Currently - Busy

Hi, I know...I suck at this.

I thought a new month meant things would slow own, but I was wrong...big time.  With work taking up most of my time and energy lately, my blog life has been failing miserably.   So, besides WORK, this is what I'm currently up to:

LISTENING - I know I'm late to the party, but I'm OBSESSED with Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines. On Repeat, all day.  It's probably because I imagine my self in my last year younger days dancing with my bestie out at the bars.  Listen if you are later than I am to the party because he's amazing.  

EATING - Everything in sight.  I don't know if its my change in BC, the week after the Cleanse, or what...but I can't stop eating junk food everything.  

DRINKING - Coffee.  As I mentioned earlier, work is out of control.  It's requiring much more time and energy that I'm used to, and coffee is needed ALL DAY.  

WEARING - Dresses, dresses, and gym clothes.  Come visit Tennessee and you'll realize that pants aren't an option during the summer.  

READING - MWF Seeking BFF.  So far so good, it's about a chick who moved out of state for her husband's job and is looking for friends (sound familiar?)  Besides the husband part....cough cough.

WEATHER -  It WAS beautiful, until today.  Now it's raining.  In August.  Knoxville has officially reached it's yearly average precipitation.  And did I mention it's August?  All of my coworkers say that I brought the rain with me because it's not normal, but these are the same people that say supper instead of dinner, and fixin' instead of want.  Hmm....

WANTING - To meet this stud.  I am so thankful that I get to still talk to my bestie everyday and get pictures of this adorable boy...BUT I can't wait to hold him and meet him.  

WATCHING - Anyone who knows me knows that I'm not too into sitting and watching TV, unless it's a baseball game.  But lately, if I'm not watching a wedding show, I'm glued to The Shield.  Josh has been trying to get me to watch the seasons since I met him, and I'm officially hooked.  I have been watching 1-2 episodes a night for the last two weeks, and am almost done with Season 3.  

Also, chicks at the gym.   Yes, this is weird.  I am aware.  But the chicks at my gym are hardcore and I can't help but stare at them.  Their arms are bigger then my head, and they do their 'Show' poses in front of the mirrors.  They are asking for people to stare. 

THINKING - What in the heck am I going to get Josh for our anniversary?  So I'm already thinking that I'm going to be 'That Girl' when it comes to not talking about what we are doing for our anniversary, and then being disappointed when it's not what I want to do.  Hence, my dilemma.  Ideas?

ENJOYING - Anything and everything coconut.  Coconut lotion, coconut spray, coconut candles, coconut chocolate...it goes on.  

OBSESSED WITH - Bug spray.  A night outside with Josh grilling dinner equals 19 bug bites.  I woke up like a crazy person at 1:30am itching my legs and dousing myself with anti-itch spray.  Who does that?  Apparently I wasn't given the memo that you need to wear OFF Spray instead of perfume when you move here.  I'm getting more country by the second, yee haw.


LOOKING FORWARD TO - All things BEER.  Period.  


Until next time, hopefully I won't be as lame.

Hello August!

It’s August 1^st, and I need a glass of beer wine.  I don’t know if it was the cleanse, my lack of beer coffee intake, Josh’s work schedule, or being 3000 miles away from friends and family, but the last two weeks have just been eh.  So I don’t think there are many people happier to see that a new month is here, and hopefully that means Casi Sassy Pants will be in a better mood, and start enjoying the little things. 

Some happenings in the next couple of months:

• Josh and I will be celebrating our unofficial 2 year anniversary on August 31^st.  Since he didn’t ask me out officially (we’ll get to that story one day), we marked August 31^st as our special day since it was the day him and I went to the Giants vs. Cubs game in San Francisco, and even though we didn’t even exchange a hug that day, we had one of the best days in the city.  Just give us baseball, beer, and each other and we are happy campers.

  

  OUR FIRST 'DATE'

• We are also, along with a couple of friends, heading back to Wrigley Field in September before they tear it down in September.  I still haven’t seen it with all the overgrown ivy, and although I am a diehard Giants fan forever, I love baseball and will enjoy every second watching the Cubs play. 

  

  MY FIRST WRIGLEY FIELD EXPERIENCE (CUBS GEAR  BECAUSE I LOVE HIM)

  
  

  

  MY SECOND WRIGLEY FIELD EXPERIENCE, PERFECT...

• Besides the trip to Chicago, Josh and I are attempting to stay around Knoxville on our weekends off together, and do some exploring.  We both realized that we haven’t done much sightseeing here since we’ve been here, and we finally do get visitors, we need to know where to take them. J

I also finished the cleanse yesterday.  Two things, I honestly thought I’d cheat.  Besides the one glass of wine I had on Tuesday night (due to a Girls wine/movie night), I stayed on point the entire time.  No coffee, no soda, no alcohol, and no refined sugar/carbs.  Before I give you my take on it, here are the results:

Before/After:

Weight:  143.6/138.2 (-5.4lbs) Side note:  Pretty sure this is the first time I’ve been in the 130’s since…middle school?  I know once I eat a slide of bread, I’m sure I’ll go back to the 140’s but it was a proud moment for me. 

Arms:  10.5/10.5 (-0)

Waist:  28/28 (-0)

Hips:  38/38 (-0)

Thighs: 25/22 (-3 inches)

Calf:  14.5/14 (-.5 inches)

Total:  -5.4lbs lost, and -3.5 inches (all lower body, not sure what that is all about)

Positives: 

• Besides changing my eating habits, the best part about this cleanse is you aren’t only eating/drinking one thing.  As long as you are eating the right foods, you can definitely be creative with your food intake.

• Skin felt so healthy.  I’m assuming it was the amount of water (1 gallon) I drank daily.  The cleanse has a lot of vitamins in it as well, but most of all the vitamins (besides the fiber) I already take regularly. 

• Didn’t feel hungry.  The lunches that I was bringing to work were much more satisfying than my normal cardboard box meal, and my snacks didn’t give me the sugar crash like my normal ones normally do.

•  Price.  For only $31.50, it’s cheap enough to give it a try and not feel like you are ‘wasting’ money.

Negatives:

• This really isn’t specific to being negative about the cleanse.  But it’s hard to determine if the results were all due to drinking the fiber drink, and taking the supplements are just from change of eating.  I don’t eat bad by any means, but I consume sugar and carbs on the daily.

I think that’s all for now.  I’ve given enough shout outs to beer for all of us…two more weeks and we’ll be reunited.