The Motherland!

Yes, dear readers, Athena is OFFICIALLY going to Sweden with Sister and Mom. :) Sister, benevolent heart and spirit, used mega Delta miles and booked my Mom and my ticket, while paying for hers. We leave on July 11 and return the 19th. I hope that I get to bring home 'Sven' in my luggage 'cause God Knows Athena Deserves A Masseuse Named Sven (among his many talents).

This is the big trip we have talked about for years ... five to be precise. We wanted to go originally when Mom turned 50 and I was turning 30 but all kinds of nonsense came up at that point ... such as I had just gotten married (pshaw) and Mom was getting married. For some dumb reason we decided getting married was important. Silly me, I shall put that in the *dumbass moves* pile for now.

I am so psyched!!!!

So now it is the time I pile onto the Mean Girls Biggest Loser challenge with both barrels and kick some serious ass.

**********************
In other news, went out to a movie tonight with IrishBoy -- went to see '21.' Very entertaining, of course I think I'd watch Kevin Spacey brush his teeth but whatever. Not Oscar material but a fun little film. Expect no more from that and you'll enjoy it.

We had a nice time, I imagine we'll go out again, perhaps this weekend. So far I have a tentative date with *another* guy, whom we shall call PurdueBoy. Nothing to speak of so far of him, as time will tell I'll report back.

**********************

I hit the gym tonight (20 min on treadmill [hills] and 15 minutes on the bike [hills]) -- my legs are sore as hell. I 'tanned' again tonight. More like an exercise in futility but whatever. I ate like shit today ... why is it that as soon as you hit the gym again, your appetite goes skyward? I am serious, can't I have one good week of "oh, no, I'm fine" rather than "if you don't move fast enough I will bite your arm off and saute it in olive oil for lunch." Must control urges to eat damn near everything in sight. What I want, however, right now, is a Reeses blizzard. Am Not Going Out For It. Am Not. Must Control Self. Must Not Think Of Blizzard. Must Focus On Sleep. Yes, Sleep. Sleep Is A Good Thing. I Sleep Better During The Winter. Ah, Blizzards. No, Sleep!!!

'tis a losing battle but I am not going out again tonight. Am already yawning.

g'night.