Sunday, January 30, 2011

Weekend Recap

It was a lovely weekend with a little sunshine included!

Friday night, we went to Mr. Lee's (a fine Chinese dining restaurant) with our friends Jon and Holly. I tried a soup called Seafood Velvet Soup and it was quite delicious and smooth. Not much meat to it so I left feeling satisfied but far from full. I usually have cashew chicken or crab rangun but opted for a healthier choice this time.



Saturday was a glorious day to sleep in! I got some laundry done and hit the elliptical. By 3:30, we were on the road to Columbus to see Winter Jam with Krista and Dan.




We figured that arriving an hour before the show would be plenty of time to find a good seat, but unfortunately the traffic was so slow filtering into the parking lots that we ended up missing half of Matt's favorite band, RED.

The rest of the show was great. It was a good mix of bands. We probably would have preferred harder rock bands, but we were pleasantly surprised by the addition of Michael Tate to the Newsboys. We slipped out of the arena a few minutes early to beat the 10,000 people who would be leaving at the same time.

And Sunday funday today has been relaxing. We went to church and then hit up Panera for a yummy lunch. Came home and took very long naps. With such a good weekend, I'm refreshed and ready to start a new work week.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Sweating it off

I forgot how invigorating the elliptical can be. Now that I'm participating in a small "Biggest Loser" competition, I have found myself burning tons of calories on that machine. It's kind of like a bike/treadmill/stair stepper. The first couple weeks I started using it again, I couldn't boost up the resistance to more than the lowest level. But now that I'm in a little bit better shape, I've been cranking up the resistance for a more heart-pounding workout. Still feeling pretty motivated as the first month comes to a close.

Besides the motivation of a cash prize, I really just need to look good in a bikini for our tropical vacation in July. Mom and Dad invited Matt and I to go on a cruise with them to Cozumel, Costa Maya, Belize, and Roatan on Norwegian Cruise Lines. Beaches galore! Check out this beauty.




Stayed tuned for further details on this fabulous vacation!!

Sunday, January 23, 2011

My Favorite Things


Ahh...don't you just love the weekend? So thankful that the hubster and I don't have to work on weekends!! (Well....I hardly count one Saturday morning every other month as weekend work)
Today I just wanted to share some of my favorite things. Anybody watch Oprah's 25 Favorite Things?


I caught a few minutes of it...and I just have to say that was one lucky audience. They won tons of fabulous items (chocolates, special brownie pans, cashmere sweaters, blankets, and cruises. I guess when you're Oprah, you can certainly afford to give everyone all that...and more. Wish Oprah and I were better friends.

So here is a list of my FAVORITE THINGS.

1. Dunkin Doughnuts freshly brewed coffee
2. Bath and Body Works Candles
3. Cheese (all kinds)
4. Dogs
5. Boots
6. Dolce and Gabbana Light Blue perfume
7. iPod (and all of its contents)
8. Think Pink pants
9. LG Vortex smart phone
10. Swiffer Mopper

I can only come up with 10 things right now that I have at my house. In the future, I might just make a list of more abstract favorites (example: cruises!) But for today, its all about the little things in life. :-)

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

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