random

so i joined a gym today. i've been wanting to for a while and decided i need something to do and i miss running (and it is getting cold) so i started looking up gym memberships by my house. i had looked into it last year, but with ski season and not getting home until 7ish i decided to wait. so i really wanted to take classes - when i was in ireland i loved my cardio classes and it was motivation to work out. plus i like the group factor (i blame it on playing group sports my entire life) but the few gyms by my house with classes were $60-80 a month... ummm, a little high. so i was talking to my mom and she suggested the new planet fitness that is about 20 minutes from my house. so i looked them up online and today went in and signed up. it is a little further from my house, but at $20 a month (i went with their premium package, basic is $10 a month) and no contract i decided i'll try it out and see how i like it. they don't have classes and they are a no-frills kinda place. but i know people who love it. and for such a good price. plus i'm excited to start working out again and getting my muscles back. 

i'm also bought a mattress and i'm getting a new phone this week too. i'm getting a queen plush pillowtop (so excited for a big bed) and a wrought iron looking bedframe. when the bed is delivered i'll have to take pictures. i can't wait for it! and i'm finalllly eligible for a new phone. so i'l getting the droid incredible on friday. i'll finally be joining the 21st century! (and after this week i'm on a strict no shopping policy, especially since i'm wanting to go to europe) 

so the last week has been good - pretty quiet. i was doing a major room clean last week. every year i go through my room and clean like everything. and just recycle and trash as much as i can. i was pretty successful. and also went through my clothes and filled a very large garbage bag full to donate. i also bought a new bookshelf. i can't wait for my new bed to be in the room! it was fun going through all the random things - i found the 12 pint glasses i stole from living in ireland, all the old letters from my pen pals and other friends, all my photo albums and everything. so glad it is less cluttered!

and i went and saw harry potter 7 on friday morning with erin! i really had no desire to see it. i didn't see the 6th movie but when we were talking on thursday night she mentioned going and i wasn't working, so why not. i enjoyed it and it was crazy how crowded the theatre was at 10am! 

annnnd i'm seriously planning a eurotrip. for january/february. 4 weeks. ireland/amsterdam/cologne/zurich/vienna/budapest/bratislava/prague. i'm trying to figure out train schedules and what is easier to do. buy direct or do a rail pass. flights from newark/shannon and then prague/newark are $725. i'd love to do the whole thing for about $3000. so that's my goal. i know ireland/amsterdam/zurich are going to be more expensive. but especially traveling alone i won't be spending as much because i won't really be going out as much. so just researching right now. but i want this to happen. i miss traveling so much. and when else am i going to be given time to do this? 

so happy thanksgiving week :)

any fun plans?