Christmas 2010

I am so excited for Christmas to arrive! I am not a winter person at all, so I am ready for Christmas, new years, and my vacation; then i'll be over the winter season. I love the few weeks before Christmas though; I like looking at lights on houses, seeing decorated Christmas trees, and wrapped presents. I love shopping and picking out presents for people, it's so much fun; however, I could definitely do without the long lines and crowded stores. I feel that Christmas is such a happy time of the year that I am fortunate to spend with my family and friends. My family always has a huge Christmas party at my house, and it always assures a good time with family and close friends. Christmas is a holiday that brings everyone together and I have been so busy lately that spending time with my family and friends is all I could ask for this holiday season! 

Last day of TRX

Today was the last day of my TRX session. When my alarm went off at 4:30 a.m. I was a little relieved because I knew I would be able to sleep in for a couple weeks until the next session starts in January. Waking up that early twice a week is not easy and it is very draining. My class would start at 5:30 a.m. and last an hour. My friend and I would then do cardio machines for an hour and a half and then another half hour of abs. It will be nice to tone it down a little and try out some other classes. The next three classes we are going to start next week are Core Motions, Bodyworks, and Cycling. I am very excited because I like trying new things, and the classes do not start until eight so the extra sleep will definitely be nice! I have Zumba to go tonight still so I am very excited for that. Zumba is one of my favorite classes because it doesn't even feel like I'm working out!

Apps

I use to have the BlackBerry Storm phone, and I recently got the Droid X. Both phones allowed apps but my BlackBerry was much more limited to what apps I could choose. However, the Droid X has a ton of apps and I recently found my favorite app ever called the calorie counter. It has every fast food and restaurant that you could possibly think of and even a barcode scanner so you can scan food from the grocery store. It has four slots for you to enter food; breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. It counts all your calories throughout the day making sure you don't go over. It also has an exercise section where you type in all the exercise you did that day even if it was just cleaning the house or going shopping. If you burn calories it will subtract it from your daily intake. I even set a goal for how much weight I want to lose so it tells me how many calories I am able to take in each day so that I can achieve that goal. The cool thing about this app is that anytime you want fast food you can go to this app and it will have all the menu items and how many calories are in each item. This helps in making healthier choices when we choose to eat fast food. I was honestly shocked at how many calories some of the food items I use to eat had. You should definitely look into getting this app if you have a smartphone!

thanksgiving break

I am so excited for this weekend and next because all my friends will be home from school for thanksgiving break! I had a very close group of friends throughout high school so its been hard not seeing them everyday! I go and visit some of them on the weekends but a few of them i have not seen since they left for school! It will be nice to all be together again and catch up! Below is a picture of some of my best friends from high school. 

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift has a recently new album out called “Speak Now”. I have always been a huge Taylor fan since her very first album in 2006. Her music has always been so amazing over the past years and it continues to do well. Her new album has so many good songs that I literally listen to them several times a day. They are very inspirational and I can personally relate to them so well. Taylor is only twenty years old and I think that is why I relate to all of her songs so well because we so close in age. My favorite song in her new album is called “Sparks Fly”.  

Down to 11 practices...

January is just around the corner and that means that cheerleading competitions are going to be quickly approaching. After last night, my all-star team has only eleven practices left before our first competition on January 9th. It's such a scary and stressful feeling because I feel like 11 practices are going to fly by and so many people on my team have been missing due to other conflicts which is a huge problem. The closer January gets the tougher practices get and the harsher the coaches are. These next two months are going to be so stressful with cheer and everything else going on that I don’t even like to think about it. Cheerleading is something that I truly do love though, and I have fun at every practice. I’m just such a perfectionist with cheerleading that when things aren’t perfect (like our routine) I stress out. I am completely confident in my team though and I know it will all come together soon!

ZUMBA

Zumba is a fitness program that involves hypnotic Latin rhymes and dancing. Working out is not always fun and for some people it is even boring but this particular fitness class is literally amazing. Zumba is an upbeat class that keeps you moving and wanting more. The Monroe County YMCA offers this class on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and the class is always packed. The class is an hour long and the time flies by. I have taken my fair share of fitness classes and TRX (which I talked about in my last blog) and Zumba are by far my favorites. Zumba class always has such a fun environment and there are people of all ages that participate. You will burn calories like crazy because you are constantly moving and working your entire body. Zumba is a great way to exercise while still having fun and getting great results!