Please Pass the Junior Mints

Yesterday, I blogged about my expanding belly (not due to pregnancy, but due to chocolate) and widening thighs (thanks to ice cream) and announced to the e-world that I would start counting points and I will.  I promise, but if I were to count points today, my brain may explode by the very large numbers that are being calculated. 

Today, my sister is visiting with her children and we are taking all of our four children (ages 3, 4, 6 & 7) to lunch because we are crazy and looking for a way to embarrass ourselves faster than dressing up as chickens and pecking random people on the head while singing "She Bangs."  Well, I may be exaggerating a little bit because really they all LOVE! EACH OTHER! SO! MUCH! they really just kinda look at each other with hearts in their eyes and a smile on their face with birds chirping and flying around their heads.  Unless, of course, one child takes another child's toy, then it's all over and divorce papers will be filed immediately.

Either way, we are going to a place with unlimited fries and really that is all that matters in the world.

Tonight, Brian and I are going on a date. (Reason number 1,239,512 not to count points)  A date, do you hear me?  Like dinner, beer and margaritas and then a movie.  We haven't been on a date since early December, even though all of the Save Your Marriage!!!!!!! books tell you to date once a month or more often, well, we find that to be a little impossible.  So, we've tucked away tonight to be alone.  (I was also inspired by this post which nudged be gently to go this weekend, so thank you to Shalee.)  Hopefully I'll have pictures of the Mister and I to share with the e-world to prove that I am married, that I have gained weight and that we did in fact get dressed and go out and were not in our pajamas at 8:30pm. 

Seen any good movies lately?  First of all, I admit that I have a fear of going to the movie theater, mainly because sitting in one spot doing nothing but looking straight ahead for two hours is painful, the thought causes me to break out in hives, but also because sitting for that long, with my hands doing nothing, typically leads me to popping chocolate and peanut butter into my mouth at a very unhealthy rate.  Screw the popcorn.  Screw the soda (or pop, if you live in my area).  Bring on the chocolate.  But in an effort to do something different besides going to Wal-Mart on a Friday night, we thought a movie would be divine.  So, what are we going to see?   I'm not sure.  I don't want to see Blades of Glory with Will Ferrell, and I don't want to be scared, and I love Don Cheadle, I love him so much that if I were to meet him I would stuff him into my purse, take him home and make him live in my basement.  So, that leads me to Reign Over Me.  My only resignation is that Adam Sandler is in it, as a serious actor, and well that is frightening, but I'll just pop a glance over at Mr. Cheadle and I'll be just fine.    

And for those of you who are wanting to join my weight loss journey with me, first of all, thank you and welcome, secondly I am working on a little project that most certainly will help me along and hopefully you, too.  Things should be ready in 1-2 weeks, yip.pee.  You have your warning, eat up that box of Ding Dongs and get ready.

Comments

[Liza]

Hey Beth - I will hold you accountable! - LOL! I am not good at math, but I'll remind you every now and then to make sure you're counting your calories...

HOWEVER, tonight is an exception. Go ahead honey....INDULGE! Enjoy your date night - drink all the margaritas you want. I look forward to a romantic post about that date night (of course it has to be rated PG for - but we know what else will transpire - right? wink! wink!)

I love it that your kids and their cousins love each other - what a joy!

[Pattie]

Have a great time. I haven't been on a date with hubby in forever. For us, a night watching rented movies while eating popcorn is all we get. Sometimes we even get to watch it without pushing pause every 15 minutes to go and see what the kids need. Have fun!

[Thea]

Hmmmm...being mysterious are we? I look forward to seeing your grand plan.

Have a blast tonight! And if you get a salad (O.K. don't laugh too hard), just go ahead and dump the dressing RIGHT ON TOP! Don't dip your fork. Hell, don't even ask for it on the side! Go crazy!!

But remember, you do have a date with your tracker...I'm holding you to your word.

[Kathy]

Guess what happened to me and my husband one time on our movie date night...I left the movie and went to Wal-Mart!!! No lie. We don't see that many movies on dates because I actually like to converse if we're ever alone. But he was couldn't wait to see the first Lord of the Rings movie. He was a big nerdy fan of the books. Anyway, after 45 minutes in Middle Earth or where ever the heck those troll people live, I'd had it. The movie was three+ hours long and I told him I'd pick him up at 11:00. Off to Wal-Mart and Starbucks. I hope your date goes better...my advice...avoid the Fantasy or Sci-Fi thrillers!

Kathy
www.lessonsfromthelaundry.com

[Sara]

Everyone I know that has seen Reign Over Me said that Adam Sandler was really good in it. Don Cheadle is one of my favs too, so even if Adam is terrible, you've got that fall back!
Have fun tonight, and be as bad as you want! Points start soon!

[Jen]

Have a great time on your date! We just saw "The Lookout" and while it wasn't the best movie that I've ever seen, we did enjoy it. Let us know what you ended up seeing.

[Elisa]

You know what we like to do? Drop the kids off at his parents and then come home for a little something something before we go out. Works up the appetite and burns calories. ;)

[Jodi]

Have fun. (BTW - we call it "pop" too).

[Lori - Queen of Dirty Laundry]

Well, I can't wait to find out what your "little project" is, because I definitely need to get busy on the whole health trip, myself.

Hope you guys had a great date night!

[Summer]

I found you through Best Blog Nominee. I hope you can come on over to my blog and check my blog out.

P.S. Have fun on your date

[Tina - mummifiedx5]

Hi, not sure how I came across your blog but I'm glad I did! Hope you enjoy your date...gee I can't remember the last time DH and I went out but it's definitely overdue!

[J. Fergie]

I lost it after "She Bangs."

LMAO.

HAVE FUN on your date!!! I'm jealous already. And let us know how the movie is.

[Linda]

Hope you have a great date!

[Judy]

I've started on WW points this week. Good luck to you! Found you via BooMama. Hope your date night is fun.

[Jenn B]

Okay, so this is why I nominated you... divorce papers, unlimited fries, junior mints (YUM!)... Love it! I have been giggling all week when I read your posts (despite my furrowed brow and squinty-eyes from a terrible sinus headache).

How was your date??? Hopefully you didn't end up at Wal-Mart ;)

[Molly Neher]

Sweet Beth...

You are the funniest girl I know. Great job on the WW points, I have never tried that. A tip for you would be to read things you write...you could skip the sit ups from laughing so much. I love laughing. You will live a long long long time b/c you are funny sista!! How was your date?

[Michelle]

Hope you had a lovely date night and completley indulgent meal!!!

[Fiddledeedee (It Coulda' Been Worse)]

Good for you! I'm of no help. I think the last movie I saw in a theatre was "Titanic." NO wait, I saw "The Notebook."

Girl, I need to get on that little diet bandwagon with you. I've fallen off of my own, and it's run me over. Keep me posted. I'm doing a low carb/low fat regime. Which works great. If I stay away from the cake mix. Sigh.

[Lu]

Have a great date night! We were actually told in counseling a few years ago to go on a date once a week! Ha! We make it a quarterly thing!!! Ha! :) We saw Perfect Stranger....that was interesting....weird ending, but great acting! :)

[Amy]

My DH and I had our first date night in ages this week for our anniversary. I posted about it here: http://amy-tinyblessings.blogspot.com/2007/04/wfmw-date-night.html#links complete with a movie recommendation. I hope you had a great time!

P.S. I've read those books, too, with the "at least monthly" advice... how do people manage that?!? We're thrilled if we can find a sitter and coordinate our schedules once every few months.

[Tracy F]

Date night??? You are supposed to go on a date with your hubby?? You are supposed to talk and have time alone??? Seriously???

Yea, it has been a long time since we have spent time alone and on a date! Oh wait, I forgot, we went out to dinner about 2 months ago. The food wasn't that great, so I guess we are going to have to go out again. I want to go and eat on the river, but it is so darn cold here with the worst nor'easter in 2 decades they say. The national guard is already on stand-by.

Can't wait to see your latest project!

[erica]

Did you like Reign Over Me? I liked it. I thought that Adam Sandler did a great job in it.

[Nancy]

I need to start counting points too! Let me know when your "surprise" is ready!