  Mood: nbsp;  9 pounds lighter!  & nbsp;  Ahhh.
another weekend come and gone. nbsp;  Bummer. nbsp;  I have to start WORKING tomorrow,  which is smelly to me.
nbsp;  I have one entire week of Teacher Induction Program,  then another week of pre- planning. nbsp;  THEN begins 40 weeks with hellions!
nbsp;  There's just so many of them!  & nbsp;  Yesterday I went to Athens to go to Emerson and Parker's birthday party. nbsp;
 Pete came with me;  we had SOOO much fun! nbsp;  They had all kinds of indoor inflated fun- filled toys with which we could play until our hearts were content! nbsp;
 We boxed in a moonwalk with oversized gloves,  got stuck in the " squeeze"  of an obstacle course,  and slid down many slides. nbsp;
 Unfortunately,  the frizz factor of each of our hair was slightly escalated because of our escapades! nbsp;  & nbsp;  After the fabulous birthday party,
 Pete and I went back downtown and went shopping! nbsp;  We got smoothies and saw a lot of cool vintage clothings and such,  then went to the mall -  where they had a Hot Topic! nbsp;
 Pete got an uber cool trenchcoat- y,  Matrix- esque coat. nbsp;  He looks tres cool in it!
nbsp;  I tried it on,  too,  but I just looked like a bum. nbsp;  Literally,
 a hobo. nbsp;  A vagabond,  if you will.  & nbsp;
 After I dropped Pete off at the dorm,  I went over to an old high school friend's apartment,  and we hung out for a while,  catching up on old times. nbsp;  I met some new folks,
 saw some old folks,  and generally had a good time. nbsp;  I was there for a long,  long time. then we went to see a movie.
us old friends. nbsp;  I actually ended up spending the night there,  and came home this morning. nbsp;  &
nbsp;  Tonight I decided that I'm going to start my new exercise regimen. nbsp;  The A'Rents live in a perfect walking- for- exercise neighborhood,
 with lots of little hills. nbsp;  You get the perfect amount of up-  and down- hill action! nbsp;
 Oooh,  baby. nbsp;  So what sparked my regimen desire? nbsp;  Well,
 I stepped on a scale today to see how much damage had been caused since May 20th or so ( the last time I weighed myself) and I was actually 9 pounds lighter! nbsp;  Heck,  yeah!
nbsp;  Go Jill! nbsp;  So,  the loss of weight without exercising is prompting me to see how much I can lose when I'm actually trying ! nbsp;
 I think I walked about 2. 5 -  3 miles. but I'm not sure. nbsp;  I'm going to drive it tomorrow,
 just to figure out the mileage. nbsp;  Go me! nbsp;  Go me!  &
nbsp;  OK. I guess I should close for now. I need to get some water before I dry up like a raisin! nbsp;  Ahhhh!
