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Friday, October 30, 2009

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:02:33 GMT

I was going to post but I am so tired I cannot even see straight. The computer screen is hard to focus on!

I'm off from my regular job tomorrow but working the other job from 3 pm to 10 pm. I'll try to post tomorrow!

Monday, October 26, 2009

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:08:56 GMT

Our mini vacation is almost over and it is making me kinda sad. I don't wanna drive back home tomorrow and then do the whole work thing. Here's a summary of our trip.

Friday we both worked. When we got home we packed up and headed out. The drive was going pretty slow. We stopped in Terre Haute to get dinner. We went to a place that Jason had been to before and thought was pretty good. I had chicken strips and wasn't very impressed. And the bathrooms were DISGUSTING! I've been in better gas station bathrooms!

After dinner we headed back out on the road. I drank too much pop at dinner so we stopped at the first exit with a gas station. Again, the bathroom was GROSS. It was actually worse than the restaurant bathroom but ONLY because it was a unisex bathroom and there was a urinal. I have never seen so many pubes in one spot before. Men are yucky. That made the gas station restroom tied with the restaurant bathroom. The thing that made it worse was that there was no soap. Eww! Oh, and the toilet bowl was oval but the toilet seat was round!

I got some coffee and we were back on the road. I was afraid to touch anything because I felt so dirty. I secretly was trying to will Jason to stop at the next exit just so I could wash my hands!

The last half of the trip went pretty fast. We made it to St. Louis and it was time to find our hotel. We booked the hotel last weekend. Everything we were looking at was around $105/night. I hate playing that much money to stay in a hotel. We looked a little cheaper and found one that was $65. Jason left it up to me and I said to go ahead and do it. I figured if it was dirty we would just ask for another room. Well, as we were driving I started getting worried. I was wishing we had splurged and gotten a decent room. I was afraid that we were gonna be in a dump in the ghetto. Well, the hotel was in an area surrounded by probably empty buildings and a lot of construction equipment. It wasn't looking good. But when we walked in you could smell the new construction. That made me feel better. The room ended up okay and the staff was very friendly. WHEW!

We went to bed pretty soon after getting settled into our room. Saturday we both slept in pretty late. Yes, even Jason! We went to eat at a place Jason had found online. It was delicious. And they had bread pudding! I was so excited. But, I was so stuffed after eating our meal that I didn't have any room. I had pulled bbq pork. The meat and sauce was great and the bun tasted like a croissant. I also had onion rings and they had a breading that reminded us of our favorite restaurant in Lafayette. After lunch we went to the Anheuser-Busch Brewery. We went on a tour and then to the hospitality room where we got two free beers. We were going to hit up a winery afterwards but the closest one wasn't open so we just went back to the hotel.

We both ended up taking a nap and relaxing. We went to dinner at another place Jason found online and once again it was DELICIOUS. We had pizza and it had the absolute best cheese on it. Yum! Jason mentioned going back to the place we had lunch so I could get bread pudding. But again, we were so full after the pizza that neither of us even mentioned it when dinner was over. After dinner we went back to the hotel for some tv, relaxing and sleep.

Sunday morning we got up early and got ready for the game. We found a place to park and then went walking to find a place that served breakfast. We went to a bar/restaurant and had some bloody mary's and a good breakfast. Then we walked around to find an ATM. We found a Starbucks and I got a white mocha - it's been so long since I've had Starbucks...I'd forgotten how yummy it was. We ended up hanging out around the stadium while I drank my coffee and Jason had a beer. Then we headed in to our seats.

We were in the 2nd row next to the endzone. We were so close! The game was good and there were tons of Colt's fans...it was almost like playing a home game.

After the game we stopped at a bar and sat outside to have a couple drinks and watch people walk past. There was also free chili. How cool is that? We went to the car and there was no one collecting money as we left...so our parking was FREE! What luck!

We couldn't decide what we wanted to do so we just went back to the hotel. I watched TV and Jason fell asleep. Eventually I fell asleep as well. Jason woke me up and we went to another place he found online to eat. As we were nearing where the restaurant was suppose to be we weren't sure if it was even there anymore. I was secretly hoping it wasn't so we could go back to the bread pudding restaurant so I could finally get my dessert. But, the restaurant was there so we went. It was an oyster bar. I had red beans and rice. Jason had oysters and jambalaya. And guess what was on the menu? BREAD PUDDING! All was right in the world and I finally got my dessert! Yay!!!

Now we are back at the hotel. Tomorrow we will get up and go to the arch before heading home. It's been a great weekend.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:54:43 GMT

It seems like not may people post much anymore and that makes me sad. It also makes me less motivated to post. But, one of the people I've followed for a while seems to be back and that has motivated me to maybe try a little harder. I'm also trying to find new people to follow who actually post so I can continue reading and make some new xanga friends. If you have any suggestions, pass them along!

Not a lot going on around here. Just working and coming home. The most exciting news lately is that we went to Tennessee to the Colt's game on Sunday. Jason had been wanting to go for a couple weeks but since the game was at 8:20 pm and 4 & 1/2 hours away it didn't seem like a good idea when you add in the fact that I have to be at work at 7 am! A coworker ended up asking me to cover her 10-6 shift and I agreed because I don't mind helping out. So Sunday we were out to lunch at around 1:30 and Jason again mentioned going. The practical side of me kept saying that we should stay home because I needed to get groceries, do laundry, save money and not be exhausted the entire week from no sleep. But the impractical side of me thought it would be fun and exciting to take a last minute trip and be spontaneous. The impractical side won out. We went home to get coats and everything and left. We bought our tickets on our phones while we were driving (don't you love technology). We got there about an hour early and had plenty of time to grab a hotdog before the game. Our tickets were in the 8th row! So cool. When we buy tickets at home we are always in the very highest section. 8th row is amazing! The game was good. The drive home went fairly fast. We got home at 4:30 am and was in bed by 5 so I got about 4 hours of sleep. I was really tired today though so I took a nap. I should be caught up by now...as long as I can sleep tonight!

This weekend Jason has drill. Next weekend we are going to St Louis for a weekend getaway and the Colts game that Sunday. We will be there Friday to Monday. Any suggestions on what we should do other than seeing the arch? I've never been there before

Friday, August 07, 2009

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:02:10 GMT

I told y'all I wouldn't do a very good job of posting once Jason got home!

I'm still doing well with my calorie watching. The first week of Jason being home I wasn't very good. I haven't lost any weight since he has returned but I have been doing awesome this week so maybe when I weight myself on Monday I will have good news. I've also managed to get back on the treadmill this week.

I probably won't put all my info in daily anymore since it takes too much time but I will give you the link to see what I ate, how many calories I ate and how many I burned (including deficit for the day). I was using a program on my iphone but my 3 month subscription expired so now I'm using www.livestrong.com because it is free and much more accurate when it comes to their database of foods. Once I figure out the link to give you I will post it.

Right now I need to take a shower so Jason and I can maybe have a date night. I work the this weekend and tomorrow I have to be there at 6 so that means it will have to be an early night. I better get moving!

Friday, July 24, 2009

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:00:50 GMT

I've been so busy with work that I haven't had time to plug in my armband or get online. Here is a quick look at the last few days.

Monday details:
Burned: 2821 calories
Ate: 1134 calories
Deficit: 1687 calories (goal 1000)
Moderate activity: 0:32 (goal 0:30)
Steps: 3775 (goal 5000)
Sleep: 08:04

Tuesday details:
Burned: 3222 calories
Ate: 1225 calories
Deficit: 1997 calories (goal 1000)
Moderate activity: 1:02 (goal 0:30)
Steps: 5486 (goal 5000)
Sleep: 07:37

Wednesday details:
Burned: 2761 calories
Ate: 1300 calories
Deficit: 1461calories (goal 1000)
Moderate activity: 0:24 (goal 0:30)
Steps: 3975 (goal 5000)
Sleep: 06:49

I worked 7-3 and 6-10 tonight. Exhausted. Only slept a few hours last night. Tried to sleep about 30 minutes today before going to work.

Tomorrow I work 7-3:30 and then I'm going to Ericka's for the night to celebrate the end of the long stretch and hang out. Jason will be home Saturday afternoon.

Monday, July 20, 2009

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:25:05 GMT

Not too much to report. I got off work at 7 am yesterday and slept most of the day. Had supper and cleaned the kitchen. I tried to go to bed but was awake until 2:30. Got up for work at 5:30ish. I'm tired tonight. It's gonna be an early night. It's only 8:30 but I'm all ready for bed.

Tomorrow I work 7-3 and 6-10.

I realized when I was driving home today that from Friday to this Friday I will have worked 88 hours. Yikes. I'll make it though!

NKOTB announced that they are doing another cruise in May of 2010. I am totally going! 10 months! It's also going to help be my motivation for weight loss. I've lost 17 pounds so far (since May)!!!

Saturday details:
Burned: 3355 calories
Ate: 1153 calories
Deficit: 2202 calories (goal 1000)
Moderate activity: 0:43 (goal 0:30)
Steps: 4733 (goal 5000)
Sleep: 07:01

Sunday details:
Burned: 3094 calories
Ate: 780 calories - Really bad...but I did sleep most of the day when I got home from work.
Deficit: 2314 calories (goal 1000)
Moderate activity: 0:35 (goal 0:30)
Steps: 2984 (goal 5000)
Sleep: 05:37

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:43:17 GMT

I just got home from my overnight shift. It's 7:30 am. I'm all ready for bed. Gonna sleep for a while (hopefully get at least 7 hours), then watch the NKOTB concert that was broadcast online last night (their last one...so sad), then shower and get ready for another overnight shift. Saturday night's shift will be 12 hours.

Last night's shift went pretty fast. I worked nonstop until 5:30. I finally had everything caught up by then. I had a weird meal (pasta...not sure if what to call it...supper? breakfast?) and then relaxed a bit until it was time to leave at 7. I just hooked up my armband to get Friday's details downloaded and saw that I'm already at 29 minutes of activity for today! My goal is set at 30. Definitely going to pass that today. It makes sence since I've been working for the last 7 hours but it's just weird to see that much at only 7:30 am!

So here's Thursday and Friday's details:
Thursday details:
Burned: 2618 calories
Ate: 1348 calories
Deficit: 1270 calories (goal 1000)
Moderate activity: 0:16 (goal 0:30)
Steps: 2641 (goal 5000)
Sleep: 10:26 - wow! That was definitely helpful in getting me through all day Friday!

Friday details:
Burned: 3097 calories
Ate: 1790 calories
Deficit: 1307 calories (goal 1000)
Moderate activity: 0:40 (goal 0:30)
Steps: 6420 (goal 5000)
Sleep:
Sleep efficiency:

Ok..time to sleep! Talk to you all again Sunday!

Friday, July 17, 2009

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:27:31 GMT

I had the day off. I thought I was working at my second job tonight but I wasn't...so I had a day off! Woohoo! I was very very lazy today. I slept in, took Caden the to groomer, had Chick-fil-A for lunch, picked Caden up, took a nap and then had a salad for supper. Since I had a higher than usual calorie lunch and very limited activity today I had to be good at supper and just had a salad. Luckily, I'm not hungry and it's been 4 hours since I ate so that's good.

After supper I got things ready for work tomorrow. The coffee pot is ready to go, I packed my breakfast and lunch and weighed out and bagged snacks for tomorrow (celery: 9 calories, cucumbers: 18 calories, goldfish crackers: 140 calories). That should be more than enough to get me through work. I will probably end up only eating one of those snacks but at least I will have them ready to go for the rest of the day.

Then I came upstairs and put away clothes. I had 3 baskets in my closet as well as a suitcase from our trip to Tennessee. There were a lot of clothes to put away!

Next I cleaned the litter box. The cat throws litter all over so I had to vacuum all that up as well. I am so tired of the litter box. I want to put it in the basement. Like Kelly, I would ideally like to put the litter box in the basement but I don't want the basement door open all the time and I'm too afraid to put a kitty door in the basement door. Maybe I will do what she is thinking about and buy a cheap door to put the kitty door in and then save the regular door for if we move or when we no longer have the cat.

There are so many things I want to do around this house to improve but it just requires so much work and a little bit of money. Someday we'll get around to everything.

I wish I would have had all this energy earlier in the day. Instead, it's 12:30 and I'm motivated to do stuff instead of sleep like I should be doing. I guess I was a little backwards today.

Tomorrow I work 7-3 at the hospital and then 9pm to 7am at my second job. I will have to come home and sleep from 4-8 or so. Hopefully I can sleep. Then I will come home Saturday morning to sleep for a little but and then go back to the second job from 7pm to 7am Sunday morning. It will be a busy weekend but it will be nice to get some extra money. I always hate myself for doing the overnight shifts and I really really hate myself the second night. But, it will be over soon and I will survive.

Most likely, I won't update again until Sunday night. It will be interesting to see how many calories I burn being up all night long!

Wednesday details:
Burned: 2783 calories
Ate: 1835 calories
Deficit: 948calories
Moderate activity: 0:25 (goal 0:30)
Steps: 4409 (goal 5000)
Sleep: 9:03
Sleep efficiency: 85%

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:15:46 GMT

Today was a lazy day. I worked 10-6 and stayed pretty busy the whole time. I packed my lunch and measured/weight out my snacks (pumpkin seeds, pretzels, grapes).

After work I had supper and watched Big Brother. It's already 9 and I'm getting ready for bed. Very tired. I wanted to try to do some exercise but I am just too tired. I am off tomorrow during the day so I'm hoping to get some cleaning done and at least do some kind of activity!

While I sit in bed typing this, I am watching House Hunters. I really like this show but some of the people are so annoying when all they comment on is the wallpaper and paint. I think there are more important things to worry about than the wallpaper and paint!

Ok, so this will be short and boring. I just wanna lie down and watch tv.

I didn't get to talk to Jason last night because it was nearly 11 and I was ready for bed. He wasn't available to talk I guess so we just sent each other a quick text and that was it. I don't like being an army wife.

Tuesday details:
Burned: 3613 calories
Ate: 1741 calories
Deficit: 1872 calories
Moderate activity: 1:43 (goal 0:30)
Steps: 5930 (goal 5000)
Sleep: Lying down for 7:32, sleeping for 6:18
Sleep efficiency: 84%

I was productive today!

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:40:35 GMT

My day...

I worked 7-3. At 1:00 I went to do some narration for some education things we have to do on the computer. Basically there is a slide show with information and a quiz at the end. I narrated the slide show. I did one a few months ago and now have 4 more to go. It's pretty fun. Although it takes me a good hour before I really get my "narration voice" going. Then I always want to go back to the beginning and start over. I only got through 2 power points today. I'm not completely satisfied with them but I ran out of time. And I need to stop being such a perfectionist.

Right after work I went to the store to get things for breakfasts, lunches and dinners. When I got home I cleaned out the refrigerator. It was disgusting. Months and months ago we found some celery that had gone from celery to mush to brown LIQUID. It leaked all over the drawer, onto the shelf below and onto the bottom of the fridge. It was sticky, thick and stinky. I can't believe that our refrigerator looked like that for so long. In our defense, you couldn't see the really bad spots until I took everything out of the fridge and removed the drawers. Then it was really gross. I took a picture but it's slightly embarrassing so I won't be sharing it here! I ended up throwing out all the old stuff (I found some pickles that were "sell by 2007." Yeah..there was a lot of junk in there!

Next I chopped lettuce, red peppers and celery for salads. It is all in containers in the fridge so I can just make up a salad whenever I want without having to worry about cutting everything up for the salad. I also cut up some cucumbers for snacks as well as grapes.

The fridge looks so much prettier and my healthy food is right there ready to go!

My inspiration was mom's fridge, which is always stocked with food when I come home and is organized very very pretty.

After all that, I made a salad with diced chicken. I ate healthy at lunch but caved and bought an apple turnover. I don't know the exact calories so I guess by using the calories for 1 & 1/2 of the apple turnovers at Arby's (it was a good sized turnover). That turnover alone was probably over 500 calories...so I had to be good for supper! My salad was 227 calories!

I watched the Natalee Holloway story that was on Lifetime. It was on the other day and I had recorded it but didn't get around to watching it until today. Now I sit here wondering if I would have done something like that at her age. Would I have gotten into a car with a guy I had met at the club? Maybe. Maybe a little more so if I had been drinking. I don't know. It's hard to say but kind of scary because I could see myself being that naive at 18. I can't stop thinking about it. I would hope that my friends would refuse to let me get in the car with some random person in another country. I would also hope that I would refuse to let any of my friends do the same. I think all young people should watch the movie or at least really familiarize themselves with the story so they will think twice about being so carefree with their lives.

Right now I'm in bed. Gonna finish up here and then see if I can get Jason to take a break and talk to me before I fall asleep. He called last night when I was asleep and when I was talking to him I was barely awake. Maybe tonight will be better.

Monday details:
Burned: 3189 calories
Ate: 1265 calories
Deficit: 1924 calories
Moderate activity: 1:15 (goal 0:30)
Steps: 5749 (goal 5000)
Sleep: Lying down for 9:54, sleeping for 8:21
Sleep efficiency: 84%