Hello all! Am at the family reunion and internet is spotty down here at the lake, so i'm just throwing out a quick hi to let you know i'm thinking of you!

Had a great morning out golfing today with the big shots (the men), and followed it up with a heaping serving of fresh fruit salad. Yum!

Talk later!

I am so READY for this week to be over already.

Did I tell you I have ALL next week off?

I am all packed and ready to go to the reunion; I am also taking my golf clubs.

And my runners.

Did you know I have ALL next week off?

And i'm taking the Insanity DVDs. I think my cousin will want to try them; perhaps we'll do a few classes together.

I am pretty much caught up at work (knock on wood); all projects are either done or stalled by someone else.

And by the way, i'm taking ALL next week off. DUDE.

Wierd dream last night (or early this morning)... I wonder if it was from something I ate for dinner. That seems to happen when I eat spicier foods, but dinner last night was roasted chicken, carrots, and a cabbage roll, so who knows.

I haven't been able to take a breath until now, let alone update dd's! What a crazy day!

I had so much to do this morning at work; prep for the bbq plus I had hundreds of questions railed at me all at once (not really, but close); I am now SO SO SO appreciative of people who are willing and able to show initiative in getting things done. I felt like yelling out "gosh, I don't care HOW you do it, just get it done!" a few times LOL.

Then I had an appointment with the Travel Clinic's Health Nurse to start getting the shots i'll need for my upcoming trip. She rooked me into getting an extra shot of MMR (mumps, measles and rabies vaccine), so my left arm is feeling pretty sensitive right now! She also gave me loads of information on other vaccines I should think about getting in the next year or so, travel tips and information on Hungary. She was almost as helpful as a travel agent would be ;)

With the amount of vaccine and meds flowing through my viens right now, I could pose as superwoman and take out all the evil villains. If you need me, just send a sticky note through cyberspace and i'll be there in a flash (but only if it's lightening; if it isn't it might take me a few moments longer via superbus). Apparently my dry humour came back today.

When I got back to work, I had another project lined up for me...

I don't care though, because after tomorrow, i'll be off for a WHOLE WEEK!

I bought a huge basket of cherries from the fruit truck yesterday, thinking my family would be ALL OVER IT. Unfortunately, my uncle's wife decided he didn't need all that sugar LOL! So they took about a third of the basket and made me take the rest home.

I put a star-quality effort into eating as much as I could last night ;) Hey, it's fruit! It's good for you!

And then I brought it to work. It's sitting lonely on the counter, waiting for someone to eat it. What a waste of $20! If all I had to eat was cherries, i'd be a happy camper. I guess not everyone has the same mentality ;) Oh well, whatever I don't get through i'll take to the reunion; i'm sure they'll eat it up. I hope.

We had a big thunderstorm last night. I shut off all the lights in the house, pulled a chair to the middle of the room, and watched out the window. The light show was amazing, pure bright light flashing away. The thunder scared the bejeebus out of me while I was folding laundry. I hear there was a bit of damage to rural areas around our town; thankfully no real damage to me or mine!

Hope you're ok V! Saw some video of St. Petersburg and my heart dropped into my stomach :(

Slo-pitch tonight in gusting winds. Should be fun.

My head is all over the place this week; i'll be lucky if I manage to do everything that needs to be done before the family reunion this weekend. I've got camping brain and I can't get rid of it!!!

Breakfast - coffee, yogurt with blueberries and granola

Lunch - leftover burger from yesterday; my boss took me out for lunch!

Afternoon - Hunt's pudding pack, cookies and cream. Yum.

Dinner - Grandma's house! My uncle is in town with his family; can't wait to see them! And the reunion weekend begins!

Terrible day yesterday every which way I look at it. Lost three hours on a work project only to have someone 'cast' it aside as an afterthought. Lost my mind for a few minutes, and now all is back in order. I was not impressed. It is not a good idea to get me worked up right now!

I can feel myself slowly going into panic mode. Trying my best to slow down and let it wash over me like water. Need to start prioritizing in order to get the important things done. Makes me tired just thinking about it all; all the house and yard work, reunion, big trip and everything I need to do before these things happen. Like buying colorful nail polish so I can be the awesome auntie to my nieces this weekend :) THAT is very important ;)

Okay, off to make a list. Wish me luck!

Weekend was great; awesome weather, good conversation, enough compromising situations to remember for a lifetime.

Got TOM. yay. I knew there was a reason for my never-ending hunger.

Ate well. Saturday's dinner = ate too well. Went for walks, layed on the beach, sweated out 4 litres of fluid just "sitting around" at the campsite. It was a good weekend ;)

It's back to the grind today and the rest of this week, which is fine because I need a routine back. I didn't know what to do with myself this morning before work ;) I wanted to pour myself a little coffee and bailey's and sit by the campfire with my breakfast of yogurt and granola!

I'm trying to stay positive through TOM, but it's difficult. I kind of want to tear everyone's head off today. I'm going to call right now and see about going back on the depo shot...

...done. Tomorrow afternoon i'll be pain-free once again.

Another busy week of work ahead of me! I don't know why June is the month for dumping meetings and other events into. This week is particularly busy with different events each day at our Catholic hospital, a hospital re-dedication and Chapel on Wednesday, and a staff BBQ on Thursday.

Hope you all enjoyed your weekends!

Countdown to the weekend began yesterday; only 1/2 day of work left, and then i'm free for three days! I really shouldn't be so excited to get out of here, since I DO like my job, but it's time for a break! And a CAMPING one!!!

I'm totally super excited.

I had a terrible day of eating yesterday. Ok, it wasn't terrible, but it wasn't great either. I went over my calories by around 600. It was a hungry day! I had a muffin for breakfast, blueberries throughout the morning, a turkey sandwich and 1/2 cup potato salad for lunch, pudding in the afternoon, a filling meal of scalloped potatoes, mixed veggies, 1/2 slice ham, 1 cabbage roll AND strawberry shortcake dessert at an evening meeting I attended, AND THEN I made some baked chicken with dill dip later last night once I was at home OMG! There was a lot of protein in my day (I almost doubled what I usually get) so i'm not really sure what was up with the whole FEED ME A FREAKIN HORSE AND I'LL EAT IT ALL thing. Maybe TOM is coming. Yay.

A few more things to pack for the trip, and tonight I want to get the lawn cut if the weather stays as SUNNY as it is today! THANKS V for sending some sun my way! Just the perfect amount!

I doubt i'll be posting here over the weekend, talk to you all on Monday and have a GREAT weekend!

I've been going steady since the end of the weekend; meetings everyday, always something to get done after work, blah-d-blah-blah. And then BOOM, it's Wednesday.

I am almost packed for the annual Girl's camping trip this weekend; prepped some food last night with a friend. We're making pork chops with tossed salad, baked potato and cooked carrots for Friday's dinner, and chicken with the same sides for Saturday's. Yes, we're camping ;) I'm bringing yogurt, crackers and mozza cheese for snacks throughout the weekend, and we have a big tray of fruit to share. I think this is the healthiest camping weekend EVER. Love it!

Other than that, I am just trying to get through the workweek. It's been doing nothing but raining here again; so depressing already! I hope the sun comes out soon.

Pretty good weekend...

Friday night I got together with friends to hash out a plan for camping this weekend; I think it went pretty well and should be an enjoyable weekend even if it rains the whole time ;)

Saturday was spent at the beach. It was pretty cloudy, but there were some sunny moments and it was just nice to relax with a few drinks and a lot of laughter and fun.

I went into the city on Sunday to visit Dad for Father's Day. He's been doing well (knock on wood) and seemed to be in good spirits, considering everything he's been through this past half-year. I'm very happy to see him feeling and looking better.

Got caught in a rainstorm on the way home, and it's raining again this morning. Oy! I prayed to Grandpa before bed last night, asking him to put in a good word to Mother Nature regarding the weather ;) it would sure be nice to have a day or two of warmth, seeing as it's June and all.

No plans for tonight, so I think I will do a few things and call it an early night. The week at work is incredibly busy, with meetings everyday until Friday! It's going to be crazy; will be so nice to have Friday off and spend the weekend away.

Other news - I see a few plants coming up in my garden ALREADY! That's what a lot of rain will do, I guess. I think it's either potatoes or green beans; I haven't looked closely since it's all mud in there right now. I need to throw down some grass cuttings so that I can walk through and pick some weeds. Oh, I guess I just found something to do tonight ;)

Thank goodness it's Friday.

I went shopping yesterday; I needed to find some capris and light summer clothing for my trip. Was able to find capris, khaki shorts, two tanks, a tube top and a dressier top for $60. Not bad! I think I "tried on" half the store, though.

Now all I need is a proper pair of sunglasses instead of always using the ones people find in their cars or at the back of the closet ;)

And new luggage. That would be nice too. haha.

I thought I was on target with my eating yesterday - biscuit and coffee, turkey sandwich, pudding, chicken and rice, 8 cups water - but I am up two pounds this morning. Not too sure why, but I can guarantee it will be gone by the end of the weekend due to plans of running around like a chicken with its head cut off, once again. I love that saying.

10-4 Good Buddies.

Have the best weekend EVER.