What a Wonderful World

Today is a day for being thankful.  Which is definately not what I was feeling while I stood outside of Bestbuy for almost 3 hours freezing my butt off.  But after purchasing all 10 season of friends for $90, I was much more grateful than I was before.  There are a lot of really weird people in the world.  We were in line behind 5 guys and they reminded me of the guys on the big bang theory so much.  There was a Indian guy, a tall smart one, a seminormal one who kept making nerd references, and then a little one who seemed to be talking constantly. The fifth guy showed up about 10 minutes before the doors opened and was suppossed to have been getting coffee for the other four but couldn't find his car.  However, props to them because they like my ninja turtle hat.  Behind us was a woman who positively reeked of alcohol.  She took every ticket that was offered by the Best Buy Guys, even if she didn't want the item, because she needed them to validate her reason for being there.  There was also a lady who ran ahead of where she was in the line to grab a ticket from the BBG and when he found out that she was out of the line, made her give it back.  It was a madhouse.  Now I am broke again.  Whatever.  I think that after tonight Jon will be too.  He got an Xbox 360, an extra controller, several games, and some other stuff.  He got a great bundle.  He and Josh are still out shopping, but I am home in bed because I have to go to work tomorrow.  Thankfully, i don't think that Deb's will be as busy as Best Buy.  There had to be almost a thousand people in line, and after we left, there was still a line out the door.  As this was my first black friday shopping expierence, I think i got a great deal, and I am very happy with my purchase.  In honor of Thanksgiving, here is my thankful list:

Thankful List 2011
#1 What I am most grateful for in the whole world is my husband, Jon.  I am also grateful that no matter what stupid thing I say or do, I never have to doubt your love for me.
#2 I am also grateful for my parents and brothers and family.
#3 I am grateful for my job and my awesome boss.
#4 I am grateful for my beautiful apartment and being able to live in such a beautiful town.  Niantic is awesome.
#5 I am grateful that I am able to drive myself where ever I want to go and for being able to purchase a second car.
#6 I am grateful to always have food when I need and clean water to drink.
#7 I am grateful that Jon and I both have jobs.
#8 I am grateful for all of my stuff: clothes mostly, but also games, movies, wii, ect.
#9 I am grateful that I live in a country that is not a war zone, and I can go out and be safe.
#10 I am grateful for all of the pie I ate today!

Under Pressure

Awesome news.  On  whim this morning, I tried a smaller pair of jeans than the ones that I usually wear, and to my surprise, they fit.  2 whole pant sizes smaller in 3 days.  I have to say, I am pretty damn proud of myself.  Yes, I said that.  I think i have earned that right at this point.  Good day at work.  I was happy to leave a little earlier than I thought I would be able to.  Also, i found out that the girl who was harrassing me at justice was arrested recently for stealing from the store and FIRED from the company and the boss who wouldn't do anything about my being harrassed is under police investigation.  Justice is SERVED!  They could have avoided all of this by taking care of it when i reported what happened to me, but no one would listen.  I feel vindicated.  I am so glad that i left.  i had another funny return today.   Here's a little back story.  Every few days, there are two very gay men who come and look at all the clothes in the store (we only sell women's clothes).  Yesterday, they made their first puchase:  2 clubbing dresses in large sizes that were obviously for them.  They came in today to return them because they were too small and wanted to know if we had them in bigger sizes.  My first drag queens!  A double.  That has to be bonus points.  Tomorrow is Thanksgiving.  I miss being little and being able to dress up in my little pilgrim costume.  I will never forget how in the second grade my whole class learned a thanksgiving song on the flutophones and we played it for the whole school. i still remember the song.  On the first thanskgiving day, pilgrims went to church to pray.  Thanked the Lord for sun  and rain, thanked him for the fields of grain.  Now thanksgiving comes again.  Praise the Lord as they did then.  Thank Him for the sun and rain, thank him for the fields of grain.  It was so cute.  We were all dressed up as little pilgrims and indians.  I did my almost 2 hours of excersize again tonight.  I was so tired when I was done, but I think that that was because I was doing them much later at night than I have been doing.  I fell asleep on the floor as I was finishing up my leg presses.  Nine miles on the bike though, which I think is pretty good.  Well, i am pretty much exhausted, so i am going to bed now. 

Can't Take My Eyes off of You

I read somewhere that when you watch a tv show that you really enjoy and are familiar with, it is comparable to spending an evening with close friends.  I don't know if that is true or not, but here is a list of the shows I watch this season and a quick review.

Monday

2 Broke Girls-best monday show this season!  Two girls are trying to open a cupcake business.  I love Max the main character because she says outloud the things I think in my head. 
Castle-Rick Castle is a novelist who tags along with a police detective in order to be able to accurately write crime novels.  Also, he has to be the absolute cutest dad ever.
Mike and Molly- 2 fat people in love struggle to lose weight despite their crazy families.  Very funny.
Two and a Half Men-Alan continues to mooch.  Ashton Kutcher is better eye candy, but the show just isn't the same without Charlie Sheen.
Terra Nova-People from the future go into the past in order to try to save a dying planet.  Kind of like a really really long Jurassic Park.  I actually think part of the set is from the Jurassic Park movies.
House-House is still a jerk.  13, Masters, Cameron, and Cuddy have disappeared.  Two new doctors along with Chase and Taulb get to be physically and mentally tormented by House.  Will this be the last season?

Tuesday
Glee-Incredibly old looking highschoolers who look like they should have already graduated from college sing and dance their way through high school.  A personal favorite. 
Raising Hope-A clueless single dad tries to raise his daughter assisted by his equally clueless family and eclectic friends.
NCIS-Gibbs, Ziva, Abby, Ducky, Denozo, and McGee continue to solve murders.  What we really want to see is Gibbs finding love again, Tony and Ziva in a relationship, and McGee and Abby making another go at it.
NCIS Los Angeles- I just started watchnig this so I really I am pretty clueless about this
New Girl-Zoey Deschannels is brilliant in this comedy about a very unique girl trying to understand her 3 guy roommates. 
Last Man Standing-Tim Allen.  Enough said.

Wednesday
Up All Night- 2 new parents try to keep the spark in the their romance despite the demands of a baby and a crazy boss.  Super funny.  I am thinking Emmy material.
Modern Family-Demonstrates that a family is what you make and cannot be definded by anyone but you.  Lots of laughter.  <3 Cam!
Happy Endings-Kind of a remake of friends, but in this version, Joey is gay.  Not as good as the original friends, but still lots of laughs.
The Big Bang Theory-Howard, Raj, Sheldon, and Leonard, while geniuses in science, bumble there way through social situations.  Lovable geeks.

Thursday
Bones-Now that Booth and Bones are together, the show just isn't the same.  The build up was sooo huge (8 seasons I think), where do we go from here?
Whitney-Whitney is absolutely crazy.  And I love her for it!
Charlie's Angels-The angels aren't as hot as the originals, but Boz is way hotter in this version, so I guess it all evens out.  The real question is, will we ever see Charlie?

Friday
Grimm-A guardian of the supernatural world has to come into his own aided by an unlikely sidekick.  One of the best new shows this season.
Extreme Home Makeover-This season they have decided to make us wait twice as long to see what the newly remodeled home looks like since they have stretched the show an extra hour.  Shame on you ABC.

Saturday
There are no good shows on Saturday.  Boo.

Sunday
Pan AM-Gorgeous models flirt their way through each episode.  Blast into the past.  Awesome.
Once Upon a Time-The blonde girl from house finds herself in a town popluated by character from fairy tales with amnesia.  What's not to like.
Sister Wives-Kody Brown and his four wives show us what it is like to be polygamists.  It is not what you would expect.
Our America with Lisa Ling-Documentaries about current issues in America.  Very informative. 
All American Muslim-New series depicting the lives of Muslim families in Dearborne, Michigan.  Too early to tell, but I think I like it.

Walking on Sunshine and Boy It Feels Good

Ok, it's not so much walking as it is biking.  Lots and lots of biking.  Another 45 minutes of bike followed by about a hour of stretch thingy.  I was kind of not in the mood to excersize after a really long day at work, but I am really glad I made myself do it.  I feel good.  It's really exciting to feel all of my muscles working and I feel like I feel stronger every day.  I am sculpting my body into what I want it to be.  I am not going to weigh myself until I start my diet, but I bet that I lost weight already. I also feel taller.  Jon says that is not going to happen.  A girl can always hope right?  Work was long buy good.  I am working on our gang plan for Black Friday.  The key to not being overwhelmed is being prepared.  Especially for Black Friday.  Totally dreading that day.  It is the worst day of the retail world.  I hate frikin Black Friday.  OOO, another great thing excersize has done for me, is I feel like I am a nicer and happier person.  I have more energy which is great!  Day 3 of 3 I would have to say is a success.  I also learned a valuable lesson.  You cannot crochet and ride an excersize bike simultaneously.  It becomes a BIG mess.  But while it was working (before the thread got all tangled up in the pedals), I felt like I was really optimizing my time.  I was watching TV, while excersizing, while crocheting).  It was pretty impressive if I do say so myself.  So tomorrow I work 9-5, and then excersize, and then I have to figure out what make for Thanksgiving at Aunties.  No grapefruit infused sausages this year!

Dynomite

Just a quick post before i go to sleep tonight.  Busy day again.  Spent another 45 minutes on the bike and another hour with the stretchy bands.  I feel a little sore, but not uncomfortably so.  Actually the part of me that hurts the most is my butt, from the seat of the bike.  TMI?  Nah.  Had to work for about 6 and half hours.  It was really slow and then two ladies came in 15 minutes before closing and one of them wanted to try on a bunch of dresses.  I guess she had recently lost a lot of weight because she was super thin but kept asking me to find her extra larges.  The girl she was shopping with was a total bitch!  She kept telling the other girl that the dresses she was trying on made her look big or pointing at the other ladies stomach and laughing.  I felt so bad for her!  She didn't even have a stomach to speak of.  She had to have been a size 4.  The other girl was like stick thin.  She kept complaining that all of our clothes were too big.  We have clothing for people, not saplings.  I swear this chicks legs were thinner than most peoples arms.  Freaky skinny.  Kind of gross too, if you ask me.  Well, that's all for today.  Gotta hit the sack.  OOOO, one more thing before I go, the girl that was giving me all kinds of heck at work quit yesterday.  I told my boss I would bake a cake for everyone else that said so long sucker!!!  She told me my evil side was coming out.  I do have an evil side, well, it's more of a dark side.  You know, the dark side with cookies!

Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot bikini

So  I am not quiet on my diet yet.  I have started doing the excersizes prescribed and doing some prep work.  I bike for 45 minutes today, followed by an 18 minute stretch band workout.  I did a lot of recipe look up and as soon as I get the groceries for it, i will be starting my diet.  I am really excited.  I have found myself "hoping" that this will work.  However, now whenever I finding myself "hoping"  I tell myself, "you don't have to hope.  You are strong.  You WILL do this".  My goal is to be 125 by may of 2012.  Now I am not going to say how much I have to lose, but it is fairly significant.  I have never been 125 pounds in my life.  My skinniest was 135 pounds.  I would be so proud of myself if I could be that way.  And no, I don't judge myself based only upon my physical appearance.  I know i have other important things going in my life.  I have a great job, an amazing husband, a wonderful family.  i would just like to fell a little better about myself.  My other goal, and I know that not everyone will approve,  but I am going for it anyway.  i am going to wear a bikini next summer!! Preferably a white or red one. 

Fat Bottomed Girls You Make This World Go Round

Just a quick update and now that I have more time for things in my life I will definatley try to start blogging every day.   No new big news really.  Well there is one thing, but i will get into that in a little bit.  My job is going really well.  i have been promoted to part time assistant mmanager.  Not to toot my horn or anything, but this is pretty big news.  The best part is since deb was recently bought out out because it was going bankrupt, I was able to speak to one of the head haunchos and I mentioned this position to him (because it did not previously exist) and based on some of the things I mentioned to him, he created the position.  I was also the first one in the entire deb company (or so I was told).  That was what I meant by not wanting to toot my own horn, but I was very rewarding, and since this is a documentation of my life, I thought I would just shoot that out there.  So if anyone was wondering what was going on with the title of this post, we are getting to this.  My mom and I are going on a diet together.  We are suppossed to be losing 30 pounds in 6 weeks.  If not we get our money back.  And i know that this is really personal, but if you are over weight, I am sure that you share these feelings with me.  i am tired of feeling ashamed of my body.  I am tired of avoiding mirrors.  I am tired of wondering how big my body will be in a few years.  I am tired of feeling embarrassed at the beach and the pool.  I am tired of  looking at old pictures of myself and wondering who is that person?  Yeah, its embarassing.  AND I am tired of other people's comments like "you used to be so skinny"  or "you used to be so pretty" and the classic "what happened to you".  And even though I am disgusted with other people's insensitivity, I am not going on this diet because of what other people say.  i am doing this because I want to feel good about myself.  I don't want to be ashamed of me any more.