scrabble, coffee and school

that is my life this past weekend.
this week is one of my busier weeks and i am sure that next week will be on par. it's the end of semester, so i am currently spending most of my days drinking coffee and eating bagel sandwiches at mercury and swim cafe, eyes glued to my laptop, highlighter in hand. it's not bad, actually. as much as i complain about it, i really enjoy the process of learning. call me a nerd, but i love school even though it can stress me out at times.

last night was my scrabble tournament. it started at 3:30 and ended at 10:30! it was a lot of fun. I played well for my skill level- not the best i've ever played, but not the worst. I got two bingos (one being 'persona' and the other being 'eloping') and walked away with two books, two cookies and a 15-dollar gift card for some japanese restaurant. i ranked 17/21, which goes to show how fierce the competition was. the fun thing about it was that it didn't seem competitive. people were there to play their best and have a good time. the high score of the night was 497!!! that is CRAZY!! it is inspiring, really! so yes, i had a lot of fun and i'm glad i went. also, food was included and swim cafe served free coffee and made this delicious sweet potato and black bean dish, salad and a homemade apple cobbler with ice cream for dessert!

i've also been practicing yoga a lot to maintain my sanity. it seems like yoga is the one consistent thing in my life and i really value it. this morning josh and i went to a 6:30am class and i feel great. i love practicing so early in the morning. i am really tired to start with, and my body takes much longer to wake up, but it heightens my body awareness and by the end i feel so energized and the fact that i am up so early and have that great of a start to my day inspires me to be productive and tackle the things i need to tackle. for example, it is 11am right now and i have a)practiced yoga b) ate a delicious breakfast of steel cut oatmeal and fresh fruit with soymilk c) read 4 articles for class tonight and d) updated my blog. and it's only 11!!!

okay. thanks for reading and i hope to post some pictures from the tournament soon.