Well, Happy New Year everybody? At the moment I'm sitting in the Birnam Wood Apartment of my dear friends Heidi & Kelli, and as Kelli snores and Heidi and I make random comments about whatever we're looking at online, it is hitting me that I will soon be flying over the big blue again, back to Europa. Dang, time truly flies.
My break has been...entirely satisfactory. Now I know this blog is predominantly full of my adventures in Spain, but I suppose I'll break it down for you a bit, because hey, immersion into my former culture is important to document. Let's just say I haven't had too difficult of a time. Christmas was amazing this year, maybe because it beat last year's break by far, maybe because I hadn't seen my family in months, but whatever the reason, it was memorable and flawless. I raked in the dough from my fam, which will be helpful upon my upcoming transition back to the Euro. yay...not! =)
I recently spent about $150 (yikes those things are expensive, but I just can't hold back when I get to Michael's!) on scrapbooking materials and have been spending my days busily cutting, stickering, and creating away, which makes me miss my loves from Granada and passes the time quickly. It's going to be very strange returning "home" without them, I am not sure how it's going to turn out exactly.
Another major update in mi vida is that I am currently doing the South Beach Diet. Crazy, I know. But guess what, it works! Let me just give you some background so you understand my motivations. Two weeks ago my good friend Tyler Varnell and I were all set to go up snowboarding at Mt. Baker. The night before, I slip my snowpants on...brand new North Face ones bought only last year...and they won't come even close to closing. That's right, traumatic. Now, I had already faced the horror of the scale and realized that my body had uhh...developed...15 brand new pounds since departing in August, but this was the final straw. After a bit of a fit, a day of active snowboarding (wearing my DAD'S ski bibs, real cute), and some coaching from my stepmom Lena, I began Wednesday, Jan. 6 on Phase 1 of South Beach, armed with an awesome cookbook and more willpower than I thought I could ever have. And now, a mere 12 days later, I have lost 10 pounds, and counting! It will be interesting maintaining this completely healthy lifestyle in Spain, but I am going to try my best and hopefully I can work out some sort of situation that will prevent me from engorging once again.
Second piece of my weight loss plan/activities to keep me from being bored during my 6 week Christmas break is that my Dad and I have been working out fairly religiously together. He's on leave from the Navy so he hasn't been going to work, and we've run/walked the Airport Loop (6 miles) by my house many mornings, and we recently started going to the gym at the Base in Everett together. It's really good bonding time, and I've been getting in way better shape.
Let's see what else. Well, I've spent the past two weekends visiting my good friends up in Bellingham. Last weekend we saw Avatar (amazing, awesome, stupendous) and I am fairly certain aka positive I hit a raccoon on the way back. I visited the kids I have babysat for the past two years and took them to the park, I can't believe how big Blake and Barrett have gotten just in the past 6 months. I try to go to Quinn's home games at the high school, I cannot believe she's a senior, especially since we played together when I was a senior and she was a freshman! And mainly I have been loving being home with my family. I try and cook my new healthy dinners for Mom & Jordan and they seem to be appreciating it! :) Overall I'm absolutely loving my time home.
But...that most certainly doesn't mean I'm not excited to go back. I'm not scared this time, or nervous really. I'm looking forward to Switzerland for 9 days! It's going to be a blast to see Heinx, Brigitte, Gian Martin & Aita again, it's been 2 years. And then back to Granada. Home! My new apartment with new roommates Ana y Jessica!! Can't wait to see them. And of course can't wait to see Allison and the other returnees. But I'll be there soon enough. As for now, it's time to hit the hay!! Hasta luego...
MacKenzie
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