picture: me and dad - december 30th, 2006 (the day he left for egypt)

after my work out last night, i could have swore i was having one! our gym is closed for renovations, however, we're still having our "team weight loss" class. they combined "team weight loss" and "team fitness" for the night and had stations set up for weight training. for some reason my heart was going crazy and i couldn't catch my breath. hopefully it was just because i hadn't had a good work out in a while! later today i will be making two doctor's appointments; adult medicine and obgyn, both for a follow-up from march. i also need a referral to my orthopedic surgeon because lately, my ankle has been giving me problems. i'm absolutely terrified of what the x-ray might say! i just don't know if i can mentally or physically go through another surgery (this would be number four). hopefully everything will be okay and he will just order more physical therapy. everyone please keep your fingers crossed!

on a personal note, noor and i have started talking again and have made plans to go bowling at lucky strike on saturday. we're going with her boyfriend and his brother so hopefully everything will be great. i already have an outfit picked out: black and white plaid shorts, black v-neck butterfly shirt, black cindysays pumps and silver jewelry (tiffany's mesh ring, chanel earrings, black and silver bangles). i can't wait to see how that looks with bowling shoes!

my mom leaves for vacation (bonaire) tomorrow and i am already starting to get nervous. every time she leaves i stress out because her duties become mine. making sure the dogs are fed and walked, visiting my granny in the rehabilitation center, preparing dinner (if needed), cleaning, making sure my aunt has her medicine, etc. mom and i have decided to go to dinner tonight to spend some time together and then we're grocery shopping for the week. i'm hoping she's generous and leaves some cash behind!

plans for the weekend:
thursday: work, dinner with mom, grocery shopping, tanning
friday: work, "team weight loss," shopping
saturday: class, visit granny, tanning, bowling
sunday: dog park, visit granny, carwash, cleaning

shopping list:
grocery store: milk, cereal, ice, jelly, syrup, bananas, bread, cheese
old navy: black pencil skirt
new york and company: black wrap