Summer Exhaustion

Is it possible to be tired of having so much fun?
I am physically and financially exhausted from summer time. Every minute of every day has been planned out to the max.  I can't do it anymore! 

Since I last wrote I have been busy celebrating many things:  

-My friend, Harry, is moving away to Iowa to go to Pharmacy School.  We celebrated with giant margaritas on a Wednesday.

 Me and Harry

-Another friend, Manda, is moving away to Oregon to train to be a Waldorf teacher. We celebrated with a keg and blended drinks.

 Me and Manda

-Another friend, Lauren, turned twenty-six last week. We celebrated with Francesca's Forno in Wicker Park and cocktails in the city.  I really recommend this restaurant. Delicious.

Lauren and me.

So. Fun. So. Tired.

I can't deny that I am having a blast, but when the temperature starts to fall and the leaves are ready to turn orange hues, things start to slow down. I am ready for this.  I will have time to breathe, time to visit Jay, time to work out, time to collect and center myself. 

I also love to wear cardigans, scarves, and boots.  My fall outfits are my favorite outfits to wear.  Lots of layers, earthy tones, jeans, and boots galore.

 Scarf... Boots... Pea Coat!!!

One of my favorite yellow cardis!

Jay and I pumpkin picking... scarf... hoodie... jeans! 

I love fall clothes!

On a random note...

I had a meeting with my manager and director of nursing since I last wrote.  It was a half-way-through-the-year-to-touch-base kind of meeting.  One question I was asked was... "Do you like your job?"  I never really thought about it, but yes! Yes I do.  It is weird to say that. Most people (I think?) do not like their jobs.  I mean, if I had to choose between working at my job and not working at all, well shoot... I would pick not working.  Since I want to be a contributing member of society... and not a bump on a log, I do have to work and my job is a great one.  My hours are backwards (working night shift) but I love working three 12-hr shifts.  I love getting full time benefits and only working 36 hours a week. I also love the amount I get paid... for right now (being a single lady with no mortgage).  The commute is 25-35 minutes which is 1/3 of what Ashley M drives.  Can I complain? I am job-satisfied.

Back to my summer scheduling...

coming up...

-Chicago Botanic Gardens with some of my best friends on Thursday

-Pink and Black Glam Mustache bachelorette party on Saturday

I'd always rather be at the cabin

Cabin Trip #2 has come to a close. Sadly.

The weekend was filled with...

~Delicious food... tacos. salsas. guacamole. cookies. hummus. fresh cut veggies.

~Fun friends.

~Golf Cart Rides

~Ice Cream Social... I scream, you scream, we all scream for butter pecan ice cream.

~Mosquitos.

~Camp fires.

~Pomegranate Hookah

~Sleeping through the rain.

The group... minus two.

Playing around with light and my camera...

Hookah

finding the time

Took a cycling class today and it was so refreshing to finally get back into the swing of things! Ever since I started grad school in June, working full time and being a student full time has taken all the time and energy out of me.  Now that my body has adjusted to my crazy sleep schedule and I finally have my priorities in order, I am finding the time slots where I can squeeze in exercise.

I really enjoy group fitness classes, because you really can't cop out.  I mean, you can, but I feel like people will judge me... "look at her, she's a lard-o and can't handle it", so I never leave early and I always try really hard.  If I just go to the gym on my own, after 30 min I am bored and want to leave.  Group fitness keeps me engaged and motivated and seeing everyone around me get into it gets me going as well.  Cycling is especially fantastic, because they turn out the lights and you are in your own little bubble. You get to control how fast you go and the resistance on your bike.  

After cycling, my friends Ashley and Franke met up with me and we did yoga together.  It felt super good to stretch my body after cycling.  All three of us came to the realization that our cores are out of shape.  My legs and arms have the strength for the most part, but my core is what is lacking.  I have no balance, which in turn means my core is unable to keep up. 

So, hopefully I can stay motivated and keep this up, because I need to remember how good it feels to exercise, especially to stretch.  As long as it is not running, I enjoy exercising.  I just hate to run. Loathe it actually. Me and running? Enemies.