I am in love…

…with Lance Armstrong. What an amazing man. *sigh*

I went shopping yesterday with Red and Roxie. Long story, somewhat short: A couple of weeks ago, Red went to gas up her car. One of the 3 hoses was missing from the pump, so she used an alternate (thinking that it wouldn’t matter as long as she selected the right grade). Well…as soon as she flipped the switch, gas starts shooting from the top of the gas pump. Red was covered in gasoline. She went into the store to alert the clerk (while another customer used the emergency switch). Red waited a couple of minutes to be acknowledged by the employee. When she finally got her attention and explained what happened, the clerk simply looked her over…and ate a potato chip. Red ended up yelling at the gas bitch and left. Can you imagine how scary that was? She didn’t even know if it was safe to start her car! Red went home, showered several times, had a drink, and called the gas company’s home office. She talked to the district manager, who did some major ass kissing and told Red to go buy an outfit/accessories to replace the damaged items and bring her the receipts for everything. Now, Red knows she could have easily made this a court issue to get more $, but decided to take the manager’s offer because she wasn’t injured.

Back to shopping, we hit Origins first to buy Red’s expensive shampoo and conditioner (she’s making them replace that too…after 4 washes to remove the gas, she was a bit low…LOL) Next was Lane Bryant to pick up some hippie wear. I’ve mentioned that I’m on the employee satisfaction committee at work, right? Well, Monday is the beginning of Employee Appreciation Week and we have several spirit days planned (in addition to hotels/airlines bringing food and free nights/plane tickets). Tuesday is 70s/80s day and we needed some retro garb. Red and I decided it was too hot for legwarmers and cutoff sweatshirts (LOL), so we’re going to honor the 70s instead. I got a very cool shirt…size 14/16! Granted, it was generously cut, but to even be able to put the size on made my day! I also purchased a tan newsboy hat and gold “L” shaped earrings. Gold eye shadow and lipstick will complete my Foxy look. 🙂 Wednesday is Western Day, and Roxie is letting me borrow her jeans and boots. It will be interesting to see if I can squeeze my Black Girl Booty (BGB) in her size 18 Rockies! I think I’ll tape my insurance card to my shirt in case I pass out from lack of circulation.

Chesty and I are heading to the gym this morning to take a spinning class. The bike seats are brutal, but definitely good prepartion for the tri.

Daily Points Range: 26-31

Breakfast
Breakfast burrito (w/egg beaters, smoked sausage, salsa)-4pts

Lunch
Lean pocket-6pts
1/2 cup Black beans-2pts
Salad-1pt

Afternoon snacks
Dr. Soy protein bar-4pts
Apple-2pts

Dinner
Grilled chicken breast-4pts
Roasted garlic potatoes-4pts
1 cup green beans-0pts

Evening snack
Fruit cocktail w/ Cool Whip Free-3pts

Total Daily Points: 30

Until next time…

-C