What I’m Loving Wednesday

I was inspired by the fantabulous Miss Angie (link to her health blog) to participate in What I’m Loving Wednesday hosted over at LittleDaisyMay.  So here’s what I’m loving:

 

 

I’m still loving The Band Perry and I’m totally embracing my country love.  I’ve even had other bloggy friends recommend other bands to me and *gasp* I actually like them also!  More particularly though, I just can’t get enough of this CD.

 

My bike!  I haven’t rode my bike in forever and today I got a good ten mile ride in right after work.  It was perfect (although a little slow).  I missed my bike, I need to stop being a lazy bum!

 

Spotify, a free music streaming service.  It’s currently in invite mode (I got my invite from Britney Spears…for real!) but you can request an invite.  I love being able to listen to the music *I* want to when I want to, unlike with Pandora where it’s their own mix of what they THINK you’ll like and then you only have so many skips…psh.

Starbucks Non-Fat Caramel Frappachino.  That particular one has a double shot of espresso…uhm….I’m not a coffee drinker, like AT ALL but boy these have been hitting the spot lately.  Thankfully Starbucks isn’t really “around” me or on my way of many things so I’m not drinking away a million calories each day.

 

 

Two things in this picture!  1) My Dickey’s Big Yellow Cup.  I have two of them (and two little ones…shut it, I don’t go there too much) and they’re the perfect cup for lots of ice and lots of water or unsweetened iced tea and I need that in this hot weather!  2) Cucumbers!!  I’ve been eating cucumbers like it’s my job, these ones are topped with Fat Free Catalina….yum!  Oh and don’t be totally grossed out by my dinner, it’s just rice, chicken and buffalo sauce.

 

 

Lastly, I’m loving that my friend Janette introduced me to Skype to use while I’m at work!  Not only is it faster than our usual e-mails, it makes the day go by so much faster when you’ve got someone you enjoy to talk to!

 

 

 

 

What is a CD YOU can’t stop listening to right now??

I'm here....I'm here!!

*jumps up and down waving frantically*

I'm well aware of my serious lack of blogging over the past week-ish.  I wish I could just say, "I don't have anything to blog about" but the reality is that's not true!  I've actually been doing lots of fun things and enjoying lots of new things.

I've just been lazy, and distracted, and actually busy at work.

So what have I been doing?  Well I can for sure tell you that I've been eating and I HAVEN'T been exercising.  Because I'm a bum and that's all I have to say about that.

Moving on...

Last week I enjoyed some days with the girls I babysit for.  I was asked by the mom to take a couple of days off work to sit for them the whole day.  Of course I jumped at the chance (more pay, more fun, lesser hours?  yes, please).  It was great fun, and the good news is that the baby FINALLY got used to me.

Seriously.

We've been like strangers in the night for the past year (she's 11 mos) since I really only sit for this family during the evening, she was always asleep!  At the end of Friday, we were best friends...which is so nice, because I adore babies/toddlers and was super sad that she hated me.

The girls and I enjoyed beach time, games, walks and playing outside.  I loved it!

I wish I had pictures, but I don't.  Not only have I been terrible at blogging, eating and exercising, I've been terrible at taking pictures.

I also spent the weekend soaking up the sun and just enjoying summer.

And napping, I've been doing a lot of napping.  Probably too much napping, like I've gotten into the habit of napping after work...oops!

Saturday night was a big deal because I went to my first rodeo of the season (it opens up July 4th).  Which also means I got to spend time with my dear friend Eileen, who I never get to see as often as I would like.

In the summer it's common to see the Painted Pony truck, with this number in tow:

All class.  What can I say?  I have a thing for cowboys.

With that said I have a confession to make.

I bought a country CD.

Yes, you heard right.

A country CD.

I loathe country music.  I especially loathe country singers that infiltrate my pop music airways (Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood etc).

So what CD did I buy?

The Band Perry.

And I flipping LOVE it.

This is so unlike me.

You may as well throw me a cowboy hat and some boots and shout YEEHAW because I've clearly missed my calling as a cowgirl.

So that's it really.  That's where I've been and what I've been up to.  I wish I had something way more interesting than babysitting, sitting in the sun and blasting country music out my car windows...but you're out of luck this time.

Oh and PS, I am DEVASTATED that Ryan was shown the door on The Bachelorette this week.  You all know how much I loved him.  Do you think he likes cowgirls??