Catching up . . .

So this weekend Gary and I purchased a new piece of furniture for our living room. It is an IKEA cabinet/TV stand. It's a nice little piece of furniture and makes our living room feel more like a living room instead of a dorm room. We got it off of Craigslist and saved ourselves $110. Awesome! We even went to IKEA and got some replacement hardware, which they gave us for FREE!

This weekend we also hit up Dog Beach. We used to go there pretty regularly, but haven't been since before Riley was born. It was a beautiful sunny day in the high sixties. Jack loved it and ran around with a silly grin plastered to his cute doggie face! I love to see him really enjoying himself. It was nice too because he almost completely stayed out of the water (except for one small excursion where he barely got his toes wet, after which he was sure to thoroughly shake himself off, such a funny puppy!) so we didn't have to towel him off or give him a bath, which makes it so easy for us.

So this weekend wasn't huge, but we did get out and we did organize our apartment a little bit more. We have decided that as soon as we finally get our apartment really livable then one of our offers will finally go through and we will have to move out. Isn't that how it always works?

Chalean is going well, but I really have to resolve to eat better along with working out, otherwise I am putting in all of this effort to build up my muscles, but no one will be able to see them through the fat layer. I really don't have any reason not to start either. If I start doing Weight Watchers again I get something like 30 points a day because I am nursing. My mom and sisters only get about 19. It is a HUGE difference, so I have nothing to complain about. It will really help to get more fruits and vegis in and have more energy too. How you eat makes such a difference on so many levels. *sigh* I guess I should stop dragging my feet and just take my own good advice. It is just hard to get back into measuring and taking note of EVERYTHING you eat. But the results happen fast when you do and it really isn't that hard.

I had leftover pork from the BBQ Pork with Roasted Sweet Potato and Pineapple, so I found a soup recipe to use it in. I made Roast Pork Soup (not a very original name, but it was exactly what I was looking for). It was super easy and, I thought, pretty tasty. It has some apple juice in the broth and some basil too, both of which made it kind of sweet. All in all a great way to use up extra pork.

Tonight Gary is making Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese Sandwiches. One of those dinners that take you back. Should be excellent (especially since I don't have to cook!)