HELP!!! I'm drowning in a sea of fruit vegetables, and fat-burning soup concoctions! With no sign of high sodium carbohydrates, sugar, or carbonated beverage on the horizon! *Dramatic sigh* Who will save me from.......Myself??

Ok I'm done, now I'll explain my little inexplicable outburst. Let's go back to the moment this temporary bout of insanity ensued. Last Friday my very good friend Jess came to stay with us until she discovers where she will be situated as a Public Health Nurse, and after eating popcorn and watching a couple movies (Phat Girls, and Take the Lead) Jess begins describing a detoxifying cleanse that she recently heard about and would like to try. As I listen to her description of the cleanse I try desparately to hide the panic creeping up ever so discreetly on my face, as I anticipate her next question...."Do you want to do it with me?"........Crap. An overwhelming sense of dread encapsilizes me as I hear the words coming from my mouth, "Sure I guess we could". AH! What was that? What did I say? Did I just agree to torture myself for a whole week? To obstain from sugar, carbs, meat, and most caffeinated beverages? Wow, I must be and the height of disillusionment.

So we trudge over to the grocery store and find our ingrediants of agony. We fill up our cart with nothing except fruit and vegetables. Now, let me explain, I like fruit actually. I quite often crave a good mango, or apple, or pommegranite, or grapes. But when that is all you can eat, a little produce-directed resentment begins to build inside you. So, allow me to explain the various degrees of punishment I am inflicting on myself...

Day 1 - Fruit. ONLY FRUIT. You may have a special fat-burning soup concoction as often as you like as well. But nothing else.

Day 2 - Nothing but VEGETABLES. Ew. Now I love a good stir fry as much as the next person, but with no dip, no sauces, nothing, just vegetables. This was not a good day for me. And the soup, which really isn't that bad, but when it's pretty much all you eat for a week, it gets a little old.

Day 3 - Fruit and Vegetables. Wow, the selection! The variety! *Do you hear the words oozing with sarcasm? Do you? You better.*

Day 4 - Bananas (B-A-N-A-N-A-S).... and Milk. Now when I say this it means that ALL YOU CAN EAT IS BANANAS AND MILK! I hate bananas, and milk. This day was not the most pleasent for me or anyone around me.

Day 5 - Tomatoes and beef. Meat! My kingdom for some meat! I hate tomatoes. Of course with 4 days of absolutely no meat, what I did eat made me very ill. Great. I'll never eat normal again!

Day 6 - Chicken and vegetables. Ok, not too bad, I can deal with this. I can make a great stirfry. Roast some chicken, it'll all be good. Man I want some chocolate!

Day 7 - Rice and vegetables. What? No meat? None at all? I was just getting used to it again! NO! I think I'm going to be sick....

So there you have it my friends. Why do I choose to put myself thru this? Who the hell knows? But I'm told I'm supposed to feel better.....I'm still waiting.

Song of the day: Take Me Away With You - Norah Jones

posted by Tennille @ 4:13 AM 6 comments

Aliens amoung us?

Thursday, September 14, 2006

While taking a stroll down memory lane today I thought to myself, self, I wonder if my hommies in blogland would enjoy taking part in the various escapades I seem to find myself in (however still none involving random musical/dance numbers) . I replied, of course they would!!! Who wouldn't want to So here it is, enjoy, my little cheeky moneys...

Now that's a whole lot of special right there....No Matty is not handicapped, but he can be rather convincing can't he?

Yes I did go thru that synthetic phaze. The bright blue contacts are a testament to that fact. And blonde hair as well. And no I wasn't going thru the whole Barbie wannabe thing, it just seems that way.....However I did earn the nickname of "Glow Worm" for a while due to the contacts.

Wafting...Wafting...Everyone likes they're own brand don't they?

Ok, so story behind this one....um, Jay aged really fast? No, pie throwing fund raisor at church. Jay was the brave one who volunteered to be a target. Wish I could have got a pic of Pastor Tim with pie all over his face too.....

Some of the group that came with us to HistoryMaker last year. We had a blast which included a kanga line in Riverside park, as well as Nate turning into a unicorn and charging all those within a 2 meter radius of him. Of course filled in with sun bathing, and frolicking in the near by fountain....well, an attempt at frolicking actually.

I was picked up from work one night, and as I got into the vehicle I was greeted by this! Ha ha, they provided a much needed laugh after a long day. You never know what adventures you'll get into when you hang out with my husband, and the likes of thes two.

posted by Tennille @ 1:30 AM 2 comments

One year down!

Sunday, September 10, 2006

Beautiful, I'll never chose to hand make most of the decorations in a wedding ever again!!! But it did pay off.

Aw.....I love the look on Tom's face.

2 of the 3 men that are closest to my heart. My Hubby, and my Bro

Sigh, I'm surrounded by beautiful people....the nuptuals gang. Kinda looks like some GAP add or something. Kudos to my wonderful mother for designing and sewing the dresses.

I love this pic!

Last Sunday, September 3 marked me and Tom's first year of marriage. It's been a very difficult year and a lot of milestones, and learning opportunities, and all that fun stuff that usually happens the first year of marriage, but all in all it's been awesome, and I really wouldn't trade it for anything! SO I figured I'd share a few pics of our wedding day.
We decided to go out to the Keg for dinner, which was really good. Their Mango Time slushy margarita things are positively breathtaking. They even ended up giving us a free desert too, so mocha ice cream mudpie thing which was scrumptious. Then off to my parent's for ice cream cake with the family (I know, 2 deserts, but it's my anniversary, so back off! ;o)) I'm SO excited for October b/c we are planning on taking a trip to Victoria, and hangin' out for a week, so that's going to be a well-deserved vacation for the both of us.

posted by Tennille @ 10:50 PM 6 comments

Think Fast!

Thursday, September 07, 2006

Ok people; let’s play a word association game. I can just hear the cheers from the crowd! For those of you that aren’t aware of what this entails, allow me to enlighten you. I will give you a list of words, and you say (or post in your comments as applies) the first word that comes to your head. Ready? OK!

Dreads
Shiv
Juice Tiger
Klepto
Lurk
Hero
Wonder Boy
Coconut
Bollywood
Land down under

Ok all you vocab savy people, I want to hear your answers! If for no other reason then the fact that you all are out there to entertain me….Wha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Oohh, he’s got a good evil laugh.

Song of the Day: London Bridges – Furgi (I absolutely despise this song, but it’s been running thru my head all day! Maybe this will make it stop haunting me with it’s unrelenting repetitiveness, dreary arrangement and, less then desirable vocal stylings

posted by Tennille @ 12:59 AM 5 comments

Pink Elephants, Unicorns, and the Like

Saturday, September 02, 2006

Fairytales. We all remember them, and certain ones have significance in our lives. Disney classics, Mother Goose, Dr. Seuss, all seem to be timeless. No matter how old we get, how jaded we become; we still hold a certain fondness for them. It’s left me to wonder why? Why is it that even the most persistent of realists hold a particular fondness to one fairytale or another? I myself, as a die-hard realist have an intense passion for tales of princesses, dragons, talking animals, fairies, enchanted castles and pirates. I’ve narrowed it down to possibly 3 different reasons:

FANTASY – Ok, so in the last little while, the word “fantasy” has obtained a strong
sexual content. But I mean, come on, fantasizing doesn’t always have to be
related directly to our sex lives. Who wouldn’t want to meet a talking
donkey, or buy some magic beans, or meet their very own fairy godmother?
As adults, I think we can learn from the rich fantasy lives of children. When
you hear of the Prince climbing up Rapunzel’s hair, dream of one day
having hair so long instead of how much it would kill your scalp to have a
200 lb prince climbing up it, or how much of a pain it would be to take care
of. What was your childhood fantasy? (I said childhood folks! Let’s keep
PG-rated ok?)

ESCAPE – I say we follow the example of Johnny Depp’s character in “Finding
Neverland” (not only because he is so fabulous by all accounts, but also b/c
it presents an excellent point). If you’re stressed, and need to take a little 5
minute escape at work, create your own Neverland. First star to the right, and
straight on ‘til morning, right? Think happy thoughts, hang with a few
Mermaids, battle some evil pirates, be crowned King or Queen of a magic
Kingdom, and you’ll be back before your boss even notices you were gone.
Ah yes, who doesn’t need an escape once in a while? Maybe even write your
adventures down. I’ll even confess to my stunning alter ego, yes, ladies and
A gentleman, I, at one point in my life was….BATGIRL! I used to fight the
villains of Gotham City on a regular basis, and thanks to me, many of them
we will never encounter again. Although sometimes I was Catwoman, just b/c
Batman was in love with her. Yes, I do have an evil side to me as well.

SPECTACULAR
MUSICAL
SEQUENCES – Come on people, you know you love them. They stay with you long
into your adulthood you’ll be cooking dinner, and all of a sudden a
favorite Disney tune will pop into your head, and you’ll be whisked away
“Under the Sea”, or to a “Whole New World”. Come on now, I know
even those of you who claim to be irritated by such scenes secretly
adore them. You can come out to the closet now, it’s ok. Although I do
think that such fantastic displays as shown in the favorite fairytales have
had a serious impact on me. I often watch in great hopes for groups of
people to be randomly dancing down the streets in unison,
harmoniously belting out “Prince Ali”, or “I Just Can’t Wait to be
King”. But alas, my hopes are often dashed by the unfair realism of life.
Tre Tragic.

Anyhoo, these are my thoughts for the day. If you have not seen Finding Neverland, go and rent it, right now, go, seriously. It’s worth it, if not only for the story, and imagination, but HELLO JOHNNY DEPP! With an Irish accent no less! So let me know what goes on in that creative little mind of yours. (Come on, I shared mine with you!)

Song of the Day: “I’ve Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts” - I don’t actually know who sang it

posted by Tennille @ 9:40 PM 4 comments

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