We had a pretty low-key weekend at home. We went out for pizza Friday night...a big mistake actually. Since CiCi's is near to Sam's and we needed to make a Sam's run, we stopped there for the $3.99 buffet thinking it would be a good deal. Definitely not! The place was PACKED with screaming kids and obnoxious high schoolers. And, the line was 20-people long! We got out of there as soon as we could. I've learned this weekend, too, that there are two types of people here in Columbia. Those that are EXTREMELY rude and have the worst stench of cigarette smoke, and those that are incredibly friendly (I've noticed more people being friendly here than in the South actually). Missouri is ranked #4 on the list of states with the most smokers (Arkansas is 12), and I definitely can see why. At Wal-Mart on Saturday, I experienced the extremely rude side of things. As I was walking over to get a bag of frozen veggies, I just about threw up from the smell of the guy next to me. And, to make matters worse, he stood with the veggie door open for 5 minutes (I'm not exaggerating) looking for whatever he needed, while his wife just stood with the cart next to him. Other people were standing around waiting on him to get his things and move, and Eric was trying to get into the compartment that the lady was blocking twice, and she wouldn't even acknowledge him and move her cart over a bit! She wasn't even looking for food - she was just standing there staring blankly. Really people? I was so frustrated by the lack of politeness and courtesy of other shoppers. Glad I got that off my chest. :)
It has been so gray here for the past week that we didn't have the chance to get out and enjoy the weather. We attempted to go to the park to walk for a bit yesterday, but we left after 15 minutes because the wind was too chilly. I got a couple little projects done around the house with the little energy I had. I picked up this frame last weekend and finally had the chance to spray-paint it this weekend. Eric and I frequently have the "5 o'clock stare" when we get home from work/school, so hopefully this board will serve as a reminder to what we originally planned and curb any temptations to go out!
I also finished these two little canvases for our bedroom:
And, Eric had the chance of watching me attempt to do this workout which was probably a little funny. I've completed 2 days so far, but the first was brutal! My arms were SO sore yesterday, but I managed to do it again last night! The moves are pretty basic, but it's the fact that you don't stop between exercises that can get you. I had to slack a bit, especially on the push-ups! :) I'm looking forward to seeing my endurance improve in the next few weeks. Emily is trying the P90X workout and I'm doing this, so it'll be interesting to see how we both do!
We also made it a priority to pick up more fresh veggies this week at the store. It was a lot cheaper, and it was actually kind of fun to chop it all up. You can see our fridge right now has several containers of carrots and broccoli! We're trying two new recipes this week - a chicken stir fry and a roast with veggies. I'll share the recipes and give a review soon! I've recently learned that I really like cooked carrots from the can (I hate them raw), so we picked up a huge bag of fresh ones for a couple of bucks. I cooked some on the stove last night for lunch today, but they still taste a little "raw". Hopefully they'll be better in the crock pot with a roast (by the way, did I mention I got a new GE crock pot? It's great - it has a timer so our food won't overcook anymore when we're gone all day!)
To wrap up this super-long post, I've got a meeting tonight to go over a new project I'm getting to freelance on. Hopefully this is the end of my "design job bad luck"! I don't know if I can give a lot of details yet, plus I don't want to jinx it since the contract isn't signed yet, but it's looking good and my networking here is paying off. :)
