Hippity Hoppity Happy Easter

Hope everyone had a joyous Easter holiday, I certainly did. This is the criss cross card that I made and sent out.

My weekend started with Friday...met MeMe for lunch at Applebee's - yeah trade! We had a good lunch and chat...then back to work, we got out of work a bit early...okay 30 minutes early...which was nice. The traffic was light...crazy eh? I got home and then left to go to Good Friday service, it was really nice. I met the boy for dinner afterwards...it was funny we went to Shari's...we had fun, and a bunch of laughs. Saturday - time for a little road trip. Joe thought it would be nice if we went for a drive. Hummmm.....so he picked me up around 9 and we hit the road. He was pretty prepared - he had lots of goodies - healthy goodies. Bottled waters, fresh fruit, carrots, peanuts and a few luna bars for me. I was really touched that he took the time to think of all that. So off we went.

We ended up not too far from home. He took me to Golden Gardens. I started to laugh when we got there - I mean really - a 10 minute road trip? He said he had picked that as our destination because I had told him, that I loved going there, and whenever I have something that I need to think about, I go down there, walk on the beach and just think. And he wanted to share that with me. He's never been to Golden Gardens, so it was new to him, and it was nice to share it with him. He even brought a picnic lunch for us to enjoy.

We walked out and around to the point and sat and just talked. He even brought blankets as it was a bit cool and even a thermos of caffine free hot tea. *swoon* He told me he hoped I liked his surprise...he also said that no matter what we do - big or small - it will always be new and special and ours.

When we got back to my place, he said let's go check out the new coffee place. So we walked down there and enjoyed a little treat and just sat, listened to music and just enjoyed the relaxing day.

Sunday....wow...came way too quickly. I headed to church and then up to the "Rents" - we had turkey dinner....yeah stuffing! We had a nice day...just catching up....the food was good, conversation fantastic....mom is doing sooo much better...it's hard to believe it's almost been a year since her accident...she's come so far...I'm soo proud of her...and Dad's just been a hero...totally stepping up and then some. I headed to church again after dinner...it was different, smaller crowd, different approach - challengeing...and inspiring. I got home and got ready for work...and then the news came on....The F/T Alaska Ranger sank, 4 crew were dead. Capt. Pete...dead...omg....I just started to cry...so many emotions came rushing in....

Aloha Friday

Well today is Friday - thank goodness for that. It's been a crazy week. But, I made it.

This week's edition of Aloha Friday is an adventure I plan on doing in Oahu. I will be going to Hanauma Bay to go snorkeling.

So enjoy!

Tuesday Movie Review on a Wednesday….

WOW…since it’s late I'll keep it short....

It seems I’m stuck on Nick Cage….oh gee darn - I hate when that happens!!!

Face Off - Starring Nicholas Cage and John Travolta and a few other good actors/actresses.

Movie is based on good and evil. Nicholas Cage is the evil Castor Troy and John Travolta is the good Sean Archer. This movie is the typical good cop after the evil criminal. I have seen this movie several times…and often quote a lot of lines from it. I love how wickedly evil Nicholas Cage is and how when Castor and Sean trade lives, how each actor pulls it off. There is lots of action and shoot em up scenes.

Overall Rating =10
Entertainment Value = 10+
Nicholas Cage Hotness = 10+
Rental? ABSOLUTELY – if it’s on sale BUY IT!

One of my favorite lines from this movie is… It’s like looking in a mirror, only Not.

Manic Monday

All I have to say is this….

KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON

I had a great workout with Rico. I gave him his bday present…and he liked it (I hope) and he told me all about his birthday. I told him about the weekend…a little chit chat before sweating…ugh. I did carpool with B – he forgot me….and I had to call and remind him. We did get to work, it was fun pooling….it had been way too long since the last time!
I am glad we pooled, when I got home and upstairs after work, I turned off everything, and sat in the dark for 20 minutes…and then proceeded with the evening.

peace

Weekend Wrap Up

WOW….things have been BUS-ZY…eeeks! Okay so it’s Wednesday, but here’s the weekend wrap up!

Friday…a trip to good ole Sam’s club. Yummy Strawberries and Pineapple were purchased…got home, lugged everything upstairs…and got ready for Heather’s the next morning. Got up and made the infamous fruit salad. Yeah me, got to Heather’s in the nick of time…and then we headed off to Becca’s! Annissa was with us…so to say the least the short roadtrip to Becca’s was full of laughs!

We had a great, fun and productive day working on our Brayer Technique Books, I think everyone finished. Yeah us!

I headed home, and stopped to pick up some ground turkey for Sunday’s Taco Bar potluck. I stopped at Ballard Camera to meet with the gals about teaching classes. I got a bunch of cool products to work with. SO the plan is to figure out what to make with it, come in this Saturday to shop for papers etc, and then start making…and turn in stuff so they can announce at Scrappin’ Friendzy….wowza…it’s gonna get sketchy…lol.

I finally got home and got ready for my date with Joe…aka the drug boy. Yeah drug boy…lol…we went to a nice little new haunt in Ballard. Lots of fun, good food, and not too crowded. After dinner, he came over and helped me okay more like watched and razzed me while I was making the turkey taco meat for Sunday.

Sunday came way too fast. Yikes, I was no sooner up, and out the door to make it to church on time. Got there, and saw everyone…the service was nice and then we waited afterwards til it was time to head to Ken and Carla’s. I had a blast chatting with my buddy Aaron. He would jump up onto my lap, kneel, wrap his arms around my neck and tell me “I’ve got a new bed” “It’s blue” lol. We had a fabulous time enjoying tacos and catching up…I hated to leave and go home.

But home, I had to go. I got home and pretty much relaxed, chatted with Joe and then got ready for Monday. And Phone Duty….what a week it has been.

Aloha Friday

When I think about Hawaii, the first thing that pops into my mind is the Hawaiian lei. I did a search and found this website http://www.hawaiianleicompany.com/default.aspx. I of course had to check it out and found the following information about the tradition. I hope you enjoy it!

This is a lei that I am considering purchasing and sending as a Christmas Gift to share the islands while I am there in December.

The Aloha Tradition

While a few ancient Hawaiian customs have faded from memory, the tradition of lei-giving has managed to subsist and flourish. In the beautiful islands of Hawaii, everyone wears leis. A lei is a common symbol of love, friendship, celebration, honor, or greeting. In other words, it is a symbol of Aloha. Take a walk around Hawaii; you’ll find leis everywhere—graduations, parties, dances, weddings, and yes, even at the office. In Hawaii, any occasion can be considered special and “lei-worthy.” No one can resist the vibrant colors, the intoxicating fragrances, or the beautiful tradition of Hawaii’s most recognized icon…the flower lei.

The History of the Lei - The custom of the flower lei was introduced to Hawaii from the various surrounding Polynesian islands and even Asia. In ancient Hawaii, wearing a lei represented wealth, royalty, and rank. Leis were also heavily associated with hula, religion and geography.
Most Hawaiians preferred the Maile lei--a leafy vine that has fragrant spicy-sweet leaves that is draped and worn open-ended to the waist. However, royalty and Hawaiian chieftains favored the fiery, vibrant Ilima—a thin orange blossom that requires hundreds of flowers to make a single lei strand. Hawaiian Princess Kaiulani’s favorite lei was the Pikake—named after the peacocks in her garden—for the heavenly white blossoms and sweet jasmine fragrance.

The state of Hawaii is consists of eight major islands. Each island has its own designated lei which represents a harmonious marriage of texture and color. Most of these leis are unavailable for shipping to the mainland due to strict agricultural laws.
Hawaii – Lehua
Oahu – Ilima
Maui – Lokelani
Kauai – Mokihana
Molokai – Kukui
Lanai – Kaunaoa
Niihau – Pupu
Kaho’olawe – Hinahina

Before the familiar hum of airline jets were heard in the sky, tourist and travelers arrived in Hawaii by boat. Many old Hawaiians retell their stories of “boat days” with fond memories. When the boat would arrive at the dock, it was a social celebration with lei greeters, hula dancers, music, and photographers. A common custom for departing travelers was to toss their leis into the ocean by Diamond Head Crater. A safe return to Hawaii was ensured if their lei drifted to shore.

Since May 1, 1928, Hawaii has celebrated every May first as it’s official “Lei Day.” Hawaiians call it “May Day.” The flower lei is celebrated passionately on May Day with Hula, parades, and music. On May Day, most parents request to take a day off of work so they can watch their children participate in May Day festivities and programs at school. Everyone in Hawaii is encouraged to wear a lei on May Day.

Lei Etiquette - Leis can be worn, received, or given for almost any occasion. In Hawaii, a lei is given for an office promotion, a birthday, an anniversary, a graduation, or any special event. Yet more notably, a lei can be worn for no other reason than to enjoy the fragrance, take pleasure in the beautiful flowers, or simply, to celebrate the “Aloha Spirit.”

There is one big faux pas that should never be made. Never refuse a lei! Always graciously accept the lei with a toothy smile and a kiss on the cheek. (If you don’t feel comfortable with giving or receiving a kiss on the cheek, a warm hug is acceptable!) If you are allergic or sensitive to flowers, then discreetly and apologetically slip-off the lei. It is acceptable and considered a kind gesture to offer the lei to your spouse if you are unable to wear it.

Last, but not least, there is one more taboo…it is considered (in Hawaii) impolite to give a closed (tied) lei to a pregnant woman. Many Hawaiians feel that a closed lei around the neck is bad luck for the unborn child. (Head Hakus and open-ended leis are acceptable to give to pregnant woman.)

I think I'll sport a lei for May Day!

A revisit of sorts...

Here's a card I have made several different times for a few different events. It all started last August in getting ready for an swap at an Angel Gathering (WAG). I also made several of these for a new catalog swap with a group of Angel Stampers (Paperwings) and then I used the card for a make-n-take for my big Scrapbooking event in October - and still having some left over used them again for a make-n-take at another scrapbooking event in November...well, I am using them again for this swap...wow...that's a lot of info. This time the swap was for a spring themed card using bitty blossoms (white flower) so there it is...lol...

Stay tuned - more to come...remember it's Aloha Friday!

til then....

Moving Forward ONE NOTCH at a time

WOW...what a freakin' fantastic day.

Today is a day to be noted. I moved my car seat up one notch. YEAH ME! I, of course, had to call Becks, my first trainer and tell her (yes after I sent RICO a text message)...and the best...was when I got to work, there was an email from Becks....and it said

"Congrats on the results. I am SO, SO, SO proud of you. You have no idea. You always amaze me. You have one of the best attitudes of anyone I have ever met. Keep up the hard work. I know at times it gets difficult but its days like these that make it all worth it. Have a fantastic day and be proud of yourself. I sure am."

What a way to continue the day. So far, I have moved my seat up 3 notches since I started this journey 1 1/2 years ago!

WAHOO!

keep calm and carry on!

Movie Review Tuesday

Kicking off the first Movie Review of the blog – is the movie VANTAGE POINT Starring Dennis Quaid and Matthew Fox.

Overall rating = 7
Entertainment Value = 10
Pay Full Price? Matinee or Rental

The movie is based on a terrorist event that takes place in Spain where 8 complete strangers see 8 different vantage points of the assassination of the President.

There were lots of plot twists, car chases, and explosions. Overall, the movie provided an entertaining evening, however, the rewinding of the scene to move to the next vantage point was somewhat frustrating, I just wanted to see what happened next.

The entertainment prior to the movie was priceless. MeMe and I met up to see the movie, and as we were sitting in the empty theatre, two men approached us and struck up a conversation. Both were very humorous…did you know you could use a sharpie to make grill marks on any item of food? The movie started late, so we were given a free small popcorn coupon on the way out. Yeah us!

No movie night is complete without going out to dinner. Dinner was had at Applebee’s on trade – gotta love that!

MeMe’s take on the movie? "The pre-movie entertainment was funny! Overall the movie was fine, nothing too much to say. Though it was nice to see Matthew Fox in a ‘bad guy’ role."

So there you have it folks……

And because this is the first Movie Review Tuesday…you, the blog reader, get a bonus movie review…Yeah YOU!

The next movie is NEXT starring Nicholas Cage, Julianne Moore and Jennifer Beal.

Overall Rating = 7
Entertainment Value = 9
Nicholas Cage Hotness = 10
RENTAL? YES

The movie is based upon a man being able to see into the future 2 minutes. Tho I was pretty much lost because I was just looking at Nick Cage tee hee, again, the movie premise was preventing a terrorist threat to Los Angeles. The movie was entertaining, short, and a definite RENTAL. Yeah Blockbuster!

AND A BIT OF TRIVIA….Who said the following phrase (actor name or character name, and what movie. Bonus points for character name and year of movie.
“You're on a need to know basis and you don't need to know”

That ends the first Tuesday Movie Review Blog posting.

Enjoy the show!
Remember – Be kind rewind, and turn your cell phones off.

Peace!

New Weekly Features

hi all!

Well, as most of you know I love movies....so each Tuesday, I will review a movie I have seen in the theatre or on DVD. And who knows....maybe even some movie trivia.

AND EACH FRIDAY WILL NOW BE KNOWN AS ALOHA FRIDAYS...in honor of my upcoming trip to HAWAII! The Friday feature will include things to do in Hawaii, things I might want to do, a hawaiian dish, an interesting fact...but it most certainly will be AHOLA!

Hope everyone made it through the "spring ahead" time change....

all for now...

Portland Creative Weekend

Well, I'm back and well rested from my wonderful weekend in Portland attending the Creating Keepsakes Convention. It was good to get out of town, fantastic to take classes, and just be. I did a lot of thinking about things, some good, some bad and well just some. LOL. I had a couple of amazing conversations with Joe and all is good. I did something that I have NEVER done for myself on a trip....I completed a scrapbook. Of my weekend. YEAH me!!! WAHOO!!

So I'll try and recap the weekend with pictures for you all....I had a very nice drive down to Portland...it only took about 2 1/2 hours....and I arrived safely at my favorite budget motel...motel 6 - when I'm done with Rico, I'll totally upgrade...but for now...this is in my budget.

I checked in and went up to unwind and just veg before heading to check in and attend my first class. I could wait. It was the marble tile class - using Photo transferring....and here's the finished project. This was a fun class and I can't wait to make more and teach this class...

After my class, I headed out for a bite to eat...go subway....lol...a good ole friend...gotta love the daily special in a wrap. I got back to the motel, and just relaxed headed off to bed.

I of course got up super early, and went and hit the wannabe fitness center...okay it's a treadmill..and I did a bit - I also had brought my resistance tubing, so I did some presses and rows...and then it was time to hit the shower and get ready for the day.

And no "School Day" would be complete without breakfast from my favorite place...Elmer's...lol...SO I headed over and order BACON....they must of thought I was a total freak, as I didn't want the pancakes or hashbrowns and just wanted the bisquit and fruit..and of course, I had to ask how many pcs of bacon was involved, then I asked to have the cook put pepper on it....I know I know...high maintainence...lol...oh well...it was my treat bacon!!!

I then headed to the convention center...I love seeing the towers...I always know I'm close. Inside I always crack up at their GIANT ART...the Poppies, the pear...and of course Starbucks, I knew it was gonna be awesome....

My first class was taught by Ali Edwards...it was her Top 10 favorite things...it was really good...lots of good information and great goodie bag filled with all of her 10 favorite things.

My next class was Not your everyday clipboard...now I've seen clipboards made, but haven't ever done one, so I thought I would take the class for fun...cuz this weekend was all about learning and FUN...I really liked the class...and it was fun, I'll have to make more!!

I had a break inbetween classes and did a little shopping, and walking around...and then my last class...Clearly Visible Album...it was an acrylic scrapbook. Now normally when I take a class like this, I just do the project and leave it empty always saying I'll finish it....well not this time...My Acrylic Scrapbook is completed with pictures from this trip and a little journaling...YEAH ME!!!

One of the highlights of my weekend, was running into a few friends...I got to see DL a couple times..yeah and a few others....which made it a fantastic trip...I did meet some new friends, which is always the reason I love what I do.

til later.... peace!

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...

So...it's been a week...

I totally suck! I left you all hanging for a week...bad blogger bad! LOL...okay lets see if we can ketchup...tee hee...

I had a busy day on Friday...and then I headed out to see Sally...what a great meeting...she always brings it back together...and helps keep me in focus...

Saturday I had a very busy day. I got up early and went grocery shopping...got stuff for the dinner party...then I came home, made breakfast and talked to Debbie from work...then got ready. Headed down to Renton for the party for baby Emily. TOTALLY had a blast...then I headed home, got stuff ready for the dinner party and headed out...up to Ronda and Jared's...it was a fantastic time. I prepared a huge spinach/mushroom/onion salad and a big loaf of garlic bread and then sweet Grandma's cheesy bread. The seating arrangement was interesting. I ended up sitting next to Dave. Now Dave's a great guy...and a good sport...and I proclaimed at the beginning of dinner that Dave would be my designated Significant Other for the evening...lol...and he totally played the part...lots of laughs and good times. The kids were a riot..and the food, fellowship was a great time. Got home rather late...

When I was leaving for church there was a note on my car from "V" great...sweet....I read it, and promptly crumpled it up and left it on the garage floor...incase he came back. *snort* I know what a witch...oh well...it felt good! Had a great day at church with my class afterwards, then I headed up and met a good friend for lunch did a few errands and off to the "rents" had a great visit with them...and then off again I was...I stopped and did a bit of grocery shopping...and then upstairs....whew...what a day...I figured out I was really only home for about 3 hours (not sleeping or getting ready) over the weekend...what the French toast? LOL!

Monday and Tuesday B-rad and I pooled...totally fun - we had a bit of snow...but nothing big..it was more fun listening to the newscasters and their WINTER STORM WATCH 08...lol... Let's see what else fun happened? Oh yeah...Heather and I went to dinner at Applebee's and saw 27 Dresses...totally fun time!!! I made my own very strong lemonade at Applebee's so strong that I needed some Splenda...lol....it was pretty funny....Let's see what else...oh I've been slammed at work, the owners came in...and what else....hummm oh yea...I get to be a meanie tonight...

Da Da Duh....I have to deliver rent increases....ugh...not looking forward to the fallout of that...oh well...Oh yeah...Friday is my last low key workout...yeah....

I go and take my 3month tests (blood/protein) on Tuesday...and then RICO and I are gonna rock the party that rocks the body! Wahoo....Wednesday the goal is 4 exercises, 15 reps, 6 sets...Thursday 8 sets and Friday 10 sets...wahoo...back to kicking butt and taking names!!!

Anyways.....Oh I forgot....I purchased a cool poster....can't wait til it get's here....it's pretty funny and I'm gonna hang it up at work...as soon as it gets here...photos will be taken!

peace...and GO!

My friends RAWK!

YES I am okay. I promise. Thank you to all of you who checked in with me to see IF I was okay. I am. Truly I am.

Regrets are a waste of time...they're your past cripling you in your future. AND I AM STRONGER!!!!!

And besides...I've got lots of fun things planned this weekend...but.....sssshhhhh they are a secret...I'll fill you in on Monday (after "V" leaves town).

peace.

It's a trainwreck...

SO I'm not sure which I'm more freaked out about or distrubed by...

A - the fact that my ex-husband called
B - the fact that the ringtone didn't sound
C- that I answered the phone
D - the fact that he proceeded to tell me that he just started seeing this chick this week, and as they were getting up this morning he thinks that her sister is this other chick he's been seeing on and off again for over a year
E - the fact that he told me he hadn't had a real connection like that since me
F - the fact that I didn't hang up
G - the last but most important - the fact that "V" is coming to town this weekend and wants to see me

I want (a smoke, a stiff drink, chocolate...) something NOW.

UGH.

What the french toast? Off to get more WATER!