June 4th, 2011

I wanted to fly my kite on Friday but another case of running out of time.  Soooo I fit it in on Saturday.  Sadly the wind did not cooperate with me.  I got it up for maybe a minute and then the wind just died down.  Meh.

I just kind of gave up on getting it to fly.  Kinda sad.  I was rather frustrated because I checked online and it said there was some wind blowing.  I will have a better kite flying day.  Or else! *Shakes fist in the air*

For dinner I decided to get creative and make some taco hot dish thing.  Basically I took my Jenni-o taco seasoned ground turkey and cooked it.  Then I added diced tomatoes, and celery.  Mixed it all together with some elbow maccaroni and threw some cheese on top and baked it for a few minutes to melt it.  It's pretty good.  I've got plenty though!  I know I'll be having some leftovers.

June 3rd, 2011

In the oh so 'wise' words of Rebecca Black.  "It's Friday, Friday, gonna have fun on Friday!"  I now apologize for anyone that got that song stuck in their head now.

I went to the movie X-Men: First Class.  It was pretty good.  I'm not a big comic book nerd so I didn't know how much of it was true to the comics.  I hope most of it was true so that what I know now about the characters isn't all lies.

After the movie I had some tasty lettuce roll ups.  Lettuce roll ups have become a staple in my diet because they are so easy to make and not bad for you either.  Just take a leaf of romaine lettuce, and your choice of deli meat and roll it up.  You can add cheese if you please.  I have been splitting my cheese slices in half for one roll up.  Pretty tasty.

Later in the day I went for a brief bike ride because we lated so late to go for the ride.  We started to run out of sunlight so had to turn back.  My butt isn't use to riding a bike.  I definitely had a pain in my butt afterwards and it wasn't even that long!  I might have to invest in a new seat if my bum doesn't get used to it.

I didn't actually use my new helmet when I rode my bike... I was riding near my place on a path so I didn't feel like I would need it, and I also forgot I had got it. Haha.

June 2nd, 2011

Bet you can't guess where I went today...and if you can't figure it out, well maybe if you try really really hard you can guess correctly.

I went to Ovo.  One of the traveling shows for Cirque du Soliel.  They set themselves up outside the Mall of America. Not the best location for the show but it worked out well enough.  The planes taking off over head were noticeable during the show but they covered them for the most part with the music.

Please don't hurt me or get angry at me of fantastic Cirque but I took pictures before the show started.  None during, so that's less bad. Right?

First thing you see when you come in is this big balloon egg in the middle of the stage.  The big top is a nice size on the inside.  I was worried how we were all going to fit inside but it is 'bigger on the inside'.  (For all those Doctor Who lovers)

My seats weren't half bad either.  I don't there was really any seats that would be considered bad.   The ones on the far sides would have probably had issues seeing.  My seats were on a main aisle too so at one point one of the main characters, the fly I believe, walked past right in front of us.  I could'a tripped him if I was mean...and probably gotten kicked out. lol  Great show though.  Just like any other Cirque show out there.

Now on to some of the technical stuff!  Well only one thing could I really get a picture of because it was so dark and there is no flash photography allowed.  In front of me was one of the rigging towers where two of the spot light people sat.  They had these cool chairs with the spot connected to them and could swivel around freely.  It's pretty impressive if I may say so myself.  I would totally hate getting up there because of the height but it would be way cool to spot up there.

A picture of the spider web set up at the beginning of the second half.  We got a 30 minute intermission to wonder about and they set this up while people were distracted by merchandise and super expensive concessions.  I did however get 5 dollars off my program by using my American Express card. Cha-Ching!

Omg I almost forgot! My favorite part of the entire show; besides everything, was this giant flower that bloomed during a part and then un-bloomed later.  It actually bloomed twice.  It was quiet possibly the most beautiful thing I have ever seen and it isn't even a real flower.  There was a second flower that bloomed too but it wasn't nearly as impressive as the first one, or at least in my opinion.

All I can say is...I love Cirque.  The end.

June 1st, 2011

Well my day today has been far better than the one before.  I had a lovely day walking around the Mall of America.

I enjoyed some tasty food throughout the time spent there.  I think I did pretty well keeping with my points.  I'm not sure if I mentioned this before but I joined weight watchers a few weeks back.  It's been interesting keeping up with it but I'm doing well so far I think.

First I shared a strawberry-banana crepe from the Magic Pan Crepe stand.  I'm pretty fond of crepes and they are only 2 points according to WW.  I'm glad that I can still eat the things I like.

Next I had a tea from the Tea Garden.  I really enjoy the selection there.  I can't remember what kind I got.  It had something to do with blood oranges... Oh well.  It was good.  I think I'll try to taste all the teas there.  I'm sure that'll be a challenge but I'm up for it!  It's tasty tea!  I love tea.

After enjoying some tasty tea I tried Tiger Sushi for my meal before work.  It was surprisingly good.  I tried grilled calamari instead of fried.  As much as I love me some fried food I know grilled would be much better for me and was pretty darn good.

Grilled Calamari...I had already ate from it before I remembered to take a photo...oops.

We also order and order of what they called tiger balls.  The name itself is pretty comical and partly the reason I wanted to try them.  It was just salmon prepared nigiri style.  Basically it was some balled up rice with salmon on top and a small strip of what I believe to be seaweed around it.  Also delicious.

Mmm balls...lol

However, it was not as delicious as the main course.  We just did the option of let the chef pick what to make and this beautiful roll came out.

Does't it just look delicious!  I believe it has eel on top because they asked if we had an preferences to give the chef ideas and I told him I liked eel.  Then in the middle is some shrimp tempura and I honestly can't remember what the yellow thing was.  All I know is that it was fantastic.  I also know that I love eel sauce...whatever it is....

I love me some food. 'Nuff said.

May 31st, 2011

A day just like any other day, until I decided to actually inquire to medical professionals about what ales me.

I don't know about any one else but I'm the type of person that doesn't like to go to the doctor unless I'm loosing a limb or I can't walk.  Something along those extreme lines, but today was different.  I had some pain in my lower left abdomen for a day or so that I didn't think was all that normal so I took the plunge and called up a nurse.  I just wanted to see if they thought I needed to see someone right away or if it could wait for a few days until I could make an appointment.  Much to my surprise, the lady said that I should probably go to the ER and have them look at me.

A bit scary for someone to say go to the ER but I did and of course put up with the hours and hours and hours of waiting in the waiting room and missed work because of it.  Of those that read this and also work with me, I will say that I think it was worth finding out the issue to miss work but you can also know I didn't want to miss work...I just was a bit more concerned about myself.

Never fear though, I'm going to be fine.  There is just some inflammation that can be taken down easily enough with Ibuprofen.  I did however get to experience my first ultra sound and found out I have a cyst on my right ovary.  Cysts are normal to get and they said it wasn't anything to be concerned about.

So my body is on a week probation and if it doesn't get better in that time frame then I should probably see a gynecologist  Woo?

All I can say is thank God it wasn't something worse and lets hope and pray it gets better and nothing else is wrong with me.  I can't afford to spend money fixing myself.

After four hours in the waiting room and 3 hours in the ER I think I deserve a nap. zzzzz

May 30th, 2011

Parents headed out bright and early. I guess I should say my family because my little brother came along as well. Would have been nice too keep them for longer but I knew they had to get back.

I honestly didn't accomplish much today.  I thought about riding my bike but then I heard hearsay about severe weather and decided to nap instead...  I don't even think the weather got that bad.

I did make up for that laziness by playing some kinect and getting a work out from that.  Some of those games can really get your heart pumping while you jump around like a fool.  I had no idea the adventure game that came with the kinect was actually fun until I had  played it with my brother and Scott in Montana before returning here.  I think I have discovered a way to work out that might actually be fun. :P

Oh, by the way, why can't the wind be a little less powerful so I can fly my awesome dragon kite?  It says it can only take winds up to 15 mph.  When I was considering flying I looked up how fast it was blowing outside and it say around 25 mph...so I decided to say no to the kite.  I'm sure I'll get another chance to fly it and it's awesomeness.

RAWWWWWWRRRRRRGGHGHHHH

May 29th, 2011

I got to spend my whole day with my family mostly looking at potential places to live.  If you were not aware I have been considering actually buying instead of renting as of late.

As much stress first time home buying is bringing me now I think in the long wrong it might be the best option.  I might be able to pay less a  month buying a house than I would renting an apartment, and I don't get to own the apartment.

It has been really nice having my family here to look at the areas I have been interested in because they can give me their opinion on things.  They were most helpful when it came to figuring out what I should be looking for in a house and how much is too much for what they are selling.  Nice having a second opinion that isn't trying to sell you something.  If you know what I mean.

As a 'reward' for a good day of house shopping I let my parents experience the Jucy Lucy for the first time.  They had only seen it on tv and we decided it was the place to go.  I believe the general consensus was that they were expecting it to taste better than it did.  Hey now, they were not saying it didn't taste good...just that all the hype made them believe it would be like heaven in their mouthes.

Nice day with my family but sad to see them go.  I'll see them all again in August for my older brother's wedding. Yay!

For all my homies at work who think all people from Montana have goats.  Here is my parents neighbors who have two goats. lol