Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
-Jim Ryun

hope everyone had a grrreat turkey filled weekend..i know my tummy did..ahhhh...and i got to bake my first sweet potatoe pie..haha..yay it's fun being able to cook/bake again..i missed it so=P..i got this really cool bday gift from my cousins too...a gift card where i can take like intro cooking classes..should be interesting=P..and hopefully i can use whatever i learn to put rachael ray's book to use..thanx joes & karen!! hehe kitchen confidential here i come=)

so anyways..i put together a studying/training schedule for the marathon in march and my exam in april..it starts this coming monday..duuuuuuuuude..i'm going to have no life=(..no more rest and relaxation after work..booooooooooo..this is going to take so much motivation and discipine..both of which i don't have right now..great..my runs haven't been so good...the knees have been acting up very nasty lately..the orthotics don't seem to be doing the trick..i wonder if i should get my running gait analyzed?..ahhhh i'm sick of going to the doctors for this..my general doctor..a podiatrist..a sports medicine doctor..an orthotics doctor..geez..and my last resort if the orthotics didn't work...sports therapy..booooooooooooo...not looking forward to that at all..hehe so instead, i've been reading the runners forums..and i'm thinking about taking those glucosamine sulphate tablets..heard they help..but i'm scared to try something that's pretty new to the market y'know?..and i'm also going to try some new leg exercises which should help strengthen the muscles around my knees...dang..training this year is no bueno..let's hope my studying goes a little better?

anyways..hmm, so last year i was told by 2 of my co-workers that i look like her..i told lou and he just laughed..then on sunday we had lunch with my sister and her husband..and they too were insistent that i really really looked like her..at this point..lou is totally laughing his arse off..so tell me..do i look like her?

they said it's the eyes...



ummmm i don't see it...haha i say it's the big face!!! booo ..hahhaha..and if you don't know who this little lady is..it's dora..the explorer...ha!

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and new.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

i'd like to add devout thanksgiving to my familia as well=P..late blog tonight since i won't really have access to a computer tomorrow...and since it's almost my beddybye time..it'll be a montage of pictures to reflect the grrrrrrrrrrreat super fun birthday/thanksgiving celebration we had this weekend..but before i do, i'd just like to say a huuuuuuuuuuuge THANK YOU to all the birthday greets i got from everyone..aww i luv me my family and friends..they are the bestest..thank you thank you all for being such wonderful people in my life=)..aww corn!...on to the show:

my birthday weekend started out with a wonderful surprise from the bestest boyfriend in the whole world.. after coming home from work i open the door and tada:


rose petals from the door leading to a yummy cake on the table..

well this was in the middle..but i forgot to put it back after i blew out my candles=P


and to match the name on the cake:


and then i got a knock on the door..heehee and there was lou, all dressed up and holding red roses for me...awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww...sooooo nice..heheh...if only i wasn't such a great solver of mysteries..then this would have been the ultimate surprise!..muahahha..but for reals..it was so sweet and thank you thank you boyfriend for making my birthday so special=)..love you!!!...then it was off to watch harry potter w/ cici & jay..awesome movie of course!

then came crazy saturday...starting out the night cheering for the red & yellow knight..woohoo.. and although he lost..it was still good fun yelling and screaming for him to win..


and afterwards we took out all our aggressions onto the ice..to play some broomball...the mighty GRAY TEAM vs. the tiny blue team.. hahah jk!..but whaddya know..we ended up having a tie..6-6..i think we ought to battle it out again..shoot out!


and finally came sunday..started out with our shockers softball game..hehe and though we all were a bit out of it after saturday night's festivities..we still managed to score the most runs we've ever had...13!!...woohoo and i got to go hooooooooooome:


later that night was our yearly thanksgiving dinner with the crew..


always good times when your surrounded by good friends...not to mention crazy amounts of food..


i swear i had to force people to take more food home..heheh so sorry to those who left last..it's the season of giving..so we decided to give you lots and lots of food to last you some lunches and dinners this week=P..but man was the food delicious!!!


soooo..all in all..one of the best weekends..thank you to all for making it so!..life is good=)

Citius, Altius, Fortius. [Faster, Higher, Stronger]
-Henri Martin Didon, The Olympic Motto

so yesterday marked the first day of our marathon training..as i should have ran 3 miles yesterday..i ran out of time and made up for it by running today..baaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh i'm so not in shape for this training..i haven't ran in more than 3 weeks b/c of my knee problems..i got custom made orthotics to try to aleviate my knee pain..so hopefully that works..but the dorko i am forgot to wear them today...d'oh!..hopefully a little ice pack will work its wonders!..but man..those 3 miles today seemed to go by longer than usual..maybe it's b/c i didn't have my music w/ me?..and i had to settle for random thoughts in my head to help the run go by..yeah maybe..but all i know is that i got worked today..hahah...tomorrow's run should be interesting!

today is my tita lily's bday..happy birthday tita lily! she retired in the p.i....i hope she's doing well, i haven't spoken to her for a few months now..gosh so many birthdays in november...i won't even go into mine..b/c i don't want to feel old=(..booooooo...so next topic...haha

oooohh so me & boyfriend stopped by bev & mo last friday...and guess what he bought me?? some yummy don julio...yay! and some electra muscat wine..sooooo yum-o!...you know what don julio means....faded..hehe..for some reason this tequila just goes down smooth and creeps up on you..at least that's what happened in costa rica..ahhh...i think i'll always think of the good times in costa rica with this drink=P..soooo i say let's make some good 'ol margaritas and don julio shots before watching harry potter this friday..well not to get all messed up..just happy buzz=)..whatdya say? who's in??..well actually, whoever i see..you can't say no..it's my birthday!!!!..muahahhaha..hmm or maybe we can do that after harry potter..haha..

ummmmm i really should start studying..who would like to join me for some fun nights of studying? anyone? anyone?

booooo so i am bummed about one thing..me & boyfriend had been planning to fly out to indy to watch either the colts vs. chargers or colts vs. titans game..but due to my financial issues..it wouldn't be a smart move..so if anyone out there is giving away a FREE pair of colts tickets...let me know..i wanna watch!!=(..hahaha..okay enough of my rambles...

I am only one,
but still I am one.
I cannot do everything,
but still I can do something.
And because I cannot do everything
I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.
-Edward Everett Hale

i feel like i'm in one of those funk moods that just make everything so blah...maybe it has something to do with the weather..not sure..it's that feeling i get where i just want to lie down, close my eyes and just relax to some good music..or maybe watch lost in translation to jumble up my head more than it is right now..haha..why can't things just stay constant? this roller coaster i'm on right now seems like it's on a huge downhill..i'm waiting for the uphill ride..it's like moving out was just like one of those tiny mounds on colossus..a tease for the huge dip to come..i am happy and all about the move..but there's just other factors that are weighing me down right now...hard to keep things in perspective lately..at least *crossing fingers* the whole deal with the shady biznatch will end tomorrow..i hope i hope..please please..one thing to cross off of my list of stressingness..anyways..don't want to start wallowing in my self pity..but thank you to boyfriend for trying to cheer me up this morning..i like those talks=)

hmm let's try to cheer up now...oh happy belated bday cicely!! aka..roomie..heheh=)..glad i was able to help you break in your bed!!...hahhaha...dork!..man..this monday marks the beginning of marathon training...ahhhhhhhhhhhh..i haven't ran in like 2 weeks!..so busy with moving and unloading and trying to make things pretty..not to mention that i have to start studying for that icky yuck test in april..this time no lagging and studying like 3 weeks before the test..hehe..i need to get disciplined again..luckily there's a library that's really close to the apartment..oh i'm going to be such a nerd..and this time..no giving in to peer pressure..even if it means having to miss out on a good 'ol roscoes lunch with the gang..have to stay strong and not give in..need to focus on studying and running..hahaha...i'm going to be like a robot from now until mid-april..then it'll be back to lazy old me=)..

yay day off tomorrow...love these holidays..november always goes by so fast!..that's good and bad...well the only bad is that it means my 26th is coming up way sooner than i'd like...26? grrrrrreat..ehhhh i think i'll work out right now..maybe it'll help ease my mood=P

Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
-TS (Thomas Stearns) Elliot

so i'm moved out!..picked up the final load monday night..kinda surreal for me still..i know i know..i've lived on my own before..but the past 3 years i've been so used to just going homehome..it was weird driving out monday night to the place i shall call home for the next year..haha not homehome..just home=P...the drive to san gabriel was..hmm peaceful..not like my my other boyfriend's (orlando bloom..hehe) solo drive cross country in elizabethtown..but it still had that moment of satisfaction to it..which was escalated since i was listening to the lost in translation soundtrack..for some reason when track 5 started playing..i felt like i had those funny movie type grins on my face..you know..where at the end of the movie the guy/girl is walking or driving away and just gets this satisfactory grin on his/her face like everything's going to be alright...and that's the feeling i got..

yah so i still sometimes feel guilty for not carpooling with my dad anymore..but at least when i went home again on monday my parents were being really nice..not the mumbling grumbling like before..and now for some reason my mom has been just giving me random phone calls..so i let her entertain me sometimes and listen to her random rambles..and today me & lou took my dad out for lunch..it's his biiiiiiiirthday..happy birthday daddy-oooo...so i'd like to think that this is a start for a better relationship..hehe cross your fingers.

so how far have i come along with settling in to the new place?..uhhh well i spent like an hour disinfecting and bleaching the bathroom last night so that i can feel comfortable taking showers/dumps/potties in there..man that was tiring...i swear i must've inhaled soooo many fumes..but at least my first shower was rewarding enough for all the sweat i went through..ha! ..my room is still a mess..at least my bed is up..still need to get a new comforter..my closet needs to get organized..my computer has to be set up still..i need to buy another power strip before i can set it up..boooooooo...oh well..we don't have internet anyways until monday..and i haaaaaaaaaaate target..well not really..i love that place..which is why i hate it=P..so many good deals..but alas..i was restricted by boyfriend to only buy the necessities..and was told i'd get a reward if i did..so pay up buddy..whatcha got for me?=)...

i'm still in awe that i moved out..yay this'll be fun..hehe now remember cici..it was okay to blog about your old roommates..now that it's me..uhhhh we'll have to discuss that issue..hahahhahah...mwahahahhaha....bohahahhah..hehhe...=P...duuuude i so have to get used to the crappy drivers in this area..hello, red light means stop..green means go...and it is NOT okay to cross the street when i'm going 45mph when you should be waiting for your turn to cross...bah on stupid people..c'mon now! i swear..how did some of these people get their licenses? so besides the drivers/peds..there's the trains...i think i shall invest in a fan like cici so that i don't have to keep my window open and hear the blaring horns of the trains as they pass by..i will admit..monday night i woke up to 4 trains..last night only 2!!!..hopefully tonight...zero!!!..wow that's like an arithmetic sequence isn't it? you know...what number comes next: 4, 2, __....haha i'm a nerd yes..thank you=)

so today's after work activity..more unpacking..more cleaning..yay fun?!!