Tuesday, March 29
Trunks
I'm not talking about those things that are unique to elephants. Or chests that hold treasures. Or even the things with branches and leaves, although what I'm referring to is quite similar. I'm talking about my legs! They're trunks, y'all. Linebacker legs, thunder thighs, man calves. I've got 'em, and I don't know how to lose 'em! WEG and I have been running regularly for the past month and a half or so, and while my legs are definitely firmer, they're no smaller. I need to lose some circumference. I can't stand looking in the mirror and feeling completely out of proportion. But, I have no clue what to do. Do any of you fitness buffs have good exercises for smaller legs? Whenever I lose weight, it never seems to be off the legs, so I'm at a loss for how to change this. You would think that having a solid foundation would make me less clumsy, but that's not the case either. These trunks just get in the way, and I'm sick of them!
Thursday, March 24
Not a creature found in the ocean...
Y'all, I never thought I'd say this, but I am in love with my new vacuum. Yeah, seriously, never thought praise for a vacuum cleaner would come out of my mouth. Am I becoming domestic? Scary thought, but I just might be!
For my birthday I asked all of my friends to give me gift cards to Bed, Bath, and Beyond so I could purchase a new vacuum cleaner for our house. Ours worked okay, but it was a hand-me-down from WEG's mom, and it didn't have any attachments. So, I did my research, and found out that the Shark Navigator (seen below) got glowing reviews, claiming that it was better than the $500 and $600 Dysons that I had been coveting (but was not going to purchase, mind you.)
So, yesterday afternoon I headed to B3 and purchased my new Shark Navigator. It was $149, but I had a 20% off coupon- gotta love those- bringing the cost down to $128 including tax. I walked out feeling pretty good about my purchase, especially since I have $40 in gift cards left! And, when I got home, I felt even better about my purchase. The Shark is amazing. I vacuum my house a couple times a week, but y'all! You should have seen the amount of dirt I emptied out of the new vacuum after one time through the house.
So, if you're in the market for a new vacuum, but don't want to spend the money on a top of the line, Dyson, give the Shark Navigator a whirl. I promise you won't be disappointed!!
For my birthday I asked all of my friends to give me gift cards to Bed, Bath, and Beyond so I could purchase a new vacuum cleaner for our house. Ours worked okay, but it was a hand-me-down from WEG's mom, and it didn't have any attachments. So, I did my research, and found out that the Shark Navigator (seen below) got glowing reviews, claiming that it was better than the $500 and $600 Dysons that I had been coveting (but was not going to purchase, mind you.)
So, yesterday afternoon I headed to B3 and purchased my new Shark Navigator. It was $149, but I had a 20% off coupon- gotta love those- bringing the cost down to $128 including tax. I walked out feeling pretty good about my purchase, especially since I have $40 in gift cards left! And, when I got home, I felt even better about my purchase. The Shark is amazing. I vacuum my house a couple times a week, but y'all! You should have seen the amount of dirt I emptied out of the new vacuum after one time through the house.
So, if you're in the market for a new vacuum, but don't want to spend the money on a top of the line, Dyson, give the Shark Navigator a whirl. I promise you won't be disappointed!!
And, again, thanks to all of my wonderful friends for the gift cards!
**I was not compensated for this post. I just seriously love this product and want to pass along the information to you, my readers.
Friday, March 18
Wednesday, March 16
Where is my brain?
Last night, I prepped our dinner and put it in the fridge to marinate, then turned on the oven to heat up, and WEG and I went for a run. We got back, I stuck the marinated chicken in the oven, put some rice on to steam and cooked some broccoli. 30 minutes later the timer dinged and everything was ready...or so I thought!
Apparently, I only turned the oven to bake, and I did not turn the temperature on. Therefore, our chicken sat in the oven for 30 minutes NOT COOKING! Brilliance, I tell you. Luckily the rice stayed warm and the broccoli could be reheated after the chicken cooked for another 30 minutes- this time with the oven on.
I'm not totally sure how I did not notice that there was no heat coming from the oven when I put the chicken in- WEG asked me that exact question, in fact. No clue how I managed to overlook that fact, but I surely did. Thank goodness the chicken turned out to be pretty good, so all was not lost!
But seriously, where is my brain? I've heard of pregnancy brain, but I am not pregnant, so what is my deal?!
Apparently, I only turned the oven to bake, and I did not turn the temperature on. Therefore, our chicken sat in the oven for 30 minutes NOT COOKING! Brilliance, I tell you. Luckily the rice stayed warm and the broccoli could be reheated after the chicken cooked for another 30 minutes- this time with the oven on.
I'm not totally sure how I did not notice that there was no heat coming from the oven when I put the chicken in- WEG asked me that exact question, in fact. No clue how I managed to overlook that fact, but I surely did. Thank goodness the chicken turned out to be pretty good, so all was not lost!
But seriously, where is my brain? I've heard of pregnancy brain, but I am not pregnant, so what is my deal?!
Wednesday, March 9
Embracing 29...or, Happy birthday to me!
So, I turned the big 2-9 today. I could mourn because this marks the last year of my 20's or celebrate because it marks what promises to be a momentous year for me...what, with a wedding and all. So, I've chosen to celebrate! I'll mourn when I turn 30 ;-)
Today started off with a bang- I overslept. Haha. Somehow, though, I managed to make it to work on time. Not sure how, but perhaps it was birthday luck! When I got to work, our new administrative assistant (who is FABULOUS!) had a Happy Birthday banner on my door and a cake she baked for me. Yes, I had cake for breakfast...you can do that on your birthday because I said so. The cake was a Sicilian chocolate and cheese cake. Um, one word- delicious! Then for lunch, my dad took me to Mr. Friendly's because he was in town for a physical. Again, delicious.
I am definitely not stepping on the scale for a while after all the good food I have eaten lately. And, WEG is taking me to Tsunami for dinner. Mmm.... Yeah, definitely not weighing myself any time soon!
Happy birthday to me!
Monday, March 7
Weekend Fun
What a wonderful weekend, and a great start to my birthday week!
On Friday, we headed down to Carolina Stadium to see the Carolina v. Clemson baseball game. We tailgated for a bit before going into the stadium. The outcome of the game was a Carolina victory. 6 to 3! Way to go, Gamecocks!
On Saturday, we went to Greenville, hoping to see Game 2 of the weekend series, but the rain had other plans and the game was postponed. We had lunch with my parents for my birthday at Smoke on the Water- delicious if you're ever in the Greenville area- and then WEG and I decided to make the best of it and stay in Greenville for the night since we already had a hotel reservation. We walked from our hotel down to Mast General Store and shopped around for a bit, then stopped in for a couple of beverages at Soby's. While in Soby's we heard from the bartender that the hockey game was offering a discount off tickets if you showed them your baseball ticket, so we decided to go to that game. It was a lot of fun! I may or may not have had a bit too much fun, which led to me having the hiccups not once, but twice! The second time was when we arrived back at the hotel at the end of the night. Apparently I conked out mid-hiccup...impressive, huh? Ha!
On Sunday we headed home after a deliciously greasy Waffle House breakfast and took a brief nap on the couch before I headed to the grocery store and then to dinner with my friends for my birthday. Dinner was a lot of fun. We went to the new British Bulldog Pub out on Harbison in Columbia- if you're in the area, stop by. They have British-inspired food. We had the baked brie appetizer, and then I had cottage (shepherd's) pie with mushy peas, which look like baby food, but taste so good! After dinner, my friends had brought cupcakes from Cupcake- red velvet and chocolate- and we partook in those. I needed someone to wheel me out on a stretcher after that because I seriously felt like I was in a food coma!
All in all, a great weekend besides us losing to Clemson in yesterday's baseball game- oh well, we'll get them Tuesday, I hope! I ate way too much good food over the weekend, and it doesn't look like this week my eating will improve. It's our busiest at work, which entails board meetings on Thursday and Friday and dinners on Thursday and Friday nights, with Friday night being our big Alumni Awards dinner out at Riverbanks Zoo. I'll be glad to see Saturday!
On Friday, we headed down to Carolina Stadium to see the Carolina v. Clemson baseball game. We tailgated for a bit before going into the stadium. The outcome of the game was a Carolina victory. 6 to 3! Way to go, Gamecocks!
On Saturday, we went to Greenville, hoping to see Game 2 of the weekend series, but the rain had other plans and the game was postponed. We had lunch with my parents for my birthday at Smoke on the Water- delicious if you're ever in the Greenville area- and then WEG and I decided to make the best of it and stay in Greenville for the night since we already had a hotel reservation. We walked from our hotel down to Mast General Store and shopped around for a bit, then stopped in for a couple of beverages at Soby's. While in Soby's we heard from the bartender that the hockey game was offering a discount off tickets if you showed them your baseball ticket, so we decided to go to that game. It was a lot of fun! I may or may not have had a bit too much fun, which led to me having the hiccups not once, but twice! The second time was when we arrived back at the hotel at the end of the night. Apparently I conked out mid-hiccup...impressive, huh? Ha!
On Sunday we headed home after a deliciously greasy Waffle House breakfast and took a brief nap on the couch before I headed to the grocery store and then to dinner with my friends for my birthday. Dinner was a lot of fun. We went to the new British Bulldog Pub out on Harbison in Columbia- if you're in the area, stop by. They have British-inspired food. We had the baked brie appetizer, and then I had cottage (shepherd's) pie with mushy peas, which look like baby food, but taste so good! After dinner, my friends had brought cupcakes from Cupcake- red velvet and chocolate- and we partook in those. I needed someone to wheel me out on a stretcher after that because I seriously felt like I was in a food coma!
All in all, a great weekend besides us losing to Clemson in yesterday's baseball game- oh well, we'll get them Tuesday, I hope! I ate way too much good food over the weekend, and it doesn't look like this week my eating will improve. It's our busiest at work, which entails board meetings on Thursday and Friday and dinners on Thursday and Friday nights, with Friday night being our big Alumni Awards dinner out at Riverbanks Zoo. I'll be glad to see Saturday!
Friday, March 4
The Lord giveth and taketh away
Well, the update on my friend's pregnancy is not what we had hoped for, but it's clearly what the Lord had in store for her, so he must have bigger and better plans. After going to MUSC last week for an appointment to follow up on the one at her regular doctor, my friend was told that a miscarriage was imminent. And then they sent her home to wait. She went back yesterday to MUSC to see if there was a heartbeat, and, sadly, there was not. So, she was given medicine to help her dilate do a D&E could be performed this morning. While I am so sad for her and her husband, I feel like this was the best way this could have happened so that it was natural and she was not forced to make a difficult decision she might regret for the rest of her life. I know this will take a lot of trust in God to get through this, but I am so glad this was not her first pregnancy and she has a precious son to enjoy each and every day and a reason to keep on going.
I have to admit, this has been a severe test of my faith to try and grasp the fact that God would allow something like this to happen. It's something I have struggled with these past two weeks, which I am not proud to admit.
Please continue to pray for my friend's continued strength to face this battle of life head on and come out stronger.
In other news- today is one of my favorite days of the year. Opening night of the Carolina-Clemson baseball series. I'm already sporting my garnet at work today and can't wait to get off and go straight over to the stadium for some tailgating and then the game! And I'm hoping the rain in Greenville holds off so we can go to the game there tomorrow- 4 tickets were $100- pretty steep for college baseball, and I really don't want them to go to waste!
Have a great weekend, y'all!
I have to admit, this has been a severe test of my faith to try and grasp the fact that God would allow something like this to happen. It's something I have struggled with these past two weeks, which I am not proud to admit.
Please continue to pray for my friend's continued strength to face this battle of life head on and come out stronger.
In other news- today is one of my favorite days of the year. Opening night of the Carolina-Clemson baseball series. I'm already sporting my garnet at work today and can't wait to get off and go straight over to the stadium for some tailgating and then the game! And I'm hoping the rain in Greenville holds off so we can go to the game there tomorrow- 4 tickets were $100- pretty steep for college baseball, and I really don't want them to go to waste!
Have a great weekend, y'all!
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