Summer

So I don't know how this happened, but this is how my summer has shaped up to be:
I've been pushing myself to try things completely out of my comfort zone and somehow landed myself with an internship for a government campaign. Making phone calls, walking door-to-door, parading down the street... all things I would normally never do. I'm also helping with some event planning in this area - such as getting school boards to meet at their town hall when we have the candidate or some of his family coming to visit the area.
I've also joined a softball league on Monday nights. Have I ever played before? No. But I was being asked to be on the team near the last part of my spring semester and was only recently able to start playing (at the beginning of the summer). I don't blog much, so this "new" information is a little late.
I took up bar tending at work. I think it has to do with the fact that our only female bartender is leaving in about a month or so and they finally decided that maybe we should have another girl bartender. So, in a way I'm getting a promotion, but it really only means more work. I'm not complaining though. I like learning new things and need another challenge.
In my effort to get into shape, I've also been trying Gillian Michaels' Yoga meltdown video, which I enjoy a lot! The only downside is that my back/core isn't in that great of shape yet so my back was sore for a couple of days. I've also been trying to run more, but finding the energy and time to do so is hard sometimes... but definitely doable. My favorite quote of Gillian's in the video so far is 'get comfortable with feeling uncomfortable'.
I still need to get to a Twins Game at the new stadium, play some tennis, go swimming, and make some canoeing trips. Luckily, I'll be hitting up canoeing in the next couple of weeks and then I'll be taking off for LA next month. Can't wait!!

Running Up an Appetite

I have to say that I have not run 6 miles in a long, long time and finally did it today! There was a little bit of walking, but mostly running. My friend, A, from work and I went to lake H and ran a couple of laps. So much fun haha! I never liked running before this spring, actually, and now I'm really getting into it. Who would'a thought?!

Le Grand Noir

My favorite wine brand right now is Le Grand Noir. Amazing wine from France at a very nice price! All of it is good :)

A bit of this and a bit of that

Only have two more classes to take next fall and I am done! I will be taking social psychology and my senior seminar. These next three weeks are going to be tough and need to get myself organized (and motivated) for it.

I have been working on deciding what I want to do next (career-wise) and concluded that I just need to try some things and eliminate what I do not want to be doing.

What I know I do not want:

• desk job (I would love to have an office, but I do not want to be stuck there all day)

What I know I do want:

• flexible schedule
• work with a lot of people

First thing is first though and that will be internships/starting jobs. I already updated my resume and am planning on looking into the following things: event planning for hotels and working for a half-way house (wither working with juvenile delinquents or other types of situations). Event planning sounds like a lot of fun and something that I would enjoy.

Process-of-elimination, here I come!

Short Update

My arms are sore from doing various push ups and then working yesterday... pretty sure that's the reason.
Currently listening to Ryan Bingham - awesome artist!