excer-torture!

so i am completely miserable today. my arms ache like crazy. it was quite sad this morning... i was trying to put a sports bra on so i could just run after work to exercise and i got stuck. yes. you read that correctly. my sore self couldn't get her arms up and thru. it was insane. i was laughing because it hurt but then it hurt even worse! i finally managed to get it on and now i'm dreading taking it off...maybe nick can help in that department! :)
i'm sure tonight's gym adventure is going to hurt like the dickens but maybe it will help. to work it out. or to just make myself that sore that i can't move any part of my body tomorrow! we were supposed to play two games of volleyball tonight but a water main burst at the y, again. i don't get it. it happens every year. well, maybe there will be some pick up games after our workout...well, if we can both walk!
i surely hope that this pays off. that i notice some difference, that i don't always feel like a 103 year old stuck in my 26 year old body! ;)

idiots and zeros...

so i believe i stumbled across this while at two peas it was in someone's siggy line. could be a new favorite. right up there with the slinky!
'idiots are like zeros. no matter what you do to them, they never change.' unknown
teehee. it's so funny. so true. and almost sad when you really think about it. but you just have to realize that sometimes things are out of your control. that you cannot change people, only yourself. ah, don't want to get totally deep. would lose the 'fun-ness' of the quote! :)

holy cannolis.

how the heck do you spell cannoli? anywho. i am so stinking sore. our trainer was nice but for someone who has lifted weights, um never. it was torture! okay, not that bad, but i hope i can walk and lift my arms above my chest before thanksgiving!

i've been tagged...

blog quiz!

2 Names you go by:
~ shannon
~ shan or shane
~ i am sharing more... sp. love that one!

2 Parts of your Heritage:
~ hungarian
~ german

2 Things that Scare You:
~ drunk drivers
~ snakes and giant spiders...ew!

2 Everyday Essentials:
~ chapstick
~ internet

2 Things you are Wearing Right Now:
~ jeans
~ livestrong bracelet

2 of your Favorite Bands or Musical Artists:
~ ben folds {my boyfriend!}
~ dave matthews band

2 Favorite Songs:
~ wonderland {john mayer}
~ better together {jack johnson}
disclaimer: i can't keep favorites. i always change my mind when it comes to these sort of questions!

2 Things you Want in a Relationship (other than True Love):
~ laughter
~ comfort and support

2 Truths:
~ i have the mouth of a trucker {no offense truck drivers.}
~ i have an obsession with chapstick {i probably have at least 10 laying around the house!}

2 Physical Things that Appeal to You (in the opposite sex):
~ eyes
~ smile

2 of your Favorite Hobbies:
~ scrapbooking
~ reading

2 Things you want Really Badly:
~ my study/scrap area redone!
~ eternal happiness

2 Places you want to go on Vacation:
~ australia
~ europe
heck, i'll take any vacation i can get!

2 Things you want to do before you Die:
~ be debt free
~ be a world traveler

2 Ways that you are Stereotypically a girl:
~ i cry easily
~ i would love to lose weight!

2 things you are thinking about now:
~ our harry potter imax adventure tonight
~ if hurricane gamma is going to hit another one of our cruise destinations...

2 stores you shop at:
~ target
~ gap/old navy

2 people I would like to see take this quiz:
~ whoever reads this and has a blog!

get in shape girl.

that's me. so excited about this whole gym thing. well, nervous actually. yesterday, nick and i went to omni and signed me up for a membership. nick has has his for over two years but rarely goes. we decided that we could be motivation for one another.
so after signing up, we were able to get our fitness profiles done. scary yet good. i mean who wants to know how much fat they are carrying around? no girl i know! but the lady said that mine was very good. less that 25%. so her goal for me is to drop 3%. which equals about 5 pounds. so doable in my book. but she also wants me to gain lean muscle. i don't really care about the number. i just want to feel better about myself and be in shape. i mean, i may be thin but in no way does that mean i'm healthy.
nick's body fat was nonexistent. i hate him! ;) 5% only! old boy has some serious bulking up to do!
they have a program with trainers. you meet once a week and then the following two days they rearrange your program and meet back the following week. for the both of us it would only be $50. reasonable to me. i don't want to look like some fool hanging upside down and backwards from a piece of equipment. and nick totally needs the guidance with all the muscle building he has to do. so we are going to try it for three months and see how it goes. hopefully, we will both have the feel for the gym and not need to. well, at least me. nick might need all the help he can get gaining 30 pounds or so!
so far we've gone two days in a row. tomorrow is our first day with the trainer. i hope to pete i can still walk on tuesday!
we also went on a shopping spree for our gym goodies. i got a new i pod nano. still need some super cute accesories for that but they can wait. nick already had a mp3 player. not a good one, but one nonetheless. then we had to get new shoes, some warmup pants, sportsbras, shirts. you know the essentials.
eventho we spent a bundle, i'm totally stoked. i hope we can both keep this up and can feel healthier! heck, exercising was one of my new year's resolultions...i got it in under the wire. a month or so to go!

motivation...

i need it. and today i had a wee bit, so i decided i'm gonna start working out. i know i say that and then never do. but things have got to change. i'm tired of feeling lazy. you see, i truly am one of the laziest people you will meet. but once i get up and actually do something, i feel sooo much better. refreshed, energized, sore! ;)
so saturday nick and i have a date to go to the gym. we are gonna do a couple membership and plan to meet 3 days a week after work. it's so great that now we both work in the same vacinity. having a partner thru this just may make it so much more fun. er, tolerable!

and i got my first knk dt kit today...fun! can't wait to start playing with the goods!!!

the heck?!?!

is up with this stinking weather. 60 yesterday. today 23 flipping degrees, 30 mph wind gusts, and snow!!!! is it spring yet?! ;)