The Scales dont lie....

One of my fave shows on vh1 is Celebrity Fit Club..Aside from laughing at celebutards swearing and sweating, I often find myself motivated to get skinny myself. Today I have decided to start eating healthier (adapting to a weight watchers diet) and doing some walking. I just got back from the Pavillion with a few sacks full of veggie snacks and other necessary items. My mother has joined me in the quest for smaller pant sizes, so she and I will be weighing in every week to document our loss. Im starting off at 180 pounds and want to be at least down to 160 by the end of summer. If anybody else needs some encouragement or motivation to get healthy and shed some pounds, please join us! I would love to hear your goals and see your progress. We can all be a great support system to each other. ;oP

Contimplating the Classics...

I have had the great fortune of submerging myself into classic literature since bombarding my parents at Edwards Manor. Partly because I wished to learn of those esteemed writers which my almamater didnt see fit to bestow upon we students as part of our educational upbringing...Partly because I needed an escape during my time of desperation when I felt compelled to give into my torment. (See! Im influenced by them already, in verse! Ha!)

Lately I have bec ome intimately aquainted with Jane Austens "Pride and Prejudice" and Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights." Both classics held in high regard. I have to say that I much prefer Jane Austen at this point and see nothing great about the latter.

I adored Pride and Prejudice, and feel very fondly for the characters presented. The writing was very well done, and thank heavens for the guide at the bottom of the book which translated a lot of the words no longer used today. If there was only one complaint to give, it would be merely due to my own jealousy. How is it possible that a houseful of country marms with neighbors wonderfully spread out, could still find many a rich young suiter to entertain thoughts of courtship and marriage? I cant find a single man interested to look my way in a large town with people who happen by my house by the hundreds daily. Humph! (LOL)

Wuthering Heights was a wonderfully done movie..And thank heavens for that, because I made it thru the book, barely. I did enjoy the movie a great deal as a youth (being a hopeless romantic and all,) but the the characters are and still remain today; whiney, sadistic, masochistic, juvenile, spoiled, and rotten to every core. There wasnt a single redeeming character to be had! Even the heroes of the story were in need of a good switch beating. Was this truly the way of life for these people? I hope not! Again, amidst the moors and harsh countryside, there was still love found between these men and women, despite the isolation. I just dont buy it...No wonder they needed to wed cousins.

My next adventure takes me to Charles Dickens "Great Expectations"..Wish me luck in my journey. I do love to read, tho it takes me from my chores. A task which my father repeatedly reminds me of its neglect.

Ta!

Gratitude...or something like it

Its Thankful Thursday! Time to reflect on all things groovy. This week has been fabulous. Ive been to Disneyland, the Beach, taken walks, been in the gorgeous sunshine, and read some fabulous classic novels. Ive also eatin way more then is necessary, so I need to get on the ball and walk it off, before that 16 pounds creeps back into my life. Here are a few more things Im thankful for:

JANE AUSTIN (much better then Emily Bronte, in my oppinion.)
80 DEGREE WEATHER
SHOWERS (yeah thats right..a nice refreshing shower.)
RED ROBIN (Ive discovered the whiskey chicken wrap)
ROMANTIC COMEDIES (Ive decided im a hopeless romantic)
CAMERA BATTERIES (I ran out three times this week!)
SIDE WALKS (We didnt have shoulders on the roads, let alone sidewalks in Washington..Down here I can walk again!)
MY NEW TAN
ICED WATER..yummy
COMPANY...(COME VISIT ME!)

Disney California

Yesterday we planned to hit Disney California right after the kids got out of school (its only 20 minutes up the road, and we had to use our second hopper pass..) So when the time came, we got excited to see the Aladdin Show, A Bugs Life, the Monsters Inc Ride, Tower of Terror, the River Ride, etc....We got there and it was still pretty crowded, but found no lines to be had at the River Ride..WAHOO! Eric LOVED that ride and got super soaked. We then ventured over to the Bugs Life area for some cute kiddie rides (we got on 5 rides immediately) that Skylar and Erin absolutely loved. Next we decided to go to the Tower of Terror (I hadnt been on it before, and Eric was a major thrill seeker by this point.) We again, encountered no lines..AMAZING! The ride was beyond awesome. Once we got back to the ground, however, we noticed the park was pretty thinned out. WTF? Come to find out it closes at 6pm...UGH! We barely spent 2 hours there before having to leave. The girls were disappointed because they couldnt see the Aladdin Show and the rides closed up after our Terror trip. Some highlites, tho, were getting them Mickey and Minnie hats with their names on the back, and seeing (supposedly) John Stamos at the bathroom...(we saw Nick Lachey at Disneyland last Saturday.) Afterward we ventured to Red Robin for some grub (I HIGHLY recommend the Whiskey Chicken Wrap,) and took the kids home by 8pm, sacked out. Now I have to scrounge up more money so I can take them back before Skylar spends the summer with her dad. We cant miss the Aladdin show again!

A successful weekend!

My ex came down here with his mum for the weekend from Washington to see the kids, and it was a great time! We went out to breakfast to the Ohana Cafe across the street for some bombtastic food, then went to Disneyland and braved the upper 90 degree heat. We stayed until after 930pm having our rousing little adventure. We got to go on Splash Mountain twice, one immediately following the other, because our photo didnt take while going down the drop..Eric got soaked and was laughing hysterically the whole time at what a blast it was. My girls had to change clothes after eating their whopping sized waffle cones on the curb of Mainstreet. There is nothing like the sugary smells of freshly made Disneyland waffle cones. We couldnt get our family photo next to the statue of Walt like I wanted tho, thanks to a camera crew and whatever Nick Lachey was doing standing around..The best part was watching Skylars eyes light up as she was finally able to see Belle and Beast dancing on the water during the evening "Fantasia" water show and fire works display. I thought she was going to cry she was so excited. In the end we were pooped and sore but it was worth it. On sunday we ventured to the beach so Eric and Jason could boogie board and the girls could play in the sand. Then we got some awesome food at Rubys Diner on the Pier, while listening to the music acts tuning up for this coming weekend when the Pro AVP Volleyball tour comes to our beach (lots of grandstands were being assembled.) It was fabulous weather as usual in Surf City. We all got tans and some burns...Jason had more burns then any of us. Hehe. We took tons of pictures of the vacation and made sure jasons mom had a great time as well. Now I just need to walk off all that food I ate so I can continue in my weightloss quest! Huzzah!

BOOK TAG

Windy book tagged me, so I have to play..lol

here is what you do:
1. Pick up the nearest book (at least 123 pages).
2. Turn to page 123.
3. Find the 5th full sentence
4. Post the 5th sentence on your blog.
5. Tag 5 people.


The book I just got at the used bookstore across the street is the Charles Dickens classic, Great Expectations. I havent started it yet because Wuthering Heights is downstairs halfway read thru..This book was up here.

Here is my 5th full line:

"Thats a pity!" said Biddy, shaking her head with a sorrowful air.

Ok I tag SARA, BRIAN, ELIZABETH, JILL, and ERIC...

I couldnt resist!

I decided to do Lellys slogan generator and this is what came back for me! I laughed out loud because its actually true! This slogan is sooo me.

Your Slogan Should Be

Jeri - Delightfully Tacky, yet Unrefined

The Slogan Generator