It's August!
and we're already in the 10th day of the month! The summmer is seriously flying by. Which is just fine with me....because I LOVE Fall. Today is my best friend, Molly's birthday. She is 28 today :) Happy Birthday, Molls! I tried to change my banner on my blog and I did, but I can't figure out the correct marginal codes to make it look right. So for now, and until I get it fixed, my banner is just a big picture of New York's central park. Someone in our group took this picture when we were there in May. I love it!
I don't have a lot of new and interesting things to say since I last blogged. Sorry! I'm still looking for a job, we got our stuff from the moving company and we are just about finished with making trips to various stores to furnish and set up the apartment. We need a few more things, but those can wait. Last weekend we went to Ikea in Woodbridge, VA and we picked out a coffee table, end table and a dining room table and chairs, among some other decorative stuff and kitchen items. Justin and I are both trying to lose weight and so far he's doing really good. I am doing OK, my results are just not as fast. We're not on a particular diet, we've just been counting our calories and exercising. We're using a website called Calorie Count. It's free to sign up and start an account and it's really easy to use. Basically you enter everything you eat and it counts your nutrition levels and creates tables and reports to show you your daily nutritional intake. You get graded (ABC..scale) and there's also a place to enter your weight and your activities (exercise) so you can keep track of your progress. Anyway, we like it. The hardest part for me is that I get bored eating the same healthy foods over and over again. Funny that I never got bored eating the same nonhealthy foods over and over again! If I were skinny and it was ok to eat Chick-fil-A everyday, I would! So if anyone has any low calorie recipes they'd like to share....email me! Please ;)
Justin's birthday is coming up here soon....September 3rd! I was trying to find some tickets to a Redskins game (his favorite team) for him (it's OK, he knows), but for a decent seat, the ticket prices start at $200/each. Unfortunately, I can't afford that kind of a gift. He will be 27 (my favorite age). I loved being 27...the sound of the number and age...you're not 25 and in your mid-20s but you're not 30 or in your late 20s. You're just in the middle of being in your mid 20s and your late 20s :) I also liked being 27 because it was a good year for me. I moved to the westside area of LA (which I really liked most in all of the LA area), I got a raise at work, my goals and the things that are important to me became clear, I had so much to be thankful for (still do)..family, friends and of course, I met Justin that year! Now I'm 28....and it's not bad, but if I could have stayed at 27 a little longer, I would have.
Speaking of birthdays, My oldest sister, Daphne, is turning the big 3-0 next weekend. I think last year I made a post in her honor, singing a song from the "Little Mermaid." I will have to come up with something better for this year's birthday shout-out. I love to embarrass her whenever I can. She will be here tomorrow because we are going to the beach on Saturday. I think I've already posted about that, so I'll move on...
It's raining right now. Not hard, but there's a gray and gloomy sky and a continuous slow, light rain outside. It's finally started to cool, as well. The last week has been noticeably lower in temperature. Instead of 95, I think it's been in the 80s. I can't wait for some Fall weather! September/October/November is my most favorite time of year. I just love how pretty and comfortable the season is.
Well I'm rambling on about the weather now....I have nothing more interesting to write about! I'll come back when I have more to say....hopefully soon, I'll be able to post about finding a great new job!
I don't have a lot of new and interesting things to say since I last blogged. Sorry! I'm still looking for a job, we got our stuff from the moving company and we are just about finished with making trips to various stores to furnish and set up the apartment. We need a few more things, but those can wait. Last weekend we went to Ikea in Woodbridge, VA and we picked out a coffee table, end table and a dining room table and chairs, among some other decorative stuff and kitchen items. Justin and I are both trying to lose weight and so far he's doing really good. I am doing OK, my results are just not as fast. We're not on a particular diet, we've just been counting our calories and exercising. We're using a website called Calorie Count. It's free to sign up and start an account and it's really easy to use. Basically you enter everything you eat and it counts your nutrition levels and creates tables and reports to show you your daily nutritional intake. You get graded (ABC..scale) and there's also a place to enter your weight and your activities (exercise) so you can keep track of your progress. Anyway, we like it. The hardest part for me is that I get bored eating the same healthy foods over and over again. Funny that I never got bored eating the same nonhealthy foods over and over again! If I were skinny and it was ok to eat Chick-fil-A everyday, I would! So if anyone has any low calorie recipes they'd like to share....email me! Please ;)
Justin's birthday is coming up here soon....September 3rd! I was trying to find some tickets to a Redskins game (his favorite team) for him (it's OK, he knows), but for a decent seat, the ticket prices start at $200/each. Unfortunately, I can't afford that kind of a gift. He will be 27 (my favorite age). I loved being 27...the sound of the number and age...you're not 25 and in your mid-20s but you're not 30 or in your late 20s. You're just in the middle of being in your mid 20s and your late 20s :) I also liked being 27 because it was a good year for me. I moved to the westside area of LA (which I really liked most in all of the LA area), I got a raise at work, my goals and the things that are important to me became clear, I had so much to be thankful for (still do)..family, friends and of course, I met Justin that year! Now I'm 28....and it's not bad, but if I could have stayed at 27 a little longer, I would have.
Speaking of birthdays, My oldest sister, Daphne, is turning the big 3-0 next weekend. I think last year I made a post in her honor, singing a song from the "Little Mermaid." I will have to come up with something better for this year's birthday shout-out. I love to embarrass her whenever I can. She will be here tomorrow because we are going to the beach on Saturday. I think I've already posted about that, so I'll move on...
It's raining right now. Not hard, but there's a gray and gloomy sky and a continuous slow, light rain outside. It's finally started to cool, as well. The last week has been noticeably lower in temperature. Instead of 95, I think it's been in the 80s. I can't wait for some Fall weather! September/October/November is my most favorite time of year. I just love how pretty and comfortable the season is.
Well I'm rambling on about the weather now....I have nothing more interesting to write about! I'll come back when I have more to say....hopefully soon, I'll be able to post about finding a great new job!
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