Comeback Queen?

...er, that's COLD. :(  Yup, I managed to contract something this week, and of course it had to come on the weekend!!!  What a way to ruin it!!!  (Oh well, my Mom and Dad took good care of me this weekend!  It was nice not to have to take care of myself this time that I was sick!)

I'm starting to feel better, but still coughing.  I'll probably be good to go back to work tomorrow, unless symptoms come back!  I really hope not!!! (fingers crossed!!!)

And My teeth now (picture taken January 15th, 2005):

I had my second tightening of my braces yesterday... My orthodontist was so very impressed at how fast my teeth have moved and responded to the orthodontic treatment thus far.  She thinks I will NOT have to wear these things for 2 years :)  Yippee Skippy!!!

So, I went out again with Chris last night... he sure is random!  WOW, and I thought I liked to talk a lot!  Geeshhhh... He would cut my stories off, then when I would bring them back up, he would throw them to the side like as if to say "What you are talking about doesn't concern me, but listen to MY story!!!"  :evil:   I HATE that!!!

I'm going to Leduc for the weekend coming up!  I haven't gone for a visit in quite some time, and I thought a visit was in order (and I finally have a FREE weekend!)  I also have a yearly meeting at my old college (NAIT) on Monday so I thought why not kill 2 birds with one stone. :)  (actually, I might kill 3 or 4 birds by also going to visit with Robin and Mark and Amber!)

Any plans for your weekend yet? :?

I've got this smile on my face this morning.  I met this guy on-line over a year ago... we just never ever hooked up in real life... Until last night!

His name is Chris, and he's an IT specialist for Scotia bank.  I always kinda thought he was "boring" and not active enough for me, that's why I never actively persued him.  But I've been bored myself lately, and he was on-line last night so I asked him if he wanted to catch a movie with me.  He was free... so we went.  
Boy, he sure is cute! (I think he kinda thought I am too)   He was fun to talk to... we had a good time together! 
And he's a HIP-HOPPER too  So I'm sure we could have some fun out dancing!  We'll see.  (He really wanted me to call him today :? ... but I don't know, something tells me to be careful of this one!!!) 

Oh yeah, the reason for this subject line is that he's black.  And I'm white... get it? :wink:

Saturday Snowboarding at Sunshine...

many facewashes... many contortioned body movements (due to falling), many thoughts of "I should just go back to the bunny hill!!!"

Let's just say I think I pushed myself a bit FAR for the skill level of a boarder that I am!  I went into the day KNOWING that Darcy was a good snowboarder... but it turns out they ALL ARE!  There was a group of 8 of us.  You know how it feels when you think you are the one holding the group back?  So I pushed myself... not to ride through the trees or drop off the cliffs, but I pushed myself to do the steep runs, and keep pace with everyone... So, first run, almost at the bottom... I BAIL!!!  HARD.  I'm on my heel edge, and somehow catch my toe edge...... YOWZA!!!  I smack chest first into the ground... I was literally left with NO wind!  :o I hate that feeling!  I had to sit there for about 3 minutes just re-composing myself before I showed up late back at the bottom of the chair lift where everone was waiting for me. :oops:

And it didn't help that visibility was next to NONE at the top of all the chairs (and Me with NO goggles!  :x ) (Goat's Eye was the worst!!!)  I can't believe I actually attempted that run!!  I was on Black Diamond for most of the day today... sad thing was, where I fell was a fairly flat section! :roll:  That's ALWAYS how it goes...

Maybe I should just go to Sunshine ALONE next time, and ride at my own pace, do the runs I want to take... no pressure.  Just good snow fun!  (Or I need to find a riding partner I can count on!)

Where did the week go???

Well, that's OK, because it just means I'm that much closer to getting out to the mountains :p  Woooot!
The plan is to go to Sunshine with a friend (Darcy) and his girlfriend (Nicole) tomorrow!  Can't wait!!!  I'll bring my camera :)

Can it be?  I have already been a fitness instructor (or Fitness Professional, as they like to refer to us these days!) for 5 years???  WOW... time sure flies!  It is true, I have been teaching since 2000... so year, this will be my 5th year on the World Health Club payrole!  :D  I want to get my CanFitPro certification in April of this year (this will make me qualified to teach anywhere in Canada!)  But as I waas saying, for my 5 years of experience, I will be rewarded with a nice waterproof running jacket!  :D  This was presented to us yesterday during the World Health Club Annual General meeting.  (The people with 10 years or more service will be getting leather jackets!!!  Lucky them!!)  That was a nice surprise, at an AGM to be presented with a gift :) 

Then last night, I went out dancing with Amber, Mark, Tara and her friend Debbie!  It was really fun!  We were droppin' it like it was HOT all night long!  I got home at 2am!!!  (I took my camera with me, and got some good pictures.  I'll post 'em later!)

I went out for Vietnamese with my friend today.... Mmmm.... I love Vietnamese food!!!!  I could have eaten 2 vermicelli bowls, I'm sure!!!  Today I opted for the beef as opposted to the chicken that I normally get, and DAMN, it was SOOO tastey!

It's been a good weekend!

So, I started my new "training for 24" workout plan...
Thursday was a double dose of exercise (I ran at noon, and Body Pump after work!)  It sure made for a long, HARD day... but MAN, I slept like a BABY!  It was a very good sleep!!! 

I feel really good today, like I finally kicked it UP a notch.  I have been feeling like my body was fallling into the proverbial "rut" and I really want to get out of it!!!

I know the scale is NOT a good way to measure your progress, but I really want to loose 10 pounds before race day!  (Lighter = Faster!) So I'm going to start drinking tea instead of my hot chocolate in the mornings and the diet pop is going to be swapped for bottled water.... already the scale appeared about 1/2 a pound lighter this morning :D (could be just water weight!?) but hey, at least it was a sence that I am making progress!  :) (a false sence, but who cares at this point!!!  I need the motivation!)

7 months and counting... :)

24 hours of Adrenaline is just around the corner... I know, I know, you say "But it's -34oC today, WHY on earth are you thinking about mountain biking?" ... well, because, that's what I do best of course! :D

I am going to actually train, and train properly for my race this year.  I found a few pointers from another race site (Test of Metal) that I'm going to follow this year... I'll post 'em later today.

Amber (PurseJunkie) http://pursejunkie.tblog.com" title="http://pursejunkie.tblog.com" target="_blank"http://pursejunkie.tblog.com and Mark braved the COLD snowy hiways this weekend to celebrate my B-day with me!  What great friends!!!

It was a great weekend... We spend Saturday night in a drunken stupour drinking "Miracle Mix" all night... (Miracle Mix= a triple of equal parts Vodka, Blue Curacao, and Coconut Rum, top your glass off with OJ) It's an amazing bevvie... you cannot taste alcohol in it, yet it's got 3 ounces!!!  Try it at your next ripper... you can thank PJ for the recipe later, he he.

A&J droppin' it like it's hot!

Good times were had by all, except Amber the next day.... poor girl... she looked ROUGH!   Hope you're doing better Ambie!  And thanks again for coming by this past weekend!  :)

And loving every minute of it :)

How many times have you heard someone say they are HAPPY to be back at the grind?  Well, I seriously am!

I missed my work family, I missed my house, I missed my bed!  I wanted to be ALONE for such a long time, and now I finally am again!  :)  No one to tell me to do things for them, no one to clean up after, no one to treat me like crap :)

OH, yeah.... and guess what day tomorrow is?
... here's a hint:  MY BIRTHDAY :wink: :D

Good ol' Calgary!  I missed you so!

2 weeks away can really make you grateful for what you have back at home!!!  I realize I DON'T LIKE wet Christmases.  I need SNOW!  I realized I LOVE my house!  I never want a roommate again!  And I also realized I'm better off alone!  Men just complicate things and are more trouble than they are worth.
(I guess you can say I had a very interesting holiday, with LOTS of time to reflect on things.)  If I feel like elaborating on any (or all) of these topics, I might tomorrow otherwise, I guess, it sucks to be you. :wink: