Went on a hike in the snow and cold!

I was supposed to go skiing today (something I NEVER did) but due to the stinky economy, it was cancelled. :(

So a group got together to do a hike in the trails of Lowell. I believe it was a total of 10 miles. I was pretty excited about going because I heard that there was a planned trip to AZ to hike the Grand Canyon! How fun would that be!! So I figured that if I could manage this hike, I could train myself to complete the 26 mile Grand Canyon hike.

I had nothing to wear for this hike. So I went to Sports Etc. and bought really nice waterproof boots, pants (which ended up not fitting), a jacket and a backpack. I certainly looked like a hiker. I was all set!

We start the hike early morning, about 8am. It was freezing and snowy. I fell twice on patches of ice which wasn't too fun because I had so much in my backpack that I just feel like a ton of bricks. No one told me that I shouldn't wear brand new hiking boots without breaking them in, so my feet where developing huge blisters. I also had a hard time catching up with everyone.

It turns out that I may have looked like I knew what I was doing, but in reality I was too out of shape for this. This small hike kicked my ass. It didn't just kick my butt, it also knocked me down and proceeded to beat me up. It was so hard! I guess I wasn't in that great of shape. But considering this was my first real hike, I thought I did really well. I managed to get through most of it without passing out and dieing. So yay for me!

The group. I am the last one on the right. The shorty of the group. We were actually standing on a pond that was iced over. I believe this was halfway through our hike, so about 3 miles in. I was ready to go home and take off those darn boots.

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Lowell-Dracut-Tynsboro Walking Trail- This is good for people that are in decent shape. Lots of rocks, hills and branches to look out for. I wouldn't go when there is snow and ice on the ground again.

Went to my first Bruins Game

I have NEVER been to the Garden/Fleet/TD-BankNorth Garden to see the Bruins play. I don't even own any shirts with the Bruins logo on them. So when I got invited to a free game from my ex-sister-in-law, I couldn't turn it down.



Since I didn't want to be the only one in the place without Bruins gear, I went with my Ex SIL to Models and bought a really nice Bruins hoodie and the Saint Patrick's day edition Bruins shirt. Can I just say this shirt is awesome!! The white part has little shamrocks that glitter!!

So we get to the Fleet (that's what I grew up calling it) and I was starving!! My Ex SIL did not believe me when I said that there was food courts upstairs so we ate at a crappy McDonald's. Since I was dieting, I only had a small chicken sandwich.


We get upstairs to go to our seats and what did we see? Food courts EVERYWHERE! I was slightly mad but got over it. We found our seats and actually had a really good view of the rink. We were playing against the Flyers. There was a ton of Flyer fans at the game.


I know that Boston fans are considered the biggest jerks but let me tell you, the Flyer fans we sat near where not very nice. They made fun of the way we talk and said some mean things to random Bruins fans. It p- me off that they came to our home town and where bashing us. It made watching the game no fun.


We ended up losing pretty bad. I really have a hard time following hockey since it is so fast paced, but it was an experience. I didn't take many pictures during the game, but I did manage to get one shot of me in the seats.

***WARNING *** WARNING *** WARNING***

The following picture of me is horrible!! This was a time of my life that I didn't care what I looked like and it shows in the picture!! I was not wearing any make-up and my hair looks like I rolled out of bed. I wanted to post it though to prove that 1) I was actually at the game 2) To one day see how far I have come in my life.

OH MY!!! I look like crap! Please keep in mind that I was going through a divorce and hanging out with my EX SIL!!! I had some pretty bad circles under my eyes! I love how thick and uneven my eyebrows look...NOT! At least I can say the game was good...oh wait.

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The Official Site of the Boston Bruins: Where you can buy tickets or learn more about the Bruins

Saint Patrick's Day Edition Bruins T-shirt: Super cute!!