Weekend Update

It's actually pretty awesome to be penning a weekend update post on a Tuesday afternoon; Hooray for long weekends!  This weekend the husband, the beagle and I took a trip to Harker's Island, NC for a visit with my in-laws.  Harker's Island is one of my favorite places in the world because it is one of the few places I actually relax.  Sitting on a boat, anchoring at the islands and sipping some beverages lazily watching the lines is my idea of a good weekend.  I'm a far cry from a fisher(wo)man but this weekend I gave it a try and success! 9 Spanish and 5 Blue's later and we have a good island dinner!  I could get used to the breezy days and daily visits with the wild pony's of the Shackleford Banks...

Day Before Diet Day...

It's a long standing tradition for me to celebrate the day before I start a new diet with a tub of Ben and Jerry's.  Tomorrow I am starting anew (again) and going to start Dr. Mike Moreno's "The 17 Day Diet." Of course you don't even have to ask my friends, i will update you on my blog every step of the way!

But alas! A new diet is not the only feat I plan to attack the day after Labor Day! I am very proud to announce that starting tomorrow I will be training for my very first 5K!  

Even typing that last sentence has my fingers trembling a bit over my tub of Phish Food.  A runner I am not, but I am determined! I think now I shall post a few of the things that keep me motivated to lose some of the weight for Fall:

Skinny Pants (they are all I dream about)

 



 

More motivation? Oh I know, Blake Lively.  SHE motivates me to run...does this girl ever stop?!

 

Ok and the image of alllll motivational images for this girl?  The image that makes me put down the Ben and Jerry's on Day Before Diet Day?

Blake Lively IN Skinny Pants

 

That was a joke; I am not putting down the Ben and Jerry's.  Not this girl...the stomach ache from finishing the tub is what gets me through day one!

It's OK Thursday

Hey! its OK It’s Thursday!  Someone this morning at work informed me that Thursday is just little Friday; but  so far I don’t think I agree.  Maybe I will change my mind as the day goes on (and gets closer and closer to actually being Friday.) 

Lets link up with A Complete Waste of Makeup and share why it’s OK It’s Thursday!

*It's ok to be exhausted in the morning because you decided to stay awake a little bit longer after your dog made you feel guilty for stopping the belly rubs.

*It's ok to take that second trip to Starbucks just because you have the gift receipt for after 2:00.  Hey you can't turn down a $2 coffee!

*It's ok to be ready for temps to start dropping just so you can buy a new pair of boots.

*It's ok to be 32 years old and still love funky manicures!

And my favorite this week:

*It's OK to be smart! Even if it pisses some people off!