Eleven in 11: Evaluating July

Uhhhhhhhhh! I am such a slacker this summer. I'm honestly just so exhausted from the four-day work week. I enjoy the Fridays off, but I've mostly been using it to recover from the four-day work week! Class has gotten a little crazy, and I'm very excited that tomorrow is the FINAL! Woohoo! I love my students, but the 12.5 hours on Tue/Thur are brutal.

The breakdown:
1. Volunteer opportunity- Still volunteering for SASC. Also, had a debate meeting with my CHS ladies. Hopefully we can get these kids into shape so they can debate at state this year!
2. The weight loss one- Stuck in a rut. Not gaining, but not losing. If I could just get back to tracking the WW pts again and hitting the gym more. We did start doing Pilates at home and I can feel a difference!
3. Plan and take honeymoon- We went to Amelia Island. Collectively, Tim and I decided that we simply didn't ever have a honeymoon. While the trip was a FABULOUS trip, it just wan't a honeymoon. We missed the boat 3 years ago, and it isn't something you can just have 3 years late. It's ok though, we still loved vacationing! You can see our recent trip photos from here and here.
4. Trying four new recipes- Slacker again. But, I did make Ricotta Cheese Chocolate Chip Muffins. VERY YUM!

5. Blog three times a week- Still kind of slow.

6. Student loan- Check!

7. Savings!- Check! I think I've actually exceeded my goal :) But, we're thinking about venturing into home-buying, so I need to keep it up.

8. Read 52 books- I'm awful.

9. Facebook birthdays- I have done very well with this I think!

10. Visit 12 new restaurants- We went to Mandarin Cafe, and I decided NOT to blog about it...because it was soooo awful...

11. Etsy- Consider this one failed too.

I'm going to come out of this goal-achieving slump and do it up BIG in August!

Caturday Saturday: We know it's Monday....

I know, it has been a crazy weekend, so here is your belated Caturday Saturday post to update you on the cats and their crazy lives:

Elliot wanted to check out the cooler from our trip to Jackson and Athens GA last weekend.

This is Scooby chillin in the window when our AC went out last week.

And this is my Jackson...hanging out inside a box.

All By Ourselves: The first 24+ hours...

Parent withdraw? Not yet...

Mom & dad are off in, wait for it...HAWAII! Long story short, they are going to attend the US Sailor of the Year event in which my brother is involved. He is the Sea Sailor of the Year for the US Pacific Fleet and now he's competing for the overall big schbang. (I think...I honestly get confused about it). Anywho, they are gone for the next couple of weeks and that leaves us ALL ALONE!!!

Well, not all alone because we have three wonderful and crazy cats, but you get the picture.

Speaking of picture...check out this from dad posted on his facebook:

Hawaii!

I thought I'd try and chronicle how Tim and I manage it living as a married couple on our own over the next couple of weeks.

I can already tell you that things are pretty interesting. Take this morning for example. Dad is usually the first person up and thus he feeds the cats. They usually paw at his door and whine and moan until he feeds them. And on a normal day, if he doesn't, they'll come annoy me. Especially the fat one, Elliot. She'll come bite me in bed...I figured they would come annoy me this morning.

But, they didn't. When I woke up all three were sitting patiently by dad's door. Confused little cats. When I came into the hall they did break their patience and went into full psycho hungry cat mode.

I think my favorite thing so far is walking around with no pants. You may think "ew, that's a little TMI," but, if you actually know me you know that doesn't even scratch the surface of Kelly's TMI haha. Back in college, my dear sweet roommate Jenn knew me as a pant-less-wonder and I think I'd be making her proud.

We'll see how the next few days go.