Happy Crossing Guard

Yesterday morning, while driving to work, I saw the same happy crossing guard I see every morning, waving and smiling at everybody. I love people like that. He always gets me to smile, and start my day off on a good note. It's amazing how contagious a smile is.

Not a whole lot new and exciting going on here. Busy with work, and getting ready for these fitness contests. I've been fairly good and eating mostly healthy crap. And I must say, health food is CRAP. I know, I know, I'm a trainer and I'm supposed to promote healthy eating: high fiber, lean meats, small portions... but life just isn't the same without my friends Ben and Jerry. And man what I wouldn't give for a Chinese buffet, or a big hot chocolate with whipped cream heaping over the edges... yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Sorry, I just had to clean the drool off of my keyboard. But hey, I'm getting skinny, and hopefully I'll have some really successful fitness contests this season. This weekend I have one up in Wausau, WI which is more for practice than anything. I'm not totally in contest shape yet, so I may not win, but it's always good to practice in front of a crowd. If it weren't for those damn high heels....

Last weekend I went to my friend Melissa's baby shower. I had no idea babies were so complicated. Breast pumps, milk freezer bags, diaper pails with special seals, weird baby head cushions... you name it. I got her some baby socks and some of those breast milk bags because they were on the registry... but freezing your milk... that's new to me. I'll probably be in for several shocks when it's my turn to have a shower. Luckily I probably have a few years. :)

Yesterday Ken and I drove down to Chicago so that he could convince a bunch of high school kids to go to the University of Vermont. He does a DAMN good job. If I saw that presentation, I probably would have gone to school there. It is a great school, but Ken does an amazing job of presenting it. We also stopped at IKEA (to buy some lamp shades that Frankie shredded with his claws last night) and the best grocery store of all time... Trader Joe's!!! Why we don't have one in Madison, I don't know.

So that's my recent scoop. I'll post results of this next fitness contest if they aren't too horrible. But if you don't hear from me... just don't ask. :)

Oh, and a HUGE thank you to my Dad and Ken for helping with the depressing and physically demanding task of taking all 13 logs out of the lake and hauling them in the trailer. Those suckers are not light! Hopefully this lake will freeze and thaw in no time, so that a new season will be here soon!