Train Disaster

If you follow me on Twitter, you may have already heard about my awful train experience yesterday. I was up in DC for the weekend...for my dad's surprise 50th birthday party!! It was AMAZING. He didn't know I was coming & I don't think I've ever seen him so surprised before. It was a blast & the food was delicious. My sister & mom did a great job getting everything together and when I saw my dad tear up a little when he saw me, I instantly started bawling. It was a great surprise & I'm so glad I could be there for it.

However, on the train ride home, we had a little incident. About a minute away from my station, the train suddenly stops. The power flickers on and off for awhile and we then learn that the train broke down LITERALLY less than a mile from our stop & that we had to wait for them to fix it. THIS TOOK THREE HOURS AND FIFTEEN MINUTES. Do you know how frustrating it is to be THAT close to where you're supposed to be & know you can't be there?? We were supposed to get in at 9:30...I GOT HOME AT 1:00 AM BECAUSE OF THIS. I'm sorry to shout...but I'm still sooo upset with Amtrak!! It's not that the train broke down (an emergency brake fell off or something like that), it was the fact that they screwed us over THAT close to home after a 6.5 hour trip. Then they completely left us in the dark & didn't tell us what was going on until almost an hour and a half in!! PLUS, there was NO air in the train & it was hot as anything. I felt sick as could be & another passenger actually threw up in the end (no telling if it was because of the heat...but I know I thought I was going to vomit at one point). It was just awful. A total nightmare.

In good news...NC STATE IS HEADED TO THE BELK BOWL!! Which means...I GET TO GO!! Tickets are purchased & hotel room is booked!! It's in Charlotte, so I'm super excited to visit the Queen City since I grew up there. And I know it's gonna be a total blast. GO WOLFPACK!!

I gotta get to bed...but just wanted to update everyone real quick. Sorry the updates are slack lately. Holiday season in the retail business just takes over!!

xoxo

Quick Update

Just a quick update...

Sorry I haven't been posting...I went to D.C. for the weekend to visit family & friends. Had a great time...can't wait to go back again. Definitely considering it as a place I want to be after graduation.

Gained 3 pounds last week :-( But I was down 5 on Friday...so hoping that will be the case next weigh-in...or even more!!

Got my blackberry & am OBSESSED with it!! I got the blackberry bold, for those of you who had asked. And they do not lie about the term "crackberry." Not one bit!!

More details on life later. Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!!

xoxo

DC Update

So...now that I'm finally feeling a little bit alive again after some much needed rest...I thought I'd post my update on how DC was.

I had such a great time. I always loving heading home & spending time with family and friends. I'd post everything we did, but this trip was mostly just relaxing and hanging out. There were no real plans. My mom had a bike ride on Saturday, so we picked her up in the late afternoon out in Maryland. OH!! On Saturday morning, when we were at my sisters soccer game, waiting for her to play...we watched OBAMA'S daughters game. And yes...HE WAS THERE!!

Now...I'm not Obama's biggest fan. I just don't agree with him on a lot of things...but this was still pretty freaking cool!! I mean...how often do you see Obama in jeans and a jacket, just enjoying time with the family. CRAZY!! He even waved to us as he left the game.

On Saturday night, I went out with some friends I haven't seen in FOREVER. That was really nice & fun. Then on Sunday, after brunch with the family, it was time to head back to Raleigh.

Overall, a very good weekend and I can't wait to visit again :-) Unfortunately it won't be until at least January. Oh well...

Eating was pretty in check while up there. I ate some stuff I don't usually eat...but kept portions in control & stopped eating once I felt full. Plus, with all the walking we always do up there, I definitely got a good amount of exercise!

Hope everyone had a good weekend & is off to an awesome week!!

xoxo

D.C.

Excited to say I made it to D.C.!! I'll be up here until Sunday & it's so nice to be around family again.

We went out to dinner tonight at this Tex-Mex place and it was delicious. I've been keeping my portion sizes in check, so I can eat what I would like...as long as I don't overdo it. That's honestly the way I feel this is going to best work.

Just wanted to post a quick update letting everyone know I made it up to the nation's capital!! Hope everyone had a wonderful day :-)

xoxo

Weigh-In

So, originally I wasn't going to weigh-in today since yesterday was my birthday and I was planning to just kinda relax and enjoy myself. But I'm proud to say that I still ate pretty well yesterday & kept myself in check. I remembered that I can eat the foods I like every now and then, I just have to be careful of portion size.

So I stepped on the scale this morning and read 273.5! Now on my official weigh-ins on here, that shows I gained half a pound...but in reality, all week I've been weighing in at the 278-279. So I was MORE than happy to see 273.5!!

I'm ready to get on track & stay there. I can see my body & how it's changing...and for me, there's no better inspiration than that.

Well, I'm off to two tests then NAPTIME!! Yay!! D.C. in the morning!! Can't wait--but tonight, we're gonna party it up for my 23rd birthday (plus a drop by to one of my bestie's 21st birthdays!!)

xoxo

Burned Out

I have nothing to post...just thought I'd let everyone know I am still alive. I'm just super burned out & can't wait for a break. I head up to D.C. on Thursday, so it will be a much needed mini vacation by the time it rolls away. Plus I turn 23 on Tuesday--that's ridiculous by the way. I don't think of myself as 23 at all. Oh well...guess it had to happen sometime.

Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend. I'll try to post more this week.

xoxo