Three year anniversary

Sunday was our third wedding anniversary. To celebrate, we took a one-night trip out to Kahneeta--a place I've never been but have wanted to go to for awhile now. On the drive out there, we stopped at the Gap outlet. This was a very necessary trip as I'm shrinking out of all of my beloved jeans and corduroys. After a quick stop at the Huckleberry Inn for a maple bar, we got to the resort around 1:30 and were able to check in before their insanely late official check-in time (4:30!). We checked out the room and then went to the restaurant for a bite of lunch. Marc tried his luck in the casino, then we went to the big, warm springs-heated pool. That was cool--actually, it was very warm. :)

After dinner we just hung out in the room relaxing, which was something Marc desperately needed and I always treasure. Sunday we laid by the non-warm springs pool for awhile before we checked out. On the way out, we stopped at the village area to play mini golf. Marc won by 1. That's what I get for all my trash talking before we started playing. It was an awesome weekend, and it was the first time in awhile that we've really been disconnected from computers and phones for a significant period. It was nice to focus completely on each other. Happy Anniversary to my hunny!

BFL Update

Just a quick Body-For-Life update. I have lots to write about, but I can't get it all down at once.

We're now 4 weeks into the BFL program. I've lost 8 pounds. That leaves me with 8 weeks to lose the remaining 8 pounds to meet my goal. Marc's lost about 12 pounds. It's awesome to watch our bodies transform! And we feel better, too. It was hard last week not to cheat--we had "Staff Appreciation Week" at work, which included lots of non-BFL food. I avoided it though.

More later...

My footwear addiction

It's official. I've turned into a shoe whore. In my younger years, even as recently as a year or two ago, I didn't care that much about shoes. That changed when two things happened. 1. My friends at work introduced me to Dansko clogs. 2. They built an REI just a mile or two from our house. These two things have been my downfall.

Between purchases on ebay and at REI, I've amassed no fewer than 9 pairs of Danskos in the last year or so. Then, back in the spring, we discovered Keens. After tonight's two purchases, I have 3 pairs. That's 12 pairs of shoes in 12 months. Maybe this isn't a big deal to some of the ladies out there, but for someone who maybe bought a pair of shoes every 4-6 months before, it's quite a change. It's even shifted the way I get ready in the morning--sometimes I have to plan an outfit around the shoes I want to wear that day. Sad. But my feet are so comfortable.

Happy Birthday, Marc!

Today is my honey's 34th birthday! In honor of the special day, I got sick enough to stay home from work so that he could watch me nap most of the day. Yeah, I know, I go all out. I'm feeling better now, and even though I felt like crud, it was nice spending the day with my hubby.

Escaping jury duty

I got a summons for federal jury duty. I was due to report in downtown Portland at 8:30 this morning (talk about a traffic nightmare). Fortunately, when I called the recorded message last Friday to verify whether I needed to report, they said that my panel wasn't needed. Hooray! Double-bonus: they were foolish enough to tell me when I would get called again (April 24, 2007), so now I know exactly when to plan a spring vacation. Ha! I've never been called for jury duty before, so in a way, I was kinda looking forward to it. Not so much the hassle around it--getting there, missing work, potentially sitting around all day doing nothing--but for the actual process. I'm sure my day will come.

I'm still fighting off a really annoying sore throat. I have it every morning when I wake up, and it comes back in the evening. At least it hasn't been bad enough to keep me from work. I suck on Cold-Eeze every day, but it's not helping.

The diet/exercise plan is still going strong. I lost a few pounds last week, but then I gained some back. I like to think that it's because muscle weighs more than fat, but that's probably a bit wishful at this point. When I used our little body fat monitor thingy, it did say I was down 1 percent of body fat. That's promising.

This weekend, Marc's deserting me and leaving the country. He and Ben are going up to Vancouver, Canada, to see Claus. Marc's gonna meet with Claus's new boss to discuss some sales possibilities with biological security products. It sounds really promising and exciting! But being left alone means that one thing is sure to happen: I will clean the house. For whatever reason, that seems to be the first thing I gravitate toward when I'm alone at home. I think it's because I don't have someone to hang out with on the couch, and I know I won't bother anyone with the noise (clanking dishes, noisy vacuuming, washers and dryers, etc).

Saturday is our free eating/no workout day, and it should be interesting by myself. I'm already making a list of some foods I'll require when I don't have any restrictions. We didn't have ice cream or cookies last week, so those are at the top of the list. And pizza. And biscuits and gravy for breakfast.

On Sunday, probably before Marc gets home, I'll be down at Saturday Market with my recorder quartet, Piping Hot, for a performance. We haven't played since Christmas down at Pioneer Place. It should be fun. I'll try to refrain from walking around and spending money at the market afterwards.