Weekend Ramble

• Saturday morning me, Allison & Jen went & walked the lakes. After the bread from Friday night I knew I had to do something. This was Jen's first time to walk with us. She claims she'll do it again.
• After the walk I worked in the yard for several hours. I pulled weeds & pulled up some day lilies & irises. That was a workout!
• I relaxed in the pool for a bit then I got ready for Mass
• After Mass we ate at TJ Ribs. This isn't my favorite restaurant but Dean likes it & we hadn't been in forever. I just got a salad & baked potato so I didn't do too much damage. 
• Sunday I did a lot of ironing. I hate to iron but it allowed me to catch up with the Housewives. Well, almost. I still have to watch last weeks NJ. I've decided the NY women drive me crazy. I'll watch the rest of the season but I'm done with them if they don't recast which I keep hearing they're going to.
• Dean & I went & saw The Hangover 2. It was funny but not as good as the first one. I liked it MUCH better than Bridesmaids though.
• After the movie we went to Charming Charlie's. I LOVE this store!! I was looking for some jewelry to go with this top. 

 I thought it was going to be really easy to match but it wasn't. There are shades of pink & red & nothing looked good with it until I found this set.

The bracelet & earrings have shades of pink & red. It's very cute together.

• I also bought this

It looks like a small glasses case but it's not. It's a contact case!

Isn't it cute??? This is perfect for me especially when we're traveling. I usually put my case in a ziploc bag in case it leaks but this is much cuter!

• Our niece Camille is in town staying with Dean's parents. They came over yesterday for a little while. This is Camille. She just turned 9 on her birthday in May.

So that was the weekend & now it's Monday again. Have I mentioned I hate Mondays??

Toodles!

What diet???

We leave for the beach in 5 weeks. I'd like to lose a few more pounds before then. I didn't do myself any favors tonight. I'm sure everyone's familiar with Groupon and Living Social. In our area we also have Bargain Bee. Lately, they've had a lot of good coupons for some of our favorite restaurants & some we've been wanting to try. Tonight was one of those nights. Little Village is an Italian restaurant. Everyone keeps telling us how good it is. They were right. This was amazing...


It's bread covered in parmesan with garlic & a side of chopped black olives. Sooo AMAZING!! I don't want to know how many calories it was. Dean got fish & I got the Seafood Fal Diavlo.


It had shrimp, crawfish & lump crabmeat. Really good. I do have leftovers too.

Needless to say I need exercise. Good thing I have a walk scheduled tomorrow morning!

Toodles!
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Weigh in Wednesday & a Pool Party

I'm not overly excited about my weight today. I lost .4. I was really hoping for a whole pound but that's ok, it's something. Moving on....

Saturday,  Dean & I invited some friends over for a pool party & he grilled burgers, hot dogs & veggies. The food was soooo good. Of course that's normal when Dean cooks. It was a beautiful, HOT day until about 4:00 when it rained for the first time in at least a month. We'd been in the pool since 11:00 so it was ok. We
were happy to have the rain. Incidentally, after not having any rain for so long, we've had it 3 of the last 4 days. My plants are loving it!

This is Bayleigh. I've known her parents, Jill & Ian for years.

This is Cael aka "Bruiser"!! I've known his mom as long as I've known Jill.  

Another shot of Cael in action. BTW, these pics are courtesy of my friend Vicki. She's got a fancy schmancy camera that takes waaayyyy better pics than my little Canon.

We put a stop to this jumping business pretty quick. After Vicki took the picture of course! This the tanning shelf & the water isn't deep at all. We were scared he was going to hurt himself & nobody felt like taking a trip to the ER.

Lane & Dean. Lane is our Godchild. I've known his mom, Vicki (the Photographer) since we were in Kindergarten.  

This is Wendy, Rich & Emily. I actually took this pic. See the difference?? I've known Wendy since high school & now we work together.

This is Preston, Bayleigh's baby brother.

 Bayleigh, Preston & Lane having snacks. You know how hungry swimming makes you!

 Another one of my shots.

More snacks. I can't begin to tell you how many Popsicles or whatever these things are called those kids ate!

All the kids get along really well. We had a really good time. Naturally, a lot of laughing went on ESPECIALLY since Allison was there. We can always count on her for a laugh or two or 12,000!!!

Toodles!

Back in Business!

At lunch today I went to AT&T & got my new phone. I was without a phone for less than 24 hours & it was awful!! I may depend on technology a little too much. Here it is....

The white iPhone 4. Soooo happy to have it. I loved my other iPhone until Dean got his 4. Then I realized just how much they'd improved & I've been jealous ever since. This thing is so awesome. It's got the 2 way camera, a flash & you can do more than one thing at a time. Like listen to Pandora & play WWF at the same time. AWESOME!!!

I ordered a nifty little case for it last night from Overstock. Hopefully, it will get here soon. BTW, if you need iPhone accessories Overstock has a great selection at great prices. I ordered screen protectors too. AT&T charges $10 per protector. I was able to order 4 for $7.50. Granted they may not be the same quality but so what!!

Toodles!

Uh oh!!

There was an unfortunate accident at Yogalates today.

My phone was the victim. Have you ever tried taking a picture of a shattered iPhone?? The shattered glass causes a glare. Yeh that big spot is shattered. I'm sure you're all thinking I was responsible for this. Especially, the people that know me in real life. Those people would be WRONG!!! I had absolutely nothing to do with it. Aside from having it in my bag. I always bring it in because it's sooo hot I don't think it's good to leave it in the car. Not to mention that occasionally I need to check the time to see how much longer I have to endure the torture that is Yogalates. Anyway, there we are sweating like crazy because it rained here today so it was only 90 degrees in class rather than 95. That means the teacher doesn't open the door so there's no breeze. So, all of a sudden there's a loud bang. The guy next to me had his towel thrown over the fire extinguisher that hangs on the wall. He grabbed his towel & down came the extinguisher. No biggie. Well towards the end of class I grabbed my phone to see how much longer I had to tolerate this torture & I see the phone is shattered. Well, I'm eligible for an upgrade & I want the iPhone 4 so I wasn't completely distraught over this. I am however, a little distraught over not having my Words With Friends games at my fingertips along with Facebook  & Twitter!!

Toodles!

Shopping

Today was a perfectly delightful day! Dean & I went to 7:00 Mass & then did our grocery shopping. We were home before 9:00. I caught up on RHONY. I just don't know what to say about those ladies. Anyway, I took a nap & was up for 10:30. I hate getting up early to go to Mass at 7:00 but it sure is nice to get all that done before lunch!

My parents came over after lunch & we spent several hours in the pool. We actually got some rain yesterday evening so the water felt great. I decided to go to Cato this afternoon. I don't go there often but my friends Allison & Jill are always able to find stuff. I really needed a few things due to the 17 lb. weight loss. Well, I hit the mother load! This was one of those days that doesn't happen often for me. I tried on a ton of stuff & I could've bought it all! But I didn't. I wanted to. But I refrained! I've been wanting a Maxi Dress. I tried one on at the Gap Outlet when we went to the beach. I loved it & it was like $25 but I didn't buy it because it was strapless & I didn't know if I'd like it. Well, I've regretted it. So much so that when Allison told me she was at the outlet mall near here I asked her to go to Gap & see if they had it. They did but it wasn't on sale & it was going to be $50! I don't call that an outlet store price. Anyway, I found one at Cato.

 For whatever reason it looks blue in the pictures. It's different shades of green.  Soooo comfy too!

 Dean couldn't have cared less about anything I bought except this.....

 He feels the same way about bags as he does about shoes - I have too many. I've been wanting a pink purse & it was only $16!!!  I can't tell you the last time I've seen a purse that cheap. Granted it may not last forever but that's ok. Next up...

I really like the neckline on this one. I'll wear it with capri's or black shorts.

 I LOVE this top!! I tried to buy a pair of white shorts to wear with it but you would know they didn't have my new size. I started to buy a size down from my new size because I still have some weight to lose but I decided to just wait.

Those are silver studs all down the side of this one. Cute! 

Earrings off the clearance rack for $4.00! I don't think you can ever have too many earrings. I also bought 2 pair of Capri's. I didn't take pictures because they're just capri's. I got a khaki pair & a grey pair.

Earlier in the week I had a Dr's appt. & I had to pass right by Shoe Station. My truck just turned in the parking lot! I need a pair of casual black shoes. Yes, I really did NEED them. Due to an unfortunate incident involving me getting out of a travel trailer, the pair I have are torn up beyond repair. I got these. 

They were $40 on sale for $20 & then of course I had a coupon. I've said this before. Don't shop at Shoe Station without a coupon!!! Last week at Logan's party my cousin had on an adorable pair of Yellow Box flip flops. I wanted a pair but they didn't have my size. Friday at lunch I went to the other Shoe Station & they had them.

You can't tell from the picture, they're bronze but as you move & the light hits them they change to purple. Not in a cheesy, ugly way. Like a muted LSU flip flop. Had to have them. Also on sale for $20 & I had a coupon. I also went to Kohl's since it's in the same shopping center. I'm looking for a new swimsuit & apparently I've waited too long. They're very picked over everywhere I go. I really just needed new bottoms. I managed to find a cute one. I forgot to take a picture. Friday night Dean & I ate at La Carreta & then went to Target to check out their swimsuits. I found a really cute top on the clearance rack for $4.99. I'm a happy camper now. I had a great shopping weekend!!

Toodles!

Weigh In Wednesday & Randomness

Even after junk fest Saturday at Logan's birthday party I managed to pull it together & lose 1.8 lbs. this week. I'm getting close to my goal & I'm very excited!

I wore a dress today that I haven't been able to wear in awhile. In fact I almost put it in the "Donate to Goodwill" bag. That would've made me really happy but the fact that I was wearing a dress because I had a funeral to go to made me sad. My ex-boss, who is a good friend (he was the Eucharistic Minister in our wedding) lost his 35 yr. old son Sunday to aggressive cancer. He died on his 1st wedding anniversary 11 months after being diagnosed. Just really, really sad. As sad an occasion as it was, the funeral was beautiful. This is going to sound really crazy but like I told my friend, it was the best funeral I've ever been to. Jeff planned his own funeral & it was much more of a celebration of his life. I'm happy I was able to be there.

I've mentioned before that I'm a mawmaw & go to sleep early. I get up at 5:30 so I'm asleep between 9:00-9:30 every night. Last night at about 9:15 the phone rings. The phone is on Dean's side of the bed & the ID showed unknown name/number. Dean didn't answer. Just a few minutes later when I was just about back to sleep the DOORBELL rings! I immediately thought something was wrong with one of our neighbors. Dean & I both go to the door & you're not going to believe this.....It was the UPS MAN!!!! Now, our UPS people are always late, like 7:00 or if it's Christmas I've seen them as late as 9:00. Generally, they just drop the package & run. Not this time. He rang the bell & ran. What's more annoying than this????? It wasn't even a good delivery. It was a letter from our Mortgage Co. that they send us periodically trying to get us to refinance our house. I don't know who to be more annoyed at, UPS or CitiMortgage!

We're in the middle of a drought & my water bill reflects it. WE NEED RAIN!! If only they could figure out a way to pump water out of the Mississippi to water our yards. Anyway, Dean was out watering our grass & he came in the house to tell me we have a visitor. Yep, you guessed it, the slithery kind. Oh boy. He went to get the shovel  but the stupid snake went into the Split Leaf Philodendron never to be seen again. Or so I thought. I was watering all of my potted plants & here he comes. Of course Dean was on the other side of the yard & by the time he got there with the shovel he'd slithered under the Ginger never to be seen again. I hope.

I don't know about y'all but I'm ready for Friday!

Toodles!