, we prepared for Black Friday. Boots were my goal! I headed out with Yessica and my mom to the Galleria. It was packed, fights broke out, madness ensued. We made it to Macy's, and I found two pair or gorgeous boots which my mother was nice enough to purchase for me, as a birthday present. Yessica and I continued to walk around and found some bright red pants! I had been searching for them for quite some time, and Wet Seal had them on discount! Yessica bought me these amazing pants, as well as a really nice black shirt with lace on the sleeves. Pretty sure I look adorable. Friday, 11.23.12, I decided to begin one of my Day Zero Project challenges: Base all of my decisions off of a magic 8 ball. The magic 8 ball decided everything from what to wear, eat, where to go (if anywhere), when to leave, how to do my makeup. It was pretty fun to not have to make any decisions on my own. Probably the point that had me laughing the most was when I was at my friend, Christina's house, for her birthday hang out times. It was getting late, and I started getting tired. I had to ask the magic 8 ball five separate times (in an hour) before it would let me leave! It kept saying no, or ask again later. Sarah mentioned that perhaps it was not letting me leave because I was not asking it out loud. Sure enough, after asking out loud, it let me leave. It was a fun evening, and an awesome day.
Also on Friday, I went to a friend's house to have a jam session. I am pretty new at guitar, so this was the first time either I had done such a thing and I was pretty stoked to be part of it. My friend, Rawge, from Reborn Guitars, showed up too! He wanted to show us a new guitar he had been working on. He removed it from the bag, and said, "oh man, it's left handed!" and handed me my new guitar! It is beautiful! There is a built in tuner, and it has the ability to plug in to an amp! I was able to plug in during the jam session, and learned how to play "Free Falling." This was definitely an amazing night!
Saturday, I decided I would work to complete my puzzle, as this 1000 piece beast is on my Day Zero Project. My cats have been tackling this puzzle on and off, but I was pretty certain that I had found and picked up all pieces. Unfortunately, at the very end, it turns out that there are 2 pieces still missing. I practically tore the house apart, flipping over couches, pulling out the refrigerator and stove, all to find these missing pieces, but never found them. :[ So, I will have to start over. I feel like I would be cheating my Day Zero Project if I did not really complete the puzzle. Luckily, for my birthday, I received two 1000 piece puzzles! I will be getting started this week! I have also decided that, this time, I am going to put the puzzle on a box so that I can move it in and out of the closet, avoiding any destruction from the cats.
Speaking of cats, Belle is using the toilet now! Both of my cats have successfully began using the toilet. I am thinking that, by mid December, we will try to punch out the first hole and see how they do!
November 25th, was my 23rd birthday. I was a little sad, because 22 was so awesome! What is it that made 22 so great? Experiences. This Day Zero Project has inspired me to conquer fears, have goals, better myself, and to have fun! In year twenty-three, I plan to continue these same things. This year definitely started with a bang! My entire day was full or surprises. Katie and Nic took me for a surprise trip to go snowboarding! We went to Sugar Bowl, where I had a 2 hour lesson. This lesson included a lot of falling down and getting back up. Each time I was able to make it, even part of the way, I felt super accomplished! This was such a fun experience, and I plan on doing it again. Hopefully I can become a master at this.
After snowboarding, I got dressed to go for dinner. When we arrived at Olive Garden, all of my amazing friends we there, which made me super happy. Being able to hang out with all of them was definitely the icing on top of the cake of awesome, that is my life. Celebrating with all of them meant the world to me. :]
I don't know what this next year will bring, but I am excited and hopeful for new adventures, and a lot of fun!
In other news: "If all the stars in the universe were divided amongst everyone on earth, we would each own about 44.2 trillion stars."
