A Rare Saturday Evening Post

This was not one of those posts that I was talking about yesterday that I was planning, but here it is none the less. Today started early with a short, but really COLD walk down to the workout room.  My 3rd workout for week 2 of my Couch Potato to 5K didn't go so great on Thursday.  So as suggested on the website I repeated it last night in hopes that I would get through it feeling strong and ready to tackle the next phase.  SUCCESS!!!  This morning I just took a brisk almost two mile walk and although I am a bit sore, I am feeling really good and ready to hit the ground running on Monday morning with Phase 3 - will probably just walk again tomorrow.  I have discovered that for me it is virtually impossible to get through one of the sessions without a really great play list.  If you have fun, upbeat music playing it is next to impossible to give up.  I am sure in another week or two I will have to change it up a bit, but for now it is working!

I took my mom out for lunch for her birthday (about a week early).  Zachary is with his dad this weekend and since my mom and I don't get out for girl time nearly enough,  we took advantage of the opportunity.  Not like anything could top last year, but I surprised her by inviting two of her girlfriends and we had a great time.

Mom and her friend Laine

Karen, Me and Mom

The Whole Gang

As I am typing this post, I am cozy in a booth at Panera.  Weekends without my boy are rough, and I wondered if a change of scenery might be good for me.  It is not too crazy here on Saturday night, there is nice music playing and I am blogging away - I like it.  The majority of the time, I have a million things on the calendar, but on those rare occasions that I don't, this might become a favorite place to blog.  Just thought I would share.  Lord, I hope that doesn't sound pathetic!  But I am doing something that I love, with a bit of change of scenery.  Maybe it would sound a little less pathetic if it wasn't Saturday night...lol.  Oh well, it is what it is, and I am loving it!

Tomorrow is going to be filled with scrapbooking (and laundry).  I am on a deadline and time is running short.  I am praying that once I sit down tomorrow that I will be inspired.   Positive thoughts coming my way would be greatly appreciated.  I am also hoping I can resist the call of "Sons of Anarchy".....I wish that I had never thought to look for it on Netflix - I have officially been sucked in...damn it!!!!!

Hope that you are having a great weekend!

I have a few blogging posts on tap for the weekend.  They won't of course all be posted this weekend, but I will definitely be working on them for next week.  They have a direction and a purpose and for that I am grateful.  If you have been following for awhile you may remember that I have been kind of scattered lately and have been having trouble wrapping my brain around a specific topic.  Maybe a reprieve is in my future!  Maybe I can chock it up to my regular exercise and healthier eating the last few weeks (Super Bowl Sunday was the exception).  Who knows, but whatever it is....ME LIKEY!!!!!

I just realized that February 22nd will be my one year Blogiversary....how cool is that???  I cannot believe that I have been blogging for an entire year.  Granted, sometimes things have been sporadic, but a year is a year.  I have been focusing lately on increasing my "Followers".  I know that some people really don't care whether people are reading or not - they just blog as a way to journal.  But I really enjoy knowing people are out there reading.  It somehow makes me more focused on posting regulary.  I know that I have a pretty long list of blogs I read regularly and really enjoy the time I spend catching up on what is going on or the great crafty ideas that I am inspired to create.  I can only hope that I provide others with that same feeling by taking a peak into my world.   In honor of my first Blogiversary I am planning a giveaway, but as with most good things there will be a catch.  Once I reach the number of followers equal to the number of post I have made during my first year of blogging the giveaway will be on like Donkey Kong - lol!  So for all you lurkers out there - if you are enjoying my blog, please take the plunge and FOLLOW!  You have nothing to lose and a great giveaway to gain.

My lunchtime is just about up, so back to work I go. TGIF and I hope that everyone has an amazing weekend!  Be looking for some fun posts next week.  I can't wait!

A Little Random...A Little Frivilous....And Yes - I Threw In A Little Junior High (SO SUE ME)

Super busy weekend!  It seems like Friday evening came around - I blinked - and it was time to head back to the office.  Needless to say, apartment still needs to be picked up and three piles of laundry are yelling at me from my bedroom floor....tonight is another night.  Saturday started with an early morning work out - I am one workout away from completing Week 2 of the Couch Potato to 5K program and thankfully, I am still hanging in there.That was followed by a trip to the grocery and Zach's indoor soccer game.  His team is still in search of that ever elusive mark in the win column, but they are really trying and getting better every week.  It never helps when only four odf the kids have ever played together.  Sunday morning we hit the ground running.  Another early morning workout for me then on to church, a movie and then out to watch the Super Bowl with friends.  Zachary and I saw Man On A Ledge.  Although it was a bit predictable. we both enjoyed it and it was worth a trip to the theater at matinee prices.

The Super Bowl get together was really fun.  One of my coworkers/kinda boss' wife is an excellent cook and Zachary and I went over to their house to watch the game and more than anything, for us girls to socialize.  I was so proud of Zachary - Brian and Judy have two younger boys and he played with them on the Wii for most of the evening.  He did me proud.  Judy made an axcellent dinner - so should have taken a picture!  I wasn't all that into the game although I was pulling for the Giants.  I am not really a big football fan, but what I am is over Tom Brady and the Patriots - sorry Giselle!  So I was pretty excited when the Giants held on to win....OH HAPPY DAY!!!!!  Let's move on to those all important SB commercials!  There wasn't alot to rave about, but two that really grabbed my attention and I feel are noteworthy.  Can I get an AMEN for Clint Eastwood???  I seriously choked up on that one not to mention that it made me proud to be an American (is that too hokey for you?).  I am on board with all those people that are posting "Clint Eastwood for President"!   

I am betting at this point in the post you are thinking "Where in the world is she going with the junior high????"  Patience, patience my dear blog friends....that junior high is coming right up in the form of this BEAUTIFUL specimen of a man:

WOWSA!!!!!  Ummm....somebody knew the ladies were going to be watching on Sunday.  I guess asking for an "AMEN" to David Beckham's new bodywear line would be inappropriate, so a double WOWSA will have to suffice.  Everything about that ad was HOT, HOT, HOT!!!!  Before you shake your head in disgust and swear that you will never again read my blog, please know that I am aware that this paragraph was not appropriate fodder for a 40 something mom, and I seriously doubt it will ever happen again....HOWEVER....I did enjoy absolutely every second of it and will admit that I may be visitingYou Tube now and again to take in the wonder.  If you weren't lucky enough to catch the first glimpse, here it is in all it's glory......you can thank me later.

On that note, I will attempt to regain my composure....don't you dare judge!!!!! : )  Coming soon....a guest post and the Valentine Blog Swap reveal.  Have a great week!