Boy, did I have a rough night the other night. I finally got around to checking out the pics from Spain, and noticed that in all the pics of me, I have laugh lines. You know, those small lines around the mouth that appear only if you're smiling? I decided my only choices now are to smile and deal with it, or become a sour puss and never smile again. Plus, I'm getting some noticeable crow's feet. Sweet.
After hunching over the computer for awhile, my back started to ache, so I laid down on this Spine Worx thing. It has two padded ridges that are supposed to go alongside your spine as you lay on it, relieving pressure from the back. I was laying on it for about two minutes when I had to cough really hard.
Holy shit, I never felt so much pain in my back ever. It was so bad that Hubby had to literally pick me up because I couldn't sit up on my own or roll over. Hell, I couldn't even move! The rest of the night, I sat in the middle of a mound of pillows and had to hobble to bed like my 63 year old dad.
Seriously, Mother Nature, did I really need that bitch slap? I mean, you couldn't have waited until after I'd gotten over my old face to beat up on my old back?
1/15/11
Happy 3rd Birthday, LB!
January 15, 2008
January 15, 2009
January 15, 2010
Here's to a very happy January 15, 2011!
1/14/11
Milspouse Friday Fill-in #26
1.What are you looking forward to most in 2011?
I'm looking forward to spending a fall in New England. It's completely idyllic and I love every aspect of it.
2.What is something random you do on a boring night when your significant other is away?
I give myself a facial, or paint my nails, or watch some totally girly movie, like Princess Diaries. During Hubby's last deployment, I became addicted to NCIS, which he hates, so now I only watch it when he's not home.
3.What has been your greatest adventure as a MilSpouse?
Moving from Hawaii to CA. We knew it would take a long time to move our stuff, so we shipped our household goods and cars a month early. Which means, we spent a month in our house, on an air mattress with no furniture, dishes, etc. And I was recovering from a c-section, had a broken toe, and a then-unknown broken pelvis. And, we did all this with a 22 month old and a 10 week old. It was definitely an adventure... I don't know how we did it. :)
4.What is the ugliest fashion trend you ever bought into (I’d like to make fun of you, so can you please provide a picture as well)?
LOL, I don't have any pictures of this on hand, but I actually wore Skidz (think: ridiculously patterned Hammer pants). And I totally pegged my pants and wore layered colored socks. And feathered my bangs. Hey, it was the 80s!
5.What was the high point of last month?
Landing in Spain and seeing Barcelona and Sevilla for the first time. I've wanted to go to Europe for so long, that it was almost surreal that we were actually there.
Head on over to Wife of a Sailor to link up!
I'm looking forward to spending a fall in New England. It's completely idyllic and I love every aspect of it.
2.What is something random you do on a boring night when your significant other is away?
I give myself a facial, or paint my nails, or watch some totally girly movie, like Princess Diaries. During Hubby's last deployment, I became addicted to NCIS, which he hates, so now I only watch it when he's not home.
3.What has been your greatest adventure as a MilSpouse?
Moving from Hawaii to CA. We knew it would take a long time to move our stuff, so we shipped our household goods and cars a month early. Which means, we spent a month in our house, on an air mattress with no furniture, dishes, etc. And I was recovering from a c-section, had a broken toe, and a then-unknown broken pelvis. And, we did all this with a 22 month old and a 10 week old. It was definitely an adventure... I don't know how we did it. :)
4.What is the ugliest fashion trend you ever bought into (I’d like to make fun of you, so can you please provide a picture as well)?
LOL, I don't have any pictures of this on hand, but I actually wore Skidz (think: ridiculously patterned Hammer pants). And I totally pegged my pants and wore layered colored socks. And feathered my bangs. Hey, it was the 80s!
5.What was the high point of last month?
Landing in Spain and seeing Barcelona and Sevilla for the first time. I've wanted to go to Europe for so long, that it was almost surreal that we were actually there.
Head on over to Wife of a Sailor to link up!
1/12/11
This is the only time that giving hair as a present is acceptable.
I've donated my hair to Locks of Love three times in my life, and this past Christmas was my fourth. I'd been waiting to see Amy (see My Awesome List tab), and I knew that she'd do a great job cutting my hair. What I didn't realize is that it was long enough to donate it, but I figured, what the hell, someone out there needs it and it's driving me bat-shit crazy.
She cut a FOOT of my hair off! A foot!! And it's still well past my shoulders.
Damn, I didn't realize my hair had gotten that out of control. But I feel good donating it. After all, I "have a unique head of hair", aka I've got a friggin shit-ton of hair, even though I'm past the age when it starts to thin out. So if I can help a little kid get a natural hair wig, then I'm all onboard for that.
My dad has the before and after pics. I'll have to have him email them to me. It's pretty amazing to see someone chop 12 inches of hair off your head.
Stop by Locks of Love if you're thinking of donating hair. It must be at least 10 inches and it's for a really great cause!
She cut a FOOT of my hair off! A foot!! And it's still well past my shoulders.
Damn, I didn't realize my hair had gotten that out of control. But I feel good donating it. After all, I "have a unique head of hair", aka I've got a friggin shit-ton of hair, even though I'm past the age when it starts to thin out. So if I can help a little kid get a natural hair wig, then I'm all onboard for that.
My dad has the before and after pics. I'll have to have him email them to me. It's pretty amazing to see someone chop 12 inches of hair off your head.
Stop by Locks of Love if you're thinking of donating hair. It must be at least 10 inches and it's for a really great cause!
1/11/11
Wow, I've found the secret to losing weight
Seriously, I'm dropping weight like crazy right now.
Hubby decided he wanted to eat vegan, so I jumped on board, simply because I wanted to try it and because I didn't want to cook separate meals for us. I'm already cooking separate meals for the boys- I didn't need to add another menu.
I started Sunday, after getting home from NH. It's now Tuesday, two days later, and I've lost four pounds. Four pounds!! I weighed in this morning at 151.5 lbs. That's the lowest I've weighed since after LB was born!
I can't say that we're totally vegan. I still use cheese and milk once in awhile, although we've switched to Silk. And I'm certainly not pushing it on the kids- LB's diet is already limited. And I'm definitely not going to be one of those annoying people who can't eat out because there are no vegan choices- I'll still eat chicken once in awhile. But being on this diet for just a few days, I feel so good! Definitely less chocolate cravings and of course the awesome weight loss results thus far. I thought I'd feel completely ravenous on this diet, but it's funny, I don't.
I'm not really touting this lifestyle as a weight loss solution, but I'm sure if more people adopted a vegetarian or vegan choice a few times a week, perhaps it would work for others, too.
I was incredibly apprehensive at first, because it was very foreign to me and I didn't think I'd be able to stomach life without meat. I'm still a little freaked out, but it's been surprisingly easy to eliminate animal products. Although, I'm still a cheese lover and definitely can't cut that out completely. :)
What do you think? Do you eat vegetarian or vegan? All the time, or a few times a week? Or does the whole concept turn you off?
Hubby decided he wanted to eat vegan, so I jumped on board, simply because I wanted to try it and because I didn't want to cook separate meals for us. I'm already cooking separate meals for the boys- I didn't need to add another menu.
I started Sunday, after getting home from NH. It's now Tuesday, two days later, and I've lost four pounds. Four pounds!! I weighed in this morning at 151.5 lbs. That's the lowest I've weighed since after LB was born!
I can't say that we're totally vegan. I still use cheese and milk once in awhile, although we've switched to Silk. And I'm certainly not pushing it on the kids- LB's diet is already limited. And I'm definitely not going to be one of those annoying people who can't eat out because there are no vegan choices- I'll still eat chicken once in awhile. But being on this diet for just a few days, I feel so good! Definitely less chocolate cravings and of course the awesome weight loss results thus far. I thought I'd feel completely ravenous on this diet, but it's funny, I don't.
I'm not really touting this lifestyle as a weight loss solution, but I'm sure if more people adopted a vegetarian or vegan choice a few times a week, perhaps it would work for others, too.
I was incredibly apprehensive at first, because it was very foreign to me and I didn't think I'd be able to stomach life without meat. I'm still a little freaked out, but it's been surprisingly easy to eliminate animal products. Although, I'm still a cheese lover and definitely can't cut that out completely. :)
What do you think? Do you eat vegetarian or vegan? All the time, or a few times a week? Or does the whole concept turn you off?
1/10/11
Back to life, back to reality
Well, our vacation has ended. We had a great time in NH, visiting family and having a white Christmas (first one in a long time!). Hubby and I had a great time in Spain- spent three days in Barcelona, then three days in Sevilla. I never thought cigarette smoke bothered me too much until I went to Spain where everybody smokes. Really, EVERYBODY. I ended up getting bronchitis, then a flu about two days into the week, which made walking around the city at Hubby's pace difficult. But we still had fun... even though I got completely felt up by the Madrid TSA. Lucky me, the US government flagged me at random for a thorough search. I didn't give a shit about getting patted down, but I did think it was completely ironic that I have access to any US military base and I've been on board ships before, yet I was picked to be investigated. Seriously.
I spent an extra week in NH with my parents while Hubby came back to CA to start classes. I suppose it was a good thing, because the boys both got upper respiratory infections and conjunctivitis, as did both of my parents. We were able to let the virus take its course before flying, which I'm sure helped with the boys, but I still had to fly with a cooler of liquid antibiotics from coast to coast.
Okay, flying with a two year old and a one year old..... soooooo not happening again. It really wasn't all that bad, but that's because I was completely exhausted by the end of it. The airline changed our flight from BOS to SFO direct to BOS to Denver, then Denver to SFO. Then, we had to take a little puddle-jumper to MRY, so it ended up being three flights. Ugh. We were fortunate to sit next to some great people on all the flights, thank god, but it was still something that I never want to do again. LB was so cranky by the last flight that he screamed every time I held his seatbelt on (I seriously thought we might get thrown off the flight because he wouldn't sit down and screeched every time I held him down). JC managed to get an hour nap on the first flight, but not before throwing a huge tantrum. And the cherry on the cake, the batteries in LB's new VTech reader died as soon as we took off on the first flight. I was pretty much banking on that thing to occupy him for most of the trip!
So, I know I glossed over the good stuff and just bitched about the not-so-good stuff, but I'm still sick, going on my third week of bronchitis, and I just needed to get all that out. Besides, whateva, I do what I want! :) Hubby has all the Spain pics on his computer, so I'll leave off with a pic of me & JC on Christmas Eve:
I spent an extra week in NH with my parents while Hubby came back to CA to start classes. I suppose it was a good thing, because the boys both got upper respiratory infections and conjunctivitis, as did both of my parents. We were able to let the virus take its course before flying, which I'm sure helped with the boys, but I still had to fly with a cooler of liquid antibiotics from coast to coast.
Okay, flying with a two year old and a one year old..... soooooo not happening again. It really wasn't all that bad, but that's because I was completely exhausted by the end of it. The airline changed our flight from BOS to SFO direct to BOS to Denver, then Denver to SFO. Then, we had to take a little puddle-jumper to MRY, so it ended up being three flights. Ugh. We were fortunate to sit next to some great people on all the flights, thank god, but it was still something that I never want to do again. LB was so cranky by the last flight that he screamed every time I held his seatbelt on (I seriously thought we might get thrown off the flight because he wouldn't sit down and screeched every time I held him down). JC managed to get an hour nap on the first flight, but not before throwing a huge tantrum. And the cherry on the cake, the batteries in LB's new VTech reader died as soon as we took off on the first flight. I was pretty much banking on that thing to occupy him for most of the trip!
So, I know I glossed over the good stuff and just bitched about the not-so-good stuff, but I'm still sick, going on my third week of bronchitis, and I just needed to get all that out. Besides, whateva, I do what I want! :) Hubby has all the Spain pics on his computer, so I'll leave off with a pic of me & JC on Christmas Eve:
1/3/11
Happy New Year!
Hey all you readers, happy new year!
....What? You wanted to know what I've been up to for the past two weeks? Huh. Well, sorry, but it's going to have to wait until I can form a cohesive post, but I'll tell you that this was a friggin fantastic Christmas / New Years.
PS, I'm sick as a dog, so if I don't hug you (like, in real life), I apologize. Just trying to keep my spanish germs to myself. :)
....What? You wanted to know what I've been up to for the past two weeks? Huh. Well, sorry, but it's going to have to wait until I can form a cohesive post, but I'll tell you that this was a friggin fantastic Christmas / New Years.
PS, I'm sick as a dog, so if I don't hug you (like, in real life), I apologize. Just trying to keep my spanish germs to myself. :)
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