Remember Me?

Probably not. I’m Lizzie and I used to write a blog, but I kinda fell off and now I’m trying to reingratiate myself into the hearts and minds of my followers. That’s A LOT of people (probably 10) to woo. So, I’ll start off big.

Ryan’s worked out of town for the entire month of June. He came back on weekends which caused us to do things like take schmoopy selfies like this:

I arranged a long weekend at The Saguaro which is super cool hotel in Palm Springs. It’s basically a Ramada Inn that they painted fancy colors and did things like hire a DJ from 12-6 at the pool. Ryan gave the hotel clerk a “$20 handshake” and we were whisked away to a poolside suite. Here’s are some pix.

Pretty sweet. And you can’t really tell from these pictures, but they’ve painted each balcony (and room) a different color. We had a blue room. It was relaxing. I even allowed my pale, out-of-shape self to slip into the pool for a bit. Mainly because it was core-of-the-sun hot (and because I’d been drinking). I also bought a fancy kaftan which was a big hit.

While we were there, my sister-in-law asked me to be in her wedding! I was so touched that I actually teared up and was then extremely embarrassed. I mean, people are in weddings all the time. But besides my two sisters’ weddings, I’ve only been in one other person’s wedding and…IT’S EXCITING, OK?! PLUS, I’m helping her plan some decorations for the wedding and reception which, obviously, caused my heart to flutter. I’ve got so many ideas that I told her that she is allowed to tell me to dial it down or if she feels bad saying it to my face, she can tell Ryan to rein me in. I might become bridesmaidzilla.

We also started a new CrossFit box (I so hate the lingo – it’s a GYM) which I think I’ve told you about. It’s run by two Navy Seals (is it SEALS?) and it’s been interesting. That’s me in the blue shirt in the back. I basically look like that after every workout. Fit people are a little enraging. Stop walking on your hands all over the place and doing a ton of

butterfly pull-ups after class for S’s and G’s! I mean, I got so tired doing hand stands against a wall that I fell and bruised my shoulder so badly that it was equal parts embarrassing and awesome. I would show you a picture, but that leads me to my next crapfest.

MY IPHONE BROKE! At first I was like “SCORE!” because it was still under warranty and that meant a brand new phone. But because it wouldn’t turn on, I couldn’t hook it up to the computer and back it up which means…I lost a lot of stuff. Like 9 months worth. The reason – I thought that hooking your phone up to the computer and syncing it meant it was backed up. It doesn’t. You have to actually hit a button that says “back up your phone.” So…that was depressing. I mean, even my text messages are gone. I’ll admit – one of the first things I said was “MY CANDY CRUSH PROGRESS BETTER NOT BE LOST!!” It’s not. That all just happened yesterday, so it’s a bit raw.

Blah, blah, blah, the entire month of June pretty much consisted of me puttering around the “house,” mumbling to myself that I hate doing Charlie work. I also realized how I lost so much weight while I was single. I hate going to the grocery store so much that I would just eat popcorn and drink bourbon for dinner. I’d rather eat just my saliva than go shopping. And I kept telling myself that I was gonna get SO MUCH DONE while Ryan was gone – quilting, cleaning, blah, blah, blah. Nope. Just watching TV and moping. And when Ryan came home on the weekends, I really didn’t want to bust out the sewing machine. I wanted to take schmoopy pictures on the beach. So…do you forgive me yet??

I’m gonna try harder to get back in the swing of things. I need to map out some good projects to work on. I mean, I’ve got wedding projects, but I can’t show you those. Shhhhh…ancient Chinese secret. But I’ll get some “regular” stuff going, even though Ryan is going to be working out of town quite a bit over the next couple of months. It sucks, but it’s putting all that Maker’s Mark on the table.

In the meantime, here’s what Ralph and Ted have been up to:

We’ve realized Ted is able to do strict pull-ups and has a very angry/homeless face when he wakes up. And Ralph is still hiding.