Weight...Loss?

I just wanted to post a quick update about my weight loss situation real quick.

I'm at 27 pounds lost total. 

I had my first week (last week) where the scale didn't move. I was more okay with it than I thought I would be. I'd rather not see it move, than see the number get larger I suppose.

I set a new mini goal for myself- lose 8 pounds by Thanksgiving.

I'm definitely struggling with the plan since I don't have access to the internet, or e-Tools. I haven't tracked in 3 weeks...we'll see how it goes. 

I'm still working out 4 times a week. Although, now that C is back to working nights, I'm going by myself after work. I don't mind it, it's not nearly as crowded at that time.

I have to admit, I got pretty ticked off the other day when I put on some pants I bought back in June (on clearance for cooler weather, and in a smaller size) and they were already too big. I rarely buy myself clothes, so to spend money on something that I won't get any use out of makes me nauseous. I learned my lesson though. 

That about sums it up. 

We Need To Talk

Can I just talk about this photo for a minute? I mean, really.

I walked out onto the back porch Saturday morning and saw this. Actually, his ass was pointed at me, but as soon as he heard me shut the door, he turned around and stared me down. 

Really? We have a bull in our back yard? I knew we were classified as 'rural' and all but this is almost too much like where I grew up (which I've been trying to get away from since before I got there). 

Anyway. 

Apparently the only people that can find us on their GPS is Papa John's. I know, right?

We're too far out in the boonies to get our cable/internet of choice. 

We're too far out to get a mailbox key made within a decent amount of time.

We're too far out for the Sears delivery guys to find us.

Honestly. If I would have known this would be the case when living in a newer house, I wonder if we would have jumped into this place so quickly. Probably so.

For the record, we aren't that far out. There are toll roads all around us, and we're only 4 minutes from our old apartment. 

I feel like I should be churning my own butter or something though. 

I've Got Nothin'

Literally. I've got nothin'. No internet, no cable, no good books to read, and nothing to blog about. I'm currently at the library mooching off the internet. I had a million different blog topics in my head the other night, and now when I have the chance to finally execute? 

Nothing.

So here's just another lame photo update of what's been going on around here.

These are tasty. And 4 pp. 

We can finally recycle, and guess who is the only one doing it? Me. So I put this little reminder on the trash can last week. I think it's working. See also-the earthy crunchy Montessori school I work at is completely rubbing off on me. Next thing you know I'll be teaching the boys all about compost.

First bubble bath in the new place was pretty sweet.

My brother asked me to bake banana bread last weekend. So I did. And I also ate more than I'd planned, even though it tasted way too sweet. Funny how tastes change when your diet changes. Also, funny story...I'm embarrassed to admit that my baking mojo has left the building. I mixed everything, put it in the pan, threw it in the oven to bake, and then while I was cleaning up I realized I'd forgotten to add in the vanilla! So 5 minutes into the bake time, I pulled it out and added vanilla, all the while crossing my fingers that the bread wouldn't stick to the pan (it didn't!) since I had to kind of move it around. See the Pam for Baking in that photo? I can't live without it. Works wonders. 

At 26 years old, I finally feel like an adult. Mostly because our washer and dryer were delivered last week. We're getting crazy y'all.

I can't wait to decorate our front porch for fall/winter, but I could hardly get rid of our beautiful geraniums that we've somehow managed to keep alive for over 6 months. (That's no small feat during a Texas summer). Regardless, our front porch is currently confused. Is it spring? Or fall? 

And then this happened. I love this man. I should note that I woke up to a peeled orange waiting for me in the fridge the next morning-he even got rid of most of the white stringy things (bleh!).