I Don't Believe in Diets

Yeah...

2009-12-22T05:58:00.000-08:00

Obviously I have not been reporting in the last few days. Things have been crazy. Also the whole weight loss thing went out the window. Try avoiding celebratory pre wedding meals/treats and christmas stuff at once. You think the whole knowing I was walking down the aisle soon in front of a bunch of people would help me keep control. Nope. Not at all.

I have been so busy that I didn't have time to get my color done on my hair. I never dye my hair and havent gotten highlights for several years now. But my hair was looking dull. So I bought the box stuff last night to do it. Of course it came out a little off. So now I have to go and do it again tonight. But I also have to pack tonight, and head out to Houston because Brazil is tomorrow!

I am beyond excited for Brazil, despite the weight issues. I am getting MARRIEDDDDDDDD and get to spend time in brazil with great family and great friends. And then the week after the rest of my friends and family are coming to Austin for a reception. Yayay.

So having said that, I will not be making posts until I get back from Brazil. I will miss this, but I can't really afford internet in Brazil. hahah.

I wish you well!!

What I ate December 15 2009

2009-12-16T07:52:00.001-08:00

Breakfast: Oatmeal Squares (heaven to me)

Snack: Kashi Crackers w/ Laughing Cow Light Swiss Wedge

Lunch: Chili from San Francisco Bakery

Snack: Carrots, A TINY piece of a chocolate cake thing for dessert day at work

Dinner: Peanut Soup and a grilled sandwich with pear, gorgonzola and ham on whole wheat bread.

Exercise: None. I got no sleep the night before and then didnt have time once I got home from work. Bummer.

Odds and Ends

2009-12-14T20:20:00.001-08:00

So obviously I have not logged everything I ate over the past few days. I will start fresh tomorrow. I do have some pictures though of some things I ate in the last few days. More on that in a few minutes.

This past weekend was go go go. On Saturday mike and I spent most the day getting everything out of the apartment. We didn't finish yet but have a few more days for that.

After that I had my bacherlorette party! It was so much fun! I am so happy I know so many great ladies out here in Austin. Yaya.

We started out at a wine bar called Vino Vino. We had a great selection of wine and tapas. Also i was brought a delicious tiramisu! Mmm. And yes I did have to wear a tiara with a veil attached.

After the wine bar we went downtown to a bar where a friend our ours wa working. We hung out there for awhile then later headed out to the gingerman (an awesome bar with tasty beer). Note: if you wear a veil and a tiara downtown be prepared for a lot of random drunk people to tell you how much marriage sucks and that I am doomed. Awful right? Oh well still had a great time.

On Sunday mike and I went to breakfast then did some shopping for the reception. There I found out (over the phone) one of my best friends is engaged! Yayaya.

Later I did grocery shopping, baked biscotti, cookies and packaged up my Xmas presents. I also did some laundry and other things around the house that needed to be done.

Today was work. And then going to the apartment to pick up a few things, then target, then completed wrapping all presents. I also made a peanut soup again. Mmm.

So fun pictures. Mike has been placing this dog in funny places like this around the house. It makes me laugh for hours.

I made a mac n cheese with cream cheese, cheddar, mushrooms, ham, onions, garlic and cayenne pepper. It was pretty tasty and horrific for you.

Last night mike made me stuffed pork chops with home made apple sauce and some green beans. Amazing!!

For lunch today I got the Bianca roll from china town. Holy moly was this spicy. I went through 10 or more cups of ice water to get me through it. Boy was it tasty though!

For dinner I made peanut soup again. Pretty much veggie broth, onions, garlic, celery, carrots, sweet potato, corn, peanut butter, cayenne pepper, curry seasoning and uhh salt and what not. I absolutely am osessed with it. I made a bunch and saved it for leftovers. Mmm.

Alright off to do more wedding planning then bed. Long night again. But brazil in less than 2 weeks! Yayay.

What I ate today: December 12 2009

2009-12-12T07:59:00.001-08:00

Breakfast: ham, cheese and egg sandwich on an Arnold thin. Plus some coffee.

What I ate today: december 11 2009

2009-12-12T07:49:00.001-08:00

Breakfast: high fiber cereal

Snack: rice cakes with pb

Lunch: BBQ pork vermecilli (not very good so I didn't eat much)

Snack: carrots

Dinner: mike and I went to bj's to celebrate him being done with his second to last semester as a Grad student.

There was a pretty long wait so we got a beer. I know I am not supposed to but they have the best beer (other than 512). The staff was nice enough to give everyone waiting to be sat a snack of their tasty pizza. Nom nom nom.

When we finally sat down mike ordered spinach artichoke dip as the appetizer. I had a few chips and a few small dips. For dinner I had the BBQ chicken chopped salad with no chicken. It was very tasty. Only ate less than half though.

We got home pretty early (around 930pm) and watched basketball. I ended up falling asleep pretty early into the game. Oops.

What I ate Today: December 10th, 2009

2009-12-11T07:56:00.000-08:00

Breakfast: 2 mini muffins. Banana nut & blueberry. (work meeting)

Snack: 2 rice cakes with some PB

Lunch: peanut soup and a veggie sandwich

Snack: carrots

Dinner: Black Beans, Rice, Salsa & Laughing Cow Swss Wedge

Exercise: None. Worked too much with too little sleep.

What I ate Today: December 9th, 2009

2009-12-10T08:49:00.000-08:00

Breakfast: High Fiber Cereal that is still nameless

Snack: Kashi Crackers with Laughing Cow Light Swiss Wedge

Lunch: Chana Masala, Rice and Naan. I ate waaay too much naan. It was a bad idea. Oh well.

Snack: Frozen Yogurt. I was pretty much forced to eat it. haha. I need to learn to not give in to peer pressure. :-)

Dinner: Peanut Soup, some crackers and cheese, a cookie, wine

Dessert: a Congratulations on the House Cake

Exercise: Wii Workout

Book Club was last night and I hosted it. My peanut soup was pretty tasty to me. I had to go away from the recipe a bit because the recipe I had was sort of bland. I think it came out tasty. I want to make it again so I can eat it tonight. hahaha. If I make it again I will include my recipe. Have you made it before? Any tips?

There were a lot of goods last night, and a tasty dessert given to me (and michael) to congratulate us on the house and the whole marriage thing. haha. :-) Also a lot of wine and some prosecco that was awesome. mmm.

What I Ate Today: December 9, 2009

2009-12-09T07:51:00.001-08:00

First off, Happy Birthday to my Mom today! Yay.

Yay 3 days of working out so far this week. Well if you count Sunday. Which I probably should not. But I am still sore from Sunday, so I want to. haha. I have been doing the Wii EA Active Sports workout again. That is killer. Today included side jumps and squat jumps. My legs were shaking by the end of it. haha.

Tonight I am hosting "book club". I am going to try to make some peanut soup (spicy) and not sure what else. Perhaps a salad? I should prob figure this out soon. I forgot to clean the house last night like I had planned. oops.

I got home around 7pm, made a tasty meal, and then watched an episode of Top Chef and then Private Practice while I was blogging. Then it was almost 10 and I was dead tired. I helped Mike out with his paper anyway though. I ended up going to bed around 1045pm. Then I woke up at 545am to workout. I am tired right nowwwww. Plus I didn't drink coffee this morning.

So onto the food so far.

Breakfast: Some high fiber apple/pear/caramel cereal. (I cant remember the name of the brand, and the box was long thrown out)

Snack: Kashi Honey Seame Crackers and 1 wedge of Laughing Cow Light Swiss. Heaven.

Not Eaten Yet but Planned:

Lunch: Chana Masala with some Naan

Snack: Carrots

Dinner: Peanut Soup, Salad, Cheese, Wine

What I ate today: December 8th

2009-12-08T18:44:00.001-08:00

Breakfast: high fiber cereal with pear apple and caramel pieces

Snack: kashi crackers w laughing cow Swiss wedge

Lunch: taco deli veggie heather tacos. I got ripped off though bc they skimped on the filling. Oh well.

Snack: double non fat short caramel brûlée latte, carrots

Dinner: couscous w onions, garlic, almonds, green beans, ham and cayenne pepper (one of my favorite dishes)

Dessert: dark chocolate Hershey kisses (3)

Exercise: day 2 wii workout (still ouch)

Location:Berkeley Ave,Austin,United States

Things I ate today: December 7th 2009

2009-12-07T12:35:00.000-08:00

Back to work it is. I did not get much sleep last night so the workout will have to wait until tomorrow. Unfortunately I am super sore from yesterday's wii ea action sports workout. Squat jumps are KILLERS.

Breakfast: Caramel Apple Something or other High Fiber Cereal

Snack: Whole Wheat Ritz with Laughing Cow Light Swiss

Lunch: Avocado tacos, charro beans, side salad

Snack: Dark Chocolate PB Cup, Carrots, Non Fat Latte

Dinner: Baked potato with mushrooms, garlic, onion, ham, gorgonzola sauce and green beans cooked in some sherry

Dessert: ice cream (maybe a scoop)

Exercise: none (very sore)

Things I ate today: December 6th 2009

2009-12-07T12:31:00.000-08:00

Breakfast: Donuts (was suggested by guests) and I couldn't deny. Fortunately they were the best donuts I have ever had. They were perfectly fluffy and cake-like at the same time. Crazy right?

Lunch: Leftover Cajun Food. Delicious.

Snack: Whole wheat ritz with manchengo cheese.

Dinner: Mac n cheese with grilled mushrooms, onions, garlic and spring mix salad.

Dessert: A chocolate doughnut hole.

Exercise: Wii EA Action Sports Day 1. Ouch.

Things I ate today: December 5th 2009

2009-12-05T10:11:00.001-08:00

Today Michael and I get legally court house married. We need to do this in order for the Brazilian part to work out. Who knew there were weird laws that made you do things like this? Hahah.

Either way I am very excited and so is michael. His parents, Teddy, and Amanda are coming. Later will go out to dinner to celebrate.

So today I woke up early and got my ring cleaned. The place to clean it is at the mall so of course I looked around a bit. I found the absoulte perfect dress for new years eve there. It was originally for 70 but it had some crazy sale and I got it for only 29. Score.

Now onto the food.

Breakfast: latte

Snack: whole wheat ritz crackers with a wedge of laughing cow . (we got a pack of the cheese from costco so we have a lot!)

Michael and I did not get to eat lunch until 4pm because we got married!!! It was just the court house ordeal so we are mostly jst saying it is a formality and waiting until the big day (December 28th) before we really talk about it being real real. We did however spen yesterday enjoying being officially married!!

After the court house thing we went to Milano cafe on the south side. I would classify this place as an authentic itlaian placed mixed with galaxy cafe. Mmm and very tasty.

Lunch: I got the fettucini with a creamy tomato sauce and some sauage. I thought it would be cut up sausage but instead it was ground sausage which is entirely different. I have to admit I liked the rest of the families food much better.

We ended the meal with a latte and some dessert. The latte was perfect.

The dessert was heavenly. This was my favorite tiramisu in all of Austin, perhaps from anywhere. The apple thing was also to die for and I don't even care for apple desserts that much.

Dinner: mike and I and the fam and friends all went to evangaline cafe to celebrate. We got the oysters contraband and I got the gold something heavenly dish as the entree. The picture below is from my leftovers today. This meal was heaven.

Dessert #2: sweet potato ice cream from amy's. This was to die for as well.

I have to admit I had a few beers last night even though I wasn't supposed to. Oh well. I got legally married today so who cares?!

I will have the wedding take 1 pictures up soon. Note: I did not wear the wedding dress. I am saving that until the 28th!

Things Ate Today: December 2, 2009

2009-12-04T07:31:00.001-08:00

Note: I will be updating this throughout the day. This is in case you read this in the morning and think it is all I ate ALL day and tell me I have an eating disorder or something.

Breakfast: Kashi Cinnamon Harvest Shredded Wheat Type things & a Non Fat Grande Iced Latte

Snack: someone brought in donuts and I was weak. I had one glazed one. ugh.

Lunch: I ate at triumph cafe and got the vermicelli with curry tofu and veggies. It was perfect for the cold day. It even started to snow shortly after that!!

Snack: whole wheat crackers with laughing cow cheese

Dinner: bean and cheese tostada from la posada with some chips, rice and a Mexican martini.

Dessert: milano cookie

Things Ate Today: December 3, 2009

2009-12-03T07:46:00.001-08:00

Note: I will be updating this throughout the day. This is in case you read this in the morning and think it is all I ate ALL day and tell me I have an eating disorder or something.

Breakfast: I had a meeting this morning, and I had to bring something for it. The meeting was at 745am, and I was not going to wake up before 5am to make something. So I bought something at central market last night for it. It was a chocolate babka (which is essentially bread with some chocolate and walnuts. It was very tasty, but I got no shot of it. Oops.

Snack: Kashi Pumpkin Spice Granola Bar

Lunch: Veggie Wrap and Mac n Cheese from Galaxy Cafe

Snack: iced grande non fat latte

Dinner: home made chili with some fritos of course

Dessert: pumpkin cheesecake

Things Ate Today: December 2, 2009

2009-12-02T06:34:00.001-08:00

Note: I will be updating this throughout the day. This is in case you read this in the morning and think it is all I ate ALL day and tell me I have an eating disorder or something.

I did not make it to the gym this morning. Mostly because I couldn't get to bed until around 1130pm, and at 530am I was tooo tired. I won't be able to work out tonight so that is kind of a bummer. But oh well. Last night I didnt get home until 7pm, then didnt eat dinner until 745, then spent 1.5 hours on the phone with linksys trying to figure out the freaking internet. GAH. But now it is fixed and I am an expert at it again.

So I am going to continue my lists of eats today. Not everything will be in pictures this month, but I will still list it. How do you like this format? Would you rather me just do seperate posts?

Breakfast: Kashi Cinnamon Harvest Shredded Wheat Type things.

Snack: whole wheat ritz crackers and a laughing cow wedge (total cals only 115). I promise to switch thing up at lunch. My mornings tend to be boring.

Lunch: it was a catered lunch this week of pizza. I had a salad an 2 slices of pizza. One was ham and pineapple and the other was mushroom. Then I had a bite of some tiramisu. Not the best lunch but it could have been worse. Only got a pic of the cake though.

Afternoon Snacks: Fun Size pack of M&Ms, Cherry Tomatoes, and Smart Food Popcorn (5 grams of fiber and tasty and 100 cals)

After eating the pizza I got the intense hunger again, where my stomach began to burn, and I felt dizzy, and irritable. It was awful again. It must have something to do with greasy food I think. Anyone else ever feel like this??

Dinner: Tonight I had book club with a few friends. I had some tasty cheese, wine, beer bread and a delicious butternut squash and apple soup. Also a salad with some walnuts. It was VERY tasty. A bit indulgent, but very tasty.

Things Ate Today: December 1, 2009

2009-12-01T06:00:00.000-08:00

Note: I will be updating this throughout the day. This is in case you read this in the morning and think it is all I ate ALL day and tell me I have an eating disorder or something,

Breakfast: kashi cinnamon harvest cereal (dry)

Snack: whole wheat ritz with laughing cow swiss light wedge (minus one cracker, a coworker stole one without asking right after I took the picture) haha

Lunch: 1/2 California blt with cup of chili from San Francisco bakery and cafe

Afternoon snack: kashi pumpkin flax seed granola bar & mini bell peppers

I left for work at 630am and then didn't get home until 7pm. I was beat. So when I finally got around to getting dinner together I went for an option I knew would be fast, easy and tasty. I thought it might bore you though because I had it very recently but after a long day I was out of ideas. I hope you understand.

Dinner: mashed potato taco with mixed salad and pico de gallo. As well as a salad with laughing cow wedge, walnuts and cranberry sauce.

This is one of my favorite meals right now. Perfect combo of sweet and salty and spicy. Mmm.

So, in other news Michael and I got our marriage license today!! Yayay. We are going to get court house married either this weekend or next. Then we can have the Brazilian one all legal an awesome. We are getting registered there so we had to do it this way. Works perfect for me

Tomorrow I am waking up early to go to the gym even though it will be very cold (low 40s or 30s) which is only a problem because I have to walk to the gym. Haha. I can suck it up though!

The food logging was not hard at all today. It did keep me from grabbing a fun size pack of m&ms today. That counts for something right?

How did you like this format today?

Brazil Preparation

2009-12-01T05:58:00.000-08:00

I am going to make some rules for myself, only because I know it will make me feel more in control with this whole losing weight thing before I have to wear a bathing suit in front of people and a wedding dress.

Before Brazil Rules:
No Beer (wine is allowed, but only 1 -2 glasses at MOST)
No Burgers
No Fries
No Chips
Each snack has to have at least SOME fiber in it
A baggie of veggies a day
Workout 4 times a week (at min)
Report all Food Ate on Blog Daily

Any other suggestions for things to cut out for a month? (I refuse to cut out sugar, carbs, or CHEESE but will try to keep these to a minimum.

A Little Better So Far

2009-11-29T13:30:00.001-08:00

Good news, my intense voracious appetite is gone. And just so you know it is not really true hunger, but it feels like it. It is some over abundance of acid in my tummy that really messes with me. I went to bed early last night just to avoid it. It gave me *hangry* like symptoms.

For breakfast this morning I made something new from cooking light. I made their potato apple latkes. I changed their recipe up a bit but not too much. It was essentially graded potatoes, apples, some flour and an egg (they did not suggest egg and that was crazy to me). I served it with some light sour cream and apple sauce and an egg.

This was a great breakfast. Maybe not the healthiest but it is better than if mike and I had gone out to breakfast. Speaking of which, we have not eaten out since Wednesday night. Yay.

After breakfast I went to my apartment to get a few other things left behind. After that I went to the mall. Mike and I are getting license married on Friday so I wanted a cute dress. In order to get married in Brazil we need our marriage license and what not from the states.

So onto shopping. I got an adorable coat for really cheap. Then got a cute dress, cardigan and necklace for Friday. Some teeny bopper helped pick it out for me and it actually ended up being really cute! Also note while at the mall I walked a lot and as fast as I could walk past people. I think it counts as *some* cardio.

For lunch I had 2 leftover latkes with a tiny bit of light sour cream and cranberry sauce. I also had a ham sandwich. Yum.

In a few minutes I am going to head to the gym. I am going to do day 2 of the c25k thing. It motivates me at least. Not sure about weights though because I am sore from yesterday.

The rest of my day will consist of being sad that I don't have tomorrow off, building some bathroom furniture from ikea, and coming up with a fun dinner tonight that includes our leftovers. :-)

I ate too much today

2009-11-28T17:12:00.001-08:00

Things I ate today:
•Ab and banana and honey sandwich on Arnold thin
•Salad with cranberry sauce and walnuts and laughing cow light
•mac n cheese with ham
•random cheese samples at central market
•whole wheat ritz crackers w jalepenos cheese and walnuts
•mashed potato tostada with pico de gallo w lettuce
•salad w pico and laughing cow (2)

When will it stop? It needs to stop now.

Here is a picture of my mashed potato tostada. Mmm.

Yummy Leftovers

2009-11-28T15:26:00.000-08:00

In the last few days I have had a voracious appetite. Not the best time to have this with all this crazy amount of food in my house. At least I have been eating all my food from home though.

For breakfast today I had an arnold thin with some almond butter, honey and banana slices. I grilled it so everything was all warm and gooshy. Mmm.

I spent my morning going to the farmers market to pick up some local coffee beans. After that mike and I went to lowes and bought a lawn mower. Now I really feel old. Haha.

For lunch I made a salad topped with cranberry sauce, a laughing cow light Swiss cheese triangle, and some walnuts. This was absolutely spectacular.

The second part of my meal was some leftover mac n cheese with some slices of ham. Mmm.

After lunch mike and I went to see The Fantastic Mr Fox. Although it was nit my gave Wes Anderson flick it was one of my gave animated movies. Yay.

After that we went to central market to pick up a few small items. Then I went to the gym. I did the first day of the c25k program from an iPhone app. After that I did some weights. Now I am trying to scare away my hunger with some unpacking.

I seriously cannot get rid of my hunger. I hate when this happens. Even veggies and lots if water is not helping. What do you do when this happens to you?

Thanksgiving Success

2009-11-27T17:28:00.000-08:00

For our first time hosting thanksgiving I think Mike and I did pretty well.

We started out with the turkey. Mike's aunt helped us start it out by taking care of the insides. She also made the turkey do a little dance for us. Haha.

For the turkey we rubbed it with olive oil, salt, pepper, chopped fresh Rosemary and stuffed it with a ton of garlic.

We also had a honey baked ham which was to die for. Mmmm.

We of course had some mashed potatoes. I think mike and I are pretty close to perfecting those. We added some grilled onions, garlic, chives, cream cheese, butter, veggie broth and some bacon. We also topped it with some cheese on top that didn't end up melting. Oops.

We made a green bean dish that was mostly based off a cooking light recipe. It started off with some butter, fresh green beans, grilled onions, garlic and mushrooms. I also added some bacon pieces, fresh thyme and dry sherry. Mmm. I forgot to take it's photo though. Other forgotten photo dishes include crossaints and ham. Also the gravy which mikes mom made that was tasty.

The stuffing was pretty easy and tasty. I used some box kind of stuffing, then added celery, onions, garlic, veggie broth and sliced green apples.

One of my favorite family dishes includes the yam casserole. I started with two cans of yams. Then added cherry pie filling, apple pie filling, chopped walnuts and a little brown sugar. Of course some mashmallows on top too.

Mike made a pumpkin cheesecake pie based off a Paula dean recipe. Of course it was amazing.

We also had a Brazilian dessert made by mikes aunt. It included Brazilian chocolates and lots of sweet condensed milk (as well as other ingredients too) It was very tasty!

We have a ton of leftovers and I am already thinking of ideas to make meals with them.

For breakfast I made scrambled eggs with grilled onions, garlic, mushrooms and ham. Mmm.

For lunch I had my traditional turkey sandwich with miracle whip and yellow mustard. I plan on making sandwiches with different variations of sauces this week.

For dinner I had some mac n cheese with my leftover green bean dish. Mmm. I had been craving ma n cheese for awhile and hope i got rid of it with this meal.

Other leftover ideas include brown fried rice with ham and veggies, turkey with black beans and rice, bean soup with ham, turkey chili with cornbread, and potato tacos. Mmm.

Tomorrow includes a hike at the greenbelt, a new lawnmower and lots of unpacking. Today involved lots of much needed relaxation!

What a weekend!

2009-11-22T19:57:00.001-08:00

Wow this was definitely a jammed packed weekend. On Friday I went with mike to evangaline cafe on Brodie. It is a Cajun restaurant. I have never had Cajun food before (why??) and it was absolutely amazing. the restaurant was very austin. It was low key, kitchy and delicious. I got the oyster contraband to share with mike. It was some fried clams with some sauce and other delicious things. My main meal was the bean and rice. It was slightly spicy and very tasty.

After dinner mike and I went to walmart to see if they had any thanksgiving tablecloths yet. They did not. I settled for a cream colored one. Much cheaper than bed bath and beyond.

On Saturday mike and I woke up early and went to Ikea. We needed a few things as well as a few ideas to fix up out place. We ended up spending a lot more than we intended but got some great finds. I got some much needde bathroom storage cabinets. We got a coffee table. Also curtains, sheets and duvet covers. Also some other random items that were needed. We held back on some awesome lighting but are still dreaming about them. Haha.

Below are the curtains we got that I also hemmed. :-)

After that I went to our apartment to pick up a few things we needed. Then central market for some thanksgiving decor. I decided on just using different types of squash to make a center piece.

After that I went to target and got some other stuff we needed as well as michaels to get some stuff to hem the curtains.

I then hemmed the curtains, put them up, decorated the table and did some other random things. After that mike and I met up with Amanda to watch Paranormal Activity. Oh Lordy that was terrifying. Mike even admitted that it was scary.

Today (Sunday) i woke up early again too. I went to best buy with mike and bought a new tv. We had some tiny 20 inch tv that i got back in 2006 when it was not at it's prime. It looked absolutely silly in our big living room. We got a great deal on a samsung 32 inch tv and are in live with it. You can see it below with the latest episode of californication playing.

We then went to costco to get some things we needed for thanksgiving dinner. Unfortunately we have to go back bc Texas is lame and wont let you buy beer on Sunday before 12. I guess that is my reward for waking up early? No beer at super cheap prices. Boo.

After that I got the rest of what we needed from Heb. Fortunately that was much cheaper than I thought it would be.

Then I unpacked, and ate a delicious sandwich with laughing cow Swiss cheese, ham and jalepenos. Mmm.

I also sent out some additional wedding invites, and some thank you cards. Then did the paint touch ups in the guest room. I will make sure to show you the final results when it is done. I even have before photos. Yay.

Then I did some laundry, cleaned up the kitchen and unpacked a few more things. For dinner I made mashed potato tacos with beans on the side. I was trying to perfect the potatoes for Thursday. The tacos were pure heaven. Still dreaming about them.

Now it is time to rest up because I need to wake up early to hit the gym in the morning before work.

Work tomorrow should actually be more relaxing than my weekend. Funny. Hahhaha. Don't get me wrong though I am incredibly excited for how the house is coming along and for hosting thanksgiving. If I am not at my moms for thanksgiving , hosting it is second best! Yaya.

I hope your weekend went well!

Still No Hot Water -- So Gym It Is

2009-11-18T09:48:00.001-08:00

So still no hot water. Not until Thursday. This means I went to the gym this morning to workout so I could take a shower at their place. I love the short walk to the gym. it is incredible. Unfortunately there is a Mexican food place and a Starbucks in the same shopping center which is tempting. ahhaha. I have resisted both days though.

Tomorrow I have an early morning meeting (8am) that I have to be on time for. I think I am just going to go to work without a shower tomorrow and take one at night when the shower should be in working order. Let's hope that works out. Otherwise I would have to get up at 530am and I am not sure I am that motivated. haha. Maybe I will be when I wake up tomorrow and feel gross. haha.

So one thing that also is a bummer with the lack of hot water and no stove, is the fact that the heater also does not work without gas. Didn't think about that until last night when it was 60 degrees or less in my HOUSE. Of course the cold front happens right when I have no hot water right?

Note: when I walked to the gym today it was 40 degrees, and when I walked back with WET HAIR it was only 46 degress. That gets me extra hardcore points right? hhahaha.

Also our internet works, just my wireless internet does not work. I think I need a new wireless router. Ours stopped working correctly after some power surge we had a few months ago. Someone at work said he could give me his since he got a new one. I might just do that, because I do not have an extra $60 laying around.

We are completing our order for wood laminate for the house. I am super excited. Also Dean (Mike's dad) painted our living room yesterday (a dark gray) and it looks spectacular. I am super excited to see everything else done. I hope to help out sometime this week. Yayaya.

The pups love the new place. They wear themselves out every day now. They spend their days barking at squirrels, other dogs, etc. They need to learn to calm down a bit, but not sure it is within their genes.

On the food front, eating is going alright. I am trying brown rice out again today with a lunch order from work. Hopefully I am not sick the rest of the day.

I left the scale at my apartment and so have no idea how much I weigh. Strange for me.

I have to drop by the apartment tonight to get a few jackets I left behind, my wedding invitations and some other random things. This will be AFTER we complete the purchase of the laminate flooring tonight.

Tonight is going to be nuts. But I can do it.

I think today is going to be a day where I need to create a list for myself. Otherwise I will go nuts. haha.

Have a good one!

Moving Updates: Brrr

2009-11-17T07:44:00.001-08:00

I am all moved in, extra for a few small things left at the apartment still.

The move went really smoothly with all the extra help I had. Thanks again Dean, Diva, Teddy, Amanda and Daniel! Yaya. It is greatly appreciated!!

The only snag so far is that I did not realize that in Texas you have to sign up for gas from a different company than the energy company. In California it was just one company and one bill. Or that is how I remember it at least. So I did not transfer service for gas, and it was turned off. So now I have no hot water or use of a stove until Thursday. Ooops. Thankfully Dean will be there on Thursday for when the gas company comes over! and when Time Warner comes over today. YAYAY.

So funny story on how I found out the hot water was not working. On moving day, Mike thought it was a great idea to get our dogs a haircut so they would be out of our hair. It worked out pretty well. So we got our cute little white dogs home, perfectly clean. We showed them there new backyard, and OF COURSE the first thing they do is find the only mud patch in the yard and rub all in it. They came back looking spotted. So of course I had to give them a bath. The water was not getting hot. Then I was thinking back to how our stove wasn't turning on either when we attempted. We thought a pilot light was just out and forgot about it. And then I realized, NO HOT WATER, because NO GAS. AHHH. Then thanks to twitter I figured it all out. Needless to say the dogs got a VERY cold bath.

I ended up going to the gym this morning to avoid a cold shower at home. My gym is literally a 5 minute WALK away, so that is perfect. So I walked there this morning (when it was only 40 degrees!!) and did a little elliptical action for 30 minutes. Then I took a shower there, and went home to do the make up and hair dryer action. It all worked out very well. I am going to have to do that tomorrow and Thursday as well. Glad this situation is forcing me to go to the gym and realize that it is not so bad waking up early and going there. It really was nice this morning.

Dean and Mike are starting to paint our walls today! I am so excited we chsoe some great colors. I will have to take pictures and show you. We have a lot of customization we want to do on it. Yaya.

I will have more details later this week. In the mean time, my meals might be boring at night since I cannot use a stove. haha.

We Have a House

2009-11-10T20:17:00.001-08:00

I know I already said this yesterday but I have to keep repeating it to believe it. I picked up the keys today and mike and I stopped by with the pups in tow. We brought a box of glasses given to us from my friend Molly. Yay. The dogs loved it and they both fit through the doggie door. Adorable!

After a long day, I finally got back to the apartment around 9pm. I hadn't eaten dinner yet so I just through a ready made Indian meal together. It was pretty tasty.

For a sneak preview of the house I will show some photos. Also we do not have any front of the house photos yet for some reason.

Obviously the grass needs to be handled but how cute are those chairs out there?

This is our cute little shed. It us air conditioned and has a freezer in it and lots of storage space. Also it is actually clean inside. I always imagine them to be dirty and filled with bugs and lawn mowers. Haha.

This is what will be the guest bedroom. I love the built in book shelves! Not sure about the curtain yet but no worries.

This is an awful photo (meaning camera did not do a good job) of the living room. I live the fireplace.

And for whatever reason I took a photo of the front door for you.

We will be taking out the carpet and putting in wood paneling. We will also paint the walls some fun colors.

If you get some sort of inspiration from these let me know. Any of you out there good at design??

Now it is time to thank dean and diva for making this all possible!! Thank you for your help with this and through this! It means the world to me.

Now I need to get to packing. First box tonight? Only worked 12 hours today and only got a few hours of sleep. No big deal right? Haha.

Have a good one!