Last time I checked in I was pretty much in dire need of a diet pepsi. I made it sound all great and easy by talking about the delicious veggie soup I made. Let me just set up Saturday night to explain exactly how strong willed I am (when I know other people are counting on me)....
Now, if you know me at
all you know I am a bread lover. I will most likely take a fresh baked roll with butter on it over an ice cream cone.
Set scene:
Saturday night (date night) at a steak house and I get there late. Hubs and another couple are already there and I sit down right infront of a fresh, hot, buttery, sparkling roll that has tiny little auras coming off of it (because, that's exactly how delicious it looks). I resist...even though there is cinnamon butter to go with it.
Cinnamon butter people! I simply moved it out of my way and went on to peruse the menu looking for a veggie delight to inhale, only to find out hubs had already eaten two rolls. (um, isn't he supposed to be doing this with me?!). Going over the menu conversation starts flowing about lunch that day. This is where I find out hubs had chinese food...with rice. I pretty much knew this would be coming because he was a miserable grouch the day and 1/2 he was on the cleanse. We were discussing ordering an app - which was completely out of the question because 1. there was nothing I could eat (side note: how do people on the biggest loser do it?!) and 2. they had fried pickles (which, i love love love) So, we decide to skip apps. About that time the other couple shows up, order drinks and an app. About 5 minutes later a small basket with perfectly round, crisp, juicy, fried pickle chips appeared before me. The smell wooshed directly in my nose and I have to admit...I was drooling. I must have made a face because the couple that ordered it asked me if I was allergic. This is about the time hubs and couple #1 made a huge scence by laughing at me.
At the end of our meal when I thought I had conquered it and felt so proud of myself...that's when I heard a voice say, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" and plop two scoops of vanilla ice cream smoothered with warm chocolate syrup right in front of me. I must admit I was slight bitchy because I turned around and said, it is NOT my birthday and this is NOT a nice joke. A girl can only take so much I tell ya!
The 'cleanse' was suppose to go until Thursday. Some of the best girls ever decided to cheat...without my knowing. I felt so guilty having a piece of cheese on my vegan burger so I had to confess at lunch. Only to find out
mamadrama had ribs and georgia girl went on a binge (granted, it was needed...but still!). So, I had a great big IN YOUR FACE cookie that day. It was needed and that was the conclusion of the cleanse. Back to normal eating...let's hope my body gets back to normal sometime soon. Something is just
not right with me right now!
This hasn't been the best week ever for keeping up with my resolutions. It's been fr fr freeeezing and let's face it...when it's this cold, my hips are killing me and it's nearly impossible to find any sort of motivation to get up and get moving. On a better note, I have been looking deeper into getting my masters. That has to count for something..right?
We have off on Monday so I'll need to find something special to do for MLKjrs bday - perhaps I'll have a cupcake in his honor. There is a trip planned for the party store to find a pirate costume (more on that later)!
This week I will be signing up for the Warrior Dash. I may be more excited about a weekend get away with some great people, and wearing a kilt rather than wading through murky water...but, that's ok. Stilletto and her mate are doing it next weekend (going through murky water with alligators in cold weather
and not drinking beer = crazy). I think Stilletto is partilally doing it just to show me that she can. Backstory: we were discussing the dash at lunch and the first thing out of her mouth was something like, "eww, do they have hand sanitizer after eash station?" So, I may or may not have uninvited her and told her she wasn't allowed to go because she'd be a downer. She's totally trying to shove this one in my face...but, I would expect nothing less (in a good way, of course).
Today I went shopping with mother. She bought drapes (which, a lady almost snagged them right out of my hand from the clearance rack...not exaggerating) and I bought
slutty black boots. I can't wait to wear them - I may wear dresses all next week just to break them in. I have been looking all over the place for weeks for damn boots and the last store we checked had done last pair in my size (WHEW!) ...made it just in time!
Tonight's plan: hanging with some boys we haven't seen in a very long time. For the record, we WILL be ordering fried pickles. I'm going to count this as a date....3 dates and it's only 1/2 way through the month - WATCH OUT!
