So if you noticed yesterday I said how this morning was my FIRST spin class...if you are a faithful reader you will remember that I was supposed to start going oh....like....3 months ago!!! Oops! I did finally go this morning and let me just tell you....SWEAT ATTACK! Wow, my legs are like jelly and I have been working out for months now...and not just elliptical work....but real workouts with weights and everything....apparently spin works muscles I have been missing.
There was another lady in class who was tripping me out! I believe she told me her name was Patricia but it was 5:30 in the morning and I tend to be delusional without coffee before I communicate! She was talking to the instructor and singing and hollering in pain through the entire class. She was actually a relief, she made it much easier to be there and she was very encouraging...I totally had to give in a few times and she would say, "Girl, it's your first time! Pace yourself, you're doing better than I did in my first month!" Ha! Yeah right!
The class was only 45 minutes (THANK YOU LORD!!!!) so I got to get a little breakfast this morning on my way to work (which I was still 45 minutes early for). Get ready for it because, my friends, you need to try it.....I have tried many a breakfast sandwhich, Starbucks has them, Mcy D's has them, heck, Subway even has them now (but yikes I don't think I could handle Subway store smell in the morning) but this glorious morning I stopped at Dunkin' Donuts.....
I know, you're thinking...you stopped where? And you got what? That's right, Dunkin' Donuts and I got a breakfast sandwich...an egg white, ham and cheese english muffin to be exact...they have EGG WHITES if you want!!!!! That was the first plus, then they handed me this freshly TOASTED sandwich with CRISPY ham and melty cheese....BEST. BREAKFAST SANDWICH. EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I do not tell a lie...I am not sure I ever want to eat anyone else's breakfast sandwiches again.... I got coffee too, I am not sure it is as good as they say ("they" say it's better than Starbucks...but I guess you really need to be a coffee connoisseur to really be a fan of plain Starbucks coffee) but it was pretty tastey...although I am an addict so it might have been just a fix by the time I got it! Ha!
I have a lot of new reading going on, what with having to write 2-3 articles a week for the Memphis Examiner. Sort of excited and curious about my newest book: Doesn't She Look Natural by Angela Hunt. (http://www.angelahuntbooks.com/html/contemporary.html) I only read a small review but it's about a lady who inherits a funeral home and moves to the south to run it and such. Christian Fiction of course!
Still working on Sex, Murder and A Double Latte and gods in Alabama. Will fill you in when I am done!
Whew, that was a long one!
Until next time!
~ B
Friday, May 28, 2010
Jiggle, Jiggle
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Who decided I need to title these things?
Yes that is me whining because I am unable to come up with a brilliant title for the blog today! I almost titled it "Thursday" I am lacking so much creativity today....maybe its the impending full moon and lack of Sex and the City 2 seeing this evening....hmmmmm...anywho...
My toe is finally better (I didn't tell you about the accident because its too gross for my wonderful little blog...no really...let's just say it hurt...a lot!) so its back to Jazzercise today. I have missed it. Starting my Spin class at....5:30 AM tomorrow....I have to do it though I need to drop some l's & b's STAT! Vegas is 2.5 weeks away and I would like to at least sort of want to be seen in public by the pool!
So this trip to Vegas is with my sweet friend Katelyn who has been my friend since we were 11. Since my parents decided to move to Texas (blagh...sorry Texas, it's not your fault) I won't be going to Colorado to visit for the summer and see Katelyn...this simply will not do...so Viva Las Vegas! It should be SO much fun barring any Katelyn shenanigans...she sometimes likes to pull those. I plan on a lot of pool and sun and then fabulous dresses and evenings out! Which also reminds me I better work on the tan because my arms and face are three shades darker than my legs....that is just unacceptable!
Have a fun weekend of eating El Torro Loco (yes, the Crazy Bull), possibly some SATC2 (which I need to see stat or I just feel I am not a true fan...and well my girls and I are fabulous so that will not do!), a day laying by a pool (yes please and thank you) and maybe somewhere in there some chores and a little more Mexican food (because let's be honest...I am an addict).
That's all for today folks and because I haven't done it in a while...here is some GLEE for your afternoon enjoyment, oh yeah and this one is specifically chosen in honor of the First Lady!
~B
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Itty Bitty Kitty...and some other stuff
Ok so she is on Facebook already but I have to put her on my blog too...So we didn't go with Daphne, the husband wasn't into it...even though she is MY kitten! So we had a lot on the table...Sasha, Mia, Thia, Phoebe, Penelope (Penny for short)...I was all for calling her Kitten at one point! Nothing was sticking. The husband wanted Sasha and while I liked it I just couldn't get it to roll off my tongue like I wanted....So I just sorta through Phoebe on her and since then she has been my little Phoebs or sometimes Fifi! I like it, she has a lot of color and personality she needed a name to match it...still feeling ISH about it....hopefully she will not get another name, I don't want her to be traumatized!
So without further interruption:
In other weekend news: My wonderful husband decided he needed to cool off in Nellie's puppy pool:
And the Nellio...well....this was her weekend:
Recipe time...well almost...I will have to post the ACTUAL recipe tomorrow BUT my mother in law found and proceeded to make the BEST Tiramisu! It's simple and it will look like you did a lot of work when you didn't! Love those recipes!
AI finale tonight...FINALLY!!!! I think I am leaning towards Mamasox but Lee could take it! Gonna have some Shrimp Scampi and some QT with the First Lady!
Ha...this just in....my hubby just sent this to me...puppy play time IS oh so tiring...
Alrighty then friends! Shout at you tomorrow...gotta go review some fiction!!!
~B
Friday, May 21, 2010
Writin' Fool!
So I am currently just a writing and writing! I am just trying a little bit of everything on for size...see where I fit...what kind of writer I really am.
Check out my new article for the Memphis Examiner! (Yes I am advertising...it's my blog...deal!)
http://www.examiner.com/x-50435-Memphis-Christian-Fiction-Examiner~y2010m5d21-Francine-Rivers-Author-Extrodinaire
If you have insight or would like to suggest a Christian Fiction author to me let me know!
So...in other B news: Blingo is TONIGHT! It is going to be a BLAST! Pics on Monday I promise...if you miss this time I guarantee you are going to want to join in next time!
Also...shout outs to my cousin Chanel. She is graduating from Union University tomorrow! Congrats and welcome to the real world my darling! (Pics of her to come too...I am not convinced she is actually related to me...she is some sort of Tahitian goddess)
AND lastly on this quick Friday note: New member of the Otey family arrives at our house Sunday.
And here are Dinah and Nellie's happy faces:
Until then,
~B
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
GLEEful Evening!
So I am a total GLEEK and every Tuesday no matter what I have to sit down and watch Glee. I also have to watch American Idol beforehand but the point is mostly that I HAVE to watch Glee. I literally planned dinner last night so we would be finished in time to watch AI and be far enough into Glee that I can fast forward through all the commercials...have I ever mentioned how my I heart my Tivo....I will save that for another day...
The husband watched Glee with me last night because he was so tired he literally didn't want to move to avoid watching it (and our living room carpet was still wet from cleaning so he couldn't sit out there and play some random video game), he said, "baby this show is so dumb!" Then he watched the entire thing and said...."wow you are right....this is definitely how you see the world." Ha poor guy...he finally came to terms with the fact that if I could figure out how, my life would, in fact, be a musical.
Ok so I want the world to know that even though they denied it I knew they were going to make Idena Menzel Rachel's mom, I mean really how could they not? I am very interested to see what goes down with Jesse and Rachel too...he is sneaky! Very excited for next week's episode....will Phin and Kurt be roomies? We shall see!!!!!!
Ok, AI notes:
1. Still love Crystal it was a good night for her, not great but good.
2. Casey, it's time to say goodbye, America has to let your pretty face go.
3. Lee, Lee....if you sing like that next week you WILL be the next American Idol....and then this lack luster lack of talent awful season will FINALLY be over....
Enjoy England Simon, I guarantee we pay better. Haha! Who will be the evil judge now....or will the show just come to an end......
Until then,
~B
Sweet Home Alabama or Land Where the Honeysuckle Abounds!
I had the pleasure of going to Montevallo, AL for a wedding this past weekend. It was fun, I made friends, I laughed, I got Mel and Kyle married...and I kept a headache the ENTIRE weekend because of the MASS, and I do mean MASS, amounts of honeysuckle that seemed to be growing everywhere I looked. From the moment my car drove over the Alabama line until the moment it drove out there was honeysuckle...it smelled like it was in my car sitting next to me with its sweet and heavy smell...it literally consumed all the smells around me...I don't think I have ever been so happy to be back in smell free Tennessee in my life!
Here is a little picture gallery of the weekend:
....and there you have it. Wedding Weekend was a SUCCESS!!!!!
I did learn one thing last weekend...me + 5 hour energy max is a giant no no. I drank it at about 3 in the afternoon on Saturday to get me through the wedding madness and I was STILL hyper and wide awake at midnight...lesson learned!
I spent Sunday with my favorite First Lady in all the world! We went to Highpoint for church and then we had a little Happy Mexican goodness for lunch AND THEN we watched most of the Sex in the City movie in preparation for the new one coming out so soon! What a fun girl day and how rare are they these days when there is work and husband's and LIFE! What a nice treat!
Well, I am double blogging it today because this is already too long and I have to talk about Idol and Glee still ...so read on friends!!!
~B
Monday, May 10, 2010
Leavin' N Cleavin'
Before I jump into my actual blog I would like to state that I need a tiny computer strapped to me at all times...because truly, my best bloggy thoughts are at 6:15 in the morning when I am blow drying my hair!!!
And now, let us begin:
I have been doing The Love Dare challenge, as of this morning I am on day 31. (If you don't know, The Love Dare, is a 40 day challenge, you read a little blurb about marriage and get a challenge for the day...it has changed more in my heart than just my love towards my husband...very glad I decided to do it.) Today was talking about how to having a COMPLETE marriage means that each person has to truly and totally LEAVE their parents and CLEAVE to their spouse.
Having witnessed a few of our couple friends having issues with this, I was truly thankful that this is one area we don't really have a problem with. Many couples have an issue with one or both partners not wanting to let mom and dad go...LET THEM GO. When you get married your parents become more like guides or sounding boards....they are and will always be your parents but you have to be independent of them...this means you don't always go running when they call and it means that your spouses needs are far above your parents.
It is more typical that a parent would have trouble letting go, we are after all their babies, but when your partner is the one refusing to cute the proverbial cord...it can cause HUGE issues in your marriage. So please friends, recognize that you are now married and that you have GOT to let mom and dad go and be what your spouse needs and married you for. I guarantee they did not marry you to get to be second place to mommy.
Think on this today. Think about whether you might need to apologize to your spouse for putting your parents where they should be, or maybe you need to tell your spouse (kindly and humbly) that you feel like they need to let go. Imagine what your marriage would be like if it was truly just you and your spouse...it's a good feeling, I can tell you that much!!!!
Love well,
~B
Friday, May 07, 2010
The Art of Disc Golfing
So the husband announced that tomorrow he is playing in a disc golf tournament....yes, disc golf. Not actual golf like most men...no, not my husband....he plays disc golf.
Disc golf is the art of throwing a frisbee towards a basket and eventually into it in a certain amount of strokes...so just like golf...only....not...
Anyway, I am very proud of him for getting involved in any sort of outdoor activity as he is typically sitting inside in front of a computer screen. I have book club tomorrow but I am hoping to maybe catch part of his tourney and capture some pics...haha...sneaky wife style! Yeah!!!!
Well I am about to wrap my work day up! I have been working so hard too...blogging, updating facebook, e-mailing and texting :) Headed to Covington for the afternoon to help my sweet little cousin get ready for PROM! She is too little, I refuse to believe she is old enough for prom! Anyway, I am sure I will be full of weekend shenanigan stories by Monday! I hope my camera intends to work this weekend...I have been missing it!!!!
Until then,
~B
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
Really Nellie? Really?
