WIAW: First One in College!

happy WIAW everyone! i thought it would be fun to do a day in the life post for you all today! tuesdays are my busiest day of the week but somehow i still managed to snap photos of almost everything, which i am super proud of myself for :)

every day i wake up at 6:45am (because i have class at 8 every day! aah!) and get ready super fast because the only way i can sit down and have breakfast before class is if i leave my room a little after 7. lately i've been working out later in the day and showering then (or at night), so usually in the morning i throw on my workout clothes since i sweat to death walking to class anyway. 

i got breakfast at one of the 'to-go' places but usually i just sit down and enjoy it since i hate eating while i'm walking! today i had cereal, banana, nonfat milk, and coffee. 

i went to my chem discussion and then came back to my room to finish my first chem problem set that's due tomorrow. surprisingly i'm actually really liking chem so far! i snacked on some carrots and a string cheese while i was working, and then when i was done i headed down to the gym to get a quick workout in. 

i did a 1-mile run and then Tina's "pug" workout which was 100 pushups, 100 sit-ups, and 100 jump squats, broken up into sets and done as fast as you can. i did sets of 30, 25, 20, 15, and 10 and finished completely out of breath and super sweaty! i definitely recommend this workout if you're in a time crunch and want an intense workout. 

i came back to my room and made a smoothie in my magic bullet (so glad that i bought one!):

• 1/2 frozen banana
• 1/2 cup frozen pineapple
• 1/4 cup frozen raspberries
• ~1/2 cup vanilla greek yogurt
• 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
• enough water to get it all moving (since i don't have any other liquids to use)

i also had a big scoop of almond butter and some chocolate chips after my smoothie, because even a smoothie needs dessert ;)

after i ate i showered up and sprinted to class - it was super hot today and i was definitely sweating bullets by the time i got there! 

i had an hour break in between classes so i grabbed some iced coffee and did a little bit of work. & during my last class i had a baggie of trail mix that i munched on.

i also got to talk on the phone with my mom a little bit today before going to dinner with my bible study group! i am so happy that i got involved with this Christian group on campus because i am loving all the girls in my group already and had so much fun getting to know them tonight. 

for dinner i made a big salad with spinach, mushrooms, carrots, cucumbers, chickpeas, hardboiled eggs, feta, and a little bit of ranch dressing. i also had a couple of bites of the pasta bowl, an unpictured chicken breast, and a little bit of (also unpictured) froyo with sprinkles of course! 

we had our bible study after dinner and i just got back from that - so now i've got my face in my books and need to get a little more work done before bed! of course i found out that this week's episode of Switched at Birth is online, too, so now i've got to stay focused and avoid the temptation to watch that, haha :) 

happy WIAW everyone! 

what's your favorite 'quick and dirty' workout that you do when you're pressed for time? 

Graduation!

I'm officially a graduate of the class of 2012! I DID IT! graduated high school with 8 semesters of straight A's! :) 

I had an amazing time at graduation, grad night (all-night party for the grads at my school - it was country themed and was AWESOME! this cowgirl was totally in her element - couldn't stop smiling all night!!), and now it's SUMMERTIME!!!!

I'm loving the hot summer sun, driving with the windows down and country music blasting, eating tons of fruit and smoothies, sleeping in, doing absolutely nothing, and just hanging out! This summer is going to be the best one yet! 

And on another note, HAPPY FATHER'S DAY DADDY! you're the best dad any girl could ever ask for. I love you! 

I'll be back soon with lots more updates - I've missed you guys!

have an amazing day! happy father's day to all the dads out there!!

p.s. GO BRUINS! ;)

Giveaway Winners!

Thank you to everyone who entered my one-year giveaway! I love you guys so much, and wish I could send you all boxes of yummy snacks!! Here are the two winners: 

Congrats, Carly and Kimberley! Email me at juliannabananna@gmail.com with your info and I'll get your boxes sent out asap!

On another note, exactly 1 week until I graduate high school!! I am unbelievably excited!!! :) This next week is going to be packed full of fun, hanging out with friends, and soaking up this {hot} summer sun! I also still need to find a dress for baccalaureate (which is tomorrow- eek! hope i find a dress today!) and the graduation ceremony itself.

Any suggestions for cute, semi-formal, inexpensive dresses? I'm planning on hitting up Forever 21 and a couple of other places today. Fingers crossed!

Have an amazing rest of your weekend everyone!

Project Procrastination

well folks, i've hit the final stretch of my high school days! i am unbelievably excited.. and also unbelievably lazy. since AP testing is over, most of my teachers are assigning LOTS of extremely pointless projects. i'm working on quite a few of them this weekend - fingers crossed i'll actually be productive! 

the past week has been filled with lots of delicious eats:

if you haven't frozen chobani before, GO DO IT NOW. so delicious! i just stir it up, stick it in the freezer for about half an hour (stirring every 10ish minutes) and then you have a yummy frozen treat!

breakfast this morning: tortilla with almond butter (duh) and fresh strawberries (so good right now!)

i'm a little embarrassed at how many trips i've made to starbucks in the past week... they've definitely got me hooked! my latest favorite (nonfat cappuccino, 2 pumps vanilla, 1 shot, extra hot please!) is quite the expensive treat - good thing I have a job! 

a new find - organic whole wheat cheddar pumpkin seed crackers. my mom got them so i'm not sure what brand they are but they sure are delicious! 

i had some laughing cow and an egg on one and the flavor combination was awesome!

some heart-pumpin workouts:

monday: day off

tuesday: morning BodyPump + 40 minutes on the stairclimber in the afternoon

my new lover! ;)

wednesday: morning BodyCombat and CXWorxx (core) classes

thursday: 4-mile run

friday: 45 minutes on the stairclimber

saturday: walk with my momma! 

lots of new music:

can you tell i liked the music from the glee finale?!? for you gleeks out there, what did you think? i was completely bawling by the end of the episode. i think it hit me especially hard too because i'm going through graduation in just a few weeks! 

[mostly] lazy outfits:

it's been a shorts and t-shirts kinda week over here.. ;) 

i did have to get dressed up on wednesday for a district string festival (i'm in my school's orchestra, but i play flute, so i just had to help usher at the festival!) 

beautiful weather and flowers:

reading the letter i wrote to myself in 8th grade:

it was an insanely long 7 pages (the one above is just quotes that i liked back then!)! in 8th grade, my english teacher had us all write the letters and address them, and then she sent them to us around when we were graduating high school. it was so cool (and weird!) to read mine! 

and redo-ing my blog header! what do you guys think? i love it! 

off to enjoy the rest of the weekend! my plans include having a middle school reunion sleepover with some of my old best friends, hanging out with my guy, getting massages with my momma, working, and getting some of these projects done! 

what are your plans for the weekend?