Aahh yes, here I am in Iowa for the first of two trips this summer. Normally I don't plan my vacations into this state since I have an inherited sense of hatred for anything Hawkeye, but I am here for one very very important reason.
Mr. Timothy Richard Burton is fighting in his first ever Muay Thai Kickboxing tournament, and I am here to support him as a part of 10K MMA gym's crew and your resident girlfriend. This should be an exciting event since I know he's been ready for this his whole life!
The proof is already in the pudding because while other people are frantically trying to cut last minute poundage at the weigh-ins this afternoon, Tim strolled up there and confidently weighed in two pounds under! He's been training for this fight for a year, and steadily dieting for three months instead of dangerously cutting like so many of the fighters were doing. We overheard some guys saying they drove from Minnesota with the heat on FULL BLAST because they were still over weight...let's keep in mind that this week has been in the upper 80s temperature-wise.
That's probably the stupidest thing I've ever heard.
Ah well...some people are just plain dumb.
I do have to say that while I wait for all the guys to get back from getting their fight passes, and all the rules and regulations that Iowa was a little bit more exciting to drive through than the last time I was here. I was looking at all the crops and livestock so it made it more interesting (call me a nerd if you must).
However...never to fear. I'm not loving Iowa any time soon...when the state capitol's largest grocery store is a Hyvee...I know where my loyalties lie.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Sunny With A High of 75
Despite it being a slow writing summer...I can assure that there has been nothing slow about this summer at all. I miss those days where I sleep in until 1 and then lounge around in the heat with no agenda... This summer has been rainy and hot, and I am melting in my skin nearly every day.
But here I am at 10k MMA awaiting the arrival of all the gentlemen. My dad asked me to sit here and I've finally had the opportunity to just chill with my lab top. The internet at my parents house is now gone, and I must say that it's kind of nice when I don't know everything that is going on in the world of Facebook. I have had an opportunity to see my friends so much more, and the gossip seems much more juicy when I'm not looking at my News Feed every twenty minutes.
However, there are some important updates that I have been waiting for the chance to dish...
1. I'm taking a break next year from school. Now that I've told all the important people in my life this huge news, I now feel safe letting the internet know. I just need to make money in order to pay for school, get my own place, and do something different with my life. I have been in college for five years already and I'm getting a little burnt out. I don't feel so bad about taking a break right now because I already have a degree, and I don't see this as quitting on my education. It's just a pause, but perhaps it's a new stepping stone into doing something different. I need this break to figure out what that could mean.
2. Ikaika (my other puppy) has new life. I was initially worried about him when we had to let our other dog go, but he has some new pep in his step. He had surgery a few weeks back to remove a cancerous lump from his shoulder, and he continually amazes me with how well he has been recovering. My dad said that if the cancer was bad, he would not put the dog through chemotherapy (after all, he is almost 11 years old). However, it really does not seem like the dog will need it. The removal of the lump must have been so great for him because he is running and jumping all over the place despite his arthritis. It's fun to have my dog back again.
And that's it folks.
But here I am at 10k MMA awaiting the arrival of all the gentlemen. My dad asked me to sit here and I've finally had the opportunity to just chill with my lab top. The internet at my parents house is now gone, and I must say that it's kind of nice when I don't know everything that is going on in the world of Facebook. I have had an opportunity to see my friends so much more, and the gossip seems much more juicy when I'm not looking at my News Feed every twenty minutes.
However, there are some important updates that I have been waiting for the chance to dish...
1. I'm taking a break next year from school. Now that I've told all the important people in my life this huge news, I now feel safe letting the internet know. I just need to make money in order to pay for school, get my own place, and do something different with my life. I have been in college for five years already and I'm getting a little burnt out. I don't feel so bad about taking a break right now because I already have a degree, and I don't see this as quitting on my education. It's just a pause, but perhaps it's a new stepping stone into doing something different. I need this break to figure out what that could mean.
2. Ikaika (my other puppy) has new life. I was initially worried about him when we had to let our other dog go, but he has some new pep in his step. He had surgery a few weeks back to remove a cancerous lump from his shoulder, and he continually amazes me with how well he has been recovering. My dad said that if the cancer was bad, he would not put the dog through chemotherapy (after all, he is almost 11 years old). However, it really does not seem like the dog will need it. The removal of the lump must have been so great for him because he is running and jumping all over the place despite his arthritis. It's fun to have my dog back again.
And that's it folks.
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