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I haven't blogged in a whole, almost, week!

Overall, I have been keeping up on my workouts. Not as great as I'd like to though! I would like to go everyday but I find myself only going 3-4 days now. I need to get myself back into gear and even if I miss my morning class still get up and go! I slept through one of my favorite classes this morning and I was so mad with myself! I have been sleeping more and more this week and I fear it's because I am stressing myself out about life. Trying to learn to let things go...

This past Saturday was a blast! I went into Chicago to see Pinocchio with Cady and it was wonderful! We were the only ones that didn't have children there but I'm pretty sure we enjoyed our word search and crossword the most. After the show we went and got lunch at The Chicago Diner, aka best choice we ever made?! It's a vegan/vegetarian restaurant which was a leap for both of us seeing as how we aren't vegetarians. We ended up sitting at the counter which was, once again, the best choice we ever made! We made friends with "The Shake Master" Alex. Every shake he made, Cady and I would get a a 1/2 cup full. At the end of an hour we had drank at least 1 full shake, 4 different flavors. They were all AMAZING. I couldn't decide my ultimate favorite... so I had an ultimate, ultimate which I still dream about: it was like a grasshopper mint chocolate chip deliciousness. The peanut butter cup one was the ultimate and then the other ones were amazingamazing delicious. Even our "Chickn Bacn" sandwich was amazing. Best mac and cheese ever... Then we had gelato, which was also amazing.

That Saturday Cady got me hooked on the show, "How I Met Your Mother." So needless to say, since I haven't had any sub calls all week, my schedule usually looks like this:
breakfast, workout, small snack, shower, watch "How I Met Your Mother," eat lunch while watching "How I Met Your Mother," eat dinner, watch tv shows for that night (Project Runway, Millionaire Matchmaker, Housewives, Drop Dead Diva, Auction Kings, Storage Wars...) And then some more "How I Met Your Mother."

SERIOUSLY I need a life. Where has this show been all my life though? I'm watching the episodes in order. This show is hilarious, hilarious, hilarious.

So yeah, I really have nothing new to report otherwise. I am anxiously awaiting teachers getting sick/having to attend meetings so I get sub phone calls. I have also discovered the joy of sugar free jello or sugar free pudding... what a fantastic snack with very little guilt! Chocolate fix? No need for cookies, I'll get the pudding thanks! Aching for a snack? Oh I'll have that jello with fruit instead of those chips! and hey just this small change is helping! -2lbs in a week!

My sister has been driving me crazy this week. Extra crazy. I will never understand why my parents put up with her attitude and the way she talks to them. God bless their patience. I am getting seriously annoyed with it. I just keep to myself when she is home, it's simply easier this way. I need these sub calls to start rolling in so my car and student loans can start dwindling... I would love to be out of this house as soon as I can be!

Well... I think that's all for now. Sorry for the boringness. Maybe something exciting to report later... probably not. Friday will bring lunch with Frances (yay!), baking zucchini bread, and possibly seeing my Aunt?

I miss teaching daily :(


This is one of my favorite poems. This man came to my high school when I was a junior and since then this poem has stuck with me! It's so wonderful. Enjoy :)

Until next time...
xoxoxo