Update on the Fasting

So wow was I wrong about this fasting thing. You don't lose 20-30 in a month... it's a WEEK! Here's how it works, you take 2 shots in the morning of this juice and a protein drink. Same for lunch, with snacks of celery, cucumbers or raw almonds. Dinner is boiled chicken and plain steamed veggies with another shot and protein drink before bed.

Okay, these guys have will power of steel.

* I type this as I eat my 1/2 sandywich of ham & cheese with a 1/2 bag of flamin' hot chips and water.*

Here is Sally, supposedly she'll grow hair. Let's see if I have as good a green thumb as I do in Animal Crossing.

Here is Sally 6 days later! Yay she has hair :)

Uncluttering Makes A Huge Mess

So after staying at my parents house for a week, I realized I like how comfy and spacious their house feels even though it isn't the biggest house in the world. Our place is basically the same idea. It's not the biggest but has the potential to be set up nicely.

I'm just starting spring cleaning a little early :) So far, we've given away about 35ish shirts to goodwill, thrown out loads of empty boxes and misc. trash. It's impressive how much stuff you hold on to for no reason. The living room and dining area look a little too vacant now, they need some pics hung up. I'm working on that next.

So I tore apart the entertainment center and ended up having to call Lexi in to help me set it up since she knew better what wires could reach where or be moved at all. Looking around in the midst of this made me realize what a big mess I was making. It's funny because no matter how messy you think something is, you always have to make a bigger mess to get it cleaned up.

I'm pretty excited to go home tonight and sit in the living room and look around. I made a plan to start from the front (check) and work my way to the back. Tonight I will tackle the hall closest, our geocaching stuff is a little scattered and we have geo-stuff everywhere!

My Boss is fasting, so I'll lose 10lbs

So my boss and family aren't the best with sticking to eating for the better but really who is now-a-days with so many fast food, pre-made, hot n ready, drive-thru eateries it's no wonder Americans are at their biggest ever. The fast paced world we live in leaves much of us at a loss for cooking at home anymore and cooking healthy is put even further on the back burner.

I have good intentions of doing better but free food placed in front of you daily does prove challenging. Some days I'll make runs, not only to Taco Bell and Carl's Jr but to Shell to get ice creams and candy bars... free is hard to say no to, I don't care who you are.

My boss has opted to go through this fasting thingie that his dad did last year and lost 30ish lbs in about a month, month and a half (yes he has gained some of it back). This means no fast food is brought into the shop for... well how ever long this lasts so this is my chance to get back ahead of the game.

I also spoke with the hiking girls today, well one party and we want to get back to hiking, biking and/or camping with them. We have plenty of tools to make the Epic Hike happen next year. This involves, carrying our own tent, clothes, sleeping bag, food, basically everything we need for 4 days on our backs while we hike for 12 miles through the sand to which I am told by mile 3 I will be cussing out said party for talking me into such an adventure. With all this information, I WANT TO DO IT. For now we are in the process of planning a biking trip which I am very excited for. We live in one of the most outdoor friendly states and I'd like to get back to taking advantage of that.

Back to my cucumber and apple plum white tea.

I feel like someone is watching me...

Here is another origami that I like (there are a lot that are dumb: deep pockets? <- lame) it's a Pelican :)

Alix the Great

I wonder sometimes how I got so lucky and blessed with such a wonderful girl. At the same time, I realize it's partly because I took a chance. I looked out into the abyss of unknowing and I ran toward it. I didn't look back, no regrets, no reservations and now I realize, nothing to lose. If I had been truly happy from the soul, no such "proposition" would have ever come before me. Yes, I had a good life and I learned a lot and those experiences taught me things. You can't take kudos from life lessons.

I enjoy us. I so very much appreciate how she drags her little butt out of bed every morning to make me breakfast and pack my lunch. I love that she supports all my kitchen creations.

Last night made the "super sweetie" list. I was trying to figure out what to make for dinner (she was working till 8:pm) and she kept putting me off in txts which I thought meant what I suggested didn't sound good or she wasn't hungry. It was about 8:pm and the front door flies open and I peek around the corner. I couldn't figure out why she was home already and I didn't get a txt. She kept saying "SURPRISE!" but I was too shocked she was home already lol
As she yelled Surprise at me for the 3rd and loudest time, I saw she had a big bag of food and some drinks. She brought me surprise dinner!

She was lucky enough to find $20 on the ground and opted to buy us dinner since it was free money anyway :) Since they were so slow at work, they let her go home at 7:30pm so she had some time to work out her MokeyCat secret agent plan. She picked the place and all the food. It was Wing stop! mmmmmmmmmm okay so did I mention how GREAT it was!?!?! I love their hot wings! Yay for the chicken of the buffalo and hickory bbq something or another and the tangy little hawiians :) And those fries! Just go try them, they are sweet but salty... ohhh getting a little hungry thinking about it lol

I love how we surprise and take care of one another. I can't express how much I appreciate all these little things, it just means the world to me and well... um... YAY!

Lexi Jones and Raiders of the Lost Animal Crossing

So little miss girlfriend of mine decided she was going to start a new town on the Nintendo DS version of Animal Crossing. Since AC is a 1 player game we share the Wii-mote a lot but when the villages of our online games are set and there is nothing else to do it can be a little boring for the other person. Well she was having so much fun in her new town of Roseart that I wanted to start a game too instead of just transferring our Wii game back and forth. AND we can play with each other when we travel and what not. So now we needed another copy of the game.

We had some cash monies at Best Buy so she went after work to get it. Out of stock. Off to Walmart... again, zippo. Okay, let's settle for Game Stop... they are out! Holy Schmutzfa! She decides to ask just in case... AND... they have one in... USED! So it's the same price we would have paid at Best Buy! YAY!!!

Thanks BABY!

Y txtin can mess wit u

I was about to send an email to one of the lead people for Thums Long Beach Oil, whom we do a lot of sampling for. It was a simple email but I always triple check them, just in case:

Kathye,

Did u receive the scanned copy of the invoice from Scott 4 the work done on 12/29/08?



Umm... shit, really I typed 'u' and '4'? Thank goodness my eyes and brain were working together today and not fighting like Red Sox and Yankee fans as usual.

One of those days...

So I finally got up on time, even though I stayed up in bed playing AC till midnight. :) I walk out to my girl finishing the dishes and my lunch bag with crustless toast. This spawns from last night we loaded up my car with all the Christmas tubs and I needed to put some gas. She goes to sit in the passenger seat but in all its glory is my paper towel with all the toast crusts from the morning lol *busted*

Just one of those days when I can't express how lucky I am in so many ways... loved unconditionally, blessed, happy, floatie, spectacular, in awe... the list could go on till I make it so that Blogger puts a word limit on their blogs. Thank you Lexi for being you and loving me.

Fifi

Here is my 3rd attempt at Origami. An elephant. It's pretty cute and hanging on my wall at work. The folds and the symbols are WAY more difficult to remember than I thought but just like anything else you learn/teach yourself, it takes time. My 2nd attempt, a sailboat, not so cute. Tomorrow's is the body for the elephant. :)

Resolutions

Okay so we all have these, in some way or another, just admit it. Here are mine:

Healthier living

Not just eating and exercising but mental health and happiness. I did really good with my inner growth this past year and I'd like that to stay on the rise and include the physical aspect to help match up a little more.

Origami

I like to learn new things. I also like being a student from the "self taught" academy so I decided about 1/2 way through last year I would learn origami and add it as one of my resolutions for 2009. In the wonderful spirit that is my girlfriend, Alix bought me a 365 days of origami. I just wanted to learn about 25 really well so I have plenty to choose from. Below is day one: A paper cup. This was harder then I thought but the nice thing is, they are very encouraging.

Time- Being On

I have a horrible sense of projecting what I can accomplish in a certain amount of time. I apparently think that I can get the list of 3 people done in 2.5 hours. When it's actually like 6 hours and that's if I cut some stuff out. I've always been notorious for overextending myself, I fixed one huge part of that last year. I no longer have the year calendar memorized to heart so if someone says "oh we should plan a beach trip in June" and it's only January, I could 'before' tell you the dates of each weekend and which ones I had open. I had long days planned out and constantly adding more stuff in vs. trying to take stuff out. It's not something you can just stop, you have to ease out of that way of life. I feel much more like myself then a robot of a person. So far I'm 3 for 4 with the timeliness (sorry you had to eat so many chips alone Patty).

Published

I have so many stories lying around, not just on paper or on a thumb drive but even in my head. I got really close to actually submitting one, then decided nah and instead of just shelving it I threw it away. Okay so I'm a bit of chickenbaby :p Rejection sucks.

So there I am for all to see. Happy 2009

The One with a Simple New Years Eve


So when it came down to it, we decided to just celebrate together since we didn't get to spend Christmas together. Last year found us up at our friends' Kate & Shay's alone so why not do it again this year? Our plan was this: appetizers, pizza and video games and maybe a board game.

And what would New Years be without some of these?

I forgot how much I enjoyed mimosas! mmm We had a really nice time together and I love that. We even have a bunch of Animal Crossing New Years pics... are you really surprised? LOL

Here I am in front of Town Hall blowing bubbles as the town clock counts down. Mayor Tortimor is standing behind me, he's handing out party poppers.

Here I am visiting my friend Jen over in Penguin Town, we're popping the poppers, it's fun!

I'm standing on the bridge enjoying the fireworks after New Years.