Day 169: Delish Salad

I met my friend Aaron for lunch at Gloria's today. I always order salads at Mexican restaurants, since I go nuts on the chips before the meal arrives. However, I always hate that Mexican restaurants never offer salads on their lunch menus. Turns out--that is NOT the case at Gloria's! They have several salads on their lunch menu, and I died when I saw this one! Strawberries, pineapple, mangos, chicken, and a fab vinaigrette dressing. Delish! I highly recommend it....

Day 168: Photography Student Fail

My first photography class was all of 24 hours ago, and I've already forgotten everything! Our homework for next week is to take six photos using the "rule of thirds". But I tried to get all fancy with the new ISO, f stop, and other settings that we learned yesterday--and I can't remember a thing! I seriously tried to take a picture, and it took 13 seconds for the shutter to click. 13 seconds?! EEEK! I have no clue what I'm doing....

This photo actually ended up looking kind of cool. But it was completely unintentional. I have no idea what I did. Hopefully all of the information will start to absorb next class :)

Day 167: Shady Town

Tonight was my first photography class! The class is three hours, each Monday, for eight weeks {a birthday present from my parents}. I am sooo excited to learn more about photography and my camera.

But I'm not too excited about the shady location of the Creative Arts Center. This picture does not do the shadiness justice. Let's just say the class started with the teacher telling us to go put everything from our car into our trunks. And I quote: "They will bash in your window if they see 50 cents showing." Awesome.

Day 166: Green Monster

I'm feeling a little sick tonight, so I made myself a huge green monster {1/2 banana + milk + ice + toooons of spinach} for an instant pick-me-up. Green monsters are my favorite post-workout protein boost. Turns out it's also perfect when you're feeling icky, tired from a long weekend, and dreading the early Monday morning.....

Day 165: The Eagles Still Got It

Brian and I joined my parents tonight for The Eagles concert. And let me tell you, those boys still got it. They made fun of themselves--and their age--a lot throughout the concert, and it was hilarious. Great concert!

Day 164: Go Stros!

Tonight a few of us went to the Rangers vs. Astros game. Of course, I was the only one cheering for the Astros. And before the game started, I thought I was fighting the losing battle. The Rangers were on an 11-game winning streak, and while I love the Stros, they haven't been looking too good. However, I was thrilled when they pulled it out and played a great game. They ended the Rangers' winning streak and finally got a win for themselves! GO STROS!

Day 163: Saying Goodbye Sucks

I hated saying goodbye to my family this morning. Look at that adorable, sleepy, crazy-haired little boy. It sucks saying goodbye to him :( But I'm thankful for my time with all of them!

And on a completely unrelated note, I started day 2 of month 2 of Insanity. And it.freaking.sucked. I said about 10 times {to myself, of course} that I hated this and just did not want to do it. But I did. And I hated every second of it. OH, and this DVD was 55 minutes! Not cool....