Change is good, but sometimes, things just stay the same.
First, at my weigh-in yesterday, no change. Same weight as last week. I guess it's better than a gain, and I'm sure that if I worked out more I wouldn't have stayed the same, but I'll always wish that every week would bring a loss - especially since I only have 1 more weigh-in before vacation. And that vacation begins with the Chocolate Buffet (YUM), then our anniversary dinner (plus whatever other dining we do in Chicago) and then the graduation party. I am really going to have to do a lot of walking and make use of the fitness center at the hotel. I always think I'm going to, but usually go once and that's it.
And speaking of Chicago, I had gotten an email from Hampton Inn about a special that they were running. So I took a peak and I could get the room for $169 per night, instead of the $199 I booked it at. The catch was that it had to be paid for in advance and once it was booked, no changes or refunds. So I was waiting to make sure that nothing came up that would force me to change our reservation and then I was going to re-book it today or something over the weekend. A $30 per night savings would have been fantastic. So I go to the website this morning and can't find that rate. I search for the special and then click through to that hotel and it says that they only had limited availability for the offer and that there is nothing available for our dates. UGH! I really wanted that extra $90 in my pocket for the trip. Oh well...what can I do? Maybe something else will fall in for me and I'll be able to save some $$ elsewhere. We shall see!
Friday, May 25, 2012
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Ch-ch-changes
So last week's WW weigh-in was pretty good. I was down about a pound and a half. I will take it. Still have a long way to go to get back to where I was, plus even further to get to my goal, but at least I'm making some progress.
Another change to me...I cut my hair. It's above my shoulders and once I get a decent picture with the new 'do, I will post it.
In other news, vacation is coming up, so I'm getting ready for that trip to Chicago. Flights are booked and there was a sale last week, so I was able to rebook and have a nice little credit with Southwest now, which I'll be using toward our flight home from Disney in October. I should be booking that next month. I can also get a great deal on the hotel, but I'm waiting a little longer before I rebook that because that will require me to pay up front and I won't be able to make any changes or get a refund once it's done. So I'm waiting until the last possible minute to do that. It will mean a savings of about $90, which is great. We also have the Amtrak booked. I did get a good deal on that, just over $40 for the 2 of us, but the downside is that we won't be on the train the entire way. Part of the trip will be via bus...about 3+ hours actually. I'm not really looking forward to that, but hoping for the best.
In Disney planning, we found out that they canceled the Haunted Carriage Rides, which is something we were looking forward to doing on Halloween night. I'm not sure if we'll try to find something else to do that night or if we'll just "wing it." I have to look at the bright side...that's $60 I didn't spend.
Oh...and I bought a Kindle Fire. I'm going to see if I can access the blog from the Fire. It would be great if I could update it while we're traveling. Maybe then it would be more updated and not just a bunch of random posts.
Well, if I have any readers...I hope you're all having a great day and with summer just around the corner, here's to warm sunny days!
Another change to me...I cut my hair. It's above my shoulders and once I get a decent picture with the new 'do, I will post it.
In other news, vacation is coming up, so I'm getting ready for that trip to Chicago. Flights are booked and there was a sale last week, so I was able to rebook and have a nice little credit with Southwest now, which I'll be using toward our flight home from Disney in October. I should be booking that next month. I can also get a great deal on the hotel, but I'm waiting a little longer before I rebook that because that will require me to pay up front and I won't be able to make any changes or get a refund once it's done. So I'm waiting until the last possible minute to do that. It will mean a savings of about $90, which is great. We also have the Amtrak booked. I did get a good deal on that, just over $40 for the 2 of us, but the downside is that we won't be on the train the entire way. Part of the trip will be via bus...about 3+ hours actually. I'm not really looking forward to that, but hoping for the best.
In Disney planning, we found out that they canceled the Haunted Carriage Rides, which is something we were looking forward to doing on Halloween night. I'm not sure if we'll try to find something else to do that night or if we'll just "wing it." I have to look at the bright side...that's $60 I didn't spend.
Oh...and I bought a Kindle Fire. I'm going to see if I can access the blog from the Fire. It would be great if I could update it while we're traveling. Maybe then it would be more updated and not just a bunch of random posts.
Well, if I have any readers...I hope you're all having a great day and with summer just around the corner, here's to warm sunny days!
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Into every life, a little rain must fall...
This title really only has to do with the weather. It's been raining much of the week, so I thought that would be a good title for today. It is supposed to clear out of here soon and the weekend is looking fabulous, which is great since we're going to the Red Sox game on Saturday.
Speaking of rain, lately I seem to see a lot of people talking about the weather at Disney. There are some who are also going in October and they say they are holding off on getting tickets for the Halloween Party until they know what the weather is going to be like while they are there. I have to say that I honestly never think about the weather when planning vacations, especially Disney. Well, that's not entirely true. We do try to go when it's not likely to be ridiculously hot, but when it comes to rain, I just don't think about it. I just go on the assumption that it's not going to rain while I'm there. It's not as though I can control it, so I just don't want to think about it so far in advance. So I'll just pretend that wherever I go on vacation, but especially Disney, will be under a bubble and that no rain will fall. Isn't that a nice dream?
Speaking of rain, lately I seem to see a lot of people talking about the weather at Disney. There are some who are also going in October and they say they are holding off on getting tickets for the Halloween Party until they know what the weather is going to be like while they are there. I have to say that I honestly never think about the weather when planning vacations, especially Disney. Well, that's not entirely true. We do try to go when it's not likely to be ridiculously hot, but when it comes to rain, I just don't think about it. I just go on the assumption that it's not going to rain while I'm there. It's not as though I can control it, so I just don't want to think about it so far in advance. So I'll just pretend that wherever I go on vacation, but especially Disney, will be under a bubble and that no rain will fall. Isn't that a nice dream?
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Chugging along...
Things are coming along nicely, both in vacation planning and getting healthy.
In vacation planning, Chicago is a go just 4 weeks from today. Everything is booked, except the Amtrak, but that will be easy, and ready to go. I am struggling with graduation gift ideas though. I don't want to just give her money. I want something that she'll remember, something that makes a statement. What to do, what to do? If you have any ideas, please let me know.
Disney is also going smoothly. Our MNSSHP tickets arrived in the mail yesterday. This will be our first party and we are really looking forward to it. We do need to work on costumes though. Hey, I wonder if there is a costume shop in downtown Chicago. I might need to look into that. Finding some time when the hubby and I are both free to go shopping for costumes is not easy. Oh, and we're still trying to book the Haunted Carriage Ride for Halloween night, but they still aren't booking those yet. I'm a little nervous because there are only 12 openings per night and I think Halloween night is going to be quite popular for this, so I don't want to miss out.
As for getting healthy, the weight isn't exactly falling off, but it's not holding on for dear life anymore either. It's leaving at a nice little pace and I'm feeling better all the time. I am bummed that my stretch class is on hiatus for a while though. I was really looking forward to it now and it looks like it's shut down for the next 3 weeks and then we're away, so that's a bummer. But I guess that means I should break out the Just Dance 3 and start shaking my groove-thang.
In vacation planning, Chicago is a go just 4 weeks from today. Everything is booked, except the Amtrak, but that will be easy, and ready to go. I am struggling with graduation gift ideas though. I don't want to just give her money. I want something that she'll remember, something that makes a statement. What to do, what to do? If you have any ideas, please let me know.
Disney is also going smoothly. Our MNSSHP tickets arrived in the mail yesterday. This will be our first party and we are really looking forward to it. We do need to work on costumes though. Hey, I wonder if there is a costume shop in downtown Chicago. I might need to look into that. Finding some time when the hubby and I are both free to go shopping for costumes is not easy. Oh, and we're still trying to book the Haunted Carriage Ride for Halloween night, but they still aren't booking those yet. I'm a little nervous because there are only 12 openings per night and I think Halloween night is going to be quite popular for this, so I don't want to miss out.
As for getting healthy, the weight isn't exactly falling off, but it's not holding on for dear life anymore either. It's leaving at a nice little pace and I'm feeling better all the time. I am bummed that my stretch class is on hiatus for a while though. I was really looking forward to it now and it looks like it's shut down for the next 3 weeks and then we're away, so that's a bummer. But I guess that means I should break out the Just Dance 3 and start shaking my groove-thang.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Here we go...
We've passed the 180 day mark for Disney, which means I made our ADR's (Advanced Dining Reservations) and we were able to get all the places that we wanted. And tickets for Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party went on sale on Tuesday, so I ordered those too. We'll be heading to the party on Oct. 30th. Now I'm waiting for them to open up reservations for the Haunted Carriage Rides at Wilderness Lodge so we can book one for Oct. 31st. Can't wait!!
On the weight loss side of things, I seem to be doing well. I'm now running on the Wii for 20 minutes again instead of 10, which is what I was at since the torn ligaments issue. Hopefully soon I'll be back up to 30 and then I need to start getting my butt to the track and work on doing that again. I just need to focus.
On the weight loss side of things, I seem to be doing well. I'm now running on the Wii for 20 minutes again instead of 10, which is what I was at since the torn ligaments issue. Hopefully soon I'll be back up to 30 and then I need to start getting my butt to the track and work on doing that again. I just need to focus.
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