Fall Is Right Around the Corner

Even though I've lived here all my life it still amazes me how abruptly the weather changes. It seems like it was just yesterday that make-up was running down my face because of the heat and humidity.  Yet during the past week I've been bundled up in sweaters. So, I say, bring it on Fall! I'm ready for you.

This year marked the first time I can EVER remember in which I was COLD at the State Fair despite wearing what I thought was appropriate attire. I should've gotten the "bad mom" award because I clearly didn't dress Keira in enough layers. Kids were running around in heavy jackets with hats and mittens! Yes! Hats and mittens! Still, I thought it was a nice change to enjoy all the hot food served on sticks as a source of warmth rather than feel the grease and fat ooze out of every pore on my face.

We (Mark, Linh, Grace, Vinh, Van and Hieu) ate our share of low-calorie-completely-healthy food and also found time to enjoy rides and play games on the midway. The best thing is I repeated this adventure on Sunday with my girlfriends, Heather and Kelly. Between the two days I sampled and savored pronto pups, mini donuts, french fries, roasted corn, ice cream, cinnamon pretzel, mashed potatoes on a stick, Australian potatoes, chicken fried bacon (the only disappointing item I had), caramel apples, cheese curds, Korean taco, grasshopper legs, cotton candy...needless to say...I'm ready to do it again next year!!

Keira braved the Giant Slide with me! It was so much fun!

The purple dinosaur was her FAVORITE

I'm pretty sure there is a very similar picture of me at the Fair at this age

Two tired babies all bundled up

Annual Fair outing w/Heather & Kel

Delectable Brownies

So, I'm embarking on an effort to lose a little weight and gain some muscle to replace flub. In that effort, I am cutting out refined sugars (i.e. candy, cookies, cake). Look what arrived to work today and is now sitting across from me staring me in the face!

Totally tempting treats staring me in the face

I don't know if I will have the will power to fight the urge to put my face into that entire pan of brownies and devour it...I hope my sponsor, A, will get to work soon and help me fight this all-consuming tempation. She better have some skills cuz otherwise I'll persuade her to join me in stuffing our cheeks full of these delectable, tasty treats. Then again, maybe because they're birthday treats they have zero calories??? Why oh why?!

A Year's Worth of Catch Up

Hahaha...Just kidding. There's no way I can catch up on a year's worth of activity. So, let's pick up in the here and now. Unfortunately, I'm too tired, so know that we are all doing well. Life is busy, but life is good. We are healthy. Keira is awesome.