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1. Lots of water, fruits, etc. 2. Balanced meals. 3. Sold the boat. 4. Told exciting news to another best friend 5. Told exciting news to my mom.

We had a great Memorial weekend! Thursday we went to a party for Chuck's mom who is retiring this year after years of teaching! It was nice to meet some of the people she has worked with for so long. Friday…I have no idea what we did on Friday. 🙂 Saturday I got up and...

1. Cleaned and got ready for a party 2. Got done early and had one of my best friends stop by 3. Told friend exciting news. 4. Went to the pool 5. Party with lots of neighbors and made new friends.

1. Got second preliminary exciting news 2. A trip to Gertens 3. Did some planting. 4. Went to Noodles for dinner and to see Iron Man. 5. Confirmed exciting news

1. Got up early and went running. 2. Ran early morning errands 3. Made a ladder golf game 4. Got preliminary exciting news 5. Went to a friends' house for dinner.

1. Jogging this morning 2. Making it 1.8 miles without stopping 3. Feeling energized 4. Making plans with one of my best friends this weekend 5. A gorgeous Friday before a 3 day weekend!

I haven't been running/jogging/exercising in a LONG time. I am not counting our soccer games we have once a week, because, well, just because I'm not! 🙂 I have been eating too much and exercising too little. So this morning, I dragged my butt out of bed and went for a jog at 6AM. I...

1. Wearing jeans in to work…then changing into a really cute skirt which was a hand-me-down from a friend. 2. Getting to take the bus close to my house in to work. 3. Staff meeting…the meeting isn't fun, but being away from my desk is. 🙂 4. Getting to go to Linda's retirement celebration 5....

1. My car had a flat tire this morning…usually a bad thing except it meant I got to stay home. 2. Job hunting on my day off. 3. Spying on cars and people out the window. 4. A beautiful day and I get to sit by a window and enjoy it. 5. Having lunch with...

I came across a website I am sure most of you already know about. It's the best time waster I have found…because it actually uses your brain instead of letting it rot in your head! FreeRice.com You'll love it! It gives your vocabulary words and you need to see how many you can get. It...

1. Getting a blog post done in the morning 2. Wearing a “new” shirt (It was a hand-me-down) 3. Getting to wear jeans to work. 4. Making another new Let's Dish meal. 5. Finally getting home to a smiling hubby after a really stressful horrible day.

I like to sit with my laptop on my lap on the couch. Yeah, yeah. I know they aren't really supposed to be for your lap. They get hot and blah blah blah They should have named them something else then! 🙂 But I also love my heated blanket. And I REALLY can't use my...

1. One of my bosses wasn't at work today 2. Wearing a pair of my favorite sandals for the first time this season. 3. My feet survived most of the day wearing the sandals. 4. My foot didn't hurt much after being very painful after soccer 5. Making a new Let's Dish meal.

1. Drinking lots of water 2. Finishing a good book 3. Taking off my soccer socks after the game. 4. Swimming at the pool for the first time this season 5. Impromptu dinner with friends

1. Getting the boat ready to sell. 2. My camera fell on the concrete and miraculously still works. 3. Looking at cars 4. Hanging out with Katie for some girl talk 5. Thunderstorms

1. Friday finally got here. 2. Warm weather 3. Sunshine 4. Toasted English Muffins with peanut butter 5. Getting some bad news, but making it better with pizza and chicken wings.

Here's another Let's Dish meal we tried recently. It was really good. I was a little worried about putting pretzels on chicken, but it was tasty. There was a honey mustard sauce the chicken was marinating in, too. The cheesy rice was good, too. Just add sour cream and cheddar cheese to cooked rice and...

1. Not being as tired as I thought I would be after the concert last night. 2. Scrabble Cheez-its 3. Being able to fit into kids clothes 4. Being given a sack of butter spindle pretzels. mmmm. 5. Being amused by the funny quirks people have about food.

I borrowed this book from a friend. Funny side story about this. I gave the book back to my friend, who then promptly sent me an email asking if I might have borrowed this book from someone else because she's never read it. HA! Whoops. Thankfully, I knew who else I had borrowed books from...

1. Taking the lightrail in to work. Sometimes a change is nice. 2. Wearing comfy clothes to work in preparation for concert tonight. 3. Meeting a friend for a little while before dinner. 4. Dinner with friends at Rock Bottom Brewery. I haven't been there before. YUM! 5. Daughtry concert