Traffic Gym

Grrrrr! So I guess to start off a long story short from the beginning...you follow? I joined a gym after college after my first deep work depression.  I figured if I could find something healthy that would supposedly make me happier to do JUST FOR ME after a long day of staring at the computer, my quality of life would improve. In picking said 'gym', I decided the one about 100 yards from the front door of my office building would prove sufficient since I'd feel guilty about not going RIGHT after work, and if the gym was a drive away or too close to my home i'd cruise right on past it to my happy place (i.e. the couch in front of the TV).  SO, things have been going pretty great in this relationship until the dreaded 1-17-11 came (D-day for my gym location). It closed. yes. and NOW I have to fight awful East-West traffic on my way home to stop at the other location (which is dangerously easy to drive past on the route home).  Not only that, but i've lost my favorite spin teacher...AND new gym location is obviously a melting pot for old gym location members along with NYResolution late-starters...it's dreadfully crowded.  I'm hoping this problem will clear up soon, but as far as the spin teacher goes, i'm not sure i'll live to spin another day.  All the new spin teachers 'spin' to techno/house music and are males.  My old teacher was a girl, and she liked to play all the coolest jams (as well as an occasional throwback to Nelly/Luda...) and i LOVED it.  Anyway, the picture (clearly not me-thanks google images), accurately portrays how I feel in the new 'techno' spin class. miserable.  On another note, tonight I don't have to work out because my lovely ole rooms has invited us over for venison lasagna! Yummmmmmm. Did i mention funfetti brownies for dessert? I've already forgotten about my desire to spin. Love yall!

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

Why oh why was I not able to snuggle in bed all day today?  Usually Dallas cancels school and shuts down all the roads at the sight of a snow flurry...but have we toughened up?  When the alarm went off this morning I immediately turned on the news...to which my rude husband laughed at me and said "Honey, there won't be a 'closed office' list". GRRR. Yes, it's true, but i typically go by the DISD closed=excuse rule.  However, apparently Dallas has toughened up, and despite the 28 degree temperature, and 4 inches of snow on the ground. I trucked on to work....boo.  Anyway, the weekend was pretty awesome, because 0 obligations were involved! Friday we watched the cotton bowl with some friends, Saturday (GTL...minus the T), and played at Dick's sporting goods! (which was super fun).  We then went to Goody Goody's and got a tequila/marg lesson...so we could later try out our margaritaville margarita machine that we got as a wedding gift...and it was AWESOME.  Really smoothly blended marg greatness. :)  We met some friends for dinner and then had a fun Sunday with "The Knot" and watching the snow fall. Oh....did I mention last night I made my husband watch "Craiglist Killer" with me. WOW! So good!  Spooky, but good! Tonight is the BIG game (if you love football...or have a male in your life that does)...so looks like it will be a perfect night for Pizza, football, and a roaring fire! Don't worry, it should be 60 by the weekend supposedly. Oh Texas!

Season's Greetings!

Okay okay I know I'm THE WORST. I start a blog and then go on hiatus. Well...I'm back! I hope. This whole going back to work thing...awful. I guess my hiatus can be explained by freedom.  Christmas with my family was FABULOUS and i...of course...ate mountains of goodness.  Christmas has become a less exciting event for me ever since A-I found out Chris was posing as Santa, B-Presents became less about toys and more about glam and jewels, and C-my sisters refuse to wake up to open presents before 10am...rude.  This year was particularly less glamorous considering this whole 'work' thing allowing only 1 day off to celebrate CHRISTMAS!?!? Santa wouldn't be very happy about that, and neither was I. Also, i went on a Christmas eve hunt for Home Alone 1 on DVD when I found out to my dismay our house is lacking the ability to play our original VHS copy.  Did I find a single copy of Home Alone 1 on DVD? NO! it was awful. I had to watch #2 on TV...with commercials...and it was just torture.  The redeeming factor of Christmas this year... THE PAD. Yes, I got my first toy for Christmas in a very long time...and I'm STOKED about it. Though I will say I was hoping for a copy of Just Dance in my stocking...THE PAD was more than enough toy for this little girl! I played and played and played, and when I left for a half second...my selfish husband played and played and I had to pry it from his hands when I returned.  None the less, I vow to love on my PAD for ages to come, and even start blogging on it (if you're lucky ;-)). The power of the pad toy-factor can be measured last night when Dan pulled up the WSJ app on the pad, read half an article, and then I caught him x'ing out and firing up Angry Birds HD. It brings out the best in us...ANYWAY, Christmas was fab and then we returned to fluorescent nightmare work for a couple of days.  We took off early to watch our Bears get slaughtered in their bowl game...AWFUL.  Then we played some Top Golf and just enjoyed the weather and season! NYE was a blast with all my friends and turned out remotely painless for a big night out in the big city!  But now...the holidays are over...and with no holidays in sight, depression is coming on.  Oh well! At least this week is free spicy chicken biscuit week at Chick-fil-a! There's potential for greatness. Hope you all had a WONDERFUL break!!!!