Halloween and Studying

This week is definitely going to be a tough one. Three midterms in three days. I have Theatre tomorrow, English on Tuesday and History on Wednesday. Let's do it!

I actually studied for my English midterm earlier today with someone from my class. We were actually doing pretty well for two hours... Then we started talking about other things. Overall, I feel pretty good about it now!

Last night every single one of my plans fell through. Even the RHPS one because they were sold out when I got there. I tried so hard... and it made me feel awful. But you know what? Doing stuff three out of the four days isn't too bad!

Today's activity was going to my family's little Halloween event up north. It was a nice little time with fun little treats.

The last three days I have been eating nothing but junk, and too much of it. It needs to stop! I used to alway read stories that talked about how they would eat way too much, eat at ridiculous times, etc and think, "How can people really be that ignorant to what they're doing? I'd never do that." Yet... I have done that. I'm no better than the other people out there. Everything takes work.
That brings us to our weigh in. Tonight, I weigh 133 lbs. That's about a three pound weight gain in a month. That's just not good. Truthfully, I've weighed myself during the weeks because I was paranoid, and it's fluctuated. However, I feel blobbier. I can see where the weight is going, and I don't like it. I need to start thinking about what I eat and how much of it I eat. I also feel better when I'm running and have less weight on me. It's harder to breathe with extra fat. C'mon!

I hope everyone has a Happy Halloween!

How did you spend your holiday weekend? Any midterms coming up?

Battle in Seattle Recap

Hello everyone! The end of Sunday draws near, something I am not ready for. I need a rest day, and today was not it.

Yesterday was Battle in Seattle. We all got up to pile into buses at 9:30, and by 10 we were off. My room mate ended up not going. She didn't even stay the night in our room the night before. Any who, in the bus there were two seats in each space. I grabbed one near the front near some people from my hall, but the coordinators were like, "Oh, we need the front spaces, can you sit somewhere else?" I ended up sitting with some people from Landers I had met before a few rows back. Keep in mind the few rows back thing.

I talked to the Landers girls. I tried being social, but somehow it didn't seem like they were feeling it. Sorry that I'm trying to be friendly, I didn't know it was that awkward getting to know people you don't live with. Another thing I did was get excited to say "First one in Washington!" Apparently no one on the bus has ever done that in their lives. Lame. Though no one was too excitable, at least we watched good movies on the way up.

Then this happened. Finally, we get to a rest stop. I go over to my two dorm mates that I hang out with usually with my room mate. One of them says this, "OH my gawd, we could hear you the whole time. It would be quiet, then we'd hear you and be like, 'Oh my god Hannah shut UP!" Maybe they were trying to be funny. I didn't even think I talked that much. But it hurt. One of my biggest fears is that I'm annoying people, so it means they don't want to hang out with the annoying weirdo. Is it better that I remain in the background and fade away so that no one really notices that I'm there? Or is it better that I'm actually trying to get to know people, be social? This shut me up for pretty much the whole ride. I was texting my cousin Ali and mentioned it, when suddenly my sister calls. Odd. I answer and hear,
"Who does this effing b*tch think she is? Who the hell says that?!" It turns out that my sister was with my cousin and was reading the texts. I couldn't really talk to her about it on the bus, because *someone* would hear me from my over-ly carrying voice. That's something I really love about my family. They're extremely supportive.

Finally after arriving in Seattle, I dashed over to two of my other hall mates to hang out with them We ended up walking around and eating dinner in Seattle. It was great! I didn't feel as worried or judged, and we had a great time!



Cool people!



The game was... okay, the game was awful. We played HORRIBLY. Let's just say our team sucks and does not understand how to play the game intelligently.It was also freezing. I did get a free t-shirt though! Plus hanging with the hall mates (the non-bashing ones) was fun. They had never been to a college football game, and one of them had never been to a football game period! Wild.

When coming back, I noticed that the girl I sat next to before was napping and put her bag in my seat. Subtle. Once again, I was tossed into a random seat. The ride back was not so great because:

• I was exhausted and couldn't get in a comfortable position to sleep
• I hadn't eaten much, and my body could tell even if I didn't feel too hungry
• As I said before, I have a cold and it's getting to me. I was seriously feeling it by this time.

We got home around 2, so I ate something and went to sleep. When I woke up I felt terrible, but I've gotten to feeling a lot better. I also ran today! Nice. I ran on a treadmill today for 40 minutes. I was going to use the nice treadmill, but just as I walked in, a guy stepped on it. He gave me that kind of puppy look, you know the one I'm talking about? The one where they know they've done something to tick you off, but secretly are kind of happy? That's the one. This wouldn't have bothered me as much if he was wearing something else. You know what he was wearing? Jeans and a sweatshirt. That's what ticked me off. So I don't know officially how far I ran because the other treadmill was buggy and started at about a mile, but I'm almost positive I ran about 4 miles. I was so glad I did, because it felt so good. Plus, it's training!

I was going to write more about today, but I've already written a lot. I'll just mention a last thing that today was weigh in day! The scale says... 131 lbs. I can tell. I can feel it, I can see it. What did I do differently?

• Last week I didn't run as far, but I ran little incriments every day. This week was longer mileage, with days inbetween. I don't want to overwork myself, so I'm continuing the running the same way.
• I ate top ramen twice this week. Once is enough for any week. I had it as a meal each time, but even then it doesn't do anything for you.
• Finally... I've been eating too much granola. I need to start eating something else for breakfast. The problem with it is that I will munch and munch and munch on it. Not good. I need to find a breakfast with protein and carbs to give me energy and fuel for the day other than that!

Too much talking! I'm gonna finish some more work, read a little then go to much needed sleep! P.S.: I haven't seen my room mate since Friday night. I wonder where she is?

What do you do when someone bad mouths you?

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?

Running Outside and Parties! (Or lack thereof)

Last  night turned out to be just another bleh night. We were going to a party, but then our ride fell through, and I was not going to be the designated driver. I didn’t want to because I am always the DD. Also, under no circumstance will I drive with anything in my system. Because that’s STUPID. A first happened last night: My room mate slept in the dorm last night! I couldn’t believe it, but it was because the person’s house she stays at was mad at her.

I love the feeling of running in the morning because even though you haven’t done a lot the rest of the morning, it feels like you’ve accomplished a ton. I was planning to run on a treadmill in the RSC, but it was closed. I wanted to run then, so I ran into the countryside. It was actually very nice. I love running outside because the scenery is amazing in Oregon. An unpleasant thing on my run is that I felt a bit out of breath. This has been happening for my last runs, and I don’t know why. Any ideas? For mileage, I have no idea because my Run keeper on my phone bugged out and said I ran 14 miles in 30 minutes. Would be nice, but... (Maybe it’s because I have the free version…)

After running, I received a call from the Safety Department on campus. It turns out I had dropped my license on the way out running. Thank goodness someone found it!
Lunchtime I went with my roomie and two other girls from our dorm to a bagel place my cousin told me about. It was pretty yummy!



This was my bagel called The Oregonian.

Tonight I drove down to Eugene for my Aunt’s surprise 50th birthday party. It was so fun, and she was so surprised! The only weird thing was that everyone there was older than me except my adorable little second cousins, but they’re 5 months and 2 years old.
I’ve been trying to read my body’s signs more lately. I want to be able to understand when I’m actually hungry, but sometimes it’s so hard to tell what your body wants. I’ve also been trying to chew my food longer and slower. While I was at my cousin’s house for their homecoming, I read something in a magazine saying how we take fewer bites now than a few years ago. I’ve done pretty well on this the last two days, but when I ate birthday cake at my Aunt’s birthday I just inhaled it. Not a good thing to do. I’ll keep working on it.
It’s Sunday evening, and that means weigh in! I checked the scale, and it read 128 lbs again! I was surprised because I’ve eaten out a lot this week. Maybe I’ve been actually listening to my body?
When I was at the birthday party, I wanted to take pictures. I was all ready for it, but once I saw all of the nice cameras that everyone else had I felt ridiculous with my sad little silver guy. Do you guys ever feel camera shy? How do you get over the fear of taking pictures? Also, what motivates you to run? Lately I've been really inspired by the blog http://healthyashley.blogspot.com/ . It's a pretty fun blog to read. I read pretty much all foodie blogs and it makes me want to post food pics. But it's that camera shyness again. Anywho, that's all from me!

Starting School Again and Weighing In

I stayed the night at my cousins’ house last night and I never want to leave when I’m there. I know it’s not always like this, but whenever I’m at their house there is always a ton of delicious junk food. It’s too much! I know it’s just for celebrations, but it seems like we’re always celebrating ha. I love my family.
The more I’ve been talking about college the more I’ve been wondering just what I want to do. There are so many jobs that sound fantastic, but for now I’m not quite sure!


Actually I’m going to be a SUPERSTAR. So watch out.


Actually I’m going to be a SUPERSTAR. So watch out.
Speaking of Superstar, I went to this meeting thing for theater that someone told me about during orientation. I was expecting to eat pizza there, but there was none left. It was cool. I did get to know my Theatre teacher, so cool deal!
It’s funny, I almost have first day jitters. I feel a lot more excited than I think I should feel. I suppose it’s because I’m the type of person who always desires a fresh start of some kind. I want to shock and awe everyone. I want to show everyone just what I can do. Even though I don’t even know what that is yet.
After leaving my cousins I stopped by Fred Meyers and picked up a scale. It’s nothing fancy, it’s just a simple step on it and shows your weight scale. I know that I should of asked my mom to buy it for me, but I didn’t really want to let anyone know that I was buying it. I think there’s two reasons why I didn’t want to say anything:

1.  I wanted to feel the gratification of buying something for myself and
2. I think I felt a little embarrassed.

Let me explain. I didn’t want my family judging me, thinking, “Oh why does she need that? She’s too skinny as it is. She needs to stop worrying/freaking out about it.”
No, I’m not one of those people who weighs themselves everyday. I know that weight fluctuates daily, and I’m not obsessive. I just want to have a little help with monitoring the freshmen fifteen avoidance.


My scale’s name is Stanley


I try to weigh in on Sunday evening but I weighed myself last Saturday. My last weight was 129 lbs. Today’s weigh in was…

…Is that 128? Huh. It seems I have lost a pound, but that may be due to loss of muscle. Who knows! I guess it’s a good start though! Let’s keep on track!
I’m going to take a shower, then probably go to bed since I’m getting up at 7. Wish me luck!