17th anniversary

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I had another pretty good WW day yesterday. I dipped into flex points again, but I also went and exercised on the elliptical trainer for 30 minutes & worked up a good sweat. I also managed to get in 4 servings of fruits/veggies, which is really good for me. (I know WW recommends a minimum of 5 servings of fruits/veggies daily, but I can rarely get to that. . . even back in 2003 when I successfully lost 35 lbs on WW.)

Today I slept in, but also went and worked out this afternoon (just got back). Yea me! I did 30 minutes on the elliptical, and another 6 minutes on the treadmill. . . plus about 5-6 minutes round trip walking to and from the workout room.

It's a hot one again today here, and it's partly cloudy & a little humid. Not to the level of humidity in, say, Houston or Virginia, but humid for here. (Humidity here is usually <20% all the time: it's a desert.)

I received an invitation to a baby shower for our friend A today. I hope I can attend. I'm also invited to a bridal shower the same day, but I am hoping to coordinate my schedule so that I can go to both.

I finished a couple of books this week: The Sinister Pig by Tony Hillerman, and The Nanny Diaries. I liked them both. The Nanny Diaries was a good fast read, but I couldn't relate at all to the Mrs. X character. . . I guess because I don't know any super-rich people like that. My reading plan for the weekend is to finish Guns, Germs, & Steel so that SL can read it; I've got about 50 pages to go.

Oh, the title of this post. Today marks seventeen years since I was installed as Grand Worthy Advisor of New Mexico Rainbow. (For those not familiar, Rainbow is a youth organization sponsored by the Masons; being G.W.A. is like being state president, but with more pomp & circumstance.) It's hard to believe this much time has passed! I was 18 then. Wow.

I totally ripped this off from someone else's blog, but decided to include it to keep today's post from being so b-o-r-i-n-g.

1) How old do you wish you were?
28, but only if I could still know everything I know now.

2) Where were you when 9/11 happened?
I had just gotten out of the shower--getting ready to go to Torts at 9:00 a.m.--when a friend called to tell me what was going on. My first thought as I was standing buck-naked was "who the hell is calling me at 8 am?"

3) What do you do when vending machines steal your money?
Get pi$$ed, but then forget about it.

4) Do you consider yourself kind?
Um, most of the time. Especially to friends & family

5) If you had to get a tattoo, where and what would it be?
I'd only get a tattoo if it were a question of life or death. And then I'd get a really small one where no one would ever see it.

6) If you could be fluent in any other language what would it be?
Spanish

7) Do you know your neighbors?
We know a few of them to say hi to, but I wouldn't say I know them.

8)What do you consider a vacation?
Traveling away from home and not having to work.

9) Do you follow your horoscope?
Nope. I do read it daily for amusement, though.

10) Would you move for the person you loved?
Hmmm, that's a tough one. Probably, but there would definitely be limits; for instance, I have already told SL that I will never move to Alaska (his home state).

11) Are you touchy feely?
No. I'm affectionate with SL & Sebastian, but I have a pretty large "personal space" and have actually been given some sh1t by friends for being stand-off-ish.

12) Do you believe that opposites attract?
I believe they attract; I don't know if I believe that it will lead to a lasting relationship.

13) Dream job?
U.S. Supreme Court Justice

14) Favorite channel(s)
I don't watch a lot of TV. Discovery Health, I guess.

15) Favorite place to go on a weekend?
If I could go anywhere, I'd go to the beach. It's a little far from home, though.

16) Showers or Bath.
Shower. I don't like baths.

17) Do you paint your nails?
Rarely. And even when I do, it's clear or a very pale pink for the fingernails. I've been known to slap some red on my toenails.

18) Do you trust people easily?
I'd say I'm middle-of-the-road on that.

19) What are your phobias?
Bees

20) Do you want kids?
YES!

21) Do you keep a handwritten journal?
I used to, but now I just blog.

22) Where would you rather be right now?
On a tropical beach somewhere.

23) Heavy or light sleep?
Very heavy. Once I'm out, you could drive a semi through my bedroom & it wouldn't wake me.

24) Are you paranoid?
Nah

25) Are you impatient?
Yep

26) How do you feel about interracial couples?
I have no problem with them.

27) Have you been burned by love?
Yes

28) What's your life motto?
I don't know that I have one. I had a counselor once tell me it was "Be all that you can be," like the U.S. Army commercials.

29) What's your main ring tone on your cell?
I like to change it up, but right now it's a Mozart piano sonata.

30) What were you doing at midnight last night?
Sleeping!

31) Who was your last text message from?
SL

32) Whose bed did you sleep in last night?
My own.

33) What color shirt are you wearing?
Light blue

34) Most recent movie you watched?
Not sure. . . The DaVinci Code(?)

35) Name five things you have on you at all times?
Cell phone, Imitrex, ibuprofen, pen, wallet

36) What color are your bed sheets?
A light sage green

37) How much cash do you have on you right now?
About $33

38) What is your favorite part of chicken?
Breast

39) What's your favorite town/city?
To visit, or to live (cost no object)?
Visit: London
Live: San Diego

40) I can't wait till...
I lose some frickin' weight.

41) What did you have for dinner last night?
Healthmex Chicken Burrito from Rubio's

42) How tall are you barefoot?
Five foot four & three-quarters

43) Have you ever smoked crack?
God, no. I've never even smoked pot!

44) Do you own a gun?
No, and I never will.

45) What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
Water

46) What is your secret weapon to lure in the opposite sex?
I don't have one!

47) What time did you wake up today?
SL woke me around 7; I went back to sleep until 9:45.

48) Current worry?
Weight

49) Current hate?
Kreatyv baby names

50) Favorite place to be?
In bed

51) Where would you like to travel?
England, Italy, Ireland again

52) Where do you think you'll be in 10 yrs?
I hope to still be in this same basic area, but have at least one child.

53) last thing you ate?
Turkey sandwich on whole wheat.

54) What songs do you sing in the shower?
Anything! I especially like to sing "On My Own" from Les Miserables.

55) Last person that made you laugh?
SL

56) Worst injury you've ever had?
I broke a toe in college.

57) Does someone have a crush on you?
I don't think so.

58) What is your favorite candy?
Godiva or Ghirardelli chocolate