Claire: Recovering from the Wedding!

I'm so glad I had today off! The wedding had to be one of the best I've ever been to! Between the fabulous bride, my lovable oldest brother, the antics of the rest, and the dancing for hours, it won my heart. Truly a fantastic event. I'm very happy for the two of them and wish them all the best! I love them so much.

Not much happening today besides the normal day-to-day stuff.

Food: waffle w/pb and jam; a pb and honey sandwich; a tall iced skinny vanilla latte; 2 scrambled eggs w/shredded low-fat cheddar cheese burrito; and a low-fat cheddar cheese quesadilla.
Calories: 1509
Protein: 56 g
Water: been chugging it all day!
Exercise: legs were a little sore from the hours spent walking in my high heels all day yesterday as well as dancing around in them till late at night, so not much happening exercise-wise today.

Got a surprise call from the Boyfriend earlier this evening. Bad news is that their car has broken down and is being fixed, therefore he's not arriving back here until late Thursday. :( Otherwise it was really good to talk with him and hear about how things are going and all. Every time we talk though I find myself more and more often being surprised and in a good-way ya know?

Well goodnight ya'll! I'm still coming down from the stress of the wedding, and shoot, that bridesmaid dress caused trouble for all us of bridesmaids. And it wasn't the fault of the bride by any means btw!! The stupid alterations place was the origin of all the problems. They 1) didn't sew in a clasp, button or anything for the bride's halter top dress, so her mom had to sew the dress straps together; 2) the alterations place didn't sew in the hooks for the bridesmaids' dresses to close either; and 3) every one's straps were too loose and so we had to jimmy-rig our dresses tighter with safety pins and fashion tape. I would never recommend that alterations place to ANYONE.

Claire: The Wedding Weekend Begins

Today was the rehearsal followed by the rehearsal dinner/all-day event thing. Thankfully the location for the ceremony will be in the shade along a nearby river to keep things cool! And the after-rehearsal event was so much fun. We headed over to a local park on a river. We played softball, went swimming and ate some good grub!

Food: two scrambled eggs w/a light strawberry yogurt and a strawberry all-fruit Popsicle; scrambled eggs w/a little shredded cheddar cheese in a flour tortilla; lots of veggies, a handful of chips + mango salsa and dip; vegetarian taco salad and enchiladas, and mixed fruit; followed all that with a slice of apple pie w/whipped cream; came home and had another all-fruit strawberry Popsicle. Plus I had a few cups of lemonade and a virgin pina colada.
Calories: WAY OVER- but don't know how many, same with protein count too
Water: Definitely not-enough
Exercise: playing an intense game of softball and swimming in a freezing cold river (I was the only girl in the party swimming. How sad.)

Yesterday I was at work and didn't keep track. I know I went over then too, so two days in a row is bound to have some damage done. Hopefully it won't be too bad. :) Sadly while playing softball today I palmed the ball while being catcher and jacked up my thumb. :( Not happy about it. I also got hit in my shin too. Gonna have a pretty bruise there. LOL!

Also the Boyfriend called me this morning- a good way to wake up if I may say so. ;) Guess what? He's taking me to see Toby Keith's concert that's coming up!!!! Super excited about it!!!

Claire: Well LA DE DA!

Bridesmaid dress is officially paid for, picked up and tried on! Even better? The dress doesn't need any alterations!!! When I first tried the sample on I think I liked it better. I don't like it so much now. Not as complementary as I previously believed, but oh well. But really cool thing is that I ordered the dress a size smaller and not only do I fit the dress, it's also a little big on me too! (I'm getting smaller!!!)

Food: toasted low-fat mozzarella cheese sandwich; 3 scrambled eggs; Tall Iced Skinny Vanilla Latte; a whole green bell pepper (so good!); a pbj sandwich; and finally a half-pbj sandwich after work tonight.
Calories: 1424
Protein: 76.5 g
Water: almost enough
Exercise: lots of walking around, lifting and picking up stuff at work.

Claire: Super Awesome Surprising Day!

All I can say is today was soooo GOOD!! I spent the morning working on a painting- which is one of the best ways a day can begin. The guy I've been seeing and I spent the rest of the day and evening out. He is a sweetheart. We went to the Olive Garden for dinner and had a fantastic time being complete dorks. Honestly we weren't planning on being together for more than an hour or two, but we ended up being out and about from 2pm till 12:30am. We got to talk and just be, ya know? And you know what else? He said I'm beautiful, not cute, but beautiful. He can certainly make me blush!

Food: two eggs on a piece of toast; pbj sandwich with a slice of cantaloupe; dinner at the Olive Garden- minestrone soup w/half a salad and A (that's right only 1!) bread stick. :)
Calories: 1137
Protein: Olive Garden didn't have that information available
Water: Not enough
Exercise: ran and walked around everywhere with Boyfriend.

Claire: The End of One Sweet Week!

Laila and I spent the day chasing the sun, trying to get tan. Our goal of getting a little sun didn't really work out. We met up with the guy I've gone on a few dates with, he brought his little brother and his son, (this kid is so adorable). We had lunch and played around a local park. Since I drove with Laila and she had to babysit, he offered to drive me home. That man is so sweet, really.

Getting home was particularly funny because we caught my dad napping on the couch in front of the TV, I've never seen my dad look so surprised. You could tell he wasn't sure about what was going on! The look of sheer puzzlement was hilarious! So the introductions were made and after he left all my dad could say was, "He sure is tall! Does he shoot?" After telling Dad he does shoot, he tells me to invited him to join him for some skeet shooting sometime, this really threw me for a loop.

Another cool note: I'm officially down 14 pounds!!!!! And I just ordered a phone upgrade!! YAY!! All-around one SWEET week!

Food: a piece of harder-than-life toast w/pb; Spicy Anasazi Bean Burger w/cheese; raspberry yogurt; cantaloupe; pbj sandwich and a couple of baby carrots.
Calories: between 1350-1442
Protein: around 50 g
Water: lots, been drinking it all evening!
Exercise: lots of chasing the little kid around the playground! Lots of fun! Plus scaling a hillside, being a ninja going across a river and maybe a mile or so "hike" looking for a place near the river.

Claire: The last two days

So Thursday was the second date and it was so much fun- I really had a FANTASTIC time!! We had dinner and then went to seriously, the best movie theater around. We watched The A-Team, what a cheesy action film- it was pretty good too! Afterward we explored his town and enjoyed the rest of the evening around one of the local lakes. Gotta say this guy is pretty great. :)

Food: 2 Eggo waffles w/pb and sliced banana; popcorn and a beer; salad (no dressing), vegetarian lasagna (I could only eat like a quarter of it, it was massive) and sour dough bread. (Yummy!) And a banana too.
Calories: 1402 (or less)
Protein: 32 or less
Water: LOTS of it!
Exercise: played on some local school's swings and lots of walking around in high heels no less, I think that counts more right?

Today
Food: 2 Eggo waffles w/pb; carrots; two eggs; two full servings of lentil soup; and 8 oz of raspberry yogurt
Calories: around 1135 or 1200
Protein: 47-51
Water: yep!!
Exercise: dancing around my room blasting some sweet music!

Claire: 1st Day of Summer!

Hope the weather finally catches up to the season! We need sunshine here! Today I got the follow up call from the guy I went on the date with. A second date is coming Thursday night- pretty excited and a little nervous about it too. I need to work on dressing up all cute for these kinds of things! Like doing my hair all sweet like.

Food: blueberry waffles w/pb, a glass of soy milk and a peaches cup; 3 egg whites scrambled and baby carrots; a lasagna Florentine; baby carrots; and a toasted cheese sandwich.
Calories: 1251
Protein: 60 g
Water: lots of it!!
Exercise: nope, lazy day.

Also found a box of t-shirts from like high school and early college- I had stored them because they were too small to wear and guess what? Three out of the five shirts fit!!! YAY!!!!
(Another cool note: the guy told me I'm pretty- completely made my day!) :) I'm such a cheese ball!

Claire: Smiles!

Today was one pretty dang good day. Got a call this morning from the guy who asked me out, to set up the details for today. So the plan was getting together for a lunch date and maybe hangout a little after. To sum up what happened: lots of talking, laughing and hanging out. It went from a lunch date to an all-day date. And it looks like I'll be seeing more of him soon. :)

Food: peaches, oatmeal w/pb and a 1/2 glass of soymilk; Peach perfection small Jamba Juice; Garden Patty 6 in. Subway Sandwich.
Calories: 1073
Protein: 42.1 g
Water: not enough.
Exercise: walked around lots probably a couple of miles, and laughing- lots and lots of laughing!

Claire: A Surprise Perk

Tonight was the last day of training- well not anymore I have a "formal training" session left that they tacked on today. Basically I have to do an online training session and take a couple of quizzes. Therefore on Sunday I have an extra two hours of work- yay for more pay!

Well tonight I went in like normal and met my "trainer" (makes me sound like a dog being trained- lame) and while I was waiting for her to finish some things I started talking to a guest while he waited in line, just some small talk- the movie he was buying, my new job, etc. After a little bit I went to go straighten up some displays as my trainer was still busy. About five or ten minutes later the guy I had been talking to earlier comes over and asks me, in a kind of shy way, if I was free this weekend for a date. I'm a busy girl- I've got work, friends, and running to all fit in, I told him that it depends on the day. He asked me when I was free and so come Saturday night I have a date with a really cute guy. (BTW- I promise to be careful!)

Food: two eggs, cereal w/soymilk, and a banana; nectarine and baby carrots; pbj for lunch; 1/2 pbj for snack; and pb for after work (nothing else in the house)
Calories: 1557 (a little high, but within my range)
Protein: 60.1
Water: 48 oz. (need more!)
Exercise: walked to work- 3.5 miles, 54 minutes
*Goal for tomorrow- lower body workout and 4 mi run!