Q & A: Blake

A lot of you have been asking questions about Blake and all that has happened in the last week or so- and I am MORE THAN HAPPY to answer them all :)

I've already started a post concerning how we met (Yes, that one's for you, BabyWanted!) :)

If you want to know something, just leave it in the comments and I will just make a whole post answering all of them at one time!

Until then, I need to STUDY STUDY STUDY and try not to think of B so much! :)

Bliss

I am seriously on cloud nine! He is amazing!!

He went to undergrad in my home town so he came back to see his advisor and some friends this weekend so it just worked out that he could meet my family while he was here.

We met up after I picked up Olly yesterday (Yes, I told N that I met someone out of respect and he was NOT HAPPY! More on that later) and went to the beach to let Olly run around. It was awesome! Olly was so well behaved and Blake played fetch with him and chased him all over the beach! It was so cute!! I literally stood there in awe of him because he just continues to surprise me every single day. (PS I am more in awe of Gods plan at this moment than I am in Blake haha Everything is just so perfect that I know God has orchestrated all of it!)

Last night, he met my parents and THEY LOVE HIM! Conversation flowed so easily and the first thing my mom said when we talked afterward is... "he is the complete opposite of N!" Yeah Mom! I know! :)

We went out with a bunch of his friends from undergrad last night and they were SO nice! I dont know why but I was really nervous that his friends wouldn't like me or that I would feel uncomfortable but it was so much fun! He told me this morning that they told him that I was a keeper and that he better not mess this up because they really liked me! haha :) SCORE!!

He's heading back to school today to work tonight and Im already sad that the weekend is over so soon for him. I am going to spend my day with Ollydog, babysit tonight, and then go to church with some of my really good friends whom I babysit for tomorow morning to tell them about Blake :) I tried calling to tell them yesterday but the husband was only there so I wanted to wait until they were together.

Am I jinxing this, people? haha

Happy Saturday!

Blake

His name is Blake.

And he is amazing! :)

I feel like I have known him forever when in reality Ive only known him for 6 weeks... and have only talked consistently for 72 hours :)


He gives me butterflies.

He makes me see God in a whole new way.

He loves Jesus.

He cant wait to be a dad.

He's smart.

He's Funny.

He's Respectful.

He's Thoughtful.

He sat up all night that first night talking to me.

and again the 2nd.

He told me about his past....

his fears...

his dreams...

He is honest.

He is driven.

He is hopeful.

He is gorgeous!

He makes me laugh.

He makes me smile.

He makes me feel alive again.

He is making me dinner tomorrow night.

He is meeting my parents on Friday.

He wants me to meet his mom.

It may sound crazy but...

I really think....

He is the one.

I didnt want to jinx it.....

by saying something too soon.....

but I cant hold it in any longer....

I'm pretty positive that I hung out with the man I'm going to marry last night....

:)

Week 3 Workout log & Food Log

Who knows if this will last, but I am going to try to include my meals/snacks throughout the week when I post my workouts. I know I am not the healthiest eater but I also know that I do try to incorporate whole grains and fruits as much as I can so this will be a way for me to look back at what I am eating throughout the week and hold me accountable. You are welcome to give your input on my diet and workout if you would like or make any suggestions!! Im not perfect, and neither is my diet.

Monday:
Breakfast: cinnamon raisin English muffin with honey nut cream cheese, whipped strawberry yogurt, water
Lunch: small portion of rice and Italian chicken (leftovers), guacomole dip and whole grain tortilla chips, water
Snack: Watermelon chunks & Sliced Strawberries
Dinner: Shrimp Scampi with Broccoli and whole wheat angel hair pasta
Snack: fruit snacks, smo.res crackers

Workout: 40 min in pool (worked on Freestyle form)

Tuesday
Breakfast/Lunch: cinnamon raisin English muffin with honey nut cream cheese, vanilla yogurt with blueberries and strawberries, skim milk
Snack: fruit & nut cereal bar, guacamole dip and whole grain tortilla chips
Dinner: Pasta Salad with broccoli & crab meat, water
Snack: cheese stick, small fruit & yogurt smoothie

Workout: 2.35 mile run (22 min 18 sec)
Dynamic Workout
Arms
Abs

Wednesday
Breakfast: honey bunches of oats with vanilla clusters, milk
Lunch: Pasta Salad, watermelon, water
Snack: fruit snacks, fruit & nut cereal bar
Dinner: PIZZA! :) and water
Snack: Doritos

Workout: 40 min in pool

Thursday
Breakfast/Lunch: honey bunches of oats with vanilla clusters, milk, vanilla yogurt with strawberries
Snack: Fruit & nut cereal bar
Dinner: Pizza leftovers, Doritos (YES YES AGAIN!)
Snack: Smo.res crackers

Workout: 2.35 mile run (22 min 32 sec) MAN WAS I HURTIN'!
Dynamic warmup
Legs
Abs (HARD CORE!)

Friday
Breakfast: Cinnamon Raisin English Muffin, honey nut cream cheese, water
Lunch: PB&J, Vanilla whipped yogurt, watermelon & blueberries, water
Snack: cheese and wheat crackers, water
Dinner: Shepherds Pie, water
Snack: Doritos

Workout: 30 min elliptical
1 mile run (8 min 45 sec) YES I know that is awful- Idk what was wrong with me today.
Abs

Cardboard Testimonies

Boy Update

HAHA! The title of this post probably made u guys excited.

SORRY! Nothing to be excited about! :)

Just thought I would fill you in on some really funny, really bad, and really sad boy updates.

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Which one you want first??

Sad? Alright, here we go.

I have not heard from Snowboarding boy, R, AT ALL! Ive invited him to come hang out with us a few times but hes always busy (either that or he just doesn't wanna hang out with me- haha). Im bummed because he seems like a great guy but heck, God has a plan and if R's not in it, then Im grateful for no more broken hearts.

BAD?

Im embarassed to say this... but I have let Collier and I's friendship get out of hand. DONT FREAK OUT!!... out of hand meaning.... I have allowed him to text me every single day for the past... what?.... month or so. I didnt think it was a big deal since we are friends until I realized that it wasnt really like that in his head. He told me Friday night, that he "really wanted to see me" and that he was "having second thoughts still about being with his girlfriend." I feel awful but I cant have the guilt of feeling like I am ruining their relationship on me. I told him Saturday night that I thought it would be best if he didnt text me anymore.

ladies!! Am I being awful?! I hope not because I am trying to do the right thing and make it clear that I am not interested in dating. If I was his girlfriend, I would be so upset to know that he had feelings for another girl (even if the other girl didnt know it was that serious). Wish I had known the extent of the issue a lot earlier so I could have prevented this from happening. Im nervous now because I work with him tonight and I dont want it to be straight awkward between us. ahhhhh! Ill let you know how that one goes. haha.

Alright, Alright... here's the funny one....

Okay... maybe its not THAT funny but I laughed out loud when it happened. haha.

This guy, Adam, from my work had been asking me to hang some over the past month. Nothing big... just "hey, my buddies and I are going out tonight if you wana come with us" or just a simple "we should watch a movie sometime." Well, one night a few weeks ago, we both ended up at the same concert downtown with some friends. Afterwards, he dropped me back off at my apartment so my friend wouldn't have to go outta her way to bring me home. WELLL, in the short time that I spoke to him that night- I realized how incredibly ARROGANT this boy was and I dont mean like subtle, "Im awesome" arrogant but like FULL FLEDGED "IM THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED" arrogant. HAHA! It was a HUGE turn off so I just thanked him for bringing me home and that was that.

Jump forward to last week, he texts me saying that he'd "like to apologize because he feels like I have gotten the wrong impression of him and he'd like to make it up to me." He asks if I wanna watch a movie with him and I agree so the next night he comes by with a redbox and we watch "The Invention of Lies" (not worth my time, just fyi- it was awful). Everything was fine but I just wasnt feelin' it. Was just realizing that I could have cared less whether he was there or not and THAT, my friends, tells me that I shouldn't hang out with the guy again. LONG story short, his car got towed because he's dumb and didn't listen to me when I told him to park along the road instead of in the parking lot. I had to drop him off at the tow place at 1:30 am and I was pretty sure Id never hear from him again considering that our "date" costed him a $1 movie and a $125 towing fee. Oh well.

Jump forward AGAIN to Saturday.

I overheard one of Adam's friends at work talking to another co-worker about Adam's "DATE" the other night to see "DEAR JOHN" with a new girl he's interested in. Obviously no one at work even knows we hung out but I was interested to see what they had to say. Basically all I gathered was that it was his first date with her and thats all they knew. I wasn't hurt by the fact that he went out with her since I had already found that he wasn't my type, but it kinda sucked to know that he's one of those guys who just brings multiple girls out at a time.

WELLL.....

I receive a text that night from Adam that says "Hey, I know this isnt what you want to hear but I wanted to tell you before you heard it from someone else... I brought someone out the other night on a date. I just wanted you to know that you are really cool but I dont see a future for us. Im sorry"


HAAAAAAAHHHHAAAAAAAAAA!! I know! I should NOT be laughing but it cracks me up that the boy felt the need to explain to me that he didnt think we should date when I made NO attempt to even try. Hah! It just reaffirmed how arrogant he is that he would think I was DYING to date him to the point where he had to tell me he was going out with another girl. HAHAHA!! Im sorry- this probably makes me seem awful but it is really funny to me!

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Ive been reminded why I dont feel like dealing with guys right now! It just takes too much DANG ENERGY!! :) Ive decided to just focus on school and if God has someone out there he wants me to meet, he'll make it happen.

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Sorry Ive been so boring lately! School has been crazy even though we had almost a full week off last week because of snow!

Just an FYI- Im pushing WEEK 3 WORKOUT LOG until this week since I wasnt really able to work out last week because of the weather. Not that anyone looks for it but just in case- haha!

I HAVE been reading your blogs! Just dont have as much time to comment these days! Bear with me! I promise I'll come out of hibernation soon!

Yup, Ive decided.

That boys stink.


Yup. I have officially decided that I dont have enough energy to deal with any of their crap right now.


Just letting you know. :)


Promise Ill come back and write something of substance on Tuesday after my exams.... I know Ive been incredibly boring and I apologize. I have crazy stuff going on- just dont know if I can fit it all in one post.

Week 2 Workout Log

Better late than never :)

Monday (Jan 25)
Pool for 40 min

Tuesday (Jan 26)
1 mile run (8min 44sec)
Dynamic Warmup (10min)
Legs (hamstring curls, squats, leg press, toe raises, lunges, etc) (35 min)
Abs (crunches, toe touches, windshield wipers, etc) (20 min)

Wednesday (Jan 27)
Pool for 40 min

Thursday (Jan 28)
1 mile run (8 min14sec)
Dynamic Warm Up (10 min)
Arms (iron crosses, chest flies, standing rows, etc)
Abs (same as Tuesday with some variation)

Friday (Jan 29)
RAIN

Saturday (Jan 30)
RAIN

Sunday (Jan 31)
Drove back to school (SNOW)

SNOW DAY!

Yes, I made it back in one piece!

Yes, I almost died on the way!

Yes, class was canceled today!

Yes, I went sledding for the first time.

No, it was not on a real sled.....


:)

Im stuck!

So it officially snowed for the 2nd time this year while I WAS NOT AT SCHOOL to see it!!

Im so bummed....

Heres the worst part.

Im stuck at home!! Which would normally be a good thing except for the fact that I do have to be back for classes (if we have them) on Monday.... My little Saturn and I may not make it tomorrow trying to drive back! ahhhhhh

Wish me luck!


YIKES!!!

NEVER FAILS

What was SUPPOSED to happen this weekend AND was discussed MULTIPLE times within the past 3 weeks????

I pick up Olly tonight and kept him through Sunday. N's bday is Saturday but he said he didnt mind not having O since this was the weekend I had to come home anyways for my Sonography Program information meeting.

What ACTUALLY happened?

Got a text this morning asking if I could take O another weekend because he's decided not to go out of town on his bday and "really wants Olly to be with him on his bday" (aka SHE doesn't know about me STILL even though he was SUPPOSED to tell her over Christmas break and she'll be there for his bday and will ask where Olly is). WTF??? I said No, I was coming home for a mandatory meeting for the sonography program and already took off work.


I managed to take Olly for the night and bring him back tomorrow night. Im not happy about it because this is MY weekend with him but...

I.JUST.DONT.WANT.TO.FIGHT.ANYMORE....

I cant do it. My heart and my mind and my sanity just cant do it anymore. and plus, its his dang birthday so I cant bring myself to be the jerk that ruins his birthday by fighting this one even though I dont even think theres any stock to his reasoning.

Whatever, Im gonna go love on Olly for as long as I possibly can. Sweet baby boy has been missing his mama :)


PS: MAGGIE- SO glad you are following along! Thank you for your comment!! Its so comforting to hear from you ladies about your personal experiences and how you have gotten through those hard times! I would love to follow your blog if you have one!!! Let me know!!

Not Me! Monday

As you know... I am ALWAYS a great student who is ALWAYS prepared when I get to class ON TIME every.single.day. Because of this reason, I most certainly did not sleep until 8:30am this morning when I have class at 9am after staying up until 2am playing on the computer because I just.could.not.SLEEP only to then remember I had a homework assignment that I did not do yet. I would NEVER do that assignment while I brushed my teeth and jumped into a pair of jeans to then DEFINITELY get to class on time... :) Nope, Never.

I would never have to be upset that I am responsible for my roommate's camera falling off of our TV and breaking on Saturday night. I would NEVER think it was a good idea to put it up there so we could take a timed photo and then proceed to watch it fall as we stood there smiling... KNOWING that my luck unluck would make it break probably before it even hit the TV stand because we ALL know I am COMPLETELY rolling in dough and can just buy my roommates new cameras whenever I want. Nah... that DID NOT happen to me.

I most certainly am not bummed that I have not heard from snowboarding boy, R, since I hung out with him on Friday. And I would NEVER start jumping to conclusions like, "wow, he must have had an awful time" or "he must not be into me" just to try to make myself feel better about the reason that I am DYING to talk to him while, I, on the other hand, are far from his mind. No way Id ever think that way!

And even if these things DID happen to me, I would never vent to my bloggies about my constant tardiness, sleep insomnia, unluckiness, and worry because LORD KNOWS they'd hate me for it.

Nope. I'd never do that.

:)

Week 1 Workout Log

Im really trying to get back into shape this semester- Id like to run a 5k this year since my last one was in high school. My goal is to work out 4-5x a week and record it here every Friday- I dont know if the 5k will happen since my workouts cant really consist of a lot of running (because of chronic tendonitis in my knees) but Im gonna try to run at least 2x a week and swim the other 3. We'll see how it goes :)

This week only has 2 days since classes were starting and my schedule was a little off. I know this is boring stuff so if you dont care- you dont have to read it. Just wanted to keep track of it for myself :)

Thursday: January 21

1. Warm Up: Elliptical (15 minutes)

2. 1 mile run (9 min 2 sec)
SO not happy with this time as I used to run a 7 min mile but you gotta start somewhere, RIGHT?

3. Dynamic Warm up

- 25 Jumping Jacks

- 20 Knee Hugs
- Med Ball exercises
- etc

4. Fitness Test
- Push Ups
- Standing Squats
- Sit ups

5. Abs (x2)
- 30 crunches
- 20 side crunches (each side)
- 20 alternating leg lifts (each side)
- 5- 90 degree bended knee/hip windshield wipers
- 25 supermans
- 5 push ups

Friday: January 22

Pool for 30 minutes

Hey now! Dont hate- Im sore! haha :)

When you least expect it.....

BAM!!!

I just checked my email and saw that N had sent me a pic. This is not unusual as he sends me pics of Olly sporadically and so when I opened it and saw THIS.... I was surprised.

If you dont know... that is a picture of Chocola.te Ch.ip Para.dise P.ie from Ch.ilis. N and I's signature desert.

You'd think I would think that was so sweet that he ate it and thought of me... but I was not happy when I got it....

Here's what went through my mind when I opened it....

1. Why is he eating OUR desert WITHOUT ME?
2. When I look at this picture, I immediately see the vera bradley wallet in the upper right and AUTOMATICALLY think... wow... he just sent me a pic of OUR desert as he eats it with his new gf.... Now I know I dont know that for certain and I decided that for my sake, I would not ask but its still what I notice when I see this pic.... not a fun thing to see.
3. There is only one spoon. so that makes me feel like he was at least eating it alone.... yeah I know.. the normal person would never see these things.
4. I would think he couldnt possibly be with her because why would he take the time to take a picture of his desert to send to his ex while at dinner with his current gf? How would he ever explain THAT?... Just doesnt seem logical...
   
5. I have had a hard last few days... Ive thought about him a lot for some reason and have refrained from contacting him in any way.... and well this just ruins the streak.

Heres the conversation (through texts) that occurred after I received the pic.

A: eating Chi.lis?
N: Did you know what it was? :)
A: of course
N: Thought about u. U sound busy, sorry for bugging u.
A: Im not busy. How are you?
N: Im doing ok. How r u ?
A: Im good. Started classes yesterday
N: Thats good! Almost done! Dare I ask about the dude situation?
A: No dudes
N: Y not?
A: Guys suck and I just dont have the energy to deal with them right now
N: Whoa, what happened?
A: haha, nothing at all. I just dont know if I want to deal with something like that right now. I dont want to get hurt.
A: Do you mind sending me some pics of Olly soon?
N: Yeah sure, Ill send one now.

I know yal love my quick thinking when I changed the subject to Olly to avoid getting into my personal life. Ha.

He confirmed that Yes, he remembers that I am picking up Olly next Thursday night for the weekend (which is also N's bday weekend) so that is good to know that he is still on board.

I like the way things are and I definitely want us to be able to talk like normal people without jumping down each others' throats. Im just tired of fighting with him and I want to keep moving forward. I guess things were good. I just hate that I question every single thing that he does now.

Sigh.

I just want my Ollydog. :(

3-3-3

Today officially marks 3 months, 3 weeks, and 3 days until I graduate!!!!

OHHH...MMMMYYY.....GOSHHHHH!!!!


Im sooo excited!!!!

MLKJ

Faith is taking the first step, even when you don't see the whole staircase.

-Martin Luther King Jr.

Last day

Tomorrow is my last day of Winter break and I am DREADING starting classes on Tuesday! On the other hand, I am excited to start my last semester of undergraduate school!

What have I been up to?!

Snowboarding was AWESOME!!! I had so much fun hanging out with everyone and getting to be on the mountain for a few hours. I am definitely a beach girl because I was shivering and shaking after about 2 hours of going up and down the mountain and everyone else was sweating!! I pretty much spent the last 2 hours of the session sitting in the lodge with my feet up sipping on hot chocolate! :) but I didn't care, I had so much fun!

Oh, and I met an AMAZING guy, too! Well, I guess Ive known him for a while (through my friend who goes to App) but I have never really gotten the chance to talk to him until Thursday. I have to say... from what I know of him... HE.IS.AMAZING! I know nothing will probably come outta it but for the record, he seems wonderful.... yeah I definitely just said how awesome he was like 238793 times haha....

Here are just a few things about him that caught my fancy (hehe)

1. He is one of 10 kids and said he'd love to have that many if his wife wanted to and if they could financially support them (OMGOSHHHHH THE PERFECT GUY FOR ME! No, I do not want 1o kids but I do want a husband who is excited to be a father and wants more than 2)
2. He is passionate about life!
3. He doesn't cuss like a sailor (like N did). Actually, I dont think I heard him say one cuss word the whole time I was with him (which is AWESOME)
   
4. He is very very concerned about others' well being!
   
5. Every single time he passed me on the mountain, he would either stop and say hey or throw a "Lookin' good, Allison! Keep it up!" which was so nice for someone who is just getting the hang of it. A girl could get used to that :) haha
   
6. HE IS SOOOOOO CUTEEEEEEE!
7. He's taller than me (haha yeah I know, pathetic, but Im not into short guys!)
8. He's really funny
9. From his actions, I am going to deduct that he's a Christian but Im not positive... definitely something that is important to me so we'll see! :)
   

Alright, I'm gonna stop now because I'm probably getting myself excited about NOTHING but it just feels so good to finally meet someone that interests me and is a good guy (that I know of). I was starting to believe that good guys didnt exist! Most likely, Ill never see the guy again or he wont be interested in me even if we did get to hang out again so Im really trying to be "whatever" about the whole situation.


Anyways- I AM EXXXXHHHAAUUUUSSSTTTEEEDDDD.... I went out with friends Wednesday and stayed up really late but got up really early, went snowboarding Thursday and went to bed really late and got up really early and then went out with some friends Friday night again and YES, stayed up way too late! Can you see a trend here? Yeah, me 2! I did ABSOLUTELY nothing after I got off work last night but I still couldn't go to sleep until after 1am.... Bad news for someone who has to get up at 8am everyday starting Tuesday.

Hopefully Ill be able to get myself outta this weird schedule in.... oh lets say... the next 24 hours! haha yeah very unlikely but I'm gonna try!

Tuesday:

How do you know that you'd acquired too many things?






Yup, thats how you know.


Haha- I know this picture is hilarious and I look awful but I could barely see out of my back window so I needed to document! :)

Wednesday:
Finally back at school...


Where am I gonna put all this stuff???

Oh yeah! Thats a good place!


Thursday:
Snowboarding in Boone, NC. Be back soon! :)