Weekend in Portland!

This last weekend Eddie and I decided to take a little vacation to Portland. We had a great time shopping, walking, shopping, people watching and shopping. We stayed at the Paramount hotel downtown which was really nice. Right across the street from Nordstrom so that was perfect for me!

We had plans to go maybe rafting or frisbee golfing, but it was so hot there! On Saturday it was over 100 degrees, so we shopped instead. All in all it was a fantastic little vacation!

I apologize for no pictures, for whatever reason it never occurred to us to take pictures! Lame!

PS. the vacation did not do the best for my exercise routine, but since I spoke to a trainer at my gym the reason I am not losing enough weight may be  because I am not eating enough and working out too much! Can you believe it? So I hope the vacation helped :)

Say yes to naked bike riders!

Eddie and I went to the Summer Solstice festival in Fremont last Saturday. We had a great time! It was a pretty interesting watching some very uninhibited people. I took a few pictures but I don't think it captures the true essence that is Summer Solstice. 

After that we walked from Fremont to Eastlake in flip flops. Eddie already had a hurt knee, and all I'll say is that we had to make a nice late trip to Virginia Mason and went home with the crutches. 

Eddie's Flag Football Team

Eddie has been playing on a flag football team with a group of friends every Tuesday at Juanita High School. I, being the fantastic and devoted girlfriend I am (I hope you sense the sarcasm), have been eagerly rooting on the sidelines during the game rain or shine (mostly rain). If you know me I am not much of an athlete but I am a great athletic supporter! 

They have so far only lost one game. Tonight was the first game of the playoffs. They won, so we'll see if they can win it all on Thursday!  

The best excuse to have a girl's night ever!

Last weekend Jessica Rabbit, Lindsay, Melissa, Jessica Hansen and I joined millions of other women in watching Sex in the City! We drank cosmos before and after the movie to be as cliche as possible. But it was a very fun crazy girl's night partying in Bellevue! Yes please!

Lake Chelan!

For Memorial Day weekend, Eddie and I joined his mom and step dad at their home in Lake Chelan. It was very relaxing and fun!

I had a lot of "firsts"....

I told Eddie when I heard they had mopeds a story about the last time I was driving any motorized vehicle without doors. It was years ago, I was on a jet ski of my friends and I remember riding along. Wind in my hair, bouncing around. I could not believe I was going so fast! As I was riding around, my friend Teresa looked like she was seriously flying by me! I couldn't believe how fast she could have been going. I looked down at my speedometer so I could compare, and realized I was going no faster than 15 MPH! This was important story to tell Eddie, since it was very similar to how I was on these mopeds. 

Yes, I did save a small puppy on one of my many rides, I also caused a back up of 4 cars (which is a lot on a small side road in the small town of Manson), couldn't turn very well, and fell off once, but I did it and topped off at 30 MPH! Don't worry, that speed never lasted too long. I stayed at my typical 15 to 20 mph. Here are some cute pics of us riding around!

Another big first is I went to a rodeo! Yes, me.... It actually wasn't too bad.

There you have it, that was our fun vacation in Chelan!

Beat the Bridge 2008

This morning was Beat the Bridge. This is a huge race for Juvenile Diabetes research (JDRF). Nordstrom puts the race on and I was a team captain for my business unit. I am glad that all the fundraising and stress of putting it on is now over. And it was a beautiful day to go on a 4 mile walk!

My Newest Addiction

Some people have cigarettes, some have beer, others may have buying purses... or them all. 

I have working out. 

Starting last November something clicked in me, a real life changing moment. I decided I wanted to be healthy. I quite frankly have been unhealthy for too long. College really was bad for me. Yes, I had fun (WAY too much fun) but I completely forgot about what I was doing to myself. Enough with the sappy story, I just want to let you know about my crazy working out life.

At first it was something I was doing to be healthy and feel great, now I am pretty seriously addicted for those reasons.

I work out pretty much every day. I try to get in at least an hour of some type of activity. I usually do about an hour and a half. I walk to and from work and/or the gym which is a little over a mile each way. Before I would just work out at the gym at our apartment building, but I just got a membership at 24 hour fitness and love it! 

Here is this weeks work outs, for example:

Monday: Elliptical for 45 minutes, 15 minute Ab Class and 60 minute kickboxing

Tuesday: 60 minute kickboxing

Wednesday: 45 minute elliptical

Thursday: 60 minute weight lifting/step aerobics class 

Friday: Day off, walking only

Saturday: 60 minutes Pilates, golfing for 9 holes

Sunday: 4 mile walk for Beat the Bridge

I know, I am pretty crazy. They don't really include all the miles I walk either. I have almost completely quit all of my other vices (just in case you were wondering) and have taken up this addiction full time. 

Let me know if you want to come work out with me! I am always in need for another buddy!