Live Forever or Die Trying

I thought that going from sitting on my bum all day to working upright for 10 hours a day meant fast weight loss, but not true…in a fashion. I actually weigh more now than before I came up here, by about 10 pounds, and it is not from eating BWW! I am bulking up! I am gaining muscle faster than I am loosing fat, and as we all know, more muscle = more fat burning potential.

It took me a bit to figure out what was going on because my belly seemed to be getting bigger! So much so I took a pregnancy test, and after a negative result, I sat and pondered why I was getting bigger. My legs were sore so I was rubbing them while thinking, and then I noticed my -once non-existent- calf muscles and it hit me! Yes my belly (and other areas) are getting bigger because I am gaining muscles =) To test the theory, I flexed my belly, and lo-and-behold, it was not all pudge!

Also, my back never felt better. I usually alway wake up with a back ache, but since starting work, it has gone away. lol isn’t it ironic that I am getting paid to get into better shape! Maybe that is why I could never go for paying a gym to get into shape.

Oh and on a job side note, I suck at being a server. I screwed up all the 10 tables I had. No one was mad, the guests even laughed about it, because they knew I was training. I was the hardest on myself. On my break, I went out back and cried because it was so stressful. On a positive note, I am really good at everything else and as my trainer says, “you don’t have to be the best at any position, but good enough to know how it is done.”

“A lab-created pink sapphire is the sparkling center of this elegant diamond ring. Round diamonds frame the center stone and decorate the double band of 10K white gold.”

THAT was the ring I wanted for my wedding ring, but it did not exist then, and since I never got an engagement ring… Well needless to say, GO DEAN! Great Valentine’s Day present.

I won’t get it until I go down next week (23rd-26th) and then we will do a fancy-schmancy dinner or something.

On another fun note, I did my first bank deposit at the store, and let me just say it was ominous! The deposit amount was $666.66!

Speaking of the store, here are more pics. The first is the day after a foot of snow! Here are some of my co-workers. The second is Darrell (sp?). He is an All-star (certified to train in all store areas). He has been training us in the kitchen and is an awesome guy. He is engaged to a fellow co-worker that is a server. The next image is him again with my fellow trainee Kevin. Kevin, as I posted about before, is most awesome. Here they are in front of the wing freezer in the kitchen. The last picture is one of the managers, Dan, who I get along with best. He is one of those guys that is always smiling and makes even a crappy day seem good. He is chalking in the days employee schedule at the front counter.

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Well I was off today and went to the spa. I have really never done the girly thing, so I did. I got a massage, pedicure/foot massage, and got my hair done. It is dark brown with lighter brown highlights. Tomorrow, which I am off as well, I might fix it and take some pics to post.

I went to the local Wal-Mart to do some light shopping and decided to check out their wine selection. I was on the phone with Dean at the time so I was only paying attention to the small area I was in front of. As I was scanning to find a palatable wine, I came across this:

IN A WAL-MART! That was very shocking and cool. Why can’t Texas do this? Not that I want to get Jack with my milk evey trip, but it is annoying to drive 20 miles to get some alcohol when we want it. They had a whole selection of “spirits” as they called them:

This was just a random picture I took one morning at breakfast. Try to guess what it is, and Dean you are not allowed to since I told you =)

Here is my work schedule. I am taking off the 24th and 25th and moving those days around for a short trip back home. I already have the 23rd and 26th off, so it will make it a 4 day trip. The first day they said that we can change our schedule around if we need, so I took them up on it. It only cost $200 and I get four days at home, and since this is a big time of year (Valentine’s Day, Dean’s birthday, Holli’s birthday, and our anniversary) so it is worth it. Plus I miss the kitten!

UPDATED SCHEDULE:

Again, click the image to see it.

Here are the pics. I also made a floor plan so that you can see how it all fits together. Click the pic to see the full size image.