The Oatmeal

Despite the research to back up that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, I have never been much of a breakfast eater. Until college I hardly ever even ate breakfast. All through college and up until I came to Hilton Head Health the biggest breakfast I ever consumed was yogurt or a banana, and occasionally both. Another fun fact about myself is that I am not much of a morning person; not much of a morning person being a gargantuan understatement…just ask my mother. I have also been known for sleeping until the very last minute before I absolutely must get out of bed; even if that means no breakfast or grabbing something on the go such as a yogurt or banana. Mornings being difficult for me, what I am about to share with you all will shock and amaze you, are you ready for this? I eat a large breakfast every single morning 7 days a week here. *gasp!* That’s right, I said LARGE and BREAKFAST in ONE sentence. We’re talking oatmeal with raisins, fresh fruit with yogurt, and possibly a small, or medium, possibly large, bowl of Go Lean Crunch cereal with skim milk. Oh yeah and a smoothie and a small muffin, or two, when it’s smoothie and muffin morning here one day a week. Ok so now that we’ve gotten over the shock of learning about my breakfast habits, here is the real kicker. I set my alarm on Saturday AND Sunday mornings (our only 2 days off) to be up in time to make it to breakfast. That’s right, I said ALARM on Saturday and Sunday MORNINGS to make it time for a LARGE BREAKFAST! Even when we go out on Saturday nights and are up until about 3 or 4am you better believe we are in line for oatmeal first thing when we wake up. The oatmeal is what keeps us going. After dinner every evening, which is always delicious, we are already excited knowing that our next meal will be oatmeal just a few short hours away. I’m tellin’ ya, this oatmeal is like no other oatmeal you’ve ever had before.

The girls and I spent the weekend getting our tan on at the pool and beach. Saturday was pool day and today was spent diving under waves and laying on the warm sand. The ocean is as warm as bath water and is extremely refreshing to escape to when we get too hot. Half way through out strenuous afternoon we made our way to the Tiki Hut; a bar that is outdoors and the tables and chairs are in the sand. We people watched and enjoyed the live band that plays there daily as we sipped our daiquiris. The photos I posted are of the girls and I at the Tiki Hut. This was an amazing way to end the weekend before we attack the busy week ahead of us. Now that my orientation period is over, I start taking on more duties and responsibilities this week. I am very excited to continue teaching new classes and learning more and more each and every day. The staff here is extremely knowledgeable and I try my best to not take one second for granted. There is so much to be learned and I’m trying to be a sponge; continually soaking it all in. I thank God everyday for this opportunity, sometimes I still feel like I’m in a dream.

My parents are coming to town tomorrow and I am SO excited to see them! I can’t wait to show them around so they can picture where I am when I tell them about all of the different things I have been doing. To all my friends and family back home, I miss you very much. Love you.

More to come…