March Madness

I'm definitely not a big basketball fan and haven't watched a game in years. I don't participate in brackets or pools of any sort. However this evening, Dan & I had dinner w/ our friends Dan & Lana and spent a very nice evening watching basketball. Lana & I took a short break to run to Walmart and the two Dans did some work on Lana's car. Ultimately we ended up in front of the TV watching game after game. I must say, it was quite enjoyable. As I type this Wisc & Fla St are in overtime, as are Siena & OH State...we're back home & I actually still have the games on! Weird!

In other news...we're getting closer to our move. So far I've gotten the kitchen & downstairs bathroom repainted and will work on the dining room wall & loft bedroom tomorrow while Dan is at work. Also, I have exactly 3 weeks left at Z. I'm looking forward to some free time before hopefully going full time at Menards in May. I got a little promotion at Menards to Head Cashier, which means a raise and some extra hours probably :) I'm also going to start working every weekend at the end of May for extra $$.

At the beginning of February I decided it was really time to kick it in gear and lose weight. Of course that was one of my New Year's Resolutions. So with the help of SparkPeople.com I've managed to lose 13 lbs so far. My goal is to lose 25 lbs by the time we leave for Cancun at the end of April. My overall goal is to lose about 75-80 lbs. Dan & I have been trying to make it to the gym at least twice a week, some weeks are better than others. However, I have been walking during my lunch hour at Z. By using a pedometer I discovered about 3 laps is equal to a mile and I've been walking about 7-8 laps 3 to 4 times a week. Water has also become a huge staple in my daily routine. I take a 16.9 fl oz bottle of water w/ to work in the morning and usually drink most of it on the way in. It gets refilled numerous times throughout the day. I'm only drinking soda w/ my lunch and its either Sierra Mist Free or Diet Rootbeer, so no calories or grams of fat :) When we ran to Walmart tonight I picked up some wrist and ankle weights to vamp up my daily walks.

Oh...Wisconsin just won...GO BADGERS!

Also...I've been given permission to announce I'm going to be an Aunt! YAY!!!! I wish I had more details than that, but I don't.

Well Happy First Day of Spring everyone!!