Birthday Wishes + Nice Surprises

Hey NeverEver's,

Sorry for no post yesterday. The hubby planned a small get together with the family and I just wasn't able to get to a computer.

Mainly spent the whole night giving test drives. Which I loved...and I think the cousins loved even more!

Sorry for it being all blurry. That is what I get for using an iTouch. My camera was acting funny the whole night. Might have to take it into a shop soon, I hope not though!

My wonderful parents got me this hybrid of a plant / flower. Its so BIG. I was originally thinking about taking it to the office but I don't have space for it...plus there is no natural light so it isn't good for the lovely plant hybrid thingy!

Also got some GREAT Birthday wishes from all my friends! So here is the giant shout-out that I promised!!

Okay so on to the great news...I need to enter a drum roll here!

I LOST ANOTHER '2' POUNDS!

Plus I went to the gym BEFORE work this morning.

All in all a good starting week! Plus I wasn't expecting the loss!

Okay NeverEver's, this post is short and sweet! I really wanted to share about my '2' pound lost + that I went to the gym this morning!

Yay Me!

Proud Owner of a 2013!

Hey NeverEver's,

Sunday's 2nd post is gonna be a little short...we have a new BIG toy to play with! A lot can happen in the 10 hours since my last post.

So here is my new baby. This is a NEW, my first new one, 2013 Hyundai Veloster! It has these 'racing' seats inside and its so damn comfy! 

Side view of course. Its a 3 door car instead of a 4 door, which takes some getting used to but it doesn't effect the look of the car at all. Does 33 MPG which is GREAT considering gas over here in Cali is close to $5.00 per gallon. 

My original car a 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer treated me so well and got me where I needed to go for such a long time. I would like to offer a moment of silence for its brave sacrifice to give me this new car. 

You have been honored Lancer!

Okay on to a different topic...DINNER! I finally convinced the Hubby to take me to BJ's Restaurant. He had a bad experience there before me and never really wanted to go back. But, finally he decided that it was time to try it again. 

So happy that was the decision!

The beer was delicious and totally seasonal, well at least mine was. I got the Pumpkin Brew which basically on the after taste was like eating a pumpkin pie. Hubby got an Amber DX. Which tasted good as well. 

Hand-Tossed Chicken Ranch Pizza. Can you say yummy and left-overs! Cause that is what this pizza was. So creamy yet not greasy. I know what I am having for lunch tomorrow ^_^!

Hubby went with the Beer Battered Shrimp. It tasted really good but it just wasn't enough shrimp to keep me satisfied. 

But then again we hadn't eaten since 7am, as that was when we started getting ready to go car shopping. So needless to say we were both HUNGRY!

Did I mention that we shared dessert? Nope...well it was delicious. We had this cookie ice cream hybrid. 3 different smaller cookies for the trio. 

Left to Right: Red Velvet (my favorite) Cookies and Cream (to much chocolate for me) and Macadamia (second favorite). I would recommend this dessert when you are in a group and you want to treat the group!

Okay NeverEver's it has been a pretty emotional day all told so I shall wish you all a good night! 

See you for Weigh In Monday!

Birthday Weekend Continues

Hey NeverEver's

Okay first this has been an amazing Friday & Saturday. Since Sunday is just starting for me I am thinking it shall be amazing too!!

On Friday I got to see the Space Shuttle Endeavor! We didn't make it back out there in the morning so until we go see the exhibit at the California Science Museum.

Did I mention that this whole weekend is my Birthday Celebration?

No?

Okay well I am treating this weekend as such. One day isn't enough for me anymore ^_^.

So on Saturday I got to hang with one of my oldest friend for breakfast, UFC Fight Night for dinner (and I got to meet a MMA Fighter), and re-catch up with an old friend for a night cap party!

So best friend took me to a place called Fred 62! I had never been there but it was a pretty awesome vibe. A diner look inside and outside is a posh-ish outdoor seating. We took the outside.

Of course we had to pose for a photo! I wouldn't have had it any other way. I thought it was gonna be hotter so I brought out my sweater dresses...well it got warm. California weather for you.

So this was breakfast. I got the 'Love Letters' which was french toast with apple and peach puree and topped with raisins. It was the perfect breakfast to start off the day. 

After this we headed over to the Culver Westfield Mall. Where I got the perfect Birthday Dress and Belt!

It is the perfect little black, slightly edgy, dress. I actually have never had one before so this is an even more important LBD! 

Sadly, I don't have the photos for the UFC Fight Night because they are on my phone and I am having troubles retrieving them. I don't have a smart phone so that might have something to do with it...

Anyways, hopefully by the end of the night I should have them transferred and I can show you all in the best post!

So on to the final event of the night. The night cap party with an old friend who we are just getting back together again. 

We both have birthdays in October. Her's is the 16th and mine is the 15th which was one thing we loved about each other! 

Beer Pong is a lot harder then I originally thought it would be...happily we were able to drink water and not something else every time we missed a cup ^_^. 

So that was my Saturday! I did love it and I hope yours was just as good! Here are the Daily Stats!

Daily Stat Day 79:

It was all that walking to the Space Shuttle! Well worth it!!!

Daily Stats Day 80:

Since I consider Saturday my Birthday Party with friends and Birthday Calories don't count I am not showing them! 

However, you will get a full report from today's consumption I promise! 

Okay NeverEver's, enjoy your Sunday Football. Lets go Packer's for the Hubby! And of course the rest of your day! 

P.S. I might be coming home with a new car, my pretty Lancer has had a good life. So I will update you all on that!! 

Also, I was chosen to write a Review of the October Box from KLUTCHclub! I am so happy to be able to do this not only as a blogger but as a person with a fitness journey! 

History in the Making

Hey NeverEver's,

So if you are living in California I am sure you have heard about the Space Shuttle Endeavor going from LAX to the California Science Museum by way of streets. If you aren't from around here well its happening!

But first dinner! Not only did we get to the 'area' of the shuttle we were all hungry. Plus it is my birthday weekend and these calories don't count right!! 

So the family went to Sizzlers! I added the salad bar to my dinner and here there it is. Not to bad as a starter ^_^.

Then there came dinner. I got the Malibu Chicken. It was delicious although I didn't eat as much as I used to eat when this comes out. I believe this credit can go to me getting used to eating correctly and making better decisions. 

The Hubby decided to go expensive and get some lobster. To me personally it was to 'salty' and since I never had lobster before I am not sure if this is the main taste or something that just happened there. The meat was perfect and right up my alley when I took, stole, bites. 

Instead of having ice cream like I usually do I went with some Cottage Cheese with Peaches and a sprinkle of Peanut Crumbs! It was really yummy and it was really delicious with those peanut crumbs. Never had it before but it added an 'earthy' taste to it!

Okay now time for the Main Event!

Hello Space Shuttle! At this point Toyota is doing their 'commercial' while towing the shuttle across the 405 Freeway bridge. 

Sorry for the gate but at the time the shuttle wasn't moving so we had to take pictures as we could. 

And here is the last one. This one is one of my favorites just because I was able to get the name! 

Hubby and I are thinking about going back out there tomorrow morning to get some better pictures while it is going a whooping 2 Miles Per Hour! But, then again its Saturday and sleep is so very nice!

Anyways on to the Daily Stats!

Daily Stats Day 78:

I really have to stock my new office with some healthy snacks. Right now the building is full of horrible delicious snacks!

Okay NeverEver's I am exhausted after all this history in the making!