I heart ebay!

I booked my trip to Orlando last week. June 23-30th. That is a long ways away, but it should give me enough time to lose 20 more pounds. That's my goal. But I'll accept 15 because I'm an underacheiver.

I just bought all of my Florida shorts off of ebay. I just got three pairs from the same seller (2 Old Navy's and a DKNY) for $24.50 total. Then from another seller I got 2 pairs of Old Navy's for about $15. That is 5 pairs of shorts, and the exact amount I need for my vacation. I'm happy with my purchases. And I have like 4 sleeveless tops that I got from Kohls on clearance for $4 or less each. I think I'm ready to start packing.

Last night I watched 2 movies and the new episode of Degrassi. I watched "A Mighty Heart" with Angelina Jolie. It's the story of the journalist Daniel Pearl who was kidnapped and beheaded in Pakistan. It was very good, but so sad. I also watched "28 Weeks Later." It freaked me out. I was watching it in bed, and Nick was leaving to play video games with my brother and he asked me if he should turn out the light. I asked him to leave it on. I love scary movies. This one was excellent. It kind of reminds me of "The Stand", but you don't get to kow the characters as well in a movie that's only an hour and a half long.

Today is "date day". Nick and I are going out to lunch and then we are going to a movie. We are going to see "Jumper". We were going to go shopping for a treadmill, but I just got a coupon in the mail for 10% off next saturday at Sears. And since that's where we were going to go.....

I redid my bathroom last week. If I get time, I'll post pics. It's certainly different that the turquoise and line green that it was. It is not floraly and pink. I think I like it better.

Ok, I suppose I should go throw in a load of laundry. And maybe start getting dressed.

I have a couple of confessions....

1) I'm getting really bored with blogging. This is my 145th post. That's a lot. I'm not saying I'm going to stop, just that I am running out of htings to say.

2) I have a pair of pajama's that have teddy bears on them. And I like them. A lot. They are warm and comfy and cute. And probably more appropriate for a 5th grader.

3) Losing weight is hard. Sometimes I want to quit struggling with it. I think I'd be very happy if I ate donuts and garlic bread every day. But, I know that it's probably not worth the health risks. That doesn't mean that I can't dream of a life without having to worry about every single thing I shove in my mouth.

4) Someone (I'm not going to mention any names) gave me a Starbucks gift card for Christmas with a notation that it should be used only for chai tea lattes. Well, since I am trying to break the chai tea habit and I still wanted to use the gift card, I used it for vanilla lattes instead. Sorry! But I did really, really, really enjoy the vanilla lattes.

5) It makes me very excited and very happy that Tubby Smith is the coach for the Gophers. I mean VERY EXCITED. Tubby Smith is our freaking coach! That is so cool. He's a legend. And he's coaching at Minnesota. It's going to take me a few seasons to get used to that. Maybe after he wins the national championship here it will finally sink in. I have not been this excited for Gopher basketball since Dusty Rychart wore maroon & gold. Go, Gophers!!

6) I just ate half a bottle of tums because I have really bad heartburn from eating a piece of spicy italian pizza. Perhaps I should have listened to the little voice saying "pizza is not the best option for dinner. you should eat healthier".

Okay, and finally #7) I am going to bed at 9:30. I think I'm adopting that as my new bedtime.

Is it Sunday already???

This weekend has gone by way too fast. I wish weekends were longer. I did do a lot of stuff, but I would like more time to sit around and do nothing. Friday I read a book. Saturday afternoon I went to ZickyZou's grandma's birthday party. That was fun. I love celebrations that center around food. Then I met my sister at the movie theater and we saw Untraceable. Very good, but it kind of freaked me out. I was slightly afraid to go on the internet when I got home.

Today I spent most of the day at my parents house screaming at the tv. First the gopher's men's team got stomped on by Wisconsin, then the women's team let Ohio St walk all over them. There was a lot of yelling going on.

Now I'm home, watching the "big game". I want Randy Moss to win. ZickyZou's grandma is a big Randy fan, too. So both her and I got lectured at about what a bad person he is. Hello, that is why we like him. He wouldn't be any fun if he didn't cause trouble.

Okay, I'm going to go watch the 4th quarter. Then I must shower and go to bed. Good night!