Showing posts with label fro yo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fro yo. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

A week of fun with a touch of "kick you in the face"

Last week was an exhausting one.  We were pretty busy but busy in a good way.  So here's a quick recap before I go into the whole "kick you in the face" part.

Work was pretty busy all week.  We were running on 1 MD for all of BMT (inpatient and outpatient) and of course all of our best laid plans were blown out of the water.  The fact that I got out alive last week is a miracle.  This week should be better.  Plus I have a half day on Friday and I only work 2 days next week because it's Noah's spring break.  Hello vacay!!!!

Saturday I did a little shopping with my mom.  I'm stoked about the dresses I got at Old Navy.  And even more stoked because I had to buy mediums!!!  It's the little things :)  I'm wearing one of them for Easter so be prepared for pictures!!!

Sundays are becoming my new favorite day.  Every Sunday morning, Noah and I get ready and head to church.  It's become our thing.  Emmy can't behave in church right now and she has NO idea how to whisper.  Definitely not the best combination for other prayerful church-goers.  It's been a wonderful experience for me to watch Noah participate in Mass and get excited to leave for children's Liturgy {they dismiss the 4-6yr olds to hear the Word on their level and to do an activity.  I used to be a Children's Liturgy leader a few years ago and it's so much fun!}.  Plus its given me the opportunity to be completely present in Mass without worrying who's saying what, who's whining, and who wants me to hold them.  I'm able to be completely aware of God's presence in my life.

Friday (sorry to jump out of order)...the Hubs got to take Noah to school for Donuts with Dad.  It's the Dad's chance to hang out with the kids at school, have breakfast, and see what they've been up to.  Noah was supposed to read something in front of everyone but he chickened out last minute.  I'm not upset that he backed out.  I'm excited that he is one of the stronger reader in PreK!  John seemed to have a good time which makes me even more excited for Mother's Day Tea in May!!!

Let's talk fro yo for a minute.  I have caught the fro yo bug big time. And it's all Becca's fault!!!  Love you friend!!!  I visited either Yogurtland or Yogurtology on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.  Yep....5 out of 7 days. Em and I went on Tuesday after having lunch with the Hubs.  Wednesday was an impromptu trip to Yogurtology with Becca and Jen after work....love those girls. Friday was on Date Night.  Saturday was a family trip, and when I say family trip I mean my family, my parents, my brother, and his girlfriend Sharon, after a great dinner together.  Sunday was a much needed therapy session with Sharon.  My wallet (and my body) doesn't enjoy my new hobby but my mental well being depends on these trips.  Spending time with my family, girl talk with friends, or talking about the tough stuff with important people, all of these things are so important to me and important to me staying sane.

Now while we're on the topic of food, this is where I got a big, fat kick in the face.  For some reason I've been HUNGRY this week.  Eating like a kid on steroids hungry (that's a lot FYI).  There was no staying on program for me.  No counting points. No tracking. No nothing.  I craved foods.  I didn't even crave foods when I was pregnant.  All I wanted was chips....I don't even like chips!!!  So needless to say, I had a VERY disappointing day at the scale.  I'm up 1.6lbs and as much as I knew I'd gain, it's so disappointing that I actually did.  And to make it worse, it reminds me how hard of a time I have with weight.  That one week full of bad food choices (fro yo will never be a bad food choice!!!) can have such horrible consequences for me.  So back to basics for this week.  It's back to writing everything down that I eat and drink.  It's back to no soda.  It's back to knowing what I'm putting in my body.  And it's back on the elliptical!!!  I'm going to need a lot of prayers sent my way so I can have a good week!!!

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Saturday, March 31, 2012

Learning to Be Friends Again

Sometimes I struggle with what to share on the blog.  I don't want to be fake but I also don't want to put out every intimate detail of my life out on the internet. But I feel like now is the time to share what's been going on lately.

I mentioned before that my life is kinda upside down right now.  Only a handful of people really know what that means.  But long story short, the Hubs and I have hit a rough patch.  Without going into detail, let's just say we're taking the time to really work on us.  As the Hubs put it, we have to learn to be friends again.

I've said it before...the Hubs is anything but romantic.  If you look up romantic in the dictionary, the Hubs is the opposite of the definition.  It's just not him.  I'm ok with that, however, every girl wants a little romance in their life.  Well the Hubs outdid himself.  He planned an entire date night that was simply amazing.  Just what the 2 of us needed.

I pulled into the driveway to find a bouquet of flowers tucked in our front door.  I came in and found flowers on our kitchen counter, on our entertainment center, on our dining room table, even in our bathroom.  The Hubs was hiding, just watching me find the flowers.
all my beautiful flowers put in vases
Then we were off to dinner.  We're so fortunate to live so close to the beach (like 10 minutes).  We headed down to Bubba Gumps (a restaurant close to our hearts...our first dinner there was on our honeymoon in Breckenridge) and had a waterfront seat.  We enjoyed our food, the views, and Coronaritas!!! {sorry for the horrible pics that follow....the Hubs's phone isn't as good as mine I guess}
very blurry picture from the Hubs's phone (I feel kinda skinny in it!)
Our Coronaritas!!!!
After dinner, we headed to fro yo (the Hubs was clearly making this night all about me!!!!)
Yogurtland is by far my fav (with Yogurtology a close second of course)
We always had plans to see Hunger Games last night but we opted to see it at our local theater instead of driving to St Pete to see it.  Plus that theater is right next to Yogurtland so it was perfect.  We bought our tickets and killed some time at Target.  {side note....I'm turning into such a girl.  I'm not one to wear makeup...like ever...but I've been trying to look cute on a daily basis now.  My Target purchases included a Transformer (for a patient), 3 nail polishes, a new eyeshadow, and makeup remover.  Who am I?} Then we were off to the movie.  The movie was awesome!  I don't want to go too much into a movie review but I was very pleased with it.  And it definitely made me want to read the second book even more.

I'm so thankful that the Hubs went out of his way to make this an amazing night for the both of us.  It meant the world to me that he tried to make it the best first date ever.  And you know what, it truly was.  It was actually better than our real first date.

Hubs.....sorry I blurted out some of our issues over the internet but I wanted everyone to know how amazing our night was.  I love you so much!!!  Here's to learning to be friends again!!!
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