Quick Update

Admittedly I've been a bit lax in posting here...and considering the fact that I fell asleep on the couch at 8:45 tonight, my guess is that part of the reason is because I've been super busy and pretty tired.  So here's a quick recap of my life of late:

1.  I'm now 13 weeks into my weight loss journey and after a -4.2 lb week I'm down a total of 31 pounds!  I really can't even believe it and I'm pretty stoked.  It all comes just in time for...

2.  My family vacation...which officially begins on April 24th (Easter Sunday).  We're heading to St. Kitts and I couldn't be more excited about it.  I love to travel, especially to new places, so this should be an amazing getaway.

3.  Bar prep for the summer is (sort of) underway already.  I've met most of my new peeps.  There's just one lone person that I have neither met nor heard from to schedule a meeting...slacker anyone???  The rest of my peeps are awesome though and I'm looking forward to a summer spent helping them out!

4.  After some issues with one of the extras I purchased with my new car, my baby is FINALLY home with me and looks beautiful.  She's been away from home so much though that I don't even have quite 300 miles on her in the 15 days she's been mine.  I'm looking forward to spending plenty of quality time with Vixen.

5.  Ten days ago, I celebrated another birthday.  I was happy to be able to spend the evening before my birthday with some great friends - I'm thankful for all of them in my life.  All in all, of late I've been able to reach a "satisfied" mental state that had seemed to elude me for a while.  Here's to hoping my happy outlook will be a gateway to more great things in my life.

And that about sums it up.  I hope that everyone out there is healthy, happy, and well-loved.  Have a great rest of the week!  xoxo

I'm in love...

...with my new car!!!  Here's a really terrible picture of her in my garage the first night I brought her home and tucked her in for the evening:

She's gorgeous, rides like a dream, and since Tuesday I'm at just over 26MPG for city driving!!!  I'm working on a name for her and have been tossing around Vixen (since I've been told she's sexy) and Bella (because that ride is just too sweet)...but I'm still thinking about it.  Names aren't something you should settle on too quick.

All I can say is I've never looked forward to commuting to and from work so much in my entire life.  Too bad that the two days after I got her it was raining in biblical amounts so she's a bit dirty right now, but I take her into the shop on Tuesday night to get some tint on those windows and some protective coating on the interior and exterior.  I'm sure she'll get a much needed bath then too.  :)

Happy early birthday to me!!!

Lexus vs. Acura

And then it was down to two...

I did some test driving yesterday and I've narrowed my decision down to two possibilities: the Acura TSX and the Lexus IS250.  They're both sharp looking cars:

So how's a girl supposed to choose?!?  Both are very economical when it comes to fuel efficiency (the TSX has the 1 mpg edge there) and they are both comfortable, well-made cars (though I'd give the edge to the IS250).  Ultimately, it will probably come down to price.  If that wasn't a consideration, I would definitely choose the Lexus; therefore, I'm going to work to see what I can get the Lexus guy down to over the next few days.

Any thoughts on either of those vehicles???

After much posting delay...9 weeks are complete

Hello, hello!  So admittedly I've been a slacker about blogging lately.  Things have just been really busy and I haven't had time to sit down to write anything.  Shh!  I probably shouldn't be writing right now since I'm at work, but I figured I needed to at least get a quick post in.  My WW journey has continued.  Yesterday was the 9 week mark and I'm happy to report that I've now lost a total of 25.8 pounds!!!  I can hardly believe it myself; while it's been tough at times, it has been relatively steady progress and that has been a great motivator for me.  I have exactly one month (31 days) until I leave on my vacation to St. Kitts so I'm really hoping to drop at least another 5 lbs by then.  10 lbs would be even better, but that's going to take a lot of work. 

I've been a little better about working out - lately I've been hooked on the stationary bike at my neighborhood gym.  The benefits to this workout are twofold: (1) it's lower impact on my knees (which are a daily reminder that I'm getting old and my body is breaking down), and (2) I'm able to read while I'm working out (which is wonderful since I've got a stack of books to read and not enough time in which to do it!).  I'm hoping to maintain a 4-day a week workout schedule to start to tone up.  We'll see if that lasts...

In unrelated news, I think I'm going to do some car shopping this weekend.  In case you don't recall, my car was totaled by an idiot back on October 5th.  For financial reasons, my Dad was nice enough to buy a new car for himself and sell me his 2003 MDX for a really reasonable price so I didn't have to take on a car payment.  And while there is absolutely nothing physically wrong with the car, the abysmal gas mileage is killing me a little bit more every time I fill up at the pump.  I'm looking for a cute, smaller, sporty car that gets great gas mileage.  I'm really leaning back towards a new Acura TSX, but I also want to look at some other cars (like the Lexus HS250 Hybrid!).  If you have any suggestions for a great car that is reliable, (relatively) affordable, and comes with great service, please leave them for me in the comments.  Thanks!