New Pictures!

Ok so I'm finally getting some new pictures on here, and since pictures are SUPPOSED to be worth a thousand words I'll let them do the talking (other then a breif caption)...















We went to the Cheyenne Zoo a few weeks ago.

Itern Photo Shoot! I'm sitting in the top left ring.

Field trip on the Cog Railroad to the top of Pikes Peak.

Fulfillment

Ok so I'm just bursting with thoughts today! I couldn't sleep last night. My brain was running at 1000 mph!!! I didn't doze off until about 2am, and then I was up at 5:10am for...drum roll please...my first day of swim practice! It was the best morning ever! I decided to join the Colorado Springs Masters swim team for the two months until this internship wraps up-which will be so sad! One of the other interns was a swimmer in college too, and we've been itching to get back in the pool with a coach and some team mates. So Wendy and I had just one word for this morning...BLISS! We put in just over 3 miles and it was wonderful. It felt like home. The pool is where I am meant to be. It will be so much easier to get up with a buddy there depending on me. The whole experience just brought back so many great memories and I burned like 1800 calories! Those of you who have not experienced early morning swims are seriously missing out. It's so refreshing, the sun is so beautiful in the morning as you drive home, and you feel accomplished and satisfied. It's a great way to wake up and a great time to ponder (you can't get too worked up about anything because you're wearing yourself out so bad). Oh H2O=LOVE!!

Thanks for the Inspiration Courtney

Today this sounded fun. It helped me reflect a bit in a positive way. What can it do for you?

I am: Anna Lurena Hawkins.
I know: I have high expectations.
I want: to see the world.
I have: great friends and the best family.
I wish: I relaxed better on my own.
I hate: that I'm never satisfied.
I miss: having a team and a coach.
I fear: lies and dissapointment.
I feel: deeply.
I hear: Pandora music all day long!
I smell: new books.
I crave: a Disney trip.
I search: for purpose in everything.
I wonder: if I could still make the Olympic team.
I regret: nothing.
I love: H2O.
I care: about you!
I always: smile when i get a letter from my brother.
I am not: usually going to tell you what you want to hear.
I believe: in pizza and ice cream.
I dance: whenever I can.
I sing: harmonies I make up in the car.
I fight: ignorance and inaction.
I write: in my journal everday.
I lose: quarter bets with my sister.
I win: triathlons.
I never: miss a meal.
I listen: to the things you're not saying.
I am scared: of marriage.
I need: smart conversation.
I am happy about: my room mate situation.