What A Weekend...

I got to work the day shift at work on Friday so I was able to start my weekend early. E and I went to St Anthony Village shopping center to grab Chipotle for dinner, went to the liquor store to stock up on beverages for the party on Saturday and hit up Cub to grab the last odds and ends we needed for grilling. When we got home we had planned to hang out with some friends, but instead we decided to sit out on the patio, have a few beers and just chat. Saturday we got up a bit early, made up some of the sides for our party and just took it easy. We had a successful BBQ, I grilled up portobello caps and a MorningStar Farms Italian sausage. I liked the mushroom cap a lot, but I did not enjoy the sausage.

After eating we realized that at least two houses around us were shooting off some pretty fun fireworks so we went out front to watch. Unfortunately my psychotic neighbor (who I have mentioned before) decided to start some drama. I was already pissed since her two gigantic pit bulls almost attacked me, so I went off. It got pretty ugly but thankfully her boyfriend was sober and told her to shut up. Her son also came and apologized later on that night.

Today I got up really early (for me anyway) had coffee with my friend JB out on the patio and then cleaned up the house, read the paper, had lunch with E and did some other chores. E and I also walked to Subway for dinner. I had the veggie delite (the first time I have tried it) and it was so good that even if I don't keep up with this vegetarian eating I will be getting that again. It has been five days and so far so good!

I am hopeful that this work week goes by quickly. On Saturday E and I are going to The Wedge (finally) and to the French Meadow bakery for lunch. Saturday night E is going to order UFC 100 so I am sure we will have a house full of people. I am hoping that we can convince JB to bring Catan. He brought it over a few weekends ago and it was so much fun! I am going to have to order it so he doesn't have to bring it over every time we want to play.

Fun Stuff...

Everytime I see the Smirnoff Ice commercial where they make a slip and slide on the golf course it makes me think about how much I want a slip and slide.

Two More Days...

Until I can enjoy some sun (hopefully), some portobella burgers, some delicious sangria, friends and some fun, but in the meantime I will be working, even on Friday. Boo.


I started my veggie diet today and I had everything all planned out. I made a big healthy salad, had some fresh watermelon and blueberries, some black bean dip and some veggies and some butternut squash soup all ready to go. It wasn't until I got to work that I realized that my soup had tipped and had leaked all over my car. Next time I will bring the entire container (cardboard box?) instead.

On top of this healthy eating I have decided that I am going to take a break from buying lunch at work. I am also going to say adios to Caribou and Starbucks (unless E is buying.) I figured out how much I spend on that stuff in a month and I will be putting that into my savings account. Just to make a point anytime I break down and buy lunch or coffee I will be depositing double. Hopefully I can get out of this spending habit I have been in. I figure though, I gave up Diet Coke completely so giving up Starbucks and stuff shouldn't be all that hard, right?

For you Minneapolis bloggers out there, have any of you been to The Wedge? I am thinking of checking it out for the first time on Saturday. Is it worth the trip or should I just trek to Whole Foods?

Quick Update...

I know I have been gone for awhile. I will be back soon with a bigger update, but I have decided to do something BIG for the month of July. For the entire month (this weekend included) I am not eating any meat. I am really stepping up my game of healthy eating and I think that this is a perfect way to go about it. If it works out and I actually enjoy it it may become a permanent change. If not, at least I gave it a shot. I will be back with a full post soon. Promise!

Oofdah...

I am so glad that this week is over! Work was long and boring once again, but at the same time it was a welcome change. I have been so mentally drained worrying about my dad. Every time I thought about it I had to fight back tears. To make matters worse my co-worker and friend B's dad had the same incident as my dad.

Today my dad went to get checked out. The doctors did an angiogram and found a blockage that was pretty much cutting off the blood supply to the right side of his heart. They did angioplasty and put a stent in. He had to spend the night in the hospital but will hopefully be able to go home tomorrow.

I talked to him on the phone this evening and just broke down. I felt bad since he had just gotten out of surgery, but we talked and he gave me the breakdown of what happened at the hospital. I am going to go home next weekend to spend some time with him for Father's Day.

Tomorrow I have a quiet day planned. I have to take TJ to the vet to get his annual heart worm test, then I am going to go to Whole Foods to get some groceries for the week and maybe make a big salad from their salad bar. Every time I go by the salad bar I think about how yummy it all looks. I am then going to clean our house up since E's dad is coming this Sunday, and I have laundry piling up. Tomorrow night E and I are going to grill and have a nice dinner alone (hopefully)

Trip Is Booked...

The week before Christmas E and I will be spending 5 days and 4 nights in San Juan Puerto Rico!!!! I am really excited. I haven't been on a vacation in a very long time. We are staying at the Wyndham Rio Mar.

Now all I have to do is get my butt in shape by Christmas!

Hi...

This week has been stressful and it is only Tuesday.

I found out yesterday that my dad had to go to the hospital on Sunday because he was having chest pains. By the time they got to the hospital the chest pains were gone, but the EKG didn't look right so he was admitted for observation. Today he was supposed to have a stress test done but they did another test before hand and found that at some point in the past my dad had a heart attack. They weren't really sure when, but there was scarring on his heart that indicated that there had been one, so the test was put on hold. He will now be going to a different hospital for more tests. I really hope that everything works out. I don't know what I would do if something bad happened.

Anyway, on to less depressing things. I have started back on WW obviously, and have also started back with my attempt to be a runner. I am having trouble with my shoes. At least I think it is my shoes. My left foot hurts on the outer arch, and my right ankle hurts, both happen a few minutes into the run so I am not really sure what is going on. If anyone has any suggestions please let me know. Running shoes that might work, etc.