Before I'm 25

I want to do so many things in my life, obviously, but I always put things on hold for when I have money or more free time and lately I've been thinking that I need to do things NOW. This is the best time for me to begin making memories, money be damned! So in honor of this new committment to celebrating my life and living it the fullest, here is my bucket list of things to accomplish BEFORE I turn 25 years old (so I have a little less than five years, uh oh!)

• Graduate with high honors (magna cum laude since summa is impossible) with two Bachelor's degrees
• Finish my Master's and begin an awesome job helping children and families
• Get married!!!! HINT HINT (;
• Go on a cruise with my hunny and maybe our friends
• Hold a baby tiger
• Travel overseas
• Move out somewhere way different from where I've been living my whole life (preferably another state)

I can't think of anything else right now but I'll definitely be adding to this. After all, a lot can change in five years and I may have different goals!

Losing Weight

Recently I looked at some pictures of me and I was just shocked. I know I'm by no means overweight but I'm teetering on the edge and I don't like it. I've always been tall (thank goodness) so weight never looked so heavy on me. Until now.

So this past week I've started eating healthier and doing at least ONE workout every day I can and when I get sore I rest. Saturday - Tuesday I did different work outs. Yesterday I rested.

On Saturday I was 169.9 pounds and today I'm 166.2 pounds. I think that's pretty awesome mostly because I've worked out before for three weeks and didn't lose a single pound. Mostly because I didn't watch what I ate. And I'm not really eating ridiculously healthy. Just instead of having four cookies a day I have one or two.

If only I believed my boyfriend when he said it was this easy. I didn't think I'd lose a single pound in a week and I lost three. It could be water weight but hey, I'll take it!

I think every week I'm going to update here with what I've been doing and the progress I've been making. I'm legitimately excited about losing weight/working out for the first time ever. But ssshh! Don't tell my boyfriend!

Greensboro NC and In-Laws

This past week my love and I went up to Greensboro to visit his brother and his brother's fiance and her son. His mom, sister, and nephew also came down from Pennsylvania to see everyone so it was quite the family reunion. We went kayaking, paintballing, shopping, and explored downtown. Also they cooked the best food ever for us. I always enjoy visiting them because his brother's fiance is literally the best cook ever. She always makes different meals and more than enough of everything because we always have seconds (and thirds!). I didn't take many pictures but here are a few that I did manage to take!