.:: Monday, July 30, 2007 ::.

we had a great, short trip to the bay area this past weekend. saturday we went to W's dad's house to meet our newest niece, E, and visit our other niece, A. A just turned 3 and is the cutest little girl with such a huge personality. she's got more energy than the energizer bunny! we just adore her, and wish we could've spent more time with her. baby E is adorable, but is not as fun as A, since all she does is sleep and eat. :P

:: joyce 10:18 PM [+]::
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.:: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 ::.

okay, so i've been tagged by aramigan...so here are 8 random things about me!

1. i can only whistle one note. so don't ask me to whistle the theme to "leave it to beaver."
2. i have a coat fetish. i have a lot of coats and jackets, i think at last count it was around 20... my coworkers noticed and give me a hard time about it.
3. i love assembling furniture. yes...i LOVE ikea! :)
4. my favorite toys growing up were my lego sets. i really should've been an architect.
5. i am totally obsessed with food/fitness/nutrition/weight. my favorite topic to talk about is food.
6. i don't like horses. i think growing up i was the only little girl that hated horses. they kinda scared me a little, and i found nothing cool about them. i was more interested in cars.
7. when i was five years old, my dream car was a trans am. LOL...
8. i'm really good at falling asleep. it takes me about 30 seconds to fall asleep, no matter where i'm at, whether or not i'm tired. i don't even have to be laying down.

so i tag dobri den!, wonders of wonders, so?, lomo, kemikuka, vivalacious, missimsocute, and ilikeredbean.

:: joyce 9:02 PM [+]::
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.:: Monday, July 23, 2007 ::.

my diet is working...at the end of week 1, i've lost 4.5 lbs! holy crap. yes, i'm still hungry. and yes, i'm still standing. but barely. :P i calculated how many calories i'm consuming a day, and 800 was a very generous estimate. my first day i had about 315 calories, and the next couple days was closer to 500-600. insane!!! i can't believe i'm still functioning on so little calories!!! and working out like a mad woman!

we had a track event this past weekend, and i was really good. i brought all my food and snacks in a cooler and did my best not to cheat. i think i did really well. now this weekend will be the bigger challenge since we'll be in the bay area. i know i can do it!! :) it's almost become an obsession.

:: joyce 5:31 PM [+]::
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.:: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 ::.

i'm trying this new diet, to lose 12 pounds in 3 weeks! holy crap. basically i eat VERY little, and do a TON of cardio. and yes, i'm hungry! :( but when i'm 12 lbs. lighter in 3 weeks it'll have all been worth it! the real challenge will be to maintain my weight loss...

i know, i'm a total nut case.

:: joyce 8:23 PM [+]::
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.:: Thursday, July 12, 2007 ::.

this saturday i'm having a karaoke party! so if you're in the neighborhood, come on by! :P i've invited some coworkers, and built up a nice library of karaoke discs. i'm really excited...i LOVE karaoke!!

there's a karaoke bar in denver that actually has a live band that you sing along to. soooo cool! i gotta find that place! talk about living out your rockstar fantasies!!

:: joyce 8:13 PM [+]::
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.:: Sunday, July 08, 2007 ::.

friday my coworker K and i went rollerblading after work. afterwards we went to 7-eleven and got squishees!!! :) it wasn't a kwik-e-mart but they had lots of simpsons stuff, so i was happy to get my squishee in a special simpsons cup. :)

saturday morning K and i went hiking at red rocks. it's sooooo cool up there, and so close to our house. it made me want to move to morrison. we went on the short but fun 1.5 mile hike around the red rocks, then climbed the stairs to the top of the amphitheatre. it's kinda weird cuz there were a lot of ppl there just working out, running up and down the stairs, doing lunges across the rows, etc...kinda odd, and made me feel like i should be joining them. but i didn't.

the first pic is just of the red rocks that are all over the place. the second is the amphitheater (where we'll be seeing b.b. king, al green and etta james perform in september...can't wait!!!), and the last pic is of the view of downtown denver from the top of the amphitheater (it was in the upper 90's, very little breeze, and a bit smoggy).

:: joyce 9:54 PM [+]::
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.:: Thursday, July 05, 2007 ::.

tonight, for the first time in my life, my mom asked me when i was gonna have a baby. LOL...i told her not to worry, it will happen soon enough. :P

:: joyce 9:19 PM [+]::
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.:: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 ::.

now i can say i've been to iowa. this past weekend was our joint track event with NASA rocky mountain (that would be our region) and NASA midwest. it's always interesting to see how other regions operate, and meet new ppl. W had some issues with the car earlier in the week, but was able to get things worked out in time to run one session saturday, and all day sunday. and he got the best time in his class on sunday! i'm so proud! :)

a lot of our drivers have really nice RVs. i mean really nice. and now i want one. i mean really want one. the only problem is, we have nowhere to keep it. we'll have to go somewhere with lots of land and zero covenants controlling what we can and can't have on our property. hmph.

it's supposed to rain tomorrow afternoon. last year's 4th of july fireworks got delayed because of rain, and it's just not the same on the 6th of july, you know? it's been totally dry for over a week now, and it decides to rain on the 4th?! sheesh.

one last thing...in case you haven't heard, 7-eleven stores are helping to promote the new simpsons movie by turning some 7-elevens into kwik-e-marts, filled with Buzz cola and KrustyO cereal! how cool is that? there's one in denver, but nowhere near us. i'd still like to try to go if they have any items left to buy!

:: joyce 5:27 PM [+]::
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