No matter what I do, Jimmy loves me. Its this strange, real, love. I almost don't even understand it. I was thinking about it...I am so lucky. No matter what I do, say, think...he just has this ability to keep loving me. Bitch or not. Nag or not. Happy or not.
Thank goodness its friday.
Yesterday I worked out for a solid hour...I actually lifted small weights and did squats. Between them and lunges my legs are sore! So are my arms, but I really feel great! Unless its all in my head... but I really feel like I have more energy and I felt so good when I laid down to go to bed last night.
This weekend we are having a margarita party, and next wednesday were having a tiny bridal shower for Jamie. Shes so excited, I want to do something so nice for her. All the girls are coming over weds around 8 for a mini party.
There is still so much to get done pre Vegas and I feel like I don't have enough time!
My Dad is getting a minor surgery today (getting his galbladder removed) so I'm praying all goes well.
Keeping my fingers crossed.
It is a beautiful day so I'm hoping thats a good sign from God.

Im wiped... Cannot wait for Vegas

7 and a half days until Vegas. So my new "learned thing of the day by reading" started yesterday and I read an article on recycling. Yes I know we learned about recycling in elementary school, but I did not realize how forward my city was in regards to this earth friendly form of trash depositing. Apparently Philly streamlined recycling so that everything (glass, aluminum, paper, cardboard etc.) can all be put in one can and dumped in one truck! They even offer monetary rewards for how much you recycle each month. I thought that was pretty interesting...So I printed out my recycling bin sticker and am joining the program.
It just so happened that yesterday was trash day, and as I was driving home I saw a trash truck and a recycling truck leaving my neighborhood. They had murals on them! Philadelphia style, gorgeous floral murals. The trucks looked so pretty...Although I'm sure they still stink...
I feel like I've been pretty earthy lately... I even planted a pathos plant for Ruby! Its on the windowsill until it gets big and we can put it in her tank.
even Ruby is changing a bit...Her old skin is shedding and she doesn't get nervous around us anymore, especially when Jimmy feeds her. She turns green with orange and blue spots and climbs all over now, instead of just staying in one spot.
Last night I cooked Jimmy dinner (which I do pretty much every night). I made veggie and chicken quesadillas with kidney beans, salsa, rice and guacamole. He's getting spoiled.
Tonight...I'm starting my running regimen again. I'm pretty intimidated, like I'm not going to be able to do it. But I really have to get back into it, especially after getting weighed at the doctors yesterday. But I have to face reality and change my habits to get better. So it will get easier as time goes on and I change my lifestyle.

So the things I want to do on a regular basis are... because I am obsessed with making lists

Meditation (deep breathing exercises)
Running ( 3-4x per week) Stretching sit ups, lunges and squats(Everyday)
Cook Dinner (Weeknights)
Read one new article every day
Recycle

European Vaca? Or Bust...

Soooo. I was just looking up prices of my potential holiday European vacation on the Internet. Unfortunately the prices are just a bit expensive. I am not sure if I will be able to afford this by then!!! But I will do something. Another thing...Christmas and New Years both fall on weekends this year! how bad does that suck! Ugh! I thought my Holidays were going to include days off from work, but no! Alas, we will all be in work all week wishing we had days off...
And I am sick of eating red meat. I ate my first cheeseburger of the year Friday night and I felt sick afterwords. I just keep picturing the poor cows getting their heads chopped off. Morbid but true :-(... I don't think I can do it any more. Ill leave the beef to Jimmy, I'm stocking up on veggies.
Yesterday we were so lazy! Me, Jimmy, Wonton and Ruby. I thing we watched 6 movies and didn't leave the house all day. I felt like I didn't get anything accomplished. We moved from the bed to the couch, and back to the bed again...But at least I got to relax...Finally.
Plus I convinced Jimmy to go to see the Picasso exhibit at the art museum on Sunday. :-) Hes reluctant but at least hes going!

Mother's Day and meat

So...Yesterday I entered my mom in a Mother's day essay contest!!! I'm very excited because I hope she wins.  The grand prize is 250 bucks worth of spa treatment.  She deserves it.  If I do not win then I will still get her a spa day (maybe one worth a little less money!)

Also I decided last night that  I am cutting my red meat intake to once or twice a month! I just do not feel good after I eat it,  but I still crave it at least once a month.  Eventually I will probably just cut it out all together.

Plus today I managed to drop my iPhone in the toilet and cry about it.  I am so sad.  It was like my other boyfriend :-( but it didn't ever disagree with me.  

To Sew or not to Sew?

I have always said I wanted to learn to sew...For some reason I just never followed through on that aspiration. I really want to learn to sew and quilt and crochet.
I kind of pushed that desire to the side while I was painting glass, and making jewelry, adopting animals, going to craft fairs and adopting different boyfriends. I guess I always thought that I am too much of a klutz to sew.
I was discussing it with my best friend yesterday and we decided we are going to take classes at our local fabric store. The classes are relatively cheap and I figure easy to work into our schedules. I am going to sign up for sewing basic and then sewing 2, quilting and quilting 2, and crocheting.
our goal is to make some of the linens for her cousins upcoming wedding this summer. Julie and I are both really crafty, so this will just be one more thing to add to the list of stuff we know how to do. Also it will be one more easy way to be able to give friends and family home made gifts instead of store bought presents.
If i have the patience.
I have a bad habit of starting things and never finishing, or I get bored of a hobby quickly and never see how far it will take me.
This is something I am looking forward to and I hope I can develop it into a skill that I can use through out my life.
Also,
14 days until Vegas. We can't wait to get out there! I really need to get my camera fixed before we go, but I just cannot wait to be in my bathing suit at the pool with a beverage in my hand!
I love the beginning of summer!
And I fed Ruby myself for the first time today. Except that the crickets scared the S*&T out of me and I ended up dumping around 10 in her cage. Little Ruby thought she was the luckiest chameleon in the whole world. Her spots turned orange and brown and she started hunting. I watched her for so long I was almost late for work!

Goals this week-
Camera situation straightened out
Art Museum Sunday
Buy Jimmy Dinner tonight
Go Grocery shopping for Cinco Di Mayo Party next week
Sam's Bachelorette party Saturday night (where Jimmy meets my other family!)

Life boost...the ology of my life

I drink Tea every day. I try to switch it up from green to green-peach, to earl gray to Black tea to Chamomile...Aside from the fact that I love it, it always makes me feel healthier. Tea helps me think. When I'm drinking my tea I always think about my life. But I always feel like I just THINK about how to improve my life, and PLAN to do things that are more fun, healthy, and exhilarating and enriching, but I really do not DO any of them. And I know we all have the ability to do something lovely every day.


So I'm starting this to track my progress. I'm sure it will be completely boring for awhile until I actually start doing things to change things, but I'm really going to try.

So to begin with...I have a fantastic boyfriend. His name is Jimmy. He is completely lovely. He has a sense of humor that outshines mine any day, and he has a great heart. He likes to create this tough guy exterior with a lot of sarcasm (which actually compliments my opposite personality) but in reality he is a big squishy goofball. I am so lucky to have him in my life. He is my best friend. And after the slew of losers I spent the last 2 years dedicating myself to, its honestly a breath of fresh air. But for some reason, I have a tendency to ruin good things in my life without meaning to... I see myself becoming a self sabotager and I am really trying to prevent that from ever happening with this. I'm really trying.

Lately I've been noticing when I come home from work in a bad mood, I'm completely miserable to him. And he just rolls with the punches. Well...there is no reason for me to act like an evil toad...so I am going to try to chronicle every day why my life is wonderful...And record the things I do every day that make it better. And I'm hoping I am making those people around me happier too. Because everyone in my life is really a blessing. I mean...I have a great friend base. Even if its something little, I am going to make an effort to change a bit every day.

Lets hope this works, because I need a life boost.

I'm going to start with last night after work 4/22/10... In honor of earth day.
I've never been a fan of reptiles or any small "weird" animal (snakes, lizards, hamsters etc.) My boyfriend on the other hand, would live with dinosaurs if he could, so therefore he loves reptiles, amphibians and thinks snakes are cool.

I on the other hand am completely grossed out by anything without legs that can still move around smoothly.

So a few weeks ago we started watching LIFE on Discovery. We loved it. Jimmy loves learning and loves animals, I just wish I had the ability to retain information like he does. I have more of a tendency to zone out. Anyway, I realized then his love of Chameleons...And I noticed that they are cute in their little dopey way, and they have super cute feet. When they eat its pretty cool too, with their super long tongues that shoot out and catch flies.

So one day last week we stopped in a Petco to look at all of their animals ( I think pet stores are horrible by the way, and I usually want to rescue the animals more from there than from foster homes where they have loving mommies). Jimmy got super psyched when he spotted a chameleon in the store! it was the first one I had seen in person actually...
he cage was rather small. The girl there let us hold her and we kind of fell in love with her.

I never thought I would love a reptile (or even like one for that matter)

We named her Ruby and talked about her for the next few days. We agreed that we could build a home for her and set her up in my room...As long as he took full responsibility of feeding her. I do not want to have anything to do with those bugs!

We brought her home and I think she was a bit nervous. She changed colors quite a bit from having orange spots to a bright bright green color, to a darker green. She is lovely.

I feel like we rescued her, and when we move to a larger house we are going to build a big terrarium for her. She is such a sweet girl and I really hope she adjusts to her new home. I think she is a little scared right now, but hopefully soon she will get comfortable! And we love her a lot more than the Pet store!
So Jim and I's little family consists of the two of us, my kitten Wonton and now Ruby!~

When I fix my camera I will take pictures of her and post them!