So Since the last post I took Psychology 101 and I got an A! Woohoo! My first A since I went back to school and I gotta tell you, it felt good! I had a week off from school and I went to FL to visit my brothers. I went with no agenda other then relaxation and I'm happy to report all went as planned, mostly. Sometimes I have the tendency of causing myself stress in situations that I can not control or at least ones that I can not change at that moment. I was getting phone calls when I was in FL about me moving when I got back to Philly and so I shut my phone off for good portions of the days, just to keep some peace of mind.
I came home right before Labor Day and packed up shop. Luckily I had my dad, cousin, my dad's friend, and my friend Andy who all had pick up trucks, come to help me move. I am still shocked at how much stuff I actually have. Now I am in the new place and I LOVE IT! It is such a good area, lots of stuff around. I think I am really going to like it here.
I started school the day after Labor Day. Tonight will be the 3rd class of Sociology, it's only on Tuesdays. My teacher kind of talks like Ben Stein but I grabbed a coffee in my commute last week and I think that helped. And I am also taking Nutrition online. That course is more then I thought. I log on basically everyday because we are working sometimes in groups and the Forums are kind of hard to keep up with if you leave it a couple days. I think the material it self will not be too challenging but logging on and staying on top of everything could be. This is my first online course so I am a little nervous about it. I just got my Internet and cable hooked up in the new place and am getting a desk soon so I will feel super productive in my work space :)
Life is going really well right now. I ran the Philly Distance Run on Sunday, which is a Half Marathon. I haven't been training for it because I honestly just didn't feel like it. I went out there with very few expectations, the main goal being just to finish. It felt so good not to be worried about time. It was fun! I'm not going to lie, I was sore the rest of Sunday and most of yesterday but I spent the majority of yesterday looking online to see which marathon or Half I want to do next.
Am I crazy? Possibly. But there is just something about the atmosphere that I love when it comes to races. Plus then I can eat like a pig after and not feel bad about it. I was riding my bike in the morning to meet Maggie and Annukka and I met a guy riding to the race too. He had run 48 marathons! He said he started running them when he was 33, and he did one a year. Now he is 58 and he did 7 this year. 7! What?! So you see I can always find someone a bit crazier then me, crazy but freaking awesome!
I got two guinea pigs from Tam and I love them! I haven't held them yet because I want them to get a little used to me first. The one, Lucy, is way more friendly and she got excited when I fed her yesterday. But the other, Patty, stayed in her little house until I walked away. Tam gave me so many things for them: a travel case, a travel cage, little play area, extra cages so I can build with the one we set up, the food and supplies, etc so they are a bit spoiled I think lol. Tam is awesome with her pets so I think if I just follow what she does they'll grow to love me too, or at least let me hold them. Side note: The Phillies are doing awesome right now! I went to my last game Friday night and they won against Washington 9-1. It was great. Ashley has some post season tix but her dad has the other ticket to the pair, soooo maybe there will be a game he wont want to go to come the playoffs.. Just Maybe..
Ive made my way to October baseball the past two years so lets hope that continues :)
