#SweatySelfie
--- Strangers Take Notice, Tale One: The casual convo reveal.
My coworker Kaiser, who gives me some headaches sometimes, "oh Kaiser..." (shakes head dubiously); stops me in the parking lot on our way out the door to head home and asks me about healthy snack ideas. This was totally crazy, thinking anyone would ask me for advice on "Healthy Food."
After I share a few ideas, He casually says, "You've lost weight right..." I nod and smile, yeah 40 lbs now. His jaw dropped and he dropped a word I won't utter in typing here... but the enthusiasm was certainly there. It felt good to impress and to re-afirm just how far I've come. :)
--- Strangers Take Notice, Tale Two: May the "Gym" be with you.
Second instance recently of stranger's noticing has been at the gym. As you guys might recall, Tyler keeps on pushing to do group workouts... I've gotten on board for now, and am seeing how I like it, how I feel about it. So far it's been good. Primarily I think because it's just been me and one other girl in this "Group" workouts... Her name is Kamisha, she's amazing and I can't help but compare my progress with hers... it's bound to happen... (bows head in shame) Who knew I was so competitive?! lol.
Anyway, Kamisha works out with her sister at the gym on other days than our group work out days, and her sister works out alone there too... Well, apparently I was working out on Tuesday and they were both there; and caught i'm sure more than their fair share of a sweaty glimpse of me doing my thing. Kamisha tells me today after our group session, that her sister pointed to me and made the comment; "See that girl, I see her here a ton, and she's looking so good!" ***BLUSH***
I like working out with Kamisha, she's kind and very real, not fake which I like! I suppose that's a point for Group Workouts... dang it! ;)
--- Strangers Take Notice, Tale Three: Flying Incognito.
My third tale also happened today ironically enough. So my new boss at work, decided that I should be the one to go out to Colorado and press check my catalog. A massive project I've been finally getting out the door (breaths a sigh of relief)... normally this one designer who's been with the company forever... (cough cough... Dave... Cough...) goes to do the press check. But, as it happened... I went instead.
ADVENTURE IS OUT THERE! haha... and an adventure it was.
As most of my family knows, my dad passed away when I was 5, died in a plane crash. It was a small plane that his brother was learning to fly. They had engine troubles, then had to make an emergency landing where they hit low power lines... Now the plane I was getting on for this trip was not that small, but golly it sure felt too small to be safe, I'll tell you that much.
First row, first seat, crammed by the window mer glass and plastic between me and the shakey exterior of this jet. The nice gentlemen who sat next to me was a frequent flyer and told me all his flying tales, I think he was trying to distract me... what a guy! lol.
So we get on board, I strap in and try not to think about how I might drop out of the sky and perish. We taxi out to the runway and are told that due to their being a separation in the concrete all traffic is being routed to the other runway... so off we taxi again... again we wait and wait... I get more nervous as we wait.
Only to discover as we taxi back to the terminal that the alignment on the plan's front tire is off, and they can't take off with it that way. Leave it to me to land on a plane that's a dud... more nervousness as we wait another hour before they cleared us to take off once more.
Off we fly. Only was an hour and a half late to my appointment in CO... no biggie right??? (bites nails).
But the stranger noticing happened on my way back. As I get checked in at the desk on my way back (yes once again on a small jet)... the lady hands me back my id and goes "Wow, you look amazing." I smile and thank her. blushing all kinds of red I'm sure. "Thanks I've been working out..." she nods and says "Hopefully TSA let's you through now that you look so different." she chuckles.
My eyes go wide... COULD THAT HAPPEN??? I hand the TSA guy my ticket and id and he doesn't say a word... not a word, just nods and lets me pass. Probably too stunned by my beauty to mention it. Poor guy. ;)
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I'm almost half way to my initial goal... I can see it so close now.... SO CLOOOooooosseee.... dang it.
This weekend I get to go visit one of my very best friends from collage. The magnificent LISA! (gush) I couldn't be more excited to see her and all the changes to BYU- Idaho's campus. I hear it's unrecognizable. I can't wait. Should be a blast. Lisa's pregnant with her second baby and is due soon. I'm so excited, what could be cooler? Maybe this baby will be born on my other nephews birthday HAHA... her first baby Alice was born the same day as my first and most awesome nephew Xander, hours apart. It's a small world too when you realize that my sister in law Kyra and Lisa were both my roommates at Collage.
I could gush forever about how excited I am but I'll spare you. Hope everyone has a great Friday and following weekend, be safe and don't fall out of the sky on any small airplanes. (just say no!).
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