Shred It

I keep reading all of these blogs about you dedicated people competing to lose weight, and I must say that I am impressed. I was on a good schedule of going to the gym 3 days a week, then I got a cold that lingered for about three weeks, which pushed me right out of my gym rhythm. But now I'm feeling better, so it's time to get back into the groove. Thanks for the inspiration!
I bought a workout video a while back called 30 Day Shred, by Jillian Michaels. I don't watch The Biggest Loser, but I guess she's one of the trainers. It's a great video because it's only a 20 minute workout, but really works everything. It uses the circuit method with 3 minutes of strength, 2 minutes of cardio, then 1 minute of abs. Plus, there are three levels, so once you get good at level one, you can move up to level two and it's a whole new challenging workout. I've done it sporadically since I bought it, and finally did level two yesterday, and I am sore today! Anyway, if you are looking for a great quick workout, I highly recommend it.

On another note, I'm so glad that Tropical Storm Fay is gone. Not only did I not get a day off from work, but it was ridiculously busy at DisneyQuest all week. Everyone wanted to do something indoors since the weather was so nasty. What I don't get is how the guests got so pissy about us being busy, as though nobody would think to come inside. Oh well. Thankfully it's getting to a slower time of year! Here's one good thing that came of T.S. Fay - a great gathering at my place. Since my roomies are teachers and they had the day off, we invited another teacher friend Clint over and drank hurricanes and did makeovers. We all looked super glamorous. Check out the results:I know you're jealous of our hot looks. You'll see them all over the runway in Milan this fall I'm sure. Let me know if you need any tips!

Guilty Pleasures

So probably most of what I like could be considered a guilty pleasure, since many people wouldn't admit to liking some of things I do. Here's a few of mine off the top of my head:
1. Teen Pop music...including 'N Sync, Backstreet Boys, Britney, Ashlee Simpson, Avril Lavigne, most American Idols, Hilary Duff, Lindsay Lohan (!!!), and many random European pop groups.
2. Entenmann's glazed pop 'ems donuts.
3. VH-1 reality shows, the newest being I Love Money.
4. Celebrity gossip.
5. Saying things that are politically incorrect.
6. Kelly videos on You Tube (ohmygod Shoes!...and muffins!)
7. Bridezillas.
8. Gossip Girl.
9. Shopping at H&M (whenever I get the chance).
10. Disney Channel Original movies. (Can't wait for HSM3, in theaters in October!)

In regards to #10, I watched Camp Rock last night on Disney Channel. It was cute, although not as good as the High School Musicals. The lead girl had a good voice, and is apparently the next Disney cash cow. I think she looks a lot like a young Angelle... what do you think?
Feel free to share your guilty pleasures so I don't feel totally lame. : )

Double B'Day Weekends

So my first b'day weekend was pretty good. Downtown was skeevy, as expected. The group we were with was interested in not much more than drinking, so we went to bars with no dancing. The last place we went had a dance floor, but they were playing thumping house music, and I can't really enjoy that. I like music I know and can sing along to. Why can't everywhere play the train?!? Then to top it off, I was driving me and my super-drunk roomie Lauren home, and of course we wanted Happy Meals. (What else do you want after a night out than a delicious hambuger happy meal?) I pull up to the drive thru and order, and suddenly the voice says "No happy meal. Sorry lady. We getting ready for breakfast." So just as an FYI- McDonald's switches to breakfast at 3am, so if you go just before that, you get nothing!
On my actual b'day, I went to the mall and did some good sale shopping. I enjoy shopping alone so I can be on my own schedule. That night we went to dinner on the Boardwalk, then walked into Epcot to see the fireworks. I also rode the newly redesigned Spaceship Earth. It's cute.

Birthday weekend number two was even better. I hadn't been to the new karaoke bar at City Walk yet, so we planned an outing. It was me, Lauren, our friends Janice, Dan, and John, and then the sexy Melbourne trio (Nikki, Keri, and Erica).We had such a good time. It's not just a regular karaoke experience...it has a huge stage with a host, live band, and backup singers. It is pretty intimidating, even to a regular karaoke-er (I guess that's how you'd say it?). It's fun just to see the people get on stage who think they're awesome. Some of them turn out to be pretty good, and others not so much. After some schmoozing with the DJ by Erica, I finally got called to come up and sing around 1am (I put my song in at 9pm!). I sang (surprise!) "Just A Girl." It was fun, but crazy...you can't see much with all the lights on the stage, and I couldn't hear myself at all, so I may have sucked big time. Of course, nobody told me that, so in my head I did pretty good! After City Walk, Lauren and I did get our Happy Meals this time, so I was very content.
Sunday I went over to my friend Cindy's for a soccer party to watch Germany play Spain in the Euro Finals. Unfortunately, being German it didn't end so well. But it was still fun. Then on Monday I saw WALL-e, which was so cute. I agree with Mike that any fan of Pixar movies will love this. I found myself tearing up a few times during the movie, which is retarded because it's an animated movie about a robot, but that Pixar knows how to do it to me!
Random note: For those of you who haven't heard, Disney announced on Friday that they are closing all the clubs at Pleasure Island in September. They're moving foward with a new "vision" for Downtown Disney, so they'll be putting in more shops and restaurants. No specifics yet, but I will keep you updated if I hear anything. So say goodbye to PI!

What's It Gonna Be?

Happy Birthday Weekend to me (and Erica)! I have to work tomorrow, but am going out dancing tomorrow night downtown. I'm not a huge fan of downtown Orlando (kinda skeevy), but we are meeting a few friends that are downtown regulars, so I'm sure we'll have fun. Not sure what I'm doing on my birthday proper, but probably going to Epcot in the afternoon and having dinner somewhere in the vicinity, then watching fireworks. It's pretty fun to pretend to have a fireworks display put on just for your birthday celebration.

I don't have any videos of kids doing cute things, so I will share one of my favorite videos that I found on funnyordie.com, a fabulous site. This song is not safe for work or young ears! But it's f'ing awesome. Enjoy!

Dads Rule!

Happy Father's Day to all you dads. Hopefully your kids are giving you 'props' today for being 'off the chain'. You deserve numerous props.
Here's a few reasons that my Dad deserves props:
1. He knows how to fix a lot of things, like various household items and my car.
2. He helped put a down payment on Stella, my current car.
3. He always knows the answers.
4. He puts up with my sometimes insane mom.
5. He helped support me through college, always sneaking me gas money on my trips home.
6. When I would call home crying about something, he could always calm me down, using his phrase "take it slow and easy."
7. He taught me how to appreciate and shoot a gun!
8. He sacrifices his time to help run his late father's business.
9. He uses his handy-man skills to help out his mother and other family members when they need it.
10. He helped raise me, and look how great I turned out!!!
Side note: I was SO mad when my dad shaved off his moustache. I didn't talk to him for a few days. I guess I couldn't handle the change, but now I am very glad he made it!

So Happy Father's Day everyone! And congrats to Nikki and Jason for their new addition. Elena is beautiful, and I love all the pics from the hospital (good job Erica!). Halle will be a wonderful big sister!

Nephew #2!

I have a brand new nephew!
Colby Patrick Fuchs was born on Wednesday, June 4th at 9:06am. He was 8 pounds, 2 ounces and 21 inches long. Both he and his mommy are doing great. Colby looks so much like his big brother Blake did when he was born. I took a few pics of him on my phone, but am not smart enough to figure out how to get them onto my computer, so all I have so far is this family photo right after Colby was born, but will have more pics soon!

On an unrelated note, did anyone see Keith Murray on Best Week Ever??!? We Are Scientists did a great little bit during the 'Sizzler' portion of the show, got a quick shot of their album, and they even delivered a few lines. They came on and I yelled "I know him!!!" at the TV and then recalled how I thought Keith was super hot in high school. He has a wacky hair cut now, but I would still allow him to be my boyfriend. : )

Sex And Th........

So I'd been looking forward to the Sex And The City Movie ever since the idea of it was even mentioned. I loved the show so much and still watch repeats on TV even though I have all the seasons on DVD. We planned to go see the movie on Friday, opening night. We lined up outside our theater 45 minutes before the movie so we'd get good seats. The movie started, the theater cheered, and I was so happy. And then...disaster. About 40 minutes in, the film broke. The lights came up, and the women got angry. The poor theater manager came in and said it would be 10-15 minutes to fix it. 30 minutes later, the movie started again, but a little farther than where we'd left off. Again, the women were beside themselves, yelling "Rewind! Rewind!" About ten minutes go by, and the movie goes out again. Repeat crazed women. Finally, after the third time the movie went out, the manager told the theater that was it, they weren't going to be able to fix it. As we exited, we heard various women yelling at the manager... "We had to get a babysitter! How will you compensate us for that?" The lines at Guest Services were very long and full of emotional, aggravated, and dejected SATC lovers. We were pretty disappointed, but figured being nice to the man at Guest Services would increase our chances of getting more compensation. We ended up getting a refund plus two free movie tickets each, so it worked out.

I went Saturday night to try again, and was able to see the movie all the way through. (Plus I went to pee in the middle and didn't miss anything since I'd already seen that part! Bonus!) Of course I loved it. I had to hold back a few sobs because I'm a sucker for a good love story. It was a very well made movie and had great funny moments (involving poop, which always gets a thumbs up from me) and plenty of drama. Plenty of crazy outfits, and a stunning, flowing wedding gown I would love to have. This pic doesn't do it justice, but it was so pretty and probably only works on someone built like SJP, but I still love it! So, I give the movie two thumbs up and highly recommend it to all ladies and gay men, plus any boyfriend/husband that gets dragged along.

I'm watching the MTV Awards right now and Johnny Depp just won his second award. He is so dreamy! I can't help but think that I could be there with him right now, cheering him on. If I hadn't moved in 5th grade, I would have gone to high school with him, and we would have dated, fell in love, and lived happily ever after. His life without me must feel so empty!
Final note: I love Rainn Wilson.