One of my favorite commercials

I'm not even close to this coordinated

Thanks Heather, you always find the cool things

Weird Al'

I just finished a book about an Amish girl...I couldn't resist this one.

MIA

As many of you have pointed out to me, I need to update my blog. So I say to you all, "Alright already, here you go!"

A quick recap of last week:

• I had a successful weigh-in and lost 2.0 last week! Yay! I slipped a little bit on Saturday, but got right back on track. Sunday Mom and I went to a new restaurant (well new to us) called Ruby Tuesday's. YUM that was good food, and they had a great salad bar.
• We finally registered this weekend. Saturday we registered at Williams Sonoma for everyday dishes, and then Sunday I went to Bed Bath & Beyond and did a bit of registering by myself. Grant was not as into registering as I was, so I went alone Sunday and told him we'd get on the internet and go through everything I picked out, and if he hated it, we'd take it off (although I REALLY hope he doesn't have negative feelings towards the pink KitchenAid mixer I put on there...). So, don't go buying anything yet, family - I have to edit the lists!

Hm, that seems to be all I can recall from last week. I know that work was incredibly stressful on Thursday and Friday, so maybe I've blocked that out from my mind. Okay, update over!

Cool Words

I found this website that lists the "best words." I don't know if they're really the best or not, but apparently you can submit your favorite word(s) to be added to the list. Here are a few of my favorites from their current list. Some I like for the definition, some just for the way the word sounds:

avuncular (ah-VUNG-kyah-ler) — 1. of or having to do with an uncle. (I've heard this word before and really had no idea it's meaning was uncle.)

boeotian (be-OH-shen) — stupid; dull (I think I'd rather just say stupid.)

borborygmus (bor-bah-RIG-mes) — a rumbling noise produced by the movement of gas through the intestines (Here's a whole new way to say you've got gas...)

callipygian (kal-ah-PIJ-ee-en) — having beautifully proportioned buttocks (I don't know why but this one is hilarious.)

clatterfart (KLAT-er-fart) — a chatterer; babbler (Uh-oh...I talk a lot...)

cockalorum (kok-ah-LOR-em) — 1. a little man with an unduly high opinion of himself. 2. boastful talk; braggadocio (I like the first definition; isn't that like short-man-syndrome?)

Okay there's A - C. Perhaps there will be more to come later.

Snape, Snape, Severus Snape...

Thank you Heather for finding this...it cheers me up when I'm in a bad mood. Although Bruiser doesn't seem to like this song.

Post-It Note Atari

See, other people share my love of office supplies.

Random pictures to enjoy

1. Henry & me at Xmas 2006
2. Grant and I the day we got engaged (5.6.07)
3. Where he proposed, Grace Cathedral, San Francisco
4. Me in Vegas (yep, with Starbucks)
5. Me in front of Grace Cathedral just after getting engaged

Buh-bye two pounds!

This week I lost 2.3 pounds! I can only assume that millions of people are right and that exercise does actually contribute to weight loss. Who would have thought?

Update on the water front - I have never seen the inside of so many public restrooms (too bad for me I HATE public restrooms). I'm proud to say I'm doing a great job drinking my water every day. For the past week I've had no less than 80 ounces a day. Let's hope I can keep this up!

Oh, and a discovery of mine. You all know I'm a Starbucks addict. Recently I tried their new sugar free mocha and was incredibly...disappointed. I know, who would have thought I'd ever be disappointed in Starbucks? Not me. So you can see why I was hesitant to try Peet's sugar free mocha. However, I tried it, and I LOVE IT! I've discovered a new favorite.

I think I'm floating away

Seriously, my bladder has never been so continuously full. After failing miserably at drinking my 64 ounces of water per day, something came over me and I've been drinking copious amounts of water for the past three days. Friday I had 72 ounces; Saturday I had 96 ounces, and today I've had...144 ounces! And I've never peed so much in my life.

Just a note on my road to health. I gained a pound this week, and I was so frustrated that I went straight to the gym. I've carefully counted my points this weekend and did lots of grocery shopping for healthy foods. Tonight, in an effort to get ready for the week, I even hardboiled eggs, cut up broccoli, cooked lots of chicken and got lots of other things ready for lunches for the week. Yay!

Snow!

I went to Mom and Dad's on Saturday and as I was driving up the hill...snow! I've never driven in snow before, so it was a new experience for me. Here are a couple of pictures of the snow along their road.

Random thought for the day

When a semi breaks down and has to be towed by one of those big semi-tow trucks, does the broken down semi have to be unloaded?

I ask because I saw a semi being towed the other day, and if it takes a semi-engine to haul all that stuff in the first place, imagine the engine it takes on the tow truck to tow the broken down, fully loaded semi! And if it has to be unloaded before it can be towed, well that's a lot of work too.

Last night I fulfilled a dream...

I went to see George Strait in concert! I had an amazing time and I'm so glad I finally got to go see George. We had fantastic seats and I could see the stage at all times. He did an amazing job (I expected no less) and I hope that someday I get to see him again. I forgot my camera, but here are a couple of pictures from my phone that I took of the big screen.