No guys and dolls

Well, looks like the commenter is right. Guys and Dolls closed early. Boo on that. I got the email that our tickets were being refunded right before the email about the blog comment.

On another note I realize that the WWW is open for anyone to read what's there but I always find it a little creepy when I get comments from folks I don't know. On the other hand I like comments so I know who is reading. Yesterday's commenter appears to run a blog with a high interest in Lauren Graham. I didn't read much just saw lots of pics.

Much to do today because, of course, I have packed nothing. I need to finish up at work here, then meeting Kassie for lunch, and then packing. Trying to fit in a swim workout in between there.

Mid June

Today is my sister's 29th bday. It is also the day my mother in law is getting her gland removed. They only found cancer in that one gland so good on that. There is a major facial nerve through that gland so as long as the docs don't hit that the surgery should be no big deal. And MIL is thrilled that this will all end with her getting a face lift. So go plastic surgery.

I finally got Chris to start swimming with me. I've been trying to convince him that swim workouts are the way to go but he wasn't having it. Until now. We spent at least three hours in the pool over Saturday and Sunday. For every hour I have him swimming laps I owe him 30 minutes of pool play time. It's a good trade off that makes us both happy.

I finished the entire Twilight series in a week and capped it off with the movie last night. I really enjoyed the series even if it needed to be severely edited down. The movie was alright. I didn't like some of the parts they added and I found Bella incredibly annoying. I didn't picture Edward as Robert Pattinson but I did like how he played the part.

Also saw "The Taking of Pelham 123" and "Away We Go". "Pelham 123" was good but not worth going to the theatre for. "Away We Go" was wonderful. If you haven't heard of it this has Maya Rudolph (SNL alum) and John Krasinski (Jim Halpert from The Office) staring as a couple preparing to have a baby and looking for where they want to live. It's funny and touching. There's one scene with a little boy that just absolutely cracked me up for it's sheer shock value. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be showing on many theaters but if you are in Dallas or Houston go see it.

Wednesday morning (bright and early)I will hop on a a Jet Blue flight to go to DC. Lindsay Hoefer will pick me up at the airport and somehow we will meet up with my college friend. Then Thursday morning college friend and I will hop on a bus and ride to NYC where we'll stay with her high school friend. I'm super excited. We're going to see "Guys and Dolls" (currently starring Oliver Platt and Lauren Graham). I'm excited. I'm looking forward to our girls trip.

It's Friday!

I have had a stressful week at work and am very pleased it is finally Friday.

I got my car out of the shop this morning. The damage wasn't too bad but we were reminded that my water pump is leaking a bit and so in a couple of months we'll put it back in the shop and get that replaced.

Chris has one more week until spring break. Two more tests to go. My father in law arrives Thursday and he'll be here until Sunday I believe. We're probably going to go to the Museum of Natural Science and see the Genghis Khan and Birth of Christianity: A Jewish Story exhibits. Chris has already planned all the restaurants he wants to go to with his dad. Beyond that we have no plans.

I aggravated my shin splints again this weekend so I'm going to go to a running store this weekend to get fitted for shoes. Maybe that will help.

I found a boot camp that meets on Saturdays. Since my normal boot camp was canceled all week (Rice's spring break) I think I'll go to that tomorrow and see how it is. It's a women's only group so that is probably good. That is from 9-10 so I have plenty of time to come back and go to hip hop at 11. Or maybe I'll walk in the stroke 5k. I'll do something tomorrow.

Then tomorrow night I'm going with a group to see Watchmen at the IMAX. I love superhero movies so I'm excited.

Happy weekend!

Updates: the shopping challenge and weight loss effort

As the weather starts to change I find that I am in short supply of professional attire for the summer. In the past I have always been able to get by with tshirts and other less than nice clothing. In the past few weeks I have purchased a few short sleeve shirts, some skirts, and a few dresses that I can wear to work or really any occasion. I actually like some of the clothes out this season so that always helps. Some slightly more classic looks are in fashion instead of this 1980s crap that has been around the past couple of years.

Since the beginning of the year I have been running, doing boot camp, and taking the hip hop class. And I haven't lost a pound. However I have some muscle definition in my stomach that hasn't been there since high school, my arms and legs are tighter and I've lost a couple inches in my hips/waist so I'm pleased. I'm right around 2 miles in running now. I'm trying to work on running outside more but that is a lot harder for me than on the treadmill. We are having really high pollen counts and it keeps triggering my asthma. It drives me crazy. I probably need to schedule a doctor's appointment to see about a different inhaler but I am procrastinating. I haven't been to a doctor in at least 5 years.

My tomato plant is in bloom again so I'm pleased. My oregano has spread like crazy so I need to figure out what to do to keep that under control. I also want to look into some other kinds of veggies I can grow. I may see if I can get broccoli and lettuce. I'll have to make a trip to the nursery this weekend.