10.8.12

((I forgot to write this up last night, sorry!))

Yesterday I had made plans to walk with Sarai around Fawn Lake again, so after work I headed home, changed, and retrieved my Retriever and husband. As soon as I put on a jacket, Ruby knew we were going someplace and she was SO EXCITED. These walks are good for her, too, plus she gets to socialize with her best friend Bubbles. It was dark out by this time, so Sara gave Josh a reflector belt and put a bright yellow shirt over Chere's clothes. She also carried a little lantern, and was pretty darn adorable. I really love that kid.

This time we went backwards on the "half lake" route. First we crossed the lake, where there are stairs and a hill, and then the rest of the walk was fairly flat. I think this was easier on Nikki, Sara's old lab, who has bad knees. It was definitely easier on me! I had planned to walk a bit faster this time, because I know that I'm the slowest walker of the three adults, but it ended up being a pretty leisurely stroll. Chere got really tired and cranky toward the end, but we made it without any major incidents, lol.

Once home, Josh pulled out the Mexican-flavored chicken he'd had in the crock pot and shredded it up. We had it over leftover rice from Sunday's dinner. There wasn't a ton of rice left, which was helpful for portion control. I used one of the regular-sized bowls, put in about a cup of rice, and then about 1/2 cup of shredded chicken. It was really tasty, and even though I was starving I wanted to wait and see if that would be enough food. It wasn't, because even twenty minutes later I still felt pretty hungry, but I was way too tired and went to bed within the hour.

Today (10/9) is Tuesday, so I was supposed to go to the gym at school, but I was too upset. We had a midterm in History, and I couldn't even guess at the main essay question. Why can't we use notes?! 70 years is a long time to just memorize for 19th century European history! So, I'm pretty sure I bombed it, and I felt like I was going to cry because I was so upset. If I fail that class I would probably lose my scholarship. I knew that if I went to exercise, I probably WOULD cry because of the stress and frustration, so I opted out. I plan to go for another walk tomorrow with just Ruby in our neighborhood. Sara and I are working out at my school on Thursday even though there isn't any school, so that will be good.