Amen! Hallelujah! Can I get a witness?

Happy happy, joy joy!

It's FRIDAY! My very favorite day of the week! Fridays remind me of grade school when I'd get to go to/have a sleepover with friends after school and how all day I would be so so so excited! School lunches were always the yummiest on Fridays (including my lunch box) and teachers were a little more relaxed. School assemblies and/or talent shows were on Fridays and I just remember there being a feeling of excitement in the air! I still feel that every single Friday!

Oh, wait! It's Friday the 13th...


Scaryyyyyyyy...(pfft, nah, it's just another Friday...which means it's a great day!!! YAY!!!

So, a few things:

1) Applying self-tanner to your otherwise pale, transparent skin and then hours later heading to the gym for a good sweat sesh is not a good idea. Yesterday, I applied a bit of self tanner before taking progress pics and a few hours later headed to the "Upper Room" to lift weights. Oh, the embarrassment I felt when streaks the color of mocha flowed down my arms and legs. I literally looked as if my skin was melting.

I'm melting sound bite Wizard of Oz sound bites

2) Don't challenge your husband to a "plank off" if you don't think you can win. Last night before bed, I was talking to Hubbs about my ab exercises for the day and how I kind of did a circuit-type ab workout, rotating exercises without a break. Thrown in the exercises were 30-second intervals of holding plank.I can do over a minute at a time, but for the purpose of yesterday's workout I only held it for 30 seconds before moving on to the next exercise. Anyway, last night I challenged my Italian Stallion to a "plank off". FAIL. I don't know if I was just so worn out from the day's workouts (surely that's the reason!) but I bottomed out long before he did:( Ah, well, it was still fun since we were also trying not to make the other laugh while holding plank, which is quite difficult!)

Also, last night I wanted to see how many push-ups I could do. I had it in my head that I would probably only be able to do a set very low number of push-ups, but not only did I do that number, but I doubled it! (Granted, it's a measly effort compared to what this girl can do!) Regardless, I felt really strong and realized there is a lot more than just scale weight, lost inches and weight increases that determine progress. I have proven to myself that I am stronger. Now, as for one-handed push-ups, you're on your own. Hubbs did a few and when I tried one, I pretty much flopped on our carpet like a half-dead fish caught in a net. Pathetic.

3) This morning I ate THE best breakfast I've ever eaten (well, since yesterday anyway)! I do not have a photo because when you are eating something THAT GOOD, you think only of yourself and the ridiculously decadent bowl of goodness before you. Seriously, my oatmeal this morning was delivered directly from Heaven. (Remind me to send Cherubim and Seraphim a 'thank you' note.) I prepared my oatmeal as usual and was divinely inspired to add a splash or raspberry SF syrup and 1/2 a tablespoon of SF Cheesecake Jello Pudding mix. It was 'Amen! Hallelujah! Can I get a witness?' good! I swear I thought I was eating cotton candy sprinkled with Creme de Angel or something. Oh, such joy! As I took my final bite, I
swear I heard this sound in the distance:

Musical Cathedral Organ Amen Cadence Melody sound bite musical sound bites

Well, I'm off. I'm going to run drive to Costco, and head to the following stores to use up a few of these gift cards I received last month for my birthday. YAY!

Questions:

1) Have you tried or cooked something this week that was absolutely "Amen! Hallelujah! Can I get a witness?" good?

2) Have you had any mishaps with self tanner?