Sick, eh, eh, eh ::cough:: eh, eh, eh...

So I called in sick today. No, I'm not sick. I'm playing hookie. What'd I do with this mid-week free day:

Woke up late... meaning I would have had to hustle to get to work on time but could have still made it, so I laid in bed for another hour to make myself good and late....

Ate breakfast. I'm in love with Kashi's Vanilla Almond granola cereal... mmmm so good!

Went to the mall. Walked the whole thing. Spent over $50 at bath and body works and another $20 plus at Macys. Cannot shop again this weekend, but probably will. Hello... TAX FREE.

Attempted to go to Panera/stole the parking space from a guy I didnt see while he drove soooo slow behind me and onto the next row glaring at me the whole time... I say attempted b/c when I got in there it was jam packed. I had no clue. So I left and walked the long way back to my car so I fully avoided Mr. Glaring Guy as he headed in to Panera.

Got a spicy chicken sandwich from Wendys instead sans the mayo and bread...

Spent 4 hours at Starbucks watching Everyone Is Gay and playing on Facebook and Meetup.

It was a pretty good Thursday, except for the fact that I had to fib to all the kind and concerned co-workers who texted to see what was up with my disappearing act. Gotta keep my story straight... ahs well. I needed a mental health day. They can deal. LOVE YOU!

Where did July go?

So a lot happened in July but I dont want to write about most of it. Quick recap. My party in Dallas at The Holy Grail was tons of fun. Brians party at his house was a super surprise. My actual birthday in Austin was funtastic when Amanda and Mom both sent me goodies at work and then showed up a day early. Got me meet some of my co-workers and get some drinks. The weekend was also fun times with them here; exploring new areas and swimming in gross slimey rock river water.
A little later in July I went out on a Friday for more than drinks with a few co-workers. It was a fun time but a little much when it turned into an unwarented grope fest from an older drunk guy.
Not much happened since then. I went to Opa's with Martha and met her neice for a second time.
This week I'm just trying to pick up some of the work out classes that 24 hour offers. Martha and I did a spin class last night and I swear my butt cheeks are bruised. And I'm basing that off the soreness and the bruise on my inner thigh that feels about the same. :(
It was a good work out though... I'll probably do it agian.

Happy Thursday!

Austin Adventures

So I mentioned that I found a few meet up events to try. Well on Thursday I went to a Trailer food meet-up and it was ok but out of the "trailer park" only one trailer was open and they had a special menu b/c they ran out of all their normal food. So while it was good it wasn't true to the trailer so I'll probably have to go back anyway. :)

So Austin has this bike rally every year and it just so happened to be this weekend. On Friday they had a bike parade down town where like several thousand bikes drive up and down Congress and park as the come back then walk to 6th Street to party for the rest of the weekend. Since I went down alone I just watched the parade and walked around a little but did not venture into any bars. Then when I got home my co-worker Joyce called me to see if I wanted to join her and a friend at Gloria's at the mall closest to us. So I got dressed again and met them... at 10:30-ish and Gloria's closed at 11. So then after our 1 drink we headed home. I'm glad I did not get all dressed up like she did. I just put on a clean top. :)

Saturday rolls around and another meet up was scheduled... for a Rollerderby. I've never been to one so it sounded fun. It was back down town so I went down a little early and got lunch and shopped a little then drove forever to find parking and walked even more trying to find the convention center (more appropriate, the right entrance of the convention center). Eventually i find it and find the meet up group. Most of them were really nice. The rollerderby was very entertaining. After we went to 6th street so they could see all the bikes parked there and get food. I didnt eat much b/c I didnt plan on staying but one of the girls had a son and it was her one night out so she really wanted to stay longer. So myself and another meet up friend stayed with her.... where she continued to get drunk. waisted. smashed.... and all of the above. She just kept buying drinks for both of us and I'd drink about half before exchanging our drinks and then stepped it up to just holding my full drink and exchanging for her empty. She never noticed. Not that I wanted to get her drunk but I didnt want to be drunk too and one of us had to maintain consciousness. Around 1am the other girl headed home and since the bars closed at 2 I stuck it out...

Unfortunately after the bars closed she was bound and determined to find an "after party" she stopped several groups of people to ask what they were doing now.
1. military men (she said she'd trust them) just walked away from her
2. indian/black guys - told us to go to a club called amnesia and they exchanged numbers
3. group of guys who she thought gave her dirty looks at a bar, stopped to confront them ended up being invited back to there house for some good old recreational fun. I told them no. We left.
4. a deaf guy who just kept using his phone to talk. I don't really think it was deaf but he had her convinced.
5. a black guy dressed up nice
6. a old man with a camera
7. a cute NY transplant who she decided I needed to go home with

We finally found my car and I took her drunk ass home. I got home myself at 4 am.

Recap - Rollerderby from 6-9 or so. Dinner from 9:30 - 10:30. 6th street from 11-3am.

Happy June

It's officially hot freaking texas summer season... and that means I'm going to be even less social than normal! JK. I've already found 3 meet ups to do this up coming week. I logged on b/c I wanted to find something to do tonight but no luck. However, there is a movie in the park on Tuesday, a trailer food outing on Thursday and a Jazz brunch on Sunday. I don't know if I'm actually going to any of them or not but I'm going to try. Socialize, Amber... socialize. It's my new mantra... Like it? There is generally so much to do but it seems like my schedule doesn't match up well. Like things start at 5:60 or 6 on a week day and I get off at 5... or later depending.

My socialness today was goodwill/mall shopping alone and now interneting at starbucks. I might go to a church tomorrow. We'll see.

Hope my lovely's are doing well!

Chuy's 5k - May 7, 2011

1st things 1st - yesterday after work I treated myself to new shoes (and socks)! And I'm so happy I did. My Puma's from late 2008 were great, but after two years they were past their expiration date. So, with great pleasure I introduce to you my new shoes:

5:30 am - snooze alarm clock
5:45 am - guilt sinks in and I get up

6:00 am - cook breakfast - egg whites and spinach and turkey bacon... and coffee
6:15 am - eat breakfast and get dressed

7:00 am - head out
7:30 am - get there (1 hr before race starts) pick up race packet and get situated - iPod in place, car key tied on shoe, cell phone/stop watch in hand.

While I was waiting (pic 1) I met Chuy the Fish (pic 2)!!

He was really nice but in popular demand so I didnt stick around too much. We bonded though since we were kinda color coordinated! :)

The kiddo's had a fun run and then the 5k'ers had to line up a little ways away out - a short jaunt through the woods behind Costo.

When the timer sounded I had a plan. I was going to do the 3rd week 1 of C25K (60 sec run, 90 sec walk).... and I did, until just after the 1 mile marker when we hit an incline. And then I got tired, and discouraged and off count - so I just power walked. Until about the half way point when I saw some other people doing intervals. I asked if I could join them b/c I really wanted to push myself but no one would know if I didnt. So i joined them... except there intervals were 60 sec of each. I lost 30 walking seconds! But I did it... I came in right at 45 mins. That's not amazing, I know. But for the 1st 5k this year AND the first one I've really exerted myself in not too shabby. I'm happy with it!

Warning - It looks like my entire face was crying. Dont worry. It's just that much sweat. The tissues are b/c I still have crazy allergies and didnt want to be drippy.

One down, two to go

...months that is. Until my 25th birthday. Not to the day, but round about. I bring this up because it was a month a go today that I had my "orientation" with the personal trainer at 24 hour fitness. He called again today to let me know it was a month to the day and wanted to know if I wanted to come in for new measurements and personal trainer peer pressure. I havent called him back.

I didnt do very well this month. I've probably only lost 2 or 3 pounds... what a drag. I know I had my lapses... like today for example. I brought my lunch but my co-worker didnt so we went out. It's Cinco De Mayo so we got Mexican... which means chips and queso. So then when someone had cake at work I had two slices!! And I wonder why I cant lose weight.

Anyway when I was talking to the personal trainer and he was asking about my goals and what my motivation this time was and I told him my birthday... I'd love to be under 200 by then. But that just isnt gonna happen. I mean, I've got a ways to go and with my "count-em-on-one-hand" weight loss this month I'm just thinking that's never going to happen.

But never say never. So to combat my chips and queso and two slices of cake - I did my second C25K week 1 intervals training this week. I'm probably not going to do it tomorrow.

I have an actual 5k on Saturday so we'll see if I can do it again then. Wish me luck.

May oh My

So it was another month before I got back to blogging. Not too much went on in April. Or at least, nothing that sticks out as extra ordinary. I guess thats why I failed to write anything. So in the last post I said I joined the gym. Well I did, and so far I've gone a few times a week. I havent really lost any weight but I'm feeling a bit better and I'm not as sore the next day as I was when I first started. However, I really want to up the exercise and think that 5ks are the way to do it. I still really want to get to the point that I can run one. I mentioned it last year and didnt really do it. But this year I'm hoping to change that. I signed up for one May 7th and there is another one in August or September in Galveston, running on the beach, that I want to do. So that's just two but I also found a free training group that meets on Mondays and Wednesday not too far from me that I might check out. That way I can get a little training in before I actually do too many 5ks. Maybe the next one I can jog or something...

I did 4 5k's last year that I can remember. The Susan G Komen, Rahr Oktoberfest, Turkey Trot and Believe 2010 in McKinney. This Saturday is a Chuy's 5k... mmmm mexican food... I mean, yay running!!!

Wish me luck. It's been a while. :/