Why NOT to go to the grocery store buzzed...

The bf and I decided to grab some margaritas at Chilis while we were out running errands this afternoon. We only had the grocery shopping left, so why not?

It was buy one, get one free so I enjoyed myself a couple margaritas. Then we headed off to the grocery store. Usually the margaritas aren't that strong...but I guess these ones were! I had a pretty rocking buzz going on! (Don't worry, Tom was driving! :P)

And this is why you shouldn't go to the grocery store with a buzz...
1- I circled the egg nog sample area three times like a crazy lady so I could have 3 samples of egg nog!
2- I dug thru all the packages of paper towels trying to find the ones with the "cool" pattern. Then I cussed about the "shitty paper towels" when none of the patterns met my standards.
3- I have a lot of new lean cuisines flavors I never would have gotten normally because I tend to avoid some of their meats because they taste fake. But with a buzz? Rubber meat apparently looks delicious.

At least we had fun?! Haha!

FRIDAY the 13th

Happy Friday the 13th! I don't believe today is "unlucky" but it does seem like the patients at work get a tad bit crazy(er?) on this day...(I just noticed this is my 100th post!! Woohoo! 100 posts on Friday the 13th?! I think that is actually LUCKY.) :)

Anyway, I am feeling much better than I was on Wednesday & Thursday. Yay! Plus it's Friday, so what's not to love?! After work tonight we are going to a 30th birthday party/housewarming for one of our friends. A ton of our friends all bought their first houses this year so it's exciting to finally check out their place! And P.S. I still find it weird that a few of my friends are already in their 30's...that just seemed so old?! I can't believe in 2 years I will be dating (married?) to a guy who is in his 30's! I guess what that really means is 1- 30 isn't as old as it seemed when I was 18 and 2- I must be getting older myself. I choose to forget the latter...

Moving on, today is the official weigh-in day. Thankfully, the scale was a little nicer to me today. Still a gain, but considering it's TOM, I'm not worried. I've been doing this long enough to know a 1lb gain this week of the month isn't anything I need to worry about.

Nov 6: -2

Nov 13: +1

Overall Total: -1

Remember, I need to lose 10 pounds to hit my goal weight and to host my giveaway. (9 more to go!) I have a feeling next week will show an awesome number. I can feel it! :)

TMI Thursday

I've never written a TMI Thursday post before. But today is PERFECT timing!

Let me start by saying I hate being a woman sometimes. Don't get me wrong, I love high heels, lipstick, and mascara. But periods, cramps, & bloating? I can live without those! My cycle is not regular at all. It never has been. I'm even on birth control (even tried different types!) and it STILL comes whenever it flipping wants. It's kind of annoying because I can never know when aunt Flow will come to town.

She came a week early, showing up yesterday. I had the worst cramps I've had in a LONG time. I haven't had cramps this bad since I was 14 or so? I was doubled over at my desk in pain. It hurt so much it took my breath away at times! I took 4 advil in order to dull the pain somewhat. It has also been about 5x heavier than normal. I feel like I'm back in 8th grade and I have to run to the bathroom every hour to keep things under control! This is NOT normal and I have no idea why it's so heavy and so painful! It was so bad this morning I thought I might have to go to the doctor because I was bleeding so much so fast! It's a little better now...but my gosh! I thought this is why I went on birth control (other than the obvious reason!) why does my body still think it can do whatever the hell it wants all the time?! It also worries me about my fertility. I know I've said I'm nervous it will be hard for me to get pregnant because when I'm not on birth control, I can go months without a period and then when I do get one, it will be hell like this month. And now I'm even on birth control and it's STILL irregular! I've tried different types and nothing totally works, the one I'm on now seems to be the best I've tried...

Anyway, I wish my bf would feel the cramps I was having yesterday. They just have no clue how bad they can get! :(

Also, I know I wasn't supposed to weigh-in until tomorrow, but I cheated and looked today. It showed I gained those 2 pounds back that I lost last week. I KNOW that's not "real." considering what my body is dealing with right now...but it still sucked to see that number back. I wasn't as strict with my calories this week as I could have been, but I still counted calories and worked out 4 days this week. There is no way the scale should have showed a 2lb gain! (other than stupid, flipping, Aunt F!) Sigh. I better have a great number next week!

Wordless Wednesday

Puppy Kisses

Honest Scrap

Nicole left me this great award! Thanks!!! :)

10 Random things about me:

1- I love anything peppermint. Lotion, candy, candles, anything! It's my favorite smell in the world!

2- I don't do dishes. Period. This is the bf's job.

3- I love trying new recipes and "experiment" in the kitchen!

4- I order all sandwiches/salads with the sauce/dressing on the side.

5- I don't believe in soul mates

6- I am very stubborn

7- I am 24 and still don't know what I want to be when I grow up.

8- I would love to be a stay-at-home-mom but I like having my own money. So I'm hoping to drop down to part time work when I have children.

9- My dogs are flipping spoiled. Sickly spoiled. I always HATED the girls who had their stupid little dogs and treated them like children. I am now one of these girls! Sigh...

10- Sometimes I think I spoil my animals because my hormones have kicked into high gear and I'm substituting them for the real babies I don't have yet. Ha!

Emma

I was up early on Saturday morning because I was so excited to go pick up our little puppy!! It was a long drive (2 hours) But so worth it! (I couldn't find any yorkie-poodles close to home under $500...And she was only $350 but we had to drive to pick her up. )

Anyway, she is about 1.6lbs at 9 weeks old-- and such a little lover! You can tell she was spoiled already because she loves to be held! I'm in love! We think we will name her Emma. :)

Rex is excited to have another dog in the house, but he is too big/rough to play with her yet. He is such a small dog himself (7lbs) that he's never had another dog he had to be gentle with! He doesn't understand that he hurts her. He's also slightly jealous and never left my side all weekend. But all on all everyone is adjusting very well! She is starting to get braver and wants to roam around the house instead of just being held all day.

I feel slightly guilty that I think I will give Emma more attention than Rex. He is more of an active dog who loves to play, chew, and chase around. Emma (so far) loves nothing more than to be a total lap dog and cuddle with me. Who knows, she's still so young that once she's bigger and can keep up with Rex she might be a little wild thing too. Ha!

I can't wait to get home to this face...

TGIF!

So I didn't make it very long on the no-scale thing. I cheated this morning. but good news, since Monday I've lost 2 of the 5 lbs I gained last week. I'm back on the right track! :) I will plan to weigh-in again next Friday.

My dog also loves other dogs. It's crazy. He can't get enough of them! Sometimes he gets himself in trouble when he's on walks because not every dog in the world is as friendly as he is... Haha. We have also been having some separation anxiety issues with him when we are at work. So.....

We decided to get another dog! (Only for Rex, of course!) :)

We have been looking all week. Going to the shelter, checking the paper, etc. Every time we saw a dog at the shelter we liked, they were gone before we got there. I also e-mailed about a rescue dog, and never heard anything back. Finally I found the perfect little girl puppy in the paper. I called this morning and she was still available! I said we would take her for sure. And we now have a meeting to get her tomorrow at 1pm! The only bad thing is, we have to drive 2 hours to pick her up... And I have to take Tom out to dinner tonight because of it. (I had to bribe him to drive, Haha.) But we will have the sweet little puppy tomorrow afternoon! (Again, she's to keep Rex company all day...Also maybe because I have always wanted a little girl yorkie-poodle!)

here is the picture of her they had in the online version of the paper!
(She doesn't have a name yet...)