Just a Few Little Things

Welp, I suppose I have a few things to talk about, so let's get started shall we?

First of all, there is an epidemic going on in the blog world. (In the blogs I read, anyway.) First there was Ashley, the very sporty blogger who got into a terrible accident on her bike. Now Kat, who was training for a marathon has been injured! It's scary seeing people who inspire you to reach for big goals get injured. It's not like they're not human, but still it feels like it shouldn't happen.
But seriously, if you're blog-savvy, you should go wish them well.

Today was the Race for the Cure, and it was quite lovely. Cold, but lovely. Truth be told, my favorite part of the race is seeing the huge crowd of people running in the street. It's just a wave of people.

It's strange to be home still, because the majority of FB statuses that I've been seeing have to do with moving in and such. Did I catch on the wave late or something? Perhaps it has to do with the fact that I've been in school all summer. Well, I'll be there by at least Wednesday.
Wait a tic... School's already that close? Goodness, I don't feel ready at all!

I know there were other things that I was going to talk about, but right now I'm completely exhausted. I think I'm going to sleep in forever tomorrow.

I hope everyone ends up having a lovely evening!

Race for the Cure on 10/10/10

How fun is it that today was 10/10/10? That's pretty cool to me. There have been a lot of cool dates this year, including 9/02/10 and such. But enough about that!

I ran the very first Race for the Cure in Eugene today! It was a blast, even though the weather was awful. That's Oregon for you.

It was my mom, my cousin, a family friend and I who went together. We were all so miserably wet before it even started as you can see.

Not the most photogenic at times, but whatever. I ran with my cousin while the other two walked. We were doing pretty well, especially since my cousin was sore from basketball practice. We usually run the Portland one but couldn't this year since it was the day I moved in to college. We'll probably end up running both of them next year though.
Since it was the first year of the race, there weren't as many people as the Portland race. I still thought there was a decent amount.



Just look at that grey sky...

 Ali and I ended up running the race in about 29 minutes. Not too shabby! Usually the race takes us almost 10 minutes longer just because there's so many people in the other race.

Afterwards, we grabbed some goodies at some booths and heading back to the car until... I lost my phone. I was freaking out while Ali was telling me to chill. I did end up finding it though when someone returned it to the lost and found. I left it on the toliet roll thing in the bathrooms... Gross, I know. I was just glad I found it.

The rest of the day invovled drying off, coming back to Philomath, chilling there, and returning to campus in the evening. When I got back to my room, I knew it was time for my weekly weigh in. I was dreading it, but curious to see what the number would be, especially due to these factors:

1. I ran a lot this week (for me).
2. I've been doing Weight Training.
3. It was you know what time.
4. I've been eating a lot, and feeling slightly bigger.

My weight ended up being... 129 lbs! Yes! Now, you may be thinking, "But that's a pound heavier than last week!" You may have forgotten that I started out at 129. I don't mind being at 129. However, I feel I need to eat wiser this week. I've felt a little sluggish from what foods I've been putting into my body. This will be easier with that food from the farmer's market!

My mom started reading my blog, making her probably my first and only reader. (a little sad, I know.) So if you're reading this, hi mom!

On a last note, I ran into Danyon in the hall while on the way to brush my teeth. The more we've been talking the more we've realized we have a lot in common! It's fun having someone to talk to about random things.

I hope everyone has had a lovely 10/10/10!
Have you ever done something for a cause? What was the cause?

My Adventure to Independence

Ah, what a wonderful feeling! The feeling of accomplishing something you think is great is amazing. First, let's start off with what happened last night.

I ended up going to Cosmic bowling with one of my hall mates, her brother, their friend and a few other people. Even though it was bowling, it ended up being pretty fun! The thing was, earlier in the night I was hoping I would meet up with Katelyn and be able to party. That didn't end up happening, but I realized something interesting. You see, that group lately has kind of been giving me the 'we don't want you around' vibe. Would it better to hang out with people who don't want you there even though they have booze, or spend a night sober with people who do seem to like you and are fun?
Something very frustrating did happened at bowling though. My hall mate is really into the friend that came with us. The problem is that he was flirting harecore with ME. I don't want to lose the friends that I am slowly making, but it just stinks that I have to be a good person and try not to be interested. Plus he's cute. Boo.

Today as I said, I went on an adventure to Independence. I decided that I would go on a run to Independence for their Saturday market. Of course, this needs to be the day that Oregon remembers that it's Oregon, meaning rain. I didn't care.

I feel I looked very runner-chic

I know it sounds crazy with the rain, cold and all, but it felt fantastic. I love running, even if I'm not the best. It feels good.



A very wet farmer's market

 The Saturday market was so wonderful! I've always wanted to go to one. There are so many wonderful things there. I went a little crazy with the shopping. Here's my bounty:

First in the brown bags are these things called ground cherries. I had never seen them before much less tried them. They are related to tomatoes and they are suprisingly tasty! They will be a great little snack.
Next are some Fuji apples and Asian pears. I was so excited when I saw the pears, they are the most delicious pears ever! The triangular thing is a cranberry scone. There's also some kettle corn that I ate two thirds of on the walking back home. I was hungry! The last thing there is a yoga book. Before going back to Monmouth, I stopped in this little used bookstore. I browsed through the books and saw this little book. I've never been a yoga person, but I've been reading healthy ashley's blog lately and I saw something that inspired me. She talked about doing 10 minutes of yoga for 30 days. Only ten minutes? Sounds not too bad, right?

It turned out to be a 3.12 mile run, and I ran it in 29.5 minutes! It felt fantastic. I know that I should have done this with someone else. Something to help gain relationships with people. But I did it myself because I knew that if I didn't do it myself it would never happen. My room mate was going to come with me so she said and I knew that wasn't true. She had been drinking the night before, so she wasn't going to want to run with a hangover. Even then, I found out later she wasn't even in town! You see my point? I just needed to go and DO it.

I received a package today! It was from one of my lovely aunts. Isn't it cute?

This is what was in it:



Cocoa, ghost marshmallows, tea, mini jackolanters, lip balm and a chocolate!



How cute!

Now I am back in my home town. I've been trying to avoid coming home, trying to move on to something new. The reason for returning is because my mom asked if I wanted to do the Race for the Cure in Eugene tomorrow at 8 in the morning. Home is closer than campus, so it's a better idea instead of waking up earlier.

Have you been to a farmer's market? What fun foods have you found there?

Once it's Friday...

...It becomes a ghost town here on campus. It's like when school gets out for the summer and people simply vanish.
I woke up early today even though I didn't need to and ran before class. It was nice to get it done! I ran for 22 minutes because I started to get killer side aches. I tried to run through it, but it lasted for something like 5 minutes. It added up to 2.25 miles today.

My room mate is trying to "jam" on the guitar. Unfortunately, she's a self-taught learner. Also, I don't think she realizes that a guitar out of tune doesn't sound good. It may be annoying, but we both need to work together for a common ground. That's what happens with a room mate.

In the social realm, I've been having some issues with separating from people. I'm trying hard not to only hang out with my room mate, but somehow everything ends up being something with her. And this is the other thing that made me realize we need to separate. We were talking to someone from our hall and she said (basically), "Well I don't like those people because they're NERDS." This pissed me off. I've always toned down her, "Oh she likes to hang out with only certain groups", but this is ridiculous. I've never fit perfectly into a group. I have friends who are "nerds", I have friends who are "cool". You shouldn't judge being a friend with someone just how they seem to fall into a stereotype. Thinking you're cool doesn't make you cool.

I took a nap today with  pretty much everything still on my bed. That was interesting. Another thing that happened? I left my keys in my room, so I had to be let it. My room mate ALWAYS loses her keys, and I always have to help her out. When I need keys? She's not around. Not fair!

I'm going home for the first time this weekend! I've been trying to avoid it, but my mom asked if I wanted to do a Race for The Cure run in Eugene. Since it's closer, it's easier to stay down there.

I hope everyone has a lovely Friday evening! I'm going cosmic bowling tonight!
How do you deal with friends who are judgemental?