The trip continues!

Hello from Arlington, Virginia! :) We are almost halfway through our trip (it feels like a really long trip) and I am still working hard at balancing my calories with my exercise. It has been more difficult because I can't really control the food I eat-- even on days where we're completely free, often we have to grab some food between sightseeing or want to take advantage of ethnic restaurants that definitely don't exist in Fargo-- for instance, we ate at a Portuguese restaurant for lunch and an Indian restaurant for dinner today (we do have 2 Indian restaurants in FM, but they're really expensive).

Yesterday was hard with food as well since the church provided lunch (two equally sized tables: one covered in "salads" and sandwiches and the other covered in desserts) and dinner, which was pizza. I did quite a bit of exercising last night so hopefully it all balanced out. Today we did a lot of walking too, but I think I'm going to go do some actual exercising for a little while too. New food experiences are wonderful, but I can't help but worry about the amount of calories I've consumed. :/

Exercise is the only cure.

Tomorrow is a concert day, but I should be able to get up early enough to be able to exercise before the bus leaves. We're in host homes tomorrow night so I won't get another chance to get movement in. The next day is a wandering Philadelphia day so hopefully I'll get my exercise then. Thursday and Friday will be killer-- both days are concert days, with no time or opportunity for exercise on either and no control over food.

Again, :/

But the trip is going really well, I'm seeing some awesome things and I love the people in my choir. I miss home and was really happy to get a chance to talk to both T and my Dad today. I love them both a billion :)