It's funny how being engaged can become all-encompasing. Not that I mind at all; in fact, it's pretty cool. Sometimes I catch myself looking at M and thinking "wow...I am going to be mrs. M for the rest of my life." Then my breath gets caught in my chest and I sigh and do a bunch of other girly stuff. Last night I made M practice introducing me as ( Read more... )

Apparently, the fact that I am not wearing my engagement ring (it's being sized) is grounds for gossip. It's pretty funny, if you ask me. Last night, while I was teaching a nutrition class, several gym members noticed my missing bling. Being the concerned (gossip-mongering) women they are, they began to ask my employees if "everything is okay?" I ( Read more... )

Although I have been in the funk of all funks lately, I am a little more than a little excited about some news I got this morning ( Read more... )

Here is a blurry, poorly-lit picture of the ring:


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If you were to look at my right hand, specifically towards my ring finger, you would find the shiniest, most blingiest, most amazingly designed-for-me, gorgeous ring ( Read more... )

My much needed vacation seems to be coming up, without much planning on my part. Sometime before August is over I'll be in DC, which is far from my favorite place, but I'll be with one of my favorite people. Plus and minus, I suppose ( Read more... )

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I used to be quite the drinker. Used to beDay two of waking up in the throes of alcohol withdrawal, best exemplified by unquenchable thirst and the lack of firing in the synapses that regulate thought. Also, every move requires the recalibration of internal functions ( Read more... )

It's amazing to me how exercise can turn me around. After a less-than-sparkling day, I needed to let myself calm down. I needed to release all the bad and feel sweaty and strong and capable ( Read more... )

I'm not one for weekend updates. I put them on par with the whole "+/- lists", of which I am also not a fan. However, I'm also a lazy hypocrite ( Read more... )