Halloween High.

Well, last night was most likely one of the best nights ever.  I finally went to the Mumford and Son's concert and holy shit, was it amazing.  Not only were they amazing, but the two opening bands were excellent.  Seeing Mumford play was kinda surreal.  I was in the front row on the stage, almost center, ( had to be a little closer to the piano player ;)) and the show was amazing.  They really love their back lighting and it works for them.  We got to hear two songs that they have only recently written and all of their other amazing work.

I highly recommend everyone check out...

Cadillac Sky

And King Charles.  

They were both super good as well.

The Halloween party was a ton of fun and everyone had some really cool costumes.  I particularly enjoyed the guy dressed as Edward Scissorhands.  It was too bad Don, couldn't come but I did set up a possible date for Cathie with one of his friends who is named Don as well, which is a bit odd.  

The concert Wednesday, sadly, was disappointing.  The only thing that saved it was getting to here Say Anything perform Colorblind.  Other than that they mainly played everything from there new album which isn't very good.  It was really nice seeing my friend Brian who happened to be there.  I am going to have to hang out with him again.  All three of use felt old while we were there because the majority of the other kids there were around 15 to 18, so we were around 6 to 10 years older than these people.

This week is going to be rough.  I have two papers, and a test to take care of.  Wednesday I am going to a campfire at Don's with Kim and Cathie and Cathie will be meeting Other Don.  Fingers crossed for a good night kiss at the end of this date!  And more hand holding, I really like Don's hands, lol.

In My Sight

Sore!! So Very Sore!!!!

Well, its been three days of doing that workout video and I feel like I am a 95 year old.  My arms hurt, my legs hurt, back, neck, feet, abs, everything hurts.  It feels great!  I like the video and I feel like I am being pushed but not a ridiculous amount.  And it is super nice to be able to do some yoga afterwards to stretch and relax.  No real difference yet but I'm keeping at it.


My date went pretty good.  I didn't have my night class and when I told him, he asked if I wanted to go to dinner, which lead me to freak out for the next half hour because I now felt like it was a real date and I had to figure out what to wear.  We got really good Italian food at this restaurant in Fond Du Lac and then rented "The Losers" and went back to his place to watch it.  His house is pretty nice and his dog is adorable.  I ended up leaving at about 2 am which meant I only got three hours of sleep before work and class the next day.  It was totally worth it.  I am really starting to like this guy and I really like just hanging out with him, I don't feel any pressure to be anything but myself and it is very refreshing to just have calm, and not depressing conversation.

Unfortunately, I just found out that he is allergic to Cats, Horses and Dust, which is a problem because I own five cats, a horse, and live in a very old house, so we will have to see how that plays out.  We are supposed to have another date Thursday and then go to a Halloween party at Justin's house on Friday.  I hope Justin and his friends don't scare him.

And this coming week is going to be amazing!!!!  I have Say Anything with Kim on Wednesday, a date with Don Thursday, Halloween party on Friday, and MUMFORD AND SONS ON SATURDAY!!!!  I am super excited and I am really hoping I can still squeeze working out into all those days.

Another Day, Another Something

I have really missed this feeling, the feeling of actually being excited to see the person I have a date with rather than dreading the melancholy talk and hours of trying to fix his problems and cheer him up.

In other news, I have reached the halfway point in my online course for Korea, I have gotten no where on my resume, and I am almost done with college, again.

I purchased some exercise videos online and I should be getting them today so hopefully I will be able to start doing bigger updates about my workouts and weight loss soon.  I also joined a web page that lets me record my food intact and the exercise I do each day and tells me how I am doing in regards to my goal weight.  According to this web page, I should reach my goal weight of 125 lbs by February or April of next year, if I keep up with the work outs and the eating healthy amounts of food.  This is super encouraging to me and really inspires me to work out even more because it actually lets me see a possible end in sight.  Also, the video I bought has a ton of reviews online that all talk about how many inches people who bought it are losing off their waist and hips each week and it sounds amazing.  I am really hoping I can get another job soon because I am thinking I will be needing all new clothes soon!!!

I am hoping to take some before pictures and then put up a pic each time I blog but i do not know if I will feel comfortable with showing that yet.  I t may take awhile for me to be okay with people seeing my weight.

Anyway, I am off to my night class, then back to change into something nice and comfy, like a t-shirt, and drive an hour to this guys house.  I hope everything goes awesome today!!!

Let Downs and New Loves

Blue October, sadly, was a disappointment.  I still remember when I used to go to their concerts and I loved every song and they were amazing.  Kim and I both felt that they played way too much of their new music and none of the really good old classics.  Then we remembered that we started going to there concerts seven years ago and the songs we like are ten years old.  It really brings back the memories to think about that.

Even though the band I went to see was a disappointment, the opener was amazing.  The lead singer reminds me of the main character in A Clockwork Orange.  He was adorable and goofy.  After the concert, that band was out signing autograph and selling Cd's so Kim and I bought some and went to have them sign it just because, and they were very entertaining.  The lead singer handed me his drink and said, "Hold this, and have a sip if you like.  Have a sip."  I told him no thanks, so the guitarist took it and then offered it to me again as they signed the CD.  The drummer signed it, "Dear Carly, (heart) Me" and then insisted on a hug which lifted me off my feet.  They were amazing guys in a band called The Parlotones. 

Today, I cleaned the upstairs of my house and danced around to their CD all day.  I love cleaning and dancing when no one is watching.  I made some Stuffed green peppers and now I'm going to run and then sleep.  All in all, a satisfying few days.

Wow.

It has been a while since I wrote anything on here.  I wish i had something to say, or that something had happened during tat time that was super awesome that I could rave about...  But nothing really did.  I have had a ton of work and homework to get done and I have been working on cleaning up the upstairs of my parents house.  This coming weekend I have big plans to clean out the garage and to empty our smokehouse.  Thrilling, I know.

However.....  Tomorrow night is going to be super awesome because it is Blue October night!!!  I have not been to a concert in so long and I haven't been to Blue October in years so this is great.  I have had all their songs on repeat for the last week!  I will one day marry the lead singer, either that or steal his beautiful, poetic, crazy mind and put it in my own head.  So I will have much to say after the concert.

Now, I am going to run three miles, do some homework and figure out what I am wearing to the concert!

Also, I am going to be a gangsta for Halloween.  Excited.