Just another day in paradise

Boo!

Surprise!  I told you I would be back.  So, how have you been? Good. Good.  I've posted the pics from Mexico on Flicker - you can access them from the sidebar menu (oh - that sounds so...so....I don't know, but un-Miss Sarah like for sure.)  I had a nice time, I believe Rich had a nice time, hell he got to spend time with me in a hot tub watching old cartoons and drinking beer - who would NOT have a good time?  There was even a breakage of my beach time only vow to see some ruins and go to Xel-ha which allows you to snorkel in both fresh and salt water. 

Before I left for Mexico, I had gone on serveral first dates....note the "first" there have not been any seconds...yet....

Your eyes do not lie

It is true - I am home on a Saturday night. I am home recovering from THE.WORST.COLD.EVER.  It was so bad I actually took a day off of work.  I know!! I know!  Being the giving person that I am I have passed it on to a few coworkers.

I suspose that I should actually take advantage of being home AND having all my laundry and dishes washed. (now please note I said the laundry was washed but not put away)  Eventually, tonight, I should actually finish the exercise tape I started (and when I say tape I mean dvd)  but it is so hard to sweat when your nose keeps running.

Sarah - never leaves you hanging

I'm here I'm here - so sorry to keep you waiting.....I hope you started with out me - the traffic was terrible, I lost my keys, the dog ate my homework etc etc.  Well at least I didn't go a whole month without posting.  So that is a bright side.

Ok - so since Aug 12th I have found that I am blood clot free, turned 34 and have started pimping myself in a manner that I did not think I would have to do - but I am always up for a challenge. Ooooh oooh ooh and I've also planned a fantastic trip to Mexico with Rich - we both are in need of some therapeutic Caribbean relaxation time.  I totally want to go zip lining when we are there - I am so excited, yet scared crapless about it.  So we will be going - I won't tell you when - I need to keep a little mystery in my life.

Day and Lush jobs are going just fine - the Vic is finally speeding up - which is nice since I missed so many shows due to the clot earlier this year - it was weird not having my stash of cash over the summer on which to rely.  I actaully had to *gasp* budget.  The horror - the horror.

I should finish this wine and get my self ready for bed - tomorow Court and I are going to a cake decorating class in the morning - they told us to bring cameras to document the fun - so I will do that.  Hopefully I will be able to turn out a good cake  and not produce something henious like the glass ornaments we attempted a few years back..

All I wanted to do tonight

was have some fun...well fun in the form of a bubble bath, some bubbly and my bed.  That was the plan at 5pm - but I did get to get some groovy ass stuff for the Woodstock show on Saturday - I mean what are the odds of finding the perfect hippie esque fring vest at Target????

The past few weeks have been wild - work work and more work. But that is what I like - I love the day off I have here and there.  Mom and Dad got their puppy - he is adorable,. I will get to meet him this Sat - expect pictures! 

I need to finish my roots - be back tomorrow morning.

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right - so I was supposed to post a few days ago. My bad. My bad.  what can I say - blah blah work, blah blah French classes, blah blah LUSH, blah blah colonic, blah blah spending time with Paul blah, blah, blah. But what matters is that I am here now!  By the way, have you lost weight - you are looking fabulous (flattery will get me everywhere!!)

Last night, Rich and I drained several pitchers of sangria at Moody's.  There were multiple highlights of the evening - plenty of snorts, discussion of life and what is it really all about, flying onion rings and above all drunk tweeting/texting - oye.

So - what you have all been asking about - my colonic.  I am actually surprised at the separate emails I recieved about the procedure - so here it is - read at your own peril. So I show up at the office and filled out all these forms about me.  One I had to answer questions to determine what body type I was - Vata, Pitta or Kapha (link here) Turns out I am a Kapha - no big shocker when you read the description.  Then I met with the colon cleaner and we discussed the recent blood clot and how it has affected my diet and exercise.  Then......I undressed (dum dum DUUUUMMMMMMMM).

so they have you climb on this table that is heated (that was nice) gave me a nice tummy rub (that was nice - though it did make me feel rather like a jello mold), then...well then they had me roll on my side and things were - ahem - inserted.  During the entire process somewhere between 14-20 GALLONS of water are flushed through the colon.  That is a lot of water - and a weird feeling - esp when they do "flushes" which is similar to turning the tap on full throttle.  I was able to watch most of what was coming out - and it was a lot of water - not the abundant waste show I was expecting...could it be that I was not as full of shit as I thought I was?  At the end, I was a little wiped (pun not intended - but I am keeping it) they gave me some pro biotic pills and some electrolytes.  So did I lose any weight - nope.  Did my boobs get smaller? Yes (I swear - can't figure it out, but they did) Did I have more energy, less bloat and overall good experience - yes.  Would I do it again - yes, for sure....I mean I literally had to hold still for 30 minutes - when do I ever do that?

And there you go.

For those who know - the Lovely Lisa is doing Ok after her car accident this afternoon - the Universe was looking out for her.

Ass-tounding!!!

Not only is this my 700th post - but I have finally signed up to do something that I have been REALLY wanting to do for a while.  I am going to get a colonic!!  Ha. Seriously, I've been facinated with them since I saw Dave Navarro and Carmen Electra get one before their wedding (thank you MTV).  Now no nay saying going on please - it is time that I get rid of 1993's Christmas Dinner.  I've listed to all your arguments, consulted a physician and dietitian....and have been told doing this once or twice a year is fine.  And since I am not an addictive person (at least when it comes to shoving things up my ass) I have complete faith that I will not become a colonic junkie. And if I do, I have no doubt that you all will let me know.

I am watching, as I type, "Supersize Me".....I am at Day 21 and am still not grossed out or turned off by fast food....I know I should be....I should be horrified....however, I keep thinking how good the Big Mac looks.  Of course, I also eat about 4 a year - so it's not like I am there every day - anymore.  I am seriously bummed that I didn't gag even once.  What is wrong with me???

Tomorrow is Friday - not sure how this week flew by so fast...but it did.  I will report in this weekend after my first French class.  And to all those that have been in the hospital over the past few weeks that I have been out of town - stop it!!  STOP IT!!  Get yourselves well and out of there.

Oh and just for the record - in the past week, I have heard two different stories involving little boys and their twig/berries....both extreamly funny stories - just say the words memis and tick dick to me and I will most likely snort or spew coffee.

If you seek...well, me!

hey there faithful readers - I am back from my duo whirlwind trips to California.  The past few days have been very calm since I was with my very very very preggers college roommate.  With the help of her husband and a few friends, I was able to surprise her (thankfully, her water didn't break!) Wednesday morning - and we did a lot of sitting around and napping - something we both needed!!  In fact at one point she told me how proud she was that I wasn't checking my work email or getting calls from the office (ok I was checking my work email - but I didn't want to burst her bubble and cause early labor)  Pictures will be posted tomorrow because, frankly, I am do damn lazy to get the camera out of my bag.  If you are reading this and thinking hey - wtf - I'm in CA and she didn't see me....I am sorry - between closing the OC office and relaxing with soon to be expelled baby, my gallivanting was very limited.  Never fear, I should be back later in the year to see my little wubba.

Fireworks are currently being ignited all around me, but I can't see a lot of them - I can here them though - nothing more frustrating than hearing, but not seeing.  You know - it's like a big explosive tease. But on a nice July 4th note, I heard today from my ootka currently in Georgia for officer training....it was the perfect end to a great vacation.

Now that I am home, and don't have any travel plans for the rest of the summer, I am putting myself on detox (currently trying to finish my tub of ice cream as i write this - please forgive the misspelled words, the ice cream is melting and making a mess)  When I say detox, I don't mean those things where you drink powdered drinks that taste a bit like ass...no I mean that I am cutting the refined sugar, red meat, gluten and cow dairy out of my world again.  Of course, while I am still on blood thinners, I have to stay clear of soy and it's products, broccoli and spinach.  Side Note: the other night, while having dinner with Andrea, Mark and Barbie at Islands....I had to have the cheese fries people - had to.....anyway, Barbie got the side of steamed broccoli and let me tell you  - it smelled effin' good people!!!  Andrea, later told me that I was very obviously staring at it...sigh, oh broccoli.

Ok, so the rest of the summer watch me go!!  Healthy eating 101 is going to bring Sarah Back!! Wooooo!!  Come on people let's get pumped (clap) up!

Last night as I was watching TV in my hotel room, I thought of something I wanted to blog about - but was at that point where getting up and getting the netbook was too much of an effort....and damned if I can remember what the hell it was....ugh - I have hit that point in my life where things are starting to escape me. That is bullshit.  I spent an hour or two with some ladies that I have known for 15 years - it never seems that long....15 years, that is insane....and I love that within those 15 years we still fall into the same roles, the same phrasing of words, the same smiles - still talking the same smack about people (I shudder to think what is said behind my back - all with love I know, but still I shudder). We are certainly differenet then we were 15 years ago too - a little older, a little wiser, some married, some with kids...but these are the people I would turn to in a heartbeat if my life turned upside down....the people who were there as I found my skin (while being a complete bitch in the process) and who still love me. Those are rare people - there are one or two who live outside of CA whom I would be able to turn to and thank goodness for that (you have made Chicago a sane place), but the moment I step off a plane here I feel like I am being folded into a warm blanket - and no it is not the humidity,

enough waxing, I still can't rememeber what the hell I wanted to write about - lame!  Going to brush my teeth and see if that turns it up.

Well I have clean teeth - but still no clue....well it would have been a good topic I am sure since I was switching between PBS, America's Most Wanted and Castle.  Oh and I watched my first ever episode of Law and Order - and it was the one with Hillary Duff...maybe that was it, about vaccination of children - I really doubt that was it - but it is an interesting topic.

Ok, this is really getting weird, so pitchman Billy Mays is dead - and I just finished watching his show on Discovery Channel AND I read about him in the American Airline magazine....maybe I really am the reaper....crap.  I am going to go down and get some coffee - and they better make it just right....or else!! (kidding kidding - don't want to be pulled in for questioning or anything.)

They call me the Reaper

Being my profession, people are often not happy to see me show up at their office - more often than not it means something is going down.  Maybe the cosmos feel the same way because less than 12 hours after touching down in CA, not one but two celebrity deaths.  I'll be flying back to Chicago on Sunday - take your vitamins.

yesterday, I got to each lunch AND dinner at the Soup Plantation - yum!!  I'm rather bound to what is within walking distance....and the hotel is insane with their prices and such...I expect to be eating there for lunch again today. On the bright side, I am at the hotel right across from the office - which is where I am heading now.  Need to grab some coffee and off I go.

oh and I was told my salary was being cut - but it's still a paycheck so I am grateful for that.  Good thing I picked up that secondn (ok fine - third) job.

not my first time at this rodeo

two guesses where I am - wow you got it in one - the airport!!  This would be the 3rd flight of June - we all know of the fiasco that was New Orleans...then there was the drama of the flight to South Carolina (3 hours on the plane pulling in and out of the gate - oye!!!)  So here I am at ORD waiting to fly out to CA to pack up our office out there....and of course, my flight is delayed.  sigh.  at least I have my wubba of a computer little Mini Sarah (the netbook).  I am watching some instant netflix and typing this blog....however, I think I packed the power cord in my suitcase that I checked...blast. Smooth move.

So this last minute flight is causing me to miss my water aerobics class, my first french class, two nights of bartending - but most of all I am missing Miss Lis' visit to Chicago.  grumble.  I better get some In n Out during this trip.....there is a cheesburger animal style with my name on it baby.

Other than that - life is good.  My leg is feeling a-Ok. sigh.  Ok time to get ready to board (crossing fingers that the person on the aisle will switch with me since I need to streatch the leg out and I am stuck at the window, with no upgrades available.  That is what happens when you have last minute flights.  Positive thoughts!

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