Car Update

Still don't have my car back. I was supposed to get it back tomorrow but I heard from them today and what they said was the problem ended up not being the problem. It still had the same issues as it did when I brought it in there. This is getting pathetic. I wish I never bought a Chevy in the first place. I should of just stayed with my Asian made cars. I never had an issue with them before, but now that I have my lovely American made car I am having issues up the asshole. I am waiting to get my ignition fixed because of the recall and now all this crap with the EVAP and the Fuel Pump... it's frustrating.

So the Spring semester is finally over. Took both of my finals today and I don't have any classes until the beginning of June. So I am going to take my mini summer break and go home for a while. I need to just get out of this place and relax. And after all the stuff that has happened today I really just need to get away and calm down. It's becoming too much high school crap and people spying on private things like searching through my twitter account to see if I am doing anything bad and then taking something out of context when you have no idea what is going on with the situation. But because of this person I have lost a really cool friend because of it. Which sucks because I really liked talking to him and getting to know him. Guess everything happens for a reason and I am just going to have to get over it. I will miss talking to him about sports. Ugh.

One Pot Wonder: Southwest Pasta

So I was craving a veggie dish last night and came across this on Pinterest. It's from Wholesome Dish and let me tell you I will be making this over and over again and adding more veggies next time. It made a shit ton of food too. I will be eating leftovers for like a week.

Ingredients

• 1 13.5 oz. box of whole wheat rotini (or any pasta you like)
• 2 cups frozen corn kernels
• 1 medium green bell pepper cut into thin strips
• ½ medium red onion, sliced
• 1 15 oz. can Rotel canned tomatoes and chilies (I used the Mexican blend with lime and cilantro)
• ¼ cup taco seasoning (I used Old El Paso, medium)
• 1 tsp. salt (if the taco seasoning you use contains a lot of salt, you may want to reduce this)
• 2 tsp. extra virgin olive oil
• 4 cups fat-free chicken (or vegetable) broth
• 1 15 oz. can black beans, drained and rinsed
• ¼ cup Mexican cheese blend, plus more for topping (Optional)

Instructions

1. Add all but the last 2 ingredients (beans and cheese) to a large pot. Stir, cover, and bring to a rolling boil.
2. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, covered, for 12-15 minutes, stirring occasionally. There should be ¼ to ½ inch of liquid in the bottom of the pot when it is done.
3. Remove from heat. Stir in the black beans and cheese (optional). Let it rest for 5 minutes to warm the beans, melt the cheese, and absorb the excess liquid.

My tips: Put more veggies in there. I would add more bell peppers and maybe add different veggies then what they call for. There is a lot you can do with this dish. 

Week 10 and Week 11

Well things have been kind of rough for the last 2 weeks. Some serious car issues going on which inhibited me on getting to the gym because no one else wanted to go and I was not about to walk my happy ass to the gym. You're crazy. I'm hoping that when I get my car fixed and everything settles down with the living situation, I will get back in the gym.

100 tricep press, 200 crunches

200 tricep presses, 200 crunches, 200 leg presses

Finally did my first was it measurement in a probably a month and I am at 38.5 inches. Slowly I am getting there. I am not eating as much and trying to cut back on all the bad foods. I'm being good I promise.

Workout Update

I know I have not posted this week about my gym workouts. It's been a little crazy. I am planning on putting last week and this week into one post. Haven't been going a lot but I will be starting to go more because the semester is almost over. 1 more week.

Update Time!!

I got my classes for summer. I am taking my last history class, art appreciation and a math class. After summer semester I have 4 classes left. I will apply to the schools of my choice starting in September. One step closer to transferring and just another step towards being done completely. I cannot wait. 

I did stop going to biology class because after my last meeting with my teacher there was no way for me to pass, even if I got A's on everything from here on out. Which we know was never going to happen because he sucks at being a teacher. So I will just take biology in the fall with a different teacher and pass, because we know I will. I am passing my other 2 classes this semester with flying colors and with only a couple weeks left in the semester I think it's safe to say I will pass. 

Been working out inconsistently since I got my tattoo. I am still going but not as frequently as I was before but now that it's getting hot I will probably be going late at night instead of during the day. It's much cooler at night. I don't want tart more when I leave the gym then when I am at the gym. 

My car goes into the shop this week to get fixed. I am still waiting to hear from Winter Chevy about when I can bring my car in to get the recall fixed that should of been fixed by now. But they are slacking. What is new right? I've something happens to me while driving that car, they will get the shit sued out of them and then they would of wished they fixed it sooner. 

Things are going ok with Chris. Hitting one of those rough patches that we hit from time to time. I don't know if I posted about it or not, but when we were in Reno he gave me a promise ring. The promise was not to kill me. I guess that's sweet. Ha. Ever since then I just feel like he is expecting more out of me. Things are not going to change just because you gave me a ring. It's not how it works. 

I will never ever live with another pregnant person ever again. I cannot stand the constant complaining that her back hurts or that she is tired or her stomach hurts. Everything is going to hurt worse if you don't get off your ass and start exercising and eating right. Being 26 weeks pregnant we should be seeing a bump by now but all we see is fat still. Just more of it. If you don't eat what you should or drink what you should then don't complain when you don't feel good. You brought it on yourself. Plus child birth is going to be so much fun for someone as out of shape as you. 

Nicholas has been meeting with an occupational teacher once a week for about 6 weeks. It seems to be helping in the speaking more words part but it's a hit and miss with everything else like shapes and colors and eating and listening when people are talking to him. It's a work in progress. It will be a long road ahead for this kid but he is tough. He will get through it. 

Week 9

Got to the gym twice this week but also did Relay for Life on Saturday so that took place of the gym for Saturday. Only did a little bit this week at the gym but I still went. Slowly getting back into my routine. I also did no measurements this week because I have been really bloated. Drinking too much soda lately. Back into no soda and only water and gatorade.

100 crunches

50 tricep presses. No AC at the gym. Way too hot

Of course Saturday was Relay for Life. Walked for a while with Alex and Nicholas. I don't know how much I walked but I know I walked so much my knees were killing me.

Week 8

Well no gym at all this week. I got a new tattoo on my thigh and I was not allowed to wear tight fitting clothing. I am not comfortable wearing shorts and all of my gym pants are very form fitting so I was not allowed to go. It also bruised like crazy so my tattoo artist told me to stay out of the gym until it went away. I can officially say I am back in the gym tomorrow for sure. I feel like I have gained a bunch of weight, even though I know I have not and I am a little bloated right now.  So no pictures or measurements this week. Hopefully next check it will be full of fun stuff.