Happy weekend!! I’m assuming that many of you having the time to read this post right now are not part of the Healthy Living Summit crew. We can be jealous together. 😉

Since it is the weekend, I felt like doing a fancy-free type of post for today. Earlier this week, Susan from The Great Balancing Act passed along a blog award to me. Thanks Susan for giving me something to blog about today something fun for the weekend! I thought so.

Being a “versatile blogger”, I’m supposed to share some random tidbits about myself. Number one = I like killing two birds with one stone. Hence, I will incorporate the recent “30 Days of Insight” topics I slacked on. That works, right? Don’t try to argue. I use big words like “hence” and will talk you into a corner if you try. 😉 I guess we shall dive right on in.

Earliest thing you can remember. It’s kind of depressing. Maybe this isn’t good for the weekend. Fine, I’ll share. My first memory is crying my eyes out after my first little puppy, Tiffany, got ran over by a car. I remember sobbing into my pillow about it at 3 years old. Which reminds me…didn’t my parents know about the “dog went to the farm in the sky” rule?

Favorite cover of your favorite song. Well, I can’t pick that. I don’t know my favorite song. I do know Aerosmith is one of my favorite bands, though. And I remember being very impressed with the rendition of “Dream On” they did on Glee. I guess that counts?

Someone you think would make a good president. I don’t want to get political so I will go with Caitlin. Maybe Operation Beautiful could achieve world peace? Oh, wait. That would make her the best candidate for Ms. America.

Five things you want to see change. Sheesh! I didn’t expect things this serious! I use a freebie pass on this one. I don’t think on Saturdays. I’m sure you can figure out things I think could stand change just by reading my blog regularly.

A dream you had this past week in detail. I dreamt that we went to our ultrasound appointment and found out we will be welcoming a baby boy in January. I had this same dream with baby M, except that it would be a girl. I’m even more convinced I will see a little wee-wee on that screen now.

Favorite picture ever taken of yourself. Hmmmm….maybe this one? I’m tired and not the most attractive looking in this picture, but it only shows one of the best moments of my life.

A memory that never fails to make you laugh. Remember the Hank’s Hoes story about my grandfather? That one!

I must wrap this post up now. I hope it entertained you well enough this Saturday. Also, a special shout-out to Jess – Eat Drink Breathe Sweat, my fellow Kick lover, for putting the button up on her site! Nab yourself a button, like you see to the left on my sidebar, to share on your blog or simply learn more about the 30 Days of Self Reflection coming in September HERE!

• What’s your first memory or a memory that makes you laugh?
• What’s the weirdest dream you’ve ever had? I once dreamt I was abducted by aliens. It was so vivid and I woke up throwing up. To this day it freaks me out!

Yesterday contained a few stressful moments that I decided not to get into for the sake of shorter posts. Today, I woke up still feeling that irritation. I tried my best to cheer up with a delicious breakfast first. I had a bowl of yoatgurt. Half plain oats, half Oikos Strawberry Greek yogurt, with a trail of hazelnut spread down the middle.

Even after this delightful bowl, I still knew a workout consisting of punching and kicking would feel excellent. I wanted to go in and pretend the air around me was in fact my friend’s lingerie shower and wedding. And perhaps her a little bit too. Like I said…I’m not perfect.

I don’t want to go into too many details, but we’ll leave it at I’m having to plan the lingerie shower for my friend and she can never communicate with me. I’ve quickly gone from friend to basically her beck and call girl for wedding related stuff. Without the nice pay wedding planners and party organizers receive. She only calls when she has something to tell me about the wedding and whenever I try to share anything about my life she “has to go because she is just too busy”. All of this lack of communication culminated into anger yesterday, when there were serious planning issues caused by her not telling me certain things. Yet somehow it is my fault. It feels good to vent here. After all, I know I have no worries of her reading. She’s too busy and self-centered after all. Actually, I don’t think she has ever cared to hear about my new passion for writing and blogging so she doesn’t even know the site. Needless to say, I don’t foresee a strong friendship after my MOH duties finish. Things just aren’t like this anymore…

I guess you can see my need for a kickboxing class. I felt much better afterwards. And I had a bit of an epiphany during class. I’m not perfect either. I have my own areas I need to improve so I can’t judge another harshly. Part of my reasoning for what I’m planning for September on the blog even relates to working to support one another. That doesn’t mean I have to let people walk all over me but I can choose to live with kindness and a positive attitude. I hate being negative and letting things get the best of me. I have to let it go. Which in this case will be getting through this wedding. Oh, September how I long for you!

I’m also excited for September for the start of something exciting on the blog. I’ve mentioned it briefly a few times before. I firmly believe it will be beneficial to each of us and we can help each other grow through the process. I plan on working on some of the finalizing details today and getting a post up about it tonight or tomorrow. Be looking for it! I’m thrilled for it and hope many of you will participate. 😀

• How do you deal with stressful friend situations? Or stress in general?
• Do you ever feel bad for venting on your blog? I know it’s not the kindest thing and I hate putting negativity out there, but sometimes…it’s just NEEDED.