Mid-Week Date Night

Hi there!

Did anyone else wake up today thinking it was Wednesday-Part II? HA! Having a national holiday on a Monday really messes with my head schedule. Ah well, since it's actually Thursday, that just brings me one step closer to F-R-I-D-A-Y, which we all know is my favorite day of the week!

So, yesterday I had a fabulous Chest/Triceps workout and I am feelin' it today. Sheesh! Even putting my arms around Hubbs causes my chest and arms to fatigue. Maybe I'll just settle for handshakes the rest of the day. (Nah, who am I kidding!) Speaking of chests, I have to admit that up until last week, I never noticed a bit of difference in my chest and thought maybe workin' your chest is more for the guys. That is, until the other day I was getting ready to shower and I caught a glimpse of my chest in the mirror and thought, "Holy chesticles! I have definition in my chest and it looks, well, sexy!"

So, last night my Sweets and I went on a mid-week date night. Our weekends have just been so busy lately with friends and traveling that we haven't had as much time to ourselves. So, we decided we don't need to wait for Friday and Saturday night to have a hot date and instead chose Wednesday to go out. We had a few gift cards that we could use at Outback Steakhouse, Red Lobster or Longhorn Steakhouse, but I asked if we could go to Red Lobster because I thought it'd be the best selection as far as sticking to my competition diet. Even though Hubbs isn't much of a "fish lover", he agreed to go to Red Flobster (as he calls it) because he could get steak there, too. What a guy!

After my killer gym session, I came home and showered to get ready for our date and look what my Casanova brought home:

He is such a thoughtful and romantic man! Boy, am I blessed! The roses were GORG!

Before we left, I thought I'd take a pic of me a little more dressed up, especially since I wear workout clothes and my hair in a messy bun about 80% of the time.

You would think with a Master's degree it'd be easy to get a straight "mirror" shot, but I kept angling the camera toward the ceiling or floor. DOH! At least I managed to get one or two before calling it quits HA!

(Two months and some change before my show. I think my upper body is showing much more improvement than my lower and I'm still trying to drop 10-16 lbs, but we'll see what my body is willing to do. I'm not going to go about it in an unhealthy way no matter HOW small I can get. Health is my #1 priority, so I'm going to keep on, keepin' on with what I've been doing with the carb cycling plan (some days moderate carb, some low and some high) and we'll go from there.)

Oh yeah- I luuurve my hot, red shoes!

We had a wonderful dinner date at Red Lobster. I had the 1/2 portion of Atlantic Salmon with double broccoli, a side of asparagus and a salad. (I used a little bit of olive oil and salt to taste and it wasn't that bad. Granted, it's no RANCH DRESSING, but good, nonetheless.

As much as I would have LOVED a glass of red wine with this, I stuck with ice water and the waiter kept bringing me lemons to add to it!

One last pic:

Isn't our room romantic? I know the pic is pretty dark, but we lit all the candles and put on some R&B (I'm telling you, my Hubbs is the whitest white boy out there, but you'd never know it with his choice in music- very smooth:) I should have taken a picture with my Chinese lanterns on. I LOVE soft lighting and have always loved paper lanterns.

A'ight! I'm out! Going to hop over to my friend's house for coffee! Then gym time! Then I'm going to get my hair colored.

♥,
T:)