its funny how so many things can happen in such a short amount of time. the last couple of weeks have been so full and fun. We enjoyed a great weekend with some of the best "family" members anyone could hope for with the Mackey's at baby Lantz's first birthday. NC is just beautiful, and Chapel Hill is no exception. I love being this close to this family and I'm looking forward to many more get togethers like this with them :)
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Probably some of the biggest news on the radar is that I got a job and started last Monday! woot! It has been exactly 2 months since my last day at UoP to my first day at WeddingWire. I'm excited about my job, and this company. I'm doing sales - which is exactly what I wanted and working with a company that's sorta still a start-up feel, but big and getting bigger. It's young and energetic, and seems to totally embody the "work hard, play hard" philosophy - and I think thats exactly what I have been looking for. I've only had 1 week there, so far but it seems really great, and it feels so good to be working again. The only bummer is that I need to factor about 45 min extra (each way) for commuting - the good side of that coin is that I get to Metro so its a lot less stress, and gives me some time to wake up in the morning and wind down on my way home. Also, I'm totally THAT person that gets to Metro to work - and the little kid inside of me that grew up in AZ is WAY geeked out about it :)
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Ok, so I was doing the slow-carb for the last 3 weeks. I decided that with starting my new job and feeling so rushed in the morning and ultimately inconvenienced when it comes to lunches too, I'm calling it quits. However, I did see some changes in my body, and I know now from a first hand experience what this type of lifestyle change entails. So in terms of measurements - here we go - I lost 1/2 inch off my waist, 1 inch off my hips (I measured across my hip bones for this one) another inch of the largest part of my hips, and 1/2 inch off each thigh. 3.5 inches gone and roughly 5 solid pounds altogether. At week 2 I had lost 6.5 pounds but when I weighed myself yesterday I seem to have up a little so I'm calling 5 pounds to be fair. The biggest difference I noticed though was how my body felt during this process. It's corny to say, but when you "clean" thats how you feel. I felt/ feel so clean, like giving your insides a cleanse. Chuck and I eat pretty healthy anyway but this takes it to a whole different level. Its comforting for me to know that if i find myself in a position of wanting to see certain results in my outward appearance, that this is something I can count on, and that feels good too.
In other news, Chuck baked for me yesterday!!!! As if having a boyfriend that cooks me dinner almost every night wasn't good enough, now he can totally pull off an outstanding Nutella cake, complete with Grappa-Jam syrup and home made whipped cream. This recipe can be found here -->
www.underthetuscangun.com
Also, I know it's a little late, but HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY! I hope everyone had a great time and lots of green beer! We had the pleasure of having our newest friends Sarah and Ben over for some pre-gaming. Poor Sarah forgot her ID so we headed back to our place with their friends, Natalie and Tony and continued to have what Sarah called "the most intellectual St. Patty's day ever." Truth is, neither of us were bummed about staying in, and rather enjoyed NOT getting drinks spilled on us, or shouting to hear each other. I guess that's a clear shout out to our age group, but whatev, we had fun and thats really all that matters anyway, right?!
More other news, and a little bit of a teaser....We have been talking for a while about travel opportunities since we now live in a place that can do flights to England in just 6 hours and not be as crazy expensive as AZ. I think we will settle on exactly where we want to go and when this weekend/ next fews days and get our tickets. Pretty excited?? You bet your ass I am.
Last thing, next week kicks off the 100th anniversary of the Cherry Blossom festival here in DC. It lasts for 1 month and I'm already seeing the blooms pop up around they city. If you want to be blown away by nature, visit some fun people, and can deal with free accommodations on our air mattress, well then get yourself here because its positively breathtaking.
