Cyber Monday

It's cyber monday yall, and Oprah is giving us a SWWEEEP STAAKESS! (insert the Oprah excited yelling voice). I love getting free samples, but I'm not huge on sweepstakes. Mostly because I dont have time to fill them out. However, this one is easy and if selected (1 out of millions) then you win alot of cool stuff. Since it's O's last year of favorite things, why not, right? Go here to sign up. You sign up each day for 12 days. Today's code is 68. So, have fun with that. Otherwise, I havent gotten a thing on-line today. Would love to have gotten a new tv as part of the living room redo, but the car is giving me more problems. In other news, I learned new words today: Struts, Shocks, and Bushings. Their definition: expensive. I'm also HUNGRY! Today's meal:

Breakfast: English Muffin with low fat cheese and egg whites

Lunch- pb&j and wheat pretzels

Snack- apple slices & walnuts

Dinner- Baked lemon tilapia, asparagus, and wheat couscous. 

Dessert- Fat free, sugar free cheesecake jello with fresh fruit topping

I feel like that was a pretty successful day 1. Onto day 2....

Here we go again.

I know you all are bored of my attempts at some kind of weight loss, (so am I) however, im back at it! I def ate and drank my way through this past summer (enjoyed the hell out of it, dont get me wrong), but if Thanksgiving was any indication, I will certainly do the same over the winter months unless I get myself under control. Enter, The Biggest Loser. Not the show, but The Club. For my accountability, ive moved on from WW and entered the world of Bob and Jillian. It's a website yall, but im loving it already. They give you a fitness and diet plan, complete with grocery lists for a weeks worth of recipes so you can get everything for the week with one trip.  Luckily, thanks to my couponing and stock piling over the past nine months, I have most of the basics. However, I was not prepared for twice my normal grocery bill. Fresh veggies are expensive, who knew?

So, im not going to divulge my goals at this point, I need a small victory first, but i'll keep ya updated. However, please note. If for some reason I dont come to a group dinner, or dont drink at dinner, im not hating, nor am I pregnant. I'm just trying to be good, and in this town it's very hard to "be good." Im making a concerted effort to be home for dinner so I can resist the temptation of all that is wonderful and yummy during happy hour and dinnertime. Obviously, the holiday time will make this difficult. Somehow I have six holiday parties already on the books. However, the way I see it, if I can do this during the holidays (the hardest time to diet all year), then I should be good to go come January and Spring. SO, enough of that. I do plan on posting about my real bday in a bit, but im still not mentally ready. Plus, I sat down today to finally transfer all my pics from my BB, but turns out you have to have a memory card to do this. Why am I so behind on technology? I didnt even know I could have itunes on my BB. I need a tech tutorial. So, will figure that out this week at some point, and maybe i'll have them next weekend. Happy new week everyone!

Thoughts on Thanksgiving

Im about to go for a quick walk/run before this day of gluttony, but here are my thoughts on this day:

-I love the Macy's parade, but the Ronald McDonald inflatable will always scare me.
-Besides my grandmother's dressing and fried okra, the National Dog Show is always a Thanksgiving highlight
-Im thankful for a year of news. New house, new job, new pup, new friends.
-One more day of being 27. Cant wait for the big 28.

me in twelve hours.

It's happened.

I have officially

found the perfect bra. 

Introducing: 

The Wear Anywhere Cotton T-shirt Demi Bra from Vicky S. 

Last night, after a very long Rotaract Board meeting, I ran into Vicky S right before closing to use my free cotton undie and $10 off bra coupon (was expiring yesterday). It was love at first sight. I've had to endure many of uncomfortable bra in my past, mostly from not having the B's to fill it. However, this one is friendly to all sizes. It also comes in several fun and flattering colors. I might need to lose 10 pounds, but im going to enjoy them for now...

Hibachi & Hogwartz

Last Friday kicked off my bday week, and it was certainly  a memorable day. First, I had a lovely afternoon on the golf course with my friend Brenda and new lady friends Devon and Cinda. All are at least twenty years older than me, and kicked my ass on the course. Ive gotten better, but have a long way to go. I dont play that much, so im still getting use to the dynamics of a course. I must have not asked the right questions about our tee time, because when it was time for us to tee off, there were about 30 men and their carts at the first tee. They had given me the tee time in front the men's main game of the day. When our group of four women drove in front of them to tee off, you can imagine the scene. It was not pretty, and they were quite vocal about their displeasure. Some women play slower and the men see it as a huge annoyance to have "us" out there. However, two holes later, after I stopped freaking out bc I figured we would be rushing all day, we were able to enjoy it. Also, our group was slowed by some old men in front of us, so it was never our fault for slowing up the game. ANYWAYS, i digress.

That night we met our good friends at my favorite sushi place, Mt. Fuji for some Hibachi before the big HP showing. On our way, my sister calls and says the restaurant has lost its liquor license?!?!?! obviously i wouldnt have chosen this place if booze could not be served. Luckily, they would let us bring it in. So this was the scene:

Hello wine.

Miller lite anyone?

Despite that small (fixable) glitch, the rest of the night was tons of fun. It was a random assortment of people.  high school playas, the sisters, greystoners, college peps, and work buds. But it all worked.

 butter, happy bday me.

Of course the unofficial reason for this choice of restaurant was the bday song. When can you get a special NSync recording of Happy bday while eating hibachi and drinking from one of the twelve bottles of wine in front of you?  Only mtn fuji...their flaming fried ice cream was delic too. 

I dont have pictures from the movie, but did get the best HP bday gift ever. Laura, Kara, Rebecca and Rebecca gave me the seven Horcruxes for my gift. The ring, Tom Riddle's diary, the necklace, huffle puff cup,   the snake, and of course, Harry Potter himself (or a card of a guy with round glasses drawn in) Points for creativity here guys. (not pictured, the diadem. Mac got to it before I could snap the group photo)

All in all, great pre bday celebration. Im much more excited about turning 28 than I was about 27 (even numbers are just better...) This Friday will be my actual bday and we'll be in T-town for the day watching the Tide Roll all over some Tigers (hopefully). 

Ode to the Take Five

Chocolate, peanuts, caramel, butter

ingredients for a second lover.

Five is alive with structure and yum

red wrapper of succulent love for my tum

Not Four or six or two or three

Five is full of goodness for me.

TAKE five home to enjoy and ponder

nothing soon will you be fonder.

I shouldn't have bought my favorite candy for Halloween, and then only have two trick or treaters. Waaaaay to much candy around the house. Ive found that my small snack size Take Five after dinner is my favorite part of the day. I might go through withdraws when my fun size bag runs out.  

Delayed by a Camera

Ive got so much cool, random, fun things to post, but all the pics are on my bb and the USB cord is at work. I keep forgetting to bring it home. So, expect some pics later this week. It's gonna be a busy one with meetings each night, a CFP module due and throw in a workout here and there, so hopefully i'll post soon. So, enjoy your teaser post, and another Sassy Gay Friend.