PS3

I decided to go ahead and give in to my better judgement and buy my husband a PS3. Well, his Mom and Dad and brother bought it with me as a collective birthday present. I have heard of nothing else for the last 6 months. Each time it was brought up, it included hints that the "Limited Edition" could be obtained through a connection that he had with Carl's brother - in - law. So we ordered it.

When it came in I went to pick it up at the appointed Gamestop. It happened to be the one in Grapevine Mills Mall. So after walking for about 3 miles to find the store I entered the Gamestop and asked for the contact name that I was given and said mistakenly that I was there to get a "Limited Edition XBox". This of course brought about looks of incredulity from the 16 year old lovers of D&D. I quickly realized my error and corrected my request. They then proceeded to "Awwww Dude! A girl is getting that? Cool!" for a minute or two before rummaging through the back room to bring it out. About the time that the blond one came walking out with it (none too soon, the brown-headded one was staring at me as if I was an actual Klingon Warrior that had just walked into the Gamestop) another associate there threw himself in the way of the blond ones path to stop him.

We quickly explained that I was in fact the girl that it was being held for and that it was ok to sell it to me. They were skeptics. I think that for a minute or two they were convinced that I had done some serious recon and figured out that there was a much sought after PS3 limited thing there and had was trying to take it out from under its rightful owner. This kind of conspiracy theory is probably what lead to them loving D&D and working there in the first place. I digress.

So I brought the unit home and didn't want to just hand it to my hubby, so decided to a little scavenger hunt. The pictures above are his clues... It was fun! He came home and followed the clues around until he found it and was very happy... The pics below are right after he found it - a very happy hubby!

Also - as an update - I did not do so hot with my 5K training this past week... so I'm getting back on track. I run tomorrow - Monday night - again. I did lose 2.6 lbs at WW this week - so that is very very good!

Another update - Baba seems to be feeling and doing much better. He didn't have any fluid around his heart when they did his EKG this week and the leg is getting better but not completely healed. Please continue to keep him and Nani in your prayers. Its been a long road and he is ready to get better and start building his strength back up so I pray his condition continues to improve.

I ran!

I ran! That's right, I ran! Ok, it was only for 2 minutes but for me that may as well have been a marathon. And, I ran ahead of my couch potato to 5K schedule! Oh, and it was really more of a slow jog, but who cares!?! I ran!

Today is a rest day. My hubby made some chicken thighs last night that were really good but first made some sort of (in my opinion) horrible sauce for them. (olive oil, Dijon mustard, chili powder, A1 sauce, etc etc) I didn't enjoy the sauce but really liked the chicken. No new recipe yet, but I'm planning on trying a Weight Watchers one again soon.

Oh, and my good chicken salad was only beloved by yours truly. He didn't like it OR the Gazpacho. C'est la vie.

Fathers Day Weekend

Driving to Corpus takes a LONG time. But this weekend it was well worth it. We got to drive down on Friday and spend time with Nani and Baba. Baba went to lunch with us for Fathers Day on Saturday. The infection in his leg is back but is being treated with antibiotics again. He is still a bit out of it but hopefully on the road to recovery. We were able to see Lindsey and her guy Todd, and go to dinner with Julie and Andrew from work too. All while Baba had gone to bed.

Sunday we had lunch with Baba (Whataburger) and set out on the road. I should mention here that Baba REALLY loves Whataburger. Its amazing how much he can eat there and it doesn't seem to get old. The highlight of his Whataburger experience is the Fried Lemon Pie. I know he shouldn't have it probably but he loves it so much its hard to say no. It truly was a road trip being that we stopped at Mom and Pops to give Pop his Fathers day goodies before heading on to the Foys. We had a great time hanging out for a bit and having some grilled Burgers with Jim, Mary, Mike and the Uncles. Lola had a heck of a time - she thought that all those people were there for her as usual. Leigh, Jay's Aunt, let her sit on her lap and she was happy as a clam. (Are clams happy? Why? They are invertebrates.) We got home late but happy that we had been able to see so much of our family - and Dads - in one day.

By the way - I am continuing to to move towards 5K from my current semi-couch potato position. So far I am only walking and not running but let me tell you this - IT IS HOT. And I know that it will only get hotter and hotter as the summer progresses. By the end of this week I am supposed to be running for 3 minutes and walking 27... we'll see.

Couch Potato to 5K

I have officially begun my journey from Couch Potato to being able to run, actually run, a 5K.
That is the name of the training plan my dh found for me. At first I was a little offended but then quickly realized its true. The first night was actually a blessing, an affirmation that I am doing something good. The weather was nice. Such a simple thing but I expected it to be about 124 degrees and miserable and God gave me a beautiful, sunny, breezy evening to walk in. So I am not running yet, just walking so far, but I will be running like Phoebe around our neighborhood soon. You see, there are a couple of reasons why I have never really liked to run. I mean never... even when I was a kid. One is that its hard. I mean really not fun. The other is that I look like a moron when I run. The third has been added since my "days of blossoming"... certain attributes that make running a bit uncomfy. I'm working through all 3 in an effort to become more healthy. I'll keep updates here to let you know how its going.

Now as for my recipes I mentioned yesterday, the Chicken Salad is awesome. Its a triumph to be admired by chicken salads everywhere. The Gazpacho leaves something to be desired. Its ok. Its very veggie-ish as good gazpacho should be, but I didn't quite hit the mark. Jay hasn't tried it yet but I think that when he does, he'll be somewhat less than enthused. Oh well, they cant all be fabulous.

Productive Sunday

I love productive Sunday afternoons. They have to be the perfect blend of relaxing and getting stuff done. I was able to take a fantastic 3 hour nap! I went to the grocery store then came home and cooked meals to last us through the week. I made chicken salad and gazpacho soup from my WW cookbook that are awesome! Jay is not too sure about the gazpacho, so I'll let you know how that goes over, but I think its swell. I hope everyone had a good weekend!

Got New Hair Lt. Dan!

I got my hair cut and colored again. Its dark and I have lots of bangs. Right now I think that I look like I am wearing a wig. I think its too dark. I'll post a picture later today for some honest feedback.

Besides that Baba is doing better all the time. I am concerned about the care he is recieving so please keep him in your prayers. He has lost a lot of weight - 25 lbs in the last month - so also pray that he gets his strenght and weight back to normal.

I havent cooked lately but Jay did make the most scrumptous wheat pasta salad this weekend while I was visiting Nani and Baba. I got to eat some last night and I was most impressed. I'll get his recipe from him and post it.