2005 {year of changes}

so far this new years eve i have spent the night dancing and singing to my ipod while making this layout on 2005. it seems more like fourth of july out there than new years since they are going crazy with fireworks. taylor hates fireworks and has been nervous all night. i think the loud music helps to tone down the loud fireworks but all this noise makes her uncomfortable. i'm off to may spicy garlic shrimp and watch the countdown to new years. i'll be counting my blessing this year as i watch the ball drop.

jenny's here

i came home from work yesterday to find two huge boxes from jenny craig. one contained two weeks worth of dry food. the other held a mix of frozen and dry food which will last an additional two weeks. it is so much food! i had to take everything out of the boxes and organize it all. i cleaned out my pantry to get rid or all non-jenny-friendly food. i have the dry food in two large boxes in the garage. i also moved everything out of the freezer in the kitchen and into the freezer in the garage. i'm hoping marcia would like to get all the extra food to take home for here kids. jenny craig, here i come!

i called jenny

last night i signed up for jenny craig. my sister margie is doing it and i figured i could you a change since i have been dragging my feet at weight watchers. so margie and i can be a long distance support network. one more thing we can go through together. i need to lose 50 - 60 lbs and i signed up for a long term plan.

instead of going into a center for one-on-one weekly meetings, i will work with a counselor at home. so it is very convenient. each week i will have a 15 minute phone consultation with her to review my plan, ask questions, etc. The food will be shipped to my house and I will only need to buy veggies and fruit.

I am excited on this new course. Since it is all planned out for me it will be easy and I do not need to spend alot of time planning what to eat, shopping, cooking, etc. I think this is a very positive path for my future. I will be dieting for 11 weeks before I go on the cruise. If I loose an average of 2 lbs. per week, I will loose 22 lbs and should be back into a 14 or so.

a progressive today

today i was really able to dig into my work and get alot done. it was a great sense of accomplishment. maybe it was my new fun gypsy outfit i had on. i am now waiting for ADT to come and fix the alarm on my house. i just finished up a circle journal that i am five days behind on and will start the next one. i'm having fun and that's all the matters :)

getting ready for christmas

since i am no longer driving up to chicago for christmas and am instead flying, in needed to wrap and ship all the presents so they will be there in time for christmas. i spent this weekend getting a tune up for my car, shopping at costco, watching movies and getting ready for my christmas trip. i wrapped and shipped margie's presents so that they went out on saturday. mom's i just did today. she and dick asked that i get some audiobooks on cd for them. i spent most of the night getting my december playlist setup on my ipod while burning the hades factor and the rule of four for them. i also burned bergdorf blondes for margie. it's almost 10pm and i haven't eaten yet or got ready for work yet!

christmas recipe cj (two peas)

i am way behind on my circle journals. this one was to be mailed on 11/17/05. considering today is 12/16, i am over one month late. this cj is on christmas recipes. we are to select two and add them to the journal. i chose a veggie pizza appetizer and garlic lover's shrimp. both of which i have made for the holidays in the past. the shrimp makes me want to make it. maybe tomorrow for dinner . . .

go where you want to go

i have an usual thing for this weekend. i don't really have anything planned. i can go where i want to go and do what i want to do (as the mamas and papas would say). i am supposed to get a tune up tomorrow morning at 8am. but now since i am not going to take a road trip up to chicago i don't really need one. but since it is already planned i think i will just do it. i can bring margie's portable dvd player and watch a movie. also bring my book and magazines. better to get it taken care of and get something accomplished i guess.

i just bought an airplane ticket to go visit robin again in february. it will be casey's 16th birthday. i will go for president's weekend and fly out friday afternoon and return monday night. for some reason i don't have to work on president's day this year. margie may come with to visit them as well that weekend.

charlie? bird

tomorrow we go to the vet and charlie will get a dna test. with the results we will find out if charlie is a boy or a girl. i'm hopping for a boy. that way, no eggs will get laid and my dogs can all be girls. he is getting a lot bigger. my mom things he is a she. i guess we will find out in a few days. i doubt you can get immediate test results.

christmas lights

i may have lost my mind. i spent $400 to get these lights put up on my house. i was so excited to have them done. i just couldn't do it. but i'm kind of bummed that they are big, large lights instead of some type of twinkle or icicle lights. guess it looks okay. at least i'm festive instead of the dark house on the street :)

the guy who did the light is recently divorced too and he keeps flirting over the phone. totally not interested and it's a bit uncomfy.

funny story though. the guy called me 3 times today. once on his way to fishhawk. once in fishhawk trying to find my house. once when he was at my house and told me he felt so bad because the dog kept barking and they couldn't calm her no matter what they tried. i could actually hear taylor barking through the phone on the voice mail. it was so funny. i guess she is a good guard dog after all!