peppymint's Journal, 09 April 2012

Hello friends! I feel like I've been away for a while, so it's good to be back. The last week has been crazy.. I was down in Norfolk for work until Thursday, drove back up to Philly Thursday night, then drove up to NY to see my family Friday morning. I was planning on having a nice relaxing weekend at home, but that didn't really happen :/

I think the traffic gods decided to S&*$ on me this weekend. I hit an extra hour of traffic on Thursday on my way up to Philly. Then, again on Friday when I was driving to NY. I almost missed my tee time with my dad, but we were able to squeeze it in! I stayed at home Friday night, and my boyfriend was able to stop by too which was nice since I hadn't seen him all week! (He's ironically from the home town next to me, even though we met at Villanova).

I had a few errands I wanted to run on Saturday, but we found out that my Grandmother was really sick so I drove up to Boston with my parents to see her. She has terrible Alzheimers/dimentia and doesn't even remember who I am anymore, which can be really hard. She lives with my aunt and cousins, but my aunt is currently teaching out in London. It's a really messed up situation that I'll bring up another time.. I'm glad I went to go see her though. I'm really afraid that will be the last opportunity I had to see her.. :(

So Saturday was a completely exhausting day, mentally and physically. I took a nap when we got home, but wound up going out with two of my best friends that night. I'm really glad I did, because I ran into so many friends from high school that I hadn't seen in forever, plus my older brother came out too which was fun.

Sunday was hangover recovery day.... I helped my mom cook Easter lunch, slept, and watched the Masters with my dad (GO BUBBA!!) Oh, and I also ate. SO MUCH. I just couldn't stop. I just felt this need to shovel food in my mouth. Oh well. I enjoyed it.

The last thing I wanted to do was drive back down to Philly again last night, so I didn't leave until almost 9pm.. Bad choice. The GWB was jammed from Easter traffic, so I didn't get home until midight. And then got up at 7 for work. Lovely.

So all in all, I got zero exercise, sat in car for close to 18 hours total in the last 4 days, and I ate like I was never going to see food again. I just can't help myself when my mom makes her home made spanakopita... it's just sooooo delicious...

Guess I'll be hittin' the trails tonight for a nice LONG run!
Sorry for the super long journal. I applaud you if you're still reading!

Diet Calendar Entry for 09 April 2012:
774 kcal Fat: 21.40g | Prot: 40.24g | Carb: 105.69g.   Breakfast: Honey Nut cheerios. Lunch: Spanakopita, Gravy, Potato, Lamb. Snacks/Other: Nature Valley Crunch - Oats 'n Honey. more...

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:-) most peoples journals are sounding very similar today! "Ate/drank too much. Didn't exercise. But we're all running tonight!" My fav grandma had the dementia thing set in too. It is very hard to handle, it's tough for them when they're just starting to slip into it and they know what's happnening. But yeah, at the end when they can get agressive and don't know you. That is heartbreaking. I lose all my weight right around the time she was slipping away, so that didn't help with the recognition. 
09 Apr 12 by member: JessWhatINeeded
Sorry to hear about your grandmother. That stage can be SO difficult, but I'm glad you got a chance to see her! Good luck with the run tonight, hopefully it'll help you feel better about the less than ideal weekend! 
09 Apr 12 by member: Bkeller1023
My grandma (on my mom's side) had Alzheimer's too.. it is such a horrible disease and it's absolutely heart wrenching to watch as it progresses.. Glad you made it there and back safe and sound - hope you got a good run in yesterday! 
10 Apr 12 by member: erika2633

     
 

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