Must...Pack...for... Santa...Barbara. =)

There are many, many things I should be doing right now...

Packing for tomorrow's trip, cleaning the house, giving Duey a bath, unloading boxes.

What am I doing?

Watching Thirteen Going on 30.

"I need a glass of water and a fluffy pillow!"

I realized that I haven't posted on my blog for a few days, so I thought I would update it. I've been trying to work out like crazy, get ready for my trip to Santa Barbara tomorrow and also do all of the household things.

I've secured someone to mow the lawn this weekend, thank the Lord. That takes quite a load off of me.

It really makes me realize how hard it is to take care of a house. And the fact that I'm the one worrying about a lot of it. It makes me understand and appreciate the role of a man and a woman. I get why a woman says that they 'need a man around the house' and why a man needs a woman to have a home. There are definitely different elements brought to the table by the two sexes.

Well, I should stop procrastinating. Off to pack!

ps. I get to see my boo tomorrow... yay!

Work Out Plan: Week 1, Day 6

Disclaimer: Just so you know, I fully intend on tooting my own horn in this blog.

I have been trying to hard to work out every day! I've been doing very good on it.

Last week, I did a mile every day. Today, I pushed myself to do a mile and a half. Next week I want to do two miles every day.

If it is possible, I can already see the difference in my body. Things are starting to change.

Things I need to work on this week:

1/ Drinking more water.
2/ Doing more reps of crunches, lunges, squats
3/ Watching my calorie intake.

Wish me luck!

Work Out Plan: Week 1, Day 1

Today was a pretty rough day. But I came home and worked out, which made me feel really good.

Denise and I took our weight and measurements today...We also took our before photos (never got around to it yesterday.) Okay, so you know that I'm shy, really shy, around people I don't know. So, it's quite a..something.. that I'm going to post a picture on March 31 showing myself in just a bikini.

I nervous about it. I think that it will be a great way to keep myself accountable. Our first status check is on March 10. We'll be weighing and measuring ourselves to see the difference and the grand finale is on March 31.

Of course, in order to get Denise to participate, it has to be a competition. So every day we are having water contests to see who can drink more bottles than the other one. Tomorrow, our goal is five bottles of water. Whoever drinks them first has to call the other one to let them know. The honor system is fully enforced.

Then, at the end of our six week weight loss competition, the loser has to make breakfast, lunch and dinner for the winner for one entire day. Like a Saturday or Sunday.

What was surprising when we weighed ourselves is that I actually weighed less than what I thought I weighed. And that was at like 3:45 this afternoon, after working out and drinking a ton of water. So, I'm pretty stoked about that.

I'll try my best to keep you updated on the weight loss part of my life. During this six week period, I'll be trying to lose 11 pounds. After that, I'll be trying to lose another 8 pounds, which would be the lowest I have been since 8th grade. I'm pretty excited to see the changes in my body!

Invention Of The Month

The Electric Jar Opener has been chosen for the Invention of the Month for February.

Why you ask?

Let me tell you: When you hurt your wrist on your dominate hand, and you decide one day to make a PB&J sandwich for lunch, and you end up screaming in pain because twisting the cap off with your bad wrist hurt so badly and your right hand is good for nothing, you wish you had an electric jar opener.

That's why!

Work Out Plan: Week 1

I started my new work out plan this evening.

I'm going to be taking my before picture today and March 31st I'll be posting my before and after picture so you guys can see the difference!

Hopefully that will help me be accountable. March 31st, rain or shine, I'll have to post the pictures, so I'm going to have to work hard not to slack off!

Wish me luck!

M

Movie Review: He's Just Not That Into You

Rated: PG-13
Director: Ken Kwapis (License to Wed, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants)
Actors: Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck, Scarlett Johanssan, Justin Long, Jennifer Connelly, Bradley Cooper, Drew Barrymore, Ginnifer Goodwin
You can read a synopsis of HJNTIY here.

He's Just Not That Into You was a pretty good movie. Ginnifer Goodwin's character was well acted, although I thought that her personality was way over dramatized, she did an excellent job in the role. Jennifer Aniston and Ben Affleck played a unmarried couple that had been together for seven years. She wanted to get married and he doesn't believe in marriage. I thought that this was one of the best story lines, in that it highlighted a few other marriages in the movie that were not how they should be. I really liked how their storyline played out. Jennifer Connelly, Bradley Cooper and Scarlett Johanssan's storyline was acted very well. Cooper is a great actor, Jennifer Connelly as well, but I didn't really believe Scarlett Johanssan's role. But all in all, it was a good movie that was entertaining.

A Weekend Update

Today is the last day of my three day weekend, and I'm both happy and sad to go back to work. I'll be working a lot over the next couple of days, to make some extra money.

Right now, I'm watching Chuck and Denise is making me dinner. (Actually, I stopped blogging to eat it while it was hot.) So now, I'm fed and happy.

This weekend went really well. Michael and I got to spend some quality time together and it was definitely needed. On Friday, we went to The Cellar Door with Denise, Brian and his co-worker, Leigh. Then we went to Visalia Brewing Company where Denise, Michael and Leigh sang Karaoke. Denise and Leigh did it willingly, while Denise submitted Boston's "More Than a Feeling" for Michael to sing. It was pretty hilarious. Poor guy. That is a hard song to sing. But he was a good sport.

Saturday was Valentine's Day and it was a pretty perfect day. We were basically lazy all day, watching TV and hanging out. Michael left around three to run errands while I cleaned up and got ready. He came back and I opened the door, and there he stood looking completely cute all dressed up. He brought his Mom's china, candles and food. He downloaded some Kenny G, cooked me dinner, and it was amazing. It was really low-key and thoughtful. I'm a total hopeless romantic so that kind of stuff seriously makes me melt. (That makes me think of Darla in The Little Rascals.)

Anyways, after dinner, we went to Kari and Adam's. We hung out there and then decided to go watch "He's Just Not That Into You." Which was pretty good. It also put a pretty horrible depiction of women. I don't know many women actually do the things that one character did in that movie. It was pretty dramatic.

Sunday, Michael and I went to church and then ran errands. We went to dinner at Nashville Bar and Grill that evening. It wasn't exactly what I expected, but I think that with time they will get better and it'll be a good place to go.

Today Michael left and its always sad when that happens. But we have a lot of things to look forward to in the next coming months.

It's always nice to spend time with Michael. Long distance relationships can be really hard. I know I get really frustrated with having an internet/text only relationship. It doesn't seem to phase Michael very much, which probably just shows the difference between a girl and a guy.

Well, Heroes is on, better get going.