The new voicemail message at work: Hi, you’ve reached Cathy in Finance. Please hang up and call someone who gives a shit, because I am on VACATION, biotches!! However, I didn’t do that :-)

We FINALLY got all packed up and ready to go in the morning… the suitcases are loaded, pillows and blankets ready for the men in their seats, their toy back packs are packed, and the dvd players are set up for their viewing pleasure! Hopefully it will keep the QUIET! I even let them buy new games for their Nintendos, and little man got Wall-E. I know, I’m a sucka. ;-) I went to the commissary and got plenty of good food for the trip, so it looks like the only time we’ll need to eat out at all is dinner for two nights. Sa-weet! I am really, really hoping to stick to my good habits on this trip. It’s so hard to go home. I get emotional because I miss it, and since I am an emotional eater that equals bad news. Well, and my mother kinda drives me nuts too, but that usually is better solved with a Bud Light than a HoHo! hehe

I went for a run this morning and it was so hard, like my legs were weighted down or something. I really think I just wasn’t hydrated well. I have been sneaking in the diet coke and skipping the water. Note to self: diet coke is the devil. Eating was on plan today, with the exception of a couple of those disgusting, waxy chocolate donuts my kids love. Damn them for not eating them all!!!

I’ll try to write tomorrow, but we’ll be on the road so I’ll see how it goes. I hope you chickies are all doing oh so well, and that you have a GREAT weekend!!