"What everyone wants from life is continuous and genuine happiness." - Baruch Spinoza

* again, doing a 5 mile walk with Andy today.
* the grilled hamburgers we had for lunch. I'm not a huge hamburger person but today they were really good!
* being able to spend a few hours outside while it was warm enough
* a friend from school helping me out by emailing me the info I needed out of the textbook since I didn't think I'd need mine in FL.
* SELF Magazine---it is so motivating and makes me feel good about keeping up with my workouts!
* the movie The Wrestler. It reminded me how lucky I am to have a great relationship with my Dad.

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." - Soren Kierkegaard

* sleeping in. Although it feels like so much of the day is gone when I sleep in, sometimes it's still nice.
* pushing ourselves a little and doing a 5 mile walk today!
* O Magazine. I really enjoyed laying in the hammock reading the March issue cover to cover. It made me excited to clean out my closet and purge stuff I no longer need.
* Andy letting me watch the Oprah episodes I DVR'd this week.
* my favorites surviving another week on Idol (silly, I know.)

"Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are." - Bernice Johnson Reagon

I feel like I've been repeating myself a lot because there's not a whole lot going on down here in FL. We're on vacation, we're supposed to relax, that's what we're doing. :-)

Today I Am Thankful For...
* getting up early and watching Army Wives for a couple of hours, I was going through withdrawl.
* the 4 mile walk Andy & I took together today
* a yummy homemade mexican dinner

"Life is relationships; the rest is just details." - Gary Smalley

* waking up this morning to pouring rain and making the best of it. It was a nice relaxing morning.
* Super Mario Wii- I finally played it for the first time and it brought me back to long summer days, playing Mario 1, 2 & 3 for hours, determined to beat them! I eventually beat them all, now I have a new one to conquer.
* the half hour of sunshine I was able to catch before the clouds rolled back in and the winds picked up.
* Carrabba's Chicken Marsala! Andy & I used to go there all the time but it had been well over a year since we were there last. It was a special treat (I took off from counting calories) and we both really enjoyed our meal.
* Edye's Fruit Bars---a great alternative to ice cream, and they don't make me feel crappy like ice cream does after I eat it.
* the really nice workers at Wal-Mart. Everyone knows I hate Wal-Mart, but our trip there tonight was actually pleasant. (I REALLY try not to go there, I don't support the way their owners run the business.)
* American Idol--I love this show, always have, always will.
* my nice chat with Debbie tonight. I really can't wait for my visit to CA in May!

"Everything you now do is something you have chosen to do. Some people don't want to believe that. But if you're over age twenty-one, your life is what you're making of it. To change your life, you need to change your priorities." - John C. Maxwell

* the 3 mile walk Andy & I took this morning in the FL sunshine. It felt great after not working out for 2 days. I ran 3/4mi. after the walk--I hate running so that's good for me.
* the pair of shorts I put on today that definitely fit me better than they did at the end of the summer. The exercise is working!
* the beautiful day we had today. It was warm enough to spend the afternoon on the beach and then we played Scrabble outside. I can't wait for winter to be over at home too.
* Pandora. We listened to it all night while we played Scrabble again, (Andy was determined to beat me).
* the beginning of a new month. It's March 1st! We're headed out of winter and into spring & summer!