Well sort of anyhow. Here in OK they are more like "Ice" days. I seriously need more Mondays like today -- we got released from work at 1130 and then my evening college class was canceled too...um Yayyyyyy! Who could ask for more? Not me! :-)
On a not so fabulous note, Oklahomans do NOT know how to drive in this weather. I'm no expert by any means but when some idiot blows by me going 60mph in this stuff I just shake my head. He'll be the guy rear-ending some innocent family who was driving appropriately. I was sliding all over the place and I was driving 25mph. There will be two things that I most definitely will not miss when I leave this place....the drivers and the friekin WIND. OK should rename themselves as "The Windy State" because it's windy as hell here!
Monday, January 26, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Back to School!
It was my first week back to school....I was initially quite excited. Maybe I should rephrase -- who loves to study (not me!) -- I was ready to get the show on the road though. The sooner the semester started, the closer I would be to my degree. I've only attended two classes since school started on Tues, 20 Jan and one of my classes is a Monday only class....I'll find out all the fun stuff on that one on Monday.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays I have a Calculus (II) for Business Class and an Understanding Music class as well. I knew in advance that the Calc class was going to require a LOT of my attention. By no means am I an idiot in Math, I got As in both Algebra and Calc I, but I also know that I don't have a photographic memory and it requires lots of studying. Okay, I can live with that! After chatting with a friend who also got her degree from OU, I was looking forward to the ease of my Understanding Music class. It was an elective so I figured "How hard can it be?" Okay....well maybe you should scope out the professor before you sign up for the class. My professor is a PhD student and since she has to do tons of work for her dissertation, she thinks us undergrads need to do it too. Seriously, I have to attend 3 classical concerts and write papers on them.....*sigh*....I can't drop the class since it was the only one that fit into my schedule with work. I'll suck it up and do it but so much for the easy peasy class. I really shouldn't complain, it could be so much worse.....I could be working full time and a full time student....oh wait....never mind! LOL!
On a different note, wedding planning is coming along just fine. David and I were in a bit of a pickle about finding an officiant. We're getting married in MS, but don't know any pastors since neither of us are very religious and we don't live in MS. David's uncle has an old friend who is a retired minister who said he would be happy to do it! Yayy! We found our cake folks -- you can check her out here. We asked them to send samples and they sent us 3 six inch, two layer cakes in the flavors we selected! We just about died they were so good! I don't know that it was very diet friendly.....aaaah well....can't do it all right, can we? And we've found our musicians -- rather than hire a band/DJ -- we decided to go with a String Duet -- they will do all ceremony music and will be at the reception for 3 hours. We're happy....most things are wrapped up....we drive home on spring break to finalize items, menus, seating and get our engagement photos done. We'll post those on here (and send to family) since we opted to purchase the rights to the photos from our photographer. You can check our photographer here
We simply love her!
On Tuesdays and Thursdays I have a Calculus (II) for Business Class and an Understanding Music class as well. I knew in advance that the Calc class was going to require a LOT of my attention. By no means am I an idiot in Math, I got As in both Algebra and Calc I, but I also know that I don't have a photographic memory and it requires lots of studying. Okay, I can live with that! After chatting with a friend who also got her degree from OU, I was looking forward to the ease of my Understanding Music class. It was an elective so I figured "How hard can it be?" Okay....well maybe you should scope out the professor before you sign up for the class. My professor is a PhD student and since she has to do tons of work for her dissertation, she thinks us undergrads need to do it too. Seriously, I have to attend 3 classical concerts and write papers on them.....*sigh*....I can't drop the class since it was the only one that fit into my schedule with work. I'll suck it up and do it but so much for the easy peasy class. I really shouldn't complain, it could be so much worse.....I could be working full time and a full time student....oh wait....never mind! LOL!
On a different note, wedding planning is coming along just fine. David and I were in a bit of a pickle about finding an officiant. We're getting married in MS, but don't know any pastors since neither of us are very religious and we don't live in MS. David's uncle has an old friend who is a retired minister who said he would be happy to do it! Yayy! We found our cake folks -- you can check her out here. We asked them to send samples and they sent us 3 six inch, two layer cakes in the flavors we selected! We just about died they were so good! I don't know that it was very diet friendly.....aaaah well....can't do it all right, can we? And we've found our musicians -- rather than hire a band/DJ -- we decided to go with a String Duet -- they will do all ceremony music and will be at the reception for 3 hours. We're happy....most things are wrapped up....we drive home on spring break to finalize items, menus, seating and get our engagement photos done. We'll post those on here (and send to family) since we opted to purchase the rights to the photos from our photographer. You can check our photographer here
We simply love her!
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Weight Watchers What?!
I started my New Year's with the devout resolution of losing weight. I decided to go with Weight Watcher's since I had heard that people had so much success with it -- I didn't want something faddish (Atkins, South Beach, etc). I love bread too much to give up carbs. I would truly never EVER do a diet if it told me I had to give up carbs for more than about a day. I just can't do it....or maybe it's just I won't do it...hehe.
Anyhow, I started WW about two weeks ago and lost 1.5 lbs my first week. I wasn't as faithful about tracking points as I should have. I told myself that I was busy but that I would do better the following week (right!). So I start week two and don't seem to be doing any better. I didn't opt to attend meetings because there is just something about sitting around with a bunch of folks who want to lose weight that freaks me out of a little bit. It makes me want to start singing "Kumbayah my Lord..." or something fantastic like that. A few days ago I decided to stop procrastinating (and I'm the QUEEN!) and truly start tracking my points......what I found completely turned me OFF from WW. WW told me when I signed up that I could eat 21 pts a day worth of food to get to my goal weight.
On Day 1 of truly tracking my food here is what I ate from Breakfast through Lunch:
Breakfast: Nature Valley Sweet & Salty Granola Bar - Peanut, 2
Snack: Special K Snack Bar
Lunch: Turkey Burger w/ slice of onion, 2/3 piece of cheese, 1 tsp (yes a tsp!) of low fat mayo
1 serving of Baked Lays (plain variety) on an onion bun
After inputting all of this into the WW database (it calculates pts for you based on specific brands/items), it told me that I had used 20.5 pts. Ummmmmm.....whhhhaaaaaaat?! I thought that cannot be possible -- it wasn't like I went to Wendy's and got a hamburger......I ate a damn turkey burger for crying out loud!! I thought well maybe I put something in wrong so I went back to double check what I had input -- I didn't make a mistake. They say I really used 20.5 pts. So I thought, well this isn't going to work and thought maybe I needed to calculate calories as opposed to points. I calculate the calories for the above two meals (breakfast & lunch) and I had consumed 967 calories. WW cannot really say that it is safe or healthy to consume 967 calories a day to lose weight. I went to several other websites to see what my caloric intake should be with a moderate level of activity (I exercise 3-5 days a week depending on how late I'm at work) and it said I needed 2100 calories a day to MAINTAIN my current weight (155lbs). They said to lose weight I should cut calories to approximately 1500 per day (w/ maintaining my current activity level). Now THAT'S more like it!!
I joined www.my-calorie-counter.com -- it was FREE (yay!) and you can input entire recipes and it will tell you total calories, fat content, sugar, protein, etc etc. You just don't realize how many calories you unknowingly eat everyday --- I've tracked my calories for the last 3 days (like a Nazi...lol) and have done amazingly well at keeping my fat content low and calories just under 1500 per day. Bye Bye WW, Hello Calorie Counting!!
P.S. No hatemail from WW fans please, to each his own for diet remedies....I just prefer not to starve!
Anyhow, I started WW about two weeks ago and lost 1.5 lbs my first week. I wasn't as faithful about tracking points as I should have. I told myself that I was busy but that I would do better the following week (right!). So I start week two and don't seem to be doing any better. I didn't opt to attend meetings because there is just something about sitting around with a bunch of folks who want to lose weight that freaks me out of a little bit. It makes me want to start singing "Kumbayah my Lord..." or something fantastic like that. A few days ago I decided to stop procrastinating (and I'm the QUEEN!) and truly start tracking my points......what I found completely turned me OFF from WW. WW told me when I signed up that I could eat 21 pts a day worth of food to get to my goal weight.
On Day 1 of truly tracking my food here is what I ate from Breakfast through Lunch:
Breakfast: Nature Valley Sweet & Salty Granola Bar - Peanut, 2
Snack: Special K Snack Bar
Lunch: Turkey Burger w/ slice of onion, 2/3 piece of cheese, 1 tsp (yes a tsp!) of low fat mayo
1 serving of Baked Lays (plain variety) on an onion bun
After inputting all of this into the WW database (it calculates pts for you based on specific brands/items), it told me that I had used 20.5 pts. Ummmmmm.....whhhhaaaaaaat?! I thought that cannot be possible -- it wasn't like I went to Wendy's and got a hamburger......I ate a damn turkey burger for crying out loud!! I thought well maybe I put something in wrong so I went back to double check what I had input -- I didn't make a mistake. They say I really used 20.5 pts. So I thought, well this isn't going to work and thought maybe I needed to calculate calories as opposed to points. I calculate the calories for the above two meals (breakfast & lunch) and I had consumed 967 calories. WW cannot really say that it is safe or healthy to consume 967 calories a day to lose weight. I went to several other websites to see what my caloric intake should be with a moderate level of activity (I exercise 3-5 days a week depending on how late I'm at work) and it said I needed 2100 calories a day to MAINTAIN my current weight (155lbs). They said to lose weight I should cut calories to approximately 1500 per day (w/ maintaining my current activity level). Now THAT'S more like it!!
I joined www.my-calorie-counter.com -- it was FREE (yay!) and you can input entire recipes and it will tell you total calories, fat content, sugar, protein, etc etc. You just don't realize how many calories you unknowingly eat everyday --- I've tracked my calories for the last 3 days (like a Nazi...lol) and have done amazingly well at keeping my fat content low and calories just under 1500 per day. Bye Bye WW, Hello Calorie Counting!!
P.S. No hatemail from WW fans please, to each his own for diet remedies....I just prefer not to starve!
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
OU and parking crap!
As most of you know -- I start the last leg of my work towards my Bachelors degree in a couple of weeks. There's nothing I enjoy more than working full time and having a full load (13 hours) of college too. Who needs a life anyway, right? I have mixed feelings about it all really. I'm so ready for it to be over -- trudge through the 18 months and just get it out of the way, but on the other hand I think....18 months is a long time to do nothing besides study, work a full time job, oh and did I mention study?!
I had to go down to the campus today to finalize paperwork, get another lovely ID to tote around (I think I'm up to 5 now between military ID, student IDs and license...sheesh!) I also had to get a parking permit. I just about choked when he said it was $97.....$97 frieking dollars for a parking permit for every frieking semester?! I sure miss the junior college that I attended....parking was $5. That is DEFINITELY more my speed..ha! But what is even more ridiculous to me....is the reserved parking. I will pay $97 (per semester) and have to spend 30 minutes a day looking for a parking spot that's probably 2 miles from my closest class. If you're crazy enough, you can pay $889 for a reserved parking spot for the year. Um.....HELL NO I'm not spending that kind of money.....FOR A PARKING SPOT?! You have got to be kidding me!
Oh well...that's my rant for today...$100 parking permits....what an exciting life I lead right?
I had to go down to the campus today to finalize paperwork, get another lovely ID to tote around (I think I'm up to 5 now between military ID, student IDs and license...sheesh!) I also had to get a parking permit. I just about choked when he said it was $97.....$97 frieking dollars for a parking permit for every frieking semester?! I sure miss the junior college that I attended....parking was $5. That is DEFINITELY more my speed..ha! But what is even more ridiculous to me....is the reserved parking. I will pay $97 (per semester) and have to spend 30 minutes a day looking for a parking spot that's probably 2 miles from my closest class. If you're crazy enough, you can pay $889 for a reserved parking spot for the year. Um.....HELL NO I'm not spending that kind of money.....FOR A PARKING SPOT?! You have got to be kidding me!
Oh well...that's my rant for today...$100 parking permits....what an exciting life I lead right?
Thursday, January 1, 2009
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