the last semester...

So I'm about 2 weeks into my last semester as an undergrad, or maybe ever, depending on what I decide to do next year!  It's a bit...unsettling...to not have any definite plans yet.  But, onward is the only way to go so that's what I'm doing.  My schedule is probably too easy and it definitely gives me too much free time.  I've been training an average amount so far this semester, which, given the amount of free time I have sounds lame, but since it is the beginning of the semester and I'm still figuring out the swing of things, I'm okay with.  I'm trying to find new ways to get my training in though, other than just going to the gym.  For example, when I was in Israel, one of my favorite parts was the hiking.  It was so incredible being outside, getting fresh air, seeing beautiful scenery and still being active!  Unfortunately, there's no where in Florida that can really compare to Masada or any of the other places we hiked there (because really, when's the last time you saw a beautiful oasis in the middle of the desert like this: Ein Gedi ??)  So, Dana and I decided that we missed hiking and would find a place to go somewhere in Gainesville.  And we did!  Monday was a day off from school for MLK Day, so we went to the Morningside Nature Preserve east of Gainesville.  It was so beautiful and they have some really great trails, of all different lengths.  The weather was perfect and it was such a nice way to work out!  I will most definitely be going back there!

The only problem I have with the beginning of the semester, especially the spring, is that people come back with this "I'm going to work out all the time" attitude, which usually fades by February.  In the meantime though, the gyms are crowded all the time, which seriously cramps my gym schedule.  I'm just going to have to work around it...

This weekend my brother Ira and nephew Seth are coming for a visit!  We have a really fun weekend planned, with a UF swim meet, basketball game and a campus tour, in honor of their first visit to Gainesville...I hope the weather cooperates!!