Hey guys

I’m SO sorry I’ve been MIA for the past month-ish (???) Life sort of got in the way for a while there…Jason was out of town for a while, then he came home and I wanted to spend time with him..then I got sick, then he got sick, then both of us had to prepare for the beginning of school But now I’m back!

But, guess what?! You guys will never guess what I got for Christmas!!!! Ok, maybe you will Jason bought us me a new Nikon camera that was supposed to be here on Christmas Eve, but it wasn’t. And it still hasn’t arrived He bought it from an electronic store that sold out of them and had to ask the warehouse to send more, so now we are just kind of waiting around for them to call so we can go pick it up!

You guys will have to suffer through more crappy pictures until the newbie gets here, haha

Actually, I haven’t really been taking that many pictures because everytime I go to get the old camera the batteries always fall out in my hand! Arg. So here are ones that I have taken here and there:

Trixie and I at the park on a colddddd, windy day

The sky on my way home from work:

Gosh, I am such an artist when it comes to picture taking lol

And last but not least a bite of a pear:

Woooo hoooo! Exciting, I know (And that’s all that I’ve eaten for the past few weeks. Haha. Just kidding)

So anyway, there ya go! Now what I really was feeling the need to write about today was…well…my day

This afternoon I had an emotional, anger-fueled run that I feel like I should write about just so I can try to not stress about things that I cannot change. So here goes:

It all started when I went to school this morning and during class we started talking about slaughterhouses and what-not. Did you know that in the state of NC, slaughterhouses or “meat factories” do not have to be inspected by the health department?!!! The department of agriculture does an “observation”…twice a year. But, if it’s a slaughterhouse, they have someone on standby everyday watching..UGH…so that kinda got me a little irritated..

After class I walked over to the bookstore to see if our books had been shipped in yet, and they hadn’t. School has been going on for three weeks and we still haven’t been able to buy our books! My college needs to get it together, seriously. I’m gonna have three weeks worth of homework to do when they actually do come around. I pouted my way out of the bookstore and to my car.

That’s when I noticed how lovely the weather was! It was 65 degrees out and the sun was just a’shinin My first thought: I’m going to go run off this bad mood!

I rushed home to change my clothes and leashed Trixie to take her for a quick walk before heading to Cramerton. Well, halfway down the road I see Maggie out in the front yard and one of her owners is beating her with a broom!! Now, I don’t think I need to express that I am an avid animal lover..I’m a vegetarian, I cringe at the thought of anyone hurting any type of animal, and seeing as how I just got out of my slaughterhouse-talk filled classroom…there was NO WAY that I was just gonna walk on by without saying anything. (FYI: it was a kid)

I go: “Hey! Don’t do that! That hurts her”

(Meanwhile Maggie is trying to get away from the kid, hiding under the truck or scurrying around with her tail between her legs)

The kid doesn’t answer, so I say: “STOP! She doesn’t like that! You don’t do that to an animal!” Then the kids dad comes out and tells his son to go inside. So I walk away. Ugh. How can you let your freakin child beat on a dog???!!!! And that kid was old enough to know that you shouldn’t do that.

As soon as I got my patootie to Cramerton, I hopped outta my car and starting sprinting. I sprinted the first mile until my legs, shoulders, back and stomach were  hurting…but it felt oh so good. Later in my run, I would regret that one mile sprint, but at the time it was just what I needed. I got back to the car and walked around for a bit just to clear my mind…The run helped a lot. It helped me forget about the stress of the day and it almost seemed effortless.

Now I’m back and home and gotta come up with something for dinner! Maybe veggie lasagna or spinach fettuccine??

We shall see OH, and guess what?! I get to be a coach for Girls on the Run!!! This Saturday is the orientation and I. am. so. excited. Whoppee!!! I will be coaching on Mondays and Wednesdays right after school Well, I’m off to scrounge in the kitchen…missed you guys! I will be back Saturday to let you know how the orientation went!

See you later blogulaters

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