Acting my age

Har and I have 3 kids, a minivan, have been married for 13+ years, and are way closer to the big 4-0 than I care to think about. But last night I felt old for the first time in my life...

We went to a movie and dinner on an impromptu date last night. Sitting in the theater I was getting so annoyed with these kids (for the purpose of this rant "kids" are late teens to early 20s) sitting near us. It was not the first time in recent months I have been sitting in the movie and a blaring light draws my attention away from the movie screen. KIDS texting! And not just for a minute, but for a good portion of the movie. Didn't they just pay to sit and be entertained by a movie? Are their attention spans so short these days that they need to carry on texted conversations during the movie? Are they blogging about the movie while they are watching? Have their parents not taught them any movie theater ettiquette? Do they not hear the public service announcement before the movie begins that asks everyone to please turn off their cell phones? Seriously, I wanted to get up, take the phone out of the kid's hand, and tell him he could have it back when the movie was over....then it hit me. I am old. The thoughts running through my head were all things I'd heard my parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents, & old movie characters say out loud. I was one verbal step away from being T-H-E-M! {scream}

To make matters worse when Har was calculating the tip for our waiter after dinner he was complaining that the *kid* didn't even fill our drinks once and the tip he wanted to leave was less than 10% of our bill! {gasp} Grasping for my youth and some dignity I convinced Har to leave a better tip...he complained about it repeatedly.

Is there a solution to this problem or do I have to resign myself to comparing today's youth to the hardships I faced and complaining about their cavalier behavior? Help me!

RESULTS!

7 weeks of Boot Camp and...

I lost a total of 16 lbs. & 6 inches. Plus, I shaved a minute off my mile. Cathy, another boot camper, lost the same lbs. and inches as me...makes it hard to pick a winner. So we decided to split the cost of the next boot camp. Great solution I think!

My next goal is to lose 4 more lbs. before New Year's to round out my weight loss to 20 lbs. for the year.

Thank you to all of my wonderful friends and family who have been super supportive. I appreciate all the kind words, encouragement, and listening to all my goals/accomplishments/eating habits/struggles....you rock!

SNOW!

My bro, James, sent me this pic from his condo in Vegas. It snowed almost all day. We never had snow like this when I lived there. I think Har and the kids are praying for some snow here. It feels pretty darn cold, but I don't think it's cold enough. Bummer.

Stay warm!

Ward Christmas Party

John, my step-dad, apparently has the same Christmas outfit disorder as my wonderful mother. He wore his excellent shirt - which I bought for him - "Christmas begins with Christ" along with his Christmas socks. He decided no one would see his festive socks unless he wore shorts...to the church...when it was super cold outside. Other than the fashion, the ward party was great! We had a yummy ham dinner. Har, Emma and I sang Away In A Manger with the Griffiths (Sandy used to be on the Lawrence Welk Show) during the great program. And of course, the kids got to sit on Santa's lap!

The Bonnie Hunt Show

Rachel and I met in Culver City today to go see a taping of the Bonnie Hunt Show. We had a great time! She is a fantastic host...hostess. She came around the audience afterward and was so sincere and kind. She asked us to tell all our friends about her show. Since everyone I told that I was going to the show asked me "Who is that?" I decided I would do a little advertising for her here on my blog. You can even start watching her tomorrow...and look for me in the audience. If you're here in LA she's on ch.4 (KNBC) at noon. The rest of you will have to check your local listings...now I really sound like a commercial!

A Week of Birthdays

We started last week with my mom's birthday. John made homemade tempura (yum). She wouldn't let us take pictures of her and the birthday pie.

Friday was Har's 35th. No cake, no pictures. Just he and I at the 007 movie and Target afterward. I love date nights - even if we have to wait for a birthday to get one.

Monday was John's 63rd. We had a cake with candles and even took pictures. Papa warmed his hands on all the candles...silly fella.

Christmas is coming...

Sunday night we went to my Dad's house to help decorate the Christmas tree...from Home Shopping Network, with ornaments...mostly from HSN. I'm sure the gifts my dad puts under the tree will be from HSN, too. He has a Christmas fetish. Although, Dedan said he'd be happy with the box the tree came in for Christmas. It was a nice night to have as a family and a very cool tree...even from HSN.

Grandpa Santa (as the kids call him) and my sweeties when our decorating work was done. I wish I could have captured the feel of the room with the roaring fire in the fireplace next to the beautiful tree, kids all wired from Grandpa's pizza, cookies, pie and hope for the coming Christmas. It was a lovely day!

Boot Camp Buzz

Today was yet another weigh in for Boot Camp, and the begining of the end. We only have two more weeks left in this session! Since I've been asked a few times about what we do and I'm trying to persuade my friends to do the next session I thought I'd tell you about today...and update you on my accomplishments.

Our hour went like this...

• one lap warm-up
• stretches
• 2 footed jump/squats across (side line to side line) the field
• "over the river" jumps
• jump/squats back across the field
• more "over the river" jumps
• 1 lap Indian run (Har warned me of these when he was in the Marines - ow!)
• up the stadium stairs across the bleachers and down, repeat until we've gone across
• stretches
• 1 more lap Indian run (double ow!)
• leg lifts
• one minute abs

This is why I'm cursing Melissa and/or Mandy during class. But the reason I love them the other 23 hours of the day...I lost 3 more pounds!!! That brings my total for five weeks to 13 pounds lost. WoooHoooo!

If I can do it then you could, too. Anyone want to join me in January?!

Satisfaction

Thanksgiving brought a plethora of family and friends who brought even more yummy food. It took more than one plate of all that good stuff to satisfy Har. I did pretty well even with all the tempting food around. My favorite is Aunt Boo's Stupid Spinach Salad (she named it), so I ate plenty of that. At today's weigh in I was pleasantly surprised that I lost more than anyone else and brought my total weight loss to 10 whopping pounds! I love Mandy and Melissa...of course, I can say that now while they're not here causing me pain & making me want to puke. During class I'm cursing them under my breath.