Dolly's Musings...

School's Out!

2009-12-09T09:34:00.002-06:00

Its been a rough semester - but its over! Thank Goodness! Took my final last night and should find out my grade in a week (or so).

Tried something new...

2009-09-14T07:43:00.000-05:00

Some friends talked me into trying Bikram Yoga. Its yoga in a super heated room. I've never done yoga before so I was a bit nervous. And I will say, I wavered between throwing up and passing out for the standing portion. I totally sweat out everything I possibly had. But it was good. I'm gonna try it a few more times to see if I like it or not.

Ah, School

2009-08-28T16:07:00.001-05:00

Back in school. And working. And playing soccer. Oh my!

Starting something new

2009-08-03T16:31:00.002-05:00

Well, I'm starting something new. In a few weeks, I'm going back to Graduate School. I think I'm going to try and get both my Master's of Accounting and my MBA - since most of the classes are the same - I'd only have to take a few additional classes and that's totally worth it!

I'm going to continue to work and do school part time - at least to start with. I may go back full time in the future - we'll have to wait and see.

Life is a little less stressful now that I've made that decision. Everything else is going moderately well. I haven't run in a month. I went to Boston with the folks at the beginning of July and have turned into a lazy slug!

Oh well, back to life! Work! UGH!

Back

2009-07-20T08:38:00.002-05:00

Its now July. I looked at my last post 3 months ago. Nothing about my job has changed. It still sucks. UGH!

ARGH!

2009-05-19T08:32:00.001-05:00

My job is SOOOOO frustrating!!!

ARGH!

Rest in Peace

2009-05-07T09:35:00.002-05:00

A good friend of mine died last night/this morning in a motorcycle accident. I still keep waiting to get a text from him saying it was all a joke.

Rest in Peace, Billy! I hope you are riding your Harley in Heaven!

The Marathon

2009-03-02T09:13:00.002-06:00

OH MY GOODNESS!! I totally finished! I ran 26.2 miles in 5 hours 16 minutes and 6 seconds.

Friday night, my cousins came in - super fun. Ate pasta and hung out. I was in bed by 11. And actually slept - thank goodness. The alarm went off at 5:00 and I ate a banana - my stomach was still full from the night before. Before we left, I had a gel to give me a little more energy for the race, but not upset my stomach.

My cousins were running the 10K that started at the same time. We arrived in downtown Fort Worth around 6:30 and walked over to meet the running group at Unos. Made the last pit stop of the day and got my cousins off to the start of their race.

Unfortunately, we hung around in Unos a little too long and ended up in a crowd of people trying to get into the corral - we were at the front of the pack - not where we wanted to be! A jerk who was in the crush with us kept pushing me - I asked what he was doing - he was trying to get into the corral. I told we were all trying to get to the same place - he kept shoving me - and then he said he didn't want to get stuck with all the fatties in the back. I shoved the crap out of him! As if! Jerk! If there hadn't been anyone behind him, he would have fallen. Yea me!

The race started at 7:30. It was a cool morning - 36 degrees and VERY windy - 20-30 mph with 40 mph gusts. I wore my running capris and my Team Blackfeet shirt. I started with gloves, but took them off a few miles in. We ran down Main Street into Northside and then we turned south and headed down to the Rivercrest area - where we trained. There were a LOT of people out and running. The half marathon, full marathon and ultra marathon all ran together for the first 8 miles (or so). Once we split off from the half marathon group, there were a lot fewer people.

We stopped at every water stop and stretched and drank some water. We did gels every 4 miles. It was so cool to run in the neighborhoods - people were outside cheering us on. And some people had food out - snickers bars, bananas, oranges, jelly beans, water, etc. Mile 17 was in the park near my house. We walked a little bit there - the theory was to walk a little before we were too tired. My parents, aunt and uncle and cousins were at mile 19. We took some pictures - I'll have to get more soon.

After Mile 20 - things got a little tougher. We started running back against the wind. And it was VERY windy. But we kept pushing along. we ran down University and got back into the park. It was a little hilly getting to the park and very windy. I followed the advice of the pacer and started walking up the hills. By Mile 23, my body hurt - my feet, my ankles, my knees, my hamstrings, my hips and my back. However, I kept running off and on. My goal was to beat the 5:15:00 pacer.

At Mile 24, we left the park and headed into downtown along 7th street. There were a few hills and a long bridge. The ladies I was running with kept running on a few occasions where I stopped and walked. Headed south on Henderson - Mile 25 - just a mile to go. Up Lancaster hill - I ran a bit, then walked to Jennings where we made the turn into downtown. I started running again - a little more than half a mile to go. I ran onto Main Street and two of my cousins were waiting for me and they ran in the last half/quarter mile with me. Cheering me on. I finished the race in 5 hours, 16 minutes and 06 seconds. They called my name as I crossed the finish line. I waved to my family and held my arms up as I crossed the finish line!

I am so glad to be done!!! It was a great race! I had a blast!! But I don't think I EVER need to do a full marathon again. My body is still sore two days later. I'm going to get a short walk in today just to stretch the muscles a bit.

I'll probably start running again in a week or two. This week I'm just planning on walking. My body is tired.

Woo hoo!!!

From my daily calendar

2009-02-13T09:56:00.002-06:00

Do I get a bonus for putting up with this shit?

God, that's how I feel today! ARGH! Happy Friday the 13th!

Quote of the Day

2009-01-26T08:04:00.001-06:00

From the Daily Bitch calendar:
A normal person is just one you don't know real well!

And from last week:
All me. All the time!

Happy Monday!

Last Day of Work!

2008-12-19T07:43:00.000-06:00

For two whole weeks! Woo hoo!!! Now I just have to survive today!

8 more days...

2008-12-10T07:12:00.002-06:00

Only eight more business days until school's out for Christmas! Woo hoo!!

And less than two weeks till I leave for the Bahamas for 10 whole days... Woo hoo!! I can hardly wait!!!

The marathon training is going pretty well - I'm working on the whole eating while I'm running thing this weekend. So far, our training runs have been short enough that I didn't really need to eat, however, as we start progressing into longer runs - 12 miles this Saturday - I think I need more something than just my bagel and PB. One of the ladies I ran with last weekend gave me a Strawberry Banana gel so I'll try that around mile 6 this weekend with plenty of water and see if that helps. I should be able to just do one but we'll see how things go - the run itself should most likely take around 2.5 hours. By the time we finish training, I'm guessing I'll be having at least 2, maybe 3 gels per run. We'll see how it goes.

Quick Update

2008-12-02T07:29:00.000-06:00

Nothing fun is going on!

LOL

Stupid Flu

2008-11-02T09:36:00.002-06:00

ARGH! I was so ready to run the DRC Half Marathon this weekend. I actually trained correctly and was going to be able to run the whole darn thing. 13.1 miles. Had set a decent goal - 2 hours and 30 minutes and through it was super attainable.

Then early Saturday morning - I got the flu. Puked my guts up for four/five hours and wasn't able to eat very much yesterday. I know I wouldn't have had the energy to run the whole race, but I didn't want to have to cancel. And while it was smarter to bow out, I'm so disappointed.

I know there will be other races, but I was actually ready for this one. I'm gonna take a deep breath and start running again tomorrow - presuming my stomach will let me. I'm gonna do the Cowtown Marathon in February, though. I'm gonna do it!!

New Running Shoes

2008-10-21T16:20:00.001-05:00

Aren't they pretty?!

Marathon Training

2008-10-13T07:42:00.002-05:00

I've gone hard core into running. (I'm not good at it, but I'm definitely hard core! LOL) I'm doing the Dallas Running Club Half Marathon on 11/2. (I'm really not ready, physically, but it'll be fine!) And, two girlfriends and I signed up to training for the Cowtown Marathon on 2/28/2009. I'm really nervous - however, I think signing up to do the training will make a HUGE difference. Its easier to get my booty running if I'm meeting people!

So, Cowtown Marathon - here I come!

Thank God I Didn't Screw Up My Life Party!

2008-09-09T07:47:00.003-05:00

My cousin was supposed to get married last Saturday. However, he caught his girlfriend cheating on him - AGAIN! - and broke things off a few months ago. (Or more.) He decided he needed to celebrate not screwing up his life by renting a Hummer limo and hitting the bars. I went to Milwaukee to celebrate with him. Here are some photos...

My Aunt and I

My cousin and I

Me - I only wore the tuxedo shirt to get into the bars, not all the time

The empty limo - wow, that was too cool!!!

It was a great trip and I had a blast! (Unfortunately, soccer was a bummer the next day with three hours sleep and hungover! But the party was worth it!)

Oldies?

2008-08-21T07:59:00.001-05:00

They played Girls Just Wanna Have Fun on the Oldies station yesterday! When did the 80s become oldies?!

Does this mean I'm getting old? LOL

Woo hoo Awesome Show!

2008-06-22T13:45:00.002-05:00

Rascal Flatts was AWESOME! They put on the best show!!!

Enjoy the pictures!

Rascal Flatts!

2008-06-20T09:11:00.002-05:00

My favorite band of all time is coming to town this weekend!! And I'm going!!!! Yea me!! I love them!

YEA!

Quote of the Day

2008-06-18T10:14:00.001-05:00

I feel bad, that I don't feel bad.

Rascal Flatts

Quote of the Day

2008-06-17T07:21:00.000-05:00

Never pretend to a love which you don't actually feel, for love is not ours to command.

Alan Watts

Quote of the Day

2008-06-16T08:45:00.001-05:00

Very little is needed to make a happy life.

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

Quote of the Day

2008-06-12T07:25:00.001-05:00

Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.

John Updike

Quote of the Day

2008-06-11T07:13:00.000-05:00

I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everyone.

Bill Cosby

Quote of the Day

2008-06-10T11:45:00.000-05:00

The first step toward getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.

JP Morgan

Slowly but surely

2008-06-09T08:29:00.002-05:00

It was kind of a rough weekend. More emotionally than anything else, but that's still not easy. This weekend marked the one year anniversary of my breakup with the boy. Don't get me wrong, I still think I made the right decision overall, but there are times when I miss him. Or rather, the him I wanted him to be. I managed to keep myself busy most of the weekend, but still had a few low moments.

He's probably already dating someone new. I've dated, but haven't found anyone I'm interested in taking to the next level. And I'm not sure I feel like making the effort to date. The truth is, I don't really care for it much. Smiling and putting on a good face with some guy who could care less about what I have to say they just want to get their stories out - no matter that they interrupt me mid-thought. I know, I probably just haven't met the right guy yet, but I'm starting to resign myself to a life alone. I have a pretty decent life - I stay busy. Running, working out, soccer, family all take a lot of my time. Most nights I'm not getting home before 8:00. My weekends are a little more open, but why would I want to waste my time on some guy I don't know when I can spend time with friends or family.

A couple of his friends were having graduation parties for their children this weekend and tonight. I know I can't go. There's a lot of awkward potential there. But I spent 3 years getting to know those people; its hard to not be a part anymore.

I probably should have made an appointment with the counselor this week instead of next, but I had forgotten what weekend it was. I stayed mostly busy - my usual! LOL Got a good run in on Saturday morning - 5 miles. My longest in a long time. Got some time by the pool in - only 3 weeks until the Bahamas and I can hardly wait.

Just feeling a little low. I know it was the smartest thing in the long run, but when I'm in bed alone at night, it definitely gets a little lonely.

I'm burnt

2008-06-02T07:27:00.002-05:00

Wow, I'm tired. Last week was non-stop have-to-be-somewhere every night. Parties at Mom and Dad's on Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday. Party at my brother's on Monday. I had to run, go to the counselor and go to the gym. I only ran three times last week - but still did almost 12 miles. (Okay, just 11.4, but that's kinda close to 12? LOL) Saturday I spent by the pool for a few hours. Then a nap, church and dinner. Yesterday I did absolutely NOTHING! I watched movies and chilled on the couch. It was good to just veg.

I'm not sure how anything else is going. I feel like I'm in an endless cycle of work, running and working out. Soccer starts this week. I'm excited about that in a non-excited sort of way. LOL Its already hot here, so that kinda sucks some of the excitement out.

Oh well, it'll all work out. I'm off to work! Have a good day!

What a fun weekend!

2008-05-14T10:32:00.002-05:00

Wow - the party was a BLAST! Had so much fun. It was good to see everyone!

One of my cousins and her boyfriend came down on Thursday. The cuz is pregnant, so no drinking for her and she was tired a lot. But, its cool. We marathon shopped on Friday - I didn't find a cuter dress to wear, but found new shoes and some new clothes! Pizza for lunch. Man, Mama's Pizza is the best ever! Cured my pizza cravings for a while. Fish Fry at the folks. Two of my nieces were there - the oldest is 9 and just so much fun. She's very silly - she wanted to swim, but its WAY too cold in the pool right now! She had fun with her little friends and my godparents' granddaughter. The youngest is also cute - just starting to walk and is fearless. She had a nice shiner all weekend from falling down at school.

Another cousin came in on Friday night - so I missed the end of the party, but that was okay, too! We hung out for a bit before crashing.

Saturday was another long day. Got the gym all set up at school for the party. It looked terrific. Maroon and white everywhere. Three aunts and an uncle came down from Milwaukee. My dad's brother and sister also came to the party. After the party and the requisite cleaning up - which was actually quite easy, those parents REALLY know how to get the gym all cleaned up and in a HURRY! My aunt wanted to go to the Horseman for a while. We ended up closing the place down. My cousin (the not pregnant one), my running buddy and some other friends came with. It was a blast!

Everyone went home on Sunday, but it was an awesome weekend. I had so much fun but was so exhausted. Its gonna take me all week to recover!

Getting ready for the party

2008-05-06T08:22:00.002-05:00

Its party time! I can't believe it, but my parents 60th birthday party is this weekend!! I'm so excited. Two of my cousins are coming into town. It will be so much fun! (A lot of work, but still fun!)

This week I'm running around like a chicken with its head cut off. Trying to get all my stuff done, my workouts in, my house clean and keep my sanity. LOL It'll all get done.

I can't wait for Thursday and Friday! YEA! Hurry up week!!

31:07

2008-04-29T08:15:00.001-05:00

Woo hoo! Fastest 5K ever!!! And I walked 1/4 to 1/2 a mile. How awesome is that!

The third mile was a huge uphill and I walked part of it. Since getting back into running, I haven't been doing any hill work. So, I'll have to start doing that again soon!

Otherwise, my allergies are killing me! (But at least I'm not hungry.)

Just tired

2008-04-22T08:37:00.002-05:00

The more I run and workout, the more tired I get. I slept for 12 hours Friday night and really had a hard time getting myself out of bed. I did get a sloppy run in on Saturday and a better one on Sunday. Played soccer - on the field - for the first time since I pulled my hamstring. We won - I didn't play well, but at least I got to play. It was fun.

However, I am SOOOOO sore today. I ran again last night. I know - three days in a row, killer. But at least I'm sore in both legs - not just my hamstring on the right.

Finally had to pop the blisters from the half marathon. They weren't going away. So, I have some totally gross feet today! And really cute tattoo bandaids with Disney princesses on them. (Yes, I TOTALLY know how to live!)

Decided I'm taking a break from dating for a while. I'm just not having fun with it. And I'm not really that confident in my body enough to really get out there. So I'm gonna spend some time working on me for a while.

Okay - super boring blog today - hope you enjoyed it!

2:54:49

2008-04-07T07:30:00.003-05:00

Woo-hoo!!!! Finished in 2:54:49. An hour faster than I planned. And while I can't swear to it, I'm pretty sure I ran at least half of it. I started with the 3 hour pace group where we did a run/walk combo - 1 minute running, 1 minute walking. Then I fell in with two really nice ladies and we ran/walked our way to the finish line. (They were nice enough to wait for me while I went to the bathroom.) Thanks Julie and Johnna - sorry I didn't get your names or email addresses or say more beyond that was awesome - but you both really helped me make it to the finish - and I really appreciate it!

It was a tough race. I was not as mentally prepared as I would have liked, but now I know more for the next one.

Got three new blisters - all in weird places, of course. My joints are sore - hips and ankles more than knees. I'm EXHAUSTED, but all in all, it was awesome! What a great trip and a fun time!! Not quite ready for the next one yet, but I'll definitely do another one...

Me and my cousins at the Arch museum

St. Louis - Here I COME!

2008-04-04T12:05:00.002-05:00

Go! St. Louis half marathon is this Sunday. Hard to believe 3 months passed that quickly! I'm not really ready, but I'm setting the bar REALLY low for my next half marathon. My goal is to finish in under 4 hours and run at least half the half marathon. The baby is coming with Mom and I to St. Louis - so there's a bonus right there.

Should be a fun weekend. Two of my Milwaukee cousin's are running in the race, also. And their parents and youngest sister is coming down as well. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone.

As a side note - I haven't mentioned my weight on here in a while. That's cause its NOT good. I gained about 15 pounds between Thanksgiving and 1/7 - starting back to work after Winter Break. With my knee/hamstring injury, I stalled out for the last 2 months. But, I'm getting back on track. I'm doing my running - not as much or as well as I'd like, but enough to make me happy. And lifting (upper body) twice per week. I'm trying to fit in a few extra workouts (fun stuff) on the off days. And I've started playing outdoor again. (The chiropractor said Indoor was out! Too tough on the joints!) I think as long as I stay injury-free, my running career will continue.

I didn't get chosen in the random drawing for the Nike Women's Marathon in San Fransisco this fall. I'm thinking either run San Antonio in November or Las Vegas in December. Hopefully, I will have a Marathon Buddy running with me, but if not, I'll do it alone! The year of the marathon continues!

Why?!

2008-04-03T08:50:00.001-05:00

Why should I go out of my way to help someone else, when they won't do the same for me?

ARGH! Somedays I hate my job!

Swim Class

2008-03-25T07:42:00.002-05:00

I got to go to swim class with my niece last night! A little nerve-racking - I think I dunked her little face under several times unexpectedly. I didn't leave her under there, so all's well...

Here are a few pictures...

How to say Goodbye...

2008-03-23T22:00:00.002-05:00

Death comes in many forms. Its always hard to say goodbye.

Just got the news that my uncle died. He had pancreatic, stomach and liver cancer - they diagnosed it at Stage 4 - apparently the last or second to the last stage of cancer. He was diagnosed in September and they gave him six months to live. He made it through his daughter's wedding on March 1. And his wedding anniversary. And his 60th birthday. Before dying today. Easter Sunday.

I'm always amazed how death comes on appropriate days. My Gram died on Valentine's Day 2005 - it was appropriate that she went to heaven to be with her sweetheart (my Grandpa who died in 1991) on Valentine's Day.

So, here we are on Easter Sunday - the day which Christ rose from the dead to save us. And my uncle has gone to Heaven to be with Christ.

Kind of makes you think about how short life is and how important it is to live it as full out as you can.

All my thoughts and prayers are with my aunt and cousin today. Though we may not be close, we are family and sometimes that's all we have.

Fun Weekend!

2008-03-12T10:20:00.003-05:00

Going to Milwaukee is ALWAYS a blast! My cousin picked me up Friday night and we hung out for a while just talking. It was nice to get caught up on things. Then the baby shower was on Saturday. The invitation said that pregnancy costumes were encouraged but not required. So my cousin and I had to get dressed up, of course!

My cuz

I managed to not drink all weekend. (That's a first in a long time in Milwaukee!) Got to see a lot of family and had a really good time.

On the running front - I was finally released to run. The chiropractor said no more than .75 miles. So, you know I went farther. I think I 2.5 miles. I ran more for time than distance - 30 minutes. It was a GREAT run. And I wasn't too sore afterwards.

At least not until I got a massage last night. When I said my hamstrings were tight, the masseuse wanted to really stretch them and I think she stretched 'em too much. I'm tight and my knee is hurting - a little. I've stretched several times. I'm going back to see the chiropractor tonight, so we'll see if any damage was done.

And it had to be the massage - not the fact that I ran more than he said...

Headed to Milwaukee and SNOW!

2008-03-06T21:02:00.002-06:00

My cousin-in-law is having a baby shower this weekend in Milwaukee. Should be a fun time. Part of the shower is that she wants everyone to dress up like they are pregnant. I've got a perfect pregnant costume. (I think.) I really look pregnant - so that's kinda scary... I'll be sure and take pictures.

And, for the second day this week - Fort Worth has SNOW!!! Monday night, we got some snow - nothing big, less than an inch and nothing that stuck. Nothing was closed on Tuesday. Then, today, it rained and freezing rained and snowed all day. Probably got an inch of snow at my house. (Or maybe a little less.) The streets are all wet. If it freezes tonight - which is not for positive - the streets will be really bad tomorrow. Part of me wants a late start. But part of me wants to just get into work and get my stuff done before I leave for Milwaukee.

Full day tomorrow - Get up - check the school district's website. I need to drop the dog at the folks house. Go to work. Work. I need to run - but I don't know if that'll happen. Leave work. Hurry to the folks house to go to the airport. Fly to Milwaukee. I think it'll be an easy night once I get to Milwaukee, but it'll be a long day getting there.

I think I'm all packed and ready to go. A few more things have come up - got the dog's food packed. And remembered to repack my toiletries in a ziploc bag. Glad I remembered that one...

Oh well, off to bed. Gotta get ready for another full day.

Tuesday....

2008-03-04T07:39:00.002-06:00

Well, the chiropractor sort of released me to run. Well, not really - he released me to jog for 1 minute - 1 MINUTE. How is that gonna help me with the stupid half marathon I signed up for. Its in about a month - 4/6 in St. Louis. When I registered for it, I was running about 6 miles on Saturdays. I haven't run in 5 weeks. How am I gonna finish this??

And, I got the registration for the full marathon in San Francisco yesterday. I REALLY want to do it - even if I don't run the whole thing. I just want to give it a good shot. (If I ever get to run again...) They are doing it by random drawing. So I may not get it, even if I do register.

ARGH! I'm turning back into a whiny baby again! ARGH!

Soda Junkie...

2008-03-03T13:43:00.001-06:00

I think I have Diet Soda problem!

Still no running

2008-02-29T12:05:00.005-06:00

Just got back from the chiropractor. Still no running. But I can and have walked. The knee seems to be a LOT better - not a whole lot of pain at all. Still no soccer either. Indoor will be completely over before I can play again - almost easier - then I don't have to play anymore.

Hopefully, I can stop being a whiny baby soon!

Here are few new pictures of One Year Old Lauren and her Aunt Dolly!

I just loved how impish she looked trying to get the frosting out...

The last picture is from her blog - you can see more pictures of the cutie at

http:misslaurent.blogspot.com

Fortune...

2008-02-28T15:04:00.000-06:00

My fortune cookie today read

"Excitement and intrigue follow you closely wherever you go!"

I sure do hope so!

I have done it!

2008-02-28T07:12:00.002-06:00

I walked on Tuesday. Planned to walk yesterday but went shopping instead. (Retail therapy - AWESOME!) I eat so well during the week, but the weekends just KILL me! Although, I don't feel too bad about last weekend. The two lunches on Friday and the three pieces of cake and stuff didn't help much. I'm up .8 lbs this week - and .6 last week. I need to really get back on track. Walking will help. Running will help more. (I'm hoping to get a small run in this weekend...)

The half marathon is 4/6 - about 5 weeks away. I'm so not going to be ready. I'm going to be lucky to run half of it in stages. That's the biggest frustration of this whole knee problem. I was finally getting some good mileage - I TOTALLY would have been able to run the whole half marathon if I had been running this whole time. And, I know, its better to fix the problem and get it all taken care of, but its very frustrating. It seems like whenever I try to get healthier, I end up hurt and backtracking. (ARGH!)

But, the weight thing is not going to slow me down. Unless I go to lunch today, I'm planning on walking - 30 minutes. (And no matter how tempting, no running. DARN IT!) No drinking at Happy Hour - since I gave up alcohol for Lent. I'm not going to eat at Happy Hour either! I'll either pick up something healthy on my way home or eat something frozen that I've got there. I need to start cooking again - and making my lunch - I've been LAZY lately!

Otherwise, life is good. Going to a family wedding this weekend. Should be a very nice wedding. I'm hoping to be released to run - short distance and not too fast. That would be a HUGE bonus! Still no soccer. (Not horrible, but I'm not gonna remember how to play...)

Have a good weekend!

I can Walk...

2008-02-26T10:09:00.003-06:00

Yes, sounds cheesy, but the chiropractor released me to walk - slowly and not far - but its still more than I was doing! I'm planning on a walk at lunch time today. Probably no more than 30 minutes or so. (Then I have to pick up something for lunch because I didn't pack anything.)

The weight loss has actually been going well, despite the lack of cardio. I had to miss the Cowtown 10K this past weekend. That was pretty frustrating - two of my friends ran it and had a blast. (I was so sad!)

Had a heart to heart with the chiropractor last night and tried to explain how I NEEDED to be running again soon. He said that he had to weigh my need to run versus his need to make sure I was ready to run - otherwise I'd hurt more. And it was probably unrealistic for me to expect to be running again with both a hamstring injury and a knee injury. In most cases he would expect 3 weeks per each, instead of 1.5 weeks for my hamstring and 2 for the knee. But, I'm making progress and he thinks I'll be running (slowly and not far) by this weekend.

FINGERS Crossed!

I have a tooth

2008-02-22T06:42:00.003-06:00

Its been four months since I had my last baby tooth removed and an implant put in. Yesterday - in a marathon two and half hour combination dentist appointment - I got a temporary crown! Yea! I have a full smile again!

Wow!

2008-02-20T10:34:00.002-06:00

Okay, this sounds totally crazy, but I'm SOOOO excited!

I managed to shave my legs without nicking myself at all. Had to get a new razor. Its pretty cool - has some wire over the blades to keep myself from cutting my darn knees. (I've managed to do that every time I've shaved lately.)

WOW! I'm so excited!!

President's Day

2008-02-18T07:37:00.003-06:00

I'm working on President's Day this year. Not a huge problem. But it is Monday again. I'm at work. UGH! Stayed up too late last night watching a movie I've already seen. (I know, really not my brightest move.)

My knee feels good this morning. (So far.) I HAVE to be at least walking by the end of the week - for my mental health if nothing else. I never realized how much I need that time with my girlfriend and the physical exercise. I find myself sinking a little bit. It can't go much further. I'm gonna talk with the chiropractor this afternoon. I just have to be kinda careful - its too easy for me to get depressed.

The weather was kinda bad this weekend - at least Saturday was cold and rainy. I still managed to get out and get a little shopping done. I have a dress for my cousin's wedding. (Now I just need shoes.) And I found picture frames for the prints I had made for my office. And got them in the frames and at work. Now I just have to figure out where I want to hang them.

I decided to take myself out to lunch today - probaby by myself, but I'm cool with that.

Here it is - Monday again...

2008-02-11T07:31:00.000-06:00

I'm not quite sure what my problem is. I don't hate my job, but I don't want to get out of bed in the mornings. I'm going to bed early enough and my sleep is okay. I only got up once last night - woke up a few more times, but only got up once.

And I'm crabby. Not sure why. Maybe its the winter thing, but I just want to hibernate in my house. If I go anywhere, I have fun, but getting me to go anywhere is tough.

I guess I'm just lazy...

Tired...

2008-02-08T07:36:00.000-06:00

I'm really tired. I'm not sure why - I feel like I'm getting plenty of sleep. (I'm a sleeper by nature, but I wake up a lot.) Managed to talk myself into going back to sleep this morning at 3:30 instead of really waking up. That was kinda nice.

Worked out my upper body last night - different workout from my Tuesday upper body workout. My knee seems to be hurting more - of course I ran out of Celebrex too.

Had the first visit with the chiropractor. He adjusted my hips - so they are a little sore - not horrible, like I haven't been sitting well. My hamstring feels fine, but my knee feels worse. I'm so down about the whole not being able to run thing. I know its better to wait and let my body rest, but its been almost 3 weeks. I'm going crazy. And no soccer this week - well, there is soccer, but I can't play.

The only up I've got going right now is that I actually lost weight this week. I met with the nutritionist last Wednesday and found out I was eating WAY too few calories. So, eating more than I have in the last few years, I still lost 2 pounds. (My niece - the baby - clapped for me at lunch. I'd like to think she really knew what I was saying, but I think it was just a lucky happenstance. LOL) I'm gonna keep the weight loss going. I'm not gonna let being a little down knock me back. (No Ben and Jerry threesomes this weekend! Or sugar cookies!)

Have a good weekend!

10 More Days

2008-02-04T17:33:00.000-06:00

Well, I hurt my hamstring again in my game yesterday. Punting and kicking seemed to make it worse - I only played for 30-45 minutes total. It was bad. And I'm so sad.

But since I hurt today, I went to the Chiropractor today. I'd never been to the Chiropractor before. He seemed like a nice guy. He can fix my hamstring, but I need to take 10 days off. Well, 10 more days off. I can work my arms, but no leg exercises, period. No bowling. No walking. No soccer. No running. But, he thinks he can fix it. If I follow his instructions.

So, I'm sitting on the couch. For 10 more days. ARGH!

(At least its only 10.)

Damn Knees...

2008-02-01T20:40:00.000-06:00

Its been a WEEK! I still can't run. I'm not in constant pain - but I sit a lot. I went for a walk yesterday and it wasn't sharp shooting pain the entire 45 minutes, but probably 10-15 minutes. Then a dull ache for another 10-15 minutes. (Not solidly, but off and on through the 45 minute walk.) And 10-15 minutes I was completely fine. I don't get it. I've gotten the medication and I guess it works, but I still can't run. And I limp still. Not as bad, but still I have a limp. DAMMIT!

I know to give it time, but I'm so sad...

Stupid Knees...

2008-01-28T08:53:00.000-06:00

I hurt my knee the other night in my Indoor soccer game. Okay, well actually Wednesday night. And its Monday - four days later - and it still hurts. DAMMIT! And I rested all day yesterday. Kept my leg elevated. Ice and heat every two hours. I should be ready to rock and roll and run. But NO! It hurts as much today as it did last Thursday - the first day! Stupid Knees.

It was a good weekend - despite my limp. Went to Salt Grass for dinner on Friday, then to the bar a bit. (Okay, that part wasn't quite as fun - I could only sit and I couldn't drink.) Then worked out with the trainer on Saturday morning - arms only. Helped a friend find an apartment. Then went to Dallas to my cousin's daughter's four-year-old bowling birthday party. (Which was fun, except I couldn't bowl!) My cousin from Houston came up for the party and spent the night. We went to dinner with my brother, his wife, their daughter, his sister-in-laws and niece and nephew. And finally picked up the folks at the airport. I spent yesterday on the couch ALL day - trying to baby my knee a bit.

My weight loss is not going as well as I'd hoped. I think I figured out that I wasn't getting enough calories in and that was part of the reason I'm not losing weight. The trainer and I made a deal and I've given up alcohol for the rest of January and the entire month of February. And we'll see how that works. I'd like to HAVE to buy a new bikini before I go to the Bahamas in July, but we'll see.

I'm hoping I can run again one day soon. The doctor said to take a week off. Its been four days without any lower body exercise at all. I'm going stir-crazy!

MLK Day

2008-01-21T17:29:00.000-06:00

Yeah, I'm not much on writing lately. I'm totally blocked mostly, actually. Can't write a single word of fiction. Can't even come up with good stories. Darn it! Oh well, it'll come back to me, I'm sure.

Today was a good day - got a 4 mile run in this morning. (Didn't eat before we ran, it almost killed me! I need to eat some protein, etc. Totally stupid.) Then went to workout with the trainer today. (Oh man, I was SOOOO tired!) Then lunch and the grocery store. Totally boring day. At least I wasn't at work, though! LOL

The running is going really well. We did 6 miles the other weekend. Awesome!!! The 10K isn't gonna be a problem. I think I need to do 7 miles next weekend - I want to be ready to do the half marathon on 4/6. I think its completely doable! (I know I can!!!)

Not losing a damn pound! ARGH! I thought with all the working out and running the pounds would just fall off. However, apparently, I have to stop eating crap - or overeating - on the days I run and workout. The Bahamas were really fun - but I ate a lot of crap and drank beer, etc. I need to do better, but I can't seem to find any motivation. At least I have the motivation during the week, but the weekends are killing me. Its not like I'm hungry - just boredom eating. I think. Who knows. I'm planning on meeting with a nutritionist in 10 days and we'll see what happens.

Otherwise, life is good. Just chilling out. (Literally, its been SUPER cold here lately!) Spending some time with the mutt. Doing the doing. Its time for Indoor soccer to start - I'm not ready - but we'll see how it goes.

Have a good one!

Oh My Goodness

2008-01-10T08:49:00.000-06:00

Deep breaths... Deep breaths...

I sent in my registration today for the Go! St. Louis Half Marathon. 13.1 Miles through downtown St. Louis.

Deep breaths...

I can do it! (Now the training really starts...)

Ah, Christmas and the Bahamas...

2008-01-03T19:40:00.000-06:00

Christmas and New Years are over. Its both sad and happy at the same time.

Spent a WONDERFUL 12 days in the Bahamas with my family. So AWESOME! Its so great to be with my family from Wisconsin and to spend some time relaxing in the sun. Terrific weather - temperature of 85 or so everyday. A little rain occasionally - but not for long and the sun always came back out. My family is the best. We played a game called Baggo for hours. (Check out www.baggo.com if you want to know more.) Its a bean bag toss game. So fun. Had a blast! I lost more days than not, but still played.

The running - I managed to get five good runs in while I was gone. (The first and last day I don't really count - they are travel days and it takes so long to get there.) So for the ten days, I ran half. And two of those days were taken up with the darn stomach flu. UGH! One of my cousins brought it with them from WI. And managed to pass it to almost everyone. 25 out of the 42 people got it. Amazing, eh? We spend some time together. But anyway - the running. That's where this started... I ran 17.75 miles in one week (five runs out of seven days). And I ran the bridge twice - the bridge between Nassau and Paradise Island is a BEATING! Steep and tall. Its a killer. It was good to get it done, though. And doing it twice was awesome. I felt so awesome! And POWERFUL!

Here are some photos:

The Atlantis Hotel - on Paradise Island

The Point - Cabbage Beach - Paradise Island - I walked the beach on the days I didn't run. Its about one mile there.

Waves crashing on the rocks at the opposite end of Cabbage Beach - near the Atlantis Hotel

The moon rising over the rocks as the waves crash. So pretty...

The chair my cousin made out of sand. People actually sat on it.

I had a wonderful time. Now I'm back home and thank goodness I have a few days off before I have to go back to work. I'm hoping to get rested and relaxed before I have to go back to work.

Busier than a One-legged Man...

2007-12-19T09:39:00.000-06:00

Wow! Its been forever since I posted. I've been busy! I love the holiday season, but it KILLS me! I've got so much to get done and so little time to do it in.

But, thank goodness, last day of work is tomorrow! (Yea me!) Then, off to the Bahamas on Friday! Its going to be 80 degrees and sunny all next week. I'm so ready.

The running and working out are going well - mostly. I have my third workout for this week tomorrow night then I will be done for two weeks. I DO have to run in the Bahamas - I figure, long run, short run, long run, walk - should be good. Maybe I won't gain as much weight down there. But, as long as its under 5 lbs, I'm cool!

My friend and I ran 5.2 miles the other night. That's the farthest I've EVER run! EVER! How cool is that. Of course, yesterday's run basically sucked, but I did get out there and do it - so that's half the battle right there.

Biggest news of the week - went to see Pat Green at Billy Bob's on Saturday! Man, he puts on a GREAT show! It was so good!

Celebrated Christmas with my family on Sunday afternoon. I got a Wii - I can hardly wait to hook it up and test it out!! REALLY looking forward to using it. And new leather furniture from the folks. Rylee got me a new cell phone - that dog is so good, she always knows just what I want. My brother and his wife gave me Tiffany earrings to match the Tiffany-inspired necklace I'm going to get when I finish the marathon. I am all decked out and ready to go!

For once, I'm ahead of the curve. Actually stayed home last night and got half-packed. The stuff is mostly out and just needs to get into the suitcase. I should finish that up tomorrow night. And then its time to jet outta town! I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOO ready!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Emotional Eater

2007-12-05T09:47:00.001-06:00

Why does my stomach feel the need to eat and stay full if I'm upset? If I've had a bad day, I want to eat ice cream and cookies and chocolate until I'm sick. And even when I'm full, I keep eating. I know its an emotional crutch, but I do it - even when I try not to.

Today is a rough one - heard from my ex. That's just always hard. Its been 6 months. That's hard to believe. (Sometimes it feels closer, sometimes farther.) He just wanted to let me know that even though he knows we can't be together, he still loves me and will always love me. Gotta tell you, that's tough to read first thing in the morning. Its not that I didn't love him, but I know I can't be with him. We wouldn't make each other happy in the long run. Logically knowing this is one thing, emotionally dealing with it is another.

So, I'm doing my best today to not eat anything other than what I brought - which doesn't sound hard, except there is Black Forest cake in the fridge here at work.

I'm gonna run this afternoon - a short one - and that'll help.

I'll be fine. I am fine. I'm doing well. This isn't anything I can't deal with without eating myself back into the weight I lost last week!

Fingers crossed...

Update: Making it so far! Haven't actually been hungry. Not sure that's a good thing or a bad thing. Forced myself to have lunch so I could run at 2:00. Will be fine.

Woo-hoo ME!

2007-11-27T09:55:00.001-06:00

Okay - ran last night - longest I've ever run - 57 minutes. Did 4.8 miles. I'm not saying its fast, but still for me its such an accompishment to do it! Some sore joints, etc, but nothing too horrendous. I kick total booty!!!

Thanksgiving

2007-11-25T18:27:00.000-06:00

Oh man - I ATE too much!! And, instead of straightening up and getting back into the diet (or rather, at least get closer to on track), I continued to eat poorly. (And, yes, I don't care if you care or not! My blog - my whining! LOL) So, I ate Mexican food yesterday and pizza today! It was soooooo good. The pizza, just okay, but I love the dessert stuff. I don't care about the pizza, per se - just the sweet part.

However, I did run this morning for 51 minutes. And my neighborhood is a bit of a challenge - lots of hills, etc. I would have run yesterday, but it rained, ALL day! And I just didn't feel like it on Friday! So, my lazy ass will be fatter on Tuesday when I weigh, but I'm not gonna stress on it.

Otherwise, things are going well. Got to play with the baby on Friday morning - she's a cutie. Full of personality, etc. I took her to see some friends who hadn't seen her in a while. She was so cute. She played with their four kids (or at least three of the four.) and showed off all her tricks. She can army-crawl - she doesn't crawl for real, but she gets up on all fours and rocks back and forth. Soon enough she will be moving completely, but for now, she's just using her arms to drag herself along. What a cutie - if you haven't, check our her blog - misslaurent.blogspot.com

Like you can tell from above, still running. Its going well.

Spent a nice Thanksgiving with my family. We had a good time. Of course, WAY too much food. (See above!)

32:27!

2007-11-23T15:34:00.000-06:00

Happy Belated Thanksgiving!

Ran the Turkey Trot yesterday morning. (before the feasting began!) It was a great race. The morning was REALLY cold - 37 degrees - really cold. I ran in shorts and long-sleeved tees - following the current trend of layering. (And like I said, it was COLD!) My goal was to run the 5K in 33 minutes. (I ran the last one at 33:43.) Guess how long it took me!?

32 minutes and 27 seconds!!! 30 seconds faster than I hoped for it. It was a strange run. I haven't done a big race - before this one - and never tried to be at the beginning of the pack for time reasons. Oh my goodness - it took me a minute and half to get across the starting line. (So my official time was 33:53 - but I'm going by my watch.) And the run felt good. It felt - not easy, but it felt good. I was glad to do it. And I feel so good about my time. I was bouncing off the walls all morning.

Of course, now I have to talk myself into running today. (But it really cold and my tummy's still really full from yesterday) Maybe tomorrow!

Hope you had a good Thanksgiving and didn't eat too much!

Just doing it...

2007-11-14T14:49:00.000-06:00

The running is going well. I think we did 3.5 miles today in 43 minutes. Its getting easier - I think? Coming back we ran with the wind so that was a LOT easier! I think I'll get a more accurate picture when I run the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning.

Otherwise, life is good. Just kind of chilling - getting ready for the holidays. Perhaps its time to start Christmas shopping?!

Have a good Wednesday!

Another weekend...

2007-11-11T12:23:00.000-06:00

I really like the weekends! I mean, how can you go wrong with two full days off with nothing to do but what I want to do. (Well, that's not exactly true - I still have some obligations, etc.)

Met with the personal trainer yesterday morning - had something going on Thursday night so I couldn't meet with her. My arms are pretty tender today. We just keep upping the weights. Which isn't bad, I should be RIPPED by now! (LOL) I'm having a good time with it. And think its doing some good. Although, I'm really not losing weight. The trainer thinks I may not be eating enough protein to sustain the workouts I'm doing.

Ran 12 (something) miles this week. I need to do more on the weekends, but I'm not stressing about it. As long as I'm running that's the important part. And Friday was a red-letter day - ran by myself during lunch for the first time. It was great. My friend that I'm running with has 4 kids - she's REALLY busy - so it was good for me to be able to run on my own. (Yea me!)

Otherwise, just doing the doing. No worries. I'm just working and running and spending time with family. (I'm pausing from dating right now - I don't think I'm super ready to move on to the next step and the men I've been meeting lately want to get serious right away. I'm just not ready for that.)

Soccer today! Hopefully I'll have a good game - I haven't had one lately!!

Have a good Sunday!

First 5K

2007-11-04T11:44:00.000-06:00

Okay, its not exactly my first 5K, but its the first one I've done since starting this new running program - and in like 5 years.

Did the Viking Run yesterday morning. It was a nice run. 3.2 miles. Did it in 33:43 minutes. I know - not a great time, but I ran almost the whole thing - walked for about 1 minute. I don't feel bad at all.

And gives me a good starting time. I'm going to run the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning - and I'd like to do it just one minute or so faster. I'm cool with running slow. (As long as I'm not last!) And I may run the Jingle Bell run in December.

I need to start 10K training at the end of December. So I've got some time. Maybe get some longer runs going on Saturdays.

Well, I know - totally boring - but that's my life right now!

Happy Halloween!

2007-10-31T13:27:00.000-05:00

Have a good Candy-filled Day!

New hole in my head...

2007-10-30T10:39:00.000-05:00

Well, I finally got rid of my last baby tooth - it was starting to decay, unfortunately. And I'm going to get another implant. Or rather, I've started the process to get another one. Had surgery last Friday. Still in a little bit of pain - mostly from where they tore up the inside of my cheek rather than the implant itself. However, since I'm back at work and back into my working out routine, I can't feel too bad. No soccer yet. The oral surgeon said I could play starting yesterday (Monday after surgery on Friday), but I have decided to take the whole week off. I'm not worried about screwing up his stuff as much as I am someone knocking me in the cheek and causing me intense pain. So, for this week, I'm just running and working out.

Speaking of running - did I tell you about the marathon? My friend decided she wants to do a marathon (and, I'm gonna do it with her) next October. Its a good thing is a long way off, cause its gonna take us that long to train. I feel pretty confident that I can do it - its just a LOT of training. Right now I'm working on getting my weekly mileage up - last week, did 10.7, this week, aiming for 10. Next week, 12. I'd like to be running 15 miles a week pretty solidly before I leave for Christmas. (And I'll have to run in the Bahamas!) It seems to be going pretty well, but we'll see.

Still working out with the trainer. She's kicking my ASS! Oh my! I haven't been this sore in a while. But I'm getting slimmer, even if I'm not losing weight. I assume the weight loss will catch up once my body gets adjusted to the working out again. (Fingers crossed!)

Biggest Loser - I'm not losing any weight! My cuz is kicking my booty! Only cause she totally cheated. But that's okay - if she loses the most percentage of weight, I'm cool donating $20 to her. Either way, I'm gonna lose weight. Or if not weight, inches. (If I don't lose weight, but I have to buy new clothes, I'm good with that, too!)

Gonna run 2.5 miles today at lunch, workout with the trainer after work and then off to bowling! What a great day! And its sunny and beautiful outside! What a treat!

Lake Tahoe

2007-10-19T10:48:00.000-05:00

Ah, Lake Tahoe. What a cool town! VERY pretty! Nice and relaxing trip. Fun friends. A GREAT trip! Some photos...

Biggest Loser Update

2007-10-18T21:54:00.000-05:00

I've been doing pretty good on the Biggest Loser contest. My cuz is kicking my booty, but that's cause she cheats... (At least that's what I'm gonna blame it on!) The new personal trainer is AWESOME! She's really kicking my booty into shape at the gym. Geez, I haven't been this sore in forever. Its funny (sort of) when you can't lift your arms over your head. Or have the shakes so bad you almost can't get the car started. I think I'm already seeing a difference in my body composition. Clothes are fitting slightly looser. A little more toning, etc.

I'm gonna be the hottest chick around!!! LOL

BIGGEST LOSER!!!

2007-10-01T16:08:00.000-05:00

Okay - new Weight Loss Plan!

My cuz and I are going to do the Biggest Loser! From today (10/1) to December 21st - when we leave for Christmas (or close enough) - we're going to see who can lose the biggest percentage of weight. (I'm hoping some other family members will join us, also!)

I've hired a new personal trainer and I'm gonna kick her ass!

I'm actually off to a good start - I had food poisoning this weekend and spent five or six hours puking my guts up on Sunday morning - darn it! So I'm down 3 lbs from Friday morning.

Also, I'm gonna run a 5k on 11/3 for my high school - and I'm gonna run it - no matter how slow! And I'm going to run the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning. Looking forward to it! (If I can train for it.)

I WILL be the Biggest Loser!!!

I SOLD it!

2007-09-28T16:17:00.001-05:00

Sold my truck today! Yea me! I know, it only took me two months since I bought the new Chrysler, but still - can you see me doing the happy dance over here!? LOL

So, while we are thrilled to sell the truck - we must bid it a tearful farewell.

Good luck mi amigo! Vaya Con Dios!

Still being lazy...

2007-09-25T13:10:00.000-05:00

Well, I had EVERY intention to make it to the gym today - its not gonna happen - I can already almost guarantee it. (I could still go, but so far, not feeling super motivated - want a BIG nap!) Had a rough weekend - celebrated the birthday again (check out the picture - don't ya just LOVE the tiara! The hand stamp is from when I went out riding on a friend's Harley! WOW, that was pretty cool, even though I was pretty nervous!) Didn't get hardly any sleep. And haven't gotten caught up yet.

I'm talking to a personal trainer tomorrow night - so that should help! Fingers crossed. I gotta get my fat ass back into a workout routine. (I'm just feeling so blah about myself - I'm getting fat - that even knowing how good the darn run will feel I still can't make myself get there.)

My cousin and I are gonna start the Biggest Loser - Family Edition on 10/1. For $20 you can join and if you lose the biggest % of weight, you win a monetary prize. So I'm REALLY gonna make the effort to lost weight. I can do 20 lbs in three months, right? That's not quite 2 lbs a week. If I can actually manage to not drink a lot, follow the darn diet plan and EXERCISE - I'm sure I can do it!

Fingers crossed...

Happy Birthday to ME!

2007-09-19T08:05:00.001-05:00

Another year has passed - and I made it through! Woo-hoo me!

Yesterday was a weird one. (Ate too much! Not that much of a surprise! I need to work on that, but it was my birthday! Oh yeah, no workout either! Again, not really a surprise.) Went out for dinner with my brother and his wife and their daughter. That was nice - we went for sushi - every time I eat it and I like it, I'm kinda surprised. But its good. At least the stuff my sister-in-law orders is good. Who knows about the rest of it. Way too much food - but we did our best to finish it off. Did some shopping - broke my self-imposed rule about buying new clothes before I finish losing weight. Oh well! The pants and top look good - I think... We'll see, I hate shopping by myself.

The weird part? Heard from my ex last night. We are both on Yahoo personals and I showed up as a 5/5 match for him and he shows up as a 4/5 match for me. Well, I guess we never said we didn't look good on paper. And then he said something about how he thought he remembered yesterday was my birthday - we were together three years, its not like I've forgotten his birthday. Kind of a downer. In fact, kinda killed me. I don't know why, but he's just been on my mind lately. Don't get me wrong, I don't/can't take him back, but thoughts have just been simmering. Makes me sad to throw away three years.

But enough about that - I won't bore you with my self-pitying ramblings...

DENVER! What a great trip! Had a great time. Its so good to see my friends out there. And their kiddos. What cute babies. (Okay, really not babies anymore. They are both about 18 months.) Had a really good time. Was nice to get out of town. And the weather was good - warm during the day and cool at night. Totally overpacked. (Not a surprise!) Celebrated my birthday out there, too! (I love celebrating multiple times! Its so great!)

Big party on Friday night! Woo-hoo! Looking forward to some drinking and dancing, etc. Don't want to be too tanked, but am looking forward to a good time. Should be fun! We'll see. Then my sister-in-law's party on Saturday - another good time. Hopefully, it'll be a good weekend. Hope you have one too!

Feeling good

2007-09-13T08:02:00.000-05:00

I've managed to get three workouts in this week - not including soccer. Dropping just one night of soccer is amazing - I have all this free time. Its so weird. I'm really concentrating on my running lately - I want to get to doing 10 minute miles by Christmas - I think its totally doable once I get back up to doing 3 miles straight through - I'm having a little trouble getting back into a rhythm. But this week I'm following this plan:

Walk - 1 minute (Warmup - I know, I should do more!)
Run - 20 minutes
Walk - 4 minutes
Run - 10 minutes
Walk - 3 minutes
Run - 5 minutes
Walk - 2 minutes (Cool down)

I get 35 minutes of running accomplished and a 45 minute workout. Next week I'm gonna progress to running 25 and 12.5 with a break in between of a couple minutes. I figure it'll take me a few more weeks to really get back into the swing, but I'm gonna be running! (That's all there is to it!)

Otherwise, things are good. Work's been CRAZY! Lots of interesting stuff coming out of the woodwork. And I need to get settled in to study a bit - I'm going to take the Certified Purchase Card Professional Exam in October - I think I need to study just a bit - I'd hate to fail it!

Headed out to Denver this weekend to see my friend. Its hard to believe its been a year since I've been out there. Its a nice birthday present to myself. (I love doing that stuff for myself! LOL) I don't think Rylee's figured out what she's getting me for my birthday yet - but I'm sure it'll be something spectacular if I know my dog! LOL

Ah, the Big 33 is almost here - 5 shopping days left!! (Seriously, though, no presents, y'all - except my family - y'all can shower me with gifts! LOL) The plan for my actual birthday is to go with my brother, sister-in-law and their baby to Plano for a wine dinner - it sounds fabulous! I can hardly wait. Then the "party" celebration the following Friday - starting with some kick-ass Margaritas at my favorite Mexican place and dancing until I can't stand up! (Or was that drinking until I can't stand up - if I can find a driver!) LOL

That's gonna be a busy weekend, my sister-in-law is also having her party to raise money for the Breast Cancer 3 Day walk on Saturday night. That's always a good time. Gambling, free-flowing liquor, how can you go wrong... My 15 year high school reunion is also that weekend. I'm gonna try to hit the park in the afternoon to see people, but don't know if I can make the dinner on Saturday night. I'm kinda disappointed; I look so good now - I didn't look this good in high school!

Well, I'd better get back after it - got some work to get done! Have a fun Thursday!

Movin' On...

2007-09-09T20:30:00.000-05:00

As hard as it is to imagine - I've started dating again. I've been so lucky that everyone I've been out with has been really nice. Haven't been interested in all of them, but there are two...

I don't know - dating is interesting. I get free dinner out of the deal - but I've got to make conversation with people I don't know. (Don't get me wrong, I'm a talker! LOL) Its hard - how can you tell if there's chemistry or future of any sort in one date? And I don't want to drink too much - the inhibitions I normally have seem to disappear - plus too many empty calories. And I don't think it makes the best impression to be shit-faced. Its really hard to meet people in real life - so I'm trying the online thing again. We'll see how that works.

Outdoor soccer started today - we only got the first half in before the weather rolled in. Unfortunately - I got a knee in the high thigh - near the groin - I think that's gonna hurt. We were tied 1-1 at halftime. But it was good to be done - and good to be at the field and playing. With all the rain this summer, I've missed it.

Football season has started, also. The Aggie game was a nailbiter yesterday - it shouldn't have been - but three Overtimes later, the Aggies finally emerged victorious. It was a tough game for me to watch; those poor players must have been horribly sore. And the Cowboys are playing now - the Giants just scored, dammit! I'm so glad football has started again.

Will keep you updated on how things are going - if you know someone for me - let me know...

Welcome to Aggie Football!

2007-09-06T11:07:00.000-05:00

Here are some pictures from the Texas A&M - Montana State game this past Saturday.

The Aggies won 38-7, but don't let the score fool you - the game wasn't that good. The Ags looked a little off - defensively they didn't cover well and offensively it didn't appear we quite had our timing right. We lost the statistical battle.

The pictures are from the band at half time! (They are the best!!)

ARGH

2007-09-03T20:46:00.000-05:00

Okay - I'm back on the weight loss threads. I'm sorry - if you don't want to read my whining about myself, stop now...

I ate medium this weekend, I guess. Had some problems with the 100 Calorie packs on Friday night. Then Saturday my eating was strange. I'm not sure I ate anything substantial all day. Then yesterday ate too much. And today, only ate twice (two meals) but snacked and the second meal was a BIG one. I know its just me - and I don't think I look bad - but I feel SOOOOO fat. I don't feel attractive. ARGH!

Don't get me wrong - I look good - for the most part. Things are a little tighter - I can feel it. I need to lose weight to get back to where I was. I have no excuse for gaining weight - beyond a little depression.

My life is in good shape - for the most part. I've made some big changes this past summer. And while, those changes were unexpected, I have made adjustments accordingly. I feel like I'm doing okay - mostly. I seem to be getting down a little bit. Nothing serious - not horrendous depression or anything - just a little down. And when I get down, I tell myself I can eat what I want or not exercise. I need to keep making myself exercise and not allow my eating to go nuts.

To that end, this week I'm going to follow the Weight Watchers points system and work out at least 4 days (not including soccer) this week.

Sensible Snacking?

2007-08-31T21:03:00.000-05:00

I bought some 100 Calorie Packs of Lorna Doone's and Chips Ahoy. They say on the side of the box that they are "sensible" snacks. I think they are only sensible if you only eat one package. Having more than one doesn't count, eh?

Back on Weight Watchers - did really well up until today. Even being sick on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. (I'm 100% better, btw!) Managed to not eat ANY chips at the Mexican Restaurant last night - not a SINGLE one. And skipped the margarita. (Tonight, not so good - darn 100 Calorie Packs! Its all their fault!)

Otherwise, life is good. The new soccer season starts next week. Looking forward to that. Texas Aggie football starts tomorrow - and I get to go to the GAME! Woo-hoo me!

Its early on Friday, but I'm going to bed before I eat myself out of house and home.

Have a great long weekend!

Sick....

2007-08-26T18:30:00.001-05:00

I'm sick! And wimpy!

Twists and Turns...

2007-08-23T15:34:00.000-05:00

I defeated the fat-laden Peanut Butter demon! (FINALLY! I can't trust myself with it in the house! No Willpower!) Don't get me wrong, the diet still isn't going well, but I'm running again, so I'm not feeling too bad. (Or rather, I know how much worse it could be.)

Talked to another personal trainer yesterday - this one was a bit weird - he works from his apartment and if I worked out with him, I'd workout at the apartments gym. I'm sorry, as a single woman, that's a little weird! Or a lot weird. I'm not sure I feel comfortable with that at all. So I don't think I'll be hiring him.

Just made reservations for Denver! Gonna go see my friend for our birthdays - we are four days apart, day-wise. I'm excited to be going! Should be fun!

A little more work to get done. A LOT of weedeating and then an easy night - I hope. The yard has gotten out of control!

I have a Peanut Butter Problem

2007-08-16T20:16:00.000-05:00

ARGH! I'm an TOTALLY addicted to Peanut Butter! Its SOOOOO good.

I'm gonna blame it on the time of the month.

Thank goodness I polished the jar off! I don't have to worry about eating it anymore tonight.

Oh yeah - I'm fat and out of shape! I'm killing me! (Totally pity party tonight!)

ARGH!

If you haven't checked this out...

2007-08-12T11:46:00.000-05:00

If you haven't checked this website out, its the BEST!!!

http://postsecret.blogspot.com

All of the secrets are anonymous, but its sill so enlightening to read them all!!

Enjoy your Sunday. More about my weekend later! (I didn't take a single photo, so I'll just have to describe it!)

So much to say...

2007-08-07T08:10:00.001-05:00

I've been meaning to update - but I wanted to put pictures up, too. (Oh well, I'll get 'em up soon!)

Rascal Flatts was AWESOME! What a great show! Man, I love them. Took the train over to American Airlines Center from Fort Worth - that was SOOOO easy! What a bonus. Got to go and drink beer and was plenty sober by the time I got back to downtown. I listened to Rascal Flatts the entire week before so I'd be ready to sing along. The only issue was the people in my section all sat the whole time - the whole time. I wanted to be up and dancing, but sat in my seat, tapping my foot the whole time. Great show! I can't wait for them to come back!

Decided it was time for a new vehicle - I bought a silver Chrysler Aspen. Its got a Hemi! (LOL) More power than I can possibly use! So, for the first time in 5 years, I'm gonna have a car payment. This is really a "grown-up" car. Leather interior (with suede insets). Navigation System. Satellite radio. Silver with a gray interior. Its so nice. And rides like a car. I just LOVE it!! No buyer's remorse here.
Finally made it back to the gym yesterday! (Yea me!) Ran for 20 minutes. And my muscles were kinda sore. I haven't run in almost a month. (I suck!) But, at least I've gotten my butt back into the gym. I'm gonna go everyday this week. (Except Friday since I'll be in MKE.) I also started the Abs diet. I lost 3 lbs last week. (I have stay strong up north; there's usually lots of food and lots of beer!) But if I get a little fitness in and watch what I put in my mouth, I should be okay. (Fingers crossed!)

Otherwise, kinda quiet - watched my niece the other night. She's a cutie. She won't roll over for me, though. And 1-2-3-Go hasn't worked yet!

Headed to Milwaukee this weekend for my cousin's graduation party. I've got to get some sleep before I head up there - cause I know I won't get caught up up there.

I suck!

2007-07-24T11:40:00.000-05:00

Well, so much for my plan to work out at lunch - Mom called and we're going to lunch. Lunch is much more fun!

I'll work out again soon - I hope...

Made it home safe and sound (and TIRED!)

2007-07-24T07:43:00.000-05:00

Okay - the tired is probably mostly my fault. I should have gone to bed last night. However...

Thank goodness she was able to end the series with the same verve she wrote the others. It was waiting at Mom's house when we got home from Bellingham (Seattle). I was so tempted to purchase another copy while we were at the airport - but resisted. Then, it was SOOOO late when we got home from the airport (1 AM - 1:30 to my house), I knew I couldn't start reading it, no matter the temptation. So, last night, (while I ate everything in sight, I think...) I had a Harry Potter Deathly Hallows night. I started reading at 5:30 and stopped at 1 AM. (With about an hour break or so somewhere in the middle.) I just couldn't put it down. I will have to re-read (and trust me, it was tempting to bring it with me again today and start again, but I'll give it a week or so to sink in.) I won't spoil the ending, but for me it wrapped up very satisfactorily!

Bellingham - man, what a great trip. Had such a good time. It was exhausting, though. That's more than I do in a week and we did it one day at a time. Mom's team didn't fare well in the tourney - 3 ties and 1 loss - they did not advance to the semi-finals.

Which, I'm sorry to say was actually okay with me. Since they weren't playing we got to go whale watching. I've always liked killer whales. (This includes making up some wildly improbable stories in my head as a child.) Up close (not at SeaWorld, which I like, too.) and personal was so cool. The pictures don't do them much justice, but so magnificent and wondrous. To see those creatures who are so large and so gentle - at least the three pods that reside in the area - J, K & L. One of the ladies got a great picture as Leah (K-14) surfaced right next to our boat - if I get it, I'll post it. (You may need to open and zoom to see them at all!)

Here are a few other pictures that I just liked - this is by no means all, but these are the best of the bunch...

Nooksack Waterfall - it falls about 100 feet down. (It was pouring rain when we were trying to get down a slippery slope to see the falls. There was a sign with the names of 7 people who died trying to get a closer look at the falls.)

Another side tributary near Nooksack Falls

Before Nooksack Falls

Mom and I at the highest point of Mount Baker the van could reach - close to 7,000 feet. It was REALLY cold up that high - yes, those are my favorite flip flops - I figured if they got wet, they'd dry faster than my sneakers and socks. Since we spent most of the day in the car, not a bad decision.

The Whale Watching group.

All and all it was a terrific trip - Didn't get to see much in Seattle. We went to church Sunday morning at St. James' Cathedral. Very pretty church and they are celebrating their 100 anniversary tomorrow - July 25th. Kind of exciting. But afterward, Pike's Place Market was too crowded - we couldn't even find a parking space. And so was the Space Needle. We drove past both, but stopped at neither. (Neither Mom nor I are really into crowds.)

Ate at a couple of fantastic restaurants. The seafood was wonderful - as expected. And I'm not much of a seafood kind of a girl, but I ate it at almost every meal. (You know me and food!) Didn't exercise, but I'm not gonna stress on it. My fat ass will be back at the gym today to lift. And bowling tonight. (I'm gonna try a different diet for a while - right now I can't even contemplate doing Weight Watchers. Diet doesn't start until Saturday or Sunday, though. Friday night - Rascal Flatts!!!!!! At American Airlines Center! I can hardly wait!!!)

I don't think I can even describe enough about the trip - I'm not being deliberately vague by any means. It was a such a terrific trip. I'm looking forward to going again next year.

Seattle...

2007-07-18T13:11:00.000-05:00

Made it to Seattle - it was a LONG flight - like 3 and half hours. The rental car thing was a bit of nightmare - I'll explain another time.

Mom's team played this morning at 8:00. They tied 1-1. Not a bad game. It drizzled the whole game and the grass was really high. They really needed to win - the team they play tomorrow won 3-0 (very physical game).

I think we're off to Lummi Island to see the San Juans - not quite sure. The whale watching trip hasn't fit into the schedule yet - they decided not to make a tour today at 3:00 - so that screws our schedule a bit.

Its very pretty out here - the hotel is nice. Haven't taken a single picture yet - but the day is young!

New Pictures of the niece

2007-07-17T07:26:00.000-05:00

Got a few new pictures of my niece - she's 4 month's old. Isn't she a cutie? These have all been posted before on her blog, but I liked 'em too!

At dinner to celebrate my dad's birthday and her parent's anniversary.

What a terrific smile.... She's a bobblehead-bowhead. I don't even want to know how long it took her MO Nana to get her to smile on cue.
The bathing beauty - she's got more of a tan than I do!

I just love being an aunt!

Days Three and Four

2007-07-13T08:09:00.000-05:00

Have gone okay - got my fitness in. (Today's not looking so good with getting any exercise in - lunch with the girls and then a movie tonight at 6:30 - so I need to run both tomorrow morning and Sunday morning.) Stuck to my points on Wednesday - but probably went a little over yesterday. However, since I ran yesterday morning, I'm not feeling too badly about it.

Took the day off yesterday - that was nice. Mom and I went shopping at Sam Moon's - I got a new purse. And then back to Mom's for my niece's swim lessons. Then dinner. Then soccer. Its been a long couple of days.

Wednesday was bowling night. I bowled horribly - at first. I'm still trying to learn the professional way of bowling. Yeah - not so good! I bowled a 39! The next game, I said the heck with it and bowled like I know how and got 137 - huge improvement!! Then Indoor game - wow, I sucked it up there, too! But, I did get plenty of exercise and we won, so I guess that's not too bad. Won our league! Woo-hoo us!

Oh well, back to work! Happy Friday the 13th!!

Day Two...

2007-07-11T07:51:00.000-05:00

Still going well! I'm impressed with myself - keeping the workouts and staying on program for two WHOLE days! Whoop! LOL Ran at lunch - wow, its been a long time since I did that. Only made it 35 minutes. And walked another 5. I know - could be worse. I usually do 45 minutes on the treadmill on my off days, but I had a phone call at 3:00 that I wanted to be sure I made it back for.

Had tilapia for dinner. Since I'm not much of a fish girl, I was surprised when it was good. Mom's a heck of a cook. (It sounds like an easy recipe - you know, something I can probably follow! LOL)

I was super crabby yesterday - mostly about stuff I can't control, so I'm making an effort to let it go.

Indoor tonight - do or die time. If we win tonight, we take the league! Yes! Another free T-shirt for my collection!

And, since we haven't had any rain in the past three days - I think I'm actually gonna play outdoor tomorrow! YES!! Its been almost three weeks! I'm not sure I'll remember how to play. (Fingers crossed!)

Today - I'm gonna eat the food I brought - nothing extra. Bowling tonight. I'm still working on the "Suitcase" bowling - sometimes that's good - sometimes REALLY bad! Gonna lift (arms) at lunch today. Should be terrific. I'll probably run for 15 minutes or so - I usually lift for 30 minutes and then run for 15 to get 45 minutes in.

Oh well, I'm after it! Have a wonderful Wednesday!

First Day

2007-07-10T07:14:00.000-05:00

Made it through the first day! Woo-hoo me!! Stuck to my points - and was able to have a surprising amount of food - it always surprises me that when I eat chicken or pork I get a LOT of food for a small amount of points - had 4 oz of pork (4 points) and 2 oz of whole wheat pasta (3 points) - good filling dinner!!!

I bought a new bikini last night - not polka dots - its hearts - those darn XL bottoms are not very XL! However, if I'm smaller, the suit should get bigger, eh? Its cute, though - I'd like to be able to wear it! I'm gonna do it!! I hung it on the cabinet - can't find a way to put it on the fridge yet.

Anyway - day two is underway! I'm gonna run this afternoon at lunch and then go swimming with my niece after work. I hope the weather holds! (We've seen the sun for three days in a row now!)

Starting Fresh

2007-07-08T14:11:00.000-05:00

The last month has been a pit. And I will be the first to admit, I have NOT eaten well at all. (I've had periods where I did well! But not enough.)

I'm not sure where to find weight loss motivation. When I first started - I did SOOO well, but now, I'm not motivated at all. I mean, I'd like to lose weight, but only if its easy. (Like, I don't have to do anything and can eat what I want.) Of course, since this weekend I've eaten everything in sight, that's gonna make this a little tougher!

Since that didn't work, I'm trying something else...

Friday, I saw a cute yellow-polka dot bikini at Target. I'm going to purchase it tonight (or tomorrow - I'm feeling extremely lazy!) and hang it on my fridge. I'd like to be able to wear it by Christmas. And I think its completely doable to lose 30 lbs in six months - don't you? That's five lbs per month. I think I can do it.

I'm gonna stick to Weight Watchers - not go over my points. And I'm gonna get my exercise in - lifting twice a week, running at least four times. I need to run once or twice in the evenings just to get accustomed to it. Perhaps I need to chose a 5K in the fall to "train" for?

I made a checklist that I'll post on the bathroom mirror and maybe that'll help me keep up with it.

Help me find some motivation! PLEASE HELP!

Today ROCKS!!!

2007-06-29T15:22:00.000-05:00

I have had a TERRIFIC day! Man! It just feels good!!

About 1:40 - I went over to the Accounting group to "find" some entries that were batched, but not processed. And, with some help, found 'em! The entire process of posting the entries has now worked from start to finish!! Its been long and a little complicated, but it works - as it was designed. Who knew! Basically, I did a victory dance from Accounting to my boss' office! Rock and ROLL!! Woo-hoo! Just justified my salary! Feels AWESOME! And awesome isn't even good enough to REALLY describe how I'm feeling at the moment! Flying high!!!

Then, I went for a run - at the gym, its REALLY mucky outside today! (And it rained right in the middle of my run!) It was the best run I've had in a few weeks! It was just great. The guy I used to train with yakked with me for the majority of my run - all of a sudden 38 minutes had passed. I ran 43 minutes and 4 miles - I run more for time than distance. Distance is important, but I need the time. A friend and I were talking last night about how running is the most efficient way to burn calories - and it TOTALLY is!! It sucks, too, but I'm getting where I kind of enjoy it! Its a nice feeling - and with good music. Didn't hardly even feel my heel hurting - and I think it stopped about 1/2 way through the run itself. I'm icing it now and taking some OTC pain meds.

WOW! This is great! I feel so terrific!

Yea me!

Gray Hair EVERYWHERE!

2007-06-28T11:40:00.000-05:00

I found a gray eyebrow - an EYEBROW! For goodness sake! My hair is going gray! What the heck. I'm 32! That's too young to have probably 1/8 of my hair gray! Okay that might be a slight over-exaggeration, but I still have a lot of it. Don't get me wrong - I don't feel super old or anything - however, my darn body is falling apart.

I've got planter faciitis in the left foot - I don't think I'm supposed to be running at all - yeah, like that's gonna happen! Every joint goes snap, crackle, pop every time I stand up. I swear, I'm like a freakin' Rice Krispie! My hair is turning gray! At least most of the "removable" parts have been removed. (Don't mention the word appendix, its really the only one I've got left!) For some reason, my upper right side hurts - but just when I overdo it.

When I did get old?

Highs and Lows

2007-06-27T07:16:00.000-05:00

News from the bowling front...

After bowling my most awesome game two weeks ago - I followed it with some REALLY good scores! (NOT!) I'm trying to learn how to bowl with more backspin, etc. So, that's what I'm blaming my low scores on - I had a 70, 68 and 121 - by the third game, I had kind of gotten things figured out and did a little better - thank goodness!!

Tonight - interval running with my friend. If it ever stops raining! Its been a pretty solid rain for the past three days. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind the rain, but I'm ready for a little sunshine again. I need a tan something fierce - my tan is almost non-existent. And its summer!! I need one!

Oh well, I'm back to work! What a good time!

Good trip

2007-06-25T09:44:00.000-05:00

It was a good trip to Houston this weekend. The drive down by myself on Friday was pretty good - nice and easy - plenty of good music. Only got "lost" once - I still had gas, so I'm not sure it really counted as actually lost. Spent the night with my cousin on Friday, We went to dinner at PF Changs Friday night. REALLY good!!! Ate too much and drank too much, but since it was all good, I'm fine! The party was good. My godfather seems really excited to be done working for a while. Got a little sun - its never enough, but it'll do for the time being.

Made it back in time to play soccer - we won!!! Woo-hoo! I played in the goal and luckily enough, they didn't get too many shots off so I looked like I was TOTALLY awesome!!

Still haven't mowed the lawn - it might be good if that happened soon. The rain is coming again, though. And my house HAS to get cleaned up soon - I'm gonna make a start on that tonight. (I think....)

Have a good Monday!!

Out of town

2007-06-22T09:29:00.000-05:00

I'm super hyper this morning! Woo-hoo me! Having a really good time at work so far - accomplished a few things! (I KNOW - even better!!)

In my attempt to stay busy, I'm headed to Houston - really Conroe - this weekend. My Godfather turned 60 this year and is retiring - lucky dog - and is throwing himself a party! And you know me, any excuse for a party! Gonna stay with my "cousin" tonight. And tomorrow over to the Godparents house for some swimming and getting ready and then a party!!

I'm driving down - Got plenty of good tunes lined up. I'm bringing BOTH MP3 players to make sure I have a good mix if the radio stations aren't playing good stuff. Gonna stop at the outlet mall on the way down to go to PerfuMania to buy a new scent for myself. I'm leaning towards either Burberry Brit or London at the moment. But that can and will change. I'd like to find a little something for my godfather to go with the cool present I got him. (I'm not sure what yet! But I'll come up with something off the wall, I'm sure!)

Have a terrific weekend!!!

New Keyboard

2007-06-21T12:32:00.000-05:00

I got a new keyboard today at work - its gonna take a bit of adjustment - I may have to type for real?! Its one of those ergonomic keyboards - kind of cool and I'm sure it'll help, as soon as I can get my fingers typing the way the keyboard is.

Otherwise, things are good. Got my butt handed to me at my indoor game last night. I think the score was 12-1? ARGH! Oh well, it was good fitness. I felt a little sluggish cause I'd just eaten dinner and had a few REALLY wimpy shots. Like I said, at least I got the exercise, right?

Going dancing tonight with some girl friends. I hope its fun!!

Interval Training

2007-06-18T20:28:00.000-05:00

Tonight - I did my first set of interval training. WOW - that's tough work. We did a five minute warm up. Then a 10 second sprint. Followed by a 2 minute jog. To be repeated by 10 seconds of sprinting and 2 minutes of jogging. We did five sets - with some walking in between. After the third set of sprints, my side began to hurt. Damn side! ARGH! We ended up doing 40 minutes of jogging, sprinting and walking. WOW! Like I said, tough work. But, it felt good. I'm gonna be in shape - I SWEAR it!!

Oh well, the Closer is on - I'm plugged into the TV!

Forgot...

2007-06-18T08:07:00.000-05:00

In my obsessive mental meanderings, I forgot a few things...

I had sushi for the first time last night - I REALLY liked it. And trust me, I was surprised. I didn't think I'd like "raw" fish. Most of it was actually cooked. I went with my brother and his wife. It was really good. We went to Piranha's Killer Sushi - www.piranhakillersushi.com. I believe we had the following:

Forget About it Roll
Crunchy Tuna Roll
Volcano Roll
Lobster Roll
Also we had some La La's Jalapeno Poppers and Edamame as an appetizer.

Like I said - REALLY good! I was impressed and very happy I tried it!

Then, spent a little time playing dominoes and hanging out with the kiddo. She's making noises - its cute. Little shrill noises. She's just as cute as cute can be. You can always check her out at http://misslaurent.blogspot.com - she's a cutie. Sometimes I look at her cousin's in MO blog as well.

I'm in a better place this morning - getting emails from the boy makes it harder. But, regardless, I'll be fine. Whatever decisions I make are the right ones.

Have a good week!

Best Score EVER!

2007-06-14T09:27:00.000-05:00

Went bowling last night! I scored my best score ever - 178. I'm still not exactly sure how it happened. But I got a turkey, too! (That's three strikes in a row.) Also, I'm learning how to bowl so the ball goes across the lane - we're calling it suitcase bowling. (Cause ya throw it like a suitcase!)

And, then I scored two goals in indoor - okay, really just one, but it was counted as my goal on the first one so I'm cool with it!! We really killed the other team last night - I think the final was 15-6? Or something along those lines. (In co-ed, girl goals count for two points. I had two, Linda had three, and five guy goals.) While I hate beating someone like that, I do like to win!

Got a haircut on Tuesday. I'm not sure I like it yet. But everyone else seems to think its cute. I'll take that for the time being, I guess. (Don't get me wrong, I'm pretty cute all the time, but I'm a little biased!)

Outdoor tonight - women's game. I know I won't be able to follow the brilliant header I had last week, but a goal (or two) wouldn't hurt my feelings.

And off to Milwaukee Friday morning.

Remind me to tell you about the damn garage door story next week!! (ARGH!)

Taking the week off..

2007-06-12T20:00:00.000-05:00

Well, despite the fact that I could probably use it, I'm taking the week off from working out this week. I'm still really tired - and I mean REALLY tired. Its a stinker. I did finally get a good night's sleep last night, but its gonna take a couple of days to really get caught up for good. So, my lazy ass is gonna take a break. I'm gonna stick semi-close to Weight Watchers. (I don't want this to sidetrack my weight loss too much.)

However, I'm doing okay - still sad and hurting. Lonely. But I'm not staying still for long to find out what I'm really feeling. (Not a bad thing at the moment.) For almost three years, we spent a lot of time together and talked almost daily. My phone doesn't ring very often right now. I do okay during the day - its the nights that get me.