Hallo-weenie

Usually every year we are very into the Halloween spirit. We decorate the house. Pull out Stew and get him ready for the holiday. But this year none of that happened. I am pretty sure it had to do with the fact that I have been battling a cold for a few weeks and have had to fly out of town a couple of times. I just didn't put the dedication into Halloween this year.

We received several party invitations, but ultimately decided not to attend them since we had no costumes. At the last minute we decided to get out and go to a "zombie" party. Although we had no costumes we threw some makeup on and headed out. We needed to stop by Target for some chips 'n dip. While there we got several comments about being scary or getting hid by that bus from no where. Considering we had not thought this out before hand. I don't think it turned out too bad.

Memphis

On Sunday I traveled to Memphis, TN for work. While there in my free time I was able to check out the surroundings. I wish I could have seen more and that it wasn't down pouring on Tuesday, when I had the whole day to explore.

The first night there I went to the B.B. King Blue club. There was an awesome live band.


Yeah, he was playing the guitar with his tongue. Crazy!

Beale street is awesome at night, with all of the neon signs.

I also wandered around the city and found some cool buildings.

I would love to go back and be able to explore the whole time, rather than in between work meetings. This city is so awesome and has an amazing history.

Books - again

Last year I posted about these lovely books.

As I was looking around the internet today I found that Anthropologie is now selling these on their website. You can save the hassle of getting them from Canada.

Check them out here.

Sunshine?

Last week I had to fly to San Jose for work. It was a quick little trip, but I was able to spend some time with my colleges from another office and enjoy the warm and sunshine.

I do like being home - but as I was waiting for my car to warm up this morning so the ice on the window would melt (I couldn't find my ice scraper) I was nostalgic for the sun and warm for a few more weeks.

(View from my room)

(Santana Row)

Do you know..

how many foods in our life contain starch? It's insane! Really.

I know this, because for the next 3 weeks I am starch and sugar-free. Although that doesn't take away from my natural sweetness! ( ba dum!)

On Wednesday, I have to fly to San Jose for work, and felt that I should probably draw my diet to an early end. I stopped my shots on Saturday. The last week of the shot portion of the diet, was a struggle. My body seemed to be fighting me the whole way. That's another reason why I decided it was probably time to stop and move on to the next phase.

I ended with a total weight loss of 30 pounds (including the cleanse loss & diet). I am happy with it. Every little bit helps. Right now I just need to focus, make sure I follow the rules and keep the weight off.

I don't have a picture right now, but I'll get one up later.

Diet Week 4

Wow, it's been four weeks. I only have a little over a week to go until I am done with the shot. Sadly, I don't think I am going to meet my goal though. My goal was lofty, but I am very happy with what I have done so far.

Here are my updated tallies:

• Lost a total of 22.6 pounds (increase of 8 pounds since last week)
• Grand total lost of 27.4 pounds
  

Updated picture:

Fabulous Family

I have some super creative and savvy relatives and I thought I would give a shot out to them and what they are doing. Also, their blogs should be checked out.

First my cousin Jeri. Jeri lives in Arizona, but has a blog Budget Menus for the week. On her blog she goes through the ads for the local stores, tells you what is one sale, and gives you a menu of these sale items for the whole week. This past week her menu totaled $70.85. Amazing! Although she is in another state, some of the items might be comparable here.

Next is my cousin Kim. Kim has begun selling adorable petticoats, pettislips and tutus. Barefoot Creations is her blog for ordering and viewing these fantastic items.

Another cousin Lisa, make adorable necklaces and bracelets. Unfortunately, she doesn't have a blog where she highlights and sells these, but she should. ;) Her jewelry is beautiful and handmade.