Level 1/ Day 10

Level 1/Day 10

Today started off horrible, I went to bed so sick with a head cold and not every optimistic about my trip to see Kiel. Every time I checked the weather last night I had new updates with bad news and more snow in the forecast.
I woke up extra early to fit my workout in before work since today was going to be a long day with school and everything.
I was really pushing myself the whole time since I am not feeling the greatest; I was hoping to sweat out my sickness. I don’t have time to be sick!
FINALL DAY 10, it didn’t even hit me until I was done and I realized I am moving on to Level 2!
I was supposed to tape and weight myself today, but with this crazy day I may not get to it until tomorrow.
I feel great (besides my head cold), and I am excited to see the results to come. I defiantly feel more tone then before I started the program.
I recommend it to everyone who asks about my crazy workout I am doing. Haha, I bitch about it a lot but secretly deep down I love it. haha!
I went into work and was going crazy checking flight schedules and delays due to the fact we are getting hit with a NOR-EASTER AGAIN!
Around 9am I got confirmation my flight was CANCLED. Work was wearing me thin, everything was just going wrong. I was flipping out.
So upset and irritated I went a little nuts and began looking at all possibilities for me to get out of Philadelphia TODAY. Since rescheduling my flight for later Wednesday was not really looking like a good option, with road conditions, would the snow be cleared up in time, would I even be able to get to the airport! So many factors NOT going in my favor at all! I needed to leave today to see my husband.

Then my reservations for the park –n- ride tomorrow, class tonight.
But at the moment all I was thinking was I needed to see Kiel, and I needed to leave Philadelphia today.

I check all the schedules and found one flight departing at 1130am, it was 930am at this point. TWO hours!! Could I possibly make it?!
My Chief and Co-workers ran through all the possibilities, I HAD TO GO! My Chief gave me the good-to-go, I ran out of my office, ran home (20 minute drive) grabbed my stuff threw my suit case and bag together, grabbed my computer, stripped down out of my uniform threw on some comfy clothes, fed my cats and was off to the airport. There was no time for extra ANYTHING.
I stopped for gas, and headed to the airport (in record time). I have never got to the airport so quickly, but with up to 20+ inches in the forecast I needed to get out tonight.
I had to park in the economy parking and RAN, with all my bags… about 2 –3 miles from my car to the airport; rather than chance waiting an extra 10 minutes for the bus from parking to the Delta terminal.
I got to the delta terminal sweating but freezing, tired, my legs, shoulders and arms sore! I expedited to the front of the line, due to military. I spoke with the lady and made it imperative I leave today. She put me on standby for a 1250 flight leaving Philadelphia to Atlanta. I got to my terminal and asked the counter lady what my chances were looking like for getting on the flight, she made a face that made my stomach turn, EVERYONE was trying to get standby flights everywhere. This weather is ruing everyone’s plans. After a few second pause… she says, your #8, there are 10 seats. YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Words cannot even express my excitement. So I boarded and was on my journey to go see my husband! Tired and exhausted, rushed and emotional… All this but at least I will get to lay next to my husband and extra night.

I slept most of the way due to this killer head cold, I happened to slightly wake up about half way through. The sun was shining so bright on my face I can see the sunshine through my closed eyes, it was kind of refreshing in a strange spiritual kind of way.
I woke up for the last 45 minutes of my flight and just gazed out the window at the clouds, I remember when flying used to be such an adventure to me; so exciting. Now it has just become a routine. I feel as we get older we lose certain things, and don’t appreciate little things in life. The clouds were so beautiful, like a blanket. A state of existence above the real world, no sound, no interruption, no pollution, no pain; just beauty in its rarest form. It was breath taking. Over the past couple years I feel as though I have over looked that. We become so consumed in everyday life, routine, and tasks at hand; we over look the simple things in life.
So I am now in Atlanta, relaxing waiting until my next flight, I am sitting in a southern restaurant in the airport eating country fried steak, mash potatoes and baked macaroni. It’s quite delicious. I am going to walk around the airport until my flight later on.
This is about the third?! Workout I will have today! Haha