Basketball, Movies and Migranes

That pretty much sums up my weekend! My grandma is in town so it was great spending the weekend with her! I miss being able to see my family all the time, too bad we can't just teleport to see each other!

We went to both of my sister's basketball games this weekend, they are always fun to watch! I try to make it to as many as I can. During the Varsity game last night I started getting a horrible head ache. So when we left, I knew a migrane was coming on. Got home, took some motrin and just went to bed. I haven't had one of those in a very long time. When it does happen I pretty much just have to lie down in a dark room and hope to just fall asleep.

I had to work for a little while yesterday, so after that my grandma and mom met me at my condo as she'd never seen it before and then I made everyone dinner. A little egg plant parmesan with some turkey meatballs. The egg plant parmesan didn't turn out as good as I'd liked it too, so maybe next time it will!

Today my sister, grandma, mom and I are gonna head to the movie "when in rome" (I think it's called). A nice relaxing movie day is just what the doctor ordered!

Yogalicious!

Yoga is now my new obsession.

Love it.

Namaste.

Work was very stressful today, I got nothing done e-mail, phone and computer wise because I was running to St. Paul and then Minneapolis and then back to take care of an event that wasn't going right and a couple meetings I had. I just hate when I don't have any time and work starts to pile up. Seeing as though I've worked until 9pm the last 2 nights, I'm wiped out. I joined my friend Robyn tonight at lifetime and we went to a 75 min hot yoga class at lifetime. It was just what I needed to relax. I think this is more our speed than the dance jam class we attempted on Monday. These moves I can follow.

At one point it got so relaxing the guy next to me fell asleep! In the last 10 min. of class you jusy lie on your back and stretch with all the lights off while the instructor talks calmingly about centering yourself. About 2 minutes into it I started to hear snoring, looked over and the guy next to me was covered up with towels and sleeping. So I had a hard time trying to focus and relax when I kept hearing that and wondering if anyone else could hear it or think it might be akward when we do something else and he doesn't move!

Last night I had a dinner for the St. Paul Chamber. My co-worker and I attended and had a great dinner. It was a dual entree with beef tenderloin and a creamy bordelaise sauce with parmesan crusted white fish, potatoes and the best fresh fruit and chocolate dessert (presented in a martini glass)..had to go off the diet a bit! There was an ackward moment when the lady next to me (who I didn't know), took her napkin off her lap, dipped it in her water glass and began cleaning her shoes. For a good 10 min. While she was wearing her skirt and moving her leg up to reach her shoe. Strange and uncomfortable trying to act like I wasn't watching or noticing. Yes.

Headed off to my sister's bball game tomorrow after work, then finally seeing Avatar with Abbey...I'm so excited! Saturday I have to work in the morning and then date #2 might be coming with the guy I met for coffee last week. Only time will tell........Have a great weekend :)

One, Two, Three, Four

My friend Robyn and I went to Lifetime Fitness after work. She's been the queen of getting in shape lately, and since I want to drop a few pounds before Mexico, what better way to work out than to have a friend to go with! We started out doing cardio for 20 min, then went onto the weights (where I realized I have absolutely no upper body strength), then we were going to do yoga class. However, when we got to the yoga class, we thought that there was one getting over so we waited in the hallway for a while. Little did we know that was the class we were supposed to be in! They started early...so instead of looking like fools we decided to go to the class across the hall...dance jam. Whoa, intense!




Most people in there must have been dancers because they knew every step, and when we would finally get the step they'd be moving onto the next. Not to mention the music was blaring and we couldnt' really even hear what the instructor was saying. And this is why taking those classes always have made me nervous, too many people and you dont' knwo what you're doing! They need a beginners class. The girl that was doing it behind me even told me in her sassy voice to "watch out", when she almost ran into me because I hadn't gotten to the new move yet. haha!


Then we went in the sauna and just relaxed, it was great and so relaxing, I want to do it again tonight, but I have tastings tonight so I'll be working until 9 or so tonight :( Then it's another long day tomorrow!


I had a weird day yesterday because the night before I literally think I only got around a 1/2 hour of sleep. I just couldn't fall asleep, I tossed and turned, and finally at 4am decided to be productive and started cleaning my house, answering e-mails for work, etc. So I was exhausted at work, which then prompted me to just be a little depressed. I think it's the winter blues! Oh summer, how I can not wait for you to come back.

I've always really liked this quote and I think it speaks volumes now more than ever:

"Be the change you want to see in the world"-Ghandi

Heartbreaking Loss

I, as well as many Vikings fans, thought maybe this would be the year we finally go all the way, finally a Minnesota sports team will follow through all the way and make it to the big time! Nope, another let down minnesota Vikings fans. It's just too bad we defeated ourselves. Such a stressful game, I was up and down and up and down, too bad the outcome wasn't better. Like we say every year....there's always next year....maybe one day we'll be able to say "this was the year"! Come on boys, make us all proud next year!!!

Dating....Ugg

Why is going on a first date one of the most dreaded things in the world for me?!?! I swear when I meet people and they just love going on first dates, I think that they are aliens or have completely lost their minds!

I went on a date tonight with a guy that I met on eharmony.....oh you didn't know? Yes, I'm on eharmony, I'm the multiple dating site girl. Wow, when I think of the fairy tale way I was going to meet my prince charming, I sometimes can't believe that it's now through a dating site. haha. Oh well, it's the age of technology, right?

So I'd been e-mailing back and forth with this guy for a few weeks when we finally decided to meet up. We decided to meet at a coffee shop in Minneapolis, which I chose. I dont' know why I chose this place either, I knew nothing about it...momentary lapse in judgement I guess. P.S. Don't choose a coffee date at 8pm on a weekday because when you drink coffee that late your all hopped up on caffine and can't sleep...hence this post at almost midnight.

Anyways, in true girl fashion, I was going to be a little late. I mean really the ackwardness of a first date, and all the things that run through your head...I dont' want to be the one to get there first and then have him come find me, but then I dont' want to be searching through a crowd of people looking like a dork trying to find this person. Then do we hug when we meet or handshake, should I offer to pay, or will he....blah blah blah. Seriously, these thoughts made me nervous enough that before I left I needed to have a quick drink to take the edge off a bit. It's that you get so nervous you could vomit. haha, sounds glamorous, huh?!? Seriously, dating is nuts! I don't know how people do it multiple times, it exhausts me! All you people out there that only had a to go on a few first dates...you don't know how lucky you are!

Anyways, I couldnt' find a parking spot so I ended up being 15 min late. I apologized and we continued to grab coffee and talk for a good hour and a 1/2. The place was closing so we got up and left. Ackward moment #2: the end of the date. Do you hug? Shake hands? Well I went in for the hug...sometimes you just gotta stop thinking and do it, the more you think about it the more ackward it is. So who knows if there will be a second date, I'm not very good at reading people....hopefully there is, he was cute and we had a good conversation....we'll see! Second dates are always much better...most of the ackwardness is gone.

I think one day I will invent a nice little pill you can take before a date that makes the ackwardness and nerves go away....now wouldn't that be nice!

I hope you all had a great week :)

Helping Haiti

One other thing I wanted to comment on, with the devestation going on over in Haiti right now, they need our help in any way that we can. I texted Haiti to the number they have been putting on the tv and gave the $10. It seems legitimate, so if you have the means, it's a great way to help!

My company and I are going to the program "feed my starving children" tomorrow for two hours to help stuff dry meals to send over to Haiti. I've done this before with some of the girls I lead a small group for and it's a wonderful program.

May we keep all of the people of Haiti in our thoughts and prayers. God Bless :)

Vikings and Yoga

Yay! The Vikings beat the Cowboys :) Good weekend, now let's hope they can beat the Saints next weekend!

After having a very stressful week of almost 12 hours days 4 out of the 5 work days, I did some very relaxing Twilight Yoga on Friday. It was awesome, the room was heated and dark and lit only by candles. It was a hard work out too, I was really sore. That's a really good way to end a stressful week though, I'm looking forward to doing it more! My friends Abbey and Meghan and I went to the movie It's Complicated after yoga and it was so funny...I highly recommend it!

Saturday I organized and paid some bills (my favorite thing), did a little shopping with the fam and just hung out.

Today I watched the Vikes game, ran some errands, and got around to filing all of my 2009 papers and bills into a box to store away, feels good to be done with!

Music

I was listening to a song in the car on my ride home from work today and one of the lyric's was "live like you were dying". It made me want to do just that, in those 2 minutes of the song, it becomes inspirational. It made me think of all the songs that relate to your life when you listen to them. Like the moment something good or bad happens, you turn the radio on and that song on the radio is totally what you are going through, or what is on your mind! Just a random thought today, thought I'd share!

"If for one minute you think you're better than a sixteen year old girl in a Green Day t-shirt, you are sorely mistaken. Remember the first time you went to a show and saw your favorite band. You wore that shirt, and sang every word. You didn't know anything about scene politics, haircuts, or what was cool. All you knew was that that music made you feel different from anyone you shared a locker with. Someone finally understood you. This is what music is about." -Gerard Way

Back into the swing

It's Monday. Blah. Hopefully it will be a good week :) So far so good on the eating healthy, I lost 3 lbs last week. My goal was around 2 per week so hopefully I can keep it up. I know you plateau at some point.

Happy Monday everyone :) Enjoy the warmer weather....yes it's only in the 20's, but that's a heat wave!

Pictures

Here are a few pictures from Christmas...better late than never!

Has the world gone mad???

And here it goes, prepare yourselves....

Are there really people out there who just have no sense of decency or responsibility???? If your dog poops all over my floor-logical thought, well, clean it up. When you have a party....logical thought, clean up. Now I'm not a clean freak, but really come on people. When you come home to a house with dried dog poop on the floor, sticky counters, garbage over flowing, and all of the beer I have in the fridge missing, I think it was a mild response that my head flew off my body by the heat my fury was generating.

Or how about a wedding show, where 2 people I knew in high school, one the most annoying girls I've ever met (seriously, even when you hear the sound of her voice you cringe a bit), and the biggest druggie in the school, are now walking hand in hand with their fiances at the wedding trade show I worked today....yikes, not a good day in the life of Jenni.

Yes...it's true..I am now having a glass of wine.

Side note: I'm really not that judgemental of a person, it's just a bad day. Please don't change your opinion of me, well unless your initial opinion was bad, then feel free to change it! :)

New Year, New Me

Well it's less than 2 months as counting until I go to Mexico. Seeing as though I'll be traveling to paradise with a bunch of 100 lb. girls, I figured I'd start to get into "beach body" mode. So I've started a diet plan, more so a life style plan.

My friend, Monica, is going to school to be a dietician so my friend Abbey and I met with her to figure out a meal plan. I'm kind of doing that and weight watchers at the same time. I'm eating 5 small meals a day (around 300 calories each), and so far so good....I am only on day 2 however. You really do get quite a bit of food! I'm planning on heading back to the gym this next week...let's hope I stick with it!

It's so cold out right now I don't want to do anything but curl up with a blanket and snuggle with Tuck! But I'll take my butt to the gym...soon :)

Stay warm!

Long time no post

It's been a long time! I guess I just have been so busy with Christmas and New Year's and getting back into the swing of work that I haven't posted in a while. Well welcome back! I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas and New Years!

Christmas was fabulous, traveled the trecherous roads to Iowa where we all had a merry time! Chili, Soup and goodies galore! I put my pants on this morning and they barely fit :( The side effects of Christmas!

And on to the New Year! 2009 brought many things, lots of learning and growing and fun! Here's to hoping 2010 has a lot of wonderful things in store....according to all my family they have a "feeling" it will bring a nice boy around....I think that "feeling" they have might just be hopeing...haha! No facts to back that one up. We shall see where it head though!

I started off this week not so well. On Saturday I took Tucker out and the poor little guy's feet froze (yes, it has been crazy cold here lately), so in order to get him to the car I had to pick him up (all 55 lbs of him), and I slipped and fell with him on the ice. To top things off my mom decided to open the car door while I was on the ground and wacked me in the head with it. I thought all was good until I woke up yesterday in awful back pain. Like I couldn't even put my shirt on. So with much struggling (I could only straighten one side of my hair, I couldn't lift my arm to do the other side...I looked like I got electrocuted on my right side), I made it to work.

My friend Robyn came over last night and we watched a movie and had some homemade beef stew I made in the crock pot I just bought. Love it! Crockpot is my new best friend, since I can just have it cook all day and come home to a meal! It's a chef in a pot :)

I'll post some pictures from the holidays later....enjoy your day and Happy 2010!!