Day 1

Day 1: So after sleeping in I finally woke up and decided to start my juicing day! So Cory and I made a pit stop at Kroger to go get some veggies and fruits. Then headed on over to Alex and Cody's house to begin juicing. I had a recipe that I found out of the magazine I was reading yesterday at work.

Recipe:
3-4 carrots
1 cucumber
1 small beet
1'' piece of ginger root
1/2 green apple

Cost: $6.79

Breakfast/Lunch: My feelings about this whole recipe were wonderful. However, after making this it was horrid. I think that I put way too much beet and ginger root in there. I wanted to throw up, but Cory made me feel bad so I basically chugged it. Never again will I probably make this recipe. Oh and I cut my finger making this horrid recipe just saying I have to wear a band aid and it is hard to type with it. I really hurt too.



So after that I was STARVING!! Like I literally thought I was going to have to eat Munchie, but I stayed strong and feel asleep on the couch with Cory watching some random movie about communism. Then he woke me up to the wonderful smell of fried chicken. ugh. I wanted that chicken so bad. SO I headed to Aldea (a cheap grocery store) to get some food for my next meal. I found a recipe online but when I got to Aldea they didn't have pears. so I got Apples, Strawberries, blueberries, grapes, and lemons for $14.34. I know this whole juicing thing is getting a little expensive if you ask me. I am not sure if I can make it spending this much and eating this little. Anyways so I got back to Alex and Cody's and made my own recipe.

Anna Liquid:
2 apples
1 lemon
some grapes, blueberries, and strawberries

It was yummy. Kind of just like a fruit smoothie. So then dropped the Cory off to have some guy time with his friend John and headed home still hungry. Once I got home I hopped on the motorcycle and went and got me some carrots and pears. Got home and made the best drink of the day by far. YUMMY IN MY TUMMY!!

Apple Pear:
2 apples
4 pears
10 baby carrots or 3 big carrots

It was banging. I drank like 28 oz of it I made a ton Cory said I needed to make more to feel me up better. Yet, my stomach is growling right now. And I think I need to find the recipe for Mean Green. However, I do feel good about myself. I will admit two things. I stole a taffy, but I gave it to Cory in the car I felt so guilty at the thought of eating it. And once I got home after contemplating for like 20 minutes I had two spoons of ice cream and by spoons I mean tiny. It was horrible right after I put it in my mouth I wanted to cry and vomit. It is kind of how I feel now when I think about eating microwaved food. I feel so guilty and I am sorry. So overall today was a success if you look past the spoon of ice cream and the temptation of taffy. I am proud of myself. I am just worried at how I am going to be able to do this at VI, which by the way is only like 2 days away. I am nervous. I wish I would have found out about this juicing thing like 2 weeks ago I have no clue how I am going to do this at the Bristol Speed Race. Anyways I think it is a good start for me even if I can't do the whole ten days I am happy. Hopefully I can think of someway to continue this throughout the Bristol Race.

Anna

Pimp Juice

So today while I was at work I stumbled upon something that I think I am going to try. No not Pimp Juice, but the diet of juicing. Well now that I have kinda found out some stuff about it I wouldn't call it a diet more like a way of life or change in life. I was reading some weird ladies health magazine that was sitting on the table and saw an article for reducing yeast?? Sounds gross doesn't, but it wasn't about that it was about the yeast in foods and how they are bad for us. However I continued to read the article trying to figure out what this was really about and it turned out to be about juicing. I am not going to lie I ripped out the pages of the magazine and tucked them in my pants and went back to work just kind of forgetting about the whole thing. I did however stop by and look at the juicers on the way. I kind of got in my mind that I would get a juicer and test this whole thing out.

Later after I got off work Cory and I headed over to my house for a random family dinner. Over the food and everyone talking I asked my mom for a juicer and my sister Alex told me I could use hers. How she never used it and didn't really need it. I was so pumped I couldn't really help but continue to talk about it.  Well then we ate all of our fatty meats and some cake that was probably hydrogenated and finally ended up watching Phenias and Ferb aka the best show EVER!! I still don't understand how 5-7 year old can understand the sense of humor or half the jokes on the show. Anyways while there I found this movie all about this guy who changed his entire life by juicing. And how others have even changed their lives. It was so inspiring and yet so ironic that earlier in the day I found that article about juicing.

So basically what I am saying or attempting to say is that I am going to do a 10 juicing fast. Well I am going to try it tomorrow morning and see what it is like. Even if I hate it I really do think I will try and do it anyways there didn't seem to be anything that could possibly be negative about it. I may need to take like a multi vitamin but I should probably be taking that anyways. So yes I am going to start juicing. I'm hoping this will help me get on some kind of healthy path. Lately I have been feeling really icky about myself. I know I am beautiful and have nothing to feel icky about, but sometimes you just gotta do what is gonna make you feel awesome and most comfortable in your skin for your self. So that is what I plan to do. Maybe I will make my own Pimp Juice cup to drink out of.  Wish me luck.

Anna

ps. I got my Advance Dive card. I love diving.

Vomit Comitnn

Yesterday was one of the werdirst experiences of my life i vomited underwater. it was horrible and unbelivable at the same time. Oh i am here at Marine laby and i have become an aquanaut but who cares tat is boring lets get onto the important stuff. yesterday at lunch we had hotdogs. yummy right i love hotdogs and not to mention i was starving from snorkeling that morning in the mangroves. so i eat my yummy hotdog with beans and then pack up for our first open ocean dive. booh yahh. so we head out towards the deep blue and the corals when a huge storm blows up. it isnt too bad and i dont feel sick at all. so we get to our choppy spot get our gear on and giant stride off the boat. sign the okay and down we go to the corals yaya. i do my fish count then wait going up and down up and down on the others to finish. once they are finally done we get off the boat and i vomit soon afterwards. i felt wonderful afterwards so jumped back into my gear to go explore some more. so i am swimming swimming along and all of a sudden i am like oh no i think i am going to be sick. i get horribly frieghtened and somewhat freaked out. i think my entire face went grey. still swimming and thinking i am about to barf i pass a group of yellowtail snappers awaiting what was next to come. all of a sudden i freeze in the water and begin to throw up in my regulator but soon feel chuncks of hotdog making its way up so what do i do? i tak my reg out of my mouth vomit in the water replace my reg, purge, take it back out and vomit agin, purge. while all the time those yellowtail snappers devoure what was once my lunch. overall it was a crazy experience. one of the other divers andie asked me if i was okay. she said she freaked out because she thought a predator was coming up behind here because of the rush of fish. then she saw them swarming around me. it was a epic and almost so hard to believe that i did that and didnt drown in thr processes. so today and somewhat moral of the story today i took dramamine and did wonderful. however i will never forget that  my first open water ocean dive i was named the vomit comit.

anna

ps sorry about mispellings and lowercase posting from my phone.

A visit to the Capitol

Last Saturday I traveled to Washington DC to 1) visit my Dad I hardly ever get to see 2) See some sites 3) begin the trip of a lifetime to Key Largo, Florida to go on a Biology trip.

So the morning started with a blast with Mom screaming about how we need to leave and how there might be a plane of 200 kids leaving at the same time which was 6:00 in the morning. Of course I procrastinated till the last second to pack all my crap and probably forgot things that I maybe should have brought with me.  However all I care about is I brought like 7 bathing suits, my dive card, log book, of course some other clothes, and floopy no doubt. However recently Floopy sustained some injuries due to Ziggy. 

To start we landed at like 8 in the morning in DC. Dad picked us up and took us to his humble abode and we ate a good breakfast and then fell asleep on the couch.  Then waking up went to see HARRY POTTER oh yea!! Before the Potter we ate at this awesome yummy place. Then after Potter we went and walked all over DC. Saw the white house looked at other monuemnts and had some good fashioned walking UGH!!

White House

Me and Dad

The WWII Memorial Stars

Me and Dad

Vietnam Wall

Lincoln

The next day I opted to wake up and do BODY PUMP. Which really pumped my body and am still sore at this moment. Then after that we went and looked at more monuments. Ate some good food at home.

On Tuesday Abeth and I went out to the Smithsonian after Dad was food poisoned from the crappiest eatery I have ever ate at. We hit up the Smithsonian Zoo first which was a bust. Still to date the Nebraska Zoo is the best. Thier desert dome is a must see. If you go to Nebraska for anything the Zoo is a must see as well as if you are into Baseball a College World Series game is a must as well.  Then we found our way to a frozen yougart joint to help with the heat overload. After picking out our yummies Abeth choose Cookies and Cream and I got Mango and Vanilla with white chocolate chips. Walking down to the Metro which Dad stated was right across from the Zoo entrance which in actuallity turned out to be 3 blocks down we went underground to the Metro. Now unlike the Metros in France which are a little bit more confusing plus the whole other lanuage barrier added these were kind of friendly. A nice man helped us out getting our tickets to the Smithsonian who later told me I had a beautiful gown on. Then after changing trains we got off at our stop and started our adventrue through the Smithsonian Musems!

Walking up out of the underworld I was of course spotted by peadlers who needed money for the homeless. As the man tried to barter us a map then paid him 2 dollars he said "Thanks miss Kitty" becuase of My Black Kitty Cat knecklace that Cory got me. Anyways the museums were okay I kind of expected a little more out of them. I guess after seeing Night at the Museum nothing can compare. lol

So this morning we woke up and are now headed to Key Largo. I am so excited it is going to be awesome. Actually I am writing this from the Charleston Airport. I thought I would share the excitment and try to update you guys if anyone is reading about what has been going on this time in my life. Unfourtuantly I haven't updated about our adventure to Montana at the end of June. So maybe I can get those up as well. Need to Blog.

Well I will try to update as much as possible. Friday I begin the 24 hours under the water. SO PUMPED.

Anna.

A Good Rant.

Recently I have figured out there are people in this world that I never want to meet. Since Cory has been doing this whole Pisgah Stage Race Blog Contest I have not meet people, but read what they have wrote and have now deciphered that I never want to meet some of these people ever in my life.I have recently been wanting to get into racing, but now I am not so sure that I want to come face to face with people. Okay I agree Cory does not have the best grammatical skills and his blog to everyone who does not know him may lack a sense of humor or "entertainment." However, I have never been so appalled by people in general. To them Cory is just some kid who can't spell and how dare he even enter a contest to get a free entry into a race that he will have to blog about. Just so everyone can get just a small taste of where I am coming from here are some examples:

"This seems pretty simple. The individuals who are the best writers and provide the most entertainment should be picked (not voted on by Facebook fans). The current leader has absolutely no writing ability, and provides little, if any, entertainment value (read that as comedy). This is not a direct dig against that person, all I'm trying to say is that his blog is boring and would reflect poorly on Blue Ridge Adventures if he won. The two individuals in second and third place are good at what they do (blog) and would be much more entertaining to read. I hope this doesn't come down to who has the most friends on Facebook, but to who is qualified to represent Blue Ridge Adventures in the best manner."

"My sixth grade students have better grammar skills then this kid"

Okay now that we are all up to date on this hypocrisy let's address some of the facts that the Hippocrates decided to add as their main points.

1) I have read Dick Head's blog and it is cool I guess. I mean he does have a good blog and his minions do love to read about it. Yes he is older than Cory and I am sure he has more time to blog about all his crap he does with his single-speed.

2) WOW really people everything in life is a contest and a popularity contest. I would think that everyone would have experienced that either in high school or at their first job interview that someone they knew helped them get their foot in the door. Everything is about who you know in life. If you people haven't realized that then you guys might need some help.

3) Seriously get over it! If you don't want to read his miss-spelling then don't read it. That "seems pretty simple".

4) Maybe one person has went and read all of the contestants blogs. I have so maybe I am that one person. Let's just all state the known fact people who voted for who they knew not based on good blogging.

5) Cory is good at what he does which is riding his bike.

6) Blogging has nothing to do with grammar or writing skills. A blog is just a website that anyone can talk about anything that they want to. If I wanted to write about dung beetles I could. If I wanted to talk about watching paint dry on a wall I could. That is what a blog is your own personal thoughts. So maybe Cory's personal thoughts are miss-spelled and only people who actually know him understand his humor. SO WHAT it is his blog he can do write that down.

7) Really you think "you know what is best for Blue Ridge Mountain Adventures". NO you don't so go shove it. It reflects poorly on you that you assume "you" know what is the best reflection for Blue Ridge Mountain Adventures. Cory is dedicated to his riding and a great rider how could that reflect poorly on BRMA? He has raced in many races and won quite a few. He has sports manship and has not once talked back to your slang. He holds his head high and accepts what he can not change while you blog and make snide comments because Dicky is loosing.

8) Every single person who is entered into this contest wants a free entry into the biggest race in the East The Pisgah Stage Race. DUH!! Not because they want to blog about it. I have no doubt that they will do that anyways.

Final Thoughts:

These people do not even know Cory they do not know his love for Mountain Biking and the sport of Cycling. They are not there when he is climbing up a epic hill or do his intervals on the roads around his house for his training. They do not have the heart or the love for the sport that Cory embodies. So what if he can't spell and does not blog everyday. He is too busy training, riding, building random trails outside his house in the woods, and just enjoying life. Cory is an awesome person and a great mountain biker and if he can get this opportunity I know that he will do something great. He also makes me smile constantly he is a great person and you should really get to know him if you don't already.

I Love you Cory. Hope you don't get mad at me for this but these are my personal thoughts and I just had to share them.

P.S Since this is a contest will you please go vote for Cory Rimmer and help make his dream come true so that he can race in the Pisgah Stage Race. Here is the link http://on.fb.me/VOTE-HERE you have to have a facebook account to vote. It would mean a ton to me. Please Vote.

Birthday. Munchie. Life

Friday The 13th of May was my BIRTHDAY!! Yes 20 years ago was the day that I graced this earth and my lovely family with my presence.  I can only assume that 20 years ago it was awesome that I arrived and well I know that my Birthday this year was actually to my surprise quite awesome as well.  After coaxing Cory into coming over the night before in promise of French Toast the next morning I knew I had to get up and make some French Toast to begin the day. It was a feast I must say almost making an entire loaf of bread to appease the never ending black hole of hunger known as Cory Rimmer.Then off to work where I found out it isn't half bad to work on your birthday.  You ask why?? Because everyone has to be nice to you.  I mean it is your birthday for goodness sakes. Not only that I got 4 credit applications which is kind of a big deal.  Which means I am kinda a big deal. Just Kidding. It is just I have to get so many credit apps for work or else I could get fired. Anyways after work I went over to Cory's and Cory kinda gave me in a way the best present ever!! He kinda in a way gave me MUNCHIE!!!
                                                                                                 
 This is Munchkin. That is his real name, but Cory and I call him Munchie for short. Like I was saying Cory gave me Munchie kinda after I asked if I could have him as my birthday present. See Munchie is a stray that Cory's mom and sister found in Friendsville in the middle of the road. So they picked him up and there for a week put up posters and nobody claimed him. So instead I claimed him and I love him.  He is awesome. He is really well behaved and just a sweet dog. I have taken really good care of him and took him to the vet where he could get his shots and everything.  Munchie is flee, tick, and rabies free. He is still an itchy bug, but that is okay with me it is funny the way his leg twitches when you scratch his tummy.

Since I have gotten Munch I have taken him everywhere with me basically like the other day we went to Cory's race in ducktown together which was fun. He just kinda hungout in this bag that I brought. Yet when he did finally get out and about he was a hit at the race.  He is a people dog. There and back he just slept curled up with me or next to Cory.  That is when he wasn't getting his view on,  looking out the window on Cory's lap. He is a driver's seat dog no question about it.

Cory got 4th at Ducktown. I thought he did awesome even though he wasn't too happy with the outcome since he did not get paid for his hard work. However, he was pleased when I treated him to some awesome race day Quiznos for free. Anyways that is about all that has been going on with me besides the normal stuff. I am glad that we found Munchkin because now he has the best home ever and I know Cory and I both love him. Plus the best thing about Munchie is that he loves Blue Cheese like me too!!

Anna <3

I AM A GRADUATE!!!

So like I am still really horrible about updating my blog here and I should really try harder to update it more often. However that is besides the point. 

Yesterday I graduated from Roane State Community College with an Associates of Science. I graduated Cum Laude which means that I achieved a grade point average above a 3. 50 so I was very proud of that fact. I also graduated with Honors so that is really cool. It was a really huge step for me I am so glad that I am getting the heck up out of Roane State. I had to sit through the long on going speeches and hear my nemesis speak about her experiences at Roane State. As soon as they introduced her I looked over at Cory and he knew that it was her the girl who beat me at the President's Award. He gave me a sweet smile which meant your silly and get over it all at the same time.

Me getting my diploma my fake diploma actually and some pin that says Roane State Alumni. It is kinda blurry oh well you get the jist.

Cory and I! I look like a fatty yay lol

Cory trying to teach me to slide down stairs. Which is way too scary for me to especially with all the broken bones I have had.

Cory driving me home after graduating and yelling about my smelly feet.



So that is that and I am out of school for the SUMMER!! I have a lot of things planned like my trip down to the keys for the summer biology field trip. I am gonna be working as well I am getting quite a bit of hours which is awesome.

I would like to give a big thanks to my Mom, My family, and Cory who have all really helped me get to this point. My mom knows me so well she got me a sweet hammock for gradutaion present!!

Love you Cory.

Happy Mother's Day Mom!!