Midweek Randoms

• It is nice and I want to play outside instead of sitting inside a window-less office all day. Also, why is it I have work meetings when it's nice out? I'd rather go on a walk or something. Sigh. It wouldn't be quite so bad if I didn't have to still be dressed up and look nice.

• I think I need to have my eyes checked. It's been a couple years (maybe more?) and I feel like I'm straining all the time... I blame sitting in front of a computer in a windowless office all day for this.

• Since Dac turned 30, I've been thinking about things I'd like to accomplish before I'm 30 (a little over 2 years from now) and I've decided to make a list of 30. Let me know if you have any ideas and I'll be sure to share the final list.

• My list so far includes things like losing weight, vacations, house projects, and one of my most worrisome ones - "face a fear". Let's just hope it's an easy fear and not a "face a serial killer in the night" kind of fear.

• My muscles are sore. Dang zumba. My calf is especially tight. Ouch!

• I'm failing miserably at my diet. Seriously. Somethin's gotta give. Probably me... into salads.

• What has sounded good to me lately? Pancakes, jolly rancher jelly beans, bananas, chocolate chip cookies. That's sort of close to salad, right? A little bit?

• I've still been doing a pretty good job of straightening my hair. Holla!! I didn't straighten it last Thursday or Saturday. But have otherwise. =) Are we proud of me, or what?

• Speaking of hair - mine needs cut. Bad.

• In other hair-related news - my mom offered to give me some sea salt spray she bought and doesn't use (just like the smoothing cream she sent my way recently! score!) for the days when I don't straighten. Sounds good to me!

• Also, Kayla gave me this shampoo and conditioner!! I saw them recently but hadn't picked any up yet. She knows I love Burt's Bees AND orange smells, so she picked them up for me. =) I'm so glad she thought of me and I can't wait to try them out!

• I'm excited because I feel like our spare room/bathroom is getting closer to done. I'm hoping and praying it's ready next month!!

• I would like a new wardrobe, please.

• Guys, I have a joke for you. You have to promise not to be intimidated by my extreme humor. K? Ok, here goes.

Duck: I'm not feeling too well, I think I'll eat some toast.

Goose: Yeah, toast is the greatest thing since sliced bread....... oh ....... wait.....

• I read a lot of blogs. A lot of them are photography blogs, or home design blogs - but a lot of them are just random personal blogs I've come across and gotten hooked on. Several of these are girls who have struggled with infertility and/or related issues. I've been following Amy's blog for a long time. She and her husband Dusty have struggled with infertility for around 7 years. Just last week they were called about adopting a baby girl. Since then, they found out they've been accepted and are finishing up the legal process before bringing the baby home this week. She said they're going from zero-parent in about 14 days! How nuts is that? And how awesome!? =) No, I don't know Amy personally but I couldn't be happier for them. I bought the bath towels and wash cloths off their registry and had them shipped straight to them. =) Couldn't resist.

• Dac and I went on a walk last night after my meeting and after I did some laundry and he worked on the spare room a bit with his dad. This is how it went down:

Dac: Do you want to go on a walk...

(I don a skeptical face.)

Dac: I'll buy you ice cream after....

(My face perks right up.)

Alisha: Ok, so you mean like walk to Braums and back?

Dac: No... we have to walk to at least Pizza Hut.

Alisha: Ok - I guess I can do that.

Alisha: I'd like a chocolate mix with oreos please!

• Ice cream or not, it was fun, it felt good to finally be able to enjoy the nice weather, and I'm glad we went.

• We're still plugging away at 24 - season 5 now. Loving it. Season 4 to me wasn't quite as good as the others but this one seems to be better.

• More meetings at work today and then it's Criminal Minds. ANNNNND I get to find out if Mark and Kayla are having a boy or a girl today!! =) EXCITED!