Back to reality: Let's start with me. I pretty much lost track of everything in February, there was no exercising, no healthy eating, no blogging, lots of stress and blah, blah, blah... so now that it is March I am really trying to focus on regular exercise and healthier eating habits (now that it's in writing I have to stick to it). I went and signed up for a free 30-day pass to Snap Fitness last night, it is $10 less a month than my current gym membership, smaller facility, and much less people. I tried out the treadmill last night and their equipment is definitely not the same quality as at Gold's, but I guess I can't really expect it to be, right? The treadmill worked just fine, it turned on, tracked my distance, told me how many calories I burned, which is what matters. I am going to try it out a few more times before I decide what to do. I was also thinking about checking out Anytime Fitness to see what they are all about. If I am going to go through the hassle of finding a new gym I might as well check out all my options.
I am also trying to do more regular workouts at home using my lovely collection of workout dvds. I had to buy a new copy of The Biggest Loser Cardiomax cause mine quit working, and that is really the only dvd I enjoy doing lately.
I am signed up to run the Team Ortho Get Lucky 7k on March 19th... 9 days from now! I'm doing it with my regular running buddies.. Emily, Carly and Kathy. I am sure it will be a grand old time, although I am still scared of the distance, it's 4.35 miles and I usually only ever go 3.1... so that extra 1.25 could really kill me. I had plenty of time to prepare myself for this race, but of course I didn't... so wish me luck!
One last note about me.. I have officially lost 14 pounds this year, whoop whoop!
Let's move onto Kara. She is absolutely, by far the most dramatic child in the history of dramatic children. She will cry and cry and cry over the littlest things and there is no settling her down! Our daycare provider has also commented on her dramatic nature. She said that most kids will cry for a minute, then move on with their lives.. not my little Kara, she just doesn't quit. On top of being dramatic, she is also incredibly smart, silly, loving and absolutely hilarious! It's so fun to watch her personality grow, and see how similar she is to Joe and I, she really is the perfect mix of the two of us.
Kara is and has been potty trained for quite awhile now, she wears big girl undies and rarely ever has accidents. The only funny thing is that she absolutely refuses to poop on the potty chair, so when it's time to go #2 she asks for a diaper, then goes and hides in a corner and tells us not to look at her... it's pretty hilarious!
We are also working on breaking Kara and her sucky (pacifier) apart. She is absolutely 100% addicted to that thing, and I just want it gone! I, of course and the softy parent and give in and give it to her even when I know I shouldn't. It's just so much easier to give it to her than listen to her cry and whine about it! She was doing really good without it for awhile, but now that she is sick(poor baby girl has strep), I just feel bad and give it to her... I am an enabler...
Things that I think Kara might be when she grows up:
Musician - she loves playing her guitar, drums, recorder, xylophone, she just loves music!
Songwriter - when she plays her guitar she is constantly making up her own adorable songs about random things
Baseball player - she is obsessed with her Twins baseball shirt
Brew master - she recently told me that I need to buy her a beer t-shirt so that she can make beer with daddy!
She can also identify the following bands within seconds of their songs starting: Trampled by Turtles, Mumford and Sons, and Jeremy Messersmith. I can't wait until we can bring her along to some concerts. I have a feeling that she is going to love music just as much as her mommy and daddy do! If Joe and I are headed out to a concert and we are dropping Kara off with Grandma/Grandpa to babysit we try not to tell her where we are going, cause she wants to come with us!
Here is a pic of Kara with her guitar and new guitar strap that I made for her, notice that she is wearing her Twins shirt and her baseball hat, she thinks she's a boy:
Finishing touches of the guitar strap:
Shall we talk about Joe for awhile? Where do I start? Joe is currently laid off, and has been since the end of November. He has been picking up hours at his part time job, but I just want him to get back to his full time job!! We have had to cut back on how often Kara is in daycare, so she currently is going 2-3 days a week, depending on which days Joe works. When they are home together they are typically busy
Joe and I have been to quite a few concerts this year, and they have all been pretty awesome... I'm not going to go into much detail, but here is what we have been to:
January: Cash Only - A Tribute to the Man in Black, The Current's 6th Birthday Party with Trampled by Turtles, Roma di Luna, Jeremy Messersmith, Brother Ali and Free Energy
February: Justin Townes Earle (This was on Valentine's day, and it was a really great show!) and the cd release party for Sims of Doomtree, where we also got to see Mike Mictlan, POS, Cecil Otter and Dessa... again, another really great show!
March - Gayngs Affilyated Showcase - ok, I have to talk about this one a little bit. Gayngs basically took over First Ave and brought along all of their friends, and it was amazing! Gayngs has somewhere around 23 people in the group, most of those people belong to other bands, and just about all of the other bands were on the bill to play that night. They took over the mainroom, the Record Room and 7th Street Entry, it was pretty much like being at a music festival inside of First Ave, we will not be forgetting that night anytime soon!
This is a bad picture, but this is how close we were to POS when we saw him in the Record Room, it was the coolest thing EVER!
Upcoming Shows: The Rural Alberta Advantage on March 25th, and also possibly Volcano Choir the same day, and then Bright Eyes on April 4th (an early bday present to me!)
I can tell that this is going to be a great year for concerts!!
So I think that is all for now! Happy March everyone!!
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