the weekend... recapped!

Well, Thursday's staff meeting went way better than I had hoped for. I did an activity I called "Buttons and Levers" and had them write down 5 things that push their buttons in relation to working in this position and 5 things that lift them up like levers. Then we talked about them and I asked them to be as specific as they could and then told them that if they were not going to talk about it right then, then they needed to let it go and not bring it up in the future.
Well, that basically unleashed the beasts!!
Some were in tears when they were called out for things, others were flabbergasted at the thought that they had offended another... all in all, even with four of them in tears, they all seemed to feel much better at the end; and so did I!

Then I had dinner with my girlfriends from High School after that at Bar Louis in Foxboro. So much fun. Heather is 3 months pregnant, so that was pretty much the talk of the night... very exciting for her!

Friday night we had the RDs over for a game night and played Taboo and I drank too much wine! (Not very shocking actually!)

Saturday, my Godparents took Madison for the night (with my three nephew and niece!-she's crazy!) and Ryan and I had a great time together. We went iceskating at Patriot Place, then shopped around and then saw the Blindside.
I have a lot to say about that movie...
I loved it. I cried from about 10 minutes in until the end. I think there need to be more people like Sandra Bullock's character in this world. I feel like at the core, I am a lot like her, but I don't have the means to do the things she does. But I want to.
Also, Tim McGraw did a phenomenal job acting, as I knew he would, but really, he's excellent in that movie.
I'll leave my comments at that, since I could really post a whole blog entry on it...

Sunday, I had a baby shower, and it happened to be in Peabody so the best part of the weekend was stopping at Sonic on the way home!! Ooooh Sonic!!

Last night we went to Matt and Teresa's house for dinner. They just moved in in December and its such a cute house. I'm so happy for them. Its funny, after Maddie was born, our best friends Mike and Trish moved to TN, so we didn't hang out at all. But there are a few of our friends (some who actually just moved even closer to us) that we don't hang out with at all and I think it's the child thing. People told us we'd lose friends once we had a child (we were the 1st to get married and first to have a child) and I didn't believe them, but its true. Matt and Teresa however; are awesome with Maddie. And she adores them right back! They always make us feel comfortable bringing Maddie along whenever we get together and I appreciate that so much!

On another note. I started a weight loss plan. I saw my doctor today for a routine exam and explained that these last 10 pounds are not coming off no matter how much I run or whatever I do... she suggested I add so weight training to my routine and pilates maybe.

So, at lunch with my coworkers I was mentioning that I have 10 pounds to lose and a friend suggested we do the fatbet.net challenge. Basically we have $10 wagered on who can lose 10 pounds by February 25th... Our other coworkers can actually log in and watch the progress etc. So fun!! But now I need to step it up. I usually get a latte in the afternoon and drink my coffee with coffeemate creamer, which will need to go. My runs will be a definite each morning instead of a maybe or an option!!

I really just want to feel good about the way I look and feel and as of right now, I don't.

Here's hoping.