Kitchen Nightmare!

Story of my life...its been awhile since my last update...gimme a break, I'm a busy girl!

So after we moved into our house and finally got a refrigerator, we realized that the way the kitchen was designed made it so that when a fridge is in the fridge space, the dishwasher door cannot open all the way...talk about a pain in the ass, right? At our 30-day walk through, we informed our KB guy of this and he worked up different ideas of how to fix it. Once one was decided on, we scheduled for the kitchen "remodel" to begin...WELL it began on Wednesday and was supposed to be done by Friday. They were right on schedule until Friday when they had issues with the guy who was supposed to replace the flooring in that area...and those problems are still here, which means our kitchen is not complete. Right now, our fridge is plugged in (but not connected to a water line) in the middle of the kitchen. Our dining table and chairs are in the front entrance of the house. Basically its just a mess. They told Kev today they were thinking they wouldn't be able to complete the project for another two weeks due to not being able to get ahold of the right flooring.

My mom is throwing us a small, family and family friends, housewarming party this Sunday...sooo needless to say I am a tad frustrated. I talked to the dude about it today and he said he would do his best to have it completely done by Friday. If that is not possible, he will at least have someone come in and put the fridge back where it belongs/hook it up to the water line. Not my favorite option, but definitely better than what we've got going on now. UGHHHHH!!! Just ready for everything to be fixed and back to normal!

Work and my social life has been busy as ever which is stressful and fun at the same time. Definitely ready for a break though. I think that break should be coming after this weekend.

Anyhooodle...that's the craziness that has been my life lately...off to do some laundry and other things around the house!

<3 Jenni

Weekend Recap (4 days later)!

Okay, first, before the recap...I have begun "pinning" on www.pinterest.com and let me say...I am officially addicted! I have a few different "boards" I've started, but the one with the most so far is "House Ideas." I lovelovelove looking at beautiful ideas for decorating my home! Especially because I feel its so plain right now...now if only I had unlimited funds to put my ideas into action!

Moving on...

Friday night after work, Kevin and I had a nice dinner-just the two of us-at Outback. Then we headed to Old Sac to check out Evangeline's Costume Mansion (and picked up Lauren on the way)...Lo and I had a great time looking at all the fun Halloween stuff and getting ideas for what we want to be for Halloween...no decision yet though. After that, we met up with some friends at one of my favorite dive bars downtown, Golden Bear. Kev and I left around midnight because I had to be up early the next morning to head to Tahoe with Shannon and Chrissy.

The three of us had a blast eating, drinking, shopping, and gambling (just a little) in Tahoe. It was definitely a great way to say goodbye to Shannon as she left today for Seattle for school. I am really gonna miss her :( Here's some pictures from the day:

View from the deck of the Beacon where we had lunch and delicious rum runners

Shannon, me, and Chrissy at lunch (notice our rum runner cups are empty!)

We stopped at Sammy Hagar's bar, Cabo Wabo and he was there! (He had a concert in Tahoe later that evening)

After I got home from Tahoe, I took a shower and passed out very early as I had to be up early again Sunday for the Giants vs. Dodgers game. And the Giants won!!! :)

Venessa, me, and Chrissy tailgating before the game

Kevin and I during the tailgate <3

There was a BEAUTIFUL 9/11 remembrance ceremony prior to the game

God bless America!

And we ended the day at Chevy's on the bay :)

So that was that! My recap came just in time for the weekend to begin again! This weekend, though, for the first time in a LONG time, Kev and I don't have a million things we have to do...so we will be spending the weekend cleaning, getting the garage completely cleaned out, grocery shopping, etc etc etc...oh and we have a guy coming out Saturday afternoon to give us an estimate on putting some concrete down in the backyard. I really hope its something we can afford as rainy season is about to start and I do NOT want to deal with a giant mud pit back there! Should be a nice, productive weekend!

Time to finish some laundry, shower, and get to bed!

<3 Jenni



Family curse!

Hello there (all two or three of you?)!

I don't know why, but today it just hit me...no matter how much weight I lose or gain, I will ALWAYS have meaty thighs and a butt...it is just in my genes (and fills out my jeans ;) ) and I need to learn to live with it! Even at my thinnest, I had "thunder" thighs and a big 'ol booty...my butt and thighs have always been the two things I detest most about my body, but today I decided I need to just GET OVER IT! This is obviously easier said than done and will be a constant battle, but it is really just time for me to accept this about my body. Don't get me wrong, this will not be used as an excuse to be lazy, eat poorly, not workout, etc. but I think this revelation will really help me to mentally feel better about my body and be proud of my muscle tone (mixed with a little jiggle that will likely never go away)!

I have been eating fairly well during the weekdays/nights, but still always just let loose on the weekends. I am trying not to beat myself up over it, but at the same time I need to work on making better decisions on the weekends, while still enjoying them.

Today's workout consisted of 15 minutes on the crossramp to warm up, followed by bicep, tricep, ab, and oblique work, then topped off with 20 more minutes on the crossramp. I always do strength training with my workouts, but also always try to do a minimal amount of it and have decided to not be so half ass with it anymore. So today instead of doing only one type of exercise per muscle group (three reps of it of course), I did two...hey, its a step in the right direction, right?

My weekend consisted of tons of fun...just as the past many weekends have. I have lotsa pictures/stories to tell, but in order to make it so this post isn't super long, I will make a separate update about that this week...hopefully Thursday as tomorrow night after work, Lauren and I are going to my parents house for dinner. :)

Off to shower and sleep I go!

<3 Jenni

The "official" end of summer :(

Well, folks, summer is winding down...Labor Day weekend has come and gone and that means fall is supposedly just around the corner...I feel like my summer FLEW by because we were SO SO SO busy every weekend, but it was definitely a fun summer for the most part!

We certainly ended summer with a bang this weekend...here's a quick re-cap:

Friday: short day at work followed by shopping, dinner, and drinks with Lauren and Venessa...among other things we all three got new purses:

Lauren's is a black Calvin Klein cross body bag from Macy's, mine is a medium sized sparkly (hard to tell in the picture) tote by Juicy Couture from Nordstrom, and Venessa's is a cross body bag from Macy's (I don't recall the brand).

Saturday: headed downtown with Kevin, Lauren, Dustin, and Venessa to go to this thing in the park called "Chalk it Up!" Basically different artists bought out squares of the sidewalk and did crazy good art with chalk! I don't have any pics of it though :(Then we walked around downtown and got some food and drinks...

After that, Kev and I headed home and I took a quick nap before getting ready to go see Taylor Swift with my sister!!!







We had so much fun! Taylor puts on a freaking GREAT show!!!

Sunday a wholeeee huge group of us (Kevin, Lauren, Venessa, Dustin, Israel, Sarah, Matt, Sam, and myself) headed to Sparks, NV (just outside of Reno) for this:

The day was full of too much food (the boys mostly) and booze (the girls mostly) and it was a GREAT time! I wish I had a picture of the whole group but I don't :( OH and Kev won $130 playing Blackjack and I won $70 playing an American Idol slot machine!

Finally, yesterday was spent hanging out and BBQing at my Aunt's house! In a nut shell, the weekend was full of food and fun with loved ones!

Today it was back to both the work and gym grind...I've been still having trouble staying on track with my workouts but all I can do is take it one day at a time. Today I warmed up with 15 minutes on the elliptical. Then I did a few different abs and obliques workouts along with some tricep and bicep work. Finally, I ended the workout with another 22 minutes on the elliptical. I am hoping to get my butt in gear again tomorrow gym-wise as well as Thursday. It'd be nice to do Friday as well, but the reality is that once Friday afternoon hits I tend to be in "weekend mode" and totally lazy and/or ready to party and have no desire to go to the gym. We will see though as I will likely be waking up early Saturday morning to head to Tahoe for a day trip  with Shannon and Chrissy (before Shan moves away to Seattle for school :( ) so there will most likely not be any partying for me Friday night!

OH also on Friday, two different concrete guys are coming out to give us an estimate on doing a patio in the backyard...I really hope its reasonable so we can start getting the backyard up to par before the rainy season starts and turns it into a mud pit! But then again.....maybe we could start a mud wrestling ring and charge people to both wrestle and watch the wrestling! Haha, kidding!

Alright, time to get crackin on some laundry and then hit the shower and the hay!

<3 Jenni



Jersday!

Okay, so its not technically "Jersday" as that is on Thursdays...BUT I am just finally catching up on this weeks episode of The Shore, sooo today is MY Jersday :)

This week at work was crazy as ever, but I still love it there! It can be frustrating at times not knowing everything in such a busy office, but everyone is still super helpful. OH! Crazy thing though! Last Saturday, the office was robbed! The broke in via our glass door and broke open our safe and took all the cash from it. No computers or dental equipment or anything else was taken. We have surveillance cameras so the suspects were caught on tape and currently the police are investigating. I guess the same thing happened to one of our other offices a few days prior...so we all think its an inside job and the two incidents are related. No real word yet though.

Today's outfit (please ignore the ugly pony tail as I was headed off to get my hair cut and colored...

Please also ignore the weird purple spots...something is messed up on the lens of my phone's camera.

Brown under shirt: Nordstrom BP

Coral other under shirt: had forever I don't know lol

Cream button up shirt: Guess

Jeans: Citizens of Humanity

Sandals: Target

Jewelry: assorted cheap places...I've had most of it for awhile

Today instead of having my hairstylist straighten my hair after she colored and cut it, I asked her to curl it and she agreed...I wish I could do this myself but anytime I've tried, it just does NOT go well....

:)

Alrighty...not much else is new and I am gonna relax a bit before getting ready and heading to Maria's 25th birthday party!

<3 Jenni



Just do it!

I have totally been lacking workout motivation for awhile now...always trying to make excuses to not workout and things like that. This evening was another one of those days, but I decided to be like Nike and JUST DO IT! I had a great workout and feel so much better about myself. What is it about working out that makes it so hard to get started, but after finishing, you feel like a million bucks? I guess that means the key to finding motivation is to think about that great post workout feeling when willpower is lacking. Easier said than done, though, right?

For dinner tonight, I had a great Healthy Choice meal that I had never tried before (sweet and tangy BBQ chicken with corn and a yummy apple side). Def recommend it for anyone who likes to have quick easy meals on hand.

I am so glad the weekend is almost here! Though it will be yet ANOTHER busy one, it'll also be yet another fun one! Tomorrow after work, I'm heading over to Lauren's apartment and we, plus another friend of hers, will go out downtown for some exploring of her neighborhood! Saturday is a close friend's baby shower, and Kev and I got them the CUTEST gifts! Sunday will hopefully be grocery shopping and more working on the garage, plus dinner with my parents and softball (for Kevin, I just watch)!

Anyhooo...I should hop in the shower and then try to get to bed early so I can be rested up for work tomorrow and my busy weekend!

<3 Jenni

Looooong day!

Well I had quite a busy weekend as well as a busy Monday at work!

Friday: got off work late, then headed over to Maria and Karl's house to have dinner and hang out with good friends.

Saturday: Kev and I spent allll day cleaning the inside of the house as well as working on cleaning out the garage with the intention of me finally being able to park inside of it. Unfortunately, despite all the work we put in, I still can't park in there :( It is now about half way cleaned out, so hopefully we will get some time this weekend to finish it up. We filled our trash can to the BRIM as well as our recycle bin. Neither bin can fit an ounce more. Luckily, trash will be picked up Wednesday morning. We have a few bags of trash that wouldn't fit and are still sitting in the garage. In the evening, we headed up to Maria's parents house for a fun night of drinking and beer pong with friends.

Kev and I kickin' back

and a photo of all the girls :)

We headed home around midnight and poor Kevin had to be up at 5:30 to work an overtime shift from 6-11.

Sunday: After Kevin got home from work we headed over to Lauren's new apartment to help her settle in! Then we went to Ernesto's (one of my favorite Mexican restaurants) for lunch. After that, we hit up Target so she could get some stuff for her apartment. Kev and I got a few things for our house as well. Then we headed over to my parent's house for dinner and then to Kevin's softball game. They lost in the last inning :( We got home around 10:00 and I headed straight to bed and passed right out!

I didn't make  it to the gym this evening because I didn't get home from work until after 7 and needed to eat some dinner and just needed to relax! I plan on going tomorrow after work, as I should be home no later than 5:30. After the gym, I've got to go grocery shopping for a few necessities to make lunches for the man and I this week. Then we will hopefully go full on grocery shopping this weekend to get other stuff we need. I also need to hit up Babies R Us this week to get a gift for some good friends who are having a baby shower on Saturday! It is a co-ed baby shower and should be a lot of fun!

When we were cleaning out the garage on Saturday, we came across a Giants trash can so I mentioned in passing that we should put it in our extra upstairs bathroom as it had no trash can in it (and nothing else in it either)...I kinda joked it could be an extension of Kevin's "Giants room." I come downstairs a little later and he told me he had just finished buying a Giants shower curtain online. So that settled it! So at Target we bought some black and orange towels and a black soap dispenser....now the man cave also includes a man cave bathroom! As soon as the curtain comes and is put up, I will post a picture :)

Alright, gotta catch up on some shows, make Kevin's lunch for tomorrow, and then hit the hay!

<3 Jenni