June 29th, 2009

I did my 5th workout Sunday on the EA Sports Active game. So far so good. I've managed to be consistent with it which is always hard for me. I haven't weighed myself since last Monday so I plan on weighing myself later on in the day (since it's technically Monday here)but yeah....I'll weigh as soon as I wake up in the morning. I'm not really anticipating seeing much change on the scale. The scale and I never really see eye to eye. I've been doing pretty well with my eating I think. Minus the trip to McDonalds on Friday but that was the first time in awhile that we've had it.

I've already reached two goals on the game. It's getting easier for me. The first night I thought I would die. I was thinking very mean thoughts towards my virtual trainer, but now-I breeze through the workouts without much of a problem. Of course I say that now, but watch her really throw a wrench in there this week coming up.
Tonight I was even motivated to go for a walk outside. Plus it was cooling off and there was a nice breeze. What started out as a nice breeze turned into serious serious wind on the way home. We walked to the park down the street, so probably a mile and a half total? Wanted to walk more, but it was lightening off in the distance, then with the wind picking up like it did-I knew we needed to get home pretty quick before the 'ish hit the fan. And it did! It's been storming pretty much all night. Still going too. I am so wishing I had already gotten fertilizer for the backyard! Perfect timing for mother nature to take care of the watering. I'll have to take a trip by the drainage things tomorrow so see the "river" that's built up from all the rain. No doubt that part of our street is flooded. I could see the water standing out there hours ago.

Monday is my rest day so I plan on catching up on some reading. I'm on book #5 of J.R Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood. I've already bought #6, but I'll need to pick up #7 once I finish with 6. Luckily Walmart carries that one I believe so I won't be tempted to go to B&N and spend way more than I plan on. So yeah that's about it. This week coming up, I believe we're going to go see Transformers finally and then next week maybe we'll go see Ice Age. Tuesdays they have $1 popcorn and $1 drinks-so you can bet I am all over that.

June 25th, 2009

Same old around here really. Figured I would update since I haven't in awhile. Chance is still doing amazing in karate. He is like a machine. I am sure it would seem like I am biased since it's my kid but he really is doing awesome. He gets called out in every class lately for doing something so well whether it's standing at attention, using respect, technique, etc. The other day Adam called Chance out to help him demonstrate Stranger Danger and I don't think he was expecting Chance to remember quite like he did. Chance busted out all the moves before Adam even had to show him how to do it. He actually got a round of applause from the parents and instructors for that. He earned his 3rd stripe on Tuesday so tomorrow he gets to attend the graduation ceremony for his new belt! He is very excited about this. I am hoping this means he'll be able to attend classes on the other days of the week, but I will have to check since I am a little confused on how their belt system works here.

Last Friday we went to see his karate school do a demo at the Diablo's game here. It's minor league baseball and it was John's first baseball game ever! He hates baseball and thought he would hate going to the game even though I have tried to tell him over and over, you don't have to like baseball to like going to minor league games. I don't know what it is, maybe it just takes me back to being a kid and going with the fam....but we had a great time. Which I am sure is partly why my ass has gotten bigger (more on that towards the bottom) but how can you not enjoy yourself with hot dogs, fireworks, and good company? Chance loved it even though it took awhile to convince him that HE wasn't going to be playing baseball. I had him bring his glove so I can see why this would be confusing. The karate demo was soooo short. I wish it had been longer. It was also too early I think. The stadium was almost empty still when they did it. Anyways, when it was all said and done-we all had a great time and I got to meet a guy in John's platoon whose wife also does karate at the school so that was nice. John ended up really enjoying himself much to his surprise. Lol, he told me the other day that he asked one of his SFC's to get us some of the free tickets he's always talking about getting so we can go again. He even asked me when hockey season started so we can go to the hockey games here. THAT should be fun! I can't wait.

Saturday the neighbors invited us over for dinner along with two other couples. I had a blast and they were so much fun to be around. I wasn't uncomfortable like I had anticipated. Hopefully that's something that we can keep up. It's just so freakin hot right now, I try to go outside as little as possible but I could really use the sun so I might just suck it up and deal. I need to be more social. I know this but it's so hard.

Other than that, I've just been reading a ton as usual and started working out again since my ass continues to grow which is my own fault. So that's it for now. Going to go read for an hour or so and then go to bed.

June whatever day it is 2009

Not really much to blog about lately. John made it home from Mississippi. Ideally he was supposed to get home the day after my birthday but the airport gods decided to crap all over him and bump him off his flight. So he ended up stuck in Houston, a matter of hours away from his family in east Texas-overnight. And didn't even get to see his family. That was a long 11 days. After the incident the day he left, I was so paranoid. So much so that I made Chance sleep in the bedroom with me and I locked the bedroom door and slept with the TV on.

Didn't do much for my birthday really. John sent flowers, I got my eyebrows waxed, took Chance to karate that day and then he and I went to see Night At the Museum 2. Cute movie. Then on Saturday, John brought home an ice cream cake and a Happy Birthday Build A Bear for me and on Sunday we went to Pho Tre Bien in town. I was a little skeptical since no Vietnamese food can ever live up to my standards of Saigon in Greensboro but I was pleasantly surprised. My dish was okay. the fried rice was not my definition of "fried" but it was good. John got this beef and chicken dish and the beef was to die for. Chance got chicken and shrimp vermicelli and it was pretty good. John seemed to like it, so I think we'll be going back in the future. Plus they had a little garden seating area. It was inside but kind of like eating in a greenhouse. They had pretty fountains, and streams, fish and turtles. So you can imagine this went over very well with Chance. Kept him occupied so John and I could enjoy dinner without him whining all the way through it for one reason or another. Then no day out in town is complete without a trip to Barnes and Noble. I did pretty well though I thought. I only bought two books. And reserved three lol. Monday I decided it was way past time for a haircut. So I called up a place that someone had recommended to me (they had a website, so the photos helped my decision to go there). They fit me in that afternoon and I got a pretty decent amount of hair cut off (my definition of alot and most peoples definition of alot are two very different things, so keep this in mind when I say "alot"). It's still "long" but when I told the girl how much I wanted taken off she said "No, you don't want that much taken off, so I'm leaving it long." Lol, okay then. But yeah, had I went that short (to the bra clasp) I probably would have been pissed about it later. I am very happy with the job she did. It is so much lighter! (in color and weight) So I guess that was a birthday gift to myself sort of. Along with the new phone. The jury is still out on if this phone is a keeper or not. We tend to be at odds with one another but I think it's b/c the little shit is smarter than I am. I mean they don't call them "smart phones" for the heck of it you know? They really mean it!

Anyways, I don't really know what else. Time to go start a new book.