My boy is 10 years old! Oh, they grow up so fast...... (hehehe)
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Friday, June 13, 2008
Wednesday, June 4th (over a week ago)
So, when last I wrote, B was preparing a dinner feast. This evening Micah, Lisa, Tom, and Rob's brother, Eric came over for dinner. We had pork that had been marinated in B's special pear reduction sauce. I have to say, I usually don't eat pork, but I liked this pork. We also had sliced pears marinated in the pear sauce (it was like dessert!), asparagus wrapped in prosciutto, and zucchini and squash. I think he was trying to get in as much pork as he could while he had the opportunity, since I usually won't eat it.
So, when last I wrote, B was preparing a dinner feast. This evening Micah, Lisa, Tom, and Rob's brother, Eric came over for dinner. We had pork that had been marinated in B's special pear reduction sauce. I have to say, I usually don't eat pork, but I liked this pork. We also had sliced pears marinated in the pear sauce (it was like dessert!), asparagus wrapped in prosciutto, and zucchini and squash. I think he was trying to get in as much pork as he could while he had the opportunity, since I usually won't eat it.
Later in the week.....
I finished reading the book "Into the Wild" and then we rented the movie and watched it this past weekend. It is a true story and when I bought this book, I knew it didn't end well, but I thought that there would be some sort of inspirational story in there somewhere. But no. It really just ended up making me mad. I actually found myself getting frustrated and talking out loud to myself while I was reading it. B would think I was crazy, I'd explain what I was ticked off about, and then he would agree with me, and I'd carry on with my reading. And then I still watched the movie! However, I have to say that I actually liked the movie. Not the story line, of course, but how it was done - the cinematography and such. And the music. Eddie Vedder pretty much did all the music in the movie, so if you don't like him, I suppose your opinion might differ. If you just see the movie without reading the book, you may not be as frustrated with the story because, while the movie does a great job of following with the book, it doesn't quite paint the whole picture. I don't want to go into details, because I don't want to ruin it if anyone reading this wants to see the movie. Plus, it would take too long to write out all the many things that annoyed me. hehehe -But I would love to hear other people's opinion of it.-
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And while we're on the subject of being a lazy blogger, I'm skipping over the rest of this past weeks "journaling" because I'm being lazy and because I don't particularly want to write about this past week. But I did have another fun "girls night" on Wednesday with Mandi and Nicole!
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And while we're on the subject of being a lazy blogger, I'm skipping over the rest of this past weeks "journaling" because I'm being lazy and because I don't particularly want to write about this past week. But I did have another fun "girls night" on Wednesday with Mandi and Nicole!
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Tuesday, June 3rd
B came home from work early today, yay! He was in the mood for cooking, so we went back out to the grocery to get what we needed. Rob's brother, Eric, came over for dinner. He lives in New York, but is in town house-sitting and dog-sitting for Rob and Marlena while they are in Japan. (We offered to fold ourselves up in their luggage and go with them, but they declined.) We had stuffed mushrooms, chicken, squash, and zuchinni. Yum! However tonight was nothing compared to the feast he's preparing for tomorrow night. He's already started the two-day process for it, as Eric and I stood around getting swatted away for trying to dip our fingers into it. After, we went to get gilato. Then we returned so the boys could talk about work till the wee hours while I zoned out and played around on my computer.
B came home from work early today, yay! He was in the mood for cooking, so we went back out to the grocery to get what we needed. Rob's brother, Eric, came over for dinner. He lives in New York, but is in town house-sitting and dog-sitting for Rob and Marlena while they are in Japan. (We offered to fold ourselves up in their luggage and go with them, but they declined.) We had stuffed mushrooms, chicken, squash, and zuchinni. Yum! However tonight was nothing compared to the feast he's preparing for tomorrow night. He's already started the two-day process for it, as Eric and I stood around getting swatted away for trying to dip our fingers into it. After, we went to get gilato. Then we returned so the boys could talk about work till the wee hours while I zoned out and played around on my computer.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Wednesday, May 28th
Went to the doctor today for another shot at trying to figure out this baby makin' business. I was pretty please seeing as this doctor actually sent me on my way with a "plan of action" as opposed to all the others that just said "I don't know what to tell ya, just keep trying." Yeah, those other doctors are sooooo fired!
I already really liked this doctor because last year she got me off of what I bitterly refer to as "the fat pills". For 6 years I had been asking doctors why I couldn't stop gaining weight and why nothing I did helped me to loose it. And every time I was told that it was me. - They said I was not eating right, not exercising right, blah, blah, blah. I tried to explain to them that I really was trying, but they just kept blowing me off. I even specifically asked them if it could be my medication and they denied it. Then my pal Becky referred me to her doctor and I figured I give it a shot.
This is basically how my conversation with this doctor went:
DR. - "What are you in for?"
ME - "I can't stop gaining weight and nothing I do helps. I'm taking medications A and B."
DR. - "It's your meds. Try this instead."
ME - Ok!
That was it! In less than 5 minutes! And then I lost 20 pounds!
Let me reiterate....those other doctors......sooooooo fired!
Thursday, May 29th
Spent the day with mom. We went to a restaurant called The Pizza Shack in Willis that I had never been to and it was really yummy! Jason and Hannah had recommended it to me for the bread pudding, because I happen to be a very big fan of bread pudding. They were right, it was very good. Still doesn't top The Whistle Stop, but very good none the less. And the pasta I had for lunch was really good too. After we were sufficiently "carbed", we made the rounds to the antiques shops in the area.
Friday, May 30th
I met my friends, Mandi N. and Nicole for lunch at Kobe, and well, let me just say that the 3 of us can do some major talking! At one point Mandi went to the restroom and upon returning said "Did you realise that the restaurant is closed?" Apparently this particular restaurant closes for a while between lunch and dinner, and had done so with us in it, and we hadn't stopped talking long enough to even notice. She had run into the owner on the way back to the table and he told her we could stay....so we did....until they brought us dinner menus. At that point we had been there for a little over five hours, and decided we should give up our booth. So we walked across the parking lot to Martinis and More to have ourselves a martini. When we went pay for our drinks the waitress said that they were already paid for. The guy next to us at the bar had paid for them. Now before you go getting the wrong idea, let me say that he was with his girlfriend/date and she was in on it. They were just being nice, so we chatted with them for a bit. After about 3 hours there we called it a night since a band started up and we couldn't hear each other talking any more. After I got home B and I watched a movie.
Saturday, May 31st
Mandi and I went to the movies to see Sex and the City and we happened to run into Nicole (the other gal with us last night) and one of her friends, so the 4 of us sat together. I liked it even thought I was disappointed that my favorite character, Aiden, wasn't in it. I knew he wouldn't be, but one can always hope. I've always hated that "Mr. Big" and wanted Aiden and Carrie to end up back together in the end. Oh well, I still liked it. I've heard that some people were disappointed, but whatever! - It was just like the tv show. I won't say anymore so that I don't spoil it for anyone that may be planning on seeing it. Oh, and some people have only seen the TBS edited for tv version of the show - if the edited version is too racey for ya - might want to skip the movie. But surely that's no big surprise!
Sunday, June 1st
Today my sweetie and I did a little grocery shopping and switched out our Blockbuster movies that we have had forever. I think we are going to cancel our Blockbuster Pass since we don't rent movies enough anymore to make up for it. We're thinking we'll just do Netflicks, and if we want something right away, there's two Red Box's right by our house that we can rent from for $1. After shopping we went home and made ourselves a fancy dinner for two and watched one of our movies. It still counts as a date when you're at home, right?
Monday, June 2nd
So, my insomnia has been back in full force this past week, and I guess it finally caught up with me, cause I didn't have the energy for much of anything today. I did a little laundry, a little cleaning, had a really long IM chat with my friend in Alabama, updated blog, and played around on the internet. And I watched one episode of Top Chef that took about 5 hours because I kept stopping to do something, or read something, or write something. Basically, I did a whole lotta sitting on my tush today. But I was in good company.....
Went to the doctor today for another shot at trying to figure out this baby makin' business. I was pretty please seeing as this doctor actually sent me on my way with a "plan of action" as opposed to all the others that just said "I don't know what to tell ya, just keep trying." Yeah, those other doctors are sooooo fired!
I already really liked this doctor because last year she got me off of what I bitterly refer to as "the fat pills". For 6 years I had been asking doctors why I couldn't stop gaining weight and why nothing I did helped me to loose it. And every time I was told that it was me. - They said I was not eating right, not exercising right, blah, blah, blah. I tried to explain to them that I really was trying, but they just kept blowing me off. I even specifically asked them if it could be my medication and they denied it. Then my pal Becky referred me to her doctor and I figured I give it a shot.
This is basically how my conversation with this doctor went:
DR. - "What are you in for?"
ME - "I can't stop gaining weight and nothing I do helps. I'm taking medications A and B."
DR. - "It's your meds. Try this instead."
ME - Ok!
That was it! In less than 5 minutes! And then I lost 20 pounds!
Let me reiterate....those other doctors......sooooooo fired!
Thursday, May 29th
Spent the day with mom. We went to a restaurant called The Pizza Shack in Willis that I had never been to and it was really yummy! Jason and Hannah had recommended it to me for the bread pudding, because I happen to be a very big fan of bread pudding. They were right, it was very good. Still doesn't top The Whistle Stop, but very good none the less. And the pasta I had for lunch was really good too. After we were sufficiently "carbed", we made the rounds to the antiques shops in the area.
Friday, May 30th
I met my friends, Mandi N. and Nicole for lunch at Kobe, and well, let me just say that the 3 of us can do some major talking! At one point Mandi went to the restroom and upon returning said "Did you realise that the restaurant is closed?" Apparently this particular restaurant closes for a while between lunch and dinner, and had done so with us in it, and we hadn't stopped talking long enough to even notice. She had run into the owner on the way back to the table and he told her we could stay....so we did....until they brought us dinner menus. At that point we had been there for a little over five hours, and decided we should give up our booth. So we walked across the parking lot to Martinis and More to have ourselves a martini. When we went pay for our drinks the waitress said that they were already paid for. The guy next to us at the bar had paid for them. Now before you go getting the wrong idea, let me say that he was with his girlfriend/date and she was in on it. They were just being nice, so we chatted with them for a bit. After about 3 hours there we called it a night since a band started up and we couldn't hear each other talking any more. After I got home B and I watched a movie.
Saturday, May 31st
Mandi and I went to the movies to see Sex and the City and we happened to run into Nicole (the other gal with us last night) and one of her friends, so the 4 of us sat together. I liked it even thought I was disappointed that my favorite character, Aiden, wasn't in it. I knew he wouldn't be, but one can always hope. I've always hated that "Mr. Big" and wanted Aiden and Carrie to end up back together in the end. Oh well, I still liked it. I've heard that some people were disappointed, but whatever! - It was just like the tv show. I won't say anymore so that I don't spoil it for anyone that may be planning on seeing it. Oh, and some people have only seen the TBS edited for tv version of the show - if the edited version is too racey for ya - might want to skip the movie. But surely that's no big surprise!
Sunday, June 1st
Today my sweetie and I did a little grocery shopping and switched out our Blockbuster movies that we have had forever. I think we are going to cancel our Blockbuster Pass since we don't rent movies enough anymore to make up for it. We're thinking we'll just do Netflicks, and if we want something right away, there's two Red Box's right by our house that we can rent from for $1. After shopping we went home and made ourselves a fancy dinner for two and watched one of our movies. It still counts as a date when you're at home, right?
Monday, June 2nd
So, my insomnia has been back in full force this past week, and I guess it finally caught up with me, cause I didn't have the energy for much of anything today. I did a little laundry, a little cleaning, had a really long IM chat with my friend in Alabama, updated blog, and played around on the internet. And I watched one episode of Top Chef that took about 5 hours because I kept stopping to do something, or read something, or write something. Basically, I did a whole lotta sitting on my tush today. But I was in good company.....
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