The long weekend fled as quickly as it came. Isn't it amazing how long the work week can seem and yet how short lived the weekend is even when you get an extra day? This has been one jam packed weekend but not without its moments that is for sure.
Our house went on the market Friday evening and since then we have had 6 showings and 1 preview. I am keeping my fingers crossed that one of those showings turns into an offer! I really want the stress of selling off my back so the sooner I can have peace of mind on the sale of the house going without a hitch the better. I would much rather have no place to live between now and October than for my house to just sit on the market. Here is to positive thinking :)
Saturday MH came up and spend the night. We took her to see the new house while she was here. She seemed to like it. Although most of the time it is hard to get a real read on her. I hardly slept Saturday and finally decided to just roll out of bed at 7am and found a note sitting on the counter she left letting us know that she couldn't sleep and so she headed home early. Nice huh? Her other plans had fallen through for Sunday so there lies the truth for you...
Sunday we headed out to J'ville to take Joxer to Richard's. They are going to watch him for us in the interim which is such a relief because paying for 5 animals to be boarded is already breaking the bank. Thank goodness him and Linda were okay with taking him for us. He seemed happy to be there. He has their old dog to keep him company. They seem to get along well most of the time. While in J'ville we got to visit with Courtnee which is always nice. We don't get to see her as often as we like. That 17 yr old niece of mine just makes me laugh. She is such a goober. She spent the night with us at Lara's dad's and got to share a twin bed with me. Ha...now that was something to see :) She wants to come up in the summer, as always, but the house selling kind of puts a kink in that. Hopefully we will get something worked out. Boy, I have to say though...as much as people wish they were young again...I don't ever wish to relive teenage years, hell to the no...just sayin' :)
While we were in J'ville Cristian wanted to visit his uncle Gatner's grave. It is so funny the way he feels so connected to an uncle that he never got to meet. Courtnee was only a couple years old when Gatner died. It is sad that she never got to know her dad. I know that he would be so proud of her if he could see her now. Before Cristian ever saw a picture of Lara's brother he knew who he was. He told Lara one day all about a conversation he had with his uncle Gatner and described him from head to toe, quite accurately I must say. Then one day when he was about 3 we were at MH's and Cristian picked up a picture of a little boy and said that's uncle Gatner. He talks more about Gatner than any living relative - almost daily. He will tell you things like his favorite color or number and other things and it is just so odd! He has been wanting to go visit his grave site and so Lara, her dad, and Courtnee headed out there to visit. Cristian wrote him a letter that said: "Dear uncle Gatner - We miss you. We hope you are having a good day in heaven. We love you very much. Love Cristian." He made everyone in the house sign his letter! LOL! He is too cute. At the grave Richard got the biggest kick out of Cristian. Cristian asked where Gatner was and they showed him the grave site. Then Richard started digging a hole to place the vase of flowers in it and Cristian completely mortified said: "POPS! Are you DIGGING him up?" Ah...the innocence of children. He buried his letter there with the flowers too.
I would have liked to go with them but I just couldn't bring myself to. Sadly, I never met Gatner. He was killed a year and a half before Lara and I met. I just have this thing with cemeteries. It is so unsettling to me. I just don't like being in one. The last time I was at a cemetery was when we buried someone very close to me and I wanted to just crawl out of my skin being there. I know, that probably sounds ridiculous but it is just how it is for me. There is nothing more unsettling to me than being in a place like that...nothing. I will never be buried...when I die I am going to be cremated and I want people to throw a party. I would much rather people celebrate the life I lived than mourn the life I will no longer have. It is what you did in your life that makes you the person you were - those are the things that matter...not what you will no longer have the opportunity to do.
On a lighter note - I have no idea how but I have managed to drop 6 pounds since the last time I weighed myself after personal training ended. I have not been eating well because with getting the house ready and now having showings we have been eating out more than usual. Needless to say my eating has been way too high in carbs and way too low in veggies. Aside from working my butt off in this house I haven't officially exercised. Getting a good night's sleep is also supposed to be essential to weight loss and so I can safely say that my 1 - 2 hours of sleep a night for weeks wouldn't qualify me for that one either. So - no idea what magic formula has helped me lose 6 pounds but I won't complain. :) I think I am going to look into the Koko Fit Club that is opening in June though. I need to get myself back into a healthy regimen. It's just depressing to feel this overweight all the time. I can't even stand the sight of myself in a mirror. I look at myself and all I see is ugliness staring back at me...I need to work on loving myself a little more..yeah I know.
Yesterday we took a break from busy life and took Cristian to see Kung Fu Panda 2. It was super cute. We had tickets to see the prescreening for free but couldn't make it so he has been patiently waiting for us to take him. I am glad we went. Hanging out with my 2 favorite people in the world with some popcorn isn't a bad way to spend a day. :)
Cheers,
M E
Our house went on the market Friday evening and since then we have had 6 showings and 1 preview. I am keeping my fingers crossed that one of those showings turns into an offer! I really want the stress of selling off my back so the sooner I can have peace of mind on the sale of the house going without a hitch the better. I would much rather have no place to live between now and October than for my house to just sit on the market. Here is to positive thinking :)
Saturday MH came up and spend the night. We took her to see the new house while she was here. She seemed to like it. Although most of the time it is hard to get a real read on her. I hardly slept Saturday and finally decided to just roll out of bed at 7am and found a note sitting on the counter she left letting us know that she couldn't sleep and so she headed home early. Nice huh? Her other plans had fallen through for Sunday so there lies the truth for you...
Sunday we headed out to J'ville to take Joxer to Richard's. They are going to watch him for us in the interim which is such a relief because paying for 5 animals to be boarded is already breaking the bank. Thank goodness him and Linda were okay with taking him for us. He seemed happy to be there. He has their old dog to keep him company. They seem to get along well most of the time. While in J'ville we got to visit with Courtnee which is always nice. We don't get to see her as often as we like. That 17 yr old niece of mine just makes me laugh. She is such a goober. She spent the night with us at Lara's dad's and got to share a twin bed with me. Ha...now that was something to see :) She wants to come up in the summer, as always, but the house selling kind of puts a kink in that. Hopefully we will get something worked out. Boy, I have to say though...as much as people wish they were young again...I don't ever wish to relive teenage years, hell to the no...just sayin' :)
While we were in J'ville Cristian wanted to visit his uncle Gatner's grave. It is so funny the way he feels so connected to an uncle that he never got to meet. Courtnee was only a couple years old when Gatner died. It is sad that she never got to know her dad. I know that he would be so proud of her if he could see her now. Before Cristian ever saw a picture of Lara's brother he knew who he was. He told Lara one day all about a conversation he had with his uncle Gatner and described him from head to toe, quite accurately I must say. Then one day when he was about 3 we were at MH's and Cristian picked up a picture of a little boy and said that's uncle Gatner. He talks more about Gatner than any living relative - almost daily. He will tell you things like his favorite color or number and other things and it is just so odd! He has been wanting to go visit his grave site and so Lara, her dad, and Courtnee headed out there to visit. Cristian wrote him a letter that said: "Dear uncle Gatner - We miss you. We hope you are having a good day in heaven. We love you very much. Love Cristian." He made everyone in the house sign his letter! LOL! He is too cute. At the grave Richard got the biggest kick out of Cristian. Cristian asked where Gatner was and they showed him the grave site. Then Richard started digging a hole to place the vase of flowers in it and Cristian completely mortified said: "POPS! Are you DIGGING him up?" Ah...the innocence of children. He buried his letter there with the flowers too.
I would have liked to go with them but I just couldn't bring myself to. Sadly, I never met Gatner. He was killed a year and a half before Lara and I met. I just have this thing with cemeteries. It is so unsettling to me. I just don't like being in one. The last time I was at a cemetery was when we buried someone very close to me and I wanted to just crawl out of my skin being there. I know, that probably sounds ridiculous but it is just how it is for me. There is nothing more unsettling to me than being in a place like that...nothing. I will never be buried...when I die I am going to be cremated and I want people to throw a party. I would much rather people celebrate the life I lived than mourn the life I will no longer have. It is what you did in your life that makes you the person you were - those are the things that matter...not what you will no longer have the opportunity to do.
On a lighter note - I have no idea how but I have managed to drop 6 pounds since the last time I weighed myself after personal training ended. I have not been eating well because with getting the house ready and now having showings we have been eating out more than usual. Needless to say my eating has been way too high in carbs and way too low in veggies. Aside from working my butt off in this house I haven't officially exercised. Getting a good night's sleep is also supposed to be essential to weight loss and so I can safely say that my 1 - 2 hours of sleep a night for weeks wouldn't qualify me for that one either. So - no idea what magic formula has helped me lose 6 pounds but I won't complain. :) I think I am going to look into the Koko Fit Club that is opening in June though. I need to get myself back into a healthy regimen. It's just depressing to feel this overweight all the time. I can't even stand the sight of myself in a mirror. I look at myself and all I see is ugliness staring back at me...I need to work on loving myself a little more..yeah I know.
Yesterday we took a break from busy life and took Cristian to see Kung Fu Panda 2. It was super cute. We had tickets to see the prescreening for free but couldn't make it so he has been patiently waiting for us to take him. I am glad we went. Hanging out with my 2 favorite people in the world with some popcorn isn't a bad way to spend a day. :)
Cheers,
M E
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