Busy Busy

Today was pretty jam packed. I went with a few friends to the Songkarn Festival 2011 at Wat Mongjolrata Temple, the festival celebrates the Thai New Year. It was very fun and ther was a lot of really good (but exceedingly spicy) foor. Also, some very weird food.
Then a trip to Wiregrass for continued errands and the grocery store. Now I'm working on finishing up my laundry. Back to the daily grind tomorrow.
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A Mostly Successful Day

BFFMandy and I ran errands I got around to our regular hijinks today. It was a good day, here's the break down:
Dress Shopping: I don't think I've mentioned that one of my work friends is getting married two weeks from today. I'm looking for a pretty party dress (it's cocktail-esque attire). We went to Nordstrom Rack where I had a dress for about five minutes. It was pretty; purple-y and sort of Grecian inspired, but it was too big so I guess that's a plus. I'm still sans party dress.
Whole Foods: Anytime I get to go to Whole Foods I consider it a success. I also consider it a success that I did nearly a weeks worth of grocery shopping (I still have some processed food buying to do) and I spent waay less than I anticipated.
Painting with a Twist: Super Fun Times! The painting is really pretty, but it was hard to follow the instructor tonight. I was pretty much 15 steps behind the whooole time, but the owners were really nice and let BFFMandy and I stay the extra little bit I needed to get finished.
Yogurtology: Trying out a new Froyo place. It was pretty good. I had Red Velvet and Chocolate Frosty, both were excellent.
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Dancing the Night Away...

Tonight was Girls Night Out. We went to Byblos Cafe for dinner (The food was an A-, the service was a D). Then we went gallivanting in South Tampa. We stopped in at MacDinton's to grab drinks, then went to the Dubliner for a hot minute, then wound up the night at Drynk which was fun and clubby then rowdy and over the top.

SideNote: I know this is going to post as 4/9, but I'm considering it my post for 4/8 beacause I haven't been to sleep yet.
Goodnight
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Things I love Thursday

Running was an epic fail tonight. It was my first try running outside and it didn't go well; I was having some pain in my arch/ankle before I even left the house and by the time I finished my "warm-up" walk I was starting to hurt in my knee, hip, and hamstring as well. I definitely need stick with the gym for a while longer before I attempt outside. The treadmill (as much as I hate it) keeps me honest and keeps me from giving up when the running gets difficult or I get winded. On a positive note, I was able to walk all 3.1 miles and I didn't keel over or die. so Yay me!
Here are some of the things I'm loving this week:

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For a person who doesn't like eggs very much, I'm really like egg-cessories lately. I'm sorry, I couldn't leave the lame pun alone. Anyway, how seriously cute is this egg holder? My refrigerator is definitely not organized enough to have something like this without all the eggs getting broken, but I can always dream that I'll have a fridge like Giada or Bobby Flay.

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I sort of have this fascination with office supplies. I was that weird kid who loved shopping for back-to-school supplies. I think this stapler is AWESOME. It's fun and kitschy and quirky, I adore it.

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It's Disney, but not. Mostly I just think it would be a cute decoration for Halloween.

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How much fun is this calendar? It's Legos people! Legos! Probably not real actual Lego-Brand Legos, but still super cute and fun.
Hope y'all are having a good week. Happy Friday Eve!
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Weight Watchers Day

Starting Weight: 247.4
Last Week: 233.4
This Week: 231.2

Y'all already know I'm a lazy blogger. I actually weighed in on Monday. I'm down 2.2 pounds this week! I feel like I'm getting better at living on WW. I'm having less trouble going out to eat and planning my meals is getting a lot easier. I'm also having some moderate success with C25K; as in I don't absolutely hate it just pretty much. I also tried out rock climbing this week and it was super fun.
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Falling Asleep

I'm writing this with my eyes half open. Tonight was indoor rock climbing; it was incredibly fun and difficult. And now I can barely keep my eyes open.

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My head feels like it's about to effing split open. On the bright side, I finished Water for Elephants today.

Easy Like Sunday Morning

I am officially counting today as a success. Despite the fact that I'm feeling sort of under the weather, I managed to get my errands done, plan this weeks menu, make Baked Oatmeal version 2, and make pancakes for dinner (I love breakfast for dinner!). Now I'm doing laundry and waiting for the Chopped Champions: Grand Finale. You always knew I was a whirlwind of mystery and excitement...right?

Adventures in Baking

I feel like I've been baking more than usual lately. I'm pretty sure it's partly due to stress and partly due to my innate need to feed people. I figured rather than a recipe tonight I'd tell y'all what's coming up soon:
1. Irish Carbomb Cupcake. Oh my God, y'all. These were so good. A triple dose of alcohol, some chocolate, and birthday candles.
2. Irish Soda Bread. (Are we sensing that I'm very behind?) The traditional recipe from my Mom.
3. Pistachio Cake. See that post here.
4. Banana Cupcakes w/ Peanut Butter Buttercream. Double Fail, not good.
5. Baked Oatmeal. Still tweaking the recipe, hopefully by the time I get around to posting this one it will be both super tasty and WW friendly.

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April Fool's!

I don't actually have a hoke or a prank, but I hope everyone had a good Friday!
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