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Hey guys.  So… today’s my birthday!  I’m trying to be all cheerful and stuff (because everybody should be happy on their birthday!) but I’ll admit it:  its a little hard.  I was kinda hoping for something magical to happen and my face to somehow be cured overnight… I mean, its slowly getting better… but so slowly…  Still, I keep thanking God for every little improvement.

Anyways, about yesterday…

So I woke up and went on my morning walk.  It was so cool and nice out–it felt like fall with that big, clear blue sky and crisp air!  I’m going to miss my morning walks when school starts.

Breakfast

Special K Protein Plus + raspberries (leftover from cake!) + almond milk

Since meals aren’t as big of a deal to me anymore and I don’t want them to last for hours on end, I’ve been enjoying having cereal for breakfast.  I mean, it tastes good.  Who cares if its gone in like 5 minutes?

Workout

45 minutes elliptical intervals

25 minutes planks

• 3 x 4 min ball planks
• SUPERSET
• 4 x 1 min front planks
• 4 x 1 min side planks (per side)

I’ve also noticed that lately workouts aren’t as big of a deal to me either.  I just kinda do them without really thinking about it.

After I showered and put on my make-up, my mom came to pick me up.  We did lunch at Bruegger’s.

Lunch

Cafe Sesame Chicken Salad

It was good.  We were in a hurry (and I was hungry) so I ate it kinda fast.  But I loved the crunchy sesame seeds, and the dressing was so good that I brought the leftover stuff home to use again!

Afterwards, we went to an appointment with my counselor.  I was going to her every two weeks for a long time (since… February?  And before that, I was going every week.)  Well, at my last appointment, I was doing and feeling so well that we decided to wait a month and see if maybe it was time to “wean” me off of counseling.  Well, with this whole zit nightmare… yeah, mentally, I’m not feeling too great at the moment.  I basically sat there balling like a baby the entire session.  But my counselor is really great.  I left feeling a bit better… and with another appointment for next week.

Its amazing how quickly life can change.  Now I’m dealing with a whole new set of problems (and I won’t lie… I’d rather have my old problems back in a heartbeat.)  Life is basically one struggle after another, isn’t it?

Anyways… my mom and I baked some dark chocolate chip cookies yesterday afternoon:

We took them to our square dancing lesson, and they were all gobbled up by the end of the night! 

But before we left for square dancing, I threw together a quick salad to make sure I was packed full of veggies for the day.

Dinner

Salad with romaine, spinach, Tuscan-blend veggies, bell pepper, tomato, Italian dressing, shrimps, salad bits

The shrimp were leftover from the Beaufort Stew and they were delicious!  There were actually a lot more of them… but I ended up eating most of them before they even made it into the salad!  Haha.

Then, of course, we went to square dancing.  My usual partner was back today, so I had a blast with him twirling me around like crazy.  And my grandpa gave me a birthday shout-out. 

Well, that’s about it… we’re going out to dinner tonight for me “real” birthday (even though the party was on Sunday!) so I probably won’t update tonight.  And then I have Wednesday… and then school starts Thursday!  Eeek.  I’ve been looking forward to it for so long now… I just wish my face would get better so I could enjoy it more!

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