It's official, I'm a freak!

I'm having premonitions.  And apparently, it runs in my family.  Great.

I had a couple of weird dreams this morning.  I don't know what the first one was about really.  All I remember is seeing my aunt pop up in it for a minute all upset about something and then popping out of the dream.  I immediate woke up from that at about 3:30 am.  Eventually I fell back asleep and had dream #2  My dad and a friend of his were drag racing when my dad got into a minor accident.  Immediately after the accident, my phone woke me up.  It was my dad calling to ask me to meet him at the body shop because he was having trouble with his Jeep and needed to drop it off.  Weird right? 

So, as I was waiting for my dad at the shop, I sent my aunt a text to see if she was ok, and she was.  Well, a few minutes ago I received a text message from her telling me a friend just passed away and she was really upset. 

Now, come on, tell me this isn't weird!  I talked to my parents tonight and found out both my grandparents on my dad's side had this "gift" as they called it.  And my great grandmother, my dad's grandmother, also had this.  Mind you I'm named after my grandmother and was born on my great grandmother's birthday.  I guess this was inevitable.  But, if I was going to inherit anything from them, why couldn't it be their luck at bingo?  I'm just saying.  I feel a little cheated.  Why am I only seeing bad things happening? 

Time for this little psychic to relax and head to bed.  Hopefully I won't have any premonitions tonight.  I'd give anything for a naughty dream.  lol.  Happy Halloween all. 

Scary psychic moment...

If you know me, you know sometimes I can predict when things are going to happen.  My mom tells me I have a little psychic in me.  Well, today's moment really freaked me out.

This morning I was driving along Lakeshore heading to pick up my Dad's cat to take her for her vet appt.  I had this feeling/vision of me getting hit in the front/side while driving.  Freaked me out a little, but I forgot about it.  Later tonight, I was driving back from my Dad's house on that same stretch of Lakeshore and saw a car being lifted into a flatbed after having been hit in the front/side of the vehicle.  I saw that accident this morning from the driver's point of view!  WTF?

I don't know what is wrong with me, but I'm still a little shaken up.  Why can't I ever see things that are positive and happy?  If this is a gift, someone can return it.  I don't want to see such sad and scary things before they happen.

I know, you think I'm weird.  Well, if you know me, you know I've always been weird.  It's part of the charm I guess.  :)

Good evening bloggers...

So, a lot has been going on lately.  I told you all about my little sister getting married.  She cracks me up.  She's a Sullivan now, so she's all worried people won't know she's Italian anymore.  I laughed.  She so looks Italian.  There's no question.  Silly kid.

I've had a couple of trade shows since then.  The most memorable of those was the trip to Chicago, 2 weeks ago, for The Remodeling Show.  The show itself was ok.  The first day was a steady stream of traffic, but the next two days were not so busy.  However, I was able to go with a friend/coworker of mine, which made the trip much more enjoyable.  She's a vegetarian, so we were able to hit up every good vegetarian/vegan/raw place we could find.  Yumm!  And we walked EVERYWHERE.  When we couldn't walk, we took the train lines and the Metra.  The Metra was cool because it was much smoother and a more comfortable ride.  You really get thrown around on the CTA lines.  We also got to spend some time on the Navy Pier.  It was great!  We rode the ferris wheel and got to see the sun setting around the city from the air.  After that we walked around the pier and caught the end of a live marionette show (with people, not puppets) and a magician that did the Houdini upside down escape in water trick.  It was amazing!  That is definitely something I will never forget. 

This is my favorite time of year.  The leaves are changing colors and Halloween is next week, my favorite holiday.  Last night was my one and only Halloween party I am able to attend this year, not that I haven't been invited to a bunch.  I just can't go because of an upcoming show.  Anyway, I bought this costume (Captain Hook - female) that I thought would be amazing.  But, when I went to put it on an hour before the show, I looked like a gay valet.  It was horrible!  So, at the last minute I threw on a pink cowgirl hat and a jean skirt and ran out the door.  Everyone else's costumes were much better.  My friend Darin was white trash (see pic).  OMG, he looked so funny!  His wife Kim was a little devil.  There was also an angel, Rainbow Bright, Puss in Boots, a male cop in some really short shorts, a doctor, and an actress playing a prostitute.  It was fun, but I was exhausted, so I left at midnight.  I can't party like I used to.  Well, not all the time anyway. 

This coming week I'm driving down to Louisville, KY for the GIE + Expo.  This is a new show for us, so I'm hoping the attendance is good and it is worth our time to exhibit.  I love downtown Louisville.  If you've never been there, you must go and hang out at 4th Street Live.  They block off this area and have street dancing and fun.  There's a bunch of bars and restaurants to eat at surrounding it.  There's also a bar outside when it's warm enough out.  It's a fun little area to hang out and relax or go dancing (and you know I love to dance.)  I'm not going with friends this time, so I may not get to have as much fun.  We shall see.  I may need to put on my political hat (which I hate wearing). 

Well, I'm heading to bed as soon as my iphone updates.  Have a great night all.  I will chat with you again when I have something good to talk about. 

-L-

Struggling with motivation...

Hello all -

So today I'm really struggling with keeping myself motivated in just about every life aspect.  I had to force myself to do my Turbo Fire workout.  I'm still trying to finish the chapter for tonight's PMP study group.  I need to get the lawn mowed, but I'm out of time.  That'll have to wait until Sunday when I'm back from Chicago.  I just don't want to do anything but plop in front of that darn tv and shut the world out. 

For the first time since starting Weight Watchers, I'm not weighing in this week.  I can't bare having a gain 2 weeks in a row.  It's my own fault.  I did ok over the weekend at the wedding, but then something kicked in and I had fast food one day and then last night I ate a mushroom burger, tator tots, and potato skins.  It was way too much food and I felt sick after, but I didn't stop.  What is wrong with me this week?  After that, I decided today to crack down and eat well and workout.  I have not been perfect today, but definitely much better than the last few days.  Hopefully next week when I drag myself in to be weighed, it'll be a loss.  I just have to behave while I'm away. 

I'm also struggling today with being a little lonely.  I know you would never know this if you met me.  I always appear to be the happiest person, but it sucks being single this long.  I don't want to settle, so I'm not going to just go out with anyone, not that I've even been asked out lately.  Why is it that men can't see past my weight to the person I am?  I almost don't want to lose the weight just to try and find a guy that doesn't care about it.  But, 6 years later and I still don't have that guy, so I guess I'll try it the other way.  It's really a shame though that this is the case. 

Well, I'm off to Chicago tomorrow.  The good thing is that my friend Rox is going with me, so she'll keep me in check.  She's vegetarian, so we always get to eat at crazy raw and vegan places when we travel together.  I really hope to get in a lot of exercise walking around downtown Chicago.  I might even try a little outside running if we have time.  I'd love to run around the pier or the park. 

Well, off to attempt to finish chapter 5 and finish working.  Have a great week all!

-L-

Congratulations to the Sullivans!

This past Friday was my little sister's wedding.  She looked beautiful.  And her husband was in tears as she walked down the aisle.  It was a great day, despite some issues with timing and a little bit of stomach troubles.  I had fun dancing my butt off with family and friends.  My partner for the day was John, the best friend of the groom.  Nice guy when he was sober, and a little cute, but once he was drunk, it was a different story.  He reminded me a lot of an ex that used to drink way too much and would get mean.  Not a fun memory to relive.  It's too bad.  We could have had a good time together if he'd acted like a normal person.

So, today is Sunday and I'm still a little tired.  I attempted to workout, but didn't last 15 minutes.  I think I need a good night of rest.  Sigh.  So, tomorrow morning I will try again before I go to work.  Then Tuesday is weigh in day.  I didn't eat that badly at the wedding, but I'm feeling bloated, so this might be another gain.  I really hope not though.  I'll see Tuesday.  I'm also behind in my reading for class, so sometime before Tuesday, I need to catch up.  Looks like I'll be studying tomorrow night. 

This week I am headed to Chicago for the Remodeling Show & Deck Expo.  My bud, Roxanne, is going with me, so it should be a good time.  We've decided not to get a rental car and use the local transit system.  This will be my second time riding the train and buses.  Hopefully this time I won't fall and lose control of my luggage like last time.  That was fun landing in a stranger's lap.  I'm excited though.  She's found us a bunch of vegetarian and raw places to eat at and we might get to take a local exercise class that sounds like it'll be tough.  I could use a good class that will help me burn 1000 calories.  :)

Well, here's hoping this will be a good week.  I'll blog again later.  Till then, have a fabulous week all!

-L-