Date Night With My Husband !

Guest post of the week by Ferdinand Livingston

Last night I was finally had a nice, relaxing night with my husband. "What's that?", you ask. It starts off with no kids! Thank god for grandparents living close by that are willing to have the kids dropped off to them. Then, the luxury of luxuries, a quick dash home to take a shower with no children interrupting me. The third wish that was granted, I officially called my diet off for the evening. Eating out is a great treat, there was no way I was going to worry about counting calories. After a quick checking of locked doors and setting the free alarmsystem, we were off.

The restaurant we chose, our favorite Italian place, Dominick's definitely does not have a menu that is great for my diet, so I was very happy I had already thrown the diet idea out. The food is rich and the sauce is thick and creamy, just what italian should be. The antipasto salad had great, fresh items. Huge olives and chunks of cheese made the salad have a great texture and strong flavors that were a great start to the meal.

As always, the atmosphere was perfect. Low lights set a romantic mood. Tables for 2 set in the back make sure that couples have privacy for the night. No paper napkins here, crisp white napkins and tablecloths signified that we were indeed at a grown up restaurant.

The night was wonderful. I dare say it was perfect. With a full belly and some time off from the little ones, we were a refreshed couple ready to take back the challenge of our babies for the night. We will definitely return there, the sooner the better!!

So I have to go grocery shopping tomorrow. We are out of almost everything in the house. There's nothing to eat....and I don't mean that like most people mean that. You know when kids go to the fridge and it's full , but there's still "nothing to eat" meaning nothing "good" to eat...That's not the case here...there's just plain nothing to eat...hahaha. So tomorrow I'm off to the grocery store...going to get some yummy food that's also good for you....look at wrinkle creams..lol....and hopefully not spend too much. Yeah right..lol!

I was playing around with my camera phone today while I was bored. I took a pic of myself, just for giggles ya know, wow was that a mistake..lol! I knew my wrinkles were bad, but not that bad. Maybe it was just the angle or the lighting, but they looked really bad around my eyes. I'm getting old...lol! I shouldn't have wrinkles..I'm only 31. That doesn't sound right to me..lol! Maybe I'm just in denial. Oh well. I'll be getting me the best wrinkle cream I can find and slathering stuff all over my face..lol!

So about a year ago I bought a treadmill. I absolutely love having one. I'm not an "outdoorsy" person...so I love to be able to walk inside. It's absolutely my favorite piece of fitness equipment I have ever owned...and trust me..I've owned a lot..lol! I love popping in my earbuds, cranking up my tunes and just walking. As much as I hate exercise, I still haven't gotten to the point of hating the treadmill...I still enjoy it after a year..I think that says a lot..lol! If you don't have one. I highly recommend it.

So today we had a little family reunion to go to, and it was hot!! The thermometer at the eye doctor said it was a whopping 92 degrees...way too hot for me. I prefer a nice 75 degrees. I think that is the perfect temp. The reunion was ok though, we mostly just sat around and talked and sweat a lot..lol..oh and ate a lot. I had 2 slices of watermelon and spent a good hour choking and itching..lol! I'm slightly allergic to it...but it's sooo good that I can't not eat it when it's around...I'm a glutton I guess. It was really good though..lol. We're home though and the kids are pooped and about to go to bed...Yay for quiet time!

I'm getting pretty tired. I think it's about time for me to curl up on the couch with a blanket and finish watching these top 100 songs. I'm sure the kids will be up bright and early in the morning....I have grocery shopping to do...car insurance quotes to get, cleaning to do, laundry to do..so I think a good night's sleep will do me good. Oh and I of course have to do the treadmill tomorrow. Goodnight everybody!

So I'm watching the top songs of the 90's, on my crappy tv. We so need a new tv, it's not even funny. I'd really like to get a new flat panel tv...they're out of our price range right now though.... and any of the nice tv stands to go with it. I really wish we could afford it though, that would be niiiiice. If someone would like to buy me one, I'd be all for that....any offers? Oh come on!...... PLEASE? fine...geesh.....I guess I'll watch my crappy one. Hey, what if I promised to do exercise videos on it? No? hahahha!

I'm hoping that the next time I get on the scale I see a big drop in numbers...I'm not holding my breath or anything, but it would be nice...lol. I'll give it a little while before I weigh myself...and if I don't see any results than I'll start taking the leftover weight loss pills that I have...I think I have like half a bottle left. That should be enough to get the ball rolling. I'll probably weigh in in about a week...wish me luck.

So I wanted to go grocery shopping today, but I didn't get around to it. I guess I could still go, but I'm just not feeling it now...lol. Maybe tomorrow. I also need to go walmart or the health food store to look into irvingia. I've heard some stuff about it..and want to look at it. I also want to get some kind of shake or diet bar to help with the hunger..cause it's bad..haha. I'll be fine though. Especially once I start seeing the number on the scale go down.

Just got off the treadmill, and I feel pretty darn good. I'm tired...but it's a good tired. A "I actually did something productive" tired....lol! I walked for an hour....worked up a good sweat.. and it went by pretty quick today, I just listened to my tunes and walked my little butt off...ok I walked my big butt off...I'll be honest..hahaha. I've kind of been slacking on the eating...so I have to get better about that...and drinking water....I also need to look into what are the best weight loss supplements and see if they are right for me. Lots to do still, but I'll get there...I have to...I have 30 lbs to lose!! lol!