crystal's little corner

I survived the caffeine withdrawal. I'm ok with the fact that I need to have decaf.. The detox & craving I'm having for all things carby & starchy is a whole different ball of wax... I could SO dive in to a bucket of potato & bread right now! But I'm doing ok.. I did cave and had a slice of pizza the other night.. a total no-no.. and boy, didn't I feel gross after eating it. I also find that I'm getting fuller faster on these meals that I'm eating, which is a rockin' good thing, because I'm eating less.. But, tell a cook that she has to limit her meals to 3 basic things, and it's not pretty.. I'm slowly running out of ideas for meals and am surrounded by temptation all the time. I think it's time for some good old fashioned research.. Thank god for the internet and online recipe pages. :)

I had the coolest day. My former boss called me this morning and asked if I would be interested in going for a ride in his helicopter. Um, yeah. I scrambled to find a sitter (thanks Eve.. you're a rock star!), and off I headed.. So, the helicopter was a tiny little 2 seater bubble of a thing with floats for a water landing.. We flew from Martins River, to Lunenburg , catching some pretty cool sights along the way.. Seals sunning themselves, only to be startled by the roar of the chopper and diving away, and something truly breathtaking.. the Bluenose II sailing out of Lunenburg Harbour, loaded full of passengers.. it was gorgeous. I do have some photos to share, but am having an issue with my camera connecting to the USB cord, and of course, I'm a total moron and recorded the photos to the internal memory of the card. If anyone knows a way to transfer photos from the internal memory to a card, please let me know! I can't wait to share some of those pictures!

I knew that this was gonna be hard.. but man oh man. The lack of caffeine is killing me. I think my head is going to explode. Oh well. It's all for the greater good.. right?

Whee... My life these days is just so fun I can't stand it.. and neither should you! :) Alex has been nursing a cold for 2 weeks, had it, took a 2 day hiatus, and now it's back. There's very little sleep happening in this house.. The only way I get to sleep is either sitting up in the chair with him, or snuggled under the new Nemo blankets on his bed. I went to my allergist appointment today.. I'm allergic to trees, grass, dust & dust mites.. And, he wants to put me on a low carb/low yeast diet for at least 2 weeks to help with some of my symptoms of other stuff too. I have no idea what the heck I'm gonna do.. Basically all I can eat is meat, eggs & vegetables. Did I mention that I have already cut out pop and now I have to cut out COFFEE? Anyway, I'm off for a run. That's right. I'm running. Hell has frozen over.

wow.. i've got so little to write about these days. if i'm not at work, i'm at home. blick. i need to get back out into the world and do something for me.. i have started a 5k running plan so i can start running.. that's really all i have done for ME. i haven't even been taking pictures, which i really need to do. lazy = crystal. it's sad really.

my beautiful boy is turning two today.. i can hardly believe how fast the last two years have gone.. what was once a goldfish bubble in my belly has turned in to a beautiful, intelligent, funny little boy. love you lots bud.. here's to cake & balloons!

august 27, 2005 wedded bliss!

alex - messy as usual

vacations' over. back to the real world in the morning.. i sent alex to cathy's this morning so i could clean out closets and get rid of some things with no little fingers helping me.. and with the best of intentions, i've gotten one done.. although the world of the internet and CNN keeps sucking me back in...