It makes me want to go work out actually.

Just. So. Wrong.

This is me and Amber scaring the crap out of Alison. Yeah, she’s only 10, but why should that stop us from having a giggle or two?

Remember when you were a kid, swinging so hard you lost your stomach? You know that, tickly, crazy feeling in your belly that makes you giggle like a little kid? It’s still fun, it still makes you giggle and you feel 10 years younger leaving the park.

So I invite all of you this weekend to find a park and go swing.

Anyhoo, we were at the park for a picnic and playdate with the kids. Calvin and his best bud Beck had “play dates” with “the twins” Sidney and Kelsey.

They’re all in Tae Kwon Do together and they are adorable. Beck has already declared his love for Sidney…in fact, they’re getting married. (sooooo cute) And Kelsey likes Calvin but he’s kinda indifferent to girls right now. He ONLY loves his mom (me) and that’s it. ha ha 5 year olds are hilarious!!

I decided I wanted to take a picture of all the kids so we found this bench to pose them on. I stood behind the camera waiting for Becks grandmother (Berta) and the girls’ nanny (Shae) to get them posed. That had to be the funniest 5 minutes of my life…I laughed sooo damn hard.

So below is Berta and Shae trying to get the chaos under control, the next is the final picture. So worth the wait!

BEFORE

AFTER

From left to right: Beck, Sidney, Calvin, Kelsey and Alison

Wazzup guys in 2008:

Jesus it’s been forever for me but today I listened to their Greatest Hits album on the way to class and was absolutely freakin’ jamming all the way to class and back home. The memories - oh God! High school and early 20’s… *woot* Good times.

I must of looked crazy in the car singing along - pretty loudly I might add - but did I care? Hell-to-the-no!

My favorite 3 songs by The Cars have to be:

You Might Think
(but you kept it going…till the sun fell down…you kept it - going)

Let’s Go

Just What I Needed

I know, old school…but it made my day! Videos below…

You Might Think

Let’s Go

Just What I Needed

Along with getting in great shape I’ve made some pretty fantastical girlfriends.

Diane by far is my motivator. I’d like to take my sock and shove it in her mouth about 90% of the time but she does motivate me. She calls me princess - because I am one, in fact all of you can begin addressing me as princess as well.

One of the other ones I’m starting to like is Tina, but we call her Nadia…in a very sarcastic kind of way. Nadia is twenty-something and used to be a gymnast and started boot camp to get in even better shape for her wedding day.

It took me a while to get to like Nadia. Not because she’s gorgeous or the fact that you can bounce a quarter off her ass it’s so tight…it’s not even because she’s a little snarky, not that THAT would be a problem…I like snarky people, they make me laugh. But the first time I met her or at least when she “stood out” in the crowd was the day we were running suicides at boot camp and the little brat did a round off at the finish line. I remember wanting to smack her down but didn’t have the breath in my lungs to walk over there and smack her proper.

So yeah, yesterday we’re talking about the location of our workout on Wednesday, and Nadia calls me out with:

Looking forward to it. Anna your @ss had better be there.

True, I haven’t been as consistent with my workouts since August when I had surgery - give a girl a break yeah? I kind of got used to sleeping past 4:50am. But whatever, I said I’d be there right?

Then for whatever reason today Nadia follows it up with:

Anna…you’d better not stay in that nice warm bed tomorrow morning. We can always come by and drag u out.

Oh yeah? It’s on! We’re at the park tomorrow Nadia…be there. And for once try and be on time!

I’ve noticed lately that this one particular song “Mr. Lonely” almost ALWAYS comes on when I’m in the car. I thought it was a cute song - I actually thought like Alvin and the Chipmunks sang it. But no, today I finally figured out it was Akon who sings it. REALLY? Akon is on Radio Disney? That just seems so….wrong!?

But I can’t help it, I love this song…and I still think it sounds like Alvin and the Chipmunks…