Three More Days!

Only 72 hours until my exciting event on Saturday. And yes, you guessed it, I'm going skydiving (sorry Grandma)! I'm jumping at Air Capital Drop Zone in Derby with several other people. I'm going tandem, which means I will be attached to an experienced jumper. Surprisingly, or not so surprisingly if you know my daredevil tendencies, I'm not anxious about it at all. I have no fear of heights and I've always wanted to fly. Skydiving is probably the closest I will ever get to flying since I doubt I will develop any superhero powers anytime soon.

This is the outfit I've chosen to wear on Saturday. That's not weird or anything is it?

Bailey Actin' a Fool

This is a typical reaction when I ask Bailey if she wants to go for a walk. This evening she decided it was time to go for a walk and started crying before I even asked her. Bring out the tennis shoes and she really gets going. Maddie, my parents' dog, gets in on the action too, but her excitement consists of barking incessantly as you can hear on the video. Sometimes the shovel is needed to shut her up.

Make a Difference Monday

While I prefer Diet Coke and Diet Dr. Pepper, I drank a Diet Pepsi today in honor of Heather. She was recently diagnosed with Stage 4 Melanoma and is going through a rough time right now. McMommy, a hilarious blogger, is doing something truly great for Heather. All of the supportive comments left on McMommy's post for today will be made into a quilt for Heather to take with her to her cancer treatments. So, anyone who wants to join Team Heather and help her kick cancer's ass, leave a comment for Heather on McMommy's blog. Heather is a really great person and a wonderful mother to two ADORABLE children, Ella and Kyler. Check out her blog to see for yourself. GO HEATHER GO!!!

Friday Fun

Jodi, Marilee and I got to hang out today with Olivia.

Just working on my biceps-she's almost 15 lbs!


Olivia spent time jumping while us girls played a game

All that jumping made her tired! Look at those gorgeous eyes.

I spent the afternoon with my favorite girls. We had a good time going to lunch, talking and playing Whoonu. Olivia was a good girl as always. She cracked us up all afternoon. She loves the words Zooboomafoo and Pickleweasel and smiles at them every time.

It was good for me to hang out with friends as I've become increasingly reclusive. Andrew doesn't count since he's more antisocial than I am. I know some of my friends don't understand why I don't keep in touch very well. Of course, how can I blame them when I don't understand it myself?

I'm looking forward to the weekend. I'm finally getting my hair done--I'm thinking about getting it cut pretty short! Eh, who am I kidding? I'll chicken out. After I get my hair done Andrew and I are going out to dinner (can't waste a "good hair day"). Then on Sunday we might go see Batman and see if it's as good as everyone says it is.

Clue #4

Hot Dog

I'm not sure how that tongue stays in her mouth when she's not panting. She's always weighed 64 pounds, but the last time we went to the vet she had gained 4 pounds, so we've been walking more. I get a workout struggling to stop her from dragging me down the street on my belly. She gets a workout from attempting to drag me down the street on my belly. It's a win-win situation really.

Olivia's Baptism

Olivia looked absolutely precious today at her baptism. She was so calm and good-natured about the whole thing too. Andrew came with me (quite the shocker too), and when he saw her he commented on how small she is. I told him, "No way! She's so big now!" Ryan showed us the Wee Bundle doll they had made to show Olivia's actual birth size and weight. It really puts things into perspective. She weighed 1 lb. 1.5 oz. and was 11.5 inches long. See! Such a big girl now!

Bath Time

Someone call the ASPCA! These poor dogs are being completely mistreated!! Oh the cruelty! It's unbearable!

*No animals were harmed in the making of this post.

Prophecy?

Post-apocalyptic Earth (AKA Post-Dubya Era). The year: 2019. The price of a chicken biscuit? 189 dollars. And you thought a gallon of gas was expensive in 2008.

*name of restaurant has been changed to protect the identity of said restaurant and to protect against trademark infringement.

Monday Madness

I've been tagged! I feel so special. I might tear up. Two Blessings From Above tagged me last week to tell "8 Things" about myself. Here goes:

8 Things I am passionate about:

1. my family
2. Andrew
3. my doggins--Bailey Anna--she's my fave
4. Olivia, the Super-est baby on the planet
5. doing the best I can at whatever I do (AKA being a perfectionist, which can actually be rather annoying)
6. the March of Dimes
7. reading
8. traveling (if I had the money and vacation time this passion would be crazy evident)

8 Things I say a lot:

1. Why thank you. I am the smartest person I know!
2. Don't make me get the shovel (for when my parents' dog barks incessantly--hey don't blame me, blame my brother--he's the one who started it with the shovel business).
3. When's the last time you smoked marijuana? (Totally work-related I swear!)
4. I didn't do it.
5. You're a dork. (Well, he is!)
6. Would you like fries with that?
7. Hi, my name is Kerry, and I'm an alcoholic.
8. What the...?

8 Things I would like to do before I die (AKA the Bucket List):

1. go to Europe at least 25-30 more times (is that too much to ask?)
2. win the lottery
3. drive a car really, really fast
4. skydive
5. read all the books on my "100 Books to Read" list
6. kick my depression/anxiety to the curb
7. learn to be more touchy-feely, ooey-gooey
8. be a better friend

8 Books I have read: (this could be a neverending list so I'm just picking 8 of the most recent)

1. The Road--Cormac McCarthy
2. The Handmaid's Tale--Margaret Atwood
3. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time--Mark Haddon
4. The Alchemist--Paulo Coelho
5. I am Legend--Richard Matheson
6. Ender's Game--Orson Scott Card
7. The Ruins--Scott Smith
8. Nineteen Minutes--Jodi Picoult

8 Movies I have seen 8 times:

1. Dirty Dancing
2. The Princess Bride
3. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
4. Gladiator
5. Braveheart
6. Star Wars (any of 'em)
7. Lord of the Rings (any of 'em)
8. Labyrinth

8 People I tag:

1. Jodi
2. Heather
3. Kim
4. Little Miss Sunshine State
5. Laura
6. Um...
7. Uh...
8. Yeah...

More Clues

Clue #2: Less than 1% of the U.S. population has ever done it.
Clue #3: Those who've done it range in age from 18 to 96.

Tennis Anyone?

Seems like the thing to do lately is play tennis. I have the game on my Wii and play it occasionally. Andrew has a tennis game for his XBOX360, which is totally a blast. And...wait for it...wait for it...I played honest to God, real tennis yesterday with my dad! I'm so out of shape that every muscle in my body hurts today, but it's the good kind of sore that makes you feel like you actually did something good for your body. Maybe I'll have to exercise more often. I wonder if I will actually be able to walk tomorrow though. The second day of soreness always seems to be worse.

On a completely different subject: I think I may have an ulcer. Not sure since I've never had one, but Boyfriend and his mom, who is a nurse, think the symptoms sound like one. I get nauseous after I eat (but not every time), and I get this burning in my stomach. I've gotten nauseous to the point of vomiting several times now. It's quite miserable actually, although come to think of it, it wouldn't hurt for me not to eat for a little while...the nausea, vomiting and burning are a pretty good deterrent for avoiding food. If it is an ulcer maybe I'll keep it around for a little while. Just until I lose about 10 pounds. Who really needs a stomach lining anyway?

Woo-hoo!

I'm doing something veeerrry exciting on August 2nd. I will post more about it after it happens along with pictures. Not gonna tell what it is so you'll just have to wait and see. Clue #1: I won't be doing it alone.

A Special Request

Whatever it is you do: pray, think positively, cross your fingers, send positive waves, etc., please do so for Heather. Heather is related to Jodi through her in-laws' in-laws' in-laws. Okay so it isn't quite that complicated. Anyway, she recently received news that she may have melanoma cancer and it may have spread into at least one nymph node. She's my age and is a wonderful mother to a 2 1/2 year old boy and a 6 month old girl. I can't imagine going through that kind of scare at any age, but it seems especially hard at our age and with two small children. I met Heather at the March For Babies in April, and from her blog I can tell she is a fun-loving and wonderful person. Please keep her and her family in your thoughts. Hopefully the biopsy will come back negative and Heather can heave a huge sigh of relief.

Me Fit?

I bought a Wii a couple of weeks ago thinking it might motivate me to get moving again. I've played the sports games a few times, which actually made me sore (I don't get out much). Unfortunately though, I've played Super Mario Galaxy much more often (from the couch no less).
But really what I was waiting for was to find a Wii fit. And yesterday (after calling almost every day--okay so it was Andrew doing the calling) I found one!! I haven't set it up yet so I'm excited to go home tonight and try it out. I'm telling ya, this is what I needed to get me to start exercising again. Unless I find a way to do Yoga from the couch (don't underestimate my laziness).

Wordless Wednesday

Are Banana Peppers a Vegetable?

I'm a horrible eater. I hardly ever eat fruits or vegetables. If one could remain thin and nutritionally balanced with only eating pizza and peanut butter I would be a happy girl. Tomatoes in the pizza sauce counts as a vegetable right? Er, or is it a fruit? Well, either way, I think it should count. I ate some banana peppers just now. That's a vegetable. Okay so that's a fruit too. But hey, a serving of fruit is better than nothing at all. I always say I'm going to start eating healthier...tomorrow. And really I was going to do it...until I got a boyfriend. It's all his fault. We eat take out all the time and go to Braum's for dessert almost every evening. Bad Boyfriend! Bad! Speaking of boyfriend...

No, I don't know why he's holding his mouth that way. He's got wonderfully straight, white teeth so I don't know why he doesn't smile. We're excited for the holiday weekend. We both took off work on Monday so we have a four day weekend. There will be lots of sleeping in, movie-watching, video-game playing and all-around laziness let me tell you. Oh and lots of eating...