A black and blue morning...

My morning started out like most weekdays. After getting ready for work, I decided to take the recycling out to the bend. As you may know, recycling can over take the kitchen table for time to time. I heard something strange. I briefly thought maybe a squirrel under Wes’s truck or something. THINK AGAIN!?!? When I opened the gate, a black puppy magically emerged out from under my car!! Next thing, I know that puppy was on me like a baby chick that has just broken through the egg shell and immediately thinks the 1st thing it sees is Momma. My 1st thought, of course was HOLY SH*T this dog is going to follow me everywhere now!! (As my co-worker said, he saw S-U-C-K-E-R written on my forehead!!) Don’t get me wrong! I LOVE ANIMALS! (Especially cute and cuddly puppies) That’s not the issue. The issue is the 65 lbs English Staffshire Terrier named Blue in our backyard. He isn’t the friendliest of dogs. (He has special needs.) So, I try to shoo the puppy off, which I know is NOT going to happen. I do the 1st thing that I can think of. I squeeze myself through the fence. Well guess who wanted to come to? You guessed it… the puppy!! I still try to shoo him off for his/her good. This puppy is just as hardheaded as I can be… DANGIT!! I finally decide to get Blue in the house b/c I’m not sure what he will do, anything to the puppy. I call Wes.

Meanwhile, the puppy has climbed under the fence and is now scratching, whining, and howling on the back porch. Talk about pulling at the heartstrings!!! Wes suggests that I put the puppy in the back of his truck with some treats. (Now, I ask you. Why would you put treats in the back of the truck unless you were planning on keeping the puppy?) Okay, I’m still afraid for the puppy but it sounds better than anything I thought of. (Oh yea, did I mention that it’s 7:45 by this time. I should be 3/4 of the way to work. But noooo, I’m still in Mebane!!!) I get some treats; put the puppy in the truck bed. The second I put him down in that truck he started jumping and whining. Completely not interested in the treats. He wanted out.

I hurry back to the house, let Blue out, grab my stuff, call Wes back and walk out the front door. I walk around the side of the house and nothing… silence. Then from the back yard I hear Blue bark, growl, and the puppy yelp… I scream and yell NO BLUE. (Yes, Wes was on the phone with me. I’m sure he’s complete deaf in whatever side he had the phone on.) The puppy scrambled, got out the fence, and headed straight for his momma, i.e. ME! GREAT!!! WTH do I do now?? Wes said that he had probably learned his lesson about going under the fence. I try still to shoo him out of my car. I beep the horn so that he would get out of the way. I back-up slowly making sure that I can see him. As I pull off, I look up the driveway and there he is… howling in the middle of the driveway!! What a heartbreaker!!

I don’t mean to sound heartless. I just know that there is no way that even if he doesn’t belong to someone that we can keep him. Blue is the kind of dog that doesn’t get along w/ other dogs.

I guess that we’ll see if he’s still there when we get home. Honestly, I hated just to leave him there. I couldn’t think of anything to do. I don’t think that he was a random stray. He was way too cute and friendly for that. He’s probably a new dog for someone who had him in a pen outside. He escaped and found his way to my house. WTH did it have to be a puppy for crying out loud!?!?

I will tell you this… Hope and pray for Blue’s sake that he doesn’t harm a single thread of fur on that puppy!!!

Monday, July 7, 2008 ... Stress, BFF of comfort food!

8:10am – Banana and Diet Pepsi

I’m STARVING!! It’s Monday and I’m the only admin showing up today. Stress is NOT my friend!! I knew it was going to be a hard day before it started. I had no idea of the amount of work that was left for ME to do. Oh happy day! WARNING: Stay out of my way today!!

8:20am – Ritz Bits Cheese Crackers

Why am I eating these DANG things!?!? I am not dealing well w/ stress!! I want comfort!!

1:33pm – KFC Snackers Combo w/ coleslaw instead of potato wedges

I’m sort of hungry but I have no idea what I want. I thought about Whole Foods… too expensive right before going on vacation. Plus the road was blocked w/ smoke or some large plume of something that I can friggin’ see through and don’t want to waste the gas by going around the long way. So KFC-Taco Bell is the 1st place on the right side of the road. I pull in and just order something. Not in the mood nor do I have time to deal w/ an upset tummy so I ordered this… I basically just wanted out of the office!!

BTW… I took 2 bites of the coleslaw. It’s NASSSSSTAY!!! A blessing in disguise!! Thank you LAWD for small favors!! He he!

3:00pm – 1 small apple

I’m still really busy… just take 1 step at a time now. Gotta sweet tooth but I wanted something healthy after the handy little artery clogger that I ate at lunch. Ahhh! What could be healthier?!

6:50pm – Marie Calendar’s Chicken Pop Pie

I waited a while to eat b/c I wanted to get some stuff done around the house. Plus I sat on my big butt all day. The last thing I wanted to do was go home and eat.

I ate the inside and some of the crust. Have you ever looked at the nutritional information on the side of the box!? HOLY CARPEL TUNNEL SYNDROME!! It’s got some outrageous amount of fat like 50 something grams… Hell, I didn’t know the thing weight more than 50 grams. How in the world does it have that much fat in it?!

9:00pm – Nestle Chocolate Chip Walnut cookie

I wanted something sweet. I honestly wished I hadn’t ate it. I could taste the indigestion… it’s purdy bad when food gives you that feeling before it even hits your stomach!!


10:15pm – Honey Nut Cheerios BIG BOWL w/ whole milk

I LOVE ending the day with cereal. I don’t know if it’s the stress from my day or the fact that Wes got some so I need some, too kinda thing that makes me “feel” like I’m hungry. No, I can’t say that I’m 100% definitely sure that I’m hungry.

BTW… I’m using whole milk b/c milk is way too expensive & Wes won’t use anything but whole milk. I gotta think of a way to change that. I’ve never liked whole milk and usually waste it. I don’t drink it when my cereal is done. I can just see my love handles growing so big that lovin’ isn’t an option anymore. HA HA!



Thankfully, my day ended so much better than it began!!

Kiss and say goodbye to Frenchy Fries

My 32nd birthday was the turning point. Without even thinking about it, I ate home fries that morning for breakfast. I haven't had any since. 17days!!! It's hard even for me to believe. I LOVE LOVE LOVE french fries and loads of ketchup. That's my favorite part about going to Wendy's or MickeyD's or Bojangles' or where ever. I'm definitely a comfort food girl! I know it's my downfall when it comes to weight loss. I didn't even plan to give up the fries. I just decided that I HAD to make healthier choices. It's funny. There have been several diets over the years that I have tried...Weight Watchers, NutriSystem, Adkins, and the Caveman diet (one of my personal favs). I even tried skipping meals and that was a DISASTER!!!

I will be completely honest. I would try them for a while. Then about 2 weeks after starting, my body starts craving all of those comfort foods that I love oh so much. It starts off slow. I would wake up hungry and think to myself, “One biscuit isn’t’ going to hurt.” I’ll be “good” for lunch or make sure that I work out after work. (Who the F did I think I was fooling?) By the end of the day, I have ate out for every single meal and got at least one thing out of the vending machine. Of course, something would happen and I would not have time to work out after work either. Surprise, Surprise! Another problem I have is not having a lot of mirrors that are full length. Most of them are chest up. Strangely enough, most of the pictures of me are from the chest up, too. A few months ago, Wes and I went play golf and took the camera. I guess I’m thankful. The pics… OMG!!! All I can say is I don’t feel that size at all. I guess you could call it denial or just being really comfortable in your skin. I had to take a double-take b/c I didn’t recognize myself. I mean, I knew it was me but I had no idea that I was still that bad. I lost 25 pounds on Weight Watchers about 3 years ago. I have been able to stay at that weight or a few pounds lighter.

This time it's different!! I mean business. I really don't care who is doing what for lunch. I need to do this for me and for Savannah. She learns from my example and I need to teach her to love herself inside and out!!

Tag...

Once you have been tagged, you have to write a blog with 10 weird, random things, facts, habits or goals about yourself.

1. I'm looking into going back to school in the fall. It's the 1st time that I actually know what I want to be when I grow up.

2. I finally know what it's like to be in a GREAT relationship. It's worth all of the frogs, playas, and losers I had to go through to find him.

3. I've never been so determined to lose weight.

4. I collect refrigerator magnets.

5. One of my biggest pet peeves is when someone tailgates me when I have cars in front and beside me. HELLO MCFLY YOU DUMBASS!! Don't you see the other cars around you.

6. I love to write. I would be completely insane without it.

7. I watch MTV Reality Series like The Hills, Newport Harbor, and the Real World

8. Since I quit smoking, my guilty pleasure is make-up. I buy it in the store and online. I love the new products. My favorite right now is Maybelline Define-A-Lash Mascara.

9. I'm a beer snob. I can't stand Bud Light or Miller Lite. Don't get me started on how horrible Natural Light is. Yuk!! I love Yuengling, Newcastle, Highland Oatmeal Stout, and Saranac Caramel Porter. Yummmmmmeeeeey!!!

10. I'm going to get you, Ricky Booby!!

Random Thought #2

Recently, Myspace has increased the number of pictures that we can upload from 20 to 300. WOW-WEE!! That's a lot, huh?? Thanks ever so much, Tom!! I started looking through my infinite number of pictures. And of course, I added more. I've got MAD LUV for my digital camera. If you've been out and about with me, you know, I will take it everywhere. When I don't have my digital camera… GAWD FORBID!!... I always have my cell phone on me. This is an extremely dangerous thing. If you have looked most of the people on myspace, they will have at least one pic that either was1.) taken with a camera phone and/or 2.) with the assistance of some sort of mirror. That's not an issue with me. When you can see the actual camera along with the towel bar, shower certain, or the worse thing of all, toilet, this is what drives me insane!! I, personally, don't want to see areas of my bathroom (as clean as it is) in my pictures… especially not the toilet. Don't have pleasant (no pun intended) when I think or see a toilet. Well… unless you have to go really bad. Then my question for is, why are you thinking about taking your picture?? Do you catch a glimpse of yourself on the way to go and say, damn, I look good!! ha ha!! That is an issue all by itself. Do you just wanna show off your bathroom?? News Flash… most of them look similar, hun! Do you not have any friends to be able to take the pic for you?? And if you don't, are you too shy to ask someone?? Try living outside the box, darlin'!! If it is a pic that they are going to be in a questionable pose or revealing more than they should to have someone take the pic for them, shouldn't they ask themself this… Self, should I be taken this pic to post on the net for God and every Tom, Dick, and Chester the molester to see?? That gives me the heeby-jeebies just to think about. BLEECH!! Is it that they don't realize that you can check out the pic and take it able to retake it if they don't like it or something or someone is in that they don't want?? It's not the camera from way back in the day that you're stuck with the pics no matter whether you cut off the top of your head or Joe Schmoe has jumped into or someone's eyes are shut. I know, I know, I have a couple of those. I just had to post them. My friends and I look cute even with my/our eyes closed. And maybe, just maybe there has been alcohol consumed so I don't pay attention when the pic is taken… I digress yet again. Do they not know that a digital camera has a timer?? FYI… It's usually in the menu settings for whatever model of digital camera they have. I have one more question… Is this some trend that I just haven't caught onto?? Or I am getting too old enough for crazy whipper-snapper trends?? Scratch that last question, I know better than that!!
And no, it's not Starbucks that is the culprit for all of my recent random thoughts. It's more than likely the EXTREME lack of sleep. Plus, I have this uncontrollable desire to share with all of ya'll. Aren't you glad that I think so highly of you? HA HA!!

Random Thought #1

As my friends, ya'll know I love to post bulletins. And yes, I may go crazy with the surveys from time to time. I JUST LOVE 'EM!! For Example, according to the 1st letter of my first name, the 3rd letter of my middle name, along with the color of shirt that I choose out of my closet this morning… I'm a Boyish Alcoholic Who Love To Strip. Some of this is news to me!! …I didn't say all of it. Just SOME of it. For you selective readers out there. LOL!!... My question is this. I get bored from time to time at work and fill out a survey or 6. I have never been so bored to think up what each letter of the alphabet means in one word or a cute 3 word phrase. I mean, does this stuff come to people in their sleep?? A vision?? An aspiration?? An epiphany?? Sit up from a dead sleep and post it on myspace as quickly as their little fingers can type?? The next question would be… How do you know that someone who doesn't like what their name means doesn't switch the stuff around?? We are working on the honor system. Have you seen the state of mind of people in this world?? I mean what if someone does NOT agree with the first letter of their names means the love to flirt. What if they hate to flirt?! So they switch what 'A' really means with 'Q: A hypocrite' because they like being that way and they don't have a 'Q' in their name. As you and I both know, that's cheating!! But do they care?? NO!! They know that we have no idea from one bulletin to another what is what… even if they share the same friends. Why would you have to do that?? They're your friends and wouldn't try to trick you. That's part of their evil plan as well. Just like I do each and every time, just pick one or the other and repost. JESUS WEPTS!! What is this world coming to?? Even with all of these thoughts of maybe not knowing what my name really means… I will submit and keep feeling them out. Someday… maybe… the truth of what my name really mean will come to me in the same type of aspiration.
Yes, Yes… I know!! AmyLynn have you lost your ever-loving mind or just that freaking bored. I just had to tell all of you this random thought that hit me or it would have eaten me alive from the inside out… good thing that I wrote this blog, huh?? LOL!!