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I took one of my students out this evening, and we had a great time. I cannot wait to see what the future holds for this bright young girl.

Note my puffy blue vest, and I didn't feel like the Good Year Blimp wearing it.

I am starting to tackle some Christmas shopping. I at least want to get my familys done with so I can do Ben's family once I get back from Asheville after Thanksgiving.

Tomorrow Ben is going to come have lunch in my classroom, and then stay for a little bit to watch me teach. Yikes! I get nervous when someone I really care about is watching me! Tomorrow night we are going to a play and the Old Spaghetti Factory. Saturday we are going to see Sinbad. Sunday I plan on resting like a champion after church.

Shopping Trip

I am now the owner of a quilted vest. I bought it tonight. I have wanted these before, but never would buy one, because the last thing I wanted was some "extra padding" on me. It really looked cute on me tonight. I got a blue one. Hopefully, there will be a picture of me in it, AFTER I get my hair cut and colored on Saturday.

I also got several skirts and sweater type things. I had zero winter clothes that I can wear. I got quite a bit for the money, as I bought them at Cato. Now I need some new flannel pjs, and life will be swell. Ok, I am also thinking about splurging and getting a pair of flannel lined jeans. I've always wanted them, but not been able to have them as a former fat girl.

As I was shopping the woman who was helping said some interesting things to me. She was joking about how I was taking down all her display clothes. I thought about it....display clothes are always the SMALLER sizes, because they look the best when displayed. I am wearing the display clothes! Woot! Woot! Then when I was checking out the same lady was saying how she would buy cute clothes just like me if she were as small as me.

I got to have dinner with Ben tonight. That was nice to be able to see him for a little bit.

Need some zzzz's, will write more later.

From Pasta Queen's Website

Weekend Recap and Next Steps...

I had a great time in the mountains this weekend! :) It is such a gorgeous area, and fall to boot! I had lots of great food. Time to get back on track. I did well with my protein shakes, but certainly heavy on the carbs.

Today at Mallory's party, my uncle thought I was my sister. After he realized it was me, I thought in my head...."I'm actually about 15 pounds smaller than her," but of course I didn't say that! I got several compliments on my weight/appearance. My one aunt said I had to start eating...ha ha, if she only knew! When it came time to get chili, she said, "You are getting in front of me, so I can make sure you eat something." Funny.

At Scale Junkie, she talks about there being 87 days left of this year. She gave herself 8 free days, and the rest of the days, she wants to stick to her plan. I really like the thinking behind that. Here are my for sure free days:

Halloween
One Day While in Seattle
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
New Years Eve
2 Floating Days

It is nice thinking you have some planned free eating days. I know some people who stick to their plan for six days, then whatever they wanted on the seventh day. This is too much freedom for me right now. More on this later.

Pictures from Malorie's First Birthday Party

Why You Should Always Have Your Digital Camera With You...

I actually saw this from the parking garage! How cool is that!

Hissss.....

Wish I could find a real hissing noise....that would reflect the wind deflating from my sails. I went to see my PCP today. She is worried about my body's ability to do the heavy duty exercise that is required for training for a mini, and still be able to eat enough calories to get my weight to stabilize out. Basically, she wonders if I can truly eat enough when factoring in my malabsorption. She gave me quite a bit to think about. I'm not quitting at all yet, but I do need to think about how to form a serious plan of attack.

I'm off to eastern Kentucky. :)

Looking Ahead....

I am going to the mountains of eastern Kentucky this weekend with my friend Sam. I will also get to see my best friend Penny while down there.

In two weeks after that, I will be going to my undergrad's Homecoming weekend. Wooo Hooo! I went with Penny and Mandi last year, and had a great time. Looking forward to doing this again.

Election weekend, I am going to Seattle and we are going up to British Colombia as well. We leave on Saturday and come back late Tuesday night. I still need to pick out what I want to see while we are up there. I always like going places with a "must see" list, and a "might be nice to see" list. I am such a nerd.

Then there is the week of Thanksgiving, I will be with Ben and his family at the Biltmore Gardens in Ashville, North Carolina. I am probably most excited about this one, as I think Ashville is one of the most gorgeous places to be in the world! I know we are doing a carriage ride around the estate. I hope the estate is decorated for Christmas. I have been twice, but never seen all the lovely Christmas decor. This should be a great time for R&R as well, since Ben will be busy studying for his finals the following week.

I try not to "live" for holidays, but man I do quite enjoy them!

Very Funny!

Jealousy

I got to have lunch with my sister and dad yesterday, since I was at the conference. My sister jokingly comments to me, "Do you have any boobs left?" I chuckled along, and said, "Sure, provided by Victoria's Secret bras."

I know that my sister is very jealous of me. It might sound selfish, but right now I don't care. I am probably 15 pounds lighter than her, but she got 21 years of being the smaller sister. It is my turn!

I'll probably look back on this post in a year and think it was petty. Right now it is how I feel.