Johaari

My weekend was pretty eventful.  On Friday, I attended a baby shower – well actually I helped coordinate it.  I was in charge of the games.  Since it was a work shower, I wanted to keep things short and sweet.  So we did “10 Questions for the Mommy to Be” and “Baby Shower Left Right”.  The games were so much fun and the food was amazing.  The menu included cranberry chicken, potatoes, green beans, sweet potato souffle and dinner rolls.

Later that evening I went shopping for a gift for my girls.  We were having a girls night out and it might be one of the last before the babies arrive so I wanted to get the mommies-to-be a small gift. I also wanted to make sure that the gift had nothing to do with babies. I got everyone a copy of the Sex & The City movie and in addition the mommies got cute little wallet/clutches.  I was quite proud of my selections.  I hope they liked it.

I have to preface this statement by saying that my husband is so wonderful.  Ok so we got a brand new microwave and they delivered it at 7am on Saturday morning.  My hubs decided that he would get up early and handle everything.  That was soooo great for me because I got to sleep in.  I finally woke up around 9-ish and had to find music for my choir.  After  a few phone calls I found what I was looking for and picked up the music and off to choir rehearsal.

Choir Rehearsal started off a little awkard as there was only one other person in attendance besides me – that was my mom. About 10 minutes later, another person showed.  By the way, we have a very small choir.  Then about 20 minutes into rehearsal I get a call from two other members telling me that they wouldn’t make it. The members showed up very late and authored up unnecessary confusion at the end of my rehearsal and things just ended all wrong.

I went shopping, then I went to another baby shower.  It was cool.  I must say the Mommy to Be looked a little bored because she wasnt included in the games.  But the games were different and they were not like ordinary baby shower games.  I hope that she got all that she wanted and needed.

I had a visit to the doctor the other day and I told her that I had been experiencing a lack of energy and frequent headaches.  So here comes the questions – do you drink caffeine? do you do this? do you that that?  I answered all of the questions very honestly.  Diagnosis:  Well nothing is wrong is with me, but she suggested that I could lay off the caffeine and maybe ween myself off of it gradually.  She also suggested that I lose 60 lbs – wow!!!  I loved her honesty.  I believe this was the very first doctor that ever gave me a specific number of weight that I needed to lose.  Lastly, she told me to exercise.

I can do this I know I can.  My husband and I had just talked about this a few days before I went in for my appointment.  I already know my problem areas – being lazy, loving sweets and coca- cola.  Everyday I believe that I have at least two cokes (empty calories) and a pack of hot tamales candy.  Good thing for me that Wal-mart has stopped selling hot tamale candy in the big bag.  they only sell the little boxes now and i think that it’s a waste of money.

I took it easy this weekend and I am going to make suttle changes.  However, the coke is hard because I had two today, but no hot tamales – yeah!!!  My goal is to lose 60 pounds in a year because I honestly don’t think that my doctor believes that I will do it.   Wish me well and pray for me as I start my weight loss journey.

I had a dream last night that while I was at work, I had a hard time breathing and no one could help me. Well as soon as my alarm went off I could breathe again. Scary, huh!!! And I don’t know whether or not it was real.