According to my Husband: I'm a Fruit Loop

People who know me think I'm super anal about EVERYTHING.

I would say they are exactly right.

Everything has it's place, and sometimes that place is in chronological order, size, shape, and or color.

Unfortunately, we have seen said behavior from our son. Which I swear I didn't teach him a thing.

Exhibit A

Exhibit B

That being said let me paint you a picture of how crazily anal retentive my husband thinks I am.

My Mom is doing schoolwork with lil man and she is teaching him numbers, letters, and colors.  One of her projects she wanted to do is work on a Fruit Loop necklace for little man to take with us on our trip to the Oregon Coast next week.  While doing this she figured she would separate them out by color and work on his colors with him. 

Enter in several hours later after they have been put away in separate zip lock bags, by color in the pantry, my husband who comes home from work. He goes into the pantry comes out and goes "UH babe what's with the Fruit Loops?" 

Momentarily I gasp, and think "WTF? Is that how crazy he thinks I am?"  Then I just start cracking up and tell him what they are really for.  But I spent the rest of the night acting appalled that he would think I was that much of a loon to separate my cereal out by color.

We laughed pretty hare about it the rest of the night, and telling friends and family who know me laughed their asses off.

It's Friday, so that means it's long run day for me.  Got in a 4 miler this morning.  It was a nice steady run at about an 11 minute pace. Starting out kind of sucked because my legs were sore from yesterdays Crossfit session. After getting into the run the soreness was gone, but it came back with a vengeance later.  Also, this was the hubby's longest run since he joined me running this year. So proud of him!!

It's the weekend! Means being lazy and getting some stuff around the house done. A few errands and of course going to the lake to enjoy a sunny Sunday at the water!!

Have a good weekend!

Link-up To Pimp Myself Out

I've done the link up before, and I got one extra follower for the first time that I did it. Jake and Holly are both awesome bloggers that I stalk daily. Jake is my only male follower, and he has been a bit MIA lately so it's nice to see him around periodically.

So here is my Finish the sentence link up....

If I had one extra hour in the day... I would take the easy way out and take sleep. I only get 6 hours, 7 if I'm lucky, so I would choose the sleep so I could still workout and not feel guilty for sleeping extra!

I wish my name...would soon become the one uttered on people's blogs as the new person to follow.

I think anything chevron is...just not my style.

My last nightmare...involved some sort of apocalyptic event with zombies, and vampires. Currently reading a vampire novel, and saw World War Z recently. My brain likes to morph my dreams based on my current book/movie/Tv Show

Sometimes...I wish I was one of those people who really spoke what was on my mind, but I feel I wouldn't have a job/family/friends.

My last meal on earth would be...all things pastry, I am a fat kid who LOVES her cake.

I would much rather be on a beach sipping fruity drinks than sitting in my WINDOWLESS office wearing my Army uniform (102 degrees today).

Mayonnaise...should only be Best Foods (Helmans on the East Coast). It should not be served warm in deviled eggs.

10 years ago, I didn't think...I would still be working on my Bachelor's. Seriously thought I would be living the good life solving crime, and being badass.

Selfishly...I don't give a crap about the people I help at work, because in my eyes 70% of them are working the effing system, and I want to tell them to man the fuck up and be a soldier.

My favorite show on TV right now...is Dexter! Seriously, how did I not discover this awesomeness until now? I'm currently on Season 4 desperately trying to catch up for Season 8 that just started.

And, George Zimmerman...the prosecutions case was a joke. But he was found not guilty, and if he really was guilty, karma will get him. OJ Simpson ring a bell?

I laughed so hard when I saw this! Sums up the last two questions!

Until next time!

Here Goes Another Round

Round 99 of restarting the blog??

Is anyone still out there??

I'm still here, riding along on the ride that we call life.

It's been 3 months since my last blog post.

On the military front, I transferred to a new unit, and it's been fantastic! A lot slower than I am used to, but I am adjusting and definitely liking it.  It's hard for me to get used to new people, because I'm really shy and it's hard for me to put myself out there.

We did our "2 weeks" in June and it was a lot of classroom stuff.  The best part was the second to last day where we did Land Navigation, and because we share our military operation space with civilians who like to go out and shoot off their weapons, we literally got shot at!! Made for an interesting time.

Passed my military fitness test, like a boss!! I even had to stop for about 30 seconds because a soldier had fallen out.  Unfortunately my weigh-in was dismal:

Weight: 214

Hips: 47

Waist: 34.5

Neck: 14.5

Body Fat: 41%



Needless to say I had not been doing well.

Which leads me to the fitness front.  I got my butt back into gear the beginning of June, being more consistent and it showed in my July 13th weigh-in.

Weight:  210

Hips: 46

Waist: 33

Neck: 14.5

Body Fat: 38%

I attribute the change to the fact that I finally incorporated weights, or body weight crossfit. All I have really cared to do over the last year or so was running. Unfortunately, for me that isn't enough. Keeps me fit, but not good for the weight loss.  I have been running 3 times a week and doing body weight crossfit 2 times a week. Which I hope to increase to minor body weight stuff on my short run days.

I started training for my half marathon at the end of June. I'm excited to try to get a sub 2:30 half. It is in October so I have plenty of time.  I did not get the hubby convinced to do so, but that's ok, because I like that it's still MY thing!

In family news, my lil man is quite the 'swimmer.'  I use that term loosely because he doesn't actually swim, the occasional doggy paddle maybe, he just likes to jump in and out of the water dunking himself, and holding his head under water.  He is a bit stubborn trying to learn the swimming part, but we will get there. A bit of a dare devil = possible giant future heart attacks for Mom.

Camping Trip last month

The hubby and I just recently celebrated the 5 year anniversary of our first date. I'm amazed that time has flown by so fast. I love my husband more every day. He knows how to brighten my day and make me smile. Even with his inappropriate suggestiveness.  He is still running with me, although I'm sure he will stop joining me on my Friday runs once I get past 6 miles.



Post Susan B Komen Race in May

On the school front, I got accepted into my Medical Laboratory Science program! Which means I have two study semesters and a 12 week internship, then this Mamacita I DONE! Eeeeep!! It's going to be a super hard year, but I can survive it. I'm so close I can taste the end, so I hope that will help with the motivation to finish this.

I also applied for the ADA County Deputy Coroner position again, doubtful they will want me any more than six months ago. But I will keep trying, so that when I do finally have my degree they will snatch me up because of my eagerness.

That's all for now. Until later!

Wednesday Weigh-in: Without the Weigh-in

I know I have been MIA for awhile. With school work piling up, work, and working out (minus some days) I just had to let something go. 

A few things...

I have not weighed myself since the end of March. I decided that the scale and I needed a serious break from each other. It kept saying I was fat, even though I had noticed some of my clothes were fitting better. Also, since according to my military standards I'm losing a bit there too. We are on a break until maybe June, maybe indefinitely. I unfortunately still will have to face a different scale at drill, but that is only once a month.

I also took a break from myfitnesspal, because it was time consuming logging in everything and still feeling like a failure.

I have decided to focus on just working out and getting back into that rhythm again, because I have been seriously inconsistent. The inconsistent I blame on school because sometime halfway through I get so tired and I can't drag my sorry ass out of bed because I spent to much time the night before studying. I also blame on the lack of caring if the military wanted me or not, which has been fixed as I know belong to a new unit, which I hope will motivate me some more.

Now finally not something completely about me:

In other news, I usually hate talking about current events, but considering I'm a runner the Boston Marathon Bombings really hit home. I may never aspire to run a marathon, let alone the Boston Marathon, but those were my people who got hurt. It saddens me to see such atrocities going on in this country, regardless if it was a terrorist or not. An 8 yr old boy lost his life and was there just to cheer people on, is a thought I can't get out of my head. The good and bad images; of blood soaked sidewalks, people who's livelihood is all about running losing limbs, soldiers helping anyway they can after rucking the 26.2 miles, and just general good citizens helping other people.

I can say it and sound corny, but I really wish we could just be at peace, because I don't want to worry about sending my son to school, worry what awaits at every store/movie theater/school/race finish line.

I'm not sure what my point was other than people need to be nicer to each other. Hold the door open more often, don't tease someone because they are different, help a neighbor, help a friend, say "I love you" or "Thank you" more often. Pay it forward is something I always try to do in the littlest ways possible. You never know if that one nice gesture of smiling and saying have a good day at someone would turn their lives upside down for the better.

Finish the Sentence Linkup, Take Two

Another link-up in hopes of pimping out my blog! Jake is the only male blogger I follow, and if I ever need a laugh or celebrity gossip he is my go to!  Holly is hilarious and easy to relate to.

The link up is finish the sentence, and without further ado:

1. If calories didn't count, and Hostess hadn't gone out of business I would eat... their Cherry pies, daily!! Which I did almost all the time when I was pregnant with my son.  That is truly the only thing I really want when I'm watching what I eat. It can't be some generic version you get from Walmart, it has to be Hostess.
2. On my Prom night....I paid for the corsages, I made dinner, I made all the arrangements, and even paid for the tux my boyfriend at the time wore. Derek was already two years out of high school and he would only go with me if I paid for everything. I was a bit of a nerd/dork (ok still am) in High School and I didn't like the boys in my school. He made up for it at the end of the night by taking me out for a drive and putting the music on as we danced in the back of his truck. Partial country girl at heart.
3. When I go to the store, I always buy...flour, sugar, and so other baking component. I LOVE to bake, it's therapeutic for me.
4. Family functions typically...look like a scene from My Big Fat Greek Wedding, minus the windex, and my father, brother and I are only Greek people. My family is seriously crazy, in a good way. We always have an amazing time and laugh our asses off. What's even more crazy is my husbands family is EXACTLY the same way, but with alcohol (my family is LDS).

We created a dance corral at my wedding, and even my Hubby's
Grandma danced her butt off!

5. I think my blog readers... don't exist?
6. I'd much rather be...sitting on the beach with my boys. I absolutely love the beach, or anyplace with water. I hope some day to have a beach house to run away too.
7. I have an obsession with.... social media. I am constantly checking blogger (in hopes I get more readers), instagram to see what the cool people are doing, and FB to find out what political crap is going on now.
8. My work friends....can measure the level of stupidity I have dealt with by counting the amount of times I swear before lunchtime.

9. When I created my Facebook account.... the first time in 2005 I had like 10 friends. That was when Myspace was still popular and no one knew about FB. I recreated it sometime in 2009 and now I don't even use myspace anymore.
10. My least favorite word is... actually a phrase: "I can't." I can't stand people who give up and say they can't do something if they have never even tried.
11. I really don't remember.... what it is like to
12. Justin Bieber....needs to pull up his pants, grow a pair, and hook up with Taylor Swift so they can write break-up music about each other.