i found my husband ...

[12, october, 2008]

so, today i decided im going to get on the workout grind for real. and, well, im cheap, so, all that "lets join a gym, lets buy weights, lets ..." is for the birds. y cant i just take advantage of my two phenomenal modes of transportation (my legs, and my bike). both of those are good for cardio, right? hey, why not .... im more active here than ive EVER been in my life! i did the gym thing, but it only worked when i had my fabulous trainer (props to j.dunn) and instructor for groups lessons (yay for syd). but in atlanta, yea right, i hated that stupid gym and i was not motivated to run on anyones treadmill. i hated running all together, most of the time.

so, i got up today, hung up my clothes, (yes i have a washer but no dryer, which i will get to shortly) ate some frosted flakes, and went for an (at least) 8 mile bike ride. I live in Japan and the mountains are beautiful, but i can only see them in the distance. so, today i decided to take a trek just to see where i live. the vegetation is beautiful here. as i was riding i saw some restaurants, some shops, some homes, a baseball diamond with what appeared to be a little league game, some ravens (those birds are ridiculously huge), some ladies walking their dogs, and again ... the mountains. as i listened to my ipod, the motivation playlist (better known as gospel) i thought, i want to marry Jesus. i know that sounds crazy because im DEFINITELY already married to Jesus. But today, i thought it in the thankful sense.

all of my life i have loved fast cars, expensive shoes, and fine dining. blame it on whoever you want, but, i realize, i came here to be reintroduced to the simple things. i love the fact that i can walk and just see the world. i never realized why grandma never got her license, but driving allows you to miss a lot of stuff. i see random shops, and whats in them. i am able to truly look at the architecture(sp?) and admire it. i am able to look at the children running about and smile at them. i am able to look at the spiders and think "oh what web we weave." i am able to watch the birds fly, look at the flowers, shoot, smell the air.

i love it here. but more importantly, i love being at a point where i am able to truly fall in love with me. falling in love with love was fun, but then it became depressing, lol. falling in love with yourself is a wonder in the world of wonders. it does not form conceit, but instead it allows you to understand what u truly love, want, and need in your life. it allows you to understand wealth, both financially and personally.

that is my blog for today...
love.