Half open eyes

OMG...no sleep at all last night at all. I woke up to Bri saying his stomach was on fire! I don't think the fire extinguisher works on that. When he doesn't feel good my brain gets going a mile a second! Wish my legs could do that too. But because of that neither of us got any sleep after 3:30am. Why I didn't call i a mental health day I have not clue. How about a 32 oz diet soda to get me through the day?? Yea yea so against my goals at the moment but I think my head is clued to the table as I type right now. How am I supposed to keep up with K-4th graders. Oh boy and a meeting with other teachers this AM that I totally forgot about. Workout last night: Zumba for an hour and ten minutes. Then massavie cleaning in the house. Thanks to new windows in the living room we moved everything and vaccumed under everything. We then moved the bed and looked for evidence of a mad cat from hiding from company. We did find one spot in the living room so this afternoon I need to get spot cleaner. Ok time to start the day...then a family run :) BAMBINO IS HERE SOON!!!

Catch Up

Ok well it has been an interesting two days. Tuesday I just wasn't feeling too well. I had a beautiful salad for lunch.

SPinach (from a bag), cherry tomatos, carrots, and deli turkey, with a splash of ranch. After I ate that my belly was very noisy and uncomfortable. ALl night I could sing you a song that was well....it was gross. Anyways, dinner was bad and it took a sprite and diet pepsi to help calm it down. I did not try to move at all. So Wednesday still scared to eat much I was going light on the lunch. Just a 100 calorie pack, and some carrots. Then I check my phone at my prep time and there is a voice message. IT WAS MY GROCERY STORE!!! They were recalling the spinach!!! There were scares or cases IDK of samanela poisioning. OMG!! I don't think I had full blast bc I did not get real sick but I def was not comfy at all. So yea...that new bag used once is in the trash. I was so happy that I use my Weis card to purchase things that way I can receive those calls.

Workout last night: I did Jillian Michaels Ripped in 30 week 2. Yes I should be week 3 or 4 by now but I am weak!!! I was screaming at her every time she said plank position. Not because of my abs but I have no wrist stregnth! I have to adjust my hands every 2 seconds! But I got through it in time to shower and watch Idol!!! I love James Durban!!! Bri Guy Loves Haley! Yea she is cute I get it!

Ok time to start the school day :)

New windows being put in at the cabin today how exciting!!!! :)

Feeling down

Not only do I not feel fast anymore I stand in the closet all morning trying to find clothes that don't hug the fat roll. I don't know what is different but something is bc I run and run but I just keep gaining weight in my legs and belly. Now i haven't gotten into a full routine yet with JM so I know I could do better there. But what has changed in the past year that has caused the weight gain to begin with? I look at my lunches, still packing the same thing. I look at our dinners, still pretty much the same thing. My runs actually have increased in distance and frequency but nothing! Just not feeling good today.....

Review

Workout yesterday 3.32miles 27mins 8:08 pace. I feel like I have lost some speed and I am trying to get to the bottom of it. Is it what I am eating/drinking?? Is it mental....easily could be. Or have I just lost some muscle that quickly? We have a race coming up and I have never run it before so I don't know if it is flat or hills? Based on the town it is in I am guessing flat. Which I would rather prefer hills because I can change gears better with hills. I get all in my head with flat courses and can't get my turn over to TURN OVER! But I have been really pushing flat routes this past week so hopefully it pays off. Schedule for today......the final PSSA exam. Then back into the swing of things. Hopefully my ring that broke is in and I can go pick it up. Due to the rain rain rain I will be doing Zumba at home where I will not be getting soaked. Have a great day everyone!! :)

Kitty Time and Bunny

I was sitting here tonight with the usual position....Kubbi laying on me and putting my leg asleep. I thought hum how about a little showing off of my kub since she hides out every time someone comes over. We will go through her growing up first.She has a foot fetish!! In the middle of the night nothing is safe. I actually lost sleep last night because every toe got attacked!! She doesn't know how to lick either so everything is a bite!If I were holding that vacuum you would not be able to find Kubbi but for some reason that night it was her pillow.I tend to dress her up every once in a while. No wonder she bites my toes.
This is her laser. I head to bed and she knows it is laser time on the blue rug!

We hold hands when she sleeps :)


Now I can't give all the attention to Kubbi because there are a lot of others in my life.Lily and Stormy the girls!! They live at Bri's folks house! Have you ever seen a cat go backwards down a tree? I have and Lily is very talented at it!

The big brother and sister Cooper (orange) and Emmy (black). These kiddos are in NY with my folks. Had Cooper since I was a Junior in High school and Emmy since Sophomore year in college.
Last but not least.....Peanut Butter Ripple Fluff-a-nutter Ireland!!! My first pet in PA!! She lived through a major drama as a baby when something broke into her cage. So now she lives in a palace. Literally, a two floored cage with a ramp! We take good care of our children! i only have to travel to three houses to see them all!! But they all have a place in my heart. I think I see why I can't have a dog or another Kitty now!! Well it is LASER TIME!!! Kub and I are out!

A great weekend with the family!!

Well I was off to a great start this weekend by getting a quick, short and flat run in before I headed home. I drove over to the park down from the school and did a quick 2mile run 15:33. Most of it was without wind but the last .75 was right into the wind. I practiced pushing through it and trying to increase my pace. It felt great!! I then changed into dry clothes and headed to Subway! Nothing like a heavy sub to chomp on while driving on the highway!! But if you haven't heard me say it before " My parents never have food in their house that I can eat or will eat." I am not being picky or anything but my dad is Celiac and everything he has to buy is very expensive so I can't go in and eat it all up. SO I always eat before I get there and eat out the rest of the weekend. So...I made the drive home and got there in time to watch some dateline with the rents. (Not the ideal way to spend a Friday night LOL)

Saturday I got up bright and early and headed out for a long run. I did one of the loops I used to bike, run and rollerblade in high school. The first 4miles went by quickly because there was no wind and it was one gradual downhill. I started to head back home and hit 4 hills that I took my time getting up. I walked at the top of each to give my legs a little break. I kept saying out loud on the last hill "down hill soon, down hill soon". But I didn't get what I wanted. The down hill has cow fields on both sides so it was nothing but wind. I had to push to get down the hill. Nothing like a fun way to end 7.8miles (1:10). I felt great though since I have avoided hills for 2 weeks.

I got quickly cleaned up and out the door because kohls was calling my name!!! I had a 30% off coupon and there was doorbuster hours going on! I ended up finding 4 shirts all one sale and a comforter (original 149.99 on sale 70% 44.99!!!) For all that I only spent $54!! I LOVE KOHLS!!

My sister and I met up at Sam's club where I purchased a huge container of almonds and a bag of dried cranberries (craisans) YUMMY!! Manda found out all the good reasons why to eat them so I had to try them out!

Now for what you all have been waiting for LION KING!!!! The show started at 2pm and it was A.W.E.S.O.M.E.There were some amazing singers that I just have to show off. The pics are from the program because I am sure I would be in jail if i took their picture during the show!!
This guy had a solo right at the beginning and I swore it was a women. His voice was higher and more beautiful than most of the women in the show!! (Sorry for the bad picture with a zebra behind)

I loved how the animals walked right down the walkways!

It was a great show and I would recommend it to anyone and everyone!! Go see Lion King!


After the show we headed over to my older sisters house to play with the kids! The were a riot and for some reason Evie kept saying "have fun at your wedding with Brian" to me!! I think she is a little confused on that one!!!! Maybe she is having the same dead end dreams I am having LOL!!!! JK I am perfectly happy with what I have!!! I got it all cleared up with her :)


Later that night this is how my folks found me.

It took all day until my legs started to hurt. But I got ice on the ASAP and they feel much better this morning! It was a great weekend and a wonderful way to celebrate my sisters birthday! Nothing like good deals, an awesome show and silly kiddos to help take your mind off a crazy week at work :)

Heading Home

Well it has been such a rough week I avoided even typing because it wouldn't have sound, looked or just flat out been pretty. Instead I held most of it in until I saw Dud and Hey Hey last night for a run. I got it all out in about 2 mins then tried not to push myself with anger through the 3miles that we ran. I wasn't planning on doing a Thursday run but because of how my week went and things changing last minute I did not get a chance to do anything on Wednesday. So it was a make up day.

Yesterday I woke up to this outside my window.

It melted quickly but it is doing a mixture of snow and rain right now too.

Last night I tried out something new for dinner. I used Philadelphia Cream Cheese

I liked it because it felt a little healthier than a full jar of Alfredo sauce. Though Bri will not try it again he wasn't too found of the herbs.

Any who....today is a new day and I am heading home to see Lion King with my sister!! I used my gas card and save .25 cents a gal $3.34 a gallon baby! So more about Lion later!!

Have a great weekend everyone!!