Questions for Friday

1. Will you run to the store or to pick up a kid looking a mess? Well, I don't have to run to pick up a kid anymore since he drives himself and doesn't live here.  hehe  I have been known to run to the store looking a mess.  HOWEVER, I rarely go to the store.  I send hubby.  Takes care of having to go when a mess!  hahahaha

2. Do you finish a book if it's boring or you don't like it?  No, if it's boring I end up putting it down and not picking it back up.  (Before the days of my Kindle)

3. Beach or mountain vacations?  Most definitely BEACH!!!!!  It rejuvenates my soul!  No vacation for 2 years....I'm worried about the hit it's going to take on my soul.  Today I saw an ad that said "The Beach is Calling You"....that is me!

4. What thing/event says "winter will end and spring is right around the corner" to you?  When it starts staying light longer in the day....so after daylight savings.  With the mild winter we've had I'm still ready to put that all behind us and just enjoy the beautiful 70 degree days we've been having.  Just simply gorgeous!  Love watching all the green coming back into the trees and grass too on my drive to work.

5. Would you prefer couples or family vacation?  Family for sure.  I'm all about family.  I love spending time with them although every year we take my son I swear it's the last time I'm taking him because he's such a pain in the butt.  But I've loved the last few years when my sister and her family from Indy were at the beach when we were and we got to spend time with them and then my sister and her hubby from NC come down and spend at least 1 evening with us.  LOVE LOVE LOVE it!

So join in the fun and head over to My Little Life for the questions and to post a link to your own blog for others to come see your answers.

Stayed the same at WW.  Feet were swollen so was just glad I hadn't gone up.  Now it's time for bed.  Had a super fun night at hubby's Lion's club charter night.  We had a magician perform and he was just fabulous.  I laughed so hard at one point I thought I might pee my pants.  Now THAT is funny stuff!

5QF

Have some fun and take a jaunt over to My Little Life for the questions so you can play along.  :-)

1. Are you looking forward to the time change this weekend?  I had forgotten all about it.  We have a special service at church on Sunday and it's an hour earlier than usual since our Bishop will be coming to celebrate our 125th anniversary.  So I'm not looking forward to the time change since we will lose sleep.

2. Are you getting the new iPad/would you want a iPad?  Ummm...I have an iPad (don't tell Mama) and I'm very happy with it so don't need the new one  :-)

3. If money was not a problem, what is the one thing you would splurge on? A huge wedding for the kids so we'd have everything to make their day special and then some.  Instead we'll be saving, saving, saving! 

4. How did you and the Mr. (or Mrs.) meet? We met through one of my best friends at a local carnival.  Both of my best friends were there and he was with his friends.  They were drinking and I kept telling him he'd never remember my number to call the next day....but he did.

5. Summer is right around the corner. Bikini or one-piece? Absolutely NO to bikini.  I will do a tankini if I can get this weight off.  UGH!  I lost 1.4 this past week but it's very slow going.  *sigh*  Patience IS a virtue!

Friday Again

Over at My Little Life you can find these FUN questions to answer and also link to a lot of other FUN blogs.  Feel free to join in.  :-)

1. What's your favorite way to spend down time (alone or with a significant other)?  By myself, I like to web surf and spend time on the internet or watch tv or read.  With hubby, we go out to dinner but it's a very rare occasion that it's just the 2 of us.

2. Are you the kind of person that wants things more as soon as you know you can't have it?

I can be patient and wait but I will continue to drop hints about whatever it is until I do get it.  Some hints he's good at taking....others not so much!  lol

3. If you were given $1000 to spend on yourself, what would you buy?  Stamp stuff probably although I can usually get what I want when I want so it's not a huge problem.  However, with the wedding next year we are trying to find new ways to save money.

4. Do you ever go out to eat by yourself?  NO!  I don't want to sit there by myself.  I'd go through drive thru if anything but usually I will just cook some eggs. 

5. What company would you want to do a blog review for?  WOW!  I really have no idea.  One that paid would be nice.  hehehe

Wasn't a good week for WW.  I gained a pound. My scale said I did good over the weekend and I stayed on plan totally so I was quite surprised when she said I'd gained a pound.  VERY frustrating!  I will be leaving here in about an hour to head for an overnight to attend a Stampin' Up! regional conference in Columbus with Kim and Linda.  Kim and I already talked about our food and how we don't want to totally blow it while we're gone.  Sshhh but I packed up some healthy snacks for all of us.  I hope to finally meet Shelli who started Stampin' Up! with her sisters.  She wasn't in Baltimore when I went 2 years ago (is that how long ago??) so I'm hoping to meet her in Columbus.  :-)  I'm not taking any swaps so I should have some time to look around and get pictures.  

Please say a prayer for our travels.  They are calling for snow and high winds tonight and I'm hoping we get settled in with no problems.  I'll try to be back soon to share some pictures.  Have an awesome weekend!

5 for Friday

In case you haven't noticed, I'm enjoying these 5 questions each week.  Thanks to Mama over at My Little Life and her readers for all the fun.  Feel free to hop over and join in and link up with some other blogs.  :)

1. What do you do when you are really upset to calm yourself down?  Go off by myself...listen to some music.  I used to just get in the car and drive but I don't do that anymore.

2. Do you go all out for V-day or is it just another day?  Just another day.  I got tired of going out to a dinner that was overpriced and having horrible service.  The last time it happened I said that was it and we don't go out anymore.  Hubby always gets me roses and that is just fine with me.

3. Are you more or less productive when Hubs is away?  More productive because I can go at my own pace and not get mad because he's not helping or in my way.  He's going away this weekend so we'll see what I accomplish.

4. What is your favorite time of day and why?  I've always enjoyed late at night.  It's quiet and it was always MY time.  I'm definitely NOT a morning person.

5. What is your go to karaoke song?  I don't have one.  You couldn't pay me to go in front of people and sing even if I was drunk as a skunk (which isn't happening.)  I enjoy listening to others but no thanks for myself.

Lost point 8 this week at WW.  I'm super discouraged but keeping the faith and plugging away.  This time around is so much harder than before.

Weekend Questions

1. How often do you shave your legs in the winter?  Whenever I get the urge.  Not so often that should read.  I used to do better about it...this year I just don't seem to care.

2. Valentine's Day cards for your spouse: funny or romantic?  Funny.  I'm not a real mushy type person

3. What are you most looking forward to about spring?  Warm weather!!!  I hate the cold.  I've seen enough snow (even though it has hardly snowed this winter) and I just want it to be warm so I can go outside and go for a walk.

4. What's your favorite way to pamper yourself?  I don't do this...well, I guess getting my hair done now with Lisa coloring it instead of doing it myself is a pampering.  I love the highlights she puts in.  I'm trying to let it grow a bit for the wedding next year because I have no idea what I'll do with it but I'm definitely having growing pains.

5. Does your tax return go into savings or do you spend it instantly?  Savings.  Usually for vacation but this year it will go in savings for the wedding.

So my 1st week at WW I got on my scale that morning and was totally disgusted because it said I'd only lost like .2 and I was like what the heck!  I'm tracking (using my phone) and following the plan completely with my food points.  OK so I don't exercise but that's nothing new.  Anyhow, got to WW meeting and weighed in and lost 1.4.  Better than I thought but rather disappointing since I was just back to doing it.  However, I guess I need to remember that although it was my first official week, I had been counting points since the beginning of Jan. and my first week I'd lost 5 pounds.  It's hard work and I just want the excess weight to be gone and need to realize it didn't come overnight so it can't be gone overnight.  

Hope you're having a good weekend and here's the link if you'd like to go get the questions above to play along.  My Little Life

Starting Over

Today was the day!  I've started over and went back to Weight Watchers tonight.  A big hug from Kelly, Steve and Susan welcomed me back.  I was very nervous to face anyone there but I feel so much better now that I did go.  So tomorrow morning starts a more rigorous effort at keeping track of points and tracking all my food.  I entered the foods in my phone tracker so I can try using that.
So, it begins again but I'm ready now.
:-)

My Answers for 5Q

Head over to My Little Life and grab the questions below so you can join in the FUN!!!

1. Do you swim in the winter?  No, no, NO.  The winter cover is on and it's WAY too cold here in PA to even consider swimming in the winter.  OK, enough being silly but NO, I don't because our high school pool is cold when you get in and are in and I've tried but just don't have time anymore.

2. Do you love or hate winter?  HATE HATE HATE.....and Yes, I know I shouldn't hate but I detest winter.  OK, the snow is pretty....the first time.  Then I'm done.  I don't need to see it again.  See it hasn't learned to stay off the roads when it has snowed so I can live without it.  But my family is here and I won't ever live away from them so I'm stuck.  Thankfully this has been a very mild winter...so far!

3. Do you put makeup/actual clothes on when you know you're going to be home all day with just family?  I have days when I don't do makeup and then I catch a glimpse of myself and I scare myself so lately I've been trying to put at least some on every day.  I LOVE days spent in pi's however I don't think I've had one where I'm in them all day since before Emma was born.  But leggings and a big t-shirt are on my body if I'm home all day.

4. How old were you when you had your first alcoholic beverage?  I was in high school.  I learned to drink and be responsible and while others wouldn't agree with how I learned that I know it worked.  I do not drink and drive and never did.  I won't go into any more detail though...some things should be kept private.

5. How many ill calls in a 12 month period do you think are acceptable?  Well, in my school year I'm permitted 10 sick days and 3 personal days.  I try not using them all but ever since I was pregnant so many years ago, I've not been able to build my days back up.