5 Days and Counting...

Until fun in the sun! I am sure that I have mentioned that Lindsay and I are going on a cruise, but did I mention that it is in 5 days?!?! I am getting really excited and also really nervous because I fear the unknown and despise crowds. But I know it will work out and Lindsay is really good at reigning in my insanity. I put on my bathing suit this morning and although I am displeased with my shape, I think it will be fine and no one will be paying attention to me, they'll all be having fun in the sun and so will I! And I'm looking forward to eating some wonderful food on the cruise, and that will probably make the suit tighter but that is not important.

Now for a little Christmas update. Mircea and I went down to my parents' house in North Carolina and although I was apprehensive about the trip, it was fantastic. It was so nice to see my family and share in the season. Everyone LOVED Mircea and continually complimented me on what a great guy I had found. He had a really good time too and it was a positive trip. Unfortunately we only had two days there, as we had to get back home to pick up Yukie from the vet. He was so cute when he got home. He loves his Vet girls but he loves to be back with his Daddy (and Mommy to some extent). He slept with us all night and took turns rubbing up against each of us. The girls were less than happy to have him back, but happy to see us. Great Christmas!!

I enjoyed reading all your posts about your Christmas celebrations, scares, and miracles. I am glad that everyone had a good time with their families and friends. I may have time for one more post before I leave, otherwise, I'll be disconnected until the 13th as Lindsay and I cruise the Caribbean. AHHH!

My Babies: Diabetes Guilt Trip Edition

The babies get special food now and I'll expand on that later. Basically there is a lot of discussion out there about how cats need a lot of taurine in their diet and that wet food is the most appropriate food for felines. Wet food that doesn't have a lot of carbs that is, and not much in the plant department either. Like I said, I'll bore the hell out of everyone with that later.

But here's some not boring adorable pictures of the babies enjoying their wet food. Well, except Lily b/c she'd already finished by the time I started taking the photos.

I'm Home

I'll make this quick, but I wanted to let everyone know I made it back safe and sound. I got in so late on Thursday, it kind of sucked, but I had the best going away party EVER from my buddies at work. It was a mad rush, which I will describe later.

My phone doesn't work at Mircea's house nor mine, so that should be interesting. My new phone (only two more weeks!) should work at both houses, but Lord knows. The best part is it will have a screen so I can call people and know who the hell is calling me. That phone has been broken since I went to San Diego and you'd be surprised how much of a pain it is to not be able to screen calls or call people whose phone numbers you haven't memorized.

Ok, so I'm back and I'm in training all week so I won't have a bunch of email access or time to blog, but I hope everyone is doing well and I am SOOOOOO happy to be home.

And thank you to Marc for taking wonderful care of those beautiful kitties. I picked them up today and they were so sad to leave their Papa, but they are happy at my house and snuggled like crazy!!

A Tad Overwhelmed

Where are my puffy kitties when I need them? I just need kitten kisses and hugs and I miss Fernie and Lily so much. I call Marc and say "Send me pictures of the kitties" and he says "All they do is sit" and I say "Please..." and all the pictures look the same, but I am still happy. He said that the cats really like his girlfriend and I think that's good. We raised our girls well!

I hate school. I have the wrong book for my strategic planning class and the wrong brain for my math class. It really sucks. And I should probably stop blogging and get on with the damned strategy class, but I want to just sleep. I've been at work since 5:15 because our contractor wanted to come in early and the guy who is usually here is out sick so I volunteered to come in at the ass crack of dawn to open the doors. I regret that, but I'll regret it more tomorrow. Ha, I can leave work now, but I think I'll stay longer to make up for the fact that I leave early for PT. Speaking of which, I thought my abs and buns class was last night...I got intercepted by Fred who worked my butt off again. I start to dread him. I think I'm going to go on a run tonight on base. I have this crazy fear of running and I need to make it fun again. Wish me luck!!

Getting it Together

Last night was fun. I did the abs & buns class after work and although I wanted to die, it was pretty great. (And my abs are BURNING today, which makes me know that they are in there!) After class I talked to a guy that does free personal training there and although he seems like sort of a douchebag (he was nice to the very cute girls and sort of rude to me-I'm cute damnit!) I think he'll be great for me. At the very least he can help me get this show on the road.

I went home and had a very sensible dinner and talked to my sweetie-who will be here in two days! I'm so excited and I've got fun plans for us and yummy food for us to eat. After we hung up I had some popcorn and cereal, making me realize that night time is definitely my trouble time. I need to come up with something to get me out of the room from like 7-9 or keep busy or something. I may end up going back to the gym because the trainer says he usually works later than my 4:30 appointment. We'll see.

I miss my sweet little kitties. Marc has sent me pictures and told me lots of cat stories but I'm still missing those puffins like crazy. He sent me some pictures in the mail and I hung them at my desk so I have my little babies smiling at me all day. Ok, done being super lame. At least for now!