So Brian and I finally signed up for the YMCA. We have been planning to join for months now. When you join the Y you can meet with a fitness instructor for free. This seemed like a good idea until he asked what I wanted to get out of working out.
"Um I just want to be in better shape..yeah."
I felt pretty awkward talking about fitness but the guy had really good advice and showed us the proper way to use everything and in what order we should go. Apparently strength training comes before cardio. I can honestly say I have never worked out so much in my life. When we do our strength training it takes a good hour and a half to get everything in. I've never stayed at the gym that long.
Last weekend I went to the Jersey Shore with Anna and Rachel and a bunch of Anna's friends for her birthday. I wasn't sure it would be my deal and it wasn't really. I liked the beach and hanging out but the giant packed club with super expensive drinks, not so much. Anna was hilarious though :)
My own birthday is coming up. I don't have much planned other than a giant birthday margarita at Bombers.
There is a dedication for the new dining hall at Fowler this weekend. I'm really looking forward to seeing camp again. It's too bad we really don't have time to volunteer for a whole week this summer. I know other summers will come, but I'm still sad not to spend more time there. Hopefully we can make a couple weekend visits. Rain is predicted for the dedication day. When I think back to weekends at camp it rained a lot.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008
I've got a crush...
Words cannot describe my feelings when I discovered that Obama would be visiting Grand Rapids.
Urgh. I was not a happy camper, that is for sure.
Like the dork that I am I actually thought about this kind of thing happening when I moved. By living in Grand Rapids, Michigan I have been lucky enough to attend rallies for Al Gore, Kerry and see President Bush. I also saw Bob Dole's running mate. His name escapes me, but I remember he threw a football. I really enjoyed being a part of these big rallies. It's very exciting especially when you are rooting for whoever is there.
On Tuesday I got on the Internet at work as I always do and it took about five minutes to discover that Obama would be having a rally at the arena. I pretty much flipped out. Ugh, how am I missing this? I love Obama! Brian and I discussed him in the summer of 2005, we have been fans for a long time. Soon it seems that everyone I know was posting on facebook that they were attending.
Then on Wednesday to my horror I find out that this will be the event that Edwards endorses Obama at. Sadness.
Oh well.
I don't think they will be coming here...
Taken in GR :(
Urgh. I was not a happy camper, that is for sure.
Like the dork that I am I actually thought about this kind of thing happening when I moved. By living in Grand Rapids, Michigan I have been lucky enough to attend rallies for Al Gore, Kerry and see President Bush. I also saw Bob Dole's running mate. His name escapes me, but I remember he threw a football. I really enjoyed being a part of these big rallies. It's very exciting especially when you are rooting for whoever is there.
On Tuesday I got on the Internet at work as I always do and it took about five minutes to discover that Obama would be having a rally at the arena. I pretty much flipped out. Ugh, how am I missing this? I love Obama! Brian and I discussed him in the summer of 2005, we have been fans for a long time. Soon it seems that everyone I know was posting on facebook that they were attending.
Then on Wednesday to my horror I find out that this will be the event that Edwards endorses Obama at. Sadness.
Oh well.
I don't think they will be coming here...
Taken in GR :(
Monday, May 12, 2008
Wait what?
So this weekend was Tulip Fest in Albany, New York, located in Washington Park just a block or so away from our apartment. For those readers from my native city of Grand Rapids, Michigan it might be compared to our Tulip Time or the Festival of the Arts. But there were some significant differences.
-There was a lot of drinking. This doesn't happen at events put on in Holland, MI period.
-There was a lot of open underage drinking. People were not even using plastic cups, they just carried cases into the park. Seriously Festival would be a whole lot crazier if that could fly in GR.
-There was a pony ride!! Wow this one I really wish could happen in MI.
-There were baby sheep to pet! Ditto from above, who doesn't love petting baby animals.
-I had heard of the band that played on Saturday. While Tulip Time gets some big names, Festival really only gets local bands (which is great). But the crowd in Albany was way way bigger than would fit at the Calder Stage.
-I felt like there should have been more tulips.
-There wasn't really any Dutchness going on. Brunettes definitely outnumbered the blonds. I did not see one wooden shoe. They did burn a floating windmill.
-There was a lot of drinking. This doesn't happen at events put on in Holland, MI period.
-There was a lot of open underage drinking. People were not even using plastic cups, they just carried cases into the park. Seriously Festival would be a whole lot crazier if that could fly in GR.
-There was a pony ride!! Wow this one I really wish could happen in MI.
-There were baby sheep to pet! Ditto from above, who doesn't love petting baby animals.
-I had heard of the band that played on Saturday. While Tulip Time gets some big names, Festival really only gets local bands (which is great). But the crowd in Albany was way way bigger than would fit at the Calder Stage.
-I felt like there should have been more tulips.
-There wasn't really any Dutchness going on. Brunettes definitely outnumbered the blonds. I did not see one wooden shoe. They did burn a floating windmill.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Do do do
We attended our first wedding of the summer last friday. It was a very nice ceremony and a really great reception. Brian got to see a lot of his old swimming friends so that was good. The weird thing that I noticed during the wedding was that god, or the bible, or anything religios was not touched on at all. All the weddings I have ever attended they at least read some Corintians or something.
I cannot wait for the summer to start. Brian will finally have some free time and there are so many things we can do in Albany in the summer. In GR I did always feel limited to my choices for things to do. My friends and I saw a lot of movies.
This weekend I watched The Business of Being Born -
http://www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com/
Synopsis: "The film interlaces intimate birth stories with surprising historical, political and scientific insights and shocking statistics about the current maternity care system. When director Epstein discovers she is pregnant during the making of the film, the journey becomes even more personal.
Should most births be viewed as a natural life process, or should every delivery be treated as a potentially catastrophic medical emergency?"
Anyway this movie kind of blew my mind and even though I will not be having a baby for a long long time, I will definetly keep the points that they made in mind. In America having a mid wife seems like nutty thing, but America also has the second worst infant mortality rates out of the develped countries. I would really recomend this movie.
I cannot wait for the summer to start. Brian will finally have some free time and there are so many things we can do in Albany in the summer. In GR I did always feel limited to my choices for things to do. My friends and I saw a lot of movies.
This weekend I watched The Business of Being Born -
http://www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com/
Synopsis: "The film interlaces intimate birth stories with surprising historical, political and scientific insights and shocking statistics about the current maternity care system. When director Epstein discovers she is pregnant during the making of the film, the journey becomes even more personal.
Should most births be viewed as a natural life process, or should every delivery be treated as a potentially catastrophic medical emergency?"
Anyway this movie kind of blew my mind and even though I will not be having a baby for a long long time, I will definetly keep the points that they made in mind. In America having a mid wife seems like nutty thing, but America also has the second worst infant mortality rates out of the develped countries. I would really recomend this movie.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
That's what she said
So last Friday it was the first really nice day that felt like it could be summer. I got home and decided to sit on our back porch and read. I got all ready and walked out to settle down. As soon as I exited out back door I saw about three huge bees and two wasps. If you have ever been in my presence while a bee is near, you know that these are not my favorite creatures. Anything with black and yellow stripes that flies is not my friend. In the sixth grade I was yelling and running around on the playground when a bee flew right in my mouth and stung my tongue. A couple years ago I was stung waiting for the bus to campus and my hand was painfully swelled through two classes.
On my tongue! Who could blame me for hating them?
Needless to say the bees right outside my door are soooo not cool. I jumped right back in and watched as bees and wasps flew around our place all afternoon. I now have come to the conclusion that they are either hiving on the roof (we are on the top floor) or in the eves right above our back stairs. Now I can't even enter up the back. I become paralyzed with fear when they get close to me. And the bees are so so big! I never saw any so large in Michigan. They are the size of one of my fingers in width and more than a quarter in length.
I opened my window today at work for the first time. The breeze felt so nice and cool.
And then a bee flew in. Just as I was flipping out, it found it's way out the window. I can never enjoy the breeze again.
Along with the bees of summer, come my least favorite piece of apparel - the culotte or gaucho. Every girl around the GV campus would rock a pair of culottes with her flip flops and sun glasses. Seriously I just saw my first culotte of the season at the bank and I hate them so much.
On my tongue! Who could blame me for hating them?
Needless to say the bees right outside my door are soooo not cool. I jumped right back in and watched as bees and wasps flew around our place all afternoon. I now have come to the conclusion that they are either hiving on the roof (we are on the top floor) or in the eves right above our back stairs. Now I can't even enter up the back. I become paralyzed with fear when they get close to me. And the bees are so so big! I never saw any so large in Michigan. They are the size of one of my fingers in width and more than a quarter in length.
I opened my window today at work for the first time. The breeze felt so nice and cool.
And then a bee flew in. Just as I was flipping out, it found it's way out the window. I can never enjoy the breeze again.
Along with the bees of summer, come my least favorite piece of apparel - the culotte or gaucho. Every girl around the GV campus would rock a pair of culottes with her flip flops and sun glasses. Seriously I just saw my first culotte of the season at the bank and I hate them so much.
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