A Positive Spin on Quick Takes!

I'm still home sick in bed.  I tried to go to work yesterday and it did not go well at all.  After a whole 3 hours, I headed home.  I was a mess.  I made it to the doctor, who started me on my second round of antibiotics.  I have a sinus infection, double ear infection and bronchitis.  What the heck!?

I'm so not a good sick person.  I whine, I complain and I lay around and look absolutely pathetic.  Poor Doug.  He's a trooper.  I would not want to deal with me at all!

I thought I'd try to do some 'positive' quick takes, since this week has been such a bummer.  Maybe it will make this crapola of a week, not so bad!

1.  Like I mentioned in my last post, I wore a dress this weekend!  I know this does not seem like a big deal... but I NEVER wear dresses!  NEVER!  I use to when I was smaller and I loved them.  This weekend, I told Doug we were headed shopping for a skirt or dress. I thought he was going to fall over! He just kind of laughed and went along with it.  After all, the only time he has ever seen me in a dress was our wedding day!

It was 98 degrees this weekend and the thought of wearing long pants to mass made me crazy!  Luckily, I found two dresses at Tar.get!  I only bought one, but I'm tempted to go get the other one.  This is my first and only clothing purchase since starting to lose weight.  I think it will last a while and I'm even going to wear it again this weekend!  I was a bit out of my comfort zone, but I felt great in it!  I slowly see my old self, my old confident self, coming back and I like it!

2.  While I hate taking sick days... I have enjoyed spending lots of quality time this week with this cute pooch!  Can you believe she is already 18 weeks old?  She is so much fun and brings so much joy to our lives!  This certain puppy graduates from puppy kindergarten this weekend.  Yes, pictures will follow!

3.  This picture is for Marie!  Daisy and Smokey are getting along pretty good.  Daisy really wants to play... Smokey not so much.  Daisy can pretty much squish Smokey with her big paw.  It's a pretty funny sight to see.  I had really hoped the two would get along and snuggle a little -- at least for a photo! Well... they were in the same space and looking so cute the other day.  I think they are going to be great friends. 

4.  My mom is now home from rehab and is still doing great!  This is such an amazing blessing and such a relief!!  It was so hard to watch her be in pain and I am so glad that she is feeling more like her self again!  Thanks for all your prayers!

5.  My training at the gym is going great.  I have an amazing trainer.  He is awesome and has me do things I never thought I could do.  He is so motivating and really gets me to work hard.  He is leaving to go to graduate school in another state in August and I already miss him!  I know some days, if I did not have a set appointment to train with him, I'd skip the gym.  He gets me there and makes me do what I know I have to do!  I have really improved and it is awesome to see the results.  

6.  This is one of my favorite pictures ever.  It always makes me smile.  It's my dad and my youngest nephew Peter.  How cute are they?!  You can see my dad is totally in love with his grandson.  That little baby is now in first grade! :)

7.  Next week I get to meet this blogger!  Yay!  We are meeting at her family FARM!  Yep, I'm going to a farm.  Beth is going to take pictures because no one would believe that I'm going to a farm with animals on my own free will.  I might even hold a baby pig!!  Yippee!  I can't wait!