I would rather be in Paris........

It is already Wednesday night! Hard to believe. "America's Next Top Model" premieres tonight so that is fun. It doesn't take much to make me happy :). I wasn't feeling too well towards the end of the day, so I didn't work out. I just came home and went to bed. I don't know what it was.... my stomach was just feeling wonky! I feel better, but still need to take it a little slow. It was annoying though. I was ready to hit the treadmill. I can't over do it though. I don't want an injury or long term illness. I work out with Ryan tomorrow and he has achieved the butt kicking in previous sessions. I really shouldn't worry about backsliding. I am still sore from Monday. He has definitely mixed it up and shocked my body off of any plateau i was on!!!

Nothing much is happening. Yes, we did get good news this week, but I can't share it at this time :). Other than that, I am just a working girl. (Okay, the girls on ANTM are actually annoying me. This will be fun.) I am trying to get through the week -- I have a lot to get done.

Okay, that was the check in for the time being! (The title of the blog means nothing, I just saw something about Paris on TV and it sent me back there.)

The Week

I got back from Corpus last night and let me tell you, it was a great trip. My hotel was right on the beach! I haven't been to the beach in forever and it was so beautiful. The hotel clerk gave me a room looking over the beach, so I got to keep my patio door open, listen to the waves and seagulls and relax. I played on the beach a little too. It was so nice and relaxing. The first night I was there, I just ate dinner and then went to bed pretty early. The second night, I hung out at the lounge in the hotel -- it over looks the water. I met this couple visiting from Iowa. They were pretty nice. I had seen the guy around the hotel, but I hadn't seen her until that night. The bartender made great pina coladas (I had one for Jen :)) and told jokes all night. This cracked me up though -- they said one of the places they wanted to eat at was the Whataburger. Um huh!!!???? They don't have them in Iowa. It just made me laugh my booty off. (Whataburger field is in Corpus so they had seen the sign and decided that they needed to check out the fast food). My one drink and back to my room plan turned into laughing and talking for 3 hours. I had to drag myself away since I did have to be coherent at work!!! (And in the airport on the way home, I met a lady who worked at Whataburger - in purchasing. )

I really liked my visit to our Corpus Area Office. Everyone was really nice and I got to meet a lot of people who I talked to off and on. Some of my problem children are in Corpus so it was also nice to meet them. This is going to be my last trip out for CPR. They have me doing so much other stuff, it just makes sense to give my final trip to someone else!

I really did not want to be up today. I am soooooo tired. It is a little better since lunch, but this morning was horrible. I left my brain at home. I need to hit the gym and then it is home to go back to sleep. I need it :).

later!

Update on Life

I have been off work since Friday and I guess I am ready to go back. Although, I will be going into the office for 4 hours and then flying to Corpus for work. I need to read up on what I can and can't take in the cabin of the plane. I know my MAC lip gloss is considered deadly so I have to pack it away. Geesh. It won't be too bad though. I am looking forward to it! I'll miss Mike, the furbabies and my bed, but it is only 3 days. I can survive.

My birthday was great. Thursday, Mike and I hung out and went to dinner. It was very nice to just have some quiet time with him. I took Friday off and had lunch with Michelle. And then we got our nails done and went shopping. It seems like a repeat of last year but it was still super fun! I hadn't seen her in a long time and so it was nice to catch up. We got free dessert and a couple of free glasses of wine at Cafe Express. Love the birthday hook-up!!!! Then dinner with the parents on Friday night. It was a good weekend all together (special shout out to Jen. She knows why ;).) I keep forgetting it is Monday -- my days keep getting thrown off!

Have a great week. Hopefully I will be able to post while on the road, but who knows. Talk to you later!!! I am going to spend the evening watching DVR stuff and scheduling the week in the tv. Yes, exciting, I know. (And I have already worked out today so I am just gonna chill. Actually, I worked out with Ryan and did Spin class. Go me:)).

Just Popping In

Just wanted to say Happy Valentine's Day!

That is all :).

The Week that was

So, this week actually went by pretty quickly. I had to go to Austin on Thursday for work so that kind of pushed things along. I got back late last night to mad little fur babies. They are just never happy when momma goes out of town. I had to go to the Austin Area office to teach CPR/AED training. It was pretty fun and the people in the office were very nice. It was pretty productive but all I had was the crappy hotel treadmill to work out on -- so I plan to hit the gym pretty hard this morning. Pilates is at 12:30 and I am in serious need of core/stretching. I hurt my left arm on Wednesday with Ryan -- tried to lift a little too much weight. It feels better now, but stretching will help it even more!

Tonight is my shared birthday dinner with Mia! We have the same birthday day, birth year. All pretty awesome. I can't imagine sharing a birthday with a better person. Luckily we all like sushi :). It will be a blast and I am sure some stories will come from that. I just have to figure out what to wear. What I really want to wear seems very impractical for winter time so we'll see...........

So, yes, my birthday is this week. It isn't until Thursday and I have to go through Valentine's day to get to it, but I turn 35 this week (but don't worry, Valentines day is still important!). I like Jen's thirty faux (although, now that I remember, I think that was a SATC thing too). It does seem a little better than my celebrating the 8th Anniversary of my 27th birthday. At least it shows that I acknowledge I am in my 30s....... :). I won't get all sentimental just yet since I do have 5 days and I need to get ready to go to the gym..... he, he! But it will call for a lot of reflecting (probably all internal -- you might not get to read about all of it). I am pretty happy all in all about where I am though. All the choices I have made in the past make me who I am today. I have awesome friends in my life, people who I know would be with me in a heart beat if something happened. And they know that I would drop anything to come to them. We have weddings this year, I am sure someone will get preggers soon (um, not me........) and we'll have some ups and downs. I have great parents who support me in all that I do, although sometimes they wonder what the heck is up. I also have the best boyfriend in the world. I am grateful I met Mike and very happy he is in my life. He is also included in the awesome friend section, so that is all........ :).

So, that actually might just be my reflecting post! Have a great weekend!!!

The Girlie Weekend

However, I am sure you don't want to read about every detail of my hair appointment on Saturday morning or my shopping spree at Northpark Mall with the girls :). I had a great weekend and it was definitely a lot of fun. I introduced Mia and Jen to Kiehl's eye cream and Mia introduced us to "Fresh". Or at least it was new to me. (I don't think Jen had heard of them either.) The whole point of the shopping trip was to find shoes for Jen's V-day dress. And they are hot, hot, hot! She is gonna look beautiful. You'll have to read her blog to find out her V-day plans :).

Okay, tonight I really didn't want to work out. It wasn't that I was hurting or even just totally exhausted, I just didn't want to go. But, don't worry, I made my happy butt get up and go to the gym. I figured I really needed it because I had a few too many sweettarts today. I was pretty proud of myself! I do, however, need new workout shoes. My current ones are starting to leave blisters. Not good when you want to motivate yourself to workout! So, I think that will be the big purchase this weekend. But that was my accomplishment for the day!

Okay, I think it is time to log off and go to bed. It has been a long day and I actually wore myself out on the treadmill. Later!

The Week So Far.....

It has been a pretty good week. Jury duty resulted in me sitting in a big jury room for 3 hours. I wasn't called to sit on any panels so I was dismissed before lunch. It wasn't too bad except for the creepy guy who decided to stare at me before our second break. Yeah, um, I just moved.

Other than that, all has been good. It has been cold and rainy in Dallas but I guess we need the rain. Hopefully it won't get icy this weekend because there is a shopping day planned. I don't want to slip into the parking lot at NorthPark Mall. Not fun! Jen is looking for shoes to go with her Valentine's Day dress, so we decided to make it a girl day (along with Mia and Angela). The Mac Store, shoes, I have to go by Kiehl's. It will be fun!

Okay, this will be short. I have to get a few things done before i leave. And I get to go work out tonight with Ryan. It is so dreary so it is a good thing. Otherwise, I might just want to go home and curl under the covers with the kitties. But I do get to cuddle on the couch afterwards with Mike and watch "The Office" so it will be an awesome evening :). It is a new episode, so of course I am happy.

Later!