The Puppy Life and School Happenings



It has been a cute filled past few days taking care of Miss Lorna. I have loved coming home to the excited greetings filled with kisses and cuddles and ending my nights with the same thing. I can't wait to get a puppy of my own one day. I told the boy I would prefer a Lorna then a ring when the time comes :)

There has been a lot of walks, exploring, and grooming! Here is miss Lorna on her special grooming table. She was not very pleased that I made her stay still for longer then 10 minutes. She is always running around and anxious to play.

Puppy Paradise and Red Sox VIP Style

Isn't that just the cutest face you have ever seen? :) I get the lucky pleasure of living in puppy paradise for the week and take care of my bosses dog while he is on vaca. That right there is the lovely Lorna! She is a Coton de Tulear. That is some fancy smancy French wording meaning shes really soft like cotton. She is less then a year old and is full of energy. I can only imagine what a toddler will be like considering she is so off the walls and curious about everything! She decided it would be a good idea to chew apart the strap of my flip flop last night as me and Ray watched a movie in the dark on the couch. I should have known she was up to no good when she was quiet and calm. Anyways...... 

 That would be the fabulous Absolut Clubhouse attached to Fenway Park. You know, the one that you can only get into if you have really fancy tickets up real close to home plate? Oh, you don't know? Yeah, neither did I.

My Very 1st 5k!!!

I did it! I completed my first 5k. I won't lie, it was hard. When we woke up yesterday morning it was raining. I was completely prepared to not do it. I think I was more scared then anything else and looking for an excuse to not go through with it. My three grampy's up in heaven had other plans however. When we got out to Marshfield the rain had stopped and the sun was shining through. Excuse gone.....thanks guys!

Me at the start of the race :)

First 5k.....After Only Running Three Times.....Excuse me?

Check out that cool little guy, huh?!?! Well, that little man right there, he represents the first 5k me and the boyfriend will be running....wait for it...in 3 days! So, to say the least, I am a little worried about this. I am also excited to be pushing myself to just go for it, but I have only run outside twice so far. The 4th time I will run outside will be in an organized race. Pretty sure I am biting off more then I can chew. Why did I sign up for this you ask? This guy right here....

Pushing Through the Beginning of Change

My picture is sideways due to this blog site not cooperating with me. I should really have the programmer boyfriend just build me my own website so I do not have to worry about these things. Blah!

^ Done :)

Anyways, this is my breakfast from Saturday. I have been sticking with making a good breakfast for the past few days (with the exception of Sunday), which I am pretty proud about. I have not been taking pictures because, honestly, I forget until I am finished eating it.

We were setting out bright and early this day for a backyard games tornament of cornhole, darts, and beruit. I wanted to have something good in my stomach so that I did not over do it with chips and BBQ things throughout the day. Well, after 8 straight hours of standing and throwing I don't think I really needed to worry. Anything I would've ate I surely worked off with the competition. I tried to stay good though. I had exactly two doritos, 3/4 cup of potatoe salad and two cheeseburgers. I know, I know, the burgers were bad. If it makes it any better I had one for lunch at around 1pm and then the other was for dinner at around 7pm. I could've had a hotdog for the dinner portion of this day to mix it up, but they were not ready yet and I was cranky and starving. All and all I was proud of myself. I got in a proper amount of fruit for the day, was active all day long, and made sure not to overdue it on things.

The Trials and Tribulations of learning a healthy lifestyle

The salad creation I made at the salad bar at Whole Foods. What I put in included: Romaine Lettuce, Roasted sweet potatoes, chicken, three slices of bell peppers (I have never had peppers before so I was being cautious), grape tomatoes, and carrots. I topped it with a fat free creamy italian dressing.

As you can probably imagine with the hodge podge of ingredints and flavors I put in, it was not very good. The carrots were ridiculousy crunchy and the grape tomatoes were a new experience for me and slightly strange. I only ate about half of it. I plan on eating the other half for dinner tonight. I will force myself to like this stuff if it is that last thing I do! Now I know though that these particular things do not go too well together. P.S I didn't hate the peppers, which I was suprised about.

This is my array of healthy food for today. I have a smoothie in the background, my coffee right in front of that, a Chobani fat free vanilla yougurt with vanilla granola, my left over salad, and my favorite sparkling water.

I also tried a sandwich thin toasted with Justin's Chocolate Hazelnut Almond Butter and half a banana with cinnamon this morning for breakfast. It was different, but I enjoyed it and would try it again.

Dabbleing in the way of a healthy lifestyle

You have probably seen them a million times before.....the overweight girl trying to lose weight and blogging about it website. Well, here is another one for you!

I would like to be insightful and tell you that it is not just about losing weight, it is about living a healthy life. I can't do that; at least not yet.