SturgeonQueen Günlüğü, 01 Nis 10

Aw..man, I'm sorry to hear your lip is now purple! I still think it's amazing you didn't knock a tooth out or something. Were you able to do the Wii? I didn't work out yesterday at all. That motivation never arrived! Oh well, I'm getting ready to work out now. I have no excuses anyway : ). I always have a hard time coming up with something for visitors to do here. Unless they like hiking or being outside or enjoying a good bottle of wine! lol Like, my sister and her family used to come out in the summer. In the SUMMER. In AZ! So the only thing you would do outside would be to hurry to the pool, and then only if there was a chance of part of it being shaded. (yes, it's that hot) Even going shopping would be a hot, sweaty chore and things like hiking anywhere near home would be out of the question. So hopefully you've found things your parents are interested in doing during the visit. Is it only for Easter weekend, or will they be staying longer? The property you had before sounds lovely, and your goal of buying it back sometime is a great goal to have. Yeah, we want 35 acres, some of it pasture, snow in winter but not too much, lots of sun and a dry climate. That's why we've decided CO is the place. And build that dream log home - also custom logs! I'm not a huge fan of the milled logs, but that's probably not a deal breaker. I'd love a couple of those chandeliers, I'm a huge fan of iron, too, and I love rustic furniture and leather furniture, too. Wood, leather and iron - what a perfect combination : ). I have a catalog from a log home builder and the cover photo and a few pictures inside the catalog are of my dream home. It's gorgeous! A huge great room that is essentially divided in two, with back to back sofas dividing the room. One furniture grouping faces the view wall with a stone fireplace in the center going up to the cathedral ceiling, flanked by walls of glass on either side, and the fireplace is two sided - the other side being on the covered deck area. The other furniture grouping faces the entertainment wall and the rest of the home. It's a great lay out, at least for us it would be. And we want to build a basement - part for his man-cave, the other part for my wine cellar : ). Big dreams, huh? But I'm a firm believer that if you can't visualize it, it won't happen. Well, so far the mirror is intact. I haven't hung it yet, think I'll get my husband in on that job. I have this terrible habit of hanging stuff where I think it looks good without regard to studs, and then "forgetting" to use anchor screws! I've only had one thing fall off the walls in all these years, so I must have a bit of luck going somewhere (why can't it be with weight loss??). Hopefully this weekend. I'm just glad the awful cracking noise stopped before my husband came home from work! He'd have said I need to take the mirror back and I just love it. I'm sure when he hangs it he'll notice the large cracks in the back of the frame, but I'll probably tell him that's part of the charm : ). Have a great weekend, happy Easter, hope you have fun with your parents. -D 

Oops! I meant to say that if you went out to dinner and still managed to stay under your 1500 calorie limit without pre-planning the meal out, then you're doing an awesome job! I'm having a hard time getting back UNDER 1500 calories! Why are we always so hard on ourselves?!