Found out some more Italy info.
-We are going to tour a Lamborghini Factory
-We are going to dine w/ royalty in her Palais - some countess who throws parties for other royalty
-touring around to some different vineyards
-taking a class in a local cafe on making pasta and tortellini
November is supposed to be the rainiest month, so hopefully it will be ok.
Week 5 of my weight management class and I have lost 19 pounds so far.
I have been cheating this week though as we had hotels and airlines in all week at work w/ food, and I can't pass up free food.
The lady from Air France was in, and I asked if she was going w/ us to Bologna, and she is. She told me that there will only be 4 of us flying out of LA on Air France. What that means to me is a really good chance of flying in Business Class, since there are only 4 of us and we are flying w/ the Air France representative. No guarantees of course, and I don't want to get too excited, but it sure would beat flying in coach!
I still need to check the weather and start making lists of what I should pack. Need to get that credit card paid down so I have plenty of spending money to get souvenirs, everything else is paid for.
In 1 month I will be in Italy. Soon, they should start coming out w/ trips for next year, don't know how soon I'll sign up for one again. It will have to be one I really want.
Hey butt cheeks what's up? Nothing much here. Had the oh so fun birthday party for my nephew on Saturday. Never again!
Today, Rylee and I were supposed to go to The Little Gym for a trial class, but she actually slept past 8am, and I didn't set an alarm, since she hasn't been sleeping past 8am. She woke up at 930, so we missed the class.
We watched Willy Wonka in my bed. Ok, she watched, I napped.
We went to lunch w/ Uncle Philip at Mimi's, and now it is nap time for her.
I go to chiro today, then Curves, then home to hang w/ Mary and Phillip if he gets up before he goes to work.
Friends..
Friends are like butt cheeks.
Shit might separate them,
But they always come back together.
Woo hoo! I lost 3 1/2 pounds this month. Nothing much, but better than nothing at all.
Loss for this month......
I lost 0 inches in the bust (total loss .75 inches)
I lost 1.50 inches in the waist (total loss 1.75 inches)
I lost 1.25 inches in the abdomen (total loss 1.75 inches)
I lost 1 inch in the thighs (total loss 2 inches)
I lost .5 inches in the arms (total loss 2.5 inches)
I lost .75 inches in the bustI lost .25 inches in the waistI lost .50 inches in the abdomenI lost 1 inch in the thighsI lost 2 inches in the armsand my total body fat has gone down .80%Total inches lost of 4.5
My total body fat didn't change, but she said I needed to be hydrated w/ water and not Diet Coke for the machine to get accurate reading.
Total inches lost of 8.75 for both months
For those that don't already know (Brig) I am going to Italy in November.
I am flying on Air France to Bologna, and staying in a single room at The Grand Hotel Baglioni.
That is really all the details I have right now. It is only 1 hotel which is great, so there will be more city sightseeing and wine tasting at some local vineyards hopefully.
I do complain about hating my job, but these trips I am "required" to take once a year, and the 6 weeks vacation I previously mentioned, oh and the over 1000.00 savings I get to take my whole family to Disneyland once a year, and my hand picked by me schedule, is why I stay at a job I hate. You take the good, you take the bad.......
Todd and Steph were here all day - helping us out once again! You guys rock!
We needed to move our 2 heavy dressers from our room. 1 went to Taylors room and the other to Ginger. We are getting 1/2 of our new bedroom furniture tomorrow and needed to clear out our room. The other half is still on layaway. I can't wait. I haven't had a matching bedroom set since I was a kid.
3 gigantic trash bags are full of Mr. H's clothes that were strewn all over the room. Funny, because he never wears most of those clothes. You all know he wears the same old stuff day in and day out.
The wonderful soon to be Mr. Stephi also helped out greatly in getting our pool back to great working condition so we could all swim tonight after some yummy grilled steaks by my sweetie!
Tomorrow I need to pay for Mr. H's truck registration. Go to Ry's new pre-school and turn in the rest of her paperwork and make my first payment for the school year. She is so excited to go to school. Momma's gonna cry like a baby though. Luckily, I'll have my Momma here to cry right along w/ me on that first day. Then I have to take Taylor to the doc for just a check up. Once Mr. H gets home, I get to finally go to chiropractor - I have missed the last 2 weeks, and I need it. Meet at Curves for our workout, all meet up here to go to the new Cabelas that just opened.
I still have to get the rest of the playroom, organized and pack up alot of toys that she doesn't really play with anymore. Maybe someday Mr. Stephi can come back and "ground that cable" or whatever he was talking about so his precious Ry can have cable in her playroom. ( She would love that Uncle Todd!)
Love you guys and thanks so much for all your help!
I still want that bumper sticker! HA HA
This is my Curves update -
I have gained 1 1/2 pounds, but lost 1 1/2 body fat.
I lost .75 inches in the bust
I lost .25 inches in the waist
I lost .50 inches in the abdomen
I lost 1 inch in the thighs
I lost 2 inches in the arms
and my total body fat has gone down .80%
Total inches lost of 4.5
Go me!
So my Mommy went home again. We had a great time while she was here. Not too many arguments. She took the kids computer home for her husband to fix as it is so slow and crappy.
She got us memberships to the Phoenix Zoo and the Arizona Science center. We went to the Science Center the Saturday before she left and had a great time. We did the planetarium and the Imax movie about the coral reef. There is a zoo update on Rysters blog already.
Going back to work really sucks after having 10 days off. Especially knowing I don't have much more time to take off for the rest of the year. I have Ry's first day of pre-school, Thanksgiving day, and then about 1 week and 1/2 at xmas. I can't really complain as I do get a ridiculous amount of vacation time every year. Plus it is my 10th year this year, so I got an extra week. Plus, I buy a week every year, so I got like 6 1/2 weeks vacation - I just can't believe it's mostly gone already. I suck!
I got a really cool DVD recorder to record all my pics and home movies to DVD. I had started wanting a new camcorder that records onto DVD's, then we found this that will allow me to record my movies already on VHS, like my wedding and Ry's birth onto DVD, so I went w/ that instead. Of course, it isn't as easy as they say and all I have figured out how to do is pics to DVD, but I am still working on it. My next purchase will be a new digital camera.
Going to Curves and really loving it. Had to go by myself last week as Diva wasn't feeling well, and I only got to go twice instead of the usual 3, because this other location that said they were open late enough for me to go SUCKS and they were rude and I won't go there EVER even if they were open 24/7.
So, Taylor went to Pump it Up yesterday for his other little sisters birthday party. Silly boy thought it would be wise to listen to the dumbass teenagers who worked there and told him it was ok to 'surf' down the big slides. Came home w/ his foot twice the size of normal and is currently at Urgent Care w/ Dad to make sure it isn't fractured.
That's really all for now, I think I will take Ry swimming and then take a nap!
***EDIT - Update*** The foot is fractured. Just a very small fracture, Urgent Care wrapped it and sent him home w/ crutches. Now we just have to hope his Mother really takes him this week to follow up w/ doc.
My Mommy got in Friday night and we got some burgers at Freddy's Steakburgers and came home. Unloaded all the dill pickle dip into the fridge. YUMMY!!
Saturday we got up and all went out to breakfast. We then went to Wal-Mart to look at birthday gifts for my cousins 2 boys. We couldn't find much so they are just getting cash instead. We came home, put Ry down for nap and then Mom and I went a did a little shopping. I got 2 cute sundresses, some shirts and some exercise pants and some tank tops. Oh and 3 pairs of shoes, all on sale! We then came home and went swimming. Ate dinner and after Grama gave Ry her bubble bath and bedtime story we watched "Freedomland". Then bedtime. David still had a movie he wanted to watch on the bigscreen so Mom was going to sleep w/ me until David came to bed, and of course he fell asleep on the couch so I had the sounds of snoring all night long.
Today, so far only me and Rylee are up. We have a birthday party to go to. A trip to Sams or Costco to get the goods for our BBQ tomorrow. We'll also be looking at a new camera for me.
Monday is the BBQ, but before that we have to go back to court because the bitch inspector says she cannot dismiss it even though the judge told us she could. Then we have to go to curves and hopefully get naps in before BBQ time.
Tuesday, nothing planned so far except for fireworks at night.
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Although I haven't even spoken to the Mr yet.....
We are going to BBQ on July 3rd evening. I don't know about Diva(who is not chopped liver btw) but I know me and our worse halfs don't have to work on the 4th. I am doing this during the week so dear Movieman can join us as well. I am off the whole week - yea birthday week!
We shall eat dead things, swim and drink.
I also want to go bowling one of the weekends that my Mom is here to watch the little princess so either the weekend of the 30th June or 7th July.
That's it for now. I am off to Portland in the ass crack of dawn tomorrow and I'll be back late Sunday night!
Ask pretty much anyone that knows me and they will say yes. I am going to take a quiz and see though.
Here’s the deal: check off each of the items that fits your life. If 40 or more are checked, you’re supposedly spoiled.
I have bolded the ones that fit.
☑ your own cell phone
☐ a television in your bedroom
☐ an iPod
☐ a photo printer
☐ your own phone line
☐ TiVo or a generic digital video recorder
☑ high-speed internet access (i.e., not dialup)
☐ a surround sound system in bedroom
☐ DVD player in bedroom
☐ at least a hundred DVDs
☑ a childfree bathroom (well, no children yet)
☑ your own in-house office (Not much of an office, but it is the office/extra storage space)
☐ a pool
☐ a guest house
☐ a game room
☑ a queen-size bed
☑ a stocked bar
☑ a working dishwasher
☐ an icemaker
☐ a working washer and dryer
☐ more than 20 pairs of shoes
☐ at least ten things from a designer store
☐ expensive sunglasses
☐ framed original art (not lithographs or prints)
☐ Egyptian cotton sheets or towels
☑ a multi-speed bike
☑ a gym membership
☑ large exercise equipment at home (well, an exercise bike, large enough)
☐ your own set of golf clubs
☐ a pool table
☐ a tennis court
☐ local access to a lake, large pond, or the sea
☑ your own pair of skis
☑ enough camping gear for a weekend trip in an isolated area
☐ a boat
☐ a jet ski
☐ a neighborhood committee membership
☐ a beach house or a vacation house/cabin
☐ wealthy family members
☐ two or more family cars
☐ a walk-in closet or pantry
☐ a yard
☑ a hammock
☐ a personal trainer
☑ good credit
☐ expensive jewelry
☐ a designer bag that required being on a waiting list to get
☑ at least $100 cash in your possession right now
☐ more than two credit cards bearing your name (not counting gas cards or debit cards)
☑ a stock portfolio
☑ a passport
☐ a horse
☐ a trust fund (either for you or created by you)
☐ private medical insurance
☑ a college degree, and no outstanding student loans
Do you:
☐ shop for non-needed items for yourself (like clothes, jewelry, electronics) at least once a week
☐ do your regular grocery shopping at high-end or specialty stores
☐ pay someone else to clean your house, do dishes, or launder your clothes (not counting dry-cleaning)
☐ go on weekend mini-vacations
☐ send dinners back with every flaw
☐ wear perfume or cologne (not body spray)
☐ regularly get your hair styled or nails done in a salon
☐ have a job but don't need the money OR
☐ stay at home with little financial sacrifice
☐ pay someone else to cook your meals
☐ pay someone else to watch your children or walk your dogs
☐ regularly pay someone else to drive you
☐ expect a gift after you fight with your partner
Are you:
☐ an only child
☐ married/partnered to a wealthy person
☐ baffled/surprised when you don't get your way
Have you:
☐ been on a cruise
☑ traveled out of the country
☑ met a celebrity
☐ been to the Caribbean
☑ been to Europe
☑ BEEN TO HONG KONG
☐ been to Hawaii
☐ been to New York
☐ eaten at the space needle in Seattle
☐ been to the Mall of America
☐ been on the Eiffel tower in Paris
☐ been on the Statue of Liberty in New York
☐ moved more than three times because you wanted to
☑ dined with local political figures
☑ been to both the Atlantic coast and the Pacific coast
Did you:
☐ go to another country for your honeymoon
☐ hire a professional photographer for your wedding or party
☐ take riding or swimming lessons as a child
☐ attend private school
☐ have a Sweet 16 birthday party thrown for you
Well there you have it! Proof I am not really spoiled. I only checked off 28 items, so this test proves I am not spoiled!!!!!
This is mainly for Brig who doesn't get the pleasure of seeing me all the time like the rest of you.....
and not just because he buys me cool stuff. I don't want to steal his thunder from blogging about it so I won't.
Love you all, us girls are off to Sedona for a few days to stay here. We'll be back Saturday afternoon.
Once upon time there was a sweet little boy who was physically abused by his stepfather. Choked until all the blood vessels in his little eyes burst. Marks on his back from being shoved against the wall. Some of you have seen the pics. Today I ran across the idiots myspace and here is an excerpt from his interests....
wow. a lot. my kids, my wife, my family and friends. my ministry to the wvccc, where i do an outreach to the children there that have been victims of abuse, neglect, abandonment...or all 3!
Good thing I wasn't drinking anything at the time or it would have come out of my nose from laughing so hard. I wonder if said ministry knows of his past abusing children!
Friday night - Mr. H had a friend over when I got home. They ran to Frys Electronics for some cable for something or other. We all had leftover spaghetti for dinner. Mr H then consented to watch 'Under the Tuscan Sun' w/ me. Ok movie.
Saturday - Mr. H's day to sleep in. I was up by 830 w/ the Ryster. We played and watched TV, finally at noon I decided he had slept enough and we needed to run to Sams Club for our afternoon bbq. We took showers and headed to Sams, did our shopping, came home. Diva and family came over as well as some other friends of Mr. H and their 2 boys. I was just in a foul mood most of the day and then got a headache on top of it. Rob joined us much later after all the swimming was done.
The lack of communication between those two is a crack up. Mr. H told me at Sams that Rob wouldn't be over for a few hours, Rob's version is that Mr. H was supposed to call him back, and never did. When I mentioned to Rob that Mr. H had said he wouldn't be over for a few hours, he said no, that he would be out doing errands for a few hours. The difference? I haven't figured it out. Just glad he made it over and I was able to pick on him. I love you man!
Everybody left about 800 and we ran to Target to get Mr. H a MP3 player so he can have music at work. He also got a nice new watch, but the band is way too big. Got Ry some new 'dancing' shoes and some cute jeans, and me nothing. Came home put Ry to bed, he played w/ his MP3 and I watched 'In Her Shoes' Different than what I thought it would be.
Sunday - my day to sleep in. That lasted til about 1030 w/ only 2 or 3 interruptions for Ry. I don't know why Daddy can sleep all he wants and not get disturbed, but I have to get popped in on every so often. I can't really complain, as most of the times she came running in - "mommy, mommy, I need a hug." Who can refuse?
Total lazy day. I had a work picnic to go to, but after my also very interrupted nap, I said forget it and we stayed home. There goes 14 bucks, but I don't care. Mr> H ran to the store to get us some steak and came home and grilled them for us. Yummy. We then watched some movie I had never heard of, 'A Sound of Thunder' better than I figured it would be.
Now everyone is in bed except for me. I blogged and will now catch up on some shows I didn't watch yet and continue doing laundry.
Good night!
-Drunken bowling was fun. Not nearly as much fun as when we went last time, but still fun.
-Wiggles was fun, by fun I mean it doesn't matter if I was bored out of my mind, which I wasn't, as long as the kids had fun.
-Tomorrow we are meeting friends at the park to feed the ducks and play. Then we will go get that cell phone and eat lunch and take naps. I am hoping for the nap anyway.
Later!
Going bowling again tonight. Mr. H's friend from his old job is moving back to Idaho this weekend, so we are going bowling tonight. May not be as fun w/ just the 3 of us. Need to see if Rob wants to go still and we put a message into some friends in Prescott. I'll be drinking and bowling so I'll have fun anyway!
It's Taylors birthday weekend, his birthday is Tuesday, so he had a friend over last night and Mr. H is taking them to race go carts or something today. Still don't know what to get him, he doesn't need anything, and he can't even think of stuff he wants. We are still debating a cell phone. I only want to get him one because when school starts back up in the fall it is Jr. High/Middle School and it is further away across a major street. Still don't even know if he is bussing it to school or what. With a phone, he can call us or Grandma or his Mom if she is late. We still think he is too young for one though, so we are torn. It would just be a prepaid one anyway, nothing I would have to put out money every month for or anything.
Right now Mr. H is off to Home Depot to get some chlorine to clean this nasty pool. I will run to Costco when he gets back, for hopefully cheaper gas, some Dockers pants for his new job and some groceries. Then when I get back the boys can go play. Ry and I can have lunch and naps!
What a day!
