It is a Miracle of Some Kind

Well, I am actually updating in a timely manner! Like I said, it is a miracle of some kind. I just got home and dinner is in the oven. While I am waiting for the food I am flipping between Jon and Kate + 8 and That 70s Show and wishing Dave was home and we were eating dinner. I wanted to update and give the fun news that I passed my 10 lb mark in Weight Watchers this week! As of Monday I weighed 149.2 down from 160. Yay! It was really rewarding to hit that mark. As for the vegetarian change, it is going really well too! I honestly have not missed eating meat at all, but I will admit the thought of never eating El Con's soft chicken flautas and the occasional Arby's roast beef sandwich makes me a little sad. But I think it is for the best, and I just think of all the pros when I am feeling sad about foods that used to be my go-to comforts.

Something else that I wanted to share with everyone is a change that David and made a while ago -- we gave up bottled water! It was kind of hippie-ish, but Dave played along and now a lot of our friends have joined on in! Now, I think in most places, for instance, my parents' house, they don't need bottled water because the water naturally tasted great, but here in Waco it tastes horrible! It is simply called Waco Water and everyone knows that it is rank. It affects the soft drinks, the tea, the coffee, you name it, so I always used to use bottled water or the filtered water from our fridge. About three months ago I decided that we were being super wasteful with our daily bottled water consumption, so I did some research and ordered us BPA-free water bottles by CamelBak from REI. I had never heard of REI before, but apparently it is a BFD, and they had a great selection of BPA-free bottles. I admit, they kind of look like sippy cups for grown-ups, but they work really well and don't leak or anything. Dave and I were the first to get them, then my parents wanted them, and then Jessica and Jennie from work got them too! I am just glad we are reducing the water bottle waste:)



So today my music obsession might seriously surprise some of you. I LOVE the NEW New Kids on the Block!! You have to understand, I grew up at the very end of their reign and more in the Hanson, Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync craze, even though I never really swooned for any of them. My sister on the other hand was obsessed with all of them plus the Spice Girls. I was into Alanis Morrisette, Savage Garden, The Wallflowers, and people like that. The point is that the NEW New Kids on the Block are SO tacky-licious, so over-the-top ridiculous, that I just have to love it. The slang! The beach! The voguing! The synchronized dancing in matching outfits!!! It is too much to handle. I absolutely can't get enough. I think I have an illness of some kind! Help!

You MUST watch if you haven't experienced it yet!