Looking back on the year that was 2008, I have to say that I had an amazing year! I almost don’t want it to end! Then again, maybe 2009 will be even better?
Some of the 2008 highlights:
*Two week trip to Maui with CP. Exploring places with funny names such as Haleakala National Park and Wai’anapanapa State Park. Learning the basics of scuba diving while watching huge sea turtles and bright fish swim by and listening to the whale sounds while underwater. Traveling as high as 10,000 feet to the top of the Haleakala Crater, to the bottom of the 400 foot Waimoku waterfall. Relaxing by the pool with fruity tropical drinks. Ahhhh it was the life.
*My final spring break as a law student. My law school friends, their significant others and I were able to score a sweet ski condo for the week- I even had two friends come over from Sweden! The skiing was amazing. Before we head up to the mountains, CP (ever the engineer) came up with an “alco-rhythm.” Basically, it was a formula that he made up to gauge how much alcohol we needed for the week. And it was DEAD ON. I have a smart man!
*A long weekend with CP in Puerto Rico. I happened to be out in DC for a job fair and CP was stuck in Puerto Rico for work (usually you wouldn’t say that you were “stuck” in PR, but CP was working very long hours- even weekends- and didn’t have anyone around that he knew). It had been two weeks since we had seen each other, so CP asked his boss to fly me out to PR from DC on the company’s dime. Amazingly enough, his boss said yes! We spent the weekend exploring the San Juan National Historic Site, El Yunque National Forest , going to yummy restaurants, and even kayaking in a bioluminescence bay (AMAZING!).
*Getting an offer for my dream job right during finals.
*Graduating from law school. ‘Nuff said.
*Getting a kayak as my graduation present from CP. I was able to justify a few hours away from studying for the bar for kayaking because it was exercise and time with CP this summer.
*Surviving a summer studying for the bar 12+ hours a day and living with CP at my future mother-in-law and her fiance’s house. The future MIL was great….the fiancé? A different story. At least I had an excuse (studying) to get away from silly conversations with him.
*Getting engaged! With a beautiful ring! In a way that is very “us.” Speaking of which, this is what CP wants to write on our wedding webpage about how he proposed: I like surprises. NSC likes ruining my surprises. Tactically this needed good execution. No dressy dinner, no get away weekends, nothing that was going to arouse suspicion. How was it that I was going to propose without any warning? My solution: choose a random day and deliver the ring via bivalves! With a little help from my hard-shelled friends, I was going to deliver a sparkling diamond ring on the underside of a oyster on an otherwise uneventful Wednesday evening. First problem is that NSC doesn’t like oysters (don’t worry, I am working on this issue). My solution was a dish of mussels steamed in a broth of herbs and fume blanc. Second problem, diamond rings have all sorts of prongs and crevices that seem to snag onto food. My solution was to wrap the ring in plastic wrap, which had the appearance of a bottle cap. Also, mussels don’t comfortably fit a full ring. Needless to say what I envisioned was a romantic delivery of a ring. What resulted was that NSC almost became ill from eating a mussel that had mysteriously swallowed its body weight in bottle cap. So, where I failed in romantic execution, I at least passed in catching her off guard. Success!” CP amuses me.
*Passing the god forsaken bar!!! Then getting sworn in last month.
*Doing my part to help Obama win the presidency!! Does anyone else want time to speed up so that he can just become president already????
*The joy of continuing my streak of seeing one Eagles game in person per year. So the game against the Redskins wasn’t very good….at least they made up for it last weekend!
*Getting to see CP during the week instead of just on the weekends starting halfway through the year. Although CP is not very happy with his job right now, at least he hasn’t had to travel since June. It’s nice to sleep next to him every night….even if he does snore sometimes!
*Getting back into an exercise routine. I was exhausted yesterday at work, but still willed myself to go to the gym because I didn’t exercise as much as I would have liked while in Chicago. I feel better….even if I have only lost 2.5 pounds.
*My family and my friends. This year they have helped me through freak-outs over why CP hadn’t proposed, if I was going to find a job, if I was going to pass the bar, moving across the country for a BOY, etc.
I hope that everyone has a SAFE and FUN New Years! See ya in 2009!
12.31.2008
12.30.2008
Registering is like hard 'n stuff
While CP and I were in Chicago, we decided that a nice activity to share with my parents would be to register for the wedding. CP and I are clueless as to what you need when hosting a nice dinner party,* so we figured that bringing my parents would be a good bonding experience and that they would be able to give us some good advice. What resulted was an all day excursion to a department store. I thought that registering was supposed to be fun?
Thank goodness my parents are just going to give us china because then we didn’t have to deal with finding a pattern that we both agreed upon. However, it did mean finding glassware that matched. This took a good hour and a half because the store did not have all of the glasses set out in the same area. CP and I did find a pattern that we liked, but then subsequently found out (via the scanner) that the glasses were going to be discontinued. *Sigh* After consulting with the bridal registry lady, she found us new glasses that were even better in all of 10 minutes. Which made us question why we didn't just grab her in the beginning??!!
After a couple of hours of registering, we met up with my sister and broke for lunch. Then, it was back to the store for more registering. This time, we went to the kitchen and appliance section, where CP and I were a little more comfortable.
After zapping all of the stuff we needed, my parents had me go up to the bridal salon “just to take a look.” I was already somewhat cranky from the long day and going up to the bridal salon to see overly-beaded dresses didn’t particularly help. Let’s just say we were in and out of that area pretty quickly.
Next, CP, my mom, and I headed to the coat section of the store because my winter coat is just not cutting it in MA. The following conversation ensued:
Non Sequitur Chica: What do you think of me in this coat? (see picture example)
CP: I think that it looks like you are wearing a sleeping bag.
Non Sequitur Chica: Oh come on it is not that bad.
CP: You know that I never give you an opinion on any of your clothes. If I am telling you that it looks bad, then you know that I must feel strongly about it.
Non Sequitur Chica: Fine. I will just freeze to death this winter then! (stomps away)
Yes folks, my cranky pants were on! Needless to say, we ended up leaving the store afterwards.
Let’s hope the next time we register it goes a bit smoother…..
*CP and I frequently have people over (or….well, we did out west where we had friends!) and we simply don’t DO fancy. We always cook scrumptious meals, but end up sitting on the couch eating with friends because we are watching a sporting event or the like.
Thank goodness my parents are just going to give us china because then we didn’t have to deal with finding a pattern that we both agreed upon. However, it did mean finding glassware that matched. This took a good hour and a half because the store did not have all of the glasses set out in the same area. CP and I did find a pattern that we liked, but then subsequently found out (via the scanner) that the glasses were going to be discontinued. *Sigh* After consulting with the bridal registry lady, she found us new glasses that were even better in all of 10 minutes. Which made us question why we didn't just grab her in the beginning??!!
After a couple of hours of registering, we met up with my sister and broke for lunch. Then, it was back to the store for more registering. This time, we went to the kitchen and appliance section, where CP and I were a little more comfortable.
After zapping all of the stuff we needed, my parents had me go up to the bridal salon “just to take a look.” I was already somewhat cranky from the long day and going up to the bridal salon to see overly-beaded dresses didn’t particularly help. Let’s just say we were in and out of that area pretty quickly.
Next, CP, my mom, and I headed to the coat section of the store because my winter coat is just not cutting it in MA. The following conversation ensued:
Non Sequitur Chica: What do you think of me in this coat? (see picture example)
CP: I think that it looks like you are wearing a sleeping bag.Non Sequitur Chica: Oh come on it is not that bad.
CP: You know that I never give you an opinion on any of your clothes. If I am telling you that it looks bad, then you know that I must feel strongly about it.
Non Sequitur Chica: Fine. I will just freeze to death this winter then! (stomps away)
Yes folks, my cranky pants were on! Needless to say, we ended up leaving the store afterwards.
Let’s hope the next time we register it goes a bit smoother…..
*CP and I frequently have people over (or….well, we did out west where we had friends!) and we simply don’t DO fancy. We always cook scrumptious meals, but end up sitting on the couch eating with friends because we are watching a sporting event or the like.
12.29.2008
Holiday season= useless at work
I don’t know about you guys, but I am personally useless today at work. Once again, there are only a few of us and no one seems to be doing much of anything. I can barely keep my eyes open as the trip to Chicago had CP and me running around town the entire time.
Good things from the holiday break:
*CP got to meet 3 cousins, their spouses and my aunt and uncle. He fit in very well with them (as I knew he would) and seemed to have a good time on Christmas.
*CP and I worked out Christmas Day before eating all of the bad food at my aunt’s house. I think that the trainer overdid the amount of abs we did last Tuesday though….for two days I was walking around Chicago thinking that I had a hernia or something. I don’t think that my abs have ever been that sore! Hopefully we do not do the decline ab workout any time soon….
*Despite the bad food on Christmas night, CP and I ate fairly healthy for the past 5 days. Lots of fruit in the mornings and fish at restaurants led to me not gaining any weight over the holiday weekend. Score!
*Laying on the couch yesterday watching the Bears and Bucs lose AND the Eagles kill the Cowboys which means the Eagles snuck into the playoffs despite the horrible game they played against the Redskins the week before. YAY!!!! Here's hoping the Eagles from yesterday show up against the Vikings in the first round of the playoffs!
Bad things from the holiday break:
*Having to wake up at 6:30am after getting to bed at 3am Sunday morning to catch our flight back east. I passed out in the car on the way to the airport, and was praying that I didn’t puke on the plane. I was sitting next to two kids and didn’t want them to be exposed to a traumatic experience such as that. They were really well behaved the entire time and it was a joy to sit next to them, even in the awful state I was in.
*My parents said that my 30th birthday present was going to be waiting for me when I got home for Christmas. When I asked about it, my mom realized that she had forgotten and felt horrible. I made a joke about it when we were at my aunt’s house on Christmas and after we got home, my mom started crying because she felt so bad. Yikes. I felt awful that my mom felt so bad when I was just joking around about the omission. :-(
*Although I did work out on Thursday, my muscles were extremely sore and not wanting to work while on the treadmill. Despite shaving two minutes off my five mile time at the race in Baltimore on the 20th, I was struggling to run two miles only days later. And then my knee started to hurt. *sigh*
Good things from the holiday break:
*CP got to meet 3 cousins, their spouses and my aunt and uncle. He fit in very well with them (as I knew he would) and seemed to have a good time on Christmas.
*CP and I worked out Christmas Day before eating all of the bad food at my aunt’s house. I think that the trainer overdid the amount of abs we did last Tuesday though….for two days I was walking around Chicago thinking that I had a hernia or something. I don’t think that my abs have ever been that sore! Hopefully we do not do the decline ab workout any time soon….
*Despite the bad food on Christmas night, CP and I ate fairly healthy for the past 5 days. Lots of fruit in the mornings and fish at restaurants led to me not gaining any weight over the holiday weekend. Score!
*Laying on the couch yesterday watching the Bears and Bucs lose AND the Eagles kill the Cowboys which means the Eagles snuck into the playoffs despite the horrible game they played against the Redskins the week before. YAY!!!! Here's hoping the Eagles from yesterday show up against the Vikings in the first round of the playoffs!
Bad things from the holiday break:
*Having to wake up at 6:30am after getting to bed at 3am Sunday morning to catch our flight back east. I passed out in the car on the way to the airport, and was praying that I didn’t puke on the plane. I was sitting next to two kids and didn’t want them to be exposed to a traumatic experience such as that. They were really well behaved the entire time and it was a joy to sit next to them, even in the awful state I was in.
*My parents said that my 30th birthday present was going to be waiting for me when I got home for Christmas. When I asked about it, my mom realized that she had forgotten and felt horrible. I made a joke about it when we were at my aunt’s house on Christmas and after we got home, my mom started crying because she felt so bad. Yikes. I felt awful that my mom felt so bad when I was just joking around about the omission. :-(
*Although I did work out on Thursday, my muscles were extremely sore and not wanting to work while on the treadmill. Despite shaving two minutes off my five mile time at the race in Baltimore on the 20th, I was struggling to run two miles only days later. And then my knee started to hurt. *sigh*
12.25.2008
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas everyone!
I hope that everyone has a lovely day with friends and family! Do you have a favorite tradition that you will do today (or that you did yesterday)?
My family has an odd tradition. We wake up on Christmas morning, open presents, have brunch and then head to the gym. We know that we will be eating highly caloric foods at my aunt's house later tonight so in order to not feel bad about stuffing our face with oh-so-yummy things like pigs in a blanket and ice cream sundaes, we work out at the gym. This is the first time that CP will be partaking in the tradition AND the first time he will be meeting my three step cousins, their spouses, aunt/uncle, and other assorted family so I hope that he has fun!
12.24.2008
Warning: this is a rant
So, I think that some of my college friends are mad at me. I have been trying to hang out with my friend E who just had her second kid recently because she only lives 30 minutes away from us. I understand that she is busy with the kids but I have given her 3 or 4 open dates and she never responds. However, she is all excited about getting together with people in NYC the first weekend in Jan.
When we first started discussing getting together in NYC, I said that I was a maybe. Last week as they solidified plans, I told the girls that I probably couldn’t as CP and I are trying not to spend money. My thinking is that even if we try to do cheap things, it’s freakin NYC so it is automatically going to be expensive!
Now my other friend C is sending me emails for flights from Boston to NYC for $29. I told her that it’s not even the travel costs that I am worried about (not to mention we live nowhere near Boston)- it is when I get to NYC. How much is parking? How much will we spend on food? We are going to go out drinking, etc. She responded with “well, you know that I am a $2 beer girl.” But is that what the other girls are going to want to do if we are in NYC? Not likely. People are not going to want to save money and eat in- because they are in NYC. People are not going to want to go to a hole in the wall bar- they are going to want to get nice wine and martinis. That’s fine for them, but right now that is not something I can do right now.
In addition to the whole money aspect, I just left CP alone this past weekend. He is a big boy and can handle it, but because of the big snow storm that hit, he was literally housebound all weekend long. I don’t particularly think that it is fair that I go off gallivanting in NYC two weeks later without him.
The problem is that C just doesn’t get it. Not all of us make $200K/ year to be able to do whatever we want. It’s just frustrating. I don’t normally have money issues or I just make it work, but now it is not just me that I have to think about. With the wedding, high commute costs, the price of everything going up, my student loan payments starting next month, etc. things are different.
Sorry. /rant over
Can you guys believe that it is Christmas Eve already??? Hopefully we get let out early from work today so that CP and I can make our flight to Chicago!
When we first started discussing getting together in NYC, I said that I was a maybe. Last week as they solidified plans, I told the girls that I probably couldn’t as CP and I are trying not to spend money. My thinking is that even if we try to do cheap things, it’s freakin NYC so it is automatically going to be expensive!
Now my other friend C is sending me emails for flights from Boston to NYC for $29. I told her that it’s not even the travel costs that I am worried about (not to mention we live nowhere near Boston)- it is when I get to NYC. How much is parking? How much will we spend on food? We are going to go out drinking, etc. She responded with “well, you know that I am a $2 beer girl.” But is that what the other girls are going to want to do if we are in NYC? Not likely. People are not going to want to save money and eat in- because they are in NYC. People are not going to want to go to a hole in the wall bar- they are going to want to get nice wine and martinis. That’s fine for them, but right now that is not something I can do right now.
In addition to the whole money aspect, I just left CP alone this past weekend. He is a big boy and can handle it, but because of the big snow storm that hit, he was literally housebound all weekend long. I don’t particularly think that it is fair that I go off gallivanting in NYC two weeks later without him.
The problem is that C just doesn’t get it. Not all of us make $200K/ year to be able to do whatever we want. It’s just frustrating. I don’t normally have money issues or I just make it work, but now it is not just me that I have to think about. With the wedding, high commute costs, the price of everything going up, my student loan payments starting next month, etc. things are different.
Sorry. /rant over
Can you guys believe that it is Christmas Eve already??? Hopefully we get let out early from work today so that CP and I can make our flight to Chicago!
12.23.2008
Finally done with Christmas shopping!
Searching for a last minute gift for a parent that is especially hard to buy for? I have the same problem with my dad because he is not a “typical” dad. He doesn’t golf. He doesn’t barbeque (my mom does all the cooking). He really needs to get a hobby other than work. The one thing that does interest him? Knowing about our family history and where we came from. So, CP and I found an interesting gift that we thought he might like- to participate in the National Geographic Genographic Project.
Basically, you get a kit and swab your cheek to sample your DNA. For a male, you can either test your mother’s ancestry or your father’s ancestry (because females don’t have a Y chromosome you can only test your mother’s ancestry). The results do not show where your great-grandparents are from, but where your African ancestors came from and where they migrated to. CP’s dad already did and his results were really interesting. The more people they get to participate in the project, the better the results.
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After I order the kit for my dad, I am officially done with Christmas shopping for the year! And let me say, THANK GOODNESS. Spending all of that money was stressful because I know that we simply don’t have it right now. Our credit card is going to love us while we try to pay down the oh-so-high balance right now. :-(
Basically, you get a kit and swab your cheek to sample your DNA. For a male, you can either test your mother’s ancestry or your father’s ancestry (because females don’t have a Y chromosome you can only test your mother’s ancestry). The results do not show where your great-grandparents are from, but where your African ancestors came from and where they migrated to. CP’s dad already did and his results were really interesting. The more people they get to participate in the project, the better the results.
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After I order the kit for my dad, I am officially done with Christmas shopping for the year! And let me say, THANK GOODNESS. Spending all of that money was stressful because I know that we simply don’t have it right now. Our credit card is going to love us while we try to pay down the oh-so-high balance right now. :-(
12.22.2008
Voy a visitar Mexico!
Yes readers, I am asking for your help again. What can I say, I like to get people's opinions! Today I would like to know what there is to do in Cancun, Mexico. Yes, I know you can get drunk and party 24/ 7 there, but we will be down there with my parents and sister and I don't expect us to be doing body shots every night (maybe just Saturday!). *
Since I know that I just had a post on not spending money, I'm sure that you guys are wondering how CP and I are suddenly heading down to Mexico! A few months ago I was pretty sad when CP and I came to the realization that we couldn't spend $400 a plane ticket to head down to Mexico to spend time with my family in January. We just couldn't justify spending the money because between plane tickets, the dog kennel, airport parking, etc. etc. as we would be spending over $1000. Looking back on it, I am glad we waited.
CP couldn't decide what to get me for my birthday. I suggested that a plane ticket somewhere would be just fine with me....I was thinking a plane ticket to see our friends from law school out west....he thought laying by the pool in Mexico sounded just as good. Tickets to both places were very inexpensive ($200! And CP had a $200 voucher from getting bumped earlier this year), so after a quick discussion we decided that the beach sounded fantastic (the ice storm we just had might have helped with our decision). Frankly, we won't have to spend much money when vacationing with my parents. But if we flew out west we would want to go skiing, go out drinking heavily with friends, go out to eat, etc. It would have been very expensive.
As I have written about before, my parents and CP don't have the closest of relationships. Maybe spending more than an hour or two at a time with my parents on this trip will help with their relationship?
Anyway, this is where you guys come in. I am wondering what there is to do in Cancun. If you went there for spring break, you might not remember anything! But if you have been there on a semi-sober trip, I want to hear from you! I remember Bret Michaels on Rock of Love 2 took two of the girls down to Cancun and they went to Xcaret. Is this place really cheesy or pretty cool? I mean, you can swim with dolphins there so it has to be cool. Right? Right?
Any recommended restaurants? Do you need to rent a car? Are the ruins worth it? I want all the information you can give me! Thanks in advance!
*My sister sent me a invitation to do a self.com "reach your goal" to get ready for Cancun. I'm hoping to get some good recipes and maybe some extra exercises for the days CP and I aren't with the trainer.
Since I know that I just had a post on not spending money, I'm sure that you guys are wondering how CP and I are suddenly heading down to Mexico! A few months ago I was pretty sad when CP and I came to the realization that we couldn't spend $400 a plane ticket to head down to Mexico to spend time with my family in January. We just couldn't justify spending the money because between plane tickets, the dog kennel, airport parking, etc. etc. as we would be spending over $1000. Looking back on it, I am glad we waited.
CP couldn't decide what to get me for my birthday. I suggested that a plane ticket somewhere would be just fine with me....I was thinking a plane ticket to see our friends from law school out west....he thought laying by the pool in Mexico sounded just as good. Tickets to both places were very inexpensive ($200! And CP had a $200 voucher from getting bumped earlier this year), so after a quick discussion we decided that the beach sounded fantastic (the ice storm we just had might have helped with our decision). Frankly, we won't have to spend much money when vacationing with my parents. But if we flew out west we would want to go skiing, go out drinking heavily with friends, go out to eat, etc. It would have been very expensive.
As I have written about before, my parents and CP don't have the closest of relationships. Maybe spending more than an hour or two at a time with my parents on this trip will help with their relationship?
Anyway, this is where you guys come in. I am wondering what there is to do in Cancun. If you went there for spring break, you might not remember anything! But if you have been there on a semi-sober trip, I want to hear from you! I remember Bret Michaels on Rock of Love 2 took two of the girls down to Cancun and they went to Xcaret. Is this place really cheesy or pretty cool? I mean, you can swim with dolphins there so it has to be cool. Right? Right?
Any recommended restaurants? Do you need to rent a car? Are the ruins worth it? I want all the information you can give me! Thanks in advance!
*My sister sent me a invitation to do a self.com "reach your goal" to get ready for Cancun. I'm hoping to get some good recipes and maybe some extra exercises for the days CP and I aren't with the trainer.
12.19.2008
Down to DC again
This morning I am leeeeeaving ooooooooon a jet plane- to DC! J has planned a busy weekend.... including a 5 mile race*, a belated birthday dinner, and the EAGLES- REDSKINS GAME on Sunday (YAY!). I also get to run around DC on Friday and Monday being a tourist with friends. Needless to say, I will probably be very exhausted when I get back to MA on Monday night. At least I only have a day and a half of work before heading off to Chicago for Christmas!!
*Hopefully I will be able to replicate my performance from the 5 mile run on the treadmill Tuesday night!
*Hopefully I will be able to replicate my performance from the 5 mile run on the treadmill Tuesday night!
12.18.2008
FAIL
Tuesday I was fine with simply eating (drinking) two smoothies and fruit before eating dinner. Yesterday afternoon? FAIL. I was (and still am) craving all of the salt that is currently on the roads.
In the four months I have been at work, I have resisted the urge to go on the internet (at least for long periods of time. Checking weather.com doesn’t count). Partly because I can’t access favorites such as Hotmail or Perez Hilton, partly because it looks bad. Yesterday? FAIL. I spent a good hour and a half perusing the internet, including reading everyone’s blogs and commenting. Yay for productivity!
I was hoping to get all of my Christmas shopping done last weekend as I am in DC this coming weekend and fly home Christmas Eve. Again, FAIL. CP and I still can’t figure out what to get my parents and my aunt.
I was hoping that I could convince CP to do a joint Christmas/ holiday slideshow, but he doesn’t want any part of it. FAIL. BTW, if anyone doesn’t want to spend money on cards, stamps, etc. AND doesn’t want hand cramps, go to www.photobucket.com where you can put together a slideshow of pictures from 2008 and send it out as your Christmas card! It saves money AND is good for the environment!
I was hoping to lose weight after taking the bar and before my 30th birthday. FAIL. Hopefully I am now on the right track though.
I was hoping that CP and I would have met at least one new person or couple to hang out with from our area. FAIL. We never spend any time at local events in our small town….which makes meeting people hard.
Yesterday I was so excited about running 5 miles on the treadmill. However, all of that pounding on the treadmill has aggravated the tendonitis in both of my knees. FAIL.
I was hoping to stop spending lots of money. Actually, this is a PASS. We can’t spend as much money on food because we are eating smoothies for two meals out of the day. So to buy more food would just be silly. We actually took an inventory of what we have already prepared in our two freezers so that we can start defrosting things after getting home late from the gym. After I felt better on my birthday I was tempted to go shopping, but I turned away from the mall, thinking better of the idea. Next month I will also be able to pay off one of my credit cards and cancel it. Of course I have another credit card with a huge balance, but at least it is one down.....
In the four months I have been at work, I have resisted the urge to go on the internet (at least for long periods of time. Checking weather.com doesn’t count). Partly because I can’t access favorites such as Hotmail or Perez Hilton, partly because it looks bad. Yesterday? FAIL. I spent a good hour and a half perusing the internet, including reading everyone’s blogs and commenting. Yay for productivity!
I was hoping to get all of my Christmas shopping done last weekend as I am in DC this coming weekend and fly home Christmas Eve. Again, FAIL. CP and I still can’t figure out what to get my parents and my aunt.
I was hoping that I could convince CP to do a joint Christmas/ holiday slideshow, but he doesn’t want any part of it. FAIL. BTW, if anyone doesn’t want to spend money on cards, stamps, etc. AND doesn’t want hand cramps, go to www.photobucket.com where you can put together a slideshow of pictures from 2008 and send it out as your Christmas card! It saves money AND is good for the environment!
I was hoping to lose weight after taking the bar and before my 30th birthday. FAIL. Hopefully I am now on the right track though.
I was hoping that CP and I would have met at least one new person or couple to hang out with from our area. FAIL. We never spend any time at local events in our small town….which makes meeting people hard.
Yesterday I was so excited about running 5 miles on the treadmill. However, all of that pounding on the treadmill has aggravated the tendonitis in both of my knees. FAIL.
I was hoping to stop spending lots of money. Actually, this is a PASS. We can’t spend as much money on food because we are eating smoothies for two meals out of the day. So to buy more food would just be silly. We actually took an inventory of what we have already prepared in our two freezers so that we can start defrosting things after getting home late from the gym. After I felt better on my birthday I was tempted to go shopping, but I turned away from the mall, thinking better of the idea. Next month I will also be able to pay off one of my credit cards and cancel it. Of course I have another credit card with a huge balance, but at least it is one down.....
12.17.2008
Go me!
So I am going to brag a little bit now....last night I went to the gym with the intention of seeing how far I could run. I was a little worried about the 5 mile run my friend J signed me up for on Saturday (I am heading down to DC to see her this weekend). I mean, I finally ran a mile under 10 minutes on Friday, but that is different than running 5 times that distance!
I was a little tired at work and had trouble staying awake on my drive home, so I wasn't expecting much. Plus, my hamstrings were pretty tight from the training session on Monday night. I started out walking .25 of a mile to warm up. The first mile at a 12:00 minute mile pace wasn't too bad....so I went on to do another mile. Fairly normal breathing (i.e. no huffing and puffing) and a steady heart rate of 150. I then decided to walk .5 of a mile to make sure that I still had gas left in the tank to run some more.
I then went on to do two more miles, running at a 12:00 minute mile pace or faster. CP came into the gym with 4 minutes left on my run and to show off I turned up the pace to 6.0. All in all, I ran 4 miles and walked 1 mile. It took me a total of 65 minutes, with the treadmill telling me I burned 780 calories!* Needless to say, I had no idea I had it in me. Now I am actually looking forward to the race on Saturday!
*When I got home I weighed myself before I jumped in the shower and I was down 2.5 pounds. I'm pretty sure that it was just water weight as I was sweating buckets, but still. It is a start!
I was a little tired at work and had trouble staying awake on my drive home, so I wasn't expecting much. Plus, my hamstrings were pretty tight from the training session on Monday night. I started out walking .25 of a mile to warm up. The first mile at a 12:00 minute mile pace wasn't too bad....so I went on to do another mile. Fairly normal breathing (i.e. no huffing and puffing) and a steady heart rate of 150. I then decided to walk .5 of a mile to make sure that I still had gas left in the tank to run some more.
I then went on to do two more miles, running at a 12:00 minute mile pace or faster. CP came into the gym with 4 minutes left on my run and to show off I turned up the pace to 6.0. All in all, I ran 4 miles and walked 1 mile. It took me a total of 65 minutes, with the treadmill telling me I burned 780 calories!* Needless to say, I had no idea I had it in me. Now I am actually looking forward to the race on Saturday!
*When I got home I weighed myself before I jumped in the shower and I was down 2.5 pounds. I'm pretty sure that it was just water weight as I was sweating buckets, but still. It is a start!
12.16.2008
Winter help
Dear readers,
Now that I am 30 years old, I feel as though my winter accessories simply do not cut it anymore. I no longer live in a "young" town and I am supposed to be taken seriously at work. So when I show up at work in a hat like this?
Now that I am 30 years old, I feel as though my winter accessories simply do not cut it anymore. I no longer live in a "young" town and I am supposed to be taken seriously at work. So when I show up at work in a hat like this?
And wear gloves that look like this?
Needless to say.....it just doesn't scream "professional." So readers, are you more stylish than me (believe me, it's not hard)? Can you help me find some more professional attire?
I do have some stipulations. My ears get cold REALLY quickly. So any hat that I buy needs to have ear flaps or some kind of contraption that covers my ears. My fingers are the same way. The gloves that I buy need to be warm.
Help me be more professional!!!
Love,
Non Sequitur Chica
12.15.2008
On why my fiance is so cute
Most of you probably heard of the lovely storm we got here in New England Thursday night.... the one that produced ice all over the place and knocked out power to 500,000+ people in MA. Although many people in my area lost power, we were lucky enough to miss out on that fun. However, CP got the day off on Friday because his work didn't have power (of course MY work was fine). That gave him enough time to prepare for my birthday dinner......
I headed to the gym after work, willing myself to run a mile in under 10 minutes. And I did it....with 5 seconds to spare! After the rest of my workout, I arrived home, sweaty and tired, to CP. He had a fire roaring in the tv room, a bottle of wine set out on the kitchen table, and a big kiss for me. As I showered, he prepared the lobster and the steak (a surprise!).
Before dinner CP pushed three wrapped presents over to me. I was a little sad on my birthday when I didn't have anything to open* so CP bought me a few small things. One of the gifts? Kraft Macaroni & Cheese because I had been craving it for a few days. He is so silly.
The funniest thing of the night? His birthday card (see below). It totally made me crack up (and yes, I do realize that I am easily amused).
Front of the card
Back of the card**
*My parents are waiting until we get to Chicago for Christmas to give me my birthday present(s?). CP hadn't really figured out my present just yet.....
**Koda= Fuzzy britches. FB is just one of her many nicknames.
12.12.2008
I hate losing
Earlier this week I went to the ear, nose and throat doctor to see why the test results for my middle ear were so different from the rest of my hearing results. Well, it turns out that my middle ear is fine and the woman just read the test results incorrectly. Thanks for needlessly making me worry and use some of my sick time to go to an appointment lady! The doctor did say that maybe I have a “listening” problem and that is why I have to ask people to repeat things so often. CP just laughed after I told him….and then promptly agreed with the doctor’s assessment. Grrrrr.
The doctor couldn’t explain why I had ear pain or why things sound muffled because my ear pressure was normal. He mentioned that it could possibly be my body adjusting from the move from the west coast, but that doesn’t make much sense to me since it was seven months ago! Overall, good news that there is nothing wrong with my ears.
However, last night the trainer had CP and I try to run a 10 minute mile again on the treadmill. Once again, I missed making it by .04 of a mile (to be fair, in the last minute the trainer had me slow down because she wanted me to be able to do the exercises that she had planned later on), while CP made it this time (jerk). While his heart rate went down 10 points, my heart rate was still high at 178. Is this something I should be worried about? The trainer seems to want to watch that number and is confused as to why mine did not go down at all.
Oh and boys suck. CP has already lost 4 pounds and has now moved to a tighter belt hole. He did concede that the belt was 10 years old and it probably stretches, but still. I know that I shouldn’t compare myself, my weight loss, etc. to his, but that is virtually impossible with my competitive nature.
The doctor couldn’t explain why I had ear pain or why things sound muffled because my ear pressure was normal. He mentioned that it could possibly be my body adjusting from the move from the west coast, but that doesn’t make much sense to me since it was seven months ago! Overall, good news that there is nothing wrong with my ears.
However, last night the trainer had CP and I try to run a 10 minute mile again on the treadmill. Once again, I missed making it by .04 of a mile (to be fair, in the last minute the trainer had me slow down because she wanted me to be able to do the exercises that she had planned later on), while CP made it this time (jerk). While his heart rate went down 10 points, my heart rate was still high at 178. Is this something I should be worried about? The trainer seems to want to watch that number and is confused as to why mine did not go down at all.
Oh and boys suck. CP has already lost 4 pounds and has now moved to a tighter belt hole. He did concede that the belt was 10 years old and it probably stretches, but still. I know that I shouldn’t compare myself, my weight loss, etc. to his, but that is virtually impossible with my competitive nature.
12.11.2008
No more whining!
Thanks for the birthday wishes yesterday....and sorry for the whining. I *hate* when people whine. I especially hate when people whine about something, but then don’t do anything to change the situation. So no more whining. CP and I are doing something about our situation….we just can’t do it for at least another year!
Anyway, I’m pretty sure that because of my whining, Karma decided to make me sick Tuesday night. As I said, I was a scrooge for the company’s holiday party…now I understand why I was feeling so tired and rundown. Early Wednesday morning I woke up with a fever and an awful sore throat. After downing Tylenol like it was my job, I called out of work and slept until 11am. Being sick on your birthday? Not so much fun. But I think that the combo of the Tylenol and the sleep worked a miracle as after 11am I felt weird lying around in bed. If I was to be home from work, I might as well be productive!*
So, I did four loads of laundry, cleaned the kitchen, booked our wedding photographer, dropped off dry cleaning, went to the post office, cleaned the basement, vacuumed the house, and still did 40 minutes on the Wii Fit. Phew. I chalk it up to needing a “mental health day” on my birthday.
Friends on Facebook worried that my employer might wonder why I was “sick” on my birthday. I assured them that no one knew that it was my birthday yesterday….which is true. We have too many employees to do cakes or the like for people’s birthdays and I didn't shout it from the rooftops that it was my birthday.
Speaking of Facebook, has anyone noticed that friends now just post “Happy birthday” on Facebook instead of calling or sending cards? I still send cards to friends on their birthday, but only call close friends (along with a card)….otherwise I do the Facebook message thing. I did get a phone call from the Mary Kay lady wishing me a happy birthday AND reminding me that I have 15% off any purchases made this month because of my birthday! Ha. Lady, I already spent enough money last month.
I don’t feel any older today…but I’m sure that I will be good and sore after the training session tonight!
*I really must be getting old to think this way instead of sitting in front of the tv on a sick day.
Anyway, I’m pretty sure that because of my whining, Karma decided to make me sick Tuesday night. As I said, I was a scrooge for the company’s holiday party…now I understand why I was feeling so tired and rundown. Early Wednesday morning I woke up with a fever and an awful sore throat. After downing Tylenol like it was my job, I called out of work and slept until 11am. Being sick on your birthday? Not so much fun. But I think that the combo of the Tylenol and the sleep worked a miracle as after 11am I felt weird lying around in bed. If I was to be home from work, I might as well be productive!*
So, I did four loads of laundry, cleaned the kitchen, booked our wedding photographer, dropped off dry cleaning, went to the post office, cleaned the basement, vacuumed the house, and still did 40 minutes on the Wii Fit. Phew. I chalk it up to needing a “mental health day” on my birthday.
Friends on Facebook worried that my employer might wonder why I was “sick” on my birthday. I assured them that no one knew that it was my birthday yesterday….which is true. We have too many employees to do cakes or the like for people’s birthdays and I didn't shout it from the rooftops that it was my birthday.
Speaking of Facebook, has anyone noticed that friends now just post “Happy birthday” on Facebook instead of calling or sending cards? I still send cards to friends on their birthday, but only call close friends (along with a card)….otherwise I do the Facebook message thing. I did get a phone call from the Mary Kay lady wishing me a happy birthday AND reminding me that I have 15% off any purchases made this month because of my birthday! Ha. Lady, I already spent enough money last month.
I don’t feel any older today…but I’m sure that I will be good and sore after the training session tonight!
*I really must be getting old to think this way instead of sitting in front of the tv on a sick day.
12.10.2008
I am officially OLD
I haven’t been looking forward to today for a while now. Honestly, I think that it is why I have been a little depressed lately. You see, today is my 30th birthday. I am not one of those people that care that I am turning 30. Age really is just a number. Plus, I am the youngest person in both my high school and college classes so most everyone I know is already 30.
No, the reason that I am sad is that CP and I still don’t have friends that live near us. Yes, we have a bunch of friends that live near Boston, but that’s over an hour away from us. I seriously believe the median age in our town and the surrounding towns is 50. The towns haven’t quite “turned over” to the younger generation in their late 20s and early 30s yet.
So while I see friends post pictures on Facebook of big parties at fun bars for their 30th birthdays, I won’t have any of that. I know that I am not 10. I know that it is not a competition to see how many people you can have at your birthday. But when the only person coming to your birthday is your fiancé (who is required to be there)? It stinks. I like bringing friends from different times in my life together for my birthday. I will also enjoy doing that for my wedding.
You are probably thinking, woe is her. That’s all she has to worry about? And I agree. I am very lucky in other aspects of my life. There could be so many other things that could be going wrong in my life. But I hate being lonely. I’m glad that I have CP to hang out with, but living in the middle of nowhere still sucks.
Tonight we don’t have anything planned. What! It is a weeknight and I am now officially old. ;-) We will probably go to the gym and then head home for a night of healthy food and relaxing on the couch. Since I gave up on my birthday a few weeks ago and we are trying not to spend too much money, on Friday CP is going to steam two lobsters and we are going to open a bottle (or two, or three!) of wine. No pictures of a drunken night at the bar….and we will probably head to bed before 11pm.
To try to cheer myself up, here is my list of things to look forward to in the next 365 days:
*Getting married!
*Going on an awesome honeymoon to Ecuador & the Galapagos (we haven’t booked anything yet…hopefully soon)
*Looking forward to moving back west
*A pay raise in mid-February
*My rotation down in DC for work. Although I will be away from CP for three months, I will get to see a bunch of friends for longer than a weekend every year or so!
*Eagles/ Redskins game later this month. My sister works with Donovan McNabb’s agent….so although I will be going into enemy territory for yet another year, I will continue my streak of seeing the Eagles in person at least once every year.
No, the reason that I am sad is that CP and I still don’t have friends that live near us. Yes, we have a bunch of friends that live near Boston, but that’s over an hour away from us. I seriously believe the median age in our town and the surrounding towns is 50. The towns haven’t quite “turned over” to the younger generation in their late 20s and early 30s yet.
So while I see friends post pictures on Facebook of big parties at fun bars for their 30th birthdays, I won’t have any of that. I know that I am not 10. I know that it is not a competition to see how many people you can have at your birthday. But when the only person coming to your birthday is your fiancé (who is required to be there)? It stinks. I like bringing friends from different times in my life together for my birthday. I will also enjoy doing that for my wedding.
You are probably thinking, woe is her. That’s all she has to worry about? And I agree. I am very lucky in other aspects of my life. There could be so many other things that could be going wrong in my life. But I hate being lonely. I’m glad that I have CP to hang out with, but living in the middle of nowhere still sucks.
Tonight we don’t have anything planned. What! It is a weeknight and I am now officially old. ;-) We will probably go to the gym and then head home for a night of healthy food and relaxing on the couch. Since I gave up on my birthday a few weeks ago and we are trying not to spend too much money, on Friday CP is going to steam two lobsters and we are going to open a bottle (or two, or three!) of wine. No pictures of a drunken night at the bar….and we will probably head to bed before 11pm.
To try to cheer myself up, here is my list of things to look forward to in the next 365 days:
*Getting married!
*Going on an awesome honeymoon to Ecuador & the Galapagos (we haven’t booked anything yet…hopefully soon)
*Looking forward to moving back west
*A pay raise in mid-February
*My rotation down in DC for work. Although I will be away from CP for three months, I will get to see a bunch of friends for longer than a weekend every year or so!
*Eagles/ Redskins game later this month. My sister works with Donovan McNabb’s agent….so although I will be going into enemy territory for yet another year, I will continue my streak of seeing the Eagles in person at least once every year.
12.09.2008
Although some of my favorite bloggers have left the blogosphere recently, I am happy to report that The Dateable Dork has decided to come back! If you were not reading her before, start now!
Today, I am scrooge
Sorry for the crappy posting yesterday. It was a tiring day yesterday and I couldn’t think of anything exciting.
Today I am once again exhausted. Although CP and I are trying to save money, not spend it, we have made a decision that the trainer is a worthwhile thing and will start going two times a week. Last night we had a session and before we even started any of the different squats, lunges, work on the bosu ball, etc. she had us run a mile. Now, CP and I have been running on the treadmill recently, both doing about two miles (I don’t want to run much more for fear of aggravating my knee). I have been running at a 12 minute mile pace, which I KNOW is slow, but it doesn’t hurt my knee….at least for right now.
The trainer had us start at a 4.5 pace which I am used to, then move up to run at a 7.5 pace in order to try to finish the mile within 10 minutes. I have to tell you, I looked like I was on the Biggest Loser when Jillian is making her people run on the treadmill and then jump off! I missed making the 10 minute mile by .04 of a mile. Maybe next time…..
When I have a really hard workout the night before work, I tend to be exhausted and not super friendly the next day. Today is our holiday party. I should be having a smoothie for lunch, but I already paid for lunch so I might as well eat it. But today? I am not feeling the holiday spirit. A fellow coworker has dressed up as Santa and the different divisions are taking pictures with him. I didn’t particularly want to be IN the picture for a few reasons:
*I am not wearing holiday attire.
*The sweater that I am wearing is not super flattering.
*Because I was sweating so much after the training session yesterday I showered last night and decided to sleep in instead of showering this morning. So my hair is not done and I forgot to put on makeup.
*I look exhausted.
Today? I feel like kind of a scrooge. :-(
Today I am once again exhausted. Although CP and I are trying to save money, not spend it, we have made a decision that the trainer is a worthwhile thing and will start going two times a week. Last night we had a session and before we even started any of the different squats, lunges, work on the bosu ball, etc. she had us run a mile. Now, CP and I have been running on the treadmill recently, both doing about two miles (I don’t want to run much more for fear of aggravating my knee). I have been running at a 12 minute mile pace, which I KNOW is slow, but it doesn’t hurt my knee….at least for right now.
The trainer had us start at a 4.5 pace which I am used to, then move up to run at a 7.5 pace in order to try to finish the mile within 10 minutes. I have to tell you, I looked like I was on the Biggest Loser when Jillian is making her people run on the treadmill and then jump off! I missed making the 10 minute mile by .04 of a mile. Maybe next time…..
When I have a really hard workout the night before work, I tend to be exhausted and not super friendly the next day. Today is our holiday party. I should be having a smoothie for lunch, but I already paid for lunch so I might as well eat it. But today? I am not feeling the holiday spirit. A fellow coworker has dressed up as Santa and the different divisions are taking pictures with him. I didn’t particularly want to be IN the picture for a few reasons:
*I am not wearing holiday attire.
*The sweater that I am wearing is not super flattering.
*Because I was sweating so much after the training session yesterday I showered last night and decided to sleep in instead of showering this morning. So my hair is not done and I forgot to put on makeup.
*I look exhausted.
Today? I feel like kind of a scrooge. :-(
12.08.2008
Snow!
This weekend MA finally got snow. It wasn't very much...Sunday we woke up to maybe an inch on the ground, with another inch coming throughout the day. Sunday morning was nice enough for a hike so CP and I took Fuzzy Britches to a local state park.
Isn't she adorable? :-)
Isn't she adorable? :-)
12.05.2008
Weight loss smoothies!
So I got a few emails about the smoothies the trainer is having CP and I eat for breakfast and lunch. Here is the recipe CP and I have been using:
1 banana
Handful of ice
2 heaping tablespoons of plain low-fat yogurt
1 cup of skim milk*
1 scoop of vanilla soy protein**
Handful of frozen fruit like blueberries, strawberries, cherries, mango, etc.
*The trainer suggested using Bolthouse carrot juice, but we found that we didn't like it.
**We found our soy protein at Walmart.
The recipe should make two cups or even two and a half cups of a yummy, delicious and healthy smoothie. There are tons of combinations so have fun with it! CP and I thought that we would be starving after only having a smoothie for breakfast, but so far it has easy to not eat anything until lunch. Watch...I say that now and then next week my body finally realizes that I am not feeding it very much!
1 banana
Handful of ice
2 heaping tablespoons of plain low-fat yogurt
1 cup of skim milk*
1 scoop of vanilla soy protein**
Handful of frozen fruit like blueberries, strawberries, cherries, mango, etc.
*The trainer suggested using Bolthouse carrot juice, but we found that we didn't like it.
**We found our soy protein at Walmart.
The recipe should make two cups or even two and a half cups of a yummy, delicious and healthy smoothie. There are tons of combinations so have fun with it! CP and I thought that we would be starving after only having a smoothie for breakfast, but so far it has easy to not eat anything until lunch. Watch...I say that now and then next week my body finally realizes that I am not feeding it very much!
12.04.2008
Money troubles
Yesterday CP and I came to a realization that we have been spending way too much money recently. We finally uploaded Quicken to figure out where most of our money was going. Turns out, it is mostly going towards food. We haven’t been eating out that much (partly because there isn’t anywhere exciting to go), but we freely put grocery tabs on our joint credit card without even thinking about it. Not to mention the $300 we just spent at Whole Foods for Thanksgiving….
So with our new smoothie diet (we will be now be having smoothie for breakfast AND lunch to try to maximize weight loss), we will hopefully curb our food spending. We have a lot of frozen meals in our two freezers so we will start to chip away at that food for a while before buying any new food. We don’t want to have debt hanging over us when we are on our honeymoon because we know that we will be spending a bunch while in Equator/ the Galapagos. Plus, we are planning to definitely move back to our west coast city sometime in 2010 so that CP can get his MBA.
I also took a look at my personal credit card and realized that I can’t use it anymore. Right now I am paying just over the minimum and not putting much of a dent in the balance. This is not good. I am pretty sure that I am simply going to take it out of my wallet so that I don’t even think of using it. No more clothes, shoes, etc. for a couple of months because my work wardrobe is fairly new. I kept pants that I wore for law school internships in case I lost weight so I don’t have to worry about buying more when I do start to lose this weight. Plus, that might be a while before I move down a size because all of my current pants fit well….that is until I eat something.
So with our new smoothie diet (we will be now be having smoothie for breakfast AND lunch to try to maximize weight loss), we will hopefully curb our food spending. We have a lot of frozen meals in our two freezers so we will start to chip away at that food for a while before buying any new food. We don’t want to have debt hanging over us when we are on our honeymoon because we know that we will be spending a bunch while in Equator/ the Galapagos. Plus, we are planning to definitely move back to our west coast city sometime in 2010 so that CP can get his MBA.
I also took a look at my personal credit card and realized that I can’t use it anymore. Right now I am paying just over the minimum and not putting much of a dent in the balance. This is not good. I am pretty sure that I am simply going to take it out of my wallet so that I don’t even think of using it. No more clothes, shoes, etc. for a couple of months because my work wardrobe is fairly new. I kept pants that I wore for law school internships in case I lost weight so I don’t have to worry about buying more when I do start to lose this weight. Plus, that might be a while before I move down a size because all of my current pants fit well….that is until I eat something.
12.03.2008
More random musings
On Saturday CP’s mom got married to a man that she has been dating for five years. After the reception CP and her new husband had a small party back at their house for most of the guests. Because they had food leftover, CP’s mom handed us cookies, brownies, and other assorted desserts to take back to CP’s dads house. On the way back to his dad’s house, CP and I both agreed that it would be really weird to bring desserts to his dad from his mom’s wedding reception. I was surprised that she would even think to give them to her ex husband. I don’t think that she meant it in a mean way, but was it a small in-your-face to her ex? We decided to leave them in the car and bring them into work this week.
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Poor CP can tolerate his new stepfather, but both he and his sister reported that the new man in their mom’s life was trying to get touchy-feely with them. Saying that now that they are family, that he wants to have a better relationship with them. *Awkward* Both CP and his sister are not huge fans of the guy, but are nice to him because their mom loves him. Although my parents might not have a perfect relationship, I am thankful that they are still together. Divorced parents make everything so difficult. CP and his sister are both over 30 years old so a stepparent is not really necessary….not to mention their father is still alive and well so they also don’t need a fatherly figure in their life.
I think that CP is going to want to keep his interaction with the stepfather to a minimum while we still live on the east coast and hopefully it is just his mom that comes to visit after we move back out west!!
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Poor CP can tolerate his new stepfather, but both he and his sister reported that the new man in their mom’s life was trying to get touchy-feely with them. Saying that now that they are family, that he wants to have a better relationship with them. *Awkward* Both CP and his sister are not huge fans of the guy, but are nice to him because their mom loves him. Although my parents might not have a perfect relationship, I am thankful that they are still together. Divorced parents make everything so difficult. CP and his sister are both over 30 years old so a stepparent is not really necessary….not to mention their father is still alive and well so they also don’t need a fatherly figure in their life.
I think that CP is going to want to keep his interaction with the stepfather to a minimum while we still live on the east coast and hopefully it is just his mom that comes to visit after we move back out west!!
12.02.2008
Random musings
This holiday was the first time I had seen CP’s sister, husband and two kids since CP and I got engaged. Everyone thought it was hilarious to have the kids (ages 4 and 6) call me “Aunt Non Sequitur Chica” instead of “Miss Non Sequitur Chica” as they have been calling me. I have to admit- it sounded VERY weird. Not to mention hearing my future mother-in-law introduce me as her “future daughter-in-law.” Why do I think that it is so weird? Why do I giggle every time I think of my parents having a son-in-law?
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Yesterday I got a call from the local NPR station thanking me for my gift this year. The woman asked if she could ask a few questions about why I gave, why I think that it is important, why I listen to NPR, etc. so that she could record it to play during the next pledge drive. I personally think that I said “umm” too many times, but I guess they can edit it out. If they end up playing my tape that is going to be WEIRD hearing my voice on the radio!
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Yesterday I got a call from the local NPR station thanking me for my gift this year. The woman asked if she could ask a few questions about why I gave, why I think that it is important, why I listen to NPR, etc. so that she could record it to play during the next pledge drive. I personally think that I said “umm” too many times, but I guess they can edit it out. If they end up playing my tape that is going to be WEIRD hearing my voice on the radio!
12.01.2008
In need of a job?
Is anyone in need of a full time or part time job? The US Census Bureau is starting to hire for the 2010 Census. While it might not be the most exciting job in the world, if you are looking for some extra cash you know that you won’t get canned by the Federal government! Check out www.census.gov or www.2010censusjobs.gov for more information.
But what about me???
For the past week our trainer has suggested eating a protein smoothie for breakfast and lunch in order to maximize weight loss. CP and I decided that a smoothie for lunch was too difficult so a couple of nights we have had a smoothie for our dinner after having a regular lunch. We both thought that having just a smoothie for breakfast would leave us hungry around 10am- but they are actually really filling.
Because we have been having smoothies and not regular breakfast food, our stomachs have probably gotten a little smaller. That is probably why I did not have any seconds on Thanksgiving. That is probably why eating after CP mom's wedding caused my stomach to ache on Saturday. That is probably why eating at CP dad's house yesterday also hurt my stomach. I couldn't wait to make a smoothie this morning for breakfast.
So although my jeans felt a little bigger on Friday, after eating this weekend they no longer feel big. All of CP's family members commented on him looking skinnier, but didn't say the same about me. CP tried to make me feel better by saying that the first place that he loses weight is in his face, but it didn't really help. I am obviously going to have to work a little harder to work off the food I ate this weekend. Thank goodness we have the trainer tonight.
Because we have been having smoothies and not regular breakfast food, our stomachs have probably gotten a little smaller. That is probably why I did not have any seconds on Thanksgiving. That is probably why eating after CP mom's wedding caused my stomach to ache on Saturday. That is probably why eating at CP dad's house yesterday also hurt my stomach. I couldn't wait to make a smoothie this morning for breakfast.
So although my jeans felt a little bigger on Friday, after eating this weekend they no longer feel big. All of CP's family members commented on him looking skinnier, but didn't say the same about me. CP tried to make me feel better by saying that the first place that he loses weight is in his face, but it didn't really help. I am obviously going to have to work a little harder to work off the food I ate this weekend. Thank goodness we have the trainer tonight.
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