Well, two days left in sweet little Arlington. I don't know what it is, but I guess I'm just not one of those people who gets sick of this place. I am growing slightly perturbed with my family and am eager to escape that realm, but when I'm running the airport loop, through the crisp Washington air, looking over my shoulder to see the Cascade Mountains in the distance, I can't help but admit that I am going to miss this place. It's where my heart lies. But then I also remember that I'm on my way back to where the rest of my heart resides, in Granada. It's going to be so refreshing walking down Recogidas, hearing the buzz of Spanish around me. ....Spanish....that language I once spoke...this will be another interesting challenge, diving back into it.
I'm not ready to go back in the sense that I have not packed, and I have a huge to do list for the next 60 hours or so before departure. But I have seen everyone I need to see, done everything I need to do, my break has been complete. Reading the blogs of Nikki (who's down in Haiti working to clean things up after the earthquake) & Emily (who's just embarked on her Semester at Sea), I am eager to get out into the world again, anxious to travel! I am realizing that from this point onward, I'm not going to be in one place for very long. There are so many places I want to go, things to see, and challenges to be met ahead of me, that as much as I love Arlington, Washington, it will always be my home base, but may never be where I permanently reside.
As far as my Phase 2 of South Beach, it's going alright. I would say I'm "roughly" following the rules. Which means I've been cheating, which isn't really ok. But at the same time I'm managing what I'm doing, and I'm working out hard! I am so glad that I've started being active again, and I need to keep that up for the next 4 months overseas. The next week and a half in Switzerland is a bit agonizing as I won't really have control over what I eat, as is the upcoming trip to Rome Feb. 11 or so. Pizza & Pasta here I come? We'll see. Basically I just can't let myself go backwards. If I stay the same, fine, Hawaii Bod 2010 will resume itself in May. But there will be no backwards. I have worked too hard for that!
I probably won't write again until I am in Switzerland. I am totally excited for my time there, but not too excited about the travel aspect of getting there. I feel like I just hopped off a 10 hour flight at Sea-Tac and now I'm getting right back on! But hey, you gotta sacrifice for the fun I suppose. Well, hopefully I can pack wisely and get everything I need to do done! Peace out, America, see you May 25th!
Love, MacKenzie
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