Life's Greatest Accomplishments

Some of my life's greatest feats have come about in the past week or so.

First: Driving straight through from Claremont, California to Rexburg, Idaho.

-I would like to attribute this accomplishment to my sweet stereo system but I would be lying if I said that this was the primary source of my success. It was all because of DAVID SUNFLOWER SEEDS. Thanks to love itself and pure consideration of my life, a dear friend armed me with these bad boys and I hit the road hard and made it in one piece. Kids, driving for 14 hours straight ain't so bad. So Eat. Spit. Be happy.

Second: Illness to the nth degree.
-Not only did I manage to get the stomach flu two days before my expedition to Rexburg... I also managed to get sick as soon as I arrived. For the girl who is surely immune to swine flu and who gets sick (maybe) once every two years, I undertook two illnesses in a weeks time. I made it almost 21 years of life without catching strep throat but it wiggled it's way into my life at the opportune time.

Third: 2 pints in 24 hours.

Boom. Addiction to a specific food is ALWAYS a reality in the world of Eva. I do not consider it an issue. Save it be Dr. Pepper and gum, these addictions usually come and go. Right now, my heart belongs to Ben and Jerry. If you open the freezer in my apartment you will find about 8 pints of B 'n' J sitting, waiting to be devoured. Not all of them are mine and there is an established respect for this ice cream amongst the roommates. The 24 hour period before I went to the doctor to see about my strep throat, I personally ate a pint of "IMAGINE WORLD PEACE" and "PEANUT BUTTER CUP." I'm not crying about it. The irony of it all... After being diagnosed my doctor advised me that the worst thing for my throat is ice cream and encouraged me to give up B 'n' J until I finished my prescription. I lasted 5 days and you can bet your life that as part of my balanced breakfast this morning, I squeezed in several bites of "Karamel Sutra."
WORTH IT.

Fourth: One pair of True Religion Jeans and one pair of Seven's For All Mankind Jeans for $250


-Monday quickly made its way only my "Top 5 E squared Days" list. I refuse to wholly disclose the debauchery that took place Monday afternoon but it was too good to be true. After a long day of walking and shopping I stumbled upon a little boutique, the only one in Idaho Falls, that sells True Religion Jeans. After trying on some 4 pairs, 3 fit perfectly. I knew I did not have the funds to make such a purchase and so began the negotiations... Walked away with $500 worth of jeans for $250. Blessed day!

CRYSTAL PERRY!

Dear Crystal Perry,

Because of our history and for the future of our friendship, I will do whatever you ask of me. I have no doubts in my mind that you will be an extremely rich and successful writer so I want to keep you around for a long, long time! So when you're rich and famous, please buy me a present!

This one is for you:

Four Shows I Watch:
1. The Biggest Loser... It's therapy for me! I cry at least 10 times every episode. GO GREY!
2. Project Runway. LOVE OF MY LIFE!!! Someone once asked me, if I could be any celebrity, which one would I be... HEIDI KLUM!!! HELLO!
3. The Pacific. WATCH IT!
4. The First 48... I don't really ever tell people this (but I will post it on my blog and share it with the world) but all I really want to do with my life is be a homicide detective. It is not going to happen. SO... I will just keep watching EVERY SINGLE EPISODE!

Four Things I'm Passionate About:
1. LIFE
2. Liberty.
3. The Pursuit of Happiness.
4. The Gospel.

Four Phrases I Say A Lot:
1. "Get over it."
2. "That's fine!"
3. "I'm not crying about it."
4. "Can you read?!"

Four Things I've Learned from the Past:
1. Angels are real.
2. Pray!!!!!!!!!!
3. Laughter is the best medicine.

4. Chugging a 2 liter root beer after eating a medium pizza only can result in severe illness.

Four Places I Would Like to Go:
1. London (see you in 2 years!)
2. Greece.
3. Cabo San Lucas
4. Washington D.C.

Four Things I Did Yesterday:
1. Ate 5 bowls of Apple Jacks.
2. Went to Target (Huge shocker)
3. Packed up my stuff (I'm crying... So sad)
4. Talked to my best friend and as a result heard the funniest story I've ever heard!

Four Things I'm Looking Forward to:
1. Eating some cereal today!
2. EMILY HALE!
3. Going to classes.
4. THE WORLD CUP!

Four Things I Love about Winter:
1. Family.
2. Scarfs.
3. Hot Chocolate Bars.
4. 70 degree weather!

Four Things on My Wish List:
1. Celine Dion. (Take that however you want)
2. Plastic Surgery... judge me... I'm not above it.
3. A phenomenal LSAT score.
4. Sugar Daddy.

Love you Crystal!

These Things

The Body Mass Index must be a joke right? From recent research I have found that depending on the source, the body mass index and its measurements and increments change from one chart to another. In my opinion it is a big load of crap. However, I'm sure like many, I have found myself looking at this chart. It is always a kick in the pants because a freaking chart determines what "universal" size you are. Mind you, these charts hardly take into consideration body fat percentage, age, gender, and body type. Shame.

The journey of weight loss is an interesting one. I have found that it is nothing more than changing bad habits into good ones. Many of the feelings and thoughts I have felt in this process are many of the same thoughts and emotions I have felt at different times in my life when I change something about myself that is not working. This case was a little different because my body was working just fine. In fact, I was completely content and confident in myself but I decided to give this whole "dieting" thing a try. The effort has paid off. It has been work but then again there has also been a lot of change, which is ALWAYS and issue for me. But if I am being honest, I feel better. I am grateful that I put so much time and effort into this and the way I feel about body image and food and spirit and everything in the between has changed dramatically.

Aren't we so blessed to have bodies? I will for sure be taking care of mine as best as I can from now on.