Vacation Day One July 13, 2009

Had a lovely evening in Bakersfield with Erika.? We got to her house and Griffin was automatically at ease with her mom, Janine.? The dog door to the backyard was of particular interest, being just Griffin’s size.? He followed both her dogs around petting and talking to them.? We gave Erika her birthday present early which Griffin proceeded to play with while jumping on Erika’s bed over and over.

Then we went for a bit of antique shopping downtown before meeting up with Rosemary and Chris.? Griffin proceeded to run around the garden with a bucket, stepping into a huge puddle of water.? Right before we got there Griffin had poured his water all over himself so he ended up running around their backyard with socks and no pants on – HOT!

We ended the evening with dinner at The Orchid (also a lovely wine bar).? The food was amazing and I have to come back here.? I had the roasted duck in curry sauce with steamed vegetables and brown rice. CRAZY GOOD!!!!? Finished it off with a Snapdragon Cabernet and the best lemon cake I’ve ever had. Note: there are two Orchid restaurants in Bakersfield, this is the one on Brimhall with the wine bar, unlike the other one sans wine bar.? I mention it because our waitstaff was particularly helpful and the ambiance was just the right amount of casual while still having the vibe of a special locale.

Working Out? August 22, 2008

I have no motivation and it really sucks.? Here I am living at home with the kid and can?t seem to work out for even 30 minutes a day.? I know Griffin is a workout in and of himself but my scale doesn?t seem to think so, only my back that I keep hurting by lugging 20 squirming pounds all around and in and out of the car over and over.So be sure to give mea bunch of crap if when you see me I?m still not doing anything productive about this.? I?m 10 pounds over my pre-pregnancy weight and started out overweight there.My goal?? You mean try to be positive about this?? Well my goal is lose 20 pounds, but more than that I want to feel better, more flexible and have more energy.? So you see, my lack of motivation spurns my continual lack of motivation.? So my immediate goal is to make a schedule for next week that I stick to regardless of what comes up.? And yes, I know I?m going on another trip next week so it should test my resolve.? Wish me luck!