a boring day = a boring post

top and sweater: abercrombie/ jeans: target/ shoes: crocs

1. this is what she wore last friday. saying she LOVES these tops is an understatement. [i love abercrombie clearance]

2. i went and did my workout with andre this morning. man am i weak but not too sore- thank goodness!

3. i also wore my new gym shoes and i'm in love. they were lightweight,  flexible and super comfy.

4. going to see how they hold up at zumba class tomorrow.

5. after school, kaylee went to a last minute birthday party for the girl who use to live in our house. she's the same age as kaylee but goes to a different school now.

6. mike sold kaylee's swingset. i'm sad to see it go since there have been lots of fond memories on it.

7. ham sent me a photo of his dinner asking me what kind of meat it was. he was eating chicken and beef brisket.  guessing i need to make him some sides to go along with the meats.

8. just glad to know that he's eating the frozen meals i make him.

9. i went and got some godiva chocolates with caramel. disappointed. it wasn't the right chocolate to caramel ratio i was looking for.

10. and today was one of those days. you know, the "this is what my whole life is..." routine. *sigh* i've been doing the same things for the past 20 years. i need to go on an adventure!

this asian girl can't dance

1. i got this chalkboard about  2 years ago now. its in the breakfast area next to the door going out to the breeze way. i swear i'll have photos of the house one day.

2. i also drew a birthday sign for kaylee but can't seem to find it.

3. i went and did zumba today. asian girl can't dance nor can she move her body like a slippery noodle but it was still fun.

4. mike is going out to dinner with the guys so kaylee and i had mcdonalds. i know- say it ain't so! somedays i just crave a horrible cheeseburger and fries.

5. i also went to kohls to kill time. call me a store snob but i really don't care for kohls.

6. once kaylee got home, reality bites was on. i finally got to see the WHOLE movie!

7. man, i want to go back in time.

8. i got new workout shoes and i think i love them. i love the colors- so girly.

9. i had to return the hunter rain boots i had ordered. i got the kids size because of my height but they didn't fit my gi-gantor calves. [they came up higher than expected]

10. debating if i should exchange them for the hunter short version or tretorns wide calf. [not spending any money, using gift card]

I LOVE...

1. these ipad screen savers. the white one she made last year. the orange one is new.

2. last minute dinner planning. [made the pioneer woman's bowtie chicken alfredo. kinda forgot about that recipe]

3. ham being a typical guy and not reading his text fully so he came home for the night. [his ortho appointment is this friday]

4. joining a gym. i had 2 sessions with my personal trainer last week. we decided to meet wednesdays/fridays so today i went to aqua aerobics. tomorrow i might try aqua zumba or regular zumba.

5. football season is over! because it means...

6. mike getting outside and doing yard work. the yard is looking so much better.

7. finding a cute swim suit [but not the price so i didn't buy it]

8. being a zappos vip. i get next day shipping.

9. my erin condren planner is being shipped! [my other one got juiced]

10. being able to wear shorts and short sleeves and its still january.

random brain dumping thursday

1. on the last day of school before winter break, kaylee got a certificate saying that her art got chosen to be displayed at our local mcdonalds mc-art gallery.

2. so we went over and took a photo of it. its the one with the two birds on the branch. [under the penguin]

3. she also got a gc for a free kids nugget meal but we gave it to someone else since we don't eat their chicken nuggets after finding out how they make them. even mike won't eat them anymore and mike will eat just about anything. [if you want to quit eating them, check out the youtube video]

4. no fitness for me today. recovery day plus i'm sore in new places besides the places i was sore yesterday.

5. a long hot shower right before bed is in order. 

6. i'm craving for some really good, thick, milk chocolate with some super soft, creamy caramel in the middle. 

7. dang. i have the ghirardelli kind but its dark chocolate- yuck! and too thin.

8. my lime tree has limes on it. i've picked about 5 of them already. 

9. kinda glad its friday tomorrow yet kinda not since we have no weekend plans. maybe i will actually start painting...

10. i think i want to change my name to gertie flowers. it was my high school hippie nickname. i named my friend kim- millie and my other friend, tonya- myrtle imma beach even though she was/is one of the nicest people in the world.

what we did monday and a sometimes wish

1. monday we went to olive garden for lunch and may have gotten dessert.

 2. kaylee enjoying the dessert that we may have gotten.

3. her favorite "meal": breadsticks with alfredo sauce.

4. on monday, after going to michaels and sports authority [dick sporting goods type store but not as good] we headed to olive garden per kaylee's request.

5. then we headed over to target only for them to have nothing what i was looking for. [i got all the stuff i was looking for yesterday at a different target]

6. the weather was just beautiful today. high of 74, sunny and warm.

7. kaylee, that silly girl, is still missing the snow!

8. been making really simple dinners this week. its been kinda nice.

9. my neighbor told me she's going to florida in february on a girls trip. i want some girls to go on a girls trip with.

10. i went and got my fitness on again. i am super sore and its time like these that i wish i could pee standing up.

just another tuesday

1. this is what she did once she saw the mirrors.

2. one day last week we went and got mike a few work outfits. 

3. i went and got my fitness on this morning. it kicked my butt! i get to do it again tomorrow.

4. then i went and got a few things for the house from target using my gift cards. 

5. the weather was awesome today. high in low 70's. 

6. not missing any of that cold-close school down- weather like they had in indiana.

7. mike was nice enough to get my flonase and put gas in my car tonight.

8. i think with all the shootings/kilings going on around here, he felt safer going. [someone got killed for his air jordan shoes recently]

9. i've been on the phone for the past few days looking for an orthodontist because ham's permanent retainer fell off.

10. i decided to call the dentist that we want to go too to see if they had any recommendations. ends up being that they can cement the retainer back on. my hero's.

home alone and missing our friends

this is what you get when you leave them two home alone

1. ham did kaylee's hair. mike mentioned "something about mary" but ham had no clue what he was talking about. [what is this world coming too?]

2. ham mentioned something about transferring to purdue. poor kid, he's missing his friends that he's had since he was 3 years old.

3. our friends here are different from the ones back home. don't have the closeness like we did back home.

4. i mentioned to mike that if he ever works off shore, we're selling the house and moving to hawaii. [if ham transfers to indiana then i'm definitely moving- hee hee]

5. mike working off shore means he would work for 14 days then be off for 14 days. now thats going to take some getting use too.

6. not sure what to do today since kaylee's off school. thought about going up to the woodlands, then staying closer to home, then going to ikea. 

7. but then again, i need gas in the car and i hate putting gas in the car for some reason and i'm fighting that not spending any money battle.

8. i'm starting to get in shape this week!

9. i went through the boden catalog and there's so many cute outfits but no more clothes till i lose 15-20 lbs and maintain it.

10. the weather is suppose to be in low 70's this week. hopefully that means our week of winter is over!