Happy 4th of July and my adventure seeing Eclipse

How time flies!!  I just realized I hadn’t posted anything for several days.

I’ve just been getting ready for the holiday weekend.  We are supposed to be bbq’ing at my parents tomorrow.  My  mom called me tonight to say she decided they are not bbq’ing anymore, that she went and got a roast from Tahoe Joe’s.  Huh???  Uh, mom….it’s going to be around 100*F tomorrow, who wants a roast?  It’s not wintertime for goodness sake…..

She said she didn’t want my dad out in the heat tomorrow.  Okay, I get that…with the heat and the fact that his back has been out the past week, that’s understandable.  Well, I could have done the cooking.  I know how to bbq.  But she didn’t want to hear it and I got annoyed, which I normally don’t get with my mom.

Bottom line, there’s only going to be 4 of us:  my sister (a vegetarian), my dad (who is on a restricted diet due to his health), my mom and I.  Who is she buying this roast for?   Not for me, my sister or my dad.

She does this at every holiday now.  She plans these meals and then at the last minute she changes her mind and either gets a roast from Tahoe Joe’s (a local steakhouse restaurant) or decides we are going out to eat.

I tell my mom I have no problem doing the cooking but she always says she’ll take care of it.  Then, I guess, she decides she really doesn’t want to do all of the work and instead of letting me help her, she just changes her mind.

I was only in charge of the dessert, which I’ve made.  I made an Angel Food cake with a strawberry sauce to go on top.  It’s light, yummy, and refreshing.  She used to make it for us when we were kids in the summertime.  I also made cupcakes–just because they are my latest obsession!!

So, I really have no clue what’s going on tomorrow. With the roast, is my mom no longer making her potato salad and other regular bbq side dishes??  I wish she would have called me, I would have been happy to do all of the work.  It’s actually no work at all for me.  I love to cook and can whip these side dishes up pretty quickly!!

On another note, I went and saw Twilight Saga: Eclipse and loved it!!!  It was better than New Moon, which I thought wasn’t so good.  Anyway, the only thing bad about seeing the movie wasn’t the movie itself, but the three teenage girls who decided to sit next to me.  They proceeded to talk (loudly) during the movie—which is a huge irritant to me!!  If I’m going to pay $10.00 to see a movie, I want to hear what’s being said!!  When they refused to stop, I finally leaned over and (quietly so as not to disturb everyone else) told them to “shut up” and told them that there were some of us who actually came here to watch the movie and if they wanted to talk, maybe they should leave!

I still can’t believe I did that, but it went on non-stop and they were very loud!!  For the most part they stopped.  I don’t mind a little talking, but please do so quietly!!  And, then a baby started fussing and crying in the back.  Yes, really, some moron brought a BABY to the movies…and it wasn’t even a Disney one.  The same thing happened when I went to see Sex And The City 2 someone brought their baby—-probably the same people!! LOL

So, I have a long day tomorrow so I am off to bed.  I wish everyone a happy and safe 4th of July!

A time to reflect

Another month has passed.  It’s unbelievable to me that half of 2010 is almost over! With the start of a new month I was thinking about what I have (and have not) accomplished so far this year.

The highlight for me has been running in my first 5K last month.  This is something I’ve wanted to do for years but kept putting off until now!  It was an incredible experience and I cannot wait to run another race.  I was planning on running in another 5K this upcoming Saturday, but due to lack of funds I have had to forgo any extracurricular activities until things change.  So, I will continue to train and when the money situation changes I will be ready for  my next race!!

Another accomplishment is spring cleaning.  I have been able to go through each room, clean it thoroughly, and dump a lot of stuff!!  I have reorganized and cleaned all of the nooks & crannies that I normally don’t have time for.  It is a great feeling!

I have been able to read.  One of my favorite pastimes has always been reading and throughout my life I have always made time for this hobby.  However, in the past few years I haven’t had time to read much of anything due to work.   So, I am playing catch-up.  Besides the stack of books at home calling my name, the library has become my second home.

I have started to blog.  This is all still new to me…I’ve only been doing it for a month.  I’m not used to putting myself out there, so this is truly a learning experience that anyone reading my posts can see.  So far I am enjoying the whole process and will get the hang of it soon.

I have a re-found love of cooking.  I have always been fascinated with cooking and enjoyed it growing up.  When I was in college I met my now ex-husband, who is a chef, so as an adult I never had to cook.  No, he rarely cooked at home but either he would bring something home from the restaurant or we would just go out.  The few times I tried to cook during our many years of marriage would be ridiculed so I finally just gave up.

But, thanks to Suzanne Somers and her books, I am enjoying the whole cooking process as well as understanding food.

One of  my biggest failings this year is not losing weight.  I started exercising again this year and have tried changed my eating habits but so far I am only down to 168 lbs (as of this morning).  It’s difficult to do this alone without any support, and I have to be realistic…I am alone in this.  My friends and family have not been supportive.  They say they are…but in practice, uh, not so much.

They all say they need to exercise, but when I try to engage them…they are “too busy” & want me to blow off my workouts to hang with them.  And, when it comes to eating my family and friends eat the worst possible foods and in massive proportions.  Honestly, it makes my life easier to just be by myself for now.

There are many other things I haven’t yet accomplished this year but that is because of one thing I haven’t been able, and need, to accomplish….getting a job.  I know many many people/friends who are unemployed like myself.  A few of them have recently gotten jobs so I know things are starting to look up.  Hopefully it’s just a matter of time before, I too, am an employed member of society again!!

So…..here’s to the start of a new month.  I hope it’s successful for us all……..