Ode to being bored

I wish I was a poet so I could write a silly little poem here to go along with my title. Oh well. I'm a science major. Get over it.

I wish there was tons to tell. Unfortunately our lives are not all interesting right now.

I may even repeat stuff that's how outta it I am ! Sorry !

Maybe I'll work backwards. So yesterday was Chris' birthday! Big 2-4 ! He calls me old, and right now he's only a year behind :p Take that Old Man ! I didn't mean to come to work, but I had to. Longer than I wanted. Finally got home and wanted to surprise him with Tudors (yummy!) but it was noon. Lunch time. And he was awake. So we got Taco Bell (we're big and fancy on bdays) and we went with Nathan disc golfing. Thank goodness we only played half the course. My legs can't handle it. I'm so depressingly out of shape. But it was fun. I wasn't too bad. I average about +1 for every hole. Then 2 or 3 I suck completely at and get +3. Oh well :] It was only the 3rd time I'd played. And Chris had fun. Which was the point. He got to use his new disc his mommy got him. Cute ! Wish I had pictures but someone didn't want to hold my phone in his HUGE pockets !

Then we got him a new Marshall shirt. I wanted him to have something to open actually on his bday, but I hate picking out shirts for him. One day I'll learn his taste. Found out Stadium is hiring. So he applied. Late bday present = job? That would be nice. Especially since he'd be right by campus, and a block from me :]

We went home, got cleaned up cause (maybe tmi) Chris sweats like crazy. I was pretty hot and worn out from playing out in the sun, but he was like soaked. Gross. Overactive sweat glands? My poor hubby.

So once we were finally ready, I suggested we get dressed up, so he wore his new button up shirt and tie & I was cute in a skirt, nothing special and couldn't figure out where to go. We started heading to Charleston (good old Quaker Steak in our fancy clothes) but we didn't wanna make the drive. So Olive Garden it is :] (I just realized how much bday info your getting. Was going to be a summary. oh well!) I love that he loves olive garden. My dad hated it growing up.

Ok so that was his bday. Lets see if I can truly summarize anything else.

Bday dinner with family was a blast. Probably the best one so far. Vic suggested for ours next month we do the Great Wolf Lodge (http://www.greatwolf.com/ so fun!) I like birthdays. And family.

Patti and Zayne are back ! Yay ! Zayne got so big its crazy. I forget how much babies actually grow. It's so sad ! But they're back! Nick gets here tomorrow? Today? He's driving. Not sure. MERT COMES HOME SUNDAY ! Ah, and everyone will be back and we'll be back to normal. Yay ! Even though Maddie left today and it was really sad.

On a Maddie/Utah note, we accidentally applied Chris to BYU again. I was just looking to see if his application was still available, and IF we even wanted to apply would we have to redo everything. And... it submitted. So we'll find out by Halloween. We've thrown around the idea about going since our original reasons for staying were 1. my amazing job 2. his school was paid for. Now 1. my job is horrible and makes me want to die and 2. we had to take out a loan for his school. So... our reasons are invalid. Got it Big Guy. So we'll see.

Um... Sarah's baby is due ANY DAY NOW ! I keep waiting for the text. I'm sure we'll be the last to know :p Since we had to find out through the grapevine she was pregnant. But as long as I know eventually I'll be ok :] So I can bring cute stuff to the hospital. I love having such a fluid schedule when Zayne was born cause I'd just leave work and go hang out and help, or grab foam shampoo. It was nice.

Anything else? Oh the diet. Yeah 2 weeks. Everyone quit after 1. Its hard alone. So I quit. Chris is all up on the fads though. So we're on the try this #2. And then we already have a #3 lined up (http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/ check it out. Its on netflix. very enlightening) Not sure if we'll actually do it ! So scary !

Anywho. Can't wait for the next few weeks. Everything goes back into a routine. I want this job thing to get moving. I applied to another one. At Marshall. Fingers crossed. Hopefully a NJ trip ! AH! How awesome would that be ! And my birthday. Don't know what to get me? Just ask. I have wishlists upon wishlists to where you want to shop.

Ok. The end of my novel!

Ps. speaking of novel, read The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie. LOVE IT!

The Mystery Mix CD

So I hate Mondays. Not the usual "why is the weekend over" hate, but sick in my heart, I'm holding back tears kind of hating Mondays.  So I got up late, didn't eat breakfast, didn't want to get here. Do what little I have to do and keep busy until my meeting at 230pm (that goes until at least 5, cool!) I'm looking for jobs, everyday checking the usual sites, cause I just hate coming here on Mondays, well everyday, but Mondays especially. I live for Friday at 330pm.

After a boring, stupid typical day at my cubicle, I decide to go get lunch (a salad, I'm trying to be good) and the tire pressure lights on. So I consult the user manual just to be sure it's not something silly. Like the last time we thought my check engine light was on and it was just the oil change reminder light (cars have those?).  While looking through my zipper folder of papers, I found a burned CD, unmarked, no name nothing. Ok, does my Matrix come with a "welcome to Toyota" intro CD? Pop it in while I'm enjoying my Wendys Berry Salad (yummy btw) and Nickleback comes on... ok? Next, We The Kings "Say Yes Juliet." Gay guy? Love stricken girl? What is this? Some old school Phil Collins love ballad, what else... my wedding song, Hero by Enrique Iglesias... oh yeah ! What else... !! All these cheesy "I love you girl" songs. Now I'm wondering what this CD's back story is? Did some guy make it for a girl, trying to win her back (there were "sorry, she wasn't anyone, take me back" songs) or some lonely girl making a CD with all these beautiful (HA) love songs to cry to? Hey, I've made my fair share of cheesy CD's. But would I ever hide mine in the glove compartment, in the zipper folder, behind ALL the manuals and papers? And forget it?

My imaginations crazy and I've got like 10 back stories for this silly little CD. Why didn't I become a writer?

There's a little glimpse into my mind. Sorry ! Enjoy, & happy monday/first day of school !

Rabbit Food

Hello August ! Back to school, end of summer, hot days & cool nights <3 Holy cow, I can't believe how fast this year is going by. Over a week into August and no post. I know all my avid followers are so sad ! Sorry ! I thought I'd get a little update for ya while I'm chowing down on my Oh-SO Healthy lunch.

Life's been busy. What's new with that. I always say things will calm down and they never do. Shocker. We have one more wedding this Summer. WOO ! Then they are done. Until the next person decides to get married. I went to my lovely friend Sarah's wedding. Loved it ! It was so adorable and so her and I wish she coulda helped with my wedding. It would have been so cute !

Then we have Nathan & Alix's wedding this weekend that Autumn and I are playing the music for. No pressure. It's so much easier when it's just me playing, or playing a hymn, but she got all this new classical music that I've loved learning cause it's something new and not church. But it adds a whole different level of stress. Good times.

And we started a diet. Not related to weddings.  Chris was all for it and everyone in his family has been talking about it and raving, etc. So he finally got the menus (it's a 6 week jump start program) was all gung ho and willing to shop and cook and whatever it takes to lose some weight. Three meals a day, two snacks. Simple? Let me tell you, week 1 was rough. Super rough. Especially day 2. I wanted to die and kill anyone around me that was breathing. No milk, cheese. No bread, pasta, desserts, chocolate, nothing. Veggies, fruits & proteins. Which sounds all good and dandy until its portioned and you can't use all this extra stuff you're used to using.  So to give you a glimpse into my life of food:

Breakfast (7-8am): 2 whole organic(must!) eggs, 1 strip of turkey bacon, 1 cup of steamed broccoli (for breakfast? yup) and a 1/2 of a banana. You are definitely full. But no butter (I haven't used any yet, yay me!) no salt unless its this special salt, so.. pepper & garlic powder are my new favorites.

Snack 1 (10-11am) 1oz almonds, 1 cup strawberries & 6-7 baby carrots (or more broccoli) Almonds and strawberries are my heaven !! Too bad week 2 has no fruits. AT ALL. So Sad!

Lunch (1-2pm) Always a salad, always always always w/o iceburg, cucumbers, tomatos (none for me) & peppers (none for me) & oil & apple cider vinegar for dressing. I don't like o/v dressing. Gross. I picture eating the dye from Easter egg time. You get 3-5oz of meat with this, lean cut, cooked without butter, greasy goodness. Again no salt. But bring on the pepper and garlic! Oh and another cup of broccoli.

Snack 2 (3-4) Uh.. i just ate an hour ago? I dont want more food. Same gist, 1oz of almonds/walnuts/ something nutty, green apple & more carrots, or celery or broccoli.

Dinner (6-7pm) pretty much repeat lunch. Exactly repeat lunch.

Everyday. I find new ways to cook things. Chris has taken to the kitchen which is nice. He even brought be breakfast in bed once <3 Shoulda started this diet sooner.

Started Tues Jul 31 weighed in Mon Aug 6 and I was down 5.something lbs so I round up to 6lbs :] I'll take it :] Hopefully this not fruit thing will drop a few more this week. Make all these trips to kroger for salad bags worth it. And the same thing every day worth it.

We did have a cheat day. So we're not perfect. After dropping out weight on Monday, we decided to celebrate. Stop reading with those judging eyes ! It was yummy. And worth it ! Well, hopefully worth it. We'll see what the scale says today. Chris is done I think. We wanted to use this as a jumpoff to get the weight to start coming off, or get to our goal and then stop doing it and just be healthier to maintain. He's to the I'm done I'll just keep eating healthy-ish stage.  I want to keep seeing those 6lbs drop off. I'd like to hope this will set a trend, but I don't think so :/ But yay Beyond Diet that helped me do what going to the gym at 6am 5x a week for 3 months couldn't do !

Besides that. Life is normal. Work. Is silly. Still looking to leave. Heard nothing back about school. Thanks Marshall people ! Chris starts in a few weeks. Everyone will be back home <3 Yay! We'll be on the downward slope of our time here: two years left ! We did have to take a small loan for his school. Really? Isn't that one of the reasons we didn't go to BYU? It's weird, cause I'm starting to see all our "reasons" to stay aren't working out. A sign? who knows.

"I can't think about that right now. If i do I'll go crazy. I'll think about that tomorrow." (Thanks Scarlett!)