Here I am...sitting in my cozy room at the Trenton Marriot. Ahh, yes. The vacation spot for any sane mind. A getaway in the heart of Trenton. Surrounded by 200+ teenagers who aspire to be the future political leaders of our country. At this point, you may be asking yourself, "Why?", "Huh?" or possibly even, "What is wrong with her?!?!" I can answer the last one...but that would be a book rather than a blog. I am chaperoning a trip with my students for the annual Youth & Government Conference.
I am sincerely inspired by their motivation to change our country for the better, the commitment they have given to researching and creating the bills to be passed by Senate, and the fact that they choose to take trips like this (at a high cost I might add) in order to grow as a student. However, I am completely displeased with the choices of "inspirational" speakers (solely democratic). If you know me at all, please know I am not the kind of person to argue or debate politics. Mostly because I feel like any argument I hear is completely one sided. So am I anti-democrat? I am not saying that. I am simply saying...why are only democrats speaking at this conference? Most of our students are republican based and they were not happy about the choice of speaker for this evening.
Anywho, like my quote? Here is a story. I woke up this morning and made a great breakfast (GoLean blueberry waffles...love em!). I felt motivated to stay on track with good eating even though I would be away this weekend. I arrived here at 9am and was told we would have "brunch" from 10-11:30. Brunch consisted of lunch meats, hoagie rolls, desserts and VERY sweet iced tea. Oh good lawd, this is going to be hard! I opted not to eat anything since I didn't feel hungry. I had enough sense to bring snack foods for situations like this. At some point this afternoon, I ate a breakfast bar. Dinner arrived and I was met with pasta & meat sauce, salad, and chicken fingers. haha. I did the best I could. Actually, I was proud of myself. I know I ate in moderation (considering it was chicken fingers!! hello!!!!) Pro to this weekend? A free fitness center :)
So, as of now. I am sleepy and plan on waking for the gym early in the morning. My totals for fundraising? So glad you asked :)
Flat Rate Donation= $350
Every Pound I lose= $107.33
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1 comment:
Holy schnikes. That's a lot of money for each pound. Can we lower ours now since you have so much, LOL! J/K!!!
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