Well, it is Sunday. The weekend has been good. I went to my Aunt Rachel's on Saturday and helped with Gabriela's birthday party. It was a beautiful day outside but it was very windy. Today Stephen and I went to church and then I went out to eat with some girls from work. We ate at a place called the Elephant Bar. It was really good. They have a wide variety of food. So now I'm just at home, getting ready for the week. I can't believe the whole weekend is over already. Luckily, this week is a four day week for us. There will be no school on Good Friday :-) Well, for those of you wondering, I have not been successful in not eating chocolate. I just love it too much. Most days I limit myself to one piece but it just isn't realistic for me as far as everyday is concerned. So OH WELL.... now we are thinking about renting the house. We are checking around to see what our options are, how much it will cost, how much rent we can get out of it, etc. I just don't think we will be able to sell the house ANYTIME soon so we might as well try to rent it. I mean, if we want to go back to Birmingham. There are pros and cons to staying and moving, we'll just have to see what happens.

My perfect weekend is coming to an end...

Well, what a wonderful weekend I have had. I really needed that extra day off. I took a nice long nap on Friday and caught up on my sleep. Saturday I worked on a "helping hands" project with some people from church. We worked on a community close to my house. It was a beautification project. The weather was nice but man the wind was working overtime. It didn't stop us though, we got everything done :-) Saturday night Stephen and I went to the Orlando Magic game, it was a good one. Oh, and speaking of the game, I had a slip up. Right before we left the house I had a cookie (well the dough anyways) for my sweet for the day. So, 3 hours later, I am sitting at the game minding my own business when my husband plops down beside me with dippin dots. I don't even think twice about it, he offers me a bite and my mouth flies open. As soon as I closed my mouth we both went "Uh-Oh", I had already had my chocolate fix for the day. Well, the damage was done and the taste was in my mouth, so after a little deliberation I decided to go ahead and eat more. I honestly did feel a little guilty. So, I thought I would skip out on the chocolate today. But no, I ate a cream filled Cadburry egg, and I enjoyed every minute of it. So, 1 little slip up...this is an on going battle. You don't just quit chocolate/sweets cold turkey!
Anyways, today we went to church, hit the gym, ate some Tijuana Flats, and then came home and did yard work. It has been a wonderful weekend. I am now prepared to go to work for another week! Have a great Sunday everyone.

The death of Chocolate

Today, the day I have wanted yet dreaded at the same time. Today is the day that I slowly begin parting ways with chocolate. Quana has challenged me to eat only 1 piece of chocolate per day and she is going to do the same. Unfortunately this includes cookies, brownies, cake, and all things dessert. I guess my problem really isn't with dessert, for some reason I feel as if cookies and cake are so much worse than chocolate. In reality they are, 1 piece of cake has far more calories than a piece of chocolate, however, I eat so much chocolate that it would probably actually be better if I just ate cake! So, today is the day. And to think, I almost wasted my daily indulgence on some cookie dough right after I had my Fiber One, Raisin Bran this morning! I'm going to save it until I just can't take it anymore. Hopefully this will be a lifestyle change, but in the past when I have done this somehow I always end up right back where I started, a Chocoholic. So I took the day off of work today, I am feeling a little sniffly but mainly I just needed a break from the kids :-) I'm going to stay home this morning and not venture out until I'm going stir crazy, which will probably be in just a few hours :-)

Yes, I did it

So I have decided to start a blog. I mainly started this so that my mom, dad, brothers, and others not on Myspace, can see pictures and keep up with me. My mom has a website and she has just started putting pictures up, I love it because it makes it feel like she isn't so far away. For those of you who don't know, she is in Africa so I only see her a few months a year. And of course my dad and brothers are in Tennessee and they don't Myspace. So that is that. I think I'm going to like this. I've started writing in a journal, well, my planner anyways, and I like it. Everything is good down here in Florida. The weather is BEAUTIFUL and I have been laying out for a little bit each weekend. Teaching is going great, I love the kids (most of the time) and I am really happy about the schedule. It seems as if we are always out for one reason or another which is WONDERFUL. Stephen is so incredible, I couldn't have asked for a better husband. He is so good with the dogs and with helping me around the house. Business is slow for him right now but that's o.k, it will pick up. For those of you that I told we are moving, we took our house off the market. Sorry for the bad news but the market is just terrible right now and we don't want to lose money, which is what will happen if we try to sell. So, we are here, for atleast another year. Maybe next spring the housing market will be looking up, who knows. I think it's going to be kinda hard for me to move anyways because I really like my school and the staff and everything else.....time will tell. Well anyways, I am off to the gym. Have a wonderful day!