Next Week

Oh yeah. Next week on the 5th of July we are heading up to Bakersfield to sign the lease papers and pick up the keys to the house! It's happening very quickly. We reserved a U-Haul truck. It's becoming real. I'm getting more nervous each day. There are things I will miss here. We will most likely be moving on the 7th of July. Thank you to all of you who volunteered to help us with the move. I'm not sure but I think we will have a group coming up with us from the OC as well as my Dad. Most likely we won't need the extra help. Besides, I'm weird about people seeing my living space all a mess. So once we are all settled, I will have you over! Sound good? Thanks again for all the well wishes. I'm looking forward to spending time with my old friends again....and some hopefully new ones!

The Sighting

So, as many of you know, I work at a restaurant in Costa Mesa/Newport Beach called La Cave. It's underground and cave-like, hence the name. Anyway, we have gotten our share of celebrities in for dinner or entertainment. Dennis Rodman, Nikky Hilton, Leif Garret, etc. etc. Anyway, I was just mentioning to John how I had yet to see one of these "celebrities." WELL, wouldn't you know...I saw one tonight. I don't normally work on Wednesday nights, but I was filling in for Jesse as the hostess. I was told the owner was coming in for dinner with a few friends. I didn't really believe who he said he was coming in with, cuz, well, he was a celebrity. Anyway, later on, I turn around and the elevator opens at about 8:30 tonight and out strolls the "guest." It was none other than Jaleel White...to those of you who don't know him by his real name...it was STEVE URKEL from Family Matters! Anyway, because I was the hostess I got to chat a bit with him and his friends while they waited for their table to be ready. It was very strange. Nobody noticed him except employees...its pretty dark down there. He was a very nice guy...super polite. I was bummed cuz I couldn't be all cheesy and ask for a picture because:

1. He was eating dinner...its kinda fancy.
2. He was at the table with the owner...not a good idea for pictures.

So there ya go. I have three days left at La Cave and I finally see my celebrity. Hey, its Orange County...it's not L.A. It's not like we have celebrities on every corner. So it's pretty cool when you get to see someone you watched every week on TV in the flesh!

So yes, I'm a cheeseball. I was excited to meet him. I'm not ashamed to admit it.

Wicked!

Ahh! John took me to see Wicked last night! He gave me tickets for Christmas this year. I was so surprised because we saw it 2 years ago and when it came back to the Pantages, I said I wanted to see it again. He said that I had to see the other ones on my list before I started repeating. So that made sense and I didn't think about it anymore. But then SURPRISE! He got me tickets! So we went last night and it was SPECTACULAR!! I noticed things even more this time around. If you haven't seen Wicked, I seriously suggest it. I know its super expensive, but it is soooo worth it!

Moving

So our moving date is approaching quickly and it's starting to set in a bit. I'm getting nervous and excited...but mostly nervous. I think John is excited only for the reason of not having to work. I think moving will be more difficult for him than he thinks. Anyway, we are still waiting for the final word from the rental office about our actual moving date. They are going to give us a date when we can move in, but most likely we will actually move in on a later date. Right now we are tentatively planning on Saturday July 7th. Hopefully nothing happens to push that date back because then we would be pushing it with our apartment here.

The packing has begun. John brought me around 20 boxes from the T-shirt outlet. They always have the best boxes! Anyway, I pretty much packed up the spare bedroom a week or so ago. Now the packing has stalled. I am feeling overwhelmed. I like having boxes for each room/area filled. I don't like mixing rooms. But there are so many things we are still using, it is becoming frustrating. I can't pack a lot of things. I'm going to figure something out this week so I can pack a couple more boxes. There HAS to be something for me to pack around here!

On another note, I will be in Bakersfield on Thursday for the dress rehearsal for the dance recital. I will be leaving early on Sunday morning though because of course I have another wedding to attend...but this one is in Orange County. This year has actually been a relatively quiet one for weddings and that pleases me. Those things can get expensive and tiresome with traveling.

So, I just might see a few of you while I'm in town. If not, no worries...I will be back for good before you know it!

Yay for us!

So we finally heard back today that we were approved for the house! So now we don't have to worry about getting a storage unit or anything. And the best of all, Scooter and Penny will have a yard to play in! That should make them VERY happy! We won't be moving until July. The rental office website has a front view picture of the house and I thought I would post it for your viewing pleasure. The only difference is there are no longer trees in the front. At some point they must have chopped those suckers down! I think it looks better without.

The little things...

Hello. Just a quick blog today. Many of you do not know that I have been dieting and exercising like a crazy person...crazy for ME, that is. Anyway, my gym buddy Torie and I started going to the gym twice a week. That soon progressed to 4 times a week. I also got a treadmill and have been walking at least 2 miles each day...sometimes I run, but that hurts my large boobs! haha! I cut out soda from my regular diet...which let me tell you, was EXTREMELY difficult. Right away I lost 5 pounds. Now I have worked soda back into my diet but not nearly as much and only DIET..I know it's hard to believe. I usually drink at least 2 bottles of water a day. If I don't drink a soda, its more like 4 bottles of water.

Anyway, Torie has been losing a lot of weight really quickly because she is actually on a diet plan/program and is sticking to it great. I on the other hand, have just been watching what I eat and making my portions smaller. The other day I flipped over the bread pacakge and to my disgust realized that my slice of bread was 120 calories PER PIECE!! Everything I eat pretty much has to have a label for me to read now. It's crazy because I have NEVER been like this in my life. I gained ALOT of weight after I stopped dancing and moved to Orange County. I didn't feel good about myself at all. I had to buy all new LARGER clothes which is NEVER fun. So THAT is what has inspired me to start losing weight. Well that and the looks I get from the dance girls and some family members when I come home. And even some small comments here and there in the negative direction. I didn't appreciate it but realized the only thing I could do was to lose the weight. I am doing this to feel better and to be healthier. It's important to do things for yourself.

So to wrap this nice little blog up...today I went to the gym and weighed myself. My new weight has me at a total loss of 12 pounds! This may not seem like a lot to most people, but to me its incredible! I am so excited! And the best part of all...I came home and tried on my size 8 jeans which I have not worn in about 2 years! They FINALLY fit!!! I'm hoping to lose a few more pounds before I come home for the recital. But now I have to spend a few bucks and buy some smaller clothes. All my pants are falling off me!! Yay!

The only down side to this is once I move home to Bakersfield I won't have my gym buddy Torie! I will need a new buddy! Any takers?

12 pounds...it's the little things in life that make me happy!

Go Angels!

First, a quick update. We went to Bakersfield on Monday and looked at a few places to live. We put 2 applications in. One for an apartment and one for a house. The house is our bigger hope! We already got approved for the apartment. But if the house comes through, that will be GREAT! I will let you know when we know!

Tomorrow is John's birthday! Yay! The big 2-6! Because we both have to work tomorrow night we decided to go to the Angel game today. They had a DAY game so it worked out perfectly! I am pretty sure that I'm a bad luck charm for the Angels. Every game I have attended, they have lost..including today. So that part isn't fun. But the game was fun. We had pretty good seats. We were up high but right above first base so we could see everything. We both got a little sunburned, so now I'm paying the price tonight. Gotta love Aloe Vera.

John wants to go to a few more games before we move away. Hopefully I can see the Angels win one of those times!

We got the stadium attendant to take our picture. It was so bright I ended up looking even more pale than I already am!!


I LOVE these hats! I can't even tell you why!


Happy Early Birthday John!


It wouldn't be me if I didn't post a picture of My Kids! And yes Scooter is wearing an Angels jersey and Penny has on an Angels T-shirt!


This picture makes me laugh. They ran up on the stairs and were perfectly aligned for the picture. I couldn't have planned it better...except for maybe flipping Penny's ears forward. But when her ears flip back, it makes me laugh!! Plus look at her expression! It's great!