Sorry you haven’t had any luck with the job situation, Beth. Unfortunately this is not the best economy and even qualified people are not getting the jobs they want. I am just glad we all have jobs – PTL for that!

Jeff and I have three weddings this summer and one next March. It is amazing to me how many people are getting married.

I have to say that I am pretty proud of myself I have worked out every day since the beginning of last week (except for this weekend). Once you get into a routine, it really isn’t that hard. I ran with a friend of mine on a trail by my house and it really kicked my butt. She wanted to run a lot faster than I did (because that’s what she is used to) so it really pushed me. It made me realize that I could really stand to kick up my workouts a notch for sure…It is hard when you work out by yourself to take your workouts to the next level. I still have yet to do the Jillian Michaels video but I will do it one day when I don’t feel like going to the gym. I have also been eating around 1,500 calories a day (which I am pretty sure is a lot less than I was eating when I wasn’t counting at all but who knows…because I wasn’t counting!). Any idea how many calories you guys eat a day? I actually heard Jillian Michaels say one time…You have got to count your calories, or you are going to be fat. That kind of hit me since I wasn’t counting a single calorie that was going in my body.

Aaaanyway, I hope you are both doing well. Beth - thanks for the tip about the Chocolate Mint Cookie Bars and the smoothies. You are absolutely right. For the past week and a half almost I have been eating a lot of fruit, and you are right – it helps me not crave the sweet stuff. Fresh strawberries are the best! Yum!