Oh what a week....

So the week was good. My boss was out of town. Sweet. Got lots done at the office, not as much as I wanted to...but still...a good amount. Had some awesome workouts...thank you Rico...even tho you killed me a few times....Brad and I carpooled a couple of times...sweet...and it was just an overall great week. Not too many crazy things happened. Just nice. The way it should be. The card I am showing you here is one I made for a swap with other angels. I can't wait to get the swap back....more samples for Scrappin Friendzy!

I do have a bit of interesting news....I went on a date. It was a very casual date...but a date nonetheless. It was fabu! I will say that there will be another date soon...when I get back from Portland. Oh yes, I am going to Portland. Love how I'm trying to avoid telling all the 411 on the date? tee hee....Well, let's just say this Billy Joe Bob Fred (those of you who know me really well know that name) tee hee (if you don't - just ask!) is a wonderful, interesting person with lots of potential. And a smile that fills the room...and for DIVA...nope...no earring...no diamond don's here!!! LOL!!! And I realized I didn't tell RICO...what? I know...I need to ...that will give me something to tell him on Wednesday and to see if he is actually reading this....snort! Well I odda....lol....anyways....

Back to Portland...I'm heading on my annual trip down to the scrapbook convention and taking a couple of classes. I'm very excited about them and can't wait....and I also got some good news, it looks like I will be teaching for the local scrapbook store...I"m going to be talking with them after I get back as well...so that should be lots of fun!!!

Anyways....So here's to a great week and lots of inspiration!!!

peace!

Sending you a little love....

Awe, so the week continued...Wednesday was a get kicked in the butt session with Rico...like hello...when aren't they? The sad thing is, I always thank him afterwards and sometimes ask for more? What is with that? LOL.

And YES I SURVIVED THE DREADED DAY unharmed of course...lol...I made myself a killer dinner and just relaxed...took a bubble bath listened to some music and lit a few candles...very peaceful.

Friday...back at it again...I made Rico's girlfriend a bracelet for him to give her for Valentine's Day...and well she loved it...sweet! And Friday was a freakin fantastic day....No boss, Cindy, Taylor and I were going to lunch and then an appointment with Sally! YEAH! Tons of fun was had and then the weekend....

I was on a mission to go to Pike's Place Market...but for whatever reason...that didn't happen, well it sorta did...Okay so here's the story....I got up and was busy doing stuff around the apartment building...you all know that pesky managers stuff and before I knew it was like 11ish...by the time I got cleaned up, and ready to head downtown and then I approached the market - tons of people....and I totally couldn't find a parking place and there was a ton of people, okay I know I already said that...lol...SO then I decided to head home and try again another weekend...

I stopped at the Central Market and purchased some stuff...to make a new chicken noodle soup...with ground chicken meatballs and cheese filled tortellinis - the soup turned out fabulous!!! So the weekend turned out pretty good.

peace

Apparently, he will...

Heather laughed when she saw this picture of Rico and promptly said, "Rico will do just about anything for you won't he?" Well, if this picture is of any proof...Yes! Gotta love that!

Ignore the date, apparently I can't replace the batteries correctly to reflect the correct date!

Go RICO Go!

To Teff or Not?

Where did the time go? I know…I totally got my butt kicked by RICO…lol….My trifecta workout (wed, thurs, fri) totally killed me. I got to the Villa on Friday, made dinner and totally crashed!!! Slept sooo good….must be that Mercedes of a bed….had a pretty busy Saturday, did a few things at the villa, then headed out for some errands for the apt building, and then home. Got a ton of stuff done…who knew? But the unfortunate thing was the weekend just flew by. What? Where did it go?

The week at work started out well, you know – normal…I was traveling back and forth between work, the villa and home. But it was good, made the time go by fast. I had a cooking class on Monday night. It was a total blast. It was sponsored by Swedish Hospital and the Joslin Diabetes Center. It was really interesting. It focused on refreshing your knowledge of portion size, carbs, healthy sugars and using different things to get more flavor our of your food. I really like how they incorporated simple things into your meals like zest for instance and different spices. They made some interesting things…Chicken with a yogurt sauce which was really good, they made crispy sweet potato and beet chips (yummy) chai tea, and then some chocolate pudding with raspberry made from Teff….It was like eating chocolate grits....yeah not for me…but the hit was the date bon bons…I’ll have to make those one time…very good…and not to horrible calorie/carb wise.

Tuesday finally arrived, I made it through the day and then it was time to see Dr W. Boy was I nervous. I knew my blood sugar was about the same, but I didn’t know what the proteins would be. WOWZA…amazing…great appointment and the proteins dropped HUGE…now I’m only 13 points above normal….WAHOO…now just to keep it there. A huge relief – now I can just Keep Calm and Carry On….lol…
peace

Murphy HATES Me...

Tuesday, the morning of fasting, holding it and testing….I felt really good when I woke up, I got ready and headed out the door to head to the lab. Of course, Murphy was not too far behind me today…lol….as I got onto the road…it was raining, windy and traffic at a snails pace. Great. I had my trusty liter of cold water to drink on the way. For whatever reason, I have an issue when it’s time to do the deed…you know…pee into the cup. Apparently, I can’t pee under pressure, so I always drink lots of water on the way to the lab, and of course, when I get there…I am so ready, okay beyond ready to burst. So picture this…Me, being diabetic and fasting, having to hold it, drinking lots of water, getting stuck in 1-90 traffic and being anemic. Fun times….lol.

I finally make it to the lab. And I walk in and check in. They come and get me and ask for my insurance card. I pull it out and hand it to the gal…she scans it and then proceeds to say…”You owe $4.50…I can’t test you til you’ve paid this.” Now mind you, I just got the bill in the mail the night before…ugh…I said sure, here’s five bucks…”oh I can’t take cash”, I reply check? She says ”no, sorry”…I replied…Visa Debit card??? She says “Yes”. Whew…so I give her my card and she scans it in and I have to sign like 29 pieces of paper…snort…

She then says…”Okay take a seat”, I sit down, ready to really burst at this point…the vampire draws 3 viles of blood and then says “Okay you’re done.” I’m like, What? What about the micro albumin test? She replies “It’s not marked on your chart, are you sure you are supposed to do that?” I’m like, yeah hello…I don’t sit in the car for over an hour, having to pee and drinking more water for my health…She then says, “I need to get the dr’s okay.” So she goes over to Dr W’s office as I’m trying really hard not to lose it and then comes back saying “They can’t approve it, you already did one in December.”

What the FRENCH toast….I head over to Dr W’s office (the other side of the lab) and say, Dr K wants me to have this done each and every time I do the other testing…she replies, “Well Dr W isn’t here, so if that’s the case, Dr K will have to okay it….”
At this point, my sample is almost ready to be all over the floor. I turn to the lab gal hand her my phone with Dr K’s number already ringing, and I say, give me a cup…I need to do this NOW. She replies…”I can’t till the order is given.” I tell her, just give me the cup, I’ll pay for the cup, you’ve already got my visa, what’s the cup cost, $2 bucks? So she hands the cup over and proceeds to wait for Dr K’s office to answer….I happily go do my thing…and as I am finishing…the lab gals yells through the door…it’s approved….ugh..the things one must go through….

I head to the office, feeling pretty out of it, and needing fuel…needing juice, needing food…and to just sit down…the day turned out pretty good. Heather came over for lunch and we just sat and chatted about stuff, stamping, Rico, stamping…crazy people, exercise…fun fun times…

I headed home….and got ready for my triple shot of workouts with RICO…Wed, Thurs and Friday….

Here we go again...

WOW...the last few days have just flown on by...like a winter storm watch. Friday was one of those days...it ended up okay Heather and I had been emailing back and forth all day. She was having a stamping get together on Saturday and she realized that she needed a few things...so the list was sent back and forth all day...lol, by the time I left work, I had a list of things to pick up and or take to Heathers and I needed to get a few things too...The list included not only bringing me, but Rico too...lol...I did all the errands and headed home with a bunch of fruit to make salad for Heather's party. The evening turned out rather uneventful and I actually got some rest.

Saturday arrived way too early....I got ready and got everything loaded...and then I hit the road...I decided to stop on the way at Joann's and grab some easter grass and eggs. I finally made it down the 169 to MV...baby!!! And what fun we had. It's always fun getting together with the gals at Heather's. Jessica brought Brandon, Heather's kids Chloe and Broken (aka Evan) were there. We had such fun...lots of laughs, stamping, fun times...and good fruit salad and other goodies!!! I had a lot of fun teaching Chloe how to snap her fingers, how to wink and flick...Poor broken....he replied to me...I'm not broken anymore...then I told him all about my nephew Danen aka LP/Little Pumpkin and said well I could give you a nickname like that...he replied...no Broken's okay. Chloe kept saying to me...You're funney...hummm not sure that's the crowd I'm looking for you know the 4-15 age group...but maybe if one's got a cute single dad that might be my ticket in...lol....too much fun...I couldn't believe how fast the day was going...the next thing I knew it was 4pm....what??? Where did the day go??? We did make some pretty cute Easter things...I'll post those later....and just think...the day wasn't over yet....

As I was leaving...I called my buddy to go see a movie....National Treasure...Book of Secrets...yeah Nick Cage. My buddy works at the theatre and left me a pass...yeah!!! I got there a bit early so I headed to get some dinner....perhaps a mistake. As I got sooo sick around 2am - UGH!!!! Anyways...the movie was wonderful....and I got home around 10pm....and hit the sack...only to be awoken with a very upset tummy....ugh for about 5 hours I was up and down...and not liking life....I finally got to sleep around 7am. I woke again about 11 and called "the rents" and bailed out of visiting...I didn't even go to church...ugh...I suck! Anyways...I chilled most of the day...and finally around 8pm started to feel better.

Monday was a freaky day. No workout....still had to lay low...don't like laying low....Wednesday is gonna be a tough workout....ugh....made it through the day and headed home....took it pretty easy still as I had all my labs to do Tuesday morning....

peace...more later...