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geesh, what a week! besides the metro accident on monday - we've lost 3 great people in a matter of days... first ed... then farrah... and now michael... i can't say that i was a HUGE fan of his, even though his poster adorned my bedroom wall in jr. high (until i discovered duran duran)... i feel sorry for his children, who are now fatherless and $400 million in debt, as well as his family who, like most of us, are just shocked that something like this could happen... if i had a turntable at home, i would pay tribute by playing 'thriller' and doing a little moonwalk... :)

this week has been long, and the commute to/from work even longer... i was happy to actually get onto a car this morning, without having to wait for 2-3, and have room to spare once inside... there was also another delay yesterday (cracked rail) on the same line, going in the opposite direction - i'm guessing a lot of riders said "screw-it" today and stayed home because it wasn't nearly as bas as it's been... i'm glad to be on vacation next week because by the time i have to back to work, service should be back to normal (i hope so anyway)...

so yea, i'm on vacation next week - i have about 5.5 weeks to use since my company is changing it's policy at the end of the year (we can only carry-over 4 weeks instead of 6)... i'll probably take a week in july, and then i'll use a week in september for our annual camping trip to the beach... i need to get better about taking days, i just always feel guilty for some reason... :(

monday i have a follow-up and adjustment with the chiro, and i also booked myself a 30-min massage - i bought 4 certificates at xmas and have yet to use them... sort of a "congrats on finishing your first 30-day challenge" present to myself... then on tuesday, we leave for my sister's for a few days and then it's up to pittsburgh for the 4th of july... we're taking the harley and hope to get in at least two good day-trips while up there - very exciting! the biggest fair in western PA also starts next week so i'm looking forward to going to that as well and possibly going to the drive-in, if we have time (yea, i'm a country girl at heart!)... :)

weekend will be busy: tomorrow, i have spinning at 8:30, then a hair appt, then i'm hoping to stop by my mom's so we can go blueberry picking... not sure if they're in yet but i'm hoping they are because i do love me some blueberries... sunday, we may be going to a motorcycle rally in johnstown, pa but if the weather is shady - then it will be the usual house/yard work and errands... :)

hope you guys have a great friday - TGIF...

counting my blessings

there was a train crash outside of DC yesterday, on the metro line i take to/from work most days... apparently, a subway train plowed into the back of another one - 9 people have died and over 70 people have been injured... i have no idea how this sort of thing can happen - eric and i were glued to the tv last night at the sight of one train ontop of another... it just seems impossible... roads and subways lines have been shut down and my commute this morning took almost 2 hours... the train was so crowded, we were offloaded so i decided to walk the rest of the way - just wish i had worn better shoes! anyway, my thoughts and prayers are with the families involved in this terrible accident...

here's a shot of the two trains - see what i mean?!?!



and here's an idea of what the metro looked like this morning - the word 'chaos' doesn't even come close...



on a good note - at least i had a great spin class this morning...

happy tuesday...

break over

since eric is watching his soap (true blood), thought i'd write a quick post... i'm a bit disappointed in myself - exercise took a backseat this weekend... i couldn't go to my spin class yesterday and passed on it this morning since i had a raging headache... even though i DID get a lot of walking in yesterday, cardio was non-existant today (though i still did my 3rd workout for the week)... eric and i were going to go play frisbee but the day just got away from me - errands, housework, small projects, and then dinner... i'm not going to beat myself up about it - i've done really well with this challenge so far and have every intention on going out w/a bang before it's done... :)

as for the rest of the weekend - my mom and i went to a lavendar festival in PA yesterday, it only blooms once a year so the fields were just full of purple flowers and the smell was heavenly... the weather was less than ideal for a while and we huddled under a tressel until the rain passed (note: don't wear white when there's a chance of rain!)... there were all sorts of demonstrations and booths with lavendar products - even ice cream, if you can image (i didn't particularly like mine and only had a few bites)... since it's a working farm, you could also buy plants so i bought one and now have to find the perfect place to plant it in the backyard... the drive there/back was nice since we took backroads thru the country - i told eric that we have to take the bike for sure... :)

anyway, not much else to report... thought i'd share some pics from yesterday... enjoy! :)

shh, i think margarita is calling me

i'm so glad the weekend is finally here! eric and i grabbed some dinner on the way home, at our favorite local thai joint... the green curry is amazing but i decided to try their pad thai and was not disappointed... we are now relaxing in front of the tv, not that anything good is on right now - why is that?!?!? perhaps there will be a good movie on later and then time for bed... :)

work was busy this week but i think my coworker and i handled things well considering we have a new website to learn and the boss was on vacation... yay team! i did SOME work today but not much, then took a good 40-min walk/jog outside and called it a day around 4:45... :)

weekend plans: my mom and i are going to a lavendar festival tomorrow - there will be cooking/craft demos and fields of pick-your-lavendar so it should be fun, weather depending... unfortunately, i will have skip tomorrow's spin class and go sunday instead (with the poopy instructor!)... i'm hoping to get in enough walking in tomorrow to count at my 30-min cardio but if not, i'll do something when i get home...

i hope everyone has a great, relaxing, and healthy weekend...

p.s. wedding crashers is on - finally, something to watch on tv! :)

slacker

ever have those weeks when your meals are just out-of-whack? i didn't get to plan/prep like usual on sunday so it's been an interesting week food-wise... i will have to buy lunch again today, but am hoping that cosi has their roasted tomato soup because it was very tasty when i had it earlier this week... i have nothing against buying lunch but it's pretty expensive to eat out everyday, and as for healthy options - you really have to do your homework... we have a whole garden full of lettuce (still) so i should be taking advantage of that as much as possible - nothing like a free salad everyday! :)

my workouts have been going well (today i have two) and i actually look forward to them since they are so challenging... and it's been great not having to do the same thing each time because we all know how that goes - boredom comes easily when you do the same thing day-in and day-out... yesterday's treadmill workout was 45-mins of hills (and hard ones at that!)... :)

does anyone watch 'true blood' on HBO? eric got into it last season so we're watching it again this time around - just makes me laugh since it's so 'soap-opera' like... i had read online that there was this big sex scene at the end of the show, so what happens? eric's tivo stopped recording just before the good part - hahhahaha, made me laugh! he didn't think it was very funny... ;)

happy thursday...

progress

the alarm went off at 5:30 this morning and i only hit the snooze once... by the time i got to the gym around 5:50, they said the spin class was full but to check - the guy had the sign-up sheet and only 2 spots were open - so i totally lucked-out... it was the same instructor as saturday so i knew the workout would be good, though he used the same music... WTF!... and i am happy to say that i felt MUCH better during this class and did not throw-up when i got home (i'm convinced that i had a bug last week since i've heard of other people having similiar issues)... i have to say, it feels great that i already have than under my belt for the day - just have to do my workout later this afternoon when i get home from the dentist... :-)

NSV update: i'm wearing a pair capris that were too small about a month or so ago (size 10) so i guess this whole 'workout' thing is paying-off after all... whoo hooo! :-)

happy tuesday...

half-way thru

the boss is on vacation this week so i'm pseudo 'in-charge' and will try my best to keep things running smoothly with the new website... since eric wanted to get into the office early this morning, i was here a bit early too and took advantage of the quiet morning by getting some small stuff off my desk... perhaps i shall start my own vacation countdown --> only 11 more days... :)

my weekend was busy but productive... eric suggested we throw the frisbee around after work on friday night and i told him that we should definitely do that more often... it's not like we stand around and throw it back and forth - we do a lot of running so i got in more than 30-minutes of cardio for sure... saturday morning was spin class and then we took the harley downtown to his friend's house for brunch (french toast and mimosas! yum!)...as for the rest of the day - i had to run to old navy for a gift card and picked-up some clothes for eric since they were on sale (and a pair of cargo shorts for myself since they were only $12 and too damn cute!)... then it was off to the grocery store and then home to clean and do laundry... i was determined to get everything done since sunday we were going to see my dad and i knew that i wouldn't want to do anything when we go home... oh, i also had to bake a cake and decided on making 3 so i could give one to my sister and one to my brother... i think i finished with the cakes around 9:00 so it was a long day indeed!

yesterday was my dad's 77th bday so my eric, my brother, and his girlfriend drove out to see him for the day... he was having a 'good' day and was awake for most of the time, even saying a few things here and there that we could understand (most of the time we cannot)... my sister brought pizza so we were able to hang out for a few hours and spend time together as a family - the chocolate cake with peanut butter icing was a big hit (my family's favorite)... the weather was nice too so all in all, it was a very good day... after we got home - i put on my workout clothes, went downstairs, did my 3rd belly-off workout, and then 30-mins of pilates... not a bad way to end the day, in my opinion... :)

happy monday...