So This One Time I Graduated College

Well after six years I have a college degree from Westminster College. It took so long but at least I did it. I'm gonna miss finding easy parking spots, swimming in a 5ft deep pool and being the loudest person on campus.  But now I can have some new adventures: a job, a few fun vacations, masters degree, husband, a P.hD, and kids. Who knows what will happen but at least I know I can figure it out!

Weekend Warrior: I did a Triathlon!

Swim, Bike, Run.  Never though I'd be able to pull something like this off but I did. Here's how it started: I signed up for the Griffin Dash n' Splash Triathlon at Westminster College.  I was a little nervous because I have NEVER done a Tri before in my life.  I figured I was in well enough shape so why not?

Swim:
The swim was about 300 yards in the pool.  I was in the 3rd wave with a bunch of old people and beginners. Not too bad.  Except my fly sucked really bad and the wetsuit felt too tight. But I had to share a lane and that was why.  My final time: 5:16. Sweet.
Bike: 
Cycling was 10 miles. I did it on a stationary bike and my cycling shoes didn't clip in right.  So I'm cycling like crazy at 100-150 reps per minute thinking,"Showing the haters your a boss." Results: 22 minutes.  I gotta step up my game on this one!
Run:
 Running was 2.5 miles. I HATE it. I'm not a runner. My parents even told me that.  I was outside running around Westminster in my wetsuit feeling the wind push me like an airplane.  I kept having to say the Trisigion prayer in my head to keep me going. I thought I was gonna die even though it was a small amount of miles.  Final: 20 minutes flat.  Not bad but I gotta cut it in half somehow.

I think I should just stick with open water swims or swimming competitions but I'd do another one of these again.

I NEED a Time Machine!

            So the countdown begins til I graduate college in June.  June. That's right. Unfortunately, instead of working in May or getting a start on the Masters Swim Team once again I'll still be in school for May Term. Not excited about that. For those of you who think that a degree is 4 years, WAKE UP!!! Getting a Bachelor's degree DOES NOT take that long. In fact, it takes a lot longer. People change their minds about what they want to major in, they have life changing events, or sometimes they just don't feel its necessary to go to college right away, which I'm finding out now.
     All I can say is that I wish I had a time machine or the Tardis to flash forward to graduation so I can get out into the real world and actually do something with my life instead of studying.

Photo: Doctor Who, BBC

It Does Exist!!!

No more Rachel Berry rants for now regarding who I look like.  As of Sunday I found the OFFICIAL Dorothann clone: Ivy Morris from Upstairs Downstairs. See the resemblance?

So I Graduate This Year.

I've been in college since fall 2007.  Flashforward six years later and I'm DONE.   I just barely received my graduation evaluation last week. A graduation evaluation is when the registrars office sends you a letter saying what else you need to complete your degree.  I graduate from Westminster College May 2013 with a B.A. in Communication.   After six long years of hard work I can finally do what I want. WHATEVER I WANT.  I remember someone told me once,"Do what makes you happy." Well, finally that will happen and school won't be in the way of it.
Laters,
-D

                  I thought this Mickey Mouse pic would express more of how I'm feeling at the moment.

5 Years Later...

Dorothann 2007

I've been out of high school since 2007. I'm old.  I admit with what I've done the past 5 years I had to push myself.  It wasn't easy.  In fact it was REALLY hard.  Its called growing up. Change.  I don't plan on attending high school reunion at Olympus. Its not important.  Why brag about my accomplishments? Why put myself in a situation where I will still be judged for being me?  Its not worth it.
 I don't mean to justify but in the past 5 years I:
    Went to college even though it was very hard sometimes...
    Had some self-realization moments, which were not easy to accept...
    Started dating...
    Accepted having a learning disability...
    Accepted that it would take longer for things to happen for me and forcing stuff wouldn't work...
    Traveled outside the U.S. twice...
    Started exercising and got a six-pack...
    Ate healthier...
    Did something selfless...
    Realized what remorsefulness truly was...
    Finally got what I wanted...
    Did the things that I wanted to do...
    Worked in a grocery store until I couldn't handle it anymore...
    Got help when I wasn't doing too well...
    Became a power player in student government and on campus...
    Stood my ground and said "No"...
    Made new friends...
    Learned being impulsive backfires...
    Learned to be a leader...
    Tried something I never did before...
    Believed in myself...
    Stopped saying a man would never want me...

 

Dorothann 2012

The list goes on and on.

Lululemon, Zumba, Hott Lifeguards, CRUSH Camp Summer Camp, Oh My!

          The only two things I planned on doing this summer was my internship and going on a good ol' U.S. of A adventure someplace fun.  Boy, was I wrong.  I don't really like to brag via social networks on how much I exercise. I'm afraid it'll backfire. But hopefully this time it won't.  A few weeks ago I signed up for a boot camp workout at my school called CRUSH Camp. I call it CRUSH Camp Summer Camp.  I go and workout til I pass out in the wee hours of the morning outside on the astroturf field on Mondays and Wednesdays.  So this is why I'm still at Westminster? I have a MAJOR excuse to get a six-pack and eat better.  All in the name of Dorothann going out on the weekends to meet guys and hangout with friends, wearing cute clothes, or ending up in Greece or in the Caribbean next year with a B.A. in Communication looking for a prospective boyfriend/husband/fiancee or whatever.
            I can also wear fancy workout clothes too.
       For those of you who don't know I'm a total Lululemon girl.  The workout clothes are comfy and they look good on me.  Plus I really don't mind getting compliments like, "Ohhh I love your Lulu outfit Dorothann!"   The place is a godsend when it comes to workout clothes besides Nike, UnderArmour, or AlbionFit. Even though the place is kinda pricey. I accidentally found the store in Canada when I was in Whistler. I've loved the clothing ever since. Plus their manifesto is FABULOUS!
The clothes work for anything exercise or just going around town. 

                                                   One of my Lululemon workout ensembles...sooo cute! 

      There's this new exercise that my friends got me into called Zumba. I've done it before but when I go with my friends its super fun.  I don't know if its because of them or because the teacher is really good considering she's also a Jazz Dancer and my friends hit on her even though she's married.  Zumba's a party without the alcohol. A lot of dancing, hot and heavy sweating, and Pitbull songs. I guess when I go to the clubs with my friends I can use some of the moves I learned. Ha!
     So fun.
 Since March I've been back on the dating market. I dumped a guy I was dating for 3 months. The  funny thing is it gave me an excuse to hit on guys OR get hit on by them. So anyways there's this guy who I kinda hung out with summer 2010.  I thought he was here for the right reasons but I was wrong by about April 2011.  He's single now.  A few days ago I was with my friends and we saw him at the pool lifeguarding. The guy is super GORGEOUS but he's really quiet.  I think quiet guys are hiding something but in this case I think change is possible.  I asked my friends if I should go hit on him. They encouraged it.  So I returned to my high school giggly girl mode only more confident and used a few pickup lines that my friends gave me. Result: the guy was SPEECHLESS! I guess maybe by the end of the summer if I keep this up I might have a boyfriend again.