Thursday Thoughts

I’m joining Jen at Ramblings of a Suburban Mom for her Thursday Thoughts linkup, so here are some thoughts currently in my head.

• I cannot wait to meet my new nephew!  He lives in Vegas and we are hoping to get there in May to visit.  Hopefully Jenson won’t hate flying.

• I have tons of recipes that I’ve taken pictures of and just need to post!  I’m struggling!

• Even though I haven’t heard a Vanilla Ice song other than Ice Ice Baby in probably close to two decades, I randomly got “Hooked” stuck in my head at work.  AND I remembered most of the words!!  It wasn’t even a good song back then!  It was disturbing that this happened.  (when I embedded this video below, I was careful to have mute on so I wouldn’t hear it and get it stuck in there again)

• We finally had some wonderful weather last week (meaning over 45 degrees).  I was driving to work one day 2 hours later than normal, so the highway was fairly clear of traffic.  It had rained and was kind of sprinkling and everyone was going 50 or 55 (instead of 65) and driving in the left lane and I could not understand.  If it had been snow, they would have been going 60, but somehow the rain threw them off.  Why, Ohioans?  You live in Ohio!  You should be able to drive in rain and snow!  It should be harder to drive in sunshine!
• Boof doesn’t like me anymore.  She’s always kind of chosen one of us whom she favors and has gone back and forth with us, but ever since I had Jenson, she’s mostly been done with me.  She’ll tolerate me for a few moments, but usually walks away when I try to kiss or pet her.  The exceptions are if I have food, or when she’s sleeping in our bed, though she’s usually right next to Lo when sleeping (which is fine with me).  She does like to stay in bed with me when I get to sleep in on the weekends (Lo takes Jenson downstairs when he wakes up for the day), but she sleeps with her head on Lo’s pillow – not close to me.

• I’ve started going back to lunch time Tuesday yoga and it’s a different instructor now.  I like her…but I don’t love her style of teaching.  And I hate her music.  It’s completely inappropriate for yoga.  “Call me, maybe?”  Not okay.  “Put a ring on it”?  Also not okay. “Ah Leah” by Donny Iris…REALLY not okay. I can’t even remember the other terrible songs, but there is no rhyme or reason…some pop, some 80’s, some easy rock, I think there was even a country song thrown in.  I think she just plays her ipod on random without having a playlist.  Music can make or break a yoga class for me.  If it’s terrible, I get distracted and irritated about it.  I got spoiled by starting off with yoga in Anne’s classes – she plays fantastic music and no other instructor has measured up, but this is an all time low.  I also find the style of the new class a little boring…it’s too much repetition with few transitions.  Think: vinyasa, warrior 1, vinyasa, warrior 1, vinyasa, warrior 1.  An example for Anne’s class would be vinyasa, warrior 1; vinyasa, warrior 1, warrior 2; vinyasa, W1, W2, reverse warrior…and it would continue on like this and maybe include side angle pose, some sort of bind, maybe even warrior 3, and then move backwards through it or start over.  But the class is free at my gym, so I want to go…especially since I’m finding it hard to make it to Anne’s classes.  …which leads to my next thought…

• Since I’ve gone back to work, I really struggle with leaving Jenson any other time.  So when I’m home in the evenings or weekends, I don’t want to leave him at all since I’m gone so long for work.  I’ve wanted to get to one of the hot yoga classes at Go Yoga for weeks, but that means leaving again in the evening for an hour and a half.  I know he’s going to be fine, I just hate to give up that time with him.  I’m determined to go again, but it’s a struggle.

• Until Saturday night at 10 pm, I hadn’t gone grocery shopping since before I went back to work in December except for one or two quick trips to Trader Joes for a couple of things.  I’ve sent Lo for a few things here and there, but not much other than that (which is a benefit to always keeping a stocked freezer and pantry).  We were still getting fresh produce from a produce delivery gift certificate that I had, so we were eating well.  Again, I just don’t want to leave him. I feel a little crazy that I’m being like that, but my co-worker said that’s normal.  Is it?

• I start a volleyball league in two weeks too…looking forward to competitive volleyball again…not looking forward to leaving him in the evening.  I also may suck a little in the beginning.  Oh well.  I’m mostly back in shape and back to my normal weight/size, but my timing will be bad I’m sure.

• That GEICO commercial with the dogs and guy and cat in a picture frame?  I don’t understand it.  I immediately stop paying attention when it comes on, which is probably why I don’t understand it.  I wish it would just stop playing.  We only see about 5 commercials per night because we watch netflix or hulu, but it always is one of them.