Nifty Fifty

I've spent my weekend on the couch sleeping. It was a rough Friday night. But I did want to share some good news. On Saturday I hit a big milestone. I have officially lost 50 lbs! Yay!
More soon....Hope you had a great weekend!

Full of Croc.

Happy Father's Day to the greatest Dad ever! I absolutely love this picture of him (he'll probably hate it) but it was Christmas morning a few years ago and he was being a goof ball with Gabby. He was probably mocking me about something--hence the look. I went over to see him today--it was fun. I hope you had a good day, Dad! Since I posted about my new toy yesterday, I have spent a lot of time on the phone with Verizon technical support. First I couldn't make calls. And tonight I couldn't get on the browser. But it all seems to be working fine now and they've (technical support) assured me that I won't have to speak to them everyday.

Also in my excitement about my BlackBerry (to be known as the GreenBerry from this point forward) I didn't get to tell you all about another purchase yesterday. This is big for me.

I actually spent money on Crocs. Yes, you read that right. Crocs. I normally hate everything that Crocs stand for. I don't think they are cute or redeeming in any way. BUT, my assumptions were challenged when I found these. (My friend, Alisha has them and I liked them on her but had forgotten about them until I saw them in the store yesterday.) I tried them on (with a roll of my eyes) and then all of my judgement was silenced because they are REALLY comfortable and cute on. I actually can't wait to wear them this week. I still refuse the traditional style Crocs, but at least I am trying the brand. :)

I think I'm going to head to bed so I can get up early and be really productive. I hope you all had a great weekend.

Happy Father's Day to my Dad!

My New Friend

Yes, I'm a slacker. Yes, I have a million things I want to post about. Yes, I feel like I've neglected reading others blogs.

BUT I have to post this because it's fun. Today has been really rainy. Like annoying rainy. So I spent the day running around doing some errands after I cleaned out some drawers and watched Revolutionary Road (totally depressing, btw). I went to dinner with Alisha and Dan and then Alisha and I headed over to Verizon. I was going to attempt to whine my way into a new phone. It worked and I finally got the object of my desire. A BlackBerry. Yes, it's true. So it can rain all it wants. I'll be spending my Saturday night in with my new little friend. :)

Happy Saturday!

Back to Reality

It's Monday at lunch time and I was just thinking about what a wonderful and relaxing weekend I had. I can't say I did anything terribly exciting but that's what made it wonderful. I'm a really social person and I spend a majority of my days talking and interacting with people. Sometimes it's nice to spend some quality time alone. And it's just what I needed. I've been so bijigitty lately (about things I can't control) that I needed a good time out to really snap back to reality.

Friday: Took a LONG walk, cleaned my apartment, did laundry and went to bed early.

Saturday: Walk, WW meeting, napped, cleaned out some dresser drawers, went to the mall, tanning, fell asleep watching a movie.

Sunday: Took an extra long walk with Jill, had some lunch, went to the store for a few groceries and came home to realize that it was a perfect day to sit outside. I spread out a big blanket, grabbed a stack of magazines, my iced coffee and my iPod and settled in for hours of uninterrupted bliss in the sun. It was fantastic--once I realized the only thing that would make this better was for me to have a beach chair. I ran to Walgreen's to get one immediately. I was sad when my day on the "beach" was over.

And today I was excited to wake up and start a new week. I think this weekend really helped put things back into perspective and to motivate me to face some stuff I need to face (the apartment search) and to stop getting bijiggity over my crushes. I guess all it took was some reflection and quiet time.

On a different note, I finally got to see Weeds Season 4. I have one more disc to go and I can't wait to get it tomorrow. I love this show--it's so compelling. I never thought a show about a pot dealing mom would be interesting, but it is. If you haven't seen it, I recommend it.

What was the best thing about your weekend?

Clippings

I've mentioned before how much I like magazines. I think it's fun to see how clothes are displayed and featured in the pages of those magazines. I keep a binder handy so I can clip things I see. I've done this for years and I've always found it to be a fun hobby. It's not that I'm going to run out and buy what I clip out, but I like to keep it handy. Just in case. Mostly, I think I just like to admire how clothes tell a story and set a mood. I'm hardly a fashionista but I really appreciate clothes and find it fun to look at them in the glossy pages that I subscribe to each month.

Well, today I got the July issue of Marie Claire and found this cute little Kate Spade dress featured. I LOVE it! (I'm completely ignoring the $355 price tag). It's so adorable. I really wish I had the budget to support this...and that I had a fun occasion to wear it to. Sigh...someday.

For now I'm going to get in my nightgown and get into bed. I have to be up early for the last freshmen orientation session of the summer. Yay!

Distraction

I'm the worst blogger ever lately. Thanks for your book suggestions. I will be posting my book list soon. I have been wanting to update every day but I'm REALLY distracted with some stuff right now and I haven't had anything fun to write about. I can't seem to concentrate. On anything. It's highly annoying.

I'm also in serious avoidance about some stuff I need to do. Namely, finding a new place to live. I've wanted a new apartment for a LONG time but now I'm not quite as excited about it as I once was. And every day I wake up with intentions to focus, but then I get distracted by random other things. Does this ever happen to you?

Meet my new distraction tonight:My friend Alisha gave me the Bumpit for watching her cat while she was away. . I've been fascinated by the infomercial since I first saw it. Thanks so much, Alisha. You are so thoughtful and you know what I like! :)

Here is my first attempt to use the Bumpit with the headband. It's definitely fun! And for the record, I really miss my camera. (This was taken with my phone). I guess I'll focus on real stuff tomorrow. After all, I need big hair to find a new place to live, right?

Have a great night!

Summer Reading

I'm trying to get my summer life in order and the first day of June seems like a good day to make my summer reading list.

I need suggestions.

What have you read recently that you recommend?

Points of Interest

I am still here. I just don't have anything interesting this week. Unless you consider the following things interesting:

1. Going out like a rock star last Saturday night and posting a facebook status message that I was engaged (I'm most definitely NOT) and even sporting a faux ring to the bars.

2. Breaking my camera because I dropped it on the dance floor while celebrating my "engagement" (boo. hiss)

3. The students graduating and leaving campus for the summer.

4. Saving $18 at Walgreen's because I had great coupons for beauty supply items.

5. Scoring a copy of the NEW Dave Matthews Band CD a week early.

6. Attending Sam's 3rd Birthday party last Sunday. He's so cute, he makes my heart hurt. And the Batman theme was super cute, too.

7. Going out for ice cream for the first time this summer.

It's hardly rivoting material but that's what's been up in my world. It takes me a bit to get used to my new summer routine every year so I've just been lazy.

I hope you all have a great weekend!

Thursday Thoughts

This is what I've been doing at night after work. Going on walks here: Then I've come home to make dinner, clean up the apartment and just relax. I promise I won't keep writing about leaving work at 5 pm but the first week of having a "normal" schedule again is always so refreshing.

I do have a busy weekend ahead though with graduation, a birthday party, a farewell gathering and Memorial Day. I'm really looking forward to it.

In other news, I just got this book. Hungry Girl 200 under 200. I need to try new snacks to bring to the summer festivities that are sure to happen. There seem to be a lot of good recipes. I'll let you know what I find.Last but not least, please keep my grandpa in your thoughts & prayers. He is having surgery today (from what I understand) because he fell and broke his hip yesterday. I really wish I lived closer.

I hope you are all having a good day....

Working 9-5

It's Monday and it's officially finals week here at the HC. This is good for me because I'm not really supposed to schedule meetings with students during exams so I am kind of in early summer mode. This translates to actually being able to do quiet projects at my desk without interruption. But more importantly--to leave at 5 pm like everyone else on campus. I don't have any meetings after 5 pm until September. It's glorious! I love my students and love what I do but I savor these few months of the year when I can mentally check out at 5 pm. Yay!

I had a nice weekend. It was really low key. I spent Friday night in watching TV and giving myself a manicure/pedicure (I even busted out the foot spa). It was lovely. I intended to drink some champagne (of the pink variety) but never quite got there. It's just as well because I saved some myself some calories. On Saturday I weighed in 2.6 lbs. lighter (my total now is 43 lbs). The rest of Saturday was very quiet. The weather was really humid and cloudy so I spent most of it laying around trying to avoid anything productive. I finally got around to primping so I could go out to dinner and then out to a bar to hang out with my friend Cristina. It was a good night--except for the downpour that caused my hair to frizz to the extreme. I guess you gotta take the good with the bad, right? :)

I did manage to stop by my favorite little country store to check out the new stuff. I found this really cute little tree thing. I'm not sure how I'm going to display it just yet but I really thought it would be cute with some red berries or some white lights. I'm going to play around with it still.

And I decided to finally do something with this pitcher that I picked up at a thrift store for a few dollars. Add some berries and put it on the baker's rack. Cuteness.

Sunday was nice--went to brunch with some students I supervise for the final "meeting" and then I promptly came home and watched "W" and Slumdog Millionaire while working on a craft project. Throw in some grocery shopping, a nap and a nice walk and I had a great day. I was glad for the relaxation because last night was an event we call "Breakfast of Champions" that takes place each semester (the night before Finals begin) The students come to the dining hall at 11 pm and faculty/staff volunteers serve them breakfast as a study break. It's a fun event for them and for us.

Here is a picture of the bacon that's prepared for the event. Gross, right? It makes me laugh.

So that's what my life has been for the last few days. And just think--this is only the beginning of my free time. Stay tuned to see how I'll occupy my evenings sans meetings.

Happy Monday!