Getting my feet wet!

This week has been a crazy one! Earlier in the week at CREW practice we went running out side...I liked it but my shins didn't!! I think I have been train a little to hard (I think I talked about it in my last post.....). Long story short my shin splints have been getting worse. I am getting to the point where it really hurts to walk. The doctor told me that I CAN NOT run for a week and have to ice my legs as often as I can and will see him on friday for x-rays just to be safe! The good thing is about this is that I can swim. That just puts a smile on my face.

Today was fun...I got a call from one of my friends from CREW asking me if I would like to go rowing on the lake today!! That was pretty awesome I have to admit. I know some people just don't get excited easily about stuff like this.....BUT I do! (side note...When I commit myself to something I go for it like I have my eye on a target and won’t stop till I hit it dead on.) This is the first time that I have ever done on my own with out bringing someone with me. I am really proud of myself because the people that know me...Know that is really hard for me to do. I am extremely shy! It feels good to break my mold a little and stretch my arms. I have realized something today with help from my mom, she told me that I was really competitive! When I was out on the water with everyone I was just wanting to do my best, I asked a lot of questions only because I just want to know the mechanics and so on. I worried that they thought I was asking to many questions or asking the samething over and over again. But that is the only way that I can get it to stick! Again, for those that know me know that it's hard for me to ask questions...But I am getting better at it. I think I just need to just relax.....Right? I working on that one!! haha

I feel........

hm, today started out great with CREW! We ran for a warm up and then did a little more running (outside)...It was great, I really tried to see how far I could go with out walking. I only stopped 2 times in 10min. The group also ERGed! I think the only thing left really to say is I have found my new hobby!

moving on with my day, I had my nutrition class canceled...YAY! Studied for an hour at the library before heading off to take my Lifespan exam. Which I think I did pretty good on and last but not least I headed back to the colvin to work out again. I went swimming! I started that back up sense last Friday! The crazy thing about today...I realized something. Sense last Friday I have increased my work out by 30 min each day! CRAZY!!! But today I went an extra 30mins (total -3 1/2 hour work out)! When I got out I couldn't believe how long I was in the water! I out swam everyone in the pool! I must have really missed swimming, huh?

I haven't swan like this sense high school!!! I guess swimming just comes easy to me!

in other news, I am doing a triathlon in may with rebecca! i am so excited and nervise, only because i don't know if i am going to have enough time to train for it! the count down till then starts now!

It's so cold......

This morning I woke up to my room being very very cold. The temperature was about 56 degrees and I had my fan on! The only thing I can blame it on is my stupid dorm gnome that like to fallow me around at college and tries to make me like miserable.

To make matters worse I have been trying to do my homework for the last hour in half and I tried fixing my heat by putting new batteries in it but it's still at 60 degrees. It's taken an hour just to up a few degrees! :-/

if you still don't know what I am talking about here is an exert that I wrote on my brothers blog about my personal gnome! So enjoy! My brothers link (http://www.darrendurrett.com/?p=50#comments )



Oh, haha don’t even get me started on the Gnomes! Dorm Gnomes to be exact and instead of a personal angel…I have personal Gnome. Ok, first let me just clarify something! I always thought that I was the clumsiest person in the world and on my recent trip to Europe … my group confirmed it when they certified me as the clumsiest of the entire group of 45! (Don’t worry I am going to get to my point of the Dorm Gnomes in a second, I just have to explain something about my personal Gnome!) I tripped over my feet almost tipping over two parked mopeds…not at the same time but 2 for the total. Then, I missed a curb completely somewhere in Rome and probably in front of some HOT Italian guy to add to my luck. THEN… tripping on the train step with my luggage and loosing my shoe in the process; I swear that Gnome took my shoe and threw it under the train and the list goes on! DAMN GNOME! Well, back at school my friends also can’t believe how many times my car/dorm keys, cell phone, and OSU ID ends up missing! I have gone threw seven ID’s, yes I said S E V E N id’s costing $17 each. Not only that but, I somehow managed to loose my keys every morning. I can remember specifically placing my three things – keys, cell phone, id - in their designated spot on the corner edge of my fridge and I would wake up and they would be MIA … somewhere else! GEH , how I love waking up for class and those three precious things I need to survive at college end up on the floor underneath something and send me in to panic mode. I spent those 10 minutes that could have allowed me a nice slow walk to class but now it’s a mad dash to find those 3 things that are so precious and run like a bat oWellf hell….well more like an elderly woman trying to master the art of power walking in a neighborhood, but the way it looks on me, well it’s like someone who is half way to class and realizes that they have to go to the bathroom. Just picture it, I’m pumping my arms up and down, squeezing my butt tight in an attempt to not walk funny, with my backpack swishing side to side in an attempt to keep from being thrown off balance; hence the clumsiness (which I know is my Gnominess) that is all due to my DAMN dorm gnome, argh! I can bet that I will have another one this year, so let the fun began. I think I should just keep those three things permanently attached to me, but I bet you my little friend will find some way to take them from me even it I do that, so my story is to be continued….. and it has! hahaha here i go again! OH, HELL!

i really don't know how to start my blog entries.....i have recognized a pattern in how i start....like to use: um, so, well and so on and so......i really do get better at this! haha

anyways, CREW has been great...i love it so far, i actually look forward to getting up and working out at 6am! i just got back from my 2nt work out of the day. this morning we did a half mile run for warm up, a circuit work out, then erged the last bit of our work out. this evening i worked out with 2 fellow crew members, ran a few laps for warm up, then went start to the ergs for a 30min work out, and for the final bit we did an ab work out. all in all it was a good work out for me today. i feel pretty good about myself!

other then that my life hasn't been to bad. school is...well it's school. oh, and before i forget it's valentine's day.....i am not going to add anymore to that so happy valentine's day.


p.s.
Darren and rebecca: i hope you two had a great v-day! i need to come down to dallas to see you, work out, and just catch up with you. i miss you and love you.

p.s.s.


check out this band called Beirut...it's pretty awesome! just thought i would share

http://beirutband.com/ check it!

well, lets see... a lot has happened since my last update.

I had a birthday......i am now 22!

I have been working my butt off at CREW and loving every minute of it! This semester we plan on going to 4 regattas (when i get more info i will let you know).

there really isn't that much more to say......life is just busy as all get out!!

update update update!!!!

well, CREW is going great......today we had an ERG test (2000 meters) and thursday we did power yoga......FUN! i would recommend it for anyone!

and

it official.....i got a bid form alpha delta pi!!! that makes me really happy!

ok that's it for today......oh and i almost forgot! my birthday is tomorrow.....w00t!