Day 130 Happy: Health insurance that actually covers something!
The last time I had to go to the doctor, it was sort of a debacle. I went in because I had a cold that ended up being bronchitis. The doctor asked me how long it had been since I had bloodwork. When I told him that it had been about 4 years, he told me that I needed to have bloodwork done. He asked me if I had breakfast that morning. I said no, he sent me down to the lab and that was that.
A few weeks later, we get a bill for almost $500! Apparently, they coded something wrong, making it look like I ASKED for bloodwork to be done. That was in March, and we are still in the process of getting it fixed. The doctor's office bill is okay now, but we are still waiting to hear back from the lab after everything was re-coded.
So, needless to say, I was a little hesitant about going to the doctor about my big toe that is causing me some trouble. It has been hurting for almost two weeks, and it just isn't getting better on its own, so I decided to go see the doctor.
The morning did not start off well. Marc is sweet, so he found my insurance card yesterday and put it in my wallet. When I went to double check this morning and make sure it was in there, I discovered that it was actually my dental card, instead. Not only did I need my insurance card to show my doctor's office, but I wanted the phone number off the back so that I could call and make sure I wasn't going to have any crazy charges for anything (like x-rays) that I would need to get done. I spent a couple minutes looking for it, but ended up just leaving without it because I didn't want to be late.
My good intentions went to waste, though, because I hit horrible traffic on the way there because of an accident. I called the doctor's office to let them know I was going to be late, and this horrible woman answered the phone and told me I had a 15 minute window to make my appointment or I was going to miss it and still have to pay.
Already frustrated, I started crying. After all, I didn't get up at the crack of dawn and rush around to MISS my appointment. I couldn't even call Marc for comfort, because he had jury duty this morning! When I knew I wasn't going to make it in time, I called back to see if I should just turn around and go home. A nicer lady answered the phone and offered to move my appointment back an hour so that I would have time to make it in. I not only made it, but had time to stop and get a (tall, nonfat, no whip, but still 200 calories) Pumpkin Spice Latte to make me feel a little better.
I got ahold of Marc's mom (also my HR person at work, in charge of all of the insurance stuff) and got the phone number to contact my insurance company. After that, everything was all better. I had x-rays done on my toe (not broken), only had to pay my $30 co-pay, and got a prescription for a steroid to (hopefully) make my toe better. It is so nice to be able to go to the doctor and only pay $30 to have so much stuff done, and make sure that I'm not broken! Marc even got out of jury duty early (he didn't get picked) and came to hang out with me in the waiting room while I waited (for hours) for my x-ray results.
Now I just have to get this foot better! For the wedding, I have to walk down the 'aisle' in the sand. I can't limp down the aisle!
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
No Work! (129/365)
Day 129 Happy: No Work Wednesday!!
After getting to work at 8 AM or earlier Saturday, Sunday and Monday and then working the evening shift on Tuesdays, I get really burnt out on work by Tuesday night. And in comes wonderful Wednesday! Even though I have three classes on Wednesdays (sometimes only 2 if we have a 'working field day' for Neighborhood News Bureau), it is okay because I have NO WORK!
In between classes, I can hang out, read a book, maybe even sit at the bookstore for a while and have some Starbucks. And on those lucky days when I don't have all of my classes, Marc and I get to hang out, because he's off work, too!
And then tomorrow, back to work. Boo!
After getting to work at 8 AM or earlier Saturday, Sunday and Monday and then working the evening shift on Tuesdays, I get really burnt out on work by Tuesday night. And in comes wonderful Wednesday! Even though I have three classes on Wednesdays (sometimes only 2 if we have a 'working field day' for Neighborhood News Bureau), it is okay because I have NO WORK!
In between classes, I can hang out, read a book, maybe even sit at the bookstore for a while and have some Starbucks. And on those lucky days when I don't have all of my classes, Marc and I get to hang out, because he's off work, too!
And then tomorrow, back to work. Boo!
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Cooler Weather! (128/365)
Day 128 Happy: It's not AS hot!!
Florida is awful in the summertime. The heat could literally kill you.
However, it's worse in the Fall, when it is supposed to be beautiful, and breezy, and cool, and it's just not. This week, though, it's been almost bearable. It's cooler in the mornings and then doesn't heat up to over 90, which it has been doing recently.
I don't want it to get too cold, though, either. For the wedding, I need Florida to work with me, and give me perfect, not too hot, not too cold weather. We'll just have to wait and see!
Florida is awful in the summertime. The heat could literally kill you.
However, it's worse in the Fall, when it is supposed to be beautiful, and breezy, and cool, and it's just not. This week, though, it's been almost bearable. It's cooler in the mornings and then doesn't heat up to over 90, which it has been doing recently.
I don't want it to get too cold, though, either. For the wedding, I need Florida to work with me, and give me perfect, not too hot, not too cold weather. We'll just have to wait and see!
Monday, October 4, 2010
True Blood! (127/365)
Day 127 Happy: True Blood on Netflix
I had forgotten how much I like True Blood. Marc and I got the first season on Netflix quite a while ago, but the second season wasn't out on DVD yet. Now that we've finished watching The Office, we decided to check out the second season of True Blood.
IT IS SO GOOD.
We upgraded to the two disc a month plan, so now we have True Blood coming every other time, and Everwood in between. It's funny to watch the sexy, almost raunchy True Blood one night and then the overpoweringly wholesome Everwood the next evening.
Good stuff.
I had forgotten how much I like True Blood. Marc and I got the first season on Netflix quite a while ago, but the second season wasn't out on DVD yet. Now that we've finished watching The Office, we decided to check out the second season of True Blood.
IT IS SO GOOD.
We upgraded to the two disc a month plan, so now we have True Blood coming every other time, and Everwood in between. It's funny to watch the sexy, almost raunchy True Blood one night and then the overpoweringly wholesome Everwood the next evening.
Good stuff.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Harry Potter World (126/365)
Day 126 Happy: Harry Potter World (again!)
Going to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter will just never get old. I don't even remember how many times we have been now, but I just always have such a good time. Today was even BETTER than normal, because it's a day we are supposed to be at work!
This morning, I woke up early in the hotel and finished my story about Sarah's race and turned it in, since it's due tonight. The only negative of the whole day: the hotel we were staying at didn't offer continental breakfast! They had a buffet, but it was almost $11 per person! Needless to say, I went hungry while I finished my story and we decided that we would get something in the park.
So, we stopped off at Moe's at Citywalk before going into the park. The register was having some problems when it was our turn to pay, so my quesadilla and Marc's burrito (plus our drinks) were free! It was definitely a good way to start our day!
After that, we headed into Islands of Adventure. Sarah didn't end up meeting us... she was too tired from the night before. Who can blame her? So we spent the day roaming around Harry Potter World, drinking butterbeer, riding rides, and rummaging through the shops for goodies. We decided to try the Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey ride again, even though it made me so sick the last time. I found out that, if I look at the restraints and my tummy during the simulation parts, I'm okay! It's not the ride itself that makes my tummy hurt, it's looking at the stupid screen while we're "flying." I still enjoyed the ride, looking up at the parts that weren't in front of the simulation screen.
After what seemed like an extremely long day, we headed back home and are resting up for the busy week ahead!
Going to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter will just never get old. I don't even remember how many times we have been now, but I just always have such a good time. Today was even BETTER than normal, because it's a day we are supposed to be at work!
This morning, I woke up early in the hotel and finished my story about Sarah's race and turned it in, since it's due tonight. The only negative of the whole day: the hotel we were staying at didn't offer continental breakfast! They had a buffet, but it was almost $11 per person! Needless to say, I went hungry while I finished my story and we decided that we would get something in the park.
So, we stopped off at Moe's at Citywalk before going into the park. The register was having some problems when it was our turn to pay, so my quesadilla and Marc's burrito (plus our drinks) were free! It was definitely a good way to start our day!
After that, we headed into Islands of Adventure. Sarah didn't end up meeting us... she was too tired from the night before. Who can blame her? So we spent the day roaming around Harry Potter World, drinking butterbeer, riding rides, and rummaging through the shops for goodies. We decided to try the Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey ride again, even though it made me so sick the last time. I found out that, if I look at the restraints and my tummy during the simulation parts, I'm okay! It's not the ride itself that makes my tummy hurt, it's looking at the stupid screen while we're "flying." I still enjoyed the ride, looking up at the parts that weren't in front of the simulation screen.
After what seemed like an extremely long day, we headed back home and are resting up for the busy week ahead!
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Sarah's Race/Orlando Weekend! (125/365)
Day 125 Happy: Mini-vacation in Orlando!
I have been looking forward to this weekend forever! Tonight was so much fun. After a long day at work (Saturdays always seem to take forever... probably because it's a 10 hour shift with no break), Marc and I hopped in my cute little car and drove over to Orlando!!
Since Sarah's race didn't start until 10, and we wouldn't be able to see her (or any of the race) until she was almost finished, we decided to head straight to our hotel and check in. It is really cozy, with a king size bed (love!) and it's only about 5 minutes from Universal Studios, which is where we are going tomorrow. After we got all settled in, we headed out to try and find something to eat. I considered Subway for about two seconds (better for my diet, but overdone) and then decided that I wanted something tastier.
We ended up heading over to the mall (whose name escapes me at the moment) and walking around. Marc decided on pizza and breadsticks and I had Chinese food. It was okay... definitely not worth blowing my diet for. But then I found out that veggie fried rice and a spring roll aren't actually that horrible calorie-wise.
After dinner, we decided to go to Downtown Disney, since it is close to where Sarah would be finishing her race. We walked around, and ended up at the Lego store. It was so cool! I drooled and lusted over the Harry Potter playsets... you can build the Hogwarts Express, and Hogwarts castle, and the Burrow, and tons of other scenes from the movies and books. They do tend to be pretty expensive, though. We did pick up a few Halloween pumpkin kits, and I got a Lego Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger and Marc got a Lego Darth Vader. They are so cute!
Unfortunately for my diet, we discovered the Ghiradelli store. They were giving out free samples of chocolate squares filled with pumpkin spice caramel. Could you just DIE? They were so amazingly delicious, we ended up buying some to take home.
Pretty soon, it was time to head over and find out where Sarah's race was going to end. After a few (by a few, I mean many) wrong turns, we finally found out that the race would be ending near the Disney Boardwalk's entrance to Epcot. Marc drove over there, we found a place to park, and walked over towards the Boardwalk. We didn't expect to see any of the race, and thought we would just be able to meet with Sarah for a few minutes after her race was done to congratulate her.
However, when we got to the Boardwalk, we realized that we could see people running across the little lake. We wandered over in that direction and, lo and behold, we were ON the race route. We found a spot to sit along the course just before the last turn, right before the finish line. We clapped and cheered for the runners who passed by, urging them on and letting them know that they were almost finished! I had been getting updates on Sarah all night via text message, so I had a pretty good idea about what time she was going to be finished, so I had about a 10 minute window when I knew she was going to be passing us by.
Although it was hard to see with all the lights shining in our eyes, and people were going by so quickly we barely had time to scan their faces, we saw and recognized Sarah. I yelled "GO SARAH!!" as loudly as I could and she raised her hand up in the air to show that she heard me. Marc even got a picture of her running!
After she was all finished and cleaned up, Sarah came out to show us the medal she got for finishing the race (in spectacular time for a first half marathon... 2 hours and 11 minutes!) and I got to ask her some questions for the story I was writing about her for school. We didn't keep her too long, since she got to go to the Food and Wine Festival in Disney, but we just wanted to congratulate her. I am so proud of her for doing such a great job. I am definitely inspired and Marc and I decided that we are going to start training to run the Disney Food and Wine Festival Half Marathon next year!
I have been looking forward to this weekend forever! Tonight was so much fun. After a long day at work (Saturdays always seem to take forever... probably because it's a 10 hour shift with no break), Marc and I hopped in my cute little car and drove over to Orlando!!
Since Sarah's race didn't start until 10, and we wouldn't be able to see her (or any of the race) until she was almost finished, we decided to head straight to our hotel and check in. It is really cozy, with a king size bed (love!) and it's only about 5 minutes from Universal Studios, which is where we are going tomorrow. After we got all settled in, we headed out to try and find something to eat. I considered Subway for about two seconds (better for my diet, but overdone) and then decided that I wanted something tastier.
We ended up heading over to the mall (whose name escapes me at the moment) and walking around. Marc decided on pizza and breadsticks and I had Chinese food. It was okay... definitely not worth blowing my diet for. But then I found out that veggie fried rice and a spring roll aren't actually that horrible calorie-wise.
After dinner, we decided to go to Downtown Disney, since it is close to where Sarah would be finishing her race. We walked around, and ended up at the Lego store. It was so cool! I drooled and lusted over the Harry Potter playsets... you can build the Hogwarts Express, and Hogwarts castle, and the Burrow, and tons of other scenes from the movies and books. They do tend to be pretty expensive, though. We did pick up a few Halloween pumpkin kits, and I got a Lego Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger and Marc got a Lego Darth Vader. They are so cute!
Unfortunately for my diet, we discovered the Ghiradelli store. They were giving out free samples of chocolate squares filled with pumpkin spice caramel. Could you just DIE? They were so amazingly delicious, we ended up buying some to take home.
Pretty soon, it was time to head over and find out where Sarah's race was going to end. After a few (by a few, I mean many) wrong turns, we finally found out that the race would be ending near the Disney Boardwalk's entrance to Epcot. Marc drove over there, we found a place to park, and walked over towards the Boardwalk. We didn't expect to see any of the race, and thought we would just be able to meet with Sarah for a few minutes after her race was done to congratulate her.
However, when we got to the Boardwalk, we realized that we could see people running across the little lake. We wandered over in that direction and, lo and behold, we were ON the race route. We found a spot to sit along the course just before the last turn, right before the finish line. We clapped and cheered for the runners who passed by, urging them on and letting them know that they were almost finished! I had been getting updates on Sarah all night via text message, so I had a pretty good idea about what time she was going to be finished, so I had about a 10 minute window when I knew she was going to be passing us by.
Although it was hard to see with all the lights shining in our eyes, and people were going by so quickly we barely had time to scan their faces, we saw and recognized Sarah. I yelled "GO SARAH!!" as loudly as I could and she raised her hand up in the air to show that she heard me. Marc even got a picture of her running!
After she was all finished and cleaned up, Sarah came out to show us the medal she got for finishing the race (in spectacular time for a first half marathon... 2 hours and 11 minutes!) and I got to ask her some questions for the story I was writing about her for school. We didn't keep her too long, since she got to go to the Food and Wine Festival in Disney, but we just wanted to congratulate her. I am so proud of her for doing such a great job. I am definitely inspired and Marc and I decided that we are going to start training to run the Disney Food and Wine Festival Half Marathon next year!
Friday, October 1, 2010
Halloween Season!! (124/365)
Day 124 Happy: The (official) first day of Halloween season.
Although I broke the rules and put up my Halloween decorations with my Fall decorations last week, I know that TODAY is the official first day of Halloween season (at least in my own mind). With that in mind, I got up early this morning before class, lit my pumpkin-scented candle and put in Hocus Pocus (which is tied with It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown as my favorite Halloween movie) and basked in the Halloween-y goodness.
That is... until I fell asleep! I guess the getting up early was just a little too early for me. Oh well, I fell asleep all cozy and happy that Halloween is almost here. And it's not like I'm not going to watch Hocus Pocus at least another 4 or 5 times before Halloween anyways.
Now I just have to find my Halloween socks and t-shirts...
Although I broke the rules and put up my Halloween decorations with my Fall decorations last week, I know that TODAY is the official first day of Halloween season (at least in my own mind). With that in mind, I got up early this morning before class, lit my pumpkin-scented candle and put in Hocus Pocus (which is tied with It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown as my favorite Halloween movie) and basked in the Halloween-y goodness.
That is... until I fell asleep! I guess the getting up early was just a little too early for me. Oh well, I fell asleep all cozy and happy that Halloween is almost here. And it's not like I'm not going to watch Hocus Pocus at least another 4 or 5 times before Halloween anyways.
Now I just have to find my Halloween socks and t-shirts...
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Anticipation! (123/365)
Day 123 Happy: Looking forward to this weekend!
I am so excited for this weekend. I can't wait for it to finally get here!
Tomorrow is the "official" first day of the Halloween season. And then, Saturday, we are going to Sarah's race in Orlando. We are going to spend the night in a hotel (yay) and then get up the next morning and to go Harry Potter World (yay again!).
Marc and I haven't had a little vacation in a while, so it will be really nice to get away for the weekend, even if it is just to Orlando. The anticipation is killing me!! Why can't it just be Saturday already?!
I am so excited for this weekend. I can't wait for it to finally get here!
Tomorrow is the "official" first day of the Halloween season. And then, Saturday, we are going to Sarah's race in Orlando. We are going to spend the night in a hotel (yay) and then get up the next morning and to go Harry Potter World (yay again!).
Marc and I haven't had a little vacation in a while, so it will be really nice to get away for the weekend, even if it is just to Orlando. The anticipation is killing me!! Why can't it just be Saturday already?!
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Rays Game! (112/365)
Day 112 Happy: Free Baseball Game!
Today was awesome! The poor Tampa Bay Rays have had such poor attendance at their home games, that they decided to give away something like 20,000 tickets to tonights game, the last home game of the regular season.
It was (kinda) a tough decision. You see, I am SUPPOSED to be in class on Wednesday evenings. However, since the class I am supposed to be in is a Sports Journalism class, I decided to call the game a learning experience and go instead of going to class.
Marc and I got to the field around 4:30, about 15 minutes before they started giving out the free tickets. We waited at the end of an extremely long line, along with all the other cheap baseball fans. After about half an hour in the sun, we finally made it to the front of the line, and there were tickets left! Since the game didn't start until 7:05, we found out where our seats were and then explored the stadium.
Whoever planned this whole thing was very smart. You see, by giving away the tickets more than two hours before the game started, those of us who got in for free were already hungry before the game even started. Even though we had free tickets for our $15 seats, we spent $14 on two little pizzas, $8 on a drink, $10 on Rays cowbells from the team store, and THEN had an ice cream (in an adorable little plastic baseball cap) for dessert. So, even though we didn't pay to get in, the team definitely made some money off us tonight.
The Rays lost, which is a shame, but I had such a good time just BEING at the baseball game that I didn't really care. We had a ton of fun.
Today was awesome! The poor Tampa Bay Rays have had such poor attendance at their home games, that they decided to give away something like 20,000 tickets to tonights game, the last home game of the regular season.
It was (kinda) a tough decision. You see, I am SUPPOSED to be in class on Wednesday evenings. However, since the class I am supposed to be in is a Sports Journalism class, I decided to call the game a learning experience and go instead of going to class.
Marc and I got to the field around 4:30, about 15 minutes before they started giving out the free tickets. We waited at the end of an extremely long line, along with all the other cheap baseball fans. After about half an hour in the sun, we finally made it to the front of the line, and there were tickets left! Since the game didn't start until 7:05, we found out where our seats were and then explored the stadium.
Whoever planned this whole thing was very smart. You see, by giving away the tickets more than two hours before the game started, those of us who got in for free were already hungry before the game even started. Even though we had free tickets for our $15 seats, we spent $14 on two little pizzas, $8 on a drink, $10 on Rays cowbells from the team store, and THEN had an ice cream (in an adorable little plastic baseball cap) for dessert. So, even though we didn't pay to get in, the team definitely made some money off us tonight.
The Rays lost, which is a shame, but I had such a good time just BEING at the baseball game that I didn't really care. We had a ton of fun.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Sleeping In! (121/365)
Day 121 Happy: A few extra hours of sleep
Remember the summers in high school? Remember THAT kind of sleeping in? The kind where you would wake up, all cuddled up in your bed, around 1:30 in the afternoon with absolutely nothing to do all day?
I miss that.
After yesterday (when I had to be at work at 7:00) it was ridiculously nice to be able to sleep in until around 9:00 this morning. That is a really late sleeping in for me these days. I guess that's what I get for being a grown up now, with grown up responsibilities.
But, let me tell you, I appreciated those extra hours of sleep WAY more than I ever would have back on one of those lazy high school summer days.
Remember the summers in high school? Remember THAT kind of sleeping in? The kind where you would wake up, all cuddled up in your bed, around 1:30 in the afternoon with absolutely nothing to do all day?
I miss that.
After yesterday (when I had to be at work at 7:00) it was ridiculously nice to be able to sleep in until around 9:00 this morning. That is a really late sleeping in for me these days. I guess that's what I get for being a grown up now, with grown up responsibilities.
But, let me tell you, I appreciated those extra hours of sleep WAY more than I ever would have back on one of those lazy high school summer days.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Doing Just Enough (120/365)
Day 120 Happy: Getting By
I have a class this semester that I hate.
I don't just not like it. I literally hate it. And I'm not fond of the teacher. I'm even less fond of the graduate assistant, who is really getting on my nerves.
However, we had a story due today and, despite the odds, I did it! Was it my best work? Not in the slightest. But it's finished. Hopefully I will get a decent grade on it... at least enough for me to pass this class so I can graduate. Haha.
Finishing... a tiny victory, but a victory all the same.
I have a class this semester that I hate.
I don't just not like it. I literally hate it. And I'm not fond of the teacher. I'm even less fond of the graduate assistant, who is really getting on my nerves.
However, we had a story due today and, despite the odds, I did it! Was it my best work? Not in the slightest. But it's finished. Hopefully I will get a decent grade on it... at least enough for me to pass this class so I can graduate. Haha.
Finishing... a tiny victory, but a victory all the same.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Short Sundays (119/365)
Day 119 Happy: The Last Good Sunday
There have been rumors floating around for a few weeks that our hours at work are changing for Sundays. The gossip was that Sundays were going to change from being a 10-3 shift to an 8-3 shift.
Obviously, this is not a good thing.
And unfortunately, the rumors turned out to be true. The first weekend in October, we will be switching to the new hours, and I will no longer be able to sleep in and have a nice, easygoing morning on Sundays. Since I will be out of town next weekend, and Miranda will be covering for me, this is my very last easygoing, late morning Sunday.
I figured I would better enjoy (and appreciate) it while I still can.
There have been rumors floating around for a few weeks that our hours at work are changing for Sundays. The gossip was that Sundays were going to change from being a 10-3 shift to an 8-3 shift.
Obviously, this is not a good thing.
And unfortunately, the rumors turned out to be true. The first weekend in October, we will be switching to the new hours, and I will no longer be able to sleep in and have a nice, easygoing morning on Sundays. Since I will be out of town next weekend, and Miranda will be covering for me, this is my very last easygoing, late morning Sunday.
I figured I would better enjoy (and appreciate) it while I still can.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Happy Birthday Daddy! (118/365)
Day 118 Happy: My Daddy's Birthday/Bull's Game!
Today is my wonderful Daddy's birthday! I wish I could be there to spend time with him, but since I can't, I celebrated by going to a football game... an appropriate celebration, I think.
Since I am graduating in December and have yet been to a USF football game, I figured that it was about time. Marc and I bought tickets a few weeks ago, and tonight we went and watched the Bulls play. It was so much fun... my friends Miranda and Archie went with us, and Angela and some of her friends came up from the student section to hang out with us for most of the game. It was a college experience that I wanted to have before it was too late.
Unfortunately, the Bulls lost. No worries, though. I love them just the same!
Today is my wonderful Daddy's birthday! I wish I could be there to spend time with him, but since I can't, I celebrated by going to a football game... an appropriate celebration, I think.
Since I am graduating in December and have yet been to a USF football game, I figured that it was about time. Marc and I bought tickets a few weeks ago, and tonight we went and watched the Bulls play. It was so much fun... my friends Miranda and Archie went with us, and Angela and some of her friends came up from the student section to hang out with us for most of the game. It was a college experience that I wanted to have before it was too late.
Unfortunately, the Bulls lost. No worries, though. I love them just the same!
Friday, September 24, 2010
Home Time! (117/365)
Day 117 Happy: Getting to spend some time at home.
There are some days where nothing extraordinary happens. Today was one of those days.
It was just nice to be able to have some time after my Ethics class to just come home, watch TV and hang out with Marc. We got to eat dinner together, and spend the whole time just doing a whole lot of nothing. That's a pretty good happy for me.
Bonus Happy: I lost a little bit of weight again this week... it wasn't a lot, but every ounce lost is still a loss! Only a few more weeks until my dress fitting, so I have to do every little bit that I can to lose a couple more pounds!
There are some days where nothing extraordinary happens. Today was one of those days.
It was just nice to be able to have some time after my Ethics class to just come home, watch TV and hang out with Marc. We got to eat dinner together, and spend the whole time just doing a whole lot of nothing. That's a pretty good happy for me.
Bonus Happy: I lost a little bit of weight again this week... it wasn't a lot, but every ounce lost is still a loss! Only a few more weeks until my dress fitting, so I have to do every little bit that I can to lose a couple more pounds!
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Babies! (potentially) (116/365)
Day 116 Happy: Autum's Due Date!
Today is my cousin Autum's due date. She is pregnant with a little girl that they are planning on naming Selena Elaine. As far as I know, no baby yet, but the day is still young.
I haven't seen any of my cousins in a while, but they are all coming to the wedding, and I will get to see them then. Autum will have her little girl by then, and her brother, Joshua's, wife had a little boy, Terran, a few months ago.
It will be nice to see my extended family at the wedding, and the new additions to their little families!
Today is my cousin Autum's due date. She is pregnant with a little girl that they are planning on naming Selena Elaine. As far as I know, no baby yet, but the day is still young.
I haven't seen any of my cousins in a while, but they are all coming to the wedding, and I will get to see them then. Autum will have her little girl by then, and her brother, Joshua's, wife had a little boy, Terran, a few months ago.
It will be nice to see my extended family at the wedding, and the new additions to their little families!
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
FALL!! (115/365)
Day 115 Happy: The First Day of Fall!!
Ladies and gentlemen, this is the day that I have been waiting for! It's the FIRST DAY OF FALL!!
Unfortunately, Florida didn't get the memo, and it's still hot outside. What can you do though? Tonight, Marc and I put up all of my pretty fallish decorations in the house... then I did a bad bad thing and hung up my Halloween decorations, too! I usually wait until the first day of October to put up my Halloween stuff, but I just couldn't help myself.
Either way, now my house looks and smells wonderful (thanks to my delicious Spiced Pumpkin candle and Pumpkin Patch scented oil). I can crank down the air conditioner and pretend that it is nice and fall-y outside, and that's good enough for me!
Ladies and gentlemen, this is the day that I have been waiting for! It's the FIRST DAY OF FALL!!
Unfortunately, Florida didn't get the memo, and it's still hot outside. What can you do though? Tonight, Marc and I put up all of my pretty fallish decorations in the house... then I did a bad bad thing and hung up my Halloween decorations, too! I usually wait until the first day of October to put up my Halloween stuff, but I just couldn't help myself.
Either way, now my house looks and smells wonderful (thanks to my delicious Spiced Pumpkin candle and Pumpkin Patch scented oil). I can crank down the air conditioner and pretend that it is nice and fall-y outside, and that's good enough for me!
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Biggest Loser! (114/365)
Day 114 Happy: One of my favorite shows' return to TV.
I love The Biggest Loser! It's so inspirational, especially since I'm not as healthy as I would prefer to be. Every season, I get all involved in each contestant's personal story. Marc makes fun of me because I end up crying during just about every episode, watching each person struggle and often identifying with their feelings. Generally, Tuesday nights are my best workout nights. Bob and Jillian just get me all motivated!
Tonight, The Biggest Loser premiered. I have already started picking my favorites for winners this year, and sure enough, I cried like a little baby while they were picking the contestants for this season's competition. I didn't have that great of a workout, since I've been sick lately, but I am looking forward to losing weight with all the people on TV ever week!
Bonus Happy: Tomorrow is the first day of Fall, so I had Marc pull out all of our pretty Autumn-themed decorations from the storage shed and we are making the house look and smell all Fall-y. I can't wait until September 30th, the day I have deemed acceptable to hang up all of my Halloween decorations!
Unhappy: We found MOLD growing on the AC vent in the bedroom this evening. No wonder I have been feeling so sick and cough-y lately... even my poor kitties have been sneezing! We are going to get ahold of the apartment complex office tomorrow and have them come clean out our air ducts. I'll keep you updated.
I love The Biggest Loser! It's so inspirational, especially since I'm not as healthy as I would prefer to be. Every season, I get all involved in each contestant's personal story. Marc makes fun of me because I end up crying during just about every episode, watching each person struggle and often identifying with their feelings. Generally, Tuesday nights are my best workout nights. Bob and Jillian just get me all motivated!
Tonight, The Biggest Loser premiered. I have already started picking my favorites for winners this year, and sure enough, I cried like a little baby while they were picking the contestants for this season's competition. I didn't have that great of a workout, since I've been sick lately, but I am looking forward to losing weight with all the people on TV ever week!
Bonus Happy: Tomorrow is the first day of Fall, so I had Marc pull out all of our pretty Autumn-themed decorations from the storage shed and we are making the house look and smell all Fall-y. I can't wait until September 30th, the day I have deemed acceptable to hang up all of my Halloween decorations!
Unhappy: We found MOLD growing on the AC vent in the bedroom this evening. No wonder I have been feeling so sick and cough-y lately... even my poor kitties have been sneezing! We are going to get ahold of the apartment complex office tomorrow and have them come clean out our air ducts. I'll keep you updated.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Eat Fresh! (113/365)
Day 113 Happy: Subway
Since I have been on my diet, I definitey haven't been able to eat out. I take one look at the nutritional information at Burger King, Tijuana Flats, Taco Bell... just about any fast food restaurant, and see a huge portion of my calorie intake for the day in a medium french fries or in a cheese quesadilla.
The only real exception is Subway. Remember that Jared fella? He knew what he was talking about! I can have a six inch veggie sub (WITH CHEESE) for just over 350 calories. That's not too bad for lunch, eh? Subway on Mondays has become sort of a tradition this semester... I am running around, back and forth from school to work, from 6:30 in the morning until 8 at night. Needless to say, it's not my favorite day of the week, but at least I have a short break in between classes to slow down, run to Subway, and gobble up some yummy food!
Since I have been on my diet, I definitey haven't been able to eat out. I take one look at the nutritional information at Burger King, Tijuana Flats, Taco Bell... just about any fast food restaurant, and see a huge portion of my calorie intake for the day in a medium french fries or in a cheese quesadilla.
The only real exception is Subway. Remember that Jared fella? He knew what he was talking about! I can have a six inch veggie sub (WITH CHEESE) for just over 350 calories. That's not too bad for lunch, eh? Subway on Mondays has become sort of a tradition this semester... I am running around, back and forth from school to work, from 6:30 in the morning until 8 at night. Needless to say, it's not my favorite day of the week, but at least I have a short break in between classes to slow down, run to Subway, and gobble up some yummy food!
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Sick Day (112/365)
Day 112 Happy: A cozy sick day
I feel awful.
I woke up this morning with a stuffy/runny nose, a case of the sneezes and a general all over crappy feeling. I had intended on getting up and working out before my shift, but ended up getting up when Marc left for work, shuffling out to the futon, and watching Twister on TBS until I had to get up to leave for work.
I survived work (and went through a whole box of tissues), and then came home to rest. About an hour after I got home, I plopped back down onto the futon with a couple of Amy's Cheese Enchiladas and the first season of Grey's Anatomy in the DVD player. It felt nice to just relax... eventually I fell asleep and was completely knocked out until Marc came home from work. I still feel terrible... just a more well-rested terrible.
Here's hoping that I feel better tomorrow... Mondays are my earliest, and busiest days. I will leave the house at 6:30 and not get home until around 8.
Monday Morning Update: I still feel like crap :(
I feel awful.
I woke up this morning with a stuffy/runny nose, a case of the sneezes and a general all over crappy feeling. I had intended on getting up and working out before my shift, but ended up getting up when Marc left for work, shuffling out to the futon, and watching Twister on TBS until I had to get up to leave for work.
I survived work (and went through a whole box of tissues), and then came home to rest. About an hour after I got home, I plopped back down onto the futon with a couple of Amy's Cheese Enchiladas and the first season of Grey's Anatomy in the DVD player. It felt nice to just relax... eventually I fell asleep and was completely knocked out until Marc came home from work. I still feel terrible... just a more well-rested terrible.
Here's hoping that I feel better tomorrow... Mondays are my earliest, and busiest days. I will leave the house at 6:30 and not get home until around 8.
Monday Morning Update: I still feel like crap :(
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Baby Birthdays and Kings of Leon!! (111/365)
Day 111 Happy: Hayden's First Birthday and the Kings of Leon concert
Today was a good day... well, after 3:30 it was a good day. Before that I was at work, and ... well, it was work. AFTER work, though, I got to go to little Miss Hayden Marie's first birthday party! Hayden is my friend Miranda's baby, and also the flower girl in my (rapidly) upcoming wedding. She was so cute, even when she started getting fussy after she got bored with opening her (ginormous pile) of presents and when she was smashing her little personal cake to pieces. Marc took a ton of pictures for Miranda, and they all came out so cute!
Unfortunately, we couldn't stay too long at the party, because (yay!) we had to head to the 1-800-ASK GARY Amphitheater (worst.name.ever.) to see KINGS OF LEON!! We bought the tickets for this concert in March, and I kept forgetting that we had them, so every time I heard about the concert and I remembered, I got all excited. We had lawn tickets (which were still stupidly expensive), but it was a beautiful night, warm but not too hot, and it felt so nice to sit in the grass and listen to some amazing music. There were tons of drunk fools to watch dance and act crazy; at some points they were even more entertaining than the bands on stage!
What a fantastic Saturday!!
Today was a good day... well, after 3:30 it was a good day. Before that I was at work, and ... well, it was work. AFTER work, though, I got to go to little Miss Hayden Marie's first birthday party! Hayden is my friend Miranda's baby, and also the flower girl in my (rapidly) upcoming wedding. She was so cute, even when she started getting fussy after she got bored with opening her (ginormous pile) of presents and when she was smashing her little personal cake to pieces. Marc took a ton of pictures for Miranda, and they all came out so cute!
Unfortunately, we couldn't stay too long at the party, because (yay!) we had to head to the 1-800-ASK GARY Amphitheater (worst.name.ever.) to see KINGS OF LEON!! We bought the tickets for this concert in March, and I kept forgetting that we had them, so every time I heard about the concert and I remembered, I got all excited. We had lawn tickets (which were still stupidly expensive), but it was a beautiful night, warm but not too hot, and it felt so nice to sit in the grass and listen to some amazing music. There were tons of drunk fools to watch dance and act crazy; at some points they were even more entertaining than the bands on stage!
What a fantastic Saturday!!
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