Working out

Three weeks ago I started working out at Curves.  I was really not too sure about the benefits that Curves would do for me but it was cheaper than a bonifide Gym and it had a tanning bed so I said what the hey.  I will try it out for the two weeks and see what it can do for me. 

 I work out everyday except the weekends.  I even have a date with Yogi on Wednesday nights.  He stretches me and relaxes me and makes me wish I could take him home every night but he's only available on Wednesdays. 

Anyway  3 weeks ago  I weighed in at 125.5  and my measurements were 33.5 (OMG I am ashamed)  by 26 1/2 by 37 1/2 with a body fat of 22.9.    We are talking about a gal that used to be  115# and 34 24 34.  Today I decided to see if there was a difference.  Whoah is me!  I was so shocked and in disbelief.  I have not changed my eating habits at all.  Today I weigh a mere 1.5 pounds less BUT my measurements are now 40 (okay I lie...glad you were paying attention!) by 24 by 35.  I have lost 2.5 inches in both my waist and my hips.  Curves has made a believer out of me.

Friday I leave for Panama City Beach Florida with my new tan and my new measurements.  My daughter and her husband are giving me an all expense paid trip with them.  I'm sure that I will be babysitting a bit for them but who the f......k cares?  I can lay on the beach and watch Matthew.  He will be my attention getter...I'll spot something and make him the bait.  I'm a grandmother...what do you expect?  We are shameless!

 

Marriage without me

OMG...My dreams have been dashed forever.  Keith Urban married Nicole Kidman.  All hopes of making my daughter the happest step daughter in the world has been taken away by simple words "I do".   And you would know it would be a Catholic wedding and it would be a sin for me to even think about wishing them bad luck.  Oh well, it won't be the first time my dreams were squashed before they got a chance!

Actually, the bride and groom have my best wishes, said under my breath. Forgive me Father.

She was beautiful and he was simply devourable.  Lucky frickin' woman!!  I love the escape clause she rumored to have in the pre-nups about if he continues drugs she can escape the marriage.  Excuse me...remember the part about til death do us part through good times and bad, sickness and health?   I said it three times so I know what I speak of. 

Now I will go find another man to prey upon with my fantasies.  Somehow I can't find a place in my fantasies for Nicole. :) 

 

My angel

I have my angel with me this weekend.  Would you look at those big blue eyes.  His cheeks were all red from playing hard.

God's Letter to Women

http://321greetings.com/gotowomen.htm

 

This touched me...and I realized I have not done a very good job of what God fashioned me to do.

Today's Blessing

We are born to love, we live to love, and we will die to love still more.

- Saint Joseph Cafasso (1811-1860)

I have been touched by an Angel and he is very special.

Has it really been two weeks?

I don't know how to tell you guys this but I've just been having way too much fun!  I'd tell  you what I've been doing but I'd hate to incriminate the innocent.  They know not what they are doing and I don't intend to be the one to inform them, yet.

I will leave you all with a song straight from my horse to yours:

Artist: Autry, Gene Lyrics
Song: Back in the Saddle Again Lyrics

I'm back in the saddle again
Out where a friend is a friend
Where the longhorn cattle feed
On the lowly gypsum weed
Back in the saddle again

Ridin' the range once more
Totin' my old .44
Where you sleep out every night
And the only law is right
Back in the saddle again

Whoopi-ty-aye-oh
Rockin' to and fro
Back in the saddle again
Whoopi-ty-aye-yay
I go my way
Back in the saddle again

I'm back in the saddle again
Out where a friend is a friend
Where the longhorn cattle feed
On the lowly gypsum weed
Back in the saddle again

Ridin' the range once more
Totin' my old .44
Where you sleep out every night
And the only law is right
Back in the saddle again

Whoopi-ty-aye-oh
Rockin' to and fro
Back in the saddle again
Whoopi-ty-aye-yay
I go my way
Back in the saddle again

Life

Today I was thinking, yeah I know, big groan around J-land, must she think? Anyway, I was thinking how most people say it is a blessing that we do not know the future. I have always believed that to be a good thing without even thinking about the consequences of what knowing would mean. Had I known 30 years ago how my life would pan out, I probably would have opted to say "Nay, I’m outta here!" I say that simply because I realize now that living life is not as bad as someone telling you about how your life is going to happen. Looking back on life, there were many hard times and going through it was difficult, but it wasn't as bad as knowing beforehand that you were going to have to experience it.

I cannot imagine coming to a juncture in my life, such as my second marriage, and knowing that I was going to marry this man and he would be an alcoholic and gamble away our home and jeopardize our future. I think, knowing myself, I would have said on the night that we were supposedly going to meet, "I think tonight I will stay home and read a book instead of meeting Mark and marrying him. Darn, he's hot as hell, but is he worth all that heartache I'm going to have to endure? Okay, too bad Mark, can't do it! Maybe another lifetime but not this one! Sorry God you should have kept that one to yourself!"

Having gone through it, I can actually say I'm so blessed to have known him. I have memories that I can cherish and smile upon. Even though they were very hard times, I was enriched in many ways by our lives touching.

I have been touched by so many people in my life and each and every one of them have left me with beautiful memories. Sometimes I laugh with the memories and sometimes I cry with the memories. Whether good or bad memories they are my memories to hold within my heart. I'm just so very happy that I wasn't given a choice of living each experience because knowing how I can screw up, I'd have missed out on some good memories.

So today, I realize that what I am living through today, are my memories for tomorrow.

10,000 Visitors

Congratulations to my blog!  It has finally reached 10,000 visitors.  Yippee!  Who ever visited me from Proofpoint.com was my 10,000th visitor.  Thank you all for coming to my site.  I appreciate each and every one of you!