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If ever you should find yourself in a gym, running late to a kickboxing class, only to walk in and find out that, instead of kickboxing, they are doing something called "interval training" today, my heartfelt advice is to RUN RUN RUN away in the other direction, as fast as you can. You will hate me for telling you to run but believe me, it is FOR YOUR OWN GOOD. Interval training is a demonic combination of step aerobics (which I am way too uncoordinated for), weight training, a thousand lunges, and jump roping. It is nonstop coordinated confusion of hurting. Don't do it. Don't get suckered in by the sweet looking women saying "Oh sure you can do it! It will be fun! It's ok that it's only your fourth day here and you are obviously out of shape, it will be GREAT!" Don't believe their smiling faces. Just don't do it. 

I'm trying to tell myself I will feel better tomorrow, but the honest truth is, my sweet little baby is in her room yelling at me to get her from her nap and the thought of having to stand up, walk, and pick her up is bringing tears to my eyes. 

Exciting!

I have been to the gym every day so far, and I know it's dumb because it's too soon to tell a difference but I really do feel SO much better. The princess does really well there, and we have a nice little routine going that I think will be easy to keep up. I found out today that my goal is to lose 3 BMI points. I don't know what that means, but really, my goal is to be in a size 8 by mid-January. Why mid-January, you ask? Well, my friends, let me just tell you! Because in mid-January, I am going on an all expense paid trip to ORLANDO! WOOHOOOOO!!!!! 

Kenneth won a pretty major award at his company and got a free vacation out of the deal, and I get to tag along for putting up with him. How cool is that? Pretty freaking awesome cool, that's how cool! 

So tomorrow is my first ever attempt at kickboxing. Should be fun. Yoga is the COOLEST. It is so much harder than I thought it would be, and I have muscles I didn't even know existed that are sore today, but it is a good feeling, and it was really calming, which we all know spastic me needs. Good times. In fact, so good I may actually venture back up there tonight to do it again. I'm really liking this gym stuff.

Whew!

So I did not win at poker. But Kenneth won and took me to Joe T.'s so it's a little hard to call it "losing" if Joe T Garcia's is involved. It was fun to get to visit with my buddies, even though I accidentally yelled at one, and ruined another one's cream sweater when I hit my wine glass dealing and spilled it all over him. SORRY! I'm really really sorry! But I still had fun, even with all my social faux pas. 

Today is my first official day of belonging to a gym. I went this morning and it felt so good to move and to feel like I'm really doing something to feel better about myself. The princess had a good time chasing an older boy while I sweated, so we all won. Tomorrow is YOGA! Please stay tuned for a probably highly entertaining account of how that went. I almost fell over after getting off the treadmill today, imagine when I'm trying to contort and hold these crazy positions. Should be fun. So far I think I'm really going to like this gym thing. I met a new person today who seems really cool, and everyone that works there is super nice. We'll see how it goes.

Goofing off

We maybe do this in our spare time. A lot.


What? Oh, you were hating huh? Well here's what we think of you, Mr. Jealous Face!

TGIF!

So the dress did NOT love me as much as I loved it. But, oh me oh my, did I ever love it. It is easily the most beautiful dress I've ever (almost) put on. That even includes the wedding dress. It was just that incredible. Having big knockers is rarely all it's cracked up to be. It's ok though. I have over a month to find a different dress that I love. I will find it! It is out there waiting for me! Maybe I will find it tonight. Jade the eternal optimist.

I am so so glad that my gorilla man is back home, and it made my heart sing to see how much my little panda missed her daddy. There was not a faster crawling baby on the planet than when she turned the corner and saw him walk in the door.

And...woohoo! POKER tomorrow night! The next time I'll be checking in, it will be to say that I earned some new shopping money. I'm so excited to get all my friends together again. Even if it's only been a week for most of them, it's always too long. 

Patience

It's just not my virtue. I was not meant to be patient. I am a doer. A goer. When I have something I want to accomplish, I want it done yesterday. This whole week I've had to wait. Wait to paint because it was raining. Wait for Kenneth to get back. Wait to hear back about school. It's driving me crazy.

BUT...good things have happened this week. I get to buy a new dress, and I think I found one I'm in love with. I also have an appointment tomorrow to visit a gym I may join to get my butt in shape and get out of the house during the day, and I'm excited about all those possibilities. Maybe Fit Jade will make an appearance soon, and I can take her on a vacation somewhere. Or just buy her new clothes. 

So we'll see. A week's worth of things almost happening.

Missing gorillas

Why is it that husbands are never right? He's here, and he's driving me crazy. He's not here, and I'm bored out of my mind. The princess keeps me busy during the day, but right now, when she's asleep, and it's just me, there is just not enough tv noise in the world to drown out the rain and my longing to have my gorilla man to snuggle up on the couch with and have peanut butter and honey bread and chocolate milk. It's just not the same without him.

Welcome to me!

So, since Carrie asked, and because I love her too much for words, I'm having a blog! It's an exciting time for me to blog. The Princess Panda is doing cool new and big things everyday, and I am getting ready to go back to school. I just finished my application, and I am nervous/excited/anxious to get started/maybe a touch scared. It's one of those things that, no matter how much I wanted it, I really truly thought I would never have the opportunity to go back. So, I'll find out in 10 days if I get to, although I doubt there will be any issues there. 

And in other exciting things, everyone but Carrie and I are having babies I think. I'm super excited. I can speak firsthand here. Babies are awesome. How that little crying messy bundle can make people so insanely happy is truly a miracle, but it is the best thing I've ever done in my life, and I'm so glad people I love are getting to experience all that too. Plus I want new baby pictures on my fridge. The princess is getting too big, and I can live vicariously through them without having to have another miracle of my own just yet.