WOW. Things Happened.

1. Alicia and Kara came to visit. We watched a LOT of vampires on TV and ate a LOT of queso. We also went to Billy Bob's and it was magical as usual.

And we are beautiful, as usual.

2. I bought a HOUSE. Crazy, right? Technically a townhome, but I closed on April 13th and I am loving it. I finally got out of the horrible apartment with the horrible upstairs neighbors and I have gas in my kitchen again. I have been busy upgrading and painting but it's starting to come together. Mom and dad came to visit and help out - I don't know what I would've done without them.

3. I finished the Warrior Dash 5K. I did it with some people from work and it was so much fun! It's a 5K with obstacles like crawling through the mud, jumping over fire, swimming through a creek, climbing walls, sliding down a REALLY tall fireman's pole, hurdles, and a giant wall to scale up and back down. It was great to finish, and we were in the top twenty percent for our 10:30 group. There is a similar 5K in September called Jailbreak that I am considering signing up for if it works for my schedule.

Total badasses.

Ericsson group!!

4. I ... did not lose any weight at all. But I didn't really gain any either. But in planning trips for this summer I realized I'm not where I want to be, so I'm recommitting. Yes, again. Stay tuned...

Greek Salad

Mmm shrimp.

I <3 Work

It's AWESOME!!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Pear, Gorgonzola, and Walnut Salad

So. Good. Paired with a fat free cranberry basalmic dressing. Yum!

January Catch-Up

So I didn't post too much last month because I've been running around like a crazy person. I am strongly considering purchasing my first home when my lease is up at the end of June (yay!) so I've been looking at houses and getting my finances together.

I did meet my weight loss goal for January - woohoo! - so I lost 8.4 pounds over January. Of course, that was basically getting me back to where I was pre-Boston and holidays, but I'll take it. Since then I've been not so good (lots of takeout) but I'm back on track hopefully all the way through to St. Patrick's Day! I've got about a month and I'd really like to lose 8+ pounds, which is definitely doable. Of course to meet my February goal I have to lose about 7 pounds in the next two weeks, which is maybe not so doable, but we'll see. Maybe I'm carrying a lot of water weight? Ha, wishful thinking! 

I'm going to post a few of the recipes that are getting me back on track, and I need to start training for the Warrior Dash 5K in April. As of now, I still can't run and still have no upper body strength, so that is not going so well overall. I'm thinking about signing up for the Run On! 5K training class. It's every Tuesday and Thursday and it's $100 - and I would have to miss 2 of the classes since I'm going to have company through the week before St. Patrick's Day...if I could just force myself to finish Couch to 5K I'd be fine, but there's not a place to run safely outside near my apartment and I HATE running on the treadmill at the gym - I feel like some sort of ogre crashing through the forest. It's so loud and the whole machine shakes, and I just hate it, okay?! 

I'm going to try to be better about updating in the future, since I love love love my new phone hopefully that will make it easier. Wish me luck!

Best Haircut Ever

:)

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