My first love.....

Here's a few pics from my latest run through of galley hopping with the best hopper that I know!

Marble Beauty

After leaving a disappointing gallery opening with Eileen and unable to even try standing onto the New Museum line we happened to stumble into the Sperone West Water gallery. Highly recommend seeing the "Marble Sculpture from 350 b.c to Last Week. " show. They also have a great portraiture of both contemporary and historical artwork. Totally was memorized by the pieces and a great balance. You wouldn't even know it was a gallery from the gallery facade but you can't miss the doorman. Obviously we did not look like we belonged in the atmosphere of sophisticated rich big shots, but it was nice to pretend like we totally did. Here are shots of some of my favorite marble pieces

The Spartan Challenge

Thanks to my wonderful friend Eileen, I have accepted a challenge that I might have just bit off more than I can chew. So as part of my 2012 list I had wished to enter a race. I've always wanted to do the Mud Run. Heard great things about it and was just a lot of fun. So after a little research I decided that id try and take on my competitive side and sign up. I also thought that it would be cool to do this with a buddy, this way I couldn't back out. Hence my guru fitness friend Eileen was the person that would be a great partner. Well after pitching the Race and my new year's bucket list, she was not quite sure about entering the race......and being the motivating and supportive friend decided to raise the stakes and make it interesting. She agreed to do the race with me, as long as we could have a cute mini team uniform......consisting of a sports bra and short shorts. Now in a race like this it would be a good idea especially after jumping through water, crawling through mud, it would avoid any dragage. But as for running through this naked, I am noooooo where near being in public in something like that. But after talking through it and considering my goals, I realized why I wasn't considering it, I was saying " I can't be in that kind of shape in less than 6 months !". And that's when I accepted the challenge. I was going to attempting what I've always thought the impossible.

So hence begins my training ( well more like started it last week) and I'll be updating my progress! Let's wish me no injuries and achieving this sooner than later. Here's to the spartan challenge!!

Here's the site so you get an idea of what it is.....

http://www.spartanrace.com/spartan-race-obstacle-course-faq.html

The year of " I can"

So in attempt to make a New Years resolution and attempting to stick to it I've decided to try blogging about my year in hopes I will follow through.

2011 was and interesting year. I started it with a job, had a lot of alone time, lots of lists and planning, and finally at the homestretch of the year acted on some long unfulfilled goals. Sounds cheesy but I found a part I myself that has been buried under pessimism and ill temper. Getting laid off (again) was blessing in disguise. All year I had started to find my joie de vivire and finally when I decided to suck it up and apply to grad school. And as many people who know me, this was a fete in itself. Let's just say I'm not one of the most low stressed individuals when approaching huge decisions in life. Worry Mom best describes me. So after multiple panic attacks, endless vices, and 15 lbs, I can proudly say I'm an expert crocheter, bake a pretty bad ass cake from scratch, and officially can call my self a graduate student!

With the start of this huge new chapter I began to see a new side of my developing self. The idea that I Can do anything I put my mind to is finally clicking in my head and the acceptance into grad school was the catalyst to it all. So 2012 is my year is of "i can" and making up my mini list of all the goals I've been putting off cause if my I can't previous self. Now I I get them completed in 2012 that would be awesome! If not at least have my kick start to a new beginning!

So here it goes:
1- 4.0 in grad school!
2- to stick to an "I can" attitude
3- to sign up for and complete a race (
4- to use my passport this year! (and not as a replacement ID)
5- to learn to put myself first and be selfish for once
And most of all 6- to have FUN!

I think that's a great start to it all and here goes!! My first official post( be kind to me fellow bloggers)

Now the only thing that can screw me is the Mayans prediction actually come true! Lol