Mystery Caller

This number just called me at 2:30am (1:30am 512 (Texas) time):

512-xxx-xxxx (removed for privacy purposes - see above post)

I am not sure who it is, but I could hear breathing on the other end. The person would not speak once I said "Hello".

The reason I'm so curious is because I don't live in Texas (Austin area). I live almost 2000 miles away. Plus, my own cell phone has a Dallas area code, not Austin. Plus, I'm from Austin and am familiar with the 512 area code.

I don't think it's a random prank-caller. What prank-caller from Austin would just happen to call my Dallas area code?

I tried a reverse-lookup, but they all wanted money. Maybe I'll pay the $4.95 just out of curiosity about who my prank caller is. However, the reverse lookup did tell me that the phone number is a cell phone through Sprint (I believe) out of San Marcus, but one of the sites mentioned that the address was an Austin address, just out of the San Marcus location.

So, to all my plethora of readers... if you have reverse lookup, plug in this number and tell me who my mystery caller is. I'm extremely curious!

Don't have too much fun...

http://www.ninjakiwi.com/bloons.html

I want to be, or I am?

I've said these two phrases my entire life:

"I want to be a runner."

"I want to read more books."

I never liked running or reading. In fact, during high school I loathed doing either thing. When the tennis coach would force us to run 3 miles or the English teacher would make us read another book, I would cringe. I just flat out hated it.

But, I always wanted to want to do it and enjoy it.

Last year I started running because of a bet that Ben and I had with some of his co-workers. The deal was, for all of April 2007, you had to run 20 min a day, 5 days a week. Whoever actually finished the month would earn the pot of money. (We each put in $20.) I didn't win the money, but I did gain an appreciation for running. I've been running ever since. Well, jogging is a more appropriate word I suppose. I run 3-5 days a week for anywhere from 1-5 miles. It's been 11 months and I'm still doing it. One day I finally said to hubbs, "So, at what point am I a runner? How many days a week do I have to run and how far each time? 10 miles a day?"

At that point I realized I AM a runner. I have been for 11 months. I've finally accomplished a life-long desire.

As for the reading, I read a lot. I like to read. I finally realized a few days ago that I AM a reader. I love to read. I may not know all the classics, but I do love to read.

I've accomplished two of my life-long desires and I didn't even realize it. I'm quite impressed with myself.

More good books

I just read the 3 book series by Stephenie Meyer. If you haven't read them, READ THEM. They were fun and easy to read. The first book was good, by the 2nd book I was hooked. I can't wait for the movies!

New Read

I just bought:

Water For Elephants.

I've heard really great reviews about this book. I read the Prologue and Chapter 1 so far. I think I'm going to enjoy it.

Also, I finished this book recently:

Eat Love Pray

I know several people that just didn't get it or like it at all. I, however, was not one of them. I really enjoyed the book and I really connected with the author. I feel like I really learned a lot from her journey to find peace and to grow more spiritual. The Third and final section of this book was a bit more slow for me, but all in all I really liked it. And it has good quotes in it. As soon as I get my copy back from my mom I'm going to post all the great quotes I underlined.

I just spent $42 on...

Cow Tails.

https://www.groovycandies.com/GC2Se...tails&Submit=Go

I bought 4 boxes - one in each flavor. There are 32 candies per box.

What has gotten into me?

First ever Celebrity sighting

I work out at Golds Gym here in Long Branch, NJ. It's on the first floor of my apartment complex. So... while I was running on the treadmill I started chatting it up with these two people on either side of me. They both knew each other so I was kinda in the middle of their conversation so I just jumped right in. So, anyway, I tell them I'm from Texas and they say that I can't live in NJ unless I know who Bruce Springsteen is. (Of course, you NJ ladies had already told me that!) I mention that I had heard that and that I need to buy his CD. :bag: And then the girl says,

"Well, he's right over there (and points down to the free weight area)."


She told me that he works out there every morning. So of course, I stare at him for awhile and didn't recognize him at all b/c I'm not really into that type of music....

When I got home I looked up his photo on google. Sure enough, this is the exact person who works out at the same exact gym as me... every day!

He looks exactly like this! He even has the soul patch.

Funniest TMZ post of the month

This post caught me so off guard that I almost sprayed soda on my computer when I saw it. It's pretty clever.

http://www.tmz.com/2008/02/08/stone-faces/

Way to be a team player! WWYD?

Suppose you and your child are waiting for team practice to start. Several of the children get a few pieces of equipment out that they aren't suppose to be playing with. Most of the children are running around playing around and on the equipment. The coach comes up and sees the equipment out and says, "you aren't suppose to get that stuff out! Now go and pick it all up and then come on", and then he turns and starts walking away towards where practice will begin.

Your child wasn't one who physically got the equipment out, but you know he was playing with it. Your child obeys the coach and runs towards the equipment and starts to pick it up. Do you:

a) encourage your child and tell him/her he's doing a good job by following the coaches orders

or

b) tell your child to stop and not to touch the equipment. He/she didn't get it out so he/she shouldn't have to clean it up. When your child gives you a puzzled look you tell your child that only the children who disobeyed and got it out when they shouldn't have should have to pick it up. You tell your child to turn around and go get in line with the coach.


EEK!

I chose A. One of the annoying snobby Louis Vuitton clickish moms chose B. This happened last week with Travis at gymnastics and I'm still in shock over it. "Way to teach your child how to be a team player!"

The Story of Stuff

Click on this link: The Story of Stuff.

This video is amazing and I've been thinking about it all day. Really makes you stop and think about what you buy and what you toss.

Favorite Item of the Month...

This stuff ROCKS! I know, I'm a nerd. But seriously, my dad told me about this stuff, and I have to say, I am hooked! You can glue ANYTHING together! ANYTHING!! I've glued a cabinet back together, a stripped out windshield wiper, my laundry hamper, a car console, a car cigarette lighter, the button on my cruise control, screws that kept falling out, a car interior light that was falling down, etc.
It all started when my windshield wiper froze to my windshield last year. The retard that I am, I turned on the wipers trying to force them to un-stick. Well, it stripped the threading from the wiper arm and I had to buy a new one. $60 later I had a new wiper and was ready to go. Well, a week later Travis turned on the wipers and then climbed on the hood of the car and stepped on the brand new $60 wiper... stripping the threading off of it. Ugh. I called my dad in a panic. That's when I was introduced to one of the greatest products ever made. I bought the stuff, read the directions, and glued that wiper arm straight to the bolt under the hood! That puppy's not going anywhere! It's been a year and the arm is better than ever! Now I've become a bit obsessed and "look" for things to permanently bond together. There's something really fun about mixing the two tubes of stuff together and knowing that whatever you stick it to will never come apart - EVER AGAIN.

Okay, that was a very fun tangent. I just got finished getting Ben's truck ready to sell, so I've had a bit too much fun with the J - B Weld.

Next month: Mrs. Fix it. Trust me, if it involves toilets, washing machines, sinks, cd players, broken appliances, cosmetic defects, anything involving screws, gears, washers, bolts, etc... I can probably take it apart and fix it. And if not, well, it was already broken anyway, so what's the harm?

Is Cosmetic Surgery worth it?

I've always been a fan! I've said for years that one day I fully intend on getting a tummy tuck and a breast lift. lol
But then, there are moments like this that make you wonder how worth it looking physically perfect really is.
http://perezhilton.com/?p=8628
Is a perfect body or face worth risking your life for?

I stared death in the face and I lived!

For the very first time in my entire 27 years on this planet, I ran 4 miles!!

I didn't walk, not once. And I even finished in a respectable 47 minutes 24 seconds. That's less than 12 minutes per mile!

I almost cried when I hit 4 miles on the treadmill. Just last year I couldn't even run a full mile. Now I'm up to 4! It was a very surreal moment for me.

Holy Moly

I am a member of a site called www.thegrocerygame.com. Basically it tells you what items are on sale each week at certain stores and then matches up coupons from the Sunday paper so you get the item at the lowest price possible.
Today I went to a few stores to get my coupon items. I was shocked at my grand total!!

Total Spent: $87.79

Total Saved using grocerygame: $95.88 !!!!!

I saved more than I spent! That is just crazy to me.

Diet update

I've done WW for about 7 weeks now. I also run daily (1-3 miles) and do weights, so I know I have lost more fat then the scale says I have (b/c I've built up muscle and it weighs more than fat.)
Anyway, this is not a huge change, but enough of one that others have started asking me if I've lost weight and everyone keeps telling me my face seems thinner!
So, I don't have a full body shot (yet - I'll look for some) but here are some face ones.
Picture #1: First day of my diet
Picture #2: Last week (almost 10 lbs lighter)

Ewww... Sicko!

Last night K-bear was asleep in our bed and woke up around 2am and just started puking everywhere. It was so disgusting! I tried to grab a blanket to catch all the vomit, but she freaked out and pushed the blanket away. Then she started trying to push the hair out of her face and was basically crying and freaking out.

We get up and turn on the light and start stripping the sheets off the bed. K-bear is covered in puke from head to toe. It was all in her hair and all over herself. She even managed to get it in my hair. Hubbs and I had to sleep on the couches the rest of the night b/c there was so much puke everywhere.

So, anyway, she is fine today. No fever, no throwing up, no nothing.

It gets worse though... I washed all the pukie stuff today and when I pulled it out of the dryer there was dried GUM stuck to everything!! It was even melted and stuck all over the inside barrel of the dryer. Apparently she had swallowed gum yesterday and threw it back up. So not only did I have to deal with vomit in my hair, now half my clothes are ruined from regurgitated bubble gum in the dryer!

Psst, guess what!?!

I ran my first 5k today (in over 2 years). I ran it on the treadmill - not in an official 5k race, but I still did it! My time was 37.22 minutes! 12 minutes per mile would equal 38.4 minutes, so I ran at under 12 minutes per mile!!! My actual time per mile comes out to 11.63 minutes per mile!
Woot Woot!

On a side note, I was up .6 lbs this week from last (Boo Hoo!) BUT (TMI) I am bloated and Aunt Flow is visiting this week. AND I have been working out so much that I'm sure I've gained muscle this week. I'm sure next week will be a large drop in weight. I tend to have a large drop every other week and stay the same on the in between weeks. I've noticed that my weight fluctuation really follows my cycle.

Guess what I'm wearing today!?!

Only a pair of jeans that have been too small for the past year and a half! Weight Watchers rocks!

Just another reason to celebrate!

Ben and I went out to lunch today. When we pulled into his office parking lot after lunch EVERYONE from the entire building was outside. There were people everywhere. They were all eating popsicles and were gathered around a huge bouquet of balloons. It looked like a carnival! We rolled down the window and asked one of Ben's co-workers what the heck was going on (and why were we not invited?)!!? His reply,

"the fire alarm went off and they had to evacuate the building."

Hmmm, yes, I guess a potential FIRE is a perfect reason to celebrate! lol

"Worth it" moment last night

Travis just learned how to ride his bike last week. Last night we took him to the soccer fields parking lot and he rode around forever. The air was crisp and breezy and I was in my running/workout gear, so I decided I wanted to run the trail around the soccer fields (about a mile I would guess). Travis rode his bike while I ran and it was so nice to have him as a running partner. It's nice that my boy is finally big enough to go running with me (even though he was on his bike). I can't really explain it, but I just was loving every moment of my jog with him.