Nature Walk Photos

I mentioned a couple days ago that J & I went on a nature walk through a local wildlife refuge. Although we didn’t see a lot of wildlife (I don’t blame them, they’re awfully close to the big city!), we saw plenty of other beautiful sights. Here are some of the photos.

It’s scenes like this that make me miss living out in the country.

Turtle, turtle! This adorable little painted turtle decided to make an appearance as we were gazing into the water.

Lilacs.. my absolute FAVORITE. They smell so wonderful.

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This is going to be interesting!

It’s been a few months since I’ve blogged about my weight. Let’s just say, I’m ashamed. I’m chubby. While I’ve grown rather fond of breasts that are larger than a B cup, something has got to be done about my weight. I’ve gone from a size 7 to a size 11.

So I’m going to start watching what I’m eating, and exercising frequently. However, this is where the story gets interesting — Jason is underweight. Yeah, you read that right. Underweight.

I have no idea how, or why, but he’s like.. 20+ pounds lighter than he should be. So we’re going to work on a lifestyle to help him gain weight, while I’m trying to lose weight. Which is going to make cooking dinner quite interesting, to say the least.

If anybody has tips for either of us — how to lose or to gain weight, please comment with them!

Anyway, in other news — it’s been a couple of days since I’ve blogged because the weekend was quite interesting. We partied with a friend on Friday night (partied a little TOO hard, might I add), and spent most of Saturday recovering from it. On Sunday we went for a nature walk through a local wildlife refuge. It was so awesome; I’ll try to upload the pictures sometime soon, but I have to find where I packed my camera cable.

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! What are your plans for Memorial Day weekend? We’re going to Wisconsin to visit my parents.

Ick.

I have a stomach bug. It hurts. Bleh.

In other news, I’m pretty proud of myself. I’ve started exercising again. J & I like to go for walks; when it’s nice outside, we walk around town.. and when it’s rainy/cold/windy, we walk around the Mall of America. And boy, is THAT a work out! Hopefully it’ll start paying off and I can shed some of these extra pounds I gained during the winter.

I’m watching The Golden Compass right now. It’s a really neat concept, but I’m afraid I can’t seem to follow it. I think I’ll read the book.

Anyway, I’m gonna get going. It’s been a long day.

Sometimes I wish my head would just explode already.

Sorry for the lack of updates once again. I’ve been sick with a headache the past two days. I think it might be a sinus headache, and it feels like if I could just drill a whole in my head and let the pressure out a bit, I’d be okay. Bleh. It’s feeling better now, though. Thank goodness.

I’m not sure if I like Bloomington yet. It’s so.. huge. You see, I’m a girl who grew up in the countryside (aka a place where the population was “Unincorporated”). A small town consisting of MAYBE ten families. Maybe.

Here, in Bloomington, the population is like 85,000+. That’s CRAZY. I can’t even register that number in my head as POSSIBLE.

Not to mention, I’m not sure I like our apartment. We’re on the 2nd floor and the people above us have two kids who constantly run around. Which is great fun when I’m sick with a headache and can’t stand even the slightest noise.

I’m probably just whining. I think the main reason I’m so uncomfortable is because I’m so far away from my family. It was bad enough when I was an hour and a half away from Mom & Dad; now I’m 3 hours away. And with gas prices being outrageous, I can’t go and visit them nearly as frequently as I would like.

I’m rambling. I apologize.

♥ Dani

Sadness & Sickness

I received a letter in the mail from that bookstore I had an interview with. Basically it said: “Blahblahblah.. you’re not good enough.” I cried. I can’t even get a job at a friggin’ bookstore.

To add to that, I’m sick as hell with a cold. Can I NOT go a week without being sick?! Seriously. I don’t get it. I take vitamins. I have a regular sleeping pattern. I eat well. WHAT DOES MY IMMUNE SYSTEM HAVE AGAINST ME?! *takes deep breaths* Sorry about the caps.. I’m just so frustrated!

Yesterday I didn’t even have the energy to get off of the couch. I literally had to lay there all day and be sick. It wasn’t fun. And we were out of cold medicine. But now we’re not.. so I’m doing a little better.

Anyway.. I’m going to continue my job search. I don’t know what I’m going to do if I don’t get a job soon, though. Rent is already late.

I hate money. I really do.