Time in a Bottle

Time has gone by so swiftly and so much has happened. Let's see where did I leave off...hmmm I guess it was my Halloween fun with Abby...off to Florida I went to see my middle son Jamie get married. The bride looked beautiful as you can see from the pictures and my son is so very handsome. My sister Susie a/k/a Aunt Snoozy a/k/a Baby Susan and I drove down (rather Susie drove and I was her lookout) and met up with my sister Denise a/k/a Aunt Hee Hee. Susie and Denise went on a couple ship excursions. I did not go because I am not a stay out all night person (and they are)and I am not particulary fond of ships. However, I did get to use Grandma Mae's awesome gym facilities at her Condo. They had an olympic size pool, a resistance walking pool, a hot tub and a really nice cardio room. The weight room left a lot to be desired (heaviest weight they had was a 40 pound dumbbell) and no free weights other then dumbbells...mostly nautalis I don't think most of the older people really lift heavy weights. It is a community of people 55 and older. The plus side to hanging out at a retirement condo was that when I was running on the treadmill they thought I was an olympic goddess. Granted I did 6 miles and walked 2 but you would have thought I did a full marathon the way they were staring...matter of fact on my walk back to Mae's condo some man said "Hey weren't you the girl running on the treadmill?" I found two things wonderful about that: 1) He called me girl! 2) He called what I do RUNNING! Since I have alot to say I need to quit rambling so I am going to put this in some semblence of order:
Wedding: The wedding was lovely but I had panic attacks thinking NO one was going to be on time. First off just the transportation arrangements were rough as we had lots of people that we we had to transport and lots of different places to be. We had a mixup of time on when we were leaving the condo to get the bride's hair done. Once there we decided we were going to have her makeup done but the salon did not have time so we ran off to Macys. Time was running out on us. My sister wanted to shop at the mall which about gave me a nervous breakdown as it was then about two hour before the ceremony. I told her NO NO NO to shopping and then I kept my eyes on her the entire time least she try to make a break for it. I also vetoed a stop for lunch because of time. My sister said I was starving the bride and her bridesmaid. I said if I can go without food then they can! (Promptness is even more important to me then food!) The bride ended up finding a muffin and packs of M&Ms in her purse and was eating those. At the time I was just glad she had them because then we did not have to stop for food. But now that I am thinking about it...why did she have a muffin and M&Ms in her purse? Maybe she had a steak and baked pototo stuffed into her gigantic bag/purse. End result everyone made it on time and my sister has deemed me the Time Nazi. I cried I was so happy for Jamie and Tasha! Bride and Groom went off on a honeymoon cruise and I talked to Jamie today he was heading back to Indiana and he said they had a great time! The reception will be this Saturday so I am gearing up for that.

Food: Gee I can't believe I am devoting an entire paragraph to food! The reception dinner is Florida was hosted by Grandma Mae and she picked the most beautiful restaraunt overlooking the beach in Fort Lauderdale. It was an italian buffet The food was some of the best I have ever tasted and the desserts were not only delicious but beautiful. Yes Mom you are right presentation is a good thing but bulk still has it! However, this place had bulk and presentation! The evening before the ceremony Mae made us a home cooked meal of Pot Roast, potates and carrots and salad with a absolutely yummy decadent chocolate cake. Sunday we went to a fantastic chinese buffet. I also gained a love for grits....just what I need...another carbohydrate to obsess over. Oh and on the way down to Florida we stopped at a Cracker Barrel in Tenessee and I had the MOST DELICIOUS apple dumpling I have ever had in my life! Which leads us into the next paragraph:

Exercise: Thursday night on the way to Florida we stopped in Tifton Georgia for the night. I felt so guilt ridden from the fact that I had not run Thursday morning because we left at 3:00 a.m. that I ran on the treadmill for 3 miles when we stopped for the night. Amazing because 1) I don't workout at night and 2) I had eaten a huge Apple Dumpling for lunch. It was the hardest 3 miles I have ever done but by golly I did it. After that I jumped in the pool for a few laps. Friday morning we got up early went for swim and then hit the road. Saturday morning I got up and ran 6 miles on the treadmil and walked one mile to the fitness center and one mile back. Sunday morning I did an hour of swimming. Monday morning I walked the one mile to the center did 3 miles of running on the treadmill and walked one mile back. Monday morning we were back on the road so by Tuesday morning I was just tired tired tired from traveling and all the food I ate so no workout Tuesday. Tuesday night we pulled into town at 12:30 a.m. I was just to exhausted to get up so I stayed home from the Y. Thursday I was still tired but I went and tried to start the 5 mile route and had to cut it short. I maybe did 3 miles with lots of walking. I was just too tired. Friday morning I was still just so tired so I baled and stayed home in the A.M. The upside to that is now my computer room is clean! Saturday morning nothing but I have 5 miles slated for tomorrow morning.

Saturday: Went to pick up Tyson. We went to a movie and out for pizza for lunch. We had a nice Grandma and Grandson day! He is such a great boy and he thanked me very nicely for our nice day. He is a pleasure to spend time with.

Oh and throw in that mix I started a new job. Worked three days and went on vacation! They are probably thinking what kind of employee is she but they hired me knowing I was doing that so it must be okay.

Here is a run down of my 2006 year. Husband started new job, Two new Grandchildren, two weddings ( one my son the other my neice), One Garage Fire, a sick hubby (now recuperated quite nicely) and one new job for me! What a roller coaster year!