Category: Random

Weekly Highlights

Lauren6 Comments

Can I just say, for the record, that I really did try to come up with a less vague/more exciting/better themed title for this post. But it’s Friday, I have a stupid little cold that’s sucking out all my energy and I’m leaving on vacation today, so a random list of happenings from the week is all I could muster up.

Sorry.

We had thee weirdest weather on Monday.

Like dumping big wet snowflakes until about 3 PM, when the sun came out and melted everything and then it was like it never even snowed. Truly bizarre.

I love Nuggets games.

And not because I love basketball or can even name 5 people on the team (I could maybe name 3…) but because it’s indoors and the Pepsi Center always smells like delicious popcorn and it only costs us $10 each to enjoy such fun in some pretty good seats. Win!

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I’ve accidentally been on a burger binge.

Red Robin this past weekend, Indian-Spiced Chicken Burgers on Tuesday and Falafel Burgers on Thursday. I am totally fine with this, especially since it simultaneously means I get to be on an English muffin binge.

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We got new workout machines in my apartment complex this week.

A new elliptical and a new treadmill to be exact. I would be more excited but I was not feeling the workout thing this week. I think I went in and half heartedly ellipticalled for 20 minutes a total of two times, never even broke a sweat and called it quits. Like I said, no energy.  I did, however take a glorious post-work walk yesterday.  Walks are the best.

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I am shamelessly addicted to Snapchat.

I only exchange pictures with like 3 people, but for some reason sending embarrassing pictures of myself to those 3 people without the fear of it coming back to haunt me is so fun.

I discovered the “Sweet Sounds of the 60’s” station this week and LOVE it.

I grew up exclusively listening to oldies with my parents. I remember being outed in 4th grade when I didn’t know any of the popular artists. So embarrassing. But now I’m proud of my 60’s music tastes.

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I discovered this week that my lips do not like my egg shaped chapsticks.

All summer my lips felt super dry and had these tiny bumps on them and no amount of chapstick would help. For no reason in particular, I forgot about the egg then I randomly started using it again this week and my lips are dry and bumpy again! Totally sucks, because they are cute and bright, oh and because I have a million.

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We’re leaving for Arizona today and I am so excited!

I’m crossing my fingers for warm weather, sunshine and some good baseball games.

Is it weird that I’m sad to leave our beer all by itself while we’re on vacation?

Don’t answer that.

Happy Friday!

February Follow-Up and March Goals

Lauren2 Comments

Also known as “the post where I make a bunch of excuses.”

1. Start going through my French book

Does getting through 5 pages and a couple conjugation exercises count as “start going through?”  I say yes!  But in March I hope to make it through the entire first chapter.  It’s only 13 pages long anyways.

2. Lift 2x/week.

A+!  I win!  But really, I think I decided I hate lifting.  I don’t know what I’m doing wrong but the only thing that hurts after I lift is the crook of my elbow and my wrists.  Follow up goal for March will be to do push ups twice a week.  Maybe the old-fashioned workout is the best.

3. Realize when I’m in a bad mood and make a concentrated effort to get out of it.

Hi, it’s me happy Lauren.  I won’t say I was in a good mood every minute of every day this month (who was?) but overall, I had a pretty positive month.  Turns out when you stop focusing so intently on being happy, it’s much easier to just be happy.

As for our joint goals…

1. Cut back on the amount of time we spend on our phones.

HA HA!  Nuff said.

2. Joey does the meal planning for two weeks.

This actually went really well!  It was surprisingly easy and pretty enjoyable to give up total control of our meal plan.  I was back to planning again this week but I’m asking Joey to take over the duties again this upcoming week.

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As for March, we each have some personal goals that involve reading books and other boring things, but our joint goal for the month is to not eat out!

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Which clearly meant I had to take advantage of our last day to go out and get Cold Stone.  Froyo is good and all but sometimes real deal, creamy, full fat, full dairy ice cream is where it’s at.

Believe it or not, we just thought this would be a fun challenge for the both of us to do together.  Plus it’ll be a big money saver.  I will say that we’re going to visit Joey’s grandparents in Arizona this month and probably won’t be able to avoid going out while we’re there (I’m not about to pack a weeks worth of food in my suitcase), but we’re letting that slide.  The point isn’t to punish ourselves, after all.  And it’s only a month.  Should be easy, right?

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Was February a good month for you?

Ice cream or froyo?

Could you go an entire month without eating out?