Fell Off Already

Note: I just went to the snack drawer. The 30 Day Shred still hasn't arrived and I'm down to 29 days until the wedding. My plans are slowly falling apart. I did try on the bridesmaid dress last night and it's so pretty that it inspired me a little. I hung it on my closet door to stare at me every day as a reminder when I go for the ice cream in the freezer or opt to take a nap instead of go to the gym.

Bah.

Update:

Not ten minutes after I posted this, our printer delivered Sprinkles cupcakes to our office. I just inhaled a strawberry one with cream cheese frosting, so add another 800 calories to my total intake this morning. I am officially skipping lunch.

T-Minus

My next stint as a bridesmaid - excuse me, maid of honor - is exactly one month from tomorrow. the bride has been my best friend since i was five and her wedding is going to be high school reunion 2K8. I'll see people I haven't seen in years and would really like to WOW them with my stunning good looks (kidding..). i have a beautiful dress to wear and a hair appointment with THE up-do girl booked. all that's left to do is lose 5 pounds and tone my arms and shoulders. hmm. better get on that.

a few days ago i ordered the 30 Day Shred and it should arrive tomorrow. I've been reading a lot about it online and apparently it kicks your butt and you start to see results pretty quickly. If I can stick with it and stop eating the Cheeze Its, animal crackers and M&M's at work every day, I think I might be in decent shape. Hold me accountable friends. Call me around 2:00 every afternoon when I start to head towards the snack drawer and tell me to BACK AWAY.

I'll let you know how things are going after Day 5 or so on the Shred. Stay tuned.

OMG

Mark's parents called this weekend with some big news for us. They wanted to discuss Christmas.. more specefically their Christmas gift to him and me. They want to give us.... plane tickets to China! They are planning a trip to visit his brother in Beijing next year.

So, to all my international friends out there - how does one go about getting a passport?

Ike

Word on the street is that Ike might hit Texas and if it hits just right, it will move directly up to Dallas. On the news, they are worried about flooding and massive amounts of rain but really, that sounds fantastic! I am keeping my fingers crossed that Ike moves right into Corpus Christi, in which case the "computer models" they keep speaking of say that DFW will get slammed with rain this weekend. Bring it on Ike! It will probably put a damper on our Grapefest plans, but oh well! We got some rain yesterday and today and it was fabulous. I am loving these 83 degree highs.

In other news, who thought that the VMA's were totally rigged to help Britney's comeback? I can't believe she won video of the year. LAME!

Labor Day

Labor Day weekend was spent in Bartlesville, visiting Mark's parents. On Monday morning we made a quick trip to Stillwater, to surprise my sister. I called her boyfriend and coordinated with him so that me, Mark and his dogs showed up at her door for lunch. After some OK Mexican Food, we took all the dogs swimming at the lake. Mark's two labs learned to swim here when he was in college, and we were going to teach Wes's dog Finn to do the same.

Turns out Finn is a big baby! He can do all sorts of tricks, but he was too scared to ever jump off the dock into the water. He would wade in until he couldn't touch anymore, then he would turn back. After an hour of trying, we finally gave up! I guess he's just not meant to swim!

Take a look at the video I made that sums up our afternoon at the lake.


Swimming Lessons from Amanda on Vimeo.