Almost exactly THREE years ago these came into my life.
Yes, aren’t they beautiful? That would be the Nike Lunarglide+, a shoe who’s amazing construction was advertised to be equivalent to rocket science.
Three years. That’s how long I beat these babies into the submission. And yes, I do work out.
The result?
Yeah, ew. They are literally disintegrating. The cushioning that used to be there is now pounded down to nothing. The soles sanded down smooth. I was getting large blisters after every work out, it’s not pretty.
Doug, being the sweetheart he is, suggested that we splurge a little to get me some new shoes despite our semi-strict wedding budgeting…
and the result is…
Yayyyyy Nike Free Run+ 2′s!!!
(For those unfamiliar with Nike Free’s… the point is to get your foot to run as though you were barefoot. It’s much better for your body!)
A lovely 6-mile autumn run with my hunny and my puppy proved that these really are spectacular shoes. I’m a happy woman. It was a happy run.
See? Doug is overjoyed about my happy feet:
On another note… I got the crazy idea that I wanted to make my own lollipops for our wedding favor. This crazy idea inspired by a really awesome person who makes fun lollipops and sells them on etsy. You can see the shop here.
I mean look at these Apple Pie lollies with a slice of candied apple in it. YUM.
Well too bad real amateur candy making looks a little bit like this:
and our first batch of candy goop ended up here:
However two batches later, we were making some not so ugly ones… and didn’t taste like burnt rubber
It’s not perfected yet, and who knows I might trash the whole project and end up buying them, but it is a fun project. Well, at least my two helpers were still smiling by the end of it all:
That’s all I have for now. However, Xenu says hello.
Have a good week everyone! I know I’m enjoying a few wonderful days off!
I always have trouble blogging after being gone so long because my life has changed so dramatically in the past year and a half. Well here you go: Last year and a half in tornado mode!!!
It started with me joining Zumba.
Yes, I know. ZUMBA. A very sweaty work-out inspired by latin dancing. But we use a plethora of popular songs. The YouTube video above is one of them, actually.
My mom’s been asking me to go with her for sometime, so I figured, eh, why not? I could use some exercise.
Yeah, it started a little bit of addiction. And my musical taste expanded to include people like Pitbull, Rihanna, Britney Spears and Lady Gaga. I know, fur shaaaaame.
Shortly after my Zumba craze started, a lovely mutual friend introduced me to this guy:
We fell in love. I’ll save you the mushy-gushy details.
I went on a trip to Germany with my dad…
It was awesome. Got to meet up with many friends and family. Hooray!
Then Doug and I added a special little guy to our lives:
The tiny guy would be Xenu. He’s grown a little bit since that picture:
He’s simply our pride and joy.
Doug and I bought a motorhome:
We love it. It’s so nice to just throw a bunch of clothes / food into it and just leave, anywhere, to get away from it all.
Shortly after the motorhome came into our lives, I then became very honored to acquire a new job. I went from working in a chemotherapy clinic as an office assistant to being hired in the Emergency Room, first as a Health Unit Coordinator.
I was shortly hired on further to be an Emergency Service Technician after a quick renewal of my CNA license.
Now I do cool things like splints, EKG’s, blood draws, wound care, assist in procedures like chest tubes and intubation and even the occasional CPR. I love my job.
Oh I also switched to the night shift.
Yeah. Sleep is for sissies.
I actually enjoy night shift too. It’s a more relaxed atmosphere. And we get a much different dynamic of patients… the crazier kind. It’s nice.
Just as I was adjusting to my new shift, Doug surprised me with a beautiful gift:
It’s an absolutely beautiful Leo cut diamond. It’s the most sparkly diamond I have ever seen!
So now we are engaged to be married August 11, 2012.
We are a very happy couple. It’s amazing how someone else can be so perfect for me, and how I can be so perfect for someone else.
So now it’s almost the end of October. I’m engaged to an absolutely incredible man, have a job I love, weigh 25 pounds lighter than last year, have the most snuggliest puppy, and am probably one of the most satisfied people on planet earth. Life is good!
No wonder I haven’t posted for the past year… I’ve been to busy being active, happy and in love!
Well now that the big update is over with, hopefully this blog won’t be so lame.
