Well, yesterday ended up being a complete "CLUSTER".. if ya-know-whud-i-mean! I did remain to keep my wits about me and remained cool and collected, but holy Jebus, how frustrating. I sat in the Denver airport until around 8pm. I was supposed to be out of there by 3pm.

BUT

I'm here!! My husband ended up driving to Denver to pick me up and we still beat the plane to Wyoming, that is just crazy y'all.. just crazy. So as you already know if you read yesterdays post I was supposed to fly into Laramie, WY. Our plane was coming out of Salt Lake City and they just couldn't get off the ground due to weather conditions, those poor bastards sat on the runway for over 4 hours. So, I guess I really can't complain, at least I was able to sit in the airport. #winning Our flight was changed over 6 times, and thought it was for safety concerns.. it was so disheartening. Naturally I kept hubby updated and when we found out my flight wouldn't (possibly) be there until after 8pm, he decided to drive in from Laramie and pick me up. He is seriously my hero! It was around 5pm when we got that update, so since we weren't even sure if the flight was going to be cancelled he wanted to pick me up so I didn't have to risk sleeping at the airport. What a guy that one! sighs heavily while swooning 

When I woke up today this is what I saw.

Hello my darlings! :)

Guess where I am? Denver, Colorado!

I am in limbo right now, I originally flew from Texas to Denver then from Denver to Wyoming but wasn't able to land in Wyoming due to weather. So, here I am, right back in Denver typing you a lovely blog post about humility and being positive.

Yeah, of course it was a little annoying when I heard the stewardess announce that the flight may not make it to my destination, where my husbands awaits my arrival, but what can I do about it? It was really nerve racking because here I am trying to "just keep swimming" (-dory) and all I hear around me are groans and people complaining. Yes, I completely understand that everyone's situation is completely different and it might not be as easy for some to take this delay with a grain of salt.. but for the sake of this blog post I am referencing the folks that were just getting angry because well, they can.

We all deplaned and made our way to Customer Service and it was there that I began to feel extremely overwhelmed. Everyone was getting bad news because for one reason or another there just weren't any available flights for an entire airplane full of people to get into Wyoming today. To add to that frustration the airline is not responsible for accommodating your hotel or rental car, just the flight. But that is another story for another day! So the employees are getting berated by angry customers and literally felt like I was a sponge, absorbing all of that negativity and anger. I could feel my cheeks flush and my face got hot from my growing anxiety, yuck!

Though I understand and sympathize with the customers, I do not feel that it is okay to take your frustration out on innocent employees that are merely doing their job. It is not the employees fault, or anyone else's fault for that matter, that it is snowing in Wyoming or that we could not land due to the airline being bound by legalities due to visibility requirements in order to make a descent. Ummm, hello!! I don't want to die because your angry behind is in a rush. Until today I had no idea that legally the airline has to have clear visibility of the runway from "X" amount of feet or they cannot even attempt a descent. Now it seems pretty commonsenseical (it is too a word, shh), but I never thought about it before. I never had to! I'm from flipping Texas.

I was on the same flight as they were, I was inconvenienced in a similar, or in some cases the same way as most on the flight.. but I chose to see the positive in the situation. I had a choice. I could try and fly somewhere else, or I could shell out the money for a cab and a hotel for the night and pray there would be a flight before tomorrow evening, and that wasn't looking good. So I chose to fly into Laramie, WY. The first time I ever came to Wyoming I flew into Laramie's airport.. if you can call if that! It is literally the size of a small town post office. I will dig up the photo and post it for you guys so you can see just how tiny it really is.


The moral of this incredibly long story is that instead of getting angry and having a bad day over something out of my control, I had lunch at a "fancy" restaurant in Denver, Colorado.. I have never done that before so it was fun and exciting, even if it was just at the airport. While I enjoyed my lunch I heard a great song play that I hadn't heard in a long time and I sat there and contemplated life and where I am in it. I allowed myself to feel good about that moment and to feel good about being me.. I was proud that I complemented the employees and thanked them for their help and commended them for being as tolerant as they could in their situations and they noticeably responded to that. In fact, their demeanor's softened and my heart overflowed with generosity knowing I made that moment better for them in an unpleasant situation.







  
What's more?

I allowed myself to enjoy some damn pizza for my good behavior! ;D Even if it was a margarita pizza.. it was so worth it.

Everyday when I log on to Facebook (don't hate) I am greeted with so many inspiring and warmhearted posts about what you are thankful for. Since I have yet to jump on the bandwagon, I figured I would dedicate a post about the things I am thankful for and get caught up! :) 

Well.. well.. so we meet again!

Phew!!

School has been seriously whooping up on me, and ruling my life. So now that we have a little down time until finals arrive, here I am! ;D

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Let's get down to business, shall we?  

9 months ago (holy bleep batman, it's already been 9 stinking months?!!) I got serious about dropping 25 pounds. I was at one of my most miserable states of my existence and was in desperate need of a change. So I put on my big girl boxing gloves and fought like a champ! In my corner I had the Jillian Michaels Body Revolution program and the South Beach Diet coaching me, and turned to the wonderful world of #fitspo on Instagram for inspiration and support from so many lovely women that are fighting the good fight, just like most of us are on a daily basis.

In the process of completing the Body Rev. I not only lost 20 pounds, I have gained so much more than I ever imagined and am now fully committed to living a healthy lifestyle through following a (mostly) clean eating diet, and working out at least 5 days per week. As a result, 7 weeks ago I reached my goal weight of losing 25 pounds (weighing 135 lbs) and have managed to keep it off since then.


If you are just starting out on your fitness journey, just keep in mind that you will not see results over night, it takes time. Setting realistic goals is key to keeping yourself focus and on the right track. Just know that you WILL see results with persistence and HARD WORK. I don't think I noticed real results for a good 3 months, but once I did, I was bound and determined to keep at it and to keep kicking ass and taking names with my progress. Sure, I am 100% human and there were several days where I just didn't want to do it. I made every excuse known to man, yes, even the ones you say to yourself too, but I MADE MYSELF workout. Guess what? I didn't die. I actually felt better as a result!

There will ALWAYS be days where it will be so much more convenient to throw in the towel.. to quit.. to let those negative voices in your mind to conquer you.. to let the haters win.. BUT. You've got to dig down deep and realize YOUR happiness is at stake. Yes, you might not want to do it, but you will be so glad that you kept at it once you start seeing results, if you quit, you absolutely will not see any changes, period. End of story.

So what's it gonna be?

Failure?

or

Success? 

Hello my lovelies, I hope you have all had a fantastic weekend, as I have!

This past weekend I decided to have an "internet / apps detox".

Why?

I began to notice that my face was always planted on my screen with endless scrolling, commenting, and interacting through cyberspace in one form or another. Though I really enjoy interacting and networking with current and new friends through Instagram, Tumblr, Facebook and Twitter, as silly as it may sound, I honestly began to feel a bit caught up and overwhelmed by it all. So, I figured I would just take the weekend off to chill out a bit, and it was totally worth it! Not feeling the urge to snap photos to post on Instagram, or to document my thoughts or actions on Twitter, Facebook or Tumblr has been very freeing. I could just simply enjoy the moment for what it was and enjoy the simplicity of it all.

I truly recommend doing that from time to time, you won't regret it!

In other news, my husband and I had a very productive weekend! We finally got around to unpacking our bookshelf and organized it with some of our favorite books and knickknacks, made a few changes to our decor, bought some new furniture and have made plans for our upcoming winter vacation. Phew! It has been a very busy weekend, to say the least.

When our lease was up at our last apartment we decided to move into our current apartment for two main reasons. One being that they accepted our Saint Bernard, Joon, and two because we would be paying $525 less in rent alone. Since our main goal is to be able to buy our first house after this lease is up, it seemed like a no brainier to save that much money a month! The one downside is that it has been a drastic downgrade in ascetics, storage and counter space in the kitchen. In our last apartment, we got used to our beautiful wood floors, very large kitchen, granite counter tops and space. On top of those adjustments, we just didn't have the furniture or accent pieces to fit our current space, so it hasn't really felt like a home yet. So I'm sure you can image our excitement in finally being able to decorate our apartment and to make if feel like a home!

I cannot wait to be able to share some photos with you all once everything has been delivered and set up, I think you will love it!