Kick Ass & Take Names

OMG!!!!!!!!!! I am freaking out right now!

I have been a little lax in my diet in the last month.  I went to Rome and had Gelato, Tiramisu & the time of my life!  I went to MD with my girlfriends for 4 days & I’ve been hitting the Junior Mints almost daily…….95% of the time, I have been eating squeaky clean though!! I had a cupcake binge a week ago, but I knew I could drop the 5 pounds that I thought I was carrying easily. 

I have been barely sleeping for weeks & haven’t been eating every 3 hours like I usually do - I am just totally off of my rigid schedule……………….

Well — I just got up from a decent sleep (5 hours) and weighed myself.  I am up 10 pounds!!!!!!!!!! I couldn’t believe it!!! I still can’t believe it!!!!  All that sugar finally caught up with my A$$.

I just keep thinking about the movie Liar, Liar when the guy walks into the bathroom & asks Jim Carey what he’s doing — and he says ‘I’m kicking MY a$$!!!’

I am so disappointed in myself!!!  Play time is OVER!!!! Game ON!!!!!

I picked up my little brother at the airport yesterday, he flew in from Florida.  At 6′2 230, he’s not so little, but he’s my baby brother all the same.  I hadn’t seen him in 3 years so I was very happy to be able to spend some time with him.  He is in town because he was inducted into Moravian College’s Hall of Fame tonight for his outstanding performance in football as a tight end.  He only went to school there for 3 years, transferring from 2 years at the US Naval Academy.  There was a nice dinner and ceremony and we were all so proud to hear his coach talk about what a talented player he was, but an even greater person & leader.  He made a short speech that was both funny and made our eyes well up, just what I would expect from Doug.  He is one of the funniest people I know and also very sweet. 

When I hear my son speak in a less than loving manner (LOL) to his little sister, I tell him that I don’t remember one single time that my brother was unkind to me - I honestly don’t.  I don’t remember us ever fighting, nothing negative at all.  My sister and I were one year apart so we usually shared a room & were always into the same things, so of course we would butt heads from time to time :)  Doug is just a very easy-going guy and we always treated eachother with respect.  Even on the way home from the airport when we were catching up on eachothers lives — most everyone I know has been passing judgement on what is happening in my life right now — not Doug.  He listened, he told me a story that related to what I’m going through and let me know that he understood.

So I can’t say enough about my brother, he is like a big teddy bear, but he has been known to take out a guy with one punch on more than one occasion! (LOL)  I miss him and my sister who both moved away to Florida very much. 

Doug finally found the woman of his dreams in his 30s and she couldn’t come to see him get his award.  She is battling cancer at the age of 36.  It’s very sad and we can only hope and pray that she beats it!  She is young and strong so we are hopeful. 

If there were a Hall of Fame for brothers - I would make sure he was in it! He deserves the very best and he’s going through the toughest time of his life right now.  I love you Doug!   I’m very proud of you!