Rosie at the Beach, and Swimming!

Good news first: Today, Rosie swam intentionally for the first time ever!
Bad news: Our dog 100% hates the beach. Like, not a little amount of hate, but glare-at-mom-and-dad and run-away hate. She got in the water, but she will not willingly go back in it.

Ever.

We'll take her back in the fall and stick to hiking and James Island with our little Roo.

So, yeah, we took her to the beach because we thought she'd like it, and she jumped over the waves (our dog can get super vertical and jump about 6 feet in distance effortlessly). Not so much. She was miserable, so we left after 20 minutes and took her to James Island instead, which was awesome because we got to see one of my favorite classmates and her ADORABLE Golden Retriever, Dallas! I wish I had photos, because he is a doll, and Rosie's decided he's her boyfriend for real. She loved him. It's been so nice to see people outside of school!

Also: Rosie SWAM!!! Since Seth and I were still dressed for the beach, we waded out in the water and got Rosie to finally come in and swim! By the end, she was like, eh, someone else can get the balls, but that's okay. I'll take her back Tuesday, and we'll try this swimming thing again. :-)

Speaking of swimming, Seth and I were finally able to go for a swim on Saturday again. I figure while I'm on break, I'm going to try to swim daily, even if just for 20 minutes or so. It's been awesome-- my lungs are finally getting better again and actually working like I think they should! It probably helps that I don't need to take my inhaler every couple hours from a stupid chest cold like earlier this year when I tried swimming, but I'm so excited to be able to do a couple laps without my lungs making me breathe way more often than I used to. I didn't realize how much I had let my asthma control my breathing until I went for a swim and had trouble holding my breath for more than a couple of seconds. *SO* depressing. Also, kind of scary after pathophysiology this semester, when I learned just how dangerous asthma really can be in the long term. Getting back in shape was a priority anyways, and I love, love, love swimming, so it's a double win to get my lungs whipped into shape while working on my body.

It's disappointing to not be able to go climbing, but the gym that was supposed to open in early March (like the 1st) is still not open, so we're just not dealing with it.  We're in Charleston, so we might as well enjoy it and take advantage of the sunshine and pool season pretty much year round!

Seth and I have also set a few things we're doing just for ourselves over the next couple months: Seth's getting Diablo III as soon as it comes out, and then his next big thing is to update his graphics card! He'll update this with details if anyone cares. My purchase that I'm super stoked about is getting a new camera! I'm kind of in love with the Nikon J1-- the weight is awesome, and it's just fun. I definitely want an easy to use DSLR, though, if we can swing it easily enough. Our "us" purchases are going to be our passports and then a patio set for our new porch! We found a set we like, so we're hoping memorial day will yield an awesome sale.

Anyways, that's all for this weekend!