Let's resurrect this blog

So this blog has been dead for almost 3 weeks now. Sorry, readers! I've been pretty busy lately and haven't felt like blogging. I had a great Labor Day weekend with Nels, especially the day we spent on his cousin's boat with his family:



Had a fun night out with Robin and Nels at Saddle Up:







And attended Cheryl & Keith's wedding:











Cheryl looked absolutely GORGEOUS.

I also went on a business trip throughout Ohio with my boss. It was fun and a productive trip, but WOW I didn't realize traveling could be so exhausting!! We were in a different hotel every night. By the last day, I was completely fried. I also hadn't been home for almost a week, what with being by Nels Thursday - Sunday and then being gone for the trip Sunday - Wednesday. It felt so great to come home, especially to my kitty who missed me very much! Right away he climbed on my suitcase and gave me a look that said, "Don't leave me again!"



On the health side of things, I've been maintaining my 15 pound weight loss - even after the triathlon. I've held steady at 133-134 pounds, which is good. I'd like to get a bit under 130 if possible, but haven't been dedicating myself to additional weight loss. I've been giving a good chunk of my paycheck to New York & Company since Labor Day or so. They've had some awesome sales, and I was in need of all new dress pants for work since NONE of mine fit. I was very happy to purchase their pants in a size 8 and 6 : ) That made my day. But when I went into Aeropostale wearing my size 9 jeans I had purchased there 2 years ago and tried fitting into a 7, I could barely pull the jeans over my butt. That made me not so happy : ( I know that all store sizes are different, but still, it's aggravating. So I didn't bother buying any jeans there!

Another thing I've been doing is going EBAY CRAZY! My mom has been selling a lot of our leftover garage sale clothing items and other things on there, and has been doing really well. eBay had another one of its promotions going on where you can post items for free, so I put a bunch of stuff up there. My mom told me I could post on hers because she has a high feedback rating, but I wanted to build up my own score. I did pretty well for my first time! A few weeks later they had a 10-cents posting fee, so I put a lot of items up then as well. I've made a little over $100 so far on about a dozen items - jeans, tops, etc. - WAY better than a garage sale! So that's been helping me buy some new clothes.

And final update - I may have to give up my beloved boot camp. I strained my back for the 3rd time this year last night. I'm going to see a doctor tomorrow to make sure everything is OK. I had an MRI done about 12 years ago and the doctors found I had a bulging disc in my lower back. I figure it's about time I get that all checked out again since I've been experiencing some slight sciatica the last few months. I'll update you all tomorrow!