Posts by rennai

Awww Margo I love your story! I was almost ALMOST getting teary eyed. Something fun my company does is a 'Love Story' where we spend an afternoon with a couple, get their whole story, engagement story etc, film a bunch of fun shots of them then throw it all together and sometimes put in pics too. My favorite love stories are the ones where we can throw in the actual proposal, so if you plan to have a videographer, you should see about doing a love story! Most couples play it at the beginning of the reception. FUN!!!!!!!

Anyway, when are you getting married!!!!

Oh I don't really have any story. Carrie makes it sound much more entertaining than it is. David has just been saying things lately. A lot. I read a lot into them though. Like, yesterday he called his house 'our house' in our conversation about something I totally dont remember. I told him about venues I like shooting weddings at and he's like, we should go check it out. I was like.... it's a wedding venue, we can't just go there. He asked if we could get another dog, he said he loves having me around etc etc etc. So Friday we went to lunch and he kept talking about how much he loves me, in the car, at the restaurant, at his work ... I thought it was a good time to plant my ring seed. The one where I tell him how my friend is about to get engaged and is getting a lab created diamond, which is what I want and is so cool. It went over like a breeze. I don't think he suspected anything. Lab created diamonds are CHEAP, like 300-500, so he could afford it any time. I want to marry him.

Anyway, I hope I have the will power to work out tonight. I'm so lazy when im celebrating and my insides feel like they're exploding. I am a watermelon.

Oh Carrie, I just love you DIFFERENTLY!!! Not more or less, differently.

Greta, you better come to AZ, and I will be here to entertain you! Rebekkah is still alive, I won't hurt you, I swear. We can even hang out near the stadium if he wants. Or at least tell him that's where we'll be haha. Don't tell him I said that.

Everyone should in fact come to AZ! Esp right now! The weather is beautiful. It has been overcast for 2 days, no rain, but in the 70's and just amazing outside.

Carrie I love your story for so many reasons, but mostly because someone other than me is talking about sex :) I totally want to know the nickname. I'm going to text you right now. And it is nice to do non-selfish things

I did something non-selfish yesterday morning. David leaves for work at 6am, so I got up at 530 to make him breakfast. Secretly though, I just want to show him how awesome I am and how good he has it all the time, so he will want to marry me. Maybe it was selfish.

OMG Carrie, just text me back. OMG LOL what a great nickname. I can't tell a soul. That's what she said. Bless her heart.

No working out. No weighing either since I'm going to celebrate soon. I have been watching what I eat though and restricting calories. I hope it works.

ummmmmmmm idk what else to say.

Sorry I haven't posted much lately. I was out of town this weekend, not that I post on weekends anyway, but I've just been busy!!!

BUT, I do love how when I'm away everyone asks about me. It's kinda a big ego stroke :)

I don't really have anything to say. I feel weird right now. Like I need to eat maybe. Not sure. Boo for class tonight and Carrie's long day too.

I can't believe I go to Oregon next Saturday! I will miss you ladies since I prob won't post the entire 10 days I'm there.

I have wedding this Saturday too and am really not looking forward to it. I just want a weekend that isn't already filled with stuff to do!!!

ANYWAY... haven't had time to workout or run lately. I have been trying to watch what I eat but then being gone this weekend was bad cause it was 2 whole days of eating like crap! I am afraid of the scale and afraid I won't be in the 130's by next Saturday and afraid of weighing more than David. Wednesday we are always together and I think I will take stuff to make him breakfast Thursday morning. That boy needs to eat breakfast.

Ok so long post about nothing. I am super excited about the exchange though. I have a few ideas for my person, part of it I already own and will just pass on, part is made, part I will purchase. I don't think I can put a price on it, it's just what I want to give, what I think she will like, and what I can do. That's different for everyone I think.

Hope y'all have a great day! Sorry if I am not very exciting haha. Oh, and I love David :) It wouldn't be the same if I didn't say that.

Greta Gretchen haha. Gretchen is David's adopted sister's name, and i love it. I just like those uncommon names like Greta, Ingrid and Gretchen. Makes me want to eat a pretzel or a danish or something.

I am voraciously hungry today!!! I think its the ring fluctuations. I love that word too, because of the fluctu part, reminds me F-you, which is kinda what I feel like my rind is saying to me right now. I'm all bloated feeling and gross and my ovaries hurt and I'm non stop hungry. good thing I only brought healthy food to work, can't really over do it, but I ate it all!!!!!!!

Anyway ring a ding ding. David and I decided from now on we will take it out before and put it back after, and he emailed me saying he thought about it and thinks that should be his responsibility haha. I think that's adorable, he actually has to share some of the contraception responsibility.

Greta, trust me, an hour and a half is not common for me at all. After like 20 minutes I'm usually telling him to wrap it up. It starts the be uncomfortable haha. But last night was different and we mixed things up a lot. Just don't think that's normal ok?!?

I told Carrie she should have bought hair ties instead of candy at Wal-Mart, and she told me to shut up.

Stacy, Vodka crystal light sounds disgusting! I go vodka soda with lime. Delicious and same low cal fun. I hope you enjoy the crystal light though. I just hate artificial sweeteners.

Rebekkah! You are safe! Tell us more about your thyroid and you trip and all that jazz. I loved that you called me a giant. So point blank haha.

I am so hungry.

I have class tonight til 10! I hate Tuesday.

Dani, look at you go! lol. I bought sweet potatoes on Saturday so I could make them into meals! Yum!!!!!!!! 4 miler over here tonight too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok so my ring fell out and David found it at his house, that's why I said I would be starting, but I decided since it came out yesterday i'm just going over later tonight to get it and put it back in. Don't want to waste a 2 day old ring!!! That means I will get a workout and then another workout hahaha! I love him

Anyway.... Ali, shout out to my 1986 sister!!!! I am Rennai. I am in grad school, MBA, I graduate this spring!!! I can't imagine what you are going through.  A friend of mine just passed the bar and can't find work either :( people don't have money for attorney's I guess. It will get better!

Get rid of your candy. I am bringing mine to work tomorrow to give to the front desk!!! Exciting.

Oh and not sure if I told y'all... Saturday morning David was over and weighed himself in front of me. The boy is in fact losing weight. A lot of weight. 138.7 at 6'3''. You have no idea how depressed it makes me that my boyfriend weighs less than me and is 6 inches taller. I love him and think he is beautiful, it's not about him. It's about feeling like a walrus. UGH

Anyway, Ali I am 5'9'' and 140, you can see in my pictures what that looks like. I hope to get back to 130, my ideal weight.

Good morning CC ladies!

I know you are all dying to hear!!!!

Rebekkah and I did in fact meet up yesterday!!!! OMG it was so much fun! I was kind of nervous that maybe we wouldn't have anything to talk about in person or maybe my weird sense of humor would make it all awkward but it was so fun and comfortable.

And Carrie, yes, I totally asked Rebekkah "aren't you glad I'm not a creepy old man?" Ok so Rebekkah has the prettiest eyes I've ever seen. Seriously. The color is indescribable! Her and her friend Hannah are totally awesome and so fun! I'm glad, cause you know me, girls and I aren't usually friends. BUT, they are both really smart and level headed and can carry on a conversation.

We went to this posh little lunch place on the "it street" of Tucson. It was delicious! They had one of those rotating dessert displays that I wouldn't stop talking about. We thought about taking a video of it just to post for you all to see. I honestly would have eaten all of it except Rebekkah was there so I figured I should be good :) jk. Anyway lunch was delicious!!!! The pics I have up were taken is the restaurant place... if it even qualifies as a restaurant??? No idea

Then we walked the street for a little while, kinda to see what it was all about, but also in search of random bathrooms we could used after drinking too much at lunch. I also learned Rebekkah is really into cards! We went to this store and her and her friend knew like all of the card brands and their favorite lines and the quotes they love etc. They were actually really cool cards, which I have never even put any thought into, but  I was totally impressed. Then we went back and I drove home. I was there for about 3 hours total though, Rebekkah and Hannah are totally short :) I felt like a Sasquatch next to them. But it was really fun, it felt like meeting up with old friends. Oh, and of course, we talked about all of you. Actually that was really funny, Rebekkah and I kept having all these little inside things and would have to explain it to her friend Hannah.

Anyway, they were really welcoming and I am so glad I got to go have lunch with them! It makes me soooooooooo excited to meet up with the rest of you! When I was leaving Rebekkah said "See you on the cruise." Bless her heart.

Sara, 2nd date? You HAVE to tell us about it! Who know, he could be your next serious boyfriend, and then you will be able to go look at your cute forum posts of your thoughts in the beginning haha!

You life sounds CRAZY busy, but fun! David drinks a lot... like... a lot. Everytime I go over he has a bottle of wine for us to share and we drink the whole thing. On his own he'll have a few beers and a glass of whiskey before bed. Anyway, I'm not worried about it, but it is hard to stick to my "I don't want to drink" mindset. Because really, I would love a glass of wine or two, but my waistline doesn't like it so much. Maybe I should tell him not to let me drink haha. My 2 glasses 2-3 days a week isn't very good. As for him, well, you've all seen pics! He is 5-6 inches taller than me and 10 lbs more. I think he is losing weight actually, his knee looked bonier the other day. So annoying. It reminds me of those commercials with the little drawings of people and the woman says something like "we both stopped drinking soda, and this is what happened to him and he shrinks by 50%, and this is what happend to me, then she barely gets smaller. So funny!

Anyway... I'm rambling. I dont feel so hot and wish i could go home but I can't yet. I want to run but im sick......

Rebekkah, you are so sweet, thanks! I don't know why CC hasn't been sending my messages, but I sent you a few and none were in my sent folder. Weird.... oh well it looks like you got the last one so it's all good!

I know when I was working as hard as you, I had to net 1200, so basically I had to eat 1800 if I burned 600 a day. Otherwise I wouldn't lose. So depending on what the doc says, if its not thyroid maybe ask about that???

I am excited for this weekend!!!! Sunday or Saturday will work for lunch. I don't really know anything about Tucson, other than Phoenix is better :) but just text or call or email the place and I will be there! We have church Sunday morning til about 1030, so maybe we can plan for 1230 or 1?

OK I am supposed to take nuva out on saturday and right now I am craving a bagel, cookies, horchata and taco bell????

  omg i just wrote this long post and my computer died!!!!! long and short, David is awesome, we had pretend vacation this weekend. He's prob coming with me to Tucson.

Tucson, prob Sat afternoon or Sunday???? let me know. I'm the fattest i've been all year, so lucky you gets to see fat rennai!!! hjvkcfkuyfkuyfuihjhgfyukijhg. I'll send you my numero in a PM.

I'll write more prob Wed. or Thurs.

Oh also... Last night I got in a good workout! I am already sore from it! BUT, since I worked it with weights I only got in a 2 miles run :( I think tonight I will hit the weights again, or maybe do an incline treadmill walk. I'll make that my goal so it will also encourage me to not over eat at dinner. We're having Indian, so it will be really hard not to over eat, but I am skipping the rice. I will never skip the naan though, that's a crime against humanity.

I love working out and running. I don't know why I ever stopped or why it's so hard to get going again??? It feels so good and I feel good about myself. It makes me more confident and happy.

Oh and my sister posted this on FB today and i thought it was beautiful. Made me think of David, but  I think it's a great reminder for relationships, even if you're not religious:

"Be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other's faults because of your love" Ephesians 4:2 (NLT).

I love you ladies and am so thankful you're all in my life! I prob wouldn't be as committed as I am if it weren't for you! Like, when I am off the wagon, I always think, well Soraya got back to it, or look at Sara's struggle, or Stacy's, or MARGO!!!! Look at how much Ingrid runs and Greta's commitment to go on with baby and dog in tow. I really have no excuse

Rebekkah, I love how you said you need to stop calling ahead on WCW, then said "I just looked online and they have peanut butter!" LOL. Too funny.

Salt salt salt, what do I have to say about it. It's in almost everything processed and restaurants love it. Blackbeans will absorb it, so even if rinsed they have a lot of salt. Broths have a lot of salt, so basically any soup. Cheese yes, tuna may unless packed in water. Then I am not sure. Salsa is saltsa. Salt is everywhere. I don't track it, but basically the issues of salt come from fluctuations. I don't think you will go over your limit, esp drinking so much water. SO, if you eat a higher amount every day, you don't have to worry about the bloating and water retention thing because your body is used to it. When training for a competition people will eat more salt for months then cut it about a week before and dehydrate themselves to get the "dry" look. You know where they look like stone. They minimize fluid intake and eat lots of carbs right before to fill the muscles but not the skin (which is where water goes), Interesting huh?

Good morning my pretties.

Sara, I don't think just soup is a good idea, too much salt and not enough chewing. I need to chew my food. After a week you will know the feeling too :) This week I would try to get in lots of veggies, make some salads, steam some vegetables, eat a sweet potato etc to get things moving. I like my vegetables with fake butter, salt and pepper, yum! Add some protein in their too, fish and poultry mostly though. Then the rest of the time I would do a low carb thing. Get lots of protein in (but again not too much fatty meats), some lowfat yogurt or cottage cheese, vegetables, salads, but not too much fruit. Some easy meals are like ground turkey lettuce wraps (you can make the oriental or mexican!), chicken Caesar salad, really any salad, egg whites, chicken fajitas in lettuce cups etc. Good luck! I would prob stick to 1200 calories a day if it were me.

Rebekkah, I wish I was coming to WCW with you :( It would make my day. My old personal trainer used to always say "If I don't make you feel like you're going to throw up, I'm not doing my job." I think your illness meant you were working hard enough! Oh and I do pee after sex! It's one of our inside jokes, because I tell David he's so romantic for not peeing on me in the shower haha. He always showers after and pees in there, which I think is gross, but he doesn't while I'm in with him, and I much prefer to use the toilet and flush it while he's in the shower then laugh at him :) Anyway guys apparently do have similar issues but they also have longer urethras so it doesn't escalate as often. David says it stings later if he doesn't pee after so who knows.

Greta, I miss you already!

Carrie, nice weigh in! I am proud of you! and now  I want M&M's. Kashi always makes my belly super bloated, maybe that was part of it too? Have you had that before? I'm glad it's gone and hope it doesn't return.

Now about me. So those pills are out of control. Last night I could not sleep! I didn't fall asleep until 4am, and got up at 6. I was burning hot and my heart was racing and it was kinda hard to breathe. This morning I have an ultra headache. They remind me of thermogenics... but it's an antibiotic??? WTF? AND AND AND the symptoms are terrifying. People's skin falls off!!! Check it, Bactrim DS.

BUT, I am not hungry what so every... which is funny because another symptom is anorexia??? It actually says anorexia, not loss of appetitie. HAHAHA. Anyway, I really am delaying takin it today :(

ummmm what else... No workout since Monday, last night was class and tonight I'm going to David's.

Hey, guess when you don't want to hear you are off the charts??? When you have a urine dip. I got super pills that are really intimidating. I have to drink half a gallon of water with each one, and I can't eat dairy products while on them. Something about slowing down the absorption process and howi can have major complications. YIKES

Happy Thanksgiving Stacy!

and more from me later...

MARGO!!!!!!!

selfish venting because I have no one else to vent to. In short:

I hate small talk. HATE IT! If you are my friend there is no such thing as small talk, because we talk like friends. SO, if there is a need for small talk, it means you are not my friend, which means I have chosen not to be friends with you, despite the fact we work on the same floor. So, when you see me in the hall, don't make small talk, because i don't like you, just leave me the hell alone! Unless you are my friend, in which case, let's get together and discuss how much we hate those idiots we work with that make small talk.

The end.