Any guesses what my title signifies?

Yep...still waiting. But it's okay. I wasn't as upset as last time and I am just trying to go with the flow (no pun intended) and walk in faith. But back to the three parts of my post.

Cramps! Even after almost 6 months of having my cycle back, I am still not used to those suckers. Ow! I started yesterday morning and did not expect it to impact my early morning spin class at all. That was a mistake. I felt nauseous because of how bad I was cramping throughout the class. It was not fun. I survived, but why does being a woman have to hurt so bad? [Source]

After spin, I headed to lunch with Lindsey. Read about it here. Also, check out Lindsey's blog! She got it up last night and I'm so excited she did. If you enjoy reading mine, I know you will love reading hers. She is one of the healthiest gals I know.

Once I left lunch, I knew the remainder of my Saturday was going to consist of things I vowed to do if I wasn't pregnant this month. First up, a shopping spree! I mentioned before that I think one of the biggest things triggering negative self image for me right now is the fact that a lot of my summer clothes aren't fitting comfortably. And I only have one pair of jeans I really feel flatter me these days. So I vowed to go shopping for clothes I feel good in and to pack away all of my size 2 pants that aren't cutting it. The size may be two sizes bigger....but it is size healthy as Angela would say. And that is all that matters to me right now.

Some of My Buys

I went a little bit crazier than I anticipated and spent over $250. I didn't feel guilty one bit because I know it is something that will make me more confident and happier overall. I already feel healthier...and sexier...and more confident just by wearing things that flatter me the most. I got a lot of cute things - 4 shirts, 2 pairs of jeans, 2 pairs of cargo capri pants, 1 pair jean capris, 2 pairs of shorts, 1 jean skirt, and 1 navy skirt. So I basically restocked the basic bottoms I needed for warmer weather.

Then I finished the night off with a delicious dinner. I have been craving sushi and we haven't had a weekend night open to order it in awhile. We only order out on weekends for budget purposes. Last night I made sure we got some food from a favorite restaurant of ours. Moto serves both Chinese cuisine and sushi. I was craving a mix, so I just got a basic spicy tuna roll since it's smaller. I wanted to sample some of Peter's steamed chicken & veggies tossed in a sesame sauce and share some steamed potstickers in addition to the sushi. Plus, its cheaper than the fancy rolls I normally love. It worked out for a beautiful plate.

my plate

I think I ate all of that in about 2 minutes. Clearly, I enjoyed it. 😀

We finally ended the day with some feel good Friends episodes on DVD and icecream. And the best part of all of this is that while I enjoyed favorite foods, I didn't eat just to eat or try to eat my emotions away. I still ate intuitively by having a green monster for breakfast because I wasn't too hungry, the wrap + fruit for lunch because it sounded good, the sushi/Chinese plate for dinner because I craved it, and icecream because I was still hungry and wanted it. I think that was the best feeling. To know that I have grown in the past years and that I can handle disappointing days much better than before. I know I have the strength to make it through as long as I need to wait. God has helped me become this person and if he thinks I can handle it, I know I can. 🙂

Hellloooo!!! I have been so out of touch it feels like. Our internet has been a pain the past couple of days. It was pretty touch and go with its connection. That means I have been out of the loop and don't know if I will be able to catch up on blogs. Let me know if I missed anything big! This post will be touch and go too so I can get it up before we have any more issues.

How is everyone's weekend going? Mine has been a bit of a rollercoaster. More on that tomorrow. Right now, I want to focus on the best part of my weekend so far. A blogger meet-up! I got to meet up with my pal Lindsey. We met through a fitness forum awhile ago and became good friends through that site. Now she is planning on getting a blog up and running soon which I am very excited about. I will be certain to link to it here so you can check her out. She is awesome!

Lindsey & I met have met before for lunch when she flies out of the Atlanta airport, but it is always rushed and I have a certain 20 lb tot commanding my attention during the visits. So we planned on catching lunch this weekend at a halfway point, just us and with no time limits.

We headed to a place called The Red Tomato in Brolingbroke, GA. Yes, it is just as small town as it sounds. But we wanted a good halfway point and this place had the best reviews out of anything we looked into. The restaurant is very quaint, housed in a cozy cottage.

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We decided to dine outside on the deck since the weather was ideal - sunny & low 70s.

Our waiter pointed out the daily specials to us, which all sounded good, although a little heavy for lunch.

Daily Special Table

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So we ended up settling on something from the lunch menu. Lindsey got a tuna patty burger with some parsley potatoes that looked good. I chose the chicken southwestern wrap with a fruit cup on the side. The wrap had chicken, a creamy salsa, cheddar, tomato, avocado, and lots of lettuce. The fruit was a mix of cantaloupe, grapes, and pineapples with a strawberry yogurt + poppyseed drizzle over the mix. It was the perfect side for such a nice day. Everything was really good.

Funny story...that is a picture of my leftovers because I didn't have my camera battery mid lunch. I wasn't about to leave good conversation to go out to the car to grab it, besides the fact I didn't think about it at that moment. Since I had leftovers, I figured I could nab some sort of you picture. And you know what's even better? I had to toss the leftovers after taking a picture because traffic left me in the car for 3. 5 hours on the way home and I figured the chicken wasn't so good anymore.  But hey, a picture is a picture.

I think our waiter had a bit too much fun getting pictures of us. And sharing all the details of his Lasik surgery he had the previous day. He was great though and helped to keep us entertained. Not that we needed it. Conversation always flows between us. I sure will miss her when she moves away from Georgia. At least I know we have one or two more visits planned before then. Thanks for a great afternoon Lindsey! 🙂