Journey back to ME!!- I'm getting bugged!!

[toystoryduo]

Hi Julie,

How is your weekend going so far? I hope you have some Julie-time this weekend!

I think you should do something special to celebrate your 25th anniversary! In 1996, my parents celebrated their 25th, my grandparents celebrated their 50th, and my DH and I got married. We had parties for each of the anniversaries as my parents/grandparents preferred that to traveling. Maybe you and your DH could go somewhere (just the 2 of you!) and relax and celebrate.

Have a wonderful Sunday!

 

[goldcupmom]

Is it REALLY Sunday night already??

Saturday came and went way too fast. Up early, did a few things around the house then took DD to the mall to find a shirt for Choir and a onesie for Mia that she hopefully can't crawl out of. No breakfast. DD and I went to Zios for lunch. Had italian shrimp salad(10) and the crust of some bread(2)

Dropped DD at a friends to go to a college BB game then a movie.

I had turkey(2) mid afternoon, then the cookie dough attacked(6) Later had ff chz and baked blue tortilla chips(4) so was 2 over.

Saturday morning weight 182.4, Sunday 184.5 - WRONG direction!!

DS16's cycle is advertised for sale. Had 3 calls, 1 looker - Dad wanted it but DD said it wasn't "girly" enough and it looked like a guys bike. Oh well, I haven't seen a girly looking crotch rocket. It gets 60 mpg so I imagine it will sell.

Today has been laundry and general pick up. I was up at 6, but everyone else slept til 10. I made a big breakfast. I had egg beaters(1), veggie sausage(2), lt em(1), jelly(1), potatoes(1). Then the cookie dough attacked again(4). Dinner was a wrap with the new whole grain mission wraps(5) and now I"m having my sfff choc ice crm w/ berries & sfff whipcream(3). Mid afternoon I had a sm bag of baked lays(2) w/ ff cott chz as dip(1). So I have 3 pts left, but won't likely use them.

Other than a 15 min walk Sat, no exercise except a kazillion trips up and down the stairs.

Made almost 80 oz water Sat & today I've had 32 water, 64 sf decaf tea and I'm working on the next 32 water. Plus 1 cf diet coke.

 

[AmyBeth68]

Julie,

You really are doing great ! I truly hope your DH comes around as you deserve a wonderful trip for your 25th!!! Life gets crazy...especially as a parent with busy kids! It's hard to have to say no to the kids....but it's TOTALLY understandable. That's a lot of money for both the fencing camp and the S.W. career camp. Here's hoping all works out well for you!!! Hang in there.

 

[eeyore25]

Hi Julie,

I too hope your DH comes around and you two can do something special next year for your anniversary! Keeing my fingers crossed for you!

You are doing great....those steps count as exercise.....

Hope your son's eyes get to feeling better.

Have a great day!

 

[ScoJo15]

Julie - I agree...every step counts!! Hang in there and don't give up!! You've got a pretty busy life with all of the activities!! Tell your husband that he HAS to do something for the 25th. Sure most are hallmark holidays, but not your 25th Anniversary! Could he be setting you up for a big surprise?

Have a good week!

 

[Jane E.]

You've a very brave woman to buy 14 packages of cc cookie dough! I would be in those packages so fast it would make your head spin. I can't keep anything even slightly tempting in the house or I'm a goner.

Congrats on next years' 25th wedding anniversary! What if you planned something and then told your husband about it? If I ask my dh half the time he'll say no. If I plan it we always go. My dh hates the thought of planning, paying & figuring out how to get there.

On our 25th we went to Vegas. We ended up taking both of our sons with us. I didn't trust a 16 and a 19 year old home alone for almost 5 days. We got them a separate room and sent them on a Grand Canyon trip. Its a trip we'll always remember. For our 26th we went to Victoria & Alberts for a dinner we'll never forget! That place is awesome but then again we like to eat. We had a room at PO Riverside. We were only there for two days but I think I enjoyed my 26th more than my 25th. WE've also done Cirque and Wolfgang Pucks for an anniversary. Have fun planning, and I hope you're able to get him enthused about going!

 

[goldcupmom]

Thanks for stopping by, all!

I'm trying to plot & plan for the 25th, but DH is every inch and ounce an Engineer and becoming SO stodgy like his very british father was. Time will tell......

Is he planning something....NOT a chance! LOL!! He is one of the guys shopping in the mall when it closes on Christmas Eve, and then only if I've given him a detailed list of what where what shelf how much, etc. Or if he drags DD and she has an idea. I'm trying to train my DSs better, but I think it's Genetic. My FIL for my MIL birthday a few months before he passed away from Parkinson's, bought MIL a XXX video for her Birthday and gave it to her at a dinner her pastor & family were having for her. Totally out of character for him and very odd. He had not bought her a gift in over 10 years! (but it did make her and everyone else laugh!!)

Anything we do will likely have to include taking DD and DS16 with us and will have to wait until after D16 graduation & school is out. I'm not comfortable leaving either of them home as DS16 rides a cycle and DD is just plain needy much of the time.

So on to today.... Scale is 184.3 - SO SLOW to come down from the mystery weight. Sigh..... Had Kashi, yogurt & berries for breakfast(4) done w/ 32 oz cfsf tea.

I'm way overtired and I'd love a nap, but I'm going to make it to the gym instead. I did the ab tape this morning - 7 min, but it's 200 total of 10 different type crunches. It HURTS!!

Off to get a few things done so I can make the gym.

Happy Monday Everybody! It's almost MAY!! Can you believe it???

 

[goldcupmom]

Made it to the gym - finally. Did 10 min on the stair machine that's like real stairs - 'bout killed me - .6 miles. Then did 30 on the bike and 63 min of weights - added some reps. I will be sore tomorrow as I haven't been in over a week.

VW called and I can get the bug tonight - YEah!!! Now I hope it makes it more than 2 weeks before having to go back.

Had junk food earlier that I'm calling 'lunch' - 2 - 2pt bars(4), a 'twinkie'(2) and some baked chips (2). That leaves me 12 and dinner will be better .

I've had my other 32 oz cfsf tea and 32 oz water, so 96 so far today. I can tell the weather is warmer and is drying out even more here.

Off to pick up DS19 at work, bring him home, then get DD at school. Then MAYBE I'll make it to get my bug.

 

[goldcupmom]

Bug is back!! YIPPEE!!!!

Dinner is 2 veggie patties(2) sm baked potato(1) w/ a smidge of butter & ff sc(2). Leaves me 6 pts.

 

[toystoryduo]

Yeah!! The BUG is back!!!

Way to go getting to the gym today! I hope you were able to get in some rest and relaxation too.

Have a great Tuesday!

 

[eeyore25]

Hi There,

Congrats on getting the bug back!!!! Yippiee

Way to go on making it to the gym!!!

You are doing a great job...keep up the good work!

 

[goldcupmom]

Where did yesterday go? Who took it?

Took DD to school, came home and worked some on Ebay, then had to take DS16 to get his cell phone fixed, ran to Costco. 5 hours later we made it home. I did the WATP 5 mile late afternoon, but got it done.

Food was not great as we were out. Breakfast - 2 lt em, jelly egg beaters(4), then the cookie dough attacked( 8 pts total for the day). Lunch was salt & vinegar chips(6) which at least weren't the burger, fries and shake DS16 had. Dinner was 2 2pt sandwiches.

Yesterday wt was 183.3, today was 184.7 - Sodium? I sure hope so. I'm still not where I was when the mystery weight hit.

Today I may or may not make the gym. DS19 has a follow up eye appt at 12:30 - my usual gym time. I have to be at school to pick DD up at 3:30 from choir festival. Not much time in between especially if the eye dr was like last time- 2 1/2 HOURS!!

Moved the driver's seat in the bug to look for a missing entertainment book and found a piece of something off my car. Then I noticed that a small piece that guides the driver seat belt is missing, too! OOPS! I have a call in to the dealer. I'm SO tired of this!

Hopefully today DS16 will really find out dates for a ChickFilA conference he will likely be sent to. It supposedly is Atlanta 7/5 - 10, which overlaps our FL trip. But when we looked online for it all we found was Orlando, 6/10 - 14.... I need to know for sure to make further trip plans.

Off to get something done....

 

[eeyore25]

Hi Julie...

Whew what a day you had!!! Hopefully you can make it to the gym....if not there is always tomorrow!!!

Hope you are having a good day! Happy thursday

 

[goldcupmom]

Yesterday did NOT get better, but it's over.

Didn't make it to WW this morning as when I was about to leave it started raining, so DS16 couldn't ride the cycle to work and I had to take him. Went for coffee(6) Today's weight 181.1, so I'm back down, FINALLY! Probably won't last long, tho, as I think PMS is threatening.

Eye Dr. thought DS19 eyes were still a bit infected, so gave a different med. DS19 of course argued with me all the way to get it filled that it wasn't so. After THREE trips to WM pharmacy, the FINALLY got it filled. This morning DS19 woke up with the infection again. HAH!! Drs DO know you dumb teenager!!!

I just finished pulling & packaging Ebay and I'm eating some chicken - will figure points later - then I'm GOING to the gym!! Must be home by 2:30 to get DD at bus, then pick DS19 up at work at 4, run to mail packages and pick DS16 up at work sometime around 6, not sure as there is a meeting after work.

Tonight I have to supervise DD packing as her choir is leaving for Denver at 6 a.m. to sing at 6Flags. Next year they're going to DisneyLand - I'll be at that one!!

Did my abs DVD this morning. Have had 32 oz cfsf tea so far and will have about 64 oz at the gym .

VW still didn't call back so I finally got hold of them this morning and I need to take the bug back so they can see what is missing and also where the part I found should go. Not too reassuring!

Tonight list Ebay and hopefully visit some journals. But, last night was the night of no sleep here, so I'm VERY tires. Mia is in heat and Max is psychotic!!! All 2.75 pounds of him has a one track mind. He hasn't slept in almost 2 days and kept us up all night. I tried putting him in the hall bathroom, but then they both cried and barked. It was almost better having him breathe heavy and shake the bed!! He's wearing a belly band & she's wearing a onesie & diaper in hopes I can keep her from getting bred, or there's MAJOR problems for the FL trip! DD says his brain is taking a vacation down south in belly band land!

Off to finish up and head to the gym....later....

 

[Jane E.]

Great job, getting in workouts in spite of how busy you are. Thats not easy and you've been very diligent. I don't usually like potato chips but those salt & vinegar chips are outstanding - save me one!

So you have a teen who argues with you, too? I'm at the point that ds, who is almost 18, is driving me nutz. He thinks he knows everything & questions almost all of my decisions. This is brand new for me because my older son was never this bad - he just ignored everything!

Hope you survive Mia and Max! Want a cat?

 

[goldcupmom]

Hope you survive Mia and Max! Want a cat?

Thanks, Jane, but I have a cat - who is also in heat right now! But when she's in heat all she does is coo like a dove. She's a Devon Rex and they rarely meow or make cat sounds. Devon's are really strange, hypo allergenic and quite dog like. They also stay pretty small, more like a kitten.

Gym? Didn't happen. As I was about to walk out, a car pulled up and was someone to look at DS16's motorcycle for sale. Just finished with them and had another call about it. It gets 60 mpg+ so hopefully it will sell soon as he still owes me a bunch for it, plus his new one.

So, I did Yoga Booty Ballet light & easy which wasn't so light & easy. They're ok, but a bit too 'new age', 'let's polish your aura', 'truth is your god'. If I could wipe that out, the exercise is good cardio, good ballet moves for strength & balance, but......not my type. Think I need to stick with Leslie... Speaking of which, I'm off to do the 5 mile..... Gotta make some more cfsf tea first. It's hot in here!!!

 

[eeyore25]

Hi Julie,

Good news that the scale was down!! That is great!!!

sorry to hear that your day didn't go well and you didn't make it to the gym,....at least you have people interested in your son's motorcycle....Maybe you can get to the gym today!!

keep up the good work, you are doing great

 

[toystoryduo]

Hi Julie,

Congrats on the scale going down! That is great!! You are doing a great job getting in your workouts despite your super busy schedule. Keep up the good work!

Have a wonderful weekend!

 

[kmp1191]

Man Julie - I gotta tell ya....you wear me out!! I really don't know how you do it....that energizer bunny's got nothin on you girl!!!

Good job on the loss....doing great!!! keep it up!!


marie

 

[eeyore25]

Hi Julie,

Hope you had a good weekend.....Keep up the good work!!!

Happy Monday