Diane’s World

Hello there world!

Well what a few weeks it’s been! It’s finally time for an update, and a good chance to get Ms. Clarkson off my main page.

If you haven’t turned the sound on your computer off yet, what you are listening to on dianefeucht.com is my song of the week “Steh Auf wenn du am Boden bist” by Die Toten Hosen.  That means “Stand up when you are on the ground”…

Yup, my new german pop song. Here: have a music video with some cute German guys in it.

Anyways there is a lot of things to talk about!

First of all, I’ve made a big decision to run the Des Moines Marathon on October 18th.

I am now in a heavy training schedule, that I hope will prevent me from dying while attempting to run 26.2 miles in one jaunt. I posted a huge running schedule in a prominent place of my house, so hopefully I’ll be able to keep true to my training.

Anyways, I am in desperate need of new shoes. My feet are becoming all bubbly and blistery. The shoes I am currently using are ones that I bought in Germany five years ago… and the insoles are torn out. Not exactly fun to run with.

So, I hope that within the next two weeks I’ll be able to get a pair of Nike+ Shoes like these:

Aren’t they beautiful? Yes, I’m lusting after them. I can even choose what color I want everything on it to be, and get them to stitch my name in the heel.

The best part is that you can stick a chip in the soles of the shoe, and hook something up to your iPod, and you’ll be able to tell how fast and how far you are running:

But this is currently all dreams.

I also got a membership to my college’s recreation center… so I guess I’ll be hanging out back on campus a lot more in the future.

Two weeks ago I went to Des Moines to explore the city of Des Moines with David.

The first day I was in Des Moines, he drove me out to “show me a surprise”… he didn’t even have to tell me what the surprise was, because the moment I saw this huge pair of cows I got excited and had to meet them:

So yes. It was great and exciting.

He also took me to a great art museum that was rather impressive for being in middle of Iowa.

The next weekend, we decided to meet halfway in the city of Omaha, Nebraska. I really like Omaha… it was a artistic city… something I wasn’t expecting.

I got to go see the Omaha zoo, and was eaten by a hippo!

I also got to see the Joslyn Art Center… and would you believe it or not, but for the first time in my life (after being in love with him for four years now) I FINALLY got to see a work by Hans Hofmann in real life!!! (This is an epic moment for me, peoples!)

and my other favorite artist, Helen Frankenthaler was there as well:

And of course my hometown favorite artist: dale chihuly had a nice installation piece there:

So yes, I am a very happy girl.

Anyways, this last weekend wasn’t exactly as exciting as the other past days have been. Having to work at 6am is definitely not a favorite thing of mine to do. I do not properly function before 11am.

Also, I guess it’s gonna come out sooner or later – but David and I broke up this weekend. It was a “quickly come, quickly go” relationship I guess. But I thank God that he gave me world’s most supportive friend and family base (wow, I’ve been really REALLY overcome with love in the past few days. It’s honestly incredible.)

Also, my favorite way of coping with anything has always been through artistic expression. I painted Sunday and Saturday and made a painting that released any frustration or disappointment I am feeling..

And apparently it is pre-sold to my friend Michaele, for whenever she becomes a rich politician.

So, yup. I’m going to be ok. As my Uncle in Germany calls me a “Stehaufmensch” one of those toys (Like a weeble wobble) that can fall down over and over again but will keep springing up back to life.

Anyways, I need to get running and start moving on with my life a bit. It’s sunny outside and I have lots to be glad about! I have good friends, I am healthy, I LOVE my job, I love my living situation and my future is bright and full of opportunities.

I hope all of you are feeling just as encouraged and loved as I do this week!

The Deeds