Calling 911 is never a fun experience

So Monday afternoon I was on a walk in Jim's neighborhood in Magnolia by myself. I knew I needed to get 40 minutes in so I just simply headed down the street all the way to the end and headed back all the way to the other end to end up back at his place. On the way home, about ten minutes from my destination, I saw this young kid trying to break into someone front window. He looked about 12-14 or a small 15 year old, kind of sk8terish (yes I just did the sk8 thing), with a yellow beanie, blonde hair coming out and a black shirt and jeans. I totally paid attention. So I made a little noise with my feet (I was on the other side of the street) and he turned and looked and immediately stopped what he was doing and walked away in a hurry. Then I kept walking to where I could see him but he couldn't see me. He went back to the window. Then someone from next door to the house he was maybe or maybe not breaking into came out, a kid, to take the garbage out. The kid immediately jumped into the bushes and hid and kept a watch out until the kid went back inside. Meanwhile, I'm contemplating whether or not to call 911. So as I was walking back, after taking notice of the street number, cars parked outside (none), description of the kids, etc. I decided that if it were me and my house had gotten broken into I might want someone to call, even if they were not sure. I mean the kid could have been breaking into his own house for all I know, except he acted so suspiciously. So when I got back to Jim's place I decided to call, better safe than sorry. They put an officer on and I was talking to the operator and the officer at the same time. All I can say is good thing I know where North, East, South, and West are or I would have been confused. They kept me on the phone for a bit and took my info. And that was that. The officer close to our area was on his way right then and there. I don't know what ever became of it but I hope I at least prevented a robbery from taking place and/or provided a very detailed description of the suspect/perp. That's all

WW: Week 2

I was down 3.8 pounds this week! Which translates too...I forgot how many sticks of butter. Someone want to do the math for me? For a grand total of 5.6 pounds lost in two weeks. Which means my points go down 1, which is good! What was funny is I thought this wasn't my best week but I had increased activity but I had eaten into my extra cushion of points, which I've never done before, but what was nice is instead of beating myself up about it I just realized that those points are there for these kinds of things so I didn't have to just give up as I probably normally would have. Today at the meeting we talked about nurturing the self and having a "Cat-i-tude." Basically, cats do things to get their way and take care of themselves and we need to do that too. Not neglecting duties but just taking care of yourself. I actually know quite a few people who do this very well. Analisa my cousin with three kids ages five and under always makes time for herself. My friend, Carren, knows when she needs her me time and my mom and sister Whitney know that even just reading a magazine alone with no distractions is taking care of yourself. So here is to another week of being successful. Here is a great quote by Susan Taylor (taken from her book, Lessons on Living).

"Whether we are female or male, we must not allow the relentless demands of family and work to override our critical need for self-nurturing. When we fail to nurture ourselves, our joy is depleted and our capacity to serve diminished. Giving from an empty vessel causes stress, anger, and resentment, seeds that sow disorder and disease. Attempting to meet the demands of the world without first attending to our own needs is an act of self betrayal that can cause us to lose respect for our value and worth."

What?!

So I was telling Jim about some wedding dresses and I read out the description to one of them, it read "Satin Off-the-Shoulder A-Line with Side-Drape." Jim said, "that sounds like a play call for football." It does?

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Bob Dylan!

Jim and I had the chance to go to Bob Dylan the other night. He has been on my top five list forever so I just had to spend the money to do so. It was well worth it as he sang my favorite song second on the set list! Lay lady lay! PS-he doesn't sing that song very often on his tours. My eyes got misty and as I was standing there holding hands with Jim I thought how blessed and lucky I am. I may be broke a lot but I'm broke because I do fun things with my life. And I have someone whom I love very much. I am the luckiest (to steal from Ben Folds).

Weight Watchers

I'm on day five of weight watchers and I think I'm doing really well. But only the scale will tell on Sunday. All I see lately are points, points, points. As of now, I actually have quite a bit but it will go down as I lose weight. I need all the encouragement I can get and I'm writing this on my blog because I know the more I let the world know the more I will be accountable. For me, weight watchers is about weighing-in to the evil ladies (actually really nice, but said for dramatic effect)which makes me strive and push harder than ever because I would hate to let them down. Especially, Jeannie who talks with a Dora puppet and says "just keep swimming," which has always been my motto but maybe never spoken to me by a puppet before. But for now I'm still swimming! Hallelujah

PS-I have kind of fallen off the wagon for walking and need some help! I haven't missed my big walks on Sunday which to me are the most important ones (ie: five miles, two miles brisk, 4 miles easy), but the 20 minute strolls or the 35 minutes easy, have stopped. HELP. I HAVE TO GET BACK ON IT!