Playing Blog Catch Up...

So the last few weeks have flown by.  I had a birthday, went to a family reunion trip, went to outside lands and hit my 5% weightloss goal. 

Seems like a lot, but lets start from the Birthday.

So, for weeks I was trying not to get excited for my birthday.  I knew it wasn't going to be as great as I wanted it to be.  My boyfriend wasn't going to be able to come up for LA and my girls were all busy with other things.  I should be used to this.  My birthday weekend has always been notorius with conflicting schedules.  Anyway, I was just trying to make the most of things.  I asked my family to go to diner and I was going to try to be fine with that.  I mean, some people don't even get that right?  Well.. when the day came... I was soooo sad.  I was so upset that my boyfriend couldn't come up that it pretty much made me a sad birthday girl for most of the day.  My mom tried to cheer me up and take me with her grocery shopping and lunch, but it didn't help.  Finally, in the afternoon, while I was waiting for everyone to get ready to go, I just had enough.  I sat on the couch in my living room and was sulking (like the brat that I am). I almost decided to cancel the whole thing... Little did I know that my boyfriend decided to surprise me by saying he wasn't going to be able to make it, but then driving all the way up here from Los Angeles! I couldn't believe it.  No one has successfully surprised me on my birthday before and I feel so lucky that I have a boyfriend that was cunning enough to do so.  Of course, when I saw him I thought I was dreaming, but when it finally sunk it that he was there, I was the happiest girl in the world!  Kudos to my better-than-perfect boyfriend and my family for an awesome surprise.

A few days later was the 2nd Annual Yosemite Family Reunion.  So much fun!  We rented a 3 story cabin that was right next to the river.  There were about 25 people there at one time with ages ranging from a few months to almost 60!  We had tons of good Filipino food, outdoor karaoke, mah jong, alcohol board games and wii game tournaments.  We spent a good amount of time in the river outside the house too.  One of those days, we went into the park and biked around the Valley with the cousins.  It was an all around great time.  What made it even better was that there was absolutely no internet or cellphone service at the cabin.  We were forced to hang out with each other.  In a good way of course!

So throughout all of that crazyness, I still was able to hit my 5% Weightloss goal.  It was so exciting to finally make it.  I know it doesn't seem like much, but after trying so many different ways of trying to lose weight, it feels great.  Weight Watchers is definitely the way to go.  I think in general it just makes me more aware of what I'm eating and how much.  It's all about portion control.  I can satisfy my cravings by trying things, but I don't have to go crazy with it.  I've also made more of an effort to stay moving throughout the day.  It just feels good that all the work is paying off.  =)