Looks like I'm officially registered for the Roanoke Half Marathon in November. I'm even booking a hotel for the night before and my family might be coming down as well to see me run it (and undoubtedly my father will video tape me, hahaha). They're the best :)
Tomorrow starts part two of my interview adventures, this time to VCU and Georgetown. I'm excited that I even get to stay home on Thursday and don't need to get back until early Saturday, although I will probably leave on Friday morning. Sunday I have the Color Me Rad 5k run!
Surprisingly, there isn't that much work to do, I actually get to do something fun for homework tonight, go figure! I get to write about what I think art is and then draw on a self portrait photograph I took earlier today.
I had a fantastic weekend because I spent time with people who actually enjoy my company and have consistently been my friends for years. I had amazing bonding time with Trevor on Friday night and then went out and danced at Tots all night long with Craig and other Hillcrest kids. It was phenomenal. I even spent most of my Saturday in the lab and didn't even mind. My goal for this upcoming weekend is to do the same.
On Sunday I also chose to stop fighting my own nature. To accept everything and let things just flow naturally, to stop trying to make things happen all the time, to stop trying to win the affection of people who don't quite seem to give much back, and to be ok with the way my life is right now, knowing that there will always be people who will care for me regardless. I let myself feel comfortable about my needs and mature with my emotions and expectations and I feel much happier for it.
"Instead of being obsessed with an outcome, I’ve learned to have faith that everything is exactly the way it should be…A woman is one who finally realizes her worth, her power, her ability to impact and her freedom to make choices that serve her."
On a completely separate note, I had one of those moments of being incredibly thankful for my family, my mom in particular. She has always just been such a strong woman and an amazing role model for me. I owe much of my leadership tendencies and inner strength to her. My compassionate nature, passions, and all my feelings are from my dad side, but its my mom who has shown me how a strong woman can do anything she wants in her life and overcome any obstacles. I'm just really proud of her. Watching the way she handles situations in her life and work is really inspiring. I am just really thankful for having both my parents be such wonderful role models. I have a feeling if I ever become a leader in a medical field, or any field really, I will owe it all to her.
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