All the pretty little horses.

Lets start with a Chinese lesson shall we?

So today in our speaking class, the teacher was talking,as often is the

case,about relationships. 

She said if you are around 25 and single you are called a

 剩女

Our teacher said that she herself was still a single girl of this age and 

so she was that, but it was ok cause she was still pretty young. 

Then someone said 'But what if you are like 30 and over, what are you then?"

She said, "Oh! Well, if you are THIRTY and still single you are a 

老姑娘 " 

Lao, gu niang. 

Lao, means old. 

Gu niang is the term for girl, woman, etc. 

Put them together and literally translated it means

Old Maid.

I had to laugh! I am very sure she has no clue that I am both single and 30 {soon to be over} 

when she went on for a few more seconds about how she 

didn't have to worry about that because she was

still young! 

I bring this up not because I am bitter or because

I want to moan and cry again about being an old maid. 

Today, I am in the kind of mood when I can laugh about this!

I think it is hilarious that it happens

ALL THE TIME. 

And it actually led to one of my happiest moments of the day.

For various reasons, I mentioned it to another teacher later.

One of these reasons was to be able to bring up a subject with her that
I have been wanting to talk to her about. 

She knows what I am and Who I talk to.

She often brings it up in class even. 

We had a nice long conversation {all in Chinese!! w00t #1!!}

about things such as being single, being engaged, 

my plans for the next year, my little brother, and then

finally how I had been worried about her due to some

things she had said last term. 

Long story short,

I was able to tell her that I have been buzzing for her. 

She is someone that I really hope to be able to stay in touch with

even when I am in America.

I am so thankful for wechat for this very purpose!

We have great teachers here, and I am really going to miss them when I go back! 

Today was not a day filled with WONDERFUL things, 

But this 'blog series' is not called 

"Everything Is Great!"

There was a lot of really cool 'little things' about today.

That cup of hot chocolate that I have in the picture up top!

I was chilly today and kinda frustrated that I couldn't get the 

internet in the office to work for me. 

In my room awaited a packet of hot chocolate lovely sent to me by 

my cousins! It was just what was needed, hit the spot, and made me smile!

Last night, due to playing around/doing homework till late

I was up when a large fight broke out in the halls.

Because I was already awake, and being kept up by the

commotion, I got the wechat message Kade sent me, as soon as she sent it!

We then spent what had to be close to an hour talking about

anything and everything....ok mostly TV shows we both watch and

hockey

of course!

But it was so nice to be able to be up late having one of our girl

talks, thousands of miles away! 

She will always be able to make me smile like no one else!

A friend came down {to my dorm} after I had worked out, and

helped me move my hip back into place a bit!

The right hip was burning earlier in the week, and today

my left was really bothering me. 

While she was here, she asked to check her facebook.

We then proceeded to chat for over an hour! 

It was so good!!

Out of the blue, I got a message from a friend I have not 

been able to contact for two months!

We have talked off and on all day. 

Had lunch with my roommate! 

We had fried noodles 

{Hers with egg, mine without! ;) } 

at one of my favourite places in castle! 

{Packman, anyone?!}

As we were walking back she said

"We should do this more....hang out like this."

I got to talk to Jean's little girl today!
Have I mentioned how stinkin cute this kid is?

Her smile just lights up a room!

Plus, Jean always reffers to me as her 

姐姐 {big sister}

which I just love cause I like being that

rather than 

阿姨 {auntie} 

just cause! haha!

I did another work out tonight! 

yes!

I didn't want to! haha! 

The best part about it 

{aside from being able to take a hot shower after!}

was that my first 30 crunches or so seemed so much

easier then when I started this!! 

So much so, in fact that I completed 100 instead

of my normal 45.

Also did 5 burpees {I'm sore...leave me alone!}

3 or 4 hand stands

my PT leg lifts and stretches,

and some random time filler/heart rate 'uppers' 

stuff. 

PLUS, I was able to do five, yes FIVE double straight leg lifts!!

This sounds like nothing, I know, but to me it is huge!

I took a video and I will be *gulp* sharing it as soon as it actually loads! haha!

Being able to do any double leg lifts like that less than 2 months

after blowing a disc, as well as just in general for me, 

is big news! It means I am going to beat this!

I WILL not let the pain get to me and keep me from my goal!

Smokin 31!!! 

Or abs, I could handle just having abs. :)

#ItsTheLittleThings

Its late ya'll! Goodight!

Oh look what decided to upload!

Cringe, I'm a little worried that I should not subject you all to this

but it really is exciting to me, so I am going to share it.

Watch at your own risk!