amazing day

so i woke up this morning-well i dragged out the bed-last night i went to Happy Hour-although I drank Sprite (sorry Josh) and ate chicken tenders-I was able to reconnect with my past and also a friend who i hadn't seen in a few weeks

BUT now that i am fully awake-i feel SO amazing-i feel so much love-i feel i am surrounded by love and today feel super dipped in it with an extra scoop on the side

i have someone amazing that loves me and everyday i am so grateful that he is in my life and i look forward to our future and all that it brings

my family and friends are the BEST-i am so lucky to be surrounded by such supportive, kind, and amazing people-they truly enhance my world-

today-another day of running-and tomorrow i leave for NYC for more family fun!!!

heelllloooooooooo

so i know i have truly neglected my little blog lately and yes some of the reason is because i am a facebook junkie BUT

so let me try to go backwards

so i was on a running hiatus for the past week while my princess pod was in repair and yesterday in the 85+ degrees i hopped back out there-and not only that-i followed R so that I would pick up my pace...hmmmmmmmmmm....well all i can say is THANK GOODNESS for Costco size bottles of Aleve-my butt was whipped!!
but i feel better and slept good and it curbs my voracious appetite

ummm i am going to a happy hour tonight-my childhood friend's younger brother is a director of sorts at the Hilton so they are having a rooftop happy hour-sooo me and R are going!!! date night date night!!!

this past weekend i was in Detroit-had a blast with my rents even though we didnt get to spend much time BUT we attended a boat ride with their club together which was SUPER nice with great food and dessert and then we went to a formal after and it was JUST nice-my parents looked so snazzy-my Dad had on these suspenders that I just thought were super cool and my Mom cleavage and all had on the ultimate princess no make that queen dress PLUS i picked it out but i always think I hope that's how i look when i am older whenever i see my mom

and ME-i actually was able to wear a dress that i got years ago-and i must say i have consistently been at my size 4 and i was so happy

sooo today is a good day and i am happy and my love life is great and my family life is great and yea

its my friday

so i am so saddened that my guests are gone-despite all initial apprehensions about them not liking me or us not getting along-i felt that we had a great bond and we had so much to talk about.
it was nice having little ones in the house-especially a 2 year old with lots of personality and so as they left yesterday we returned to a quiet house and it felt weird for a bit

i even came downstairs this morning not ready to see the empty living room :(
but i guess that's the thing about family-all time is good time and the time always goes by quick UNLESS you have crazy family, mean family, or things along those lines

BUT when you have a great loving warm family, its great!! and when you have family that makes ME a red velvet cake from scratch-yea you know the smile on my face is HUGE!!!

so now i look forward to the start of a great relationship

tomorrow-next stop Detroit!!! yeaaaa!!!

family

so right now i have out of town guests-R's sister, brother in law, 2 nieces, and nephew-so not that i was nervous, but there was the bit of i hope we all get along and secretly seeking his sister's approval plus you are hoping-please may they may be normal

BUT all i can say is all my fears were put to rest and i feel so good knowing i will be getting wonderful extensions to my family. i am so amazed at how well we click and her husband is HI-LARIOUS! so all i can say is some people get the wacked family and i know they are pissed because man there are some families that are just wonderful and yes we all have our kinks and maybe a bit of drama but when overall you can get a good family when you are selecting mates
man it does not compare-i couldnt imagine having crazy in laws or ones that were so far off from me and my gregariousness and affection-BUT not to worry-I struck gold!

And another thing-his sister and husband are tall :)

family

hip hip hooray

so its my favorite day again!!!!
i dont know if i am feeling exceptionally humorous today (sorry Kels)

this facebook epidemic is worse than swine flu

i promise after this week i will get it under control and not be such a fiend

now my thoughts are going to my coldstone creamery trip today-ive waited all week and i made sure to run everyday that i was supposed to in order to justify my indulgence!!

let me tell you JUST how GOOD i am-i went downstairs at work with the intention of getting a donut or maybe a bagel with cream cheese and then i looked and saw the bacon and sausage and biscuit and i thought of my old favorite sausage biscuit i used to make-and THEN i even stood in the DUNKIN line for 5 minutes and then I walked away-i thought i ran all week and i want coldstone-tell me that wasn't self control

oatmeal it is!!!

almost friday

so i must apologize for the absentee blog yesterday.
first for my die hard anti facebookers-i went to the dark side finally yesterday after much goading and prodding from JOSHUA-he is the cause-he ultimately has always caused my demises and forced me to acquire bad habits-i mean what little sister doesnt follow her smart charismatic big brother!!

sooo yesterday i became the ultimate facebook crackhead-this is GREAT
and the best part-i found my old best friend from back when i went to Shrine and ultimately that was one of the main reasons i even decided to join

now i must say for those of you who are not there yet-PLEASE join me-it's GREAT-no make that spectacular!!!

ok back to bliss

oh wait wait! so i had a hot date with the most wonderful R last night-and we went on a decadent indulgence of the National's Stadium food-YUM-i had a italian sausage AND Nachos and a sprite
AND i ran yesterday-we had a blast-the food was good and THEN we got rained on but the highlight was when the photo girl asked if R was my Dad!!
ok so i know i am going to sound like my Mom for a second, BUT it aggravates me when people aren't sure what to say so they don't filter themselves and just let ANYTHING come out there mouth-really-MY DAD-there is NO WAY he looks like my dad-i mean he isnt even 10 years older than me and as much as i'd like to think and know i look young i dont look that young and he doesn't look no where NEAR old enough to be my Dad-SHEEESH

but that was my yesterday-and now back to FB-u can find me on there via my email address
smooches!!

tuesday bliss

hey yal
so yesterday i went to my lasik consultation-it was cool-apparently i am not as blind as i always thought-the doctor said my prescription isn't even what they consider mild-HA-cant believe that one!
so the visit was free and supposed to be hassle free and no obligation and i promise you they are like a car salesman and the moment i was done they were ready to talk financing and scheduling.
not 2-3 years ago-i would have been trying to figure out a way to get it done asap-but yesterday i was so cool and just not impulsive and i was like-i need to think about it-maybe next year_BOY YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THEIR FACES-but partially i am still hesitant about my cornea or retina's or my eyeball being barbecued while i am sedated but awake-so even if i had the 3 grand burning in my pocket right now-i'm not so sure i'd be scheduling my appt anytime soon

so yesterday my project consisted of re-educating myself on WHAT Christmas is really about and how did it evolve historically to where it is now with the overly commercialized aspects.
i came to this project because i merely wanted to gloat and support my own love for Christmas and all things Christmas, but in my studies I learned so much.
so i have decided a few things.
i will do like my parents did and make sure that my children understand the true meaning of the season, and its that that is when we as Christians choose to celebrate the birth of Jesus, although he was not technically born then, BUT nevertheless, i want my kids to feel the love that i have always felt during that time of the year
as a child yes it was ALL about the gifts, but as i got older i always thought about the less fortunate who were not spending their morning like i was knee deep in a pile of gifts and goodies and other indulgences. i am grateful that although i had plenty of wonderful Christmas' i am glad that i never felt overly entitled or that i was SUPPOSED to have Christmas' like that or to be so naive to think that everyone was having it like that
recently we did Christmas based on the 3 kings and we were supposed to give 3 gifts and they all had means behind the gifts, like one was a want, one was a need, and the last was-i want to say a future investment
but i think so often we can get caught up in the hype of the holiday but its so important to remember the reason and remember to share the real reasons with others
and for me another major holiday tradition for me is watching lots of Christmas movies throughout the month and i will continue that
so for me its about being around loved ones, it is truly a time to come together with family and friends and be grateful for the lives we are able to live and all the wonderfulness we experience on a day to day and just being grateful and sharing love and compassion
so i know its not CLOSE well kinda it is-you know i do the Christmas countdown-but dont make it about gifts, make it about love, make it about sharing your time and energy with someone, time is the greatest gift-
ok i guess that's all i will say for now

WTH

i am not happy with my internet provider right now-its making my gmail slow and i cant tell if no one is talking to me because no one wants to talk to me or if i am just not getting my email and instant messages because of the dumb computer.

so peeved right now

soo my weekend was cool-i had a hot date on saturday-i got to put on my black dress and heels and then i had yummy plum wine and another drink-YUM!
then it was bedtime-everyone knows i cant hang PLUS it was after 9pm when we went to dinner so

i ran all weekend after my 3 day rain break!

yesterday we went to PA to the track and let me just say it was HOT! i felt like i was just sitting directly under the sun-i am going to say something really wrong and probably all kinds of politically, socially, and morally incorrect-BUT
man everytime I am out the sun baking and usually by my own accord-i think back to the poor slaves-i know you do what you have to do BUT man oh man!! i was in PA heat and there is NOTHING-i repeat NOTHING, NADA ZILTCH like some Alabama, North Carolina, Georgia-that down south heat-OMG!!!
I was sitting there sweating and my sweat was thinking about sweating some more-then I almost fell asleep just from the heat being so draining and somehow i dont think if i were a slave in the field they would give me a nap or siesta like in mexico-so my conclusion is i'd been SOL-now i know thats a touchy subject to make light up, BUT i have had 2 major realizations in regards to my history and being oh oh so thankful for where i am now-#1-after walking from R's to the Inauguration-yea buddy me and the Underground Railroad-hmmm-I cant fathom walking from like Mississippi to darn Ohio-are you kidding me-wow!!
#2-the heat-yea ummmm i am pitiful

sooo that's that for now

stormy weather

so it's friday-i didnt have much to say except i am happy about my comfy hanes granny panties!! love the coverage-no cheekage hanging out and no crackage showing


i drank a lot of water today so my bladder was on overdrive which my coworkers enjoyed watching the countless (8) trips to the bathroom

im sure that stirred their further speculation of my empending pregnancy which is their latest conspiracy because i eat my lunch at my desk
COMPLETELY FALSE and UNSUBSTANTIATED!!!

ok ttyl

moment of fatty delight

so my darling is bringing me my FAVORITEST cookie from the mall-i have been trying to justify a trip into the mall recently to purchase one but unfortunately i havent found one BUT someone-my cookie angel has decided to bring me one-

i will go home and run for sure so i can enjoy it in all of its glory-yum yum yum
its a white chocolate cranberry cookie and before anyone twitches their crusty noses-until you've tried it don't knock it-i'm telling you it's Christmas morning when you're 6 in your mouth!!!!

I could see Josh forfeiting the land of the lean for obesity island if he tried them-hmmmm maybe i shall bring some with me to NYC on my next trip!!!

almost friday almost friday

so its raining again-hopefully when i get off work it would have stopped or slowed enough were I can still go outside and run otherwise-the battle of the bulge will win another day

today is shaping up pretty good-darling R-made me a wonderful lunch-so thoughtful and brought a huge smile to my face this morning

i cant believe its june-time flies when you are a grown up with grown up responsibilities and stuff

still dont know what i am wearing to Reggie's wedding-i'm telling you-diving inspiration better come into play-i mean i do have an idea but i haven't purchased it yet

so in another week I get to meet R's sister and it's funny because i saw a picture and i always find it refreshing when other siblings look alike just like me and Joshykins!!

looking forward nevertheless

oh we watched this movie last night WANTED-it was so blatantly written by a male-the first 10 minutes was filled with so much unrealistic shoot em up sequences that it was like in the Hanibal Lecter movie-THE DRAGON-i think where they revealed the monster in the first 20 minutes-it somehow just pushes you straight into things-kind of like when you are too young to be indulging in adult type things and so you jump straight into the act without realizing the wonderfulness of the build up and finessing the situation :)

anywho-i guess i will go for now-5 more hours

a quickie-for the addicts

so i'm kind of on a field trip today but i am in work capacity

so my current thought is i should have only eaten ONE sugar cookie-now my stomach feels like its stretching-hmm i wonder if i am getting stretch marks from that damn cookie

i know i need to run now of course its starting to rain

i feel like an alcoholic-no offense to anyone-and not to take away from the seriousness of that illness-BUT now that I just started running-i am only 5 weeks in to my program-everyday i do not run i feel like i am going to slip back into my old habits, so i feel the need to run everyday so i can start maintain and also hone my semi emaciated look (haha-jokes) but a nice lean runners body would be great and then just for JOSH-baby oil everyday so i look like a greasy gingerbreadman!! heheehe

ok folks thats enough from me here in camp candy!!

wasnt motivated

so earlier i didnt really have any great or witty thoughts to share and not that i do now-BUT i figure I can ramble about SOMETHING

so i was a bit of a monster this morning-not sure why-ive made amends however.

i didnt run yesterday maybe that's why-ok ok no excuses-i have a mtg at 1230-hopefully it wont be long-it was SO nice to sleep in this morning-there is nothing like it and yesterday i was so tired

june is shaping up to be a crazy month but ok-looking forward to my brother's wedding cake-i mean wedding and to my next trip home-july i get to somewhere that better be super cool=Minnesota-it just better be all that its inhabitants have said it is-otherwise...... hehehe

ok be back

Monday!!!!!

So it's that day again-some people drag on this day others hop right out the bed ready to take on the world-today I was the latter!

I had an amazing weekend-I did lots of fun things and more importantly I worked out all weekend long! I feel so much better when I run and even though my pace is a bit on the geriatric side-hey I'm out there and I'll work on that later.

I had a superhot date Friday night with my significant other-it was sweet and I guess sometimes its those quick departures from the hustle and bustle of things that remind you of WHY you feel in love with that person in the first place

saturday-fun day-i got up and RAN again :) then we went and did some paddle boating-it was a whole lot of 15 minutes of fun! and YES I did do some peddling!

Watched Sex and the City the movie again-it was just as good plus I got to see extras that were not played in the theater-someone also enjoyed the movie!!

sunday-was cool-I ran and then did errands and then got up with my girl and got our toes done and just some girltime-and for my Mom I went to Panera!!

to all my single friends-or friends with lacking relationships-and trust me we've ALL been there-I SHOULD know-just keep moving forward and when its right-it's RIGHT-and you won't have to question or wonder-when you are questioning or wondering-that's your intuition telling you to keep walking. we all play the fool a time or too, but at some point we eventually get up brush ourselves off and say "enough-I know how great I am and when the one comes around-he will too" and never look back-
looking back i think is what gets all of us in trouble-remembering is good -traveling back is bad, every bad experience should make us stronger and more determined and bring more clarity-it shouldnt make us deterred or lower our standards-you will only shine as the diamond you allow yourself to be

and no i am not on a soapbox-trust me i was the QUEEN-the CEO, and the founder of bad relationships and i was a regular prescriber to the school of thought of "does it get any better" but trust me eventually after some good ole BS-it not only gets better-it gets GREAT!!!