Living on Coffee and Love

Okay okay. I've GOT to blog. Let's just talk about diets for a minute or 2, can we? I lost 12lbs on the cookie diet (now endorsed by ...you guessed it, snookie.) Anyways, it was really friggin hard. But worked. I just clicked on people.com to see the latest celebrity news. 1. Aerosmith and JLO are going to be idol judges. 2. Heidi and Spencer are getting divorced . 3. Drew Carrey has lost 80lbs since January. This is how he's doing it. NO carbs. Absolutely none. No crackers, no pizza, no corn, no beans, no starches of any kind. He has egg whites in the morning, greek yogurt, and cut fruit. For dinner, he has grilled chicken and steamed veggies. Furthermore, he only drinks water. NO soda,no tea, no COFFEE. Only water. I wonder how fast the weight would come off if I started this? I wonder how many people would put up with my biotchiness after a few days of zilch carbs. Shall we see??! And, I just bought that Georgia Pecan COFFEE from the fresh market!!! I think this is somet...

I took some wizbang pics this past week from our trip to Wilmington. Or, as we call it in our family, Wilmington-town. I'm a little annoyed that they didn't upload...I COMPLETELY blame my ancient blackberry. It's SO time for an iphone. My friends on FB are going to hate me after I get one, I'll be posting pics and videos and updates all the friggin time. I'm looking forward to it! So, Seth is FINALLY getting a top tooth. It's been bothering him and US for a few weeks now. It's his left front. So dang cute coming in. And WHITE :) I always say UP when I get him out of the crib and just recently he has started repeating me. It's precious. It's nice to hear him say something other than uh-oh for sure. I'm glad that he's progressing. He takes a few steps if holding onto something or trying to get to something. It's baby steps for sure, but I'm just really ready for him to start walking. Parker starts school on Sept. 7th. It's so hard ...

Oh how I wish I could blog for a living. I always seem to have something to babble on and on about. However, I'm HARDLY going to be able to do this with 4 followers (and 4 great and devoted followers you are!!) I read all these blogs with giveaways and moms that try things free if they review the product. I mean, come on now!! I have a nifty little netbook that I could carry around with me. Traveling, sipping my starbucks and blogging for the day and then living the life the rest of the time. What about the 4 years I spent in nursing school? Would I throw that all away to have a career as a fancy blogger? You bet your blogtails I would! So, it appears that uh-oh was Sethie's first word. His second word is Mocha. Only, it sounds like "coke-a" when he says it. Adorable, I know. We won't talk about how he doesn't say MAMA.  I mean, is Mocha really ALL that and some salt and peppa chips?! Obviously. She does have 2 more legs than I do.But still. Mom followers, yo...

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Well, SOMEbody finally got their little green bug! ME :0) And, like most VWs...she has a name. It's LIZZIE! I'm just loving her. She is a 5spd so she zips me here and there and everywhere. And, did I mention she's GREEN!!??? I'm so happy and thankful. Mostly, it'll be my work car. That way, Jay will have the baby mobile (element) at home incase he wants to do something during the day and won't be back in time for me to take the baby mobile to work. I've gotten on the newbeetle.org website and am quickly meeting other geeks who love their dubs as much as I do! I have to say that I wish it wasn't so darn hot around NC so that I could ride around with the windows down! But, right now I'm just rocking the AC. On the home front, Seth appears to be cutting another tooth (this makes his 3rd). It's a big front one on the top. I'm hoping it will be in soon because he just fusses and fusses. The only thing that makes him feel better is eating more ...

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So, we returned from Boca Raton early early in the morning Friday. For the first time in over 3 1/2 years I was able to soak my toes in the salty water, soak up a few sunbeams and inhale and EXHALE thankfully. Blissfully. It was so wonderful. The water was the bluest most clear thing...reminded me of my boys' eyes. What a treat to know and remember and cherish that in the stressful moments of my days and weeks and months, there are continuous waves forming and crashing and washing and cleansing and renewing. While I sat there, with my toes dainty and proper...I couldn't help but mutter a thank you to my personal inner God. To the thing that brought me all the good things in my life. To the power that moves me when I'm feeling part of the ocean. For, in those moments...I was renewed somehow. And, I KNEW it. I could feel it. And, oh that is why I love the ocean. It's ever-changing, ever waxing and waning. And, calm. God knew I needed it. And, so here I am at work. Surrou...

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Let's see, I think we were at 54. 54. I want to be a flight nurse--as days pass, I feel more and more like it's what I'm supposed to do. 55. I don't read the black and white "funnies" in the newspaper. I only read the colored ones. 56. Cookie cakes are my fave. MMMM. 57. I remember the days when Gap sold more than just black, white, and grey stuff 58. I wear jeans year round. 59. I'm a nail picker/biter. Oddly enough, when I'm the MOST stressed out, I don't do it. I'll go weeks/months at a time and they'll be perfect, beautiful, lovely...then .....the next day they look like doodoo. 60. That brings us to 60. Doodoo is one of my favorite words. I always feel better after saying it. 61. I prefer sugary stuff over salty stuff. 62. I haven't seen my father in over 2 years. 63. I'd rather work with a close-knit group of people all the time and know their craziness than to work with new people all the time. 64.I'm intimidat...

37. I'd love to learn how to play the guitar 38. I would have loved to have been an art teacher out in the boonies. 39. my dream house has a library in it. You know, the floor to ceiling type. Oh, and a big floor to ceiling window with heavy curtains on each side. 40.My favorite color is yellow but pink is a close 2nd 41.I don't understand people who drive slow in the fast lane. And, those people bother me 42. I love to read bumper stickers and try to figure out people's personalized plates 43. I think I should have grown up in the 70s- I love everything vintage 44. I hate having the tub separate from the shower...mostly because I love shower curtains. 45. I hate cooking but don't mind baking. 46.I'm horrible when it comes to cleaning out the fridge 47. french fries bring me to my knees. 48. I love the song "pill" by pink...for some reason, I feel like I can sing it with understanding and empathy. 49. I hated my 7th grade keyboarding teacher, s...

Let's see how many I can get through before having to get up to do something else...will finish the rest @ another time. PS--100 things about me...not to include my family. Just me. 1. My favorite lunch is a ham sandwich, on white bread, light mayo and ready for this? BBQ potato chips (smushed up in the sandwich) mmmm. 2. I prefer the beach to the mountains. 3.I want to jump out of an airplane. 4. Success to me will be the day I zip up my flight nurse suit for the first time. I hope my family is there to see it. 5. I like cars...all kinds. Right now, I'm hoping for a new body style Beetle. Fun color (no silver or navy here folks) But, also would love a jeep wrangler ( I think you haven't lived until you've parked one on the curb somewhere fancy) 6. I'm an organizational, sticky note, colored pen, highlighter kindof girl. 7. I have a hard time remembering how old I am. 8. I listen to my music WAY too loud on the way to work 9. I can never decide if I want...

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