This gave me goosebumps!

What a great video - it was sent to me by my friend Amanda who I went to junior high school with.

Would you take him up on the offer?

Something to look forward to!

Well, I'm officially ecstatic... Foxy and I booked our vacation for next year and I CAN'T WAIT!!! We're going to be taking another cruise, this time to the southern Caribbean and it's a 12 day long one instead of a 7 day.

Here is the map of the ports of call!

We go to St. Maarten, Antigua, Dominica, Barbados, St. Kitts, St. Thomas, and Puerto Rico! I can't wait to set sail, but I'm going to have to wait a bit as we don't leave until February, 2008 - but if there ever was incentive to actually get in better shape, I'd say this is it! :-)

Wow

Forget working crazy hours and days - I want to be like my little brother when I grow up - he made $220 for calling a square dance this past weekend! I think that was only like 2 hours of work, max. Isn't that crazy? Who would have thought that it'd pay that well? Way to go little dude!

A letter to myself...

Dear Me,

I just wanted to remind you of your better days - you know what I'm talking about - those better, thinner, healthier days. What have you been thinking, letting yourself go? Go to your closet and pull out that dress you wore to your high school graduation if you want a reminder - yep, that dress was a size 6. A 6!!! What happened to those cute, short skirts you used to wear? Ah yes, I know - it's called cellulite and there isn't anyone who wants to see it.

So what are you going to do for yourself? You do notice that I'm writing this for all the world to see - maybe it will instill some accountability on your part. I'm not saying you should become a shut in, but for heaven's sakes woman, take better care of yourself! Drink more water and less coffee. Sleep more! Learn how to say no! Get off your butt and do some exercise, even when you absolutely hate the thought of it... Eat better too - it's more expensive, but in the long run, it'll end up costing you less!

You've only got one body and I have to say I'm getting mighty depressed looking at it in the mirror in the condition you've allowed it to degenerate to. It's going to take time and hard work, I'm not going to lie to you, you're going to want to quit and say it's not worth it, but you'll do it because you know I'm right and it'd be nice to fit into single digit clothing again. I'm not trying to be harsh with you - I'm just trying to open your eyes!

Love,
Me

Yes, I dare say bitten...

Well, it seems that my earlier good-natured gloating about the great weather we had here in Ontario at the beginning of the winter has, predictably, come back to bite me squarely in the ass. We had a lovely combination of snow, sleet, ice pellets and freezing rain last night that amounted to an interesting morning commute. I've attached a couple of pictures for your enjoyment, particularly if you don't live in Ontario...





Even I have to admit that freezing rain really does make the trees look pretty...