the dishes are done, man.

okay, maybe not the dishes, but the dining room is finally painted! i was gonna go with a color called warm flannel grey, but i decided on this antique purple and this is out it turned out!

(props to my husband for also hanging the new blinds, 7 of them!)

(yes, that is from target!)

(these too are from target, well not the doves, those were a wedding gift)

now, all we need are curtains and a rug. then we are painting the living room, something called antique silver, a sort of grayish white color.

Oh, we’re half-way there

I cannot believe that it is almost June! The older I get the faster time seemingly slips away. Summer school starts June 1, and what is different about this session is that BOTH B and I will be in school! I’m so proud and excited for him.

B is loving his job and according to him, “there is life after wal-mart”. I am so thrilled not only that he landed somewhere, but that he landed somewhere he is happy, somewhere he can utilize his skill set, but learn new skills as well. And once he’s completed his degree, I believe he will feel that much more fulfilled.

I resumed my fitness regimen last week, after 3 months off! It was a rough start - running for no more than a half-mile at a time. Mya is happy to be back on the road though, she LOVES to run, but it’s so hot out there, I have to be mindful of when I take her out with me. So, in an effort for her to not feel left out I’ve made a couple of trips to the gym and forgot how good it feels to get a well-rounded work out it. I love running and it’s a great stress-reliever but, at the gym I can get a run in, a bike ride, work on my arms and legs via weights, do medicine ball crunches and some serious stretching and time for planks. I did 80 crunches yesterday, and held my plank for 25 seconds. Now, I realize that is no 30 push-ups (dana!) I’m working up to it. And what’s even more motivation is that given my, uhm, procedure on Monday, my stomach is pretty flat and not bloated and I lost a few pounds. I’m trying to keep it up.

B and I are having a date-night on Friday, going to the rockwood room and SO looking forward to it, not only the food and a new place, but a night out with my honey. It’s been a while, normally our Friday nights are spent in the house, I make dinner and we watch some TV from the week that we missed.

I’m also planning on this three-day weekend to FINALLY paint the dining room, which also means re-decorating it. Not by much, just some new curtains and definitely a new rug!

I’m hoping to see my ladies soon, a game night or dinner/drinks something would be wonderful. I miss you all.

missing out.

so, the semester is just about done, save for one final i have left. to reward myself i went to XXI on wedensday, specifically looking for this:

gosh, isn't that gorge and it looks super comfy too!!! but they didn't have it in the store, online only. and while i was there, i saw all this super cute 80's revisited stuff. and i was reminded of how i have now missed out on those fashions twice, see the first 80's i was really too young to make my own fashion decisions - seeing as how i was 9/10 when the 90's came in, and now that some of these things have made their way back around, i'm too old for these things. so, why do i care? because i too, want to run around in a tulle skirt with leggings and a body suit with a midriff top on, ala carrie style. okay, maybe nix the body suit and the midriff top, but dammit i want a tulle skirt!!!!

anyhow, i think i'll be getting this jumpsuit. thoughts?

in other news, my hair - i'm finally thrilled with it! on dbear's advice, i bought some bb product, not the beach stuff, but the spray lotion. i lurve it!!! love how it tones down the flyaways and it makes my hair straight and shiny!!! so about 7 more inches (ha!, that's what she said) and i'll be thrilled and i'm so diggin' the color, thanks erock!