Am I ready?!?!

I sure hope so!! The small group girls and I went to Group Link last night. Since we are down to five and no official leader we hoped we could find 2-3 new girls and a leader. We found the girls but no leader. So guess who got nominated and stepped up?? Me. Am I ready?!?! I sure hope so. I don't think God would put me here if I am not. So I just pray that I can do well and glorify him.

Pray for me!! I just put in my application and I should be contacted in the next month. I am actually really excited!

Some changes

Since I gave a pre-cap of my last week I will now give a quick post cap.

The musical that Erinleigh and I were able to see was the Drowsy Chaperone and it was hillarious!!! Also, we had the best seats ever... 2nd row back from the stage!!! We decided that seats like that called for a glass of wine and some popcorn! We had a blast. I tried to re-create the play for Kendol later. He thought it was pretty funny too but I think he was laughing more at me than the musical. After the musical we stopped by the cutest little bar downtown for a martini!! We had the most fun!

Kendol and I did pack up a lot of his things this week and went shopping for a few things that he needs however he was unable to move this past week. There were some issues that a previous land lord caused by not being quite truthful. Kendol is clearing everything up and is hoping to move to his new apartment this week.

That means that I was able to go to my Sex & The City night Wednesday night with my girls!! We did the usual... Marlo's then to Lynn's apartment. We had fun but took no pictures. I can't believe we forgot!

Thursday after work I met up with neighbor Raleigh at Sidebar downtown. He is currently studying for his masters in philosophy so we met up with a bunch of his colleagues there and then 5 of us went to the Symphony. It was soooo fun!! I would do that again anytime. After the symphony Kendol met up with us at Vortex on Peachtree for a martini. (I am currently loving martini's)

Yesterday I relaxed during the day (I didn't get out of bed until 11am it was fabulous) and then went with Kelly from my small group to Spoke on the Mountain (a musical at a Methodist church in Roswell). It was very cute and full of country gospel music. For some reason I picture my parents really liking it ;)~

Tonight I am going with the girls in the community group to group link... we will be trying to add a few new girls and a leader. Pray that we are able to find some good people!!

Pictures...

This week is extremely busy for me. Saturday was Kendol's birthday so we celebrated at Twains, Kendol is moving into a new apartment so on Sunday I helped him pack after work, yesterday I had my small group (woo hoo), today I am going shopping with Kendol to get a few new things for his apt then going with Erinleigh (friend from Buckhead Church) to the Fox to watch a play (soooo excited!), tomorrow I will be helping Kendol move and possibly going to Sex and the City night with my girls (*if* it can fit in), Thursday night I am going to the Symphony with neighbor Raileigh, Friday --- RELAX!! -- Saturday after work I am going with the community group girls to GroupLink... we need a few more people in the group... and a leader. Wooh! What a run on sentence!!

So, in between doing laundry and getting ready for the day I thought I would do a quick update and add some additional pics... some are from December!! Oh my!

Here is the evolution of the Christmas cookies. They were made, obviously, before Christmas!!

And here are some pictures from Kendol's birthday at Twains!!


Finally I am not sure if I showed the pics from NYE 2007, so if not, here they are!

Hope you are having a great week!!

1/16/08

Getting messages like this from my director:

ROCK STAR - yes, ROCK STAR. I really appreciate your organization and work ethic, this AD schedule you put together is just another example of how great you. THANKS!!!

New Link

I have added another blogger to my list of fabulous blogs... check out Michele when you get a chance!! She sits next to me at Buckhead Church. :)

THIRTY!!! WOO HOO!!

SOOOOO... I was able to do 30, yes 30, floor wipers in a row!!!!!!!!! For those who don't know what they are check it out...



When I started doing them I was only able to do 5 in a row (1 = up to the left, down to the middle, up to the right, down to the middle). So 30 today was HUGE!! I am overly excited!!

I don't remember how much I have discussed my workout routine on here in the past so here is a good spot to mention it. Since the beginning of December I have been doing the "300 workout" which includes the following:

# 25 pull-ups
# 50 deadlifts (right now I am up to 40 lbs... but I will go to 50 next week)
# 50 push-ups
# 50 box jumps (I use a step from the aerobics class with 5 levels)
# 50 "floor wipers" (a core and shoulders exercise at 10 pounds - next week it will be 12 lbs)
# 50 "clean and press" at 15 pounds (a weight-lifting exercise)
# 25 more pull-ups -- for a total of 300 reps

I always mix a few other exercises into the routine to keep it interesting but the point of the routine is to not stop working to keep the cardio up. Before the routine I run/jog 30-45 minutes (3-5 miles). I do this routine on Saturday and Tuesday. On Thursday I generally jog 30 minutes and plates for 60 minutes.

Right now I am sore... but that is great!! Hehe!!

Sophisticated Ladies

So Kendol and I have now been dating a year. To celebrate we went out to Plaka for some exceptional Greek food!!! Yummmmm! And then we met up with Lynn, her boyfriend Chris, Dee, and anther friend of theirs at Oceanaire. We had drinks until everyone was ready to go and then headed over to Twisted Taco then Cosmo Lava. It was a fun night!!

Kendol is continuing the celebration into this evening. We will be going to see Sophisticated Ladies at the Alliance Theatre!! I can't wait!!

Sleeeeeeeepy - Update

Thanks everyone for your comments!! I soooo appreciate them. I did some research on the comments and I have decided to keep a quick mood journal to keep track of how I am feeling. Then I will take that to my doctor with the list of ideas that you have. In the meantime, I am stopping by the closest Whole Foods on my way home to pick up some supplements that the Mayo Clinic website suggest could help.

From what I read good supplements for depression-like symptoms are: melatonin, St. John's Wort and SAM-e (for Serotonin), and Vitamin B6.

It wouldn't surprise me if this is depression related... about 5 years ago I was treated for depression.

One comment was artificial sweeteners such as that aspartame in diet coke could cause a problem... and that I have heard before too, however, I drink maybe 1 full can of Diet Coke ever month (if that) and I try my best to stay away from any artificial sweeteners or high fructose corn syrup and such, so I don't think that is it. I wish it was... it would be an easy fix!! Also, someone thought it may be that I am not getting enough sleep but I literally fall asleep at 10pm and will stay asleep either for like 12 hours or until woken. I am for sure getting enough sleep! I am trying to keep my sleep to 8 hours as much as possible.

If anyone else has any other ideas on what they think it might be or other supplement ideas please let me know! I am always open to suggestions!

PS. If this doesn't work I am getting a GEO!! Thanks Jerry for the idea ;)

1/9/2008

Being alive for another year.

That my God wants to have a relationship with me.

That I learned another strategy for listening to God.

For my family and friends.

For my health.

For my ability to make a living.

For the ability to save money.

For the ability to go on vacation.

For all the luxuries in my life.

Sleeeeeeeepy

Once again I am back to being sleepy all the time. I have been to numerous doctors over the years about this but no one knows why I get so tired. Monday night I went to bed at 10pm and woke up to my alarm at 9am -- yet I was still tired all day and was ready for bed again last night at 10pm. I woke up to my alarm at 8am. I am sitting in my bosses office after drinking 1/2 a can of diet coke but I could still lay on the floor and fall asleep.

I feel like I am getting a good nights sleep, I have dreams, I work out 3 days a week, and I am eating healthy. I am not working crazy hours a week. I think things are calm. Yet tired.

What is most frustrating is that I start to hear half conversations (and that is especially bad when working), I can't remember things I am used to remembering, I have a hard time concentrating, I feel like I stumble over words, and I stop wanting to go out with friend because all I want to do is sleep.

I don't know what brings it on and it last for generally a week to a month. If anyone who reads this has any ideas of what they might think this is or what I can do to not feel so tired please leave it in a comment!! I would be more than happy to try just about anything!

Jeff Henderson Rocks!! (thank you God!!)

So, I went to 6pm service last night at Buckhead Church, like I always do, and the sermon was done by our Senior Pastor Jeff... and it was perfect. I always here how I need to listen to God's voice but no one other than my brother Dan has been able to explain how. Dan says its by reading the Bible and then being silent so I can hear God's voice. So I have been doing that and luckly have made it thru Leviticus (yeah!) and am into first Kings. However Jeff took it a step further and gave us a system to try. He suggest reading a few sentences and then praying and mediatating over those until you hear the power phrase that God is communicating to you. Once you have the phrase you should write it down in some kind of journal with the date and the passage that you read. So I am now incorporating his system into my daily reading. I have a feeling it will be powerful!!

No SATC this week.

Since Lynn wasn't feeling well Sex & The City for this week was canceled. I have to say it was sad but luckily I had spent New Years with her and I did stop by her house to pick up my coat and to give her ring back (it was featured in the New Years pictures as "my bling"). The walk across the street from my car to her lobby was freezing!! What made it so cold was the wind. I asked Kendol if he wanted to stop by my parents house on the way home. I figure its so cold we must be in Michigan! He informed me that we are not actually living in Michigan. Isn't this supposed to be HOT-lanta!

I am currently in my last hour of work at Buckhead Church before heading to the gym. My Shuffle is dead (I think it just need to be re-charged) so I am going to be working out old-school -- listening to the music provided by LA Fitness.

Also, I have been on my typical January diet... no chocolate. I do allow myself one exception -- in (hot) chocolate milk. I figure all the nutrients in the milk cancel out the calories in the chocolate. And, this happens only once every few days. This January diet started the day I got back from my parents house and it's going surprisingly well. Generally this is the week where I crave chocolate but not yet! Woo Hoo!! I have also tried something new in creating a meal plan for the week. Making sure to have 5 small meals every 2-3 hours through out the day. One of the meals is a regular lunch or dinner but the rest are mostly snack portions but I stay very full, which may be why I am not craving chocolate... I am too full! I am planning on prolonging this plan for about 3 months (with the exception of going to FL to visit Grandma and Grandpa... then all bets are off).

Signatures

The best ever. I just got an email with this as the signature:

Sent over Al Gore's Internet, via Steve Job's invention, with my
thoughts on loan from God.

It rocks!

And it really is that cold!

On new years I left my coat at Lynn's house because it really was too warm to wear it. Not thinking I would need it today I told her to keep it until tonight (Sex and the City Night!) and I would pick it back up then.

Then I chose to walk to work. It was a coooooooold walk. I didn't realize it was that cold until I checked this...

Apparently I know how to bring it...

Unfortunately the 'it' I can bring is snow. I got to work today and was reprimanded by co-worker Jerry. He woke up in the middle of the night to find snow on his deck! I wouldn't have believed him except he has pictures. He has explicitly told me that I was not allowed to bring that back to Georgia with me. Oops! I am sure he will be blogging about it himself soon!

Welcome to 2008

So, instead of my original plan stated in my last post I got a text from my friend Lynn to come out with her so that is what we did. We started out the night at Oceanaire where her boyfriend is the seux chef extraordinaire before taking our little party over to Twisted Taco. I can't say the night was drama-free but it was darn close and I had a great time. I am so happy I was able to ring in the New Year with the friends I did. Luckily Lynn is much better with the whole camera thing than I am so we do have pictures.



Thanks to Kendol, Lynn, Chris, Dee, Jason and Heather for ringing in the new year in style... with me! ;)

Hope you had a fun and safe New Years and my God bless you in 2008!!