Gym Day #1

So - I started at the gym today. The gym at work had a deal going on - 10 visits for $10. I thought that would be a great way to try it out and see if I can get it to fit into my schedule! Today, I took a class - "Tone Boxing". I had a hard time keeping up - which, I knew I would since I have not been exercising lately. But I totally LOVED it. It was nice to get away from my desk and then come back revived and ready to tackle my afternoon!

I weighed myself this morning... It was bad. I have gained quite a bit. But that is OK. My goal is to lose 60 lbs in the next year - give or take. I was losing 0.8 lbs a week b/f I got PG... I would be happy to go back to that rate. It was totally do-able.

WARNING: NO BOYS ALLOWED!!!!!!

My Dress...i think....

http://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic519880-13-1.aspx#bm524053

For those who don't know, the swatch I picked up for the first dress I wanted ended up being a very icky color. This one however, I think will by juuust right :)

CNG

I paid my late CNG bill twice in July, so that means I paid 4 months worth of gas bills at once. SWEET! Now I can afford the $60 for the first 15 minutes and $28 every additional 15 minutes that it will cost to have my furnace inspected and cleaned in September :-/

I am very much looking forward to the party this weekend and LDW...woot woot!

I give up...

I was trying to add pictures from this weekend, but I can only seem to get one picture to upload. Oh well... Here is a cute profile picutre of Logan!!

Good and Bad, but now mostly good.

My b-day was last week and all we did was stay in and order pizza, and it was glorious.

Friday into the weekend, I had the worst work experience in my life. But it's been resolved and the issues that exist on our end have been identified and are (hopefully) being handled on an agency wide level now.

But beyond that, Eric got me a gym membership for my birthday and it came with a fitness evaluation with a personal trainer. The guy was AWESOME, and I had a really fun, motivating workout with him...and he liked working with me so much that he gave me 2 sessions a week (for a year! EEK!) for $20 more a month than just once a week. So basically I'm paying $25 bucks a session when it's normally 40 - 45! PLUS he waived the $99 sign-up fee. And he asked me to write him a testimonial before i start, after 3 months, after 6 months and at 12 months. i am SO excited!!!

i also mentioned my thoughts about being a trainer at some point and he was all excited and said that if that was something i was interested in down the road that he would definitely talk to me about it because he thinks i would be great at it :) YAY!

So i go again tomorrow for my first real session then really start cranking when i come back from camping this weekend in Saratoga. YAAAY!

Now, i'll just have to quit my expensive haircuts, highlights and facials in order to pay for the fitness trainer! ~gulp~

Things I Find Therapeutic

1. Coffee with the Girls
2. Chatting with friends, family or hubby over a bottle or two of wine
3. Roaming the craft store
4. Puzzle Books (like Sudoku)
5. Journaling
6. Going to the Movies
7. Reading novels
8. Doing things Outside
9. Sitting on the dock at The Lake
10. Labor Day Weekend at The Lake
11. Exercise (the part when I am all done)
12. Returning things to the store that I bought but didn't really need
13. Throwing things away
14. Breaking things so I can then throw them away
15. A Day at the Spa (HA! Who WOULDN'T find that therapeutic??)
16. Spendging time alone
17. Spending unlimited time in a book store
18. That FIRST beer at a bar (on tap - not from a bottle)
19. Finding that other people have problems, too and not everyone is happy all the time
20. Having a stupendous support group of friends and family
21. Doing something new with Logan (ex. watching his expression as he tries a new food, giving him a new toy and watching him study it for HOURS)
22. Doing Crafts!
23. Snuggling with my Hubby
24. "Sleeping" in when Logan let's us
25. Not having to wake up to an alarm clock anymore
26. Reading about things on the internet
27. Swimming
28. Sitting back and watching all my friends laughing and enjoying each other's company
29. Seeing a flower that I planted in my yard bloom (this doesn't happen very often! Lol!)
30. Having a productive day - either at home or at work

Retraction

Ok, so in the post I deleted I was very upset with my dental insurance snafu and blamed the wrong person. The benefits lady we used to have wasn't the greatest and I assumed it was her fault. She actually did send in the information of my benefits upgrade to the insurance company - she just didn't follow up afterwards to make sure it processed correctly, and the insurance company made the mistake. I apologize.

Sunshine-y & Sh*t

I am having a good feelings day. I'm all sunshine-y. So if you are in a bad mood, just ignore this post. I am just feeling really connected to my hubby and my friends. I know I don't get to see you all very much, but I was really happy to be able to see Kate, Mike, Sarah, Jay, Sher & Shawn this weekend. It was all very chill - but exactly what I needed. And I'm amazed by the families that are being created in my circle of friends. It was very cool to meet little Mike and see another new family begin.