back to the scales

Considering I only have around 7 weeks to make the dress for my sister's wedding Jason and I have gone back to the tried and true method of weight watchers.

The last couple of months we have fallen off of the band wagon, but before we got back to the place we started, we decided to kick it in gear.

I look at all of the advertisements for Jenny Craig, or Nutrisystem, or other programs where they send you the meals and I wonder about them. Now don't get me wrong, if you or someone you know is over weight and is using one of these, good for them. Everyone has to do what they have to do. For me Weight Watchers makes sense. It teaches you how to eat right no matter what your situation. And if you do fall off the band wagon, you don't have to pay a rejoining fee or buy more meals, or anything else. You have all of the tools, you just need to use them.

So kudos to the founder of Weight Watchers. We thank you.

p.s. I know I was updating before, but the total since the beginning of the year is officially 25 lbs.

clean sheets

When I was growing up, my mom cleaned our sheets on a regular basis and in the summer even more, because we were so dirty. Now that I'm older and married, I still wash my sheets on a regular basis. I love and appreciate clean sheets.

That being said....the hotel we stayed at this weekend did not have clean sheets.

Jason and I drove down to Detroit on Saturday morning and met his parents and his brother and sister in law for the Tigers against White Sox game. The only hotel rooms we could find that weren't $150 dollars a night were at the Leland hotel. It was close to the ball bark and Greek town, but those were about the only positives about this hotel. When you walk in the lobby it is beautiful old with great marble and high ceilings, but that is where the beauty stopped. When we got to the hotel room Steve already had someone changing the bedding. I don't know what was wrong with it, but new bedding was a must. There was a futon in the room that had no covering on the cushion. We had to cover it with a sheet in order to sit on it. The air conditioner was blowing cold air under the bed, so we had to open the windows which had no screens on them. I'm not even going to tell you about the walls or the bathroom or the elevators or the crazy goth club in the basement of the hotel. They only gave us one towel and one washcloth, and at midnight or so we were playing cards and all of the sudden all of the lights in the room went out. They got them working about a half an hour later. Just randomness.

We couldn't wait to get home and take hot scalding showers with some bleach and a brillo pad. I don't think we're going to go back to Detroit for a while.

We had a great time at the game though. We just love watching the TIgers even if they haven't been able to win a game in the last couple of weeks.

In the end it was a weekend to remember. After we get rid of the bed bugs we will laugh about it later.

time for an update

Hello! Hello! It's me! I'm up still alive and kicking! It's summer and between classes and work, blogging has taken the back burner.

I have been having fun though, and enjoying the summer and the heat. Boy has it been hot here. We decided to re-sign our lease due to lack of funds to come up with a deposit, and first month's rent right after we just paid rent. We love the location our apartment is in. It's so close to the lake, close to campus, and close to everything else we do. And of course it's so much cooler in here when it's so hot out.
What we did to compensate for the fact that we didn't move we pretended we did by moving all of our furniture around to the other rooms. Our bedroom is in the office, our office is in the living room, and our living room is in the bedroom. We love it.

A few other things that have happened. Jason's parents came up to visit us for Fourth of July. We had a great time. I even got to go on a motor cycle ride with them.

My parents and grandparents came up just this last weekend. We have converted in to Lake Superior lovers. We went to the art show on presque isle park and hiked around little presque isle.

I also finished my quilt a little while ago. I posted pictures at the bottom of the page.

Mom and Dad on Presque Isle park for Art on the Rocks

Grandma and Grandpa Troost

Coming over from Little presque isle.

Grandma thought she was crossing the river Jordan.

1st computer project

The picture below is a copy of the project I am turning in for class tomorrow. I just thought I would share!

a look at the past

Jason of all people was getting after me for not posting, so I thought I would share a picture that my grandma sent me.

Let's just say when she started taking pictures, I was her guinea pig. But I love it now, because there are a lot of really great pictures to look back at of me. Thanks gram!

Two weeks ago I started my second class for the summer, Intro to Graphic communications. Up until yesterday I couldn't stand the class. Yesterday, though I was able to take a concept I had in my head and make it work on the computer and that made me extremely happy. That is the reason I am taking art classes, to be able to take the ideas in my head and make them work!

My job at the greenhouse is coming to a quick close. We are tearing down the greenhouse today. And tonight I am meeting with Jason's boss at the hotel to discuss a possible job there. All we need now is a new apartment.

Jason's parents came up over 4th of July and we had such a good time. We took them to all of our favorite hangouts. Watched the amazing fireworks, took hikes, and I even got to go on a motor cycle ride with them to Big Bay, which is about 30 minutes to the north. We loved having them here and were sad to see them go.

My parents and grandparents are coming up in 2 weeks! And I can't wait for that. They are coming up during the art festival, Art on the Rocks. My photo professor was a juror for the participants, so I know it will be a great time!

Other than that, we are just enjoying the summer up here and waiting for classes to be done!
Sorry for being a terrible blogger lately! :)

smiling

This is me smiling as you can see. I had just walked about 5 miles on a really beautifully cool day. Plus I was walking to really great music, nothing pressing to think about, and my pink bandanna will always make me smile.