sunny beaches...here I come!

Derek and I are taking our first big trip together...to FLORIDA!!!! I am so excited, I can't wait to go. This is a big step in our relationship. Our first trip together will test how we travel together, how well we communicate driving in a totally unfamiliar setting. It's also going to simply test our relationship. Not in a bad way, but relying only on one another and doing something solely as a couple. Yes, I know relationships are usually couple oriented, but here, we have others around such as family and friends that offer advice and can be a little nosy and help guide us through life. This trip is just he and I. I'm nervous yet excited at the same time. I'm ready to see how we handle stressful situations just the two of us, how we work together as a team in the airport. There's always something exciting about the unknown. Another thing that I am excited about is getting me ready for this trip. By me, I mean my body. I’ve sort of let it go. Not to the point where I am fat, because I eat right most of the time, but I have been crazy busy and haven’t had time to exercise, and my stomach is a little flabby and my jeans are fitting a lot tighter. Well, this semester I have signed up for a “guts and glutes” class at the Ryder Center to get my tummy and booty in shape for bikini weather. I am also going to try to hit the gym one or two other times during the week (that is if I’m not working and if Derek isn’t up) to simply run on the treadmill. I know I know…running on the treadmill…that’s it? Yes. I don’t totally feel comfortable doing all those other exercises by myself, mainly because I don’t know what I’m doing and running doesn’t involve anyone else but me. But hey, one step at a time right? At least I’m making an effort to go to the gym. Besides, I paid $16 to do the G&G 2x a week so I better get my but there! All in all, I am excited to see what the next few months have in store for me. Better body, better relationship should equal out to an all around better year, right???