Dates, aren't those little fruit?

This weekend has been pretty darn relaxing. Friday I went on another date. I am keeping him anonymous. I think it is always better this way when in the early dating stages. Really, two dates is not very many. I am trying to just stay cool and collected and not seem clingy. I am also trying to be better at dating in general. I am horrible at it. I have absolutely no dating skills. I am not a flirt nor am I a great conversationalist. I think I just get nervous which makes me quiet. But we have had two great dates and may have another one this next week and then I will just up and leave having a great escape and making me worried that it will just fizzle. We went disc golfing and then to dinner. We talked about lots of stuff, including cheese, which totally got me excited. I really didn't think cheese could get me so excited but having a conversation with a man who is also passionate about cheese just did it for me. We also talked about my novel and how it is random as well as Catholicism. He was called away from out date and into work about nine o'clock so the date was cut a bit short. I was kinda disappointed but stuff happens, right?

I then headed over to a co-worker's house. He just bought a house a few months ago and was having a hours warming. It was nice to just hang out with a few co-workers and chat. Of course, they drilled me about my date and that wasn't my favorite but I guess people get excited.

Yesterday, I ran and then took care of Aiden. It has been a long time since we have hung out and it was fun. My stomach didn't feel so good all day long so I felt bad that all Aiden and I did was hang out(which meant he played computer games and I napped) and then we went to a movie and had dinner from McDonald's. The movie we saw was in 3D and it was way cool. You should see How to Train Your Dragon. If you see it, make sure you see it in 3D. It is so cool!

Today is church. I teach Relief Society and the talk I am covering rocks. I don't know what to talk about but I know it will be a good lesson because it is very touching. The talk is entitled "Safety for the Soul" and was given by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland. Go to lds.org and search for it and read or watch it. It is amazing! Actually, here is a link to read it!

Later I will go to the Bills up in Sandy and be grilled about my date. It will be fabulous(that was sarcasm if you didn't catch it in the tone!) I know people get excited but seriously. Okay, so I do this to my friends after their dates too. I just have a hard time remembering everything that happened on the date. Maybe I should write it down or something!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and isn't that a rad pic of me and Aide after the movie?

Whew...

It is nice to be done with both Lagoon Day and the Senior Banquet. Now, we just coast to the end of the year. It is fantastic. I am still tired and have a million things to do but I think I will be a survivor.

I really don't have much to say. I thought I should update all of you who are nosy and want to know: My date for today has been moved to tomorrow. I hope you can all handle that. BTW, Anne, I am NOT bringing him to Sandy, ever. Just to let you know. hahah!

Before I sleep...

I loved how Henry and Spencer were like old men eating their Panda Express at their own table. They are silly.
The view from our seats tonight at the Bees game. It as fabulous and very nice.
My eggs made me laugh on Sunday. They were so shocked!

Hi. Needed to blog before sleeping. Here are some fun pictures for you.

Just a quick conversation about push-up bras. They are pretty much miracle workers. IF you take offense to reading about this subject you are free to not read on. Anyhow...I like push-up bras. It has been less than a year since I started wearing them. At first I was skeptical because I really found them to be false advertising. (which they are but it is okay). Anyway. I have two scenarios to demonstrate how effective they are at attracting men. The first one is sweet and nice(if it really can be seeing this is bra talk) and the other one is a little creepy. Anyway...the date on Saturday, I totally wore the push up bra with one of my new shirts. I noticed that my date glanced at my chest once or twice. It wasn't creepy and he is a guy and it is normal. The other time was at church when I was talking to a creepy guy. He kept staring at my chest as awkward conversation and pauses went by. I did not like it and I ran away from him(conveniently enough, I was waiting for a Visiting Teaching interview and they called me and and saved me in the nick of time...before I was invited to do something with creepo). So...what I am saying in my midnight banter is that push-up bras can be nice and they can be completely scary.

Also, they can be completely hilarious when you are talking about these stories with the Salt Lake family. Thanks for the fun guys!

Senior Banquet is tomorrow. Lagoon is Wednesday. I am fried and will be glad to not have anything to plan!

Have a great day.
CHEERS...oh and Date #2 is on Thursday. I bet you are all excited aren't you?

Melissa Peterman is HILARIOUS!

I was able to go and see Melissa Peterman's comedy show in Ogden tonight. She is pretty darn funny. If you do not know her, she played Barbra Jean on Reba. I laughed so hard at times that I was crying. My favorite bit was when she demonstrated what karaoke is really like and she put her hair up on the side and took her arm out of her sleve and pretended to be drunk and singing. She then demonstrated what it is like to do with Reba McEntire. "I would like to do Fancy. In the Key of....ME." She also mentioned how her and Reba were best friends but not the kind of friends where she knew Reba's phone number or where she lived. But it was okay because Reba told her: "Oh Melissa, you don't need to know where I live because I live in your heart." Hilarious.

The week went fast. Thank heavens. It has been busy and stressful. At least it looks like senior banquet is coming together and it should be wonderful.

I had a fun date today. His name is Travis. He is nice and funny. We will go play disc golf before I go to Wisconsin. It was nice. The end.

More kid quotes.

"We should wear armor when we play dodgeball"

"We should have a class pet. It would be good for our reality show!"

The girls are being just as funny today as they were the other day!

New Hair!

My friend, Kerri, treated me to a haircut and style at a real salon. It was quite cool and I think I have been converted from the el cheapo cuts I usually get. It looks nice and my hair is so silky smooth. It was actually quite funny because the hairstylist loved my hair. She thought it was so pretty and felt so soft. She actually played with it for a long time and lost track of the time while doing so. I found it hilarious.

I have been stressed and feel haggard and old. Enjoy the pic of the new hair. I think I look tired. It is late and I should be sleeping.

First hour PE was the highlight of my day. Here are a few quotes that were awesome from that class:

1. One of the students asked me what it would be like if our class was a reality TV show. I asked her what we would call it. She thought for a minute and said: "Alice and the Class" to the tune of Benny and the Jets.
2. Same student, who isn't very coordinated but today played really hard said this after scoring in Ultimate Frisbee: "Do you want some ice with that burn?!"
3. As we were cleaning up the same student said: "Hey guys...that was totally ULTIMATE!" Like the pun?
4. Same student also said: "Alice, have fun with your non-favorite classes the rest of the day!" I had told them they were my favorite class earlier because they play so hard. Silly girl!

Well, besides that I feel tired and worn out and it is almost midnight and I am not asleep. I am not smart either! Cheers!

A little better...

I am having less of a panic attack than I was the other day. That is progress, no?

How about these tulips? I love them. They are in front of my old house and I actually planted them. I figure that gives me the right to take pictures and cut a few of them off and keep them in a vase in my house. It makes me pretty much happy!

I still feel a little overwhelmed this week but that is okay. I need to just make time for the things that I have to get done before leaving in a few weeks.

I just almost typed that I didn't have anything else to say but then I thought about a few things. Everyday, I am very excited because my towel fits around me so well(after showering) these days. Funny how as you lose weight, little things like that can make you smile. I also have noticed how it is pretty light in the morning when I get up now. The other day I almost freaked out because I thought I was an hour late! Funny. Another funny thing is that every other day I drink a smoothie for breakfast. It always makes me really cold. I have been cold lately. Mostly it is because this spring is insane and their always seems to be a threat of snow and because I have 30 pounds less of insulation, so it makes me chilly sometimes! Fun.

Me Finishing the 5k on Sat.

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Is it possible to be absentee from your own life?

The past two weeks have pretty much been a blur. I really have no clue what I have been doing. It is crazy.

I guess I have been super busy or something.

Today I was trying to catch up on grading and couldn't find a whole class worth of papers. Weird. I do know they are on bright green paper, but I have no clue where they are. Crazy.

I also feel like I have a lot to do before I can leave in 25 days. That is pretty crazy too. There is a house to clean and a tornado seems to have gone through my office. I am glad I was not there when it went through, that would be scary.

I am in charge of planning the Senior Banquet at our school and I am feeling a little overwhelmed about it. It is not fun.

Today in a meeting at work, I felt like I was picked on a little bit. I really didn't want my opinion to be heard because I wasn't really too bent out of shape over the issue but then a co-worker thought my voice really needed to be heard. It was ugly. I really hate confrontation and really didn't need it today. Oh well.

What else is crazy? I am tired all the time. That means I should cut this short and get my little hiney to bed(and yes it is completely fun to think of my hiney as little!)

My knee hurts causing me to not run this week. That makes me sad...but I need to make sure I can continue to run and not hurt. Sometimes doing that is hard but I think overall it will be better!

Well, done with the ramblings. Check out the weight loss blog for some recent pics of me in new clothes.

Tiredness but a great weekend.

Friday I took the day off to go up to Idaho Falls, ID to see my friend, Laura, get married. It was so beautiful and fun to be there. The temple grounds were very pretty with all of the spring flowers. It was a long but great day seeing we drove up in the morning did the whole wedding stuff and then drove back, but it was totally worth it. Laura was so pretty and happy. That was awesome. To see my friends get married a little older in life has restored my faith in me finding somebody.

Yesterday, was busy too. I ran my second 5k and did well. I shaved five minutes off my last 5k even in the rain and hail! It was cold and miserable but I am pretty proud of myself for not walking a single step of the whole race. I think not sleeping much the night before caught up with me right after finishing the race and I was tired all yesterday. (actually, I am a little tired right now after having a good night's rest, weird!). It was nice to take a hot shower before heading back over to see my friend, Marion, finish her half marathon. Marion is pretty much an inspiration to me and has helped me on my journey to become a runner. It as fun to cheer her into the finish even though I am certain she thought I was crazy for doing it.

I had another wedding to attend yesterday here in Provo and I was tired of not having any church clothes that fit so I went to JC Penny's and bought a new skirt and a few shirts. I had actually bought a dress on Thursday to wear to my friend's wedding in Idaho but I didn't like it when I tried it on again at home so I returned it and was happy to find the clothes I did yesterday. I really had no clothes that looked good on me to wear to church. In fact, most of them would fall off my waist because I have gotten too small for them. I am not complaining but it is frustrating to hate your clothes. I think I may wear this skirt every week and just wear a different shirt with it. I hope nobody notices and thinks I am poor or something. I just don't want to have to keep buying clothes so I decided I would just buy one outfit at a time seeing I am continuing to get smaller. It sure is an adventure in that aspect! (I totally like the adventure too). It as pretty darn cool to actually be able to shop in the normal section instead of the women's section. I used to call the women't section "the fat ugly clothes section." I like the normal section a whole lot better!!!

Well, I better get ready for church. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

5K

I just posted about my 5K that I ran earlier today and should totally read it. Click on the orange word!