So, a twofer-Thursday is in order! Last Friday and Saturday, Brian, Jeanette, Julie, John and I went to Oktoberfest (yes we went 2 days!)
It was quite fun! I do look forward to coming, not just for the awesome German food, but also for just having a good time with my husband and our friends. It's nothing spectacular, just a big outdoor scene with a little carnival area and a big tent that has live German music all night long.... it really is fun!
So, I think I'm just going to pack this post full of pictures! I apologize ahead of time, my camera is not SUPER awesome so they might be alittle blurry, and also the ones where I'm in the shot means a drunk person took them. Seriously. Everyone got drunk the first night, I was the DD for both.
Let's begin!
From L-R: Jeanette, Brian, Julie (mother-in-law), John, Me!
John and his Mom sharing a beer moment!
As DD, I was responsible, and only had Sierra Mist!
Jeanette & Brian enjoying some Hefferveisen!
A very nice picture of my favorite cousin/"sister" and her boyfriend, whom is also my roomie :)
"Brother Training". We made them (totally drunk BTW) hold hands because John hurt Brian on accident and they turned it into a very good photo-op :)
Drunken Couple :)
Yup, Brian is photobombing a very nice picture of John & his Mom. Don't worry, I have a non-Brian shot too, this one just seemed better :)
Ringssssssssss. We did this shot alot for our Honeymoon. I think it's our thing. :)
Brian with his secret mistress, AKA- Miss Oktoberfest
The ladies. And two of my very most favorites!
Messing with the cutout thingy..
I do like my face here, except the red-eye part LOL
So, last week (the 15th) I got sick. I think it was the flu, because it certainly kicked my ass for a few days before the fever broke and I began to feel like a human again. I started to recover by Thursday-ish, although I think then I got a sinus and chest infection because I became all stuffy and runny, and I had this wicked smoker's cough that is actually still around even today.
Anyway, this thing hit me so hard it sidelined me from the gym. Understandable, as if I couldn't breathe normally, how was I to breathe during a workout? Not to mention infecting all of the people who would use the machines after me. It was just courtesy and common sense to not go. It killed me not to go though, as I had been going at least twice a week since I joined in August.
So, enter the second week. John goes away Sunday night and he won't be back until this coming Saturday! :( I should be excited, right? I mean, with no one to "answer to" I can go to the gym without having to worry about who is doing what for supper and so on. But nope, this chest congestion still has me sidelined.
I know what you're thinking. You're saying to the screen: but Jules... why not just work out at home? With free weights or a DVD?
Because I let myself slack and didn't have the willpower to overcome the laziness this week! :-(
At least I can admit it. I am true enough to myself now that I feel like an ass that I haven't gotten any exercise in, and yet I still can't find the motivation to do so this week. It's been a few months since I have felt this terrible, and it's because I have not had any exercise, adding to the fact that my diet has pretty much reverted back into it's old terrible self.
But, now that I know the problem, I can fix it! Today at work I will have the schedule for next week. I'm pretty sure I'll be working from Sunday through Wednesday, because John and I are going to Orlando Thursday through Saturday. I have homework that needs to be completed, and I have no excuse not to fit a workout in for 2 days before I go! ((AND- make use of the hotel's "gym" and do a quick workout at some point while we are there!))
So, this is my reset button. I'm pushing it, and it may take a few days for my systems to be up and running like they have been, but I know I pushed the button and can now focus on going back to eating right and exercising!
I'm stuffy. I'm sick. This sucks. I hate breathing through my mouth (unless I'm 40ft underwater) and I'm fatigued. My whole body feels as if it's been through the ringer, like a boxer came and beat on me in my sleep. And my throat is feeling on the brink of swelling up and becoming all scratchy! UGH. I may try and swing into the gym tonight after work to take advantage of their steam room.... that will clear my sinuses! Last night I sat and fattily ate an entire pint of Ben & Jerry's. BAD JULIE! :( :( I have a [not-so-valid] excuse! Our dryer broke! It stopped being all hot! It runs, but without heat my clothes don't dry! :-\ ARG! John managed to take it apart and we found a decomposing snake in the tube that vents the air... which was pretty disgusting. I didn't think to take pictures because John was on the verge of becoming sick and I wanted it OUT OF MY HOUSE asap! He tinkered to the point where the "low heat" setting works, but then it takes 2+ cycles to dry a medium load of laundry. >.< Oh well, it least I'll have work clothes to wear! Today I'm starting anew. I had a bowl of cereal for breakfast, and after this little blog I'm going to pack myself a PB&J sammich, a banana, yogurt, some water, and possibly a special K bar. But I'm back on the horse! No more not eating lunch or going out to get my food. I have perfectly good food here in the house that will cost me ZERO dollars to prepare and bring. Plus, I'm going to TRY and quit soda. That will make for one grumpy Julie. My plan is to cut back this week (I am back to the point of at least 1 if not 2 a day), and then next week while John is away for work I will cold turkey it so if I'm grumpy he's not around to be my target. Anyway, that's all for the AM. I'm gonna pack my gym bag, take a shower, pack a lunch, and head off to my first day in my new department at work! YAY! :) Enjoy the video. :)
Well. Excuse the fuck out of me. Apparently baseball excitement trumps my quiz for school. I wasn't aware that I should have to deal with the laughing, yelling, and excitement after I said I was going to take a quiz for school. I feel so bad now that I asked you to be quieter, especially after telling you I was going into the office to take a quiz....
I'm going to the gym now, before I upset anyone else watching this oh-so-exciting history in the making.
Hello blog! I'm sorry it's been awhile... I just haven't been feeling up to par when it comes to putting my thoughts into words. I'm still at a loss as to exactly what this post is about...
Do you ever have one of those days/weeks/months where you have 1,000,000 things to say and 5 words to put them in? I feel like that. I have a million things I want to write about, but not enough brain power (not to mention time) to really do those things!
So, let's start with some basics. School is going okay... It's really boring and it's hard to focus on each class as a separate one because they are so closely related. In my Speech class we're learning about how to use language in a verbal sense. Repetition, tone, pitch, etc... are all things I have to focus on. On the other hand, however, my Composition class is about using language in the written sense, where repetition is a BIG no-no, and there is no focus on tone, pitch, etc. I get them mixed up pretty easily.
I did my first speech on Wednesday night... I was completely freaked out. Give me a room of 150 employee where I have to lecture on policy and business stuff and I'll woo you right outta your damn heels. But a room of 17 with the professor, and I'm speaking about my father's recovery from alcoholism? I was scared shitless. I have no idea why. Perhaps it was the personal aspect of it. Perhaps maybe I just wasn't in the right frame of mind... but either way I'd say I scored a "C" at best on this speech.
There is the opportunity to re-do a speech at the end of the semester, so I may try to make that one up again. The next speech we have to do is an "informative" speech, but this is where I can let my natural sarcasm and satire come into play. I am going to do a speech on "how to give the BEST customer service", but the twist is it will be everything you would do WRONG.
FOR EXAMPLE:
When complimenting the customer to encourage her purchase, always be specific when making the compliment to appear more personal to the customer. "Why ma'am, that dress appears to be two sizes too small, and I can see the cottage cheese of your backside!"
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!!!
Obviously I'm going for a humor factor here... and I'm really good at that! So I think I will ACE this next speech!!
I have a few other things coming up.... some I'm excited about, some not so much.
Excited:
My FIRST anniversary is in 38 days! Hurray marriage! We plan on going to Harry Potter World @ Universal in Orlando!
Not so much:
We can't really afford a "nice" hotel (I want a damn spa tub!!) and I'm not going to skimp for our anniversary.
Excited:
Thanksgiving is coming soon after that, and I plan to be in a size 16/18 by then! (I'm a 20/22 right now)
Not so much:
I still struggle to hit the gym more than 3 times per week, and I also still tend to over-eat or eat the wrong things.
Excited:
Christmas is on its way, which means Christmas crafts, gifts, cooler weather, and family!
Not so much:
I'm still on a limited budget, and really can't afford a lot of gifts. Even crafting is going to be difficult.
I'm really just a Debbie Downer lately. It seems as if I'll never graduate college and find a "big girl" job. I have a successful marriage but not a lot of money... yet these hoodlums live off government welfare and sell drugs and can afford to blow $200 on shoes every week (not to forget the probably $400 worth they steal on top of that). Maybe I should pop out 4 or 5 kids and start claiming I can't work? Or better yet, get my lil brother to give me the name of his dealer and I should start selling pot! ... Wait. Nevermind. I'm an upstanding citizen of this city.
<Sigh>
I'm pretty over this week.... It has been crazy trying to transition to my new department (which I haven't even begun to do because of vacations of other supervisors..)... I just need a mental break from it all. Anyone wanna knock me out for a few days??!?!?
I leave you with a song that's been stuck in my head for days now.
