Where Have I Been???

...I'm here! I promise I am! Life just really hasn't been that interesting to blog about lately. Let's see though what have I been busy doing...running, working, serving cake, dealing with wrong billings, and looking for a new laptop. WHAT?!? Okay, I'll explain...

*Running-yes, I've got my big 'ole butt up and moving and I've been on a running training program. This is a good thing because I haven't lost a single pound in the past 3 weeks so thank goodness I have this running program or I would have been done. I did squeeze my big 'ole butt into a pair of pants that were TWO SIZES smaller!!! Hubs checked everything out and approved so that felt good!

*Working! I've had to work the past two Saturday mornings at 6am...its nice to have the time off during the week but I sure did enjoy sleeping in this morning.

*Serving cake-yesterday, I totally forgot about Matt's cousin's baptism-oops! So we went to church at 5pm service and when it was done, his aunt asked, or ordered, us to go to the hall downstairs and start the coffee and uncover the food. Matt's mom came downstairs and was about to serve the cake when I went up and offered to do so. She objected at first then I told her, "Star, I really don't know anyone here so I don't mind...go visit!" She then gladly let me take over as I won the hearts of a couple old men when I slid them an extra piece of cake with lots of icing.

*Wrong billings-I have to wait to deal with the office on Monday but I'll be posting about this later this week...it's a doozie I tell ya!

*Searching for a new laptop-yes, after only two short years, my laptop is dying on me. Not so much the laptop as the screen. I can faintly see when it gets to the login screen but then it's pitch black...so sad! I've had it looked at and was told it would be between $100-$150 to replace the screen. So I'd rather just take that money and put towards a new laptop rather than replace the screen...so if anyway knows of any good deals on laptops please send them my way!

So, I'm here, I've been around...just not doing anything too exciting! Hope you all had a great weekend!

Menopause the Musical...

...this past Sunday, my mom, my MIL, SIL, aunt-in-law, cousin-in-law and I went to see "Menopause the Musical" at the Westport Playhouse. This was my third time to see the play, my mom's fourth time and everyone else's first time. Let me just tell you that even if you haven't gone through "the change" it.is. HILARIOUS!!!

If this play is ever in your area, grab your mom, aunt, grandma and go see it. I gave it as a Mother's Day gift one year and she LOVED it!!! Let me know if any of you have seen it. Enjoy!

Happy birthday Kristal!!!

The New Truck...

...sorry when I posted about the new truck, I forgot to include a picture! This isn't the best but it was cold and raining when I finally remembered to take this pic on Sunday AM. It's a 2008 Ford F-350. As I said before, I really like that it's not white because I can pick it out in a parking lot.
Seriously though, this thing has no steps. I have to grab the "Oh Shit" handle, lean back and CLIMB in. I told Matt if I get any fatter, I won't be able to get it, he'll have to give me a boost. He's going to go price running boards this week...thank goodness!

My Momma...

...came in town on Friday night. Matt had to work so we had a nice relaxing girls' evening. First stop pedicures...ewww, this pic makes my feet look fake, but my the ped was awesome! I need to get some color on my skin.

Then we headed to Old Navy where my momma bought me two pairs of workout pants and told me Happy Easter! After that we grabbed some Roly Poly and headed home to watch some tv. Saturday she had to go to Tan-Tar-A and we went to Springfield. She came back Saturday night and stayed out our house to watch the doggies. When we got home at 4 in the morning, I found this on our kitchen table:

Do you see the blue G on there? Katie got it for me and I think it looks good there. Momma also cleaned our kitchen and got us a few groceries including 100 calorie Mr. Salty Chocolate Covered Pretzels!!! (I also love the yogurt covered ones too). Thanks Momma for taking care of me!

To The Land of Brad Pitt...

...all you Missouri bloggers know this but did you know that Brad Pitt is from Springfield, MO? That's where we went yesterday to visit our friend Beth! I've known Beth since 7th grade when we had band class together and she sent me a note with her split ends. I love her!

Anyways, what's a trip to Springfield without Bass Pro Shop (and this is also the only place I remembered to take out my camera-oops!)? Here's Mattie on a pink 4-wheeler...in all honesty, I think he really wanted it!

They had a real life alligator or crocodile there!

These are alligator gahr and these things were HUGE!!! Like longer than my whole 5'4 body.

Matt taking out the big grizzly bear!

After Bass Pro, we headed to Fox and the Hound to play some pool. Waitress not so good, good times with friends playing pool and watching basketball, very good. My good friend, and prom date, from elementary school came out with his fiancee. We figured it out and it had been 8 years since we'd seen each other-wow!?! It was funny though because he's a local DJ but Beth and her boyfriend didn't know. When it was mentioned they were like, "Wait...you're Mike the Intern? OH!!!"

We headed back to Beth's apartment in the sleet and yucky weather. Matt started to freak out that he might get called in to work so at midnight we packed everything up and headed back to the STL. It was 4am when we got home. Now it's Sunday at noon and my hub is still in bed. It was a fun, whirlwind like you wouldn't believe trip but good times as always!

Woohoo!!! An Award...

...thanks to my good blog friend, Adie, who has seriously been a Godsend here lately. So thank you Adie for the award and for being an awesome blog, fitness friend and shoulder to lean on.

The Rules:

*First, you have to tell your readers ten things about you they may not know, but that are true. *Second, you have to tag 5 people with the award.
*Third, let all the people you've given the award to know they've gotten it (comment on their blogs or something).
*And, finally, make sure you link back to the person who awarded you

My Ten Facts...hmm...
1. I tore my ACL my senior year of high school. I went to prom in a knee brace and graduated on crutches.
2. I didn't get my first kiss until I was something like 17.
3. Although I am very type A, I am not a neat or clean freak-that's Matt.
4. I have worked in one field my whole life...since I was 16.
5. I wish I got to take more vacations but that little thing called money keeps me from it.
6. Hubs thinks I'm negative, I like to think of myself as a realist.
7. Because Em asked and I love it so much, an Elvis Pretzely is a scoop of vanilla custard with pretzels on top covered with caramel and hard shell chocolate-LOVE IT!!!
8. I love watching 48 Hours, Snapped, Law & Order, CSI...it worries hubs.
9. I used to be scared of dying but not so much any more.
10. Sometimes I question things...things I shouldn't...but I do.

My Tags:
1. Paula, a new blogger in the community
2. Faith, she's a cool chick
3. Amanda, who cracks me up and now I just picture her wearing a mascot head
4. Jennelle, a local STL blogger that I just recently found
5. Amy, another total sweetheart whose been awesome to me

Have a great weekend everyone!

Thursday Tidbits...

...thank goodness it's Thursday!!!

*Yes, thank goodness it's Thursday but whew-what a weekend ahead of us! I'm tired already! Saturday AM work, hopefully leave for Springfield by noon, see some good friends then up and at 'em on Sunday to be back in the Lou by noon. Then going to the Westport Playhouse with my mom, MIL, SIL, aunt-in-law and cousin-in-law...it's like a mother-daughter afternoon. Then dinner after that then back to work on Monday. I think I say this every weekend but I'm going to need a weekend to recover from my weekend!

*Why is it that every time Matt uses/borrows something it winds up broken? His dad made this comment once when we firsted started dating and the more we're together the more I see it. He used my lunchbox the past two days so this morning when I get up to throw my lunch in it, I'm pissed that the lining is tore and basically it's a pointless bag now because it won't velcro shut. I ask him about it and his response, as it is most of the time when this sort of thing happens, "It was already like that." Um...I packed your lunch so I'm going to call BS on that! Grrr...

*Hubs got poison last Wednesday and because in his words, I'm "unpleasant to be around" when I have poison, he has tried everything possible to make sure I don't get it including sleeping in the guest room. I've really enjoyed sprawling out over the bed, watching what I want before bed and snuggling with the puppies. Over the weekend, I did start to miss him. Then on Tuesday night, he comes into the bedroom about midnight and gets in bed covered head to toe with pants and a long sleeve shirt saying he misses me. Again, I'm going to call BS because he just made the comment earlier in the night that the guest bed was killing him (it's a good mattress just really soft...one night is about the max I could handle on it). Then last night, he comes home from work after complaining all day that he doesn't feel good and he thinks he has strep throat (umm...hello! If you think I'm "unpleasant" with poison, just you wait until I have strep throat, you'll find a whole new definition of unpleasant) and crawls in bed with me. Not a problem except that he's all up on my side of the bed! So most of the night I was awake trying to push him over an inch or two so I wouldn't fall out of the bed!

*I did a hardcore workout on Monday and my body has been sore ever since. Finally this morning, I feel like I can actually move again but guess what! Same workout today as Monday!!! It felt good to be sore because I knew I'd worked out hard but it was also painful.

*At work they convinced me to play in a golf tournament (they needed a couple more to complete the second team) and I'm really nervous! I mean with the Stair Climb there wasn't much skill, just walk up stairs until you're done but with golf!!! I keep telling them to put me on the bad team...there is a prize for the worst team!!! At least this will give me something to do the next few weeks because I have to go to the driving range and practice a little. OH! When I golf, I only use my 8 iron and putter so this should be very interesting.

*I used the excuse that it was my birthday week last week and didn't work out or diet so I was pretty happy when I stepped on the scale yesterday and I hadn't gained any weight (I didn't lose any either!!!).

*Silky's opens up today for the season!!! I'm going to have to wait for a really good workout day to splurge on an Elvis Pretzely...I love those things!

Thank you, thank you, thank you for all your kind, sweet, encouraging words the other day. I promise one day I will blog all about it but when I do, I'm thinking about going private so I've got to sit on that for awhile. Anyways, that's it for this random Thursday!