Quickie!!

Dance class was AMAZING today! Got a lot done. Feeling a lot more comfortable with all 4 of my dances.

Tonight is the opening night of the show, So You Think You Can Dance...it's 5th season!!

I love this show, I'm watching it right now! It's great!! Anyone seen it before??

Tomorrow is my weigh in day.... wish me luck!! I've earned 20 activity points this week! I hope that helps!

I got my last costume tonight for dance....picture tomorrow!

Til` then!

-Karla =)

4 down, 1 to go!

I handed in my Spanish project, handed in the portfolio of all of my poems for Poetry class, I did my Child Development presentation, and I took my Personality class test. Whew...4 down, 1 more to go.

I have no finals tomorrow, YAY! My last final is on Thursday from 8am-10am. It will probably only take me about 45minutes to complete and then I'm outta there!! Summer is so near!

I moved out of my apartment today. That was a relief. Don't get me wrong, I love my roommates..to death.... buuut... it's SO good to be home. Being home means, no more school, summer is here! It's also nice to just have a room to myself every once in awhile. I still can't get used to sharing a whole apartment with a bunch of people. Thank god I love them. Sometimes I just need my own space I guess.

As I was moving out, I was trying to empty all of my ice cube trays. Yep...I have ice cube trays that are star and triangle shaped. Here are what my fancy ice cubes look like....aren't they neat??
In other news...my boyfriend surprised me with flowers the other day, they look beautiful in my room. My room has 100 million different colors in it...it's a little insane.

I've also been slacking on point tracking...this was the first day out of the 4 months that I have been on WW that I have not tracked one single thing.. Here is why...
My BF took me to a family owned ice cream shop on a farm near my house. OMG. I got a Brownie Sundae that was about 5782357 points. They use HOMEMADE whipped cream!! It was an excellent "end of the school year" treat. I don't regret it.

But..........to make up for it, I made a healthy dinner and went for an hour walk!!! WOO!

Today I made another pot of Penne Alla Not-Ka from the show, "Cooking Yourself Thin". People, if you have not tried this....you need to!!!!! It's so good and only 8 points. And...if you haven't watched this show... YOU NEED TO!! It's on Lifetime. Here is the recipe for Penne Alla Not-ka... here

** This past weekend, I went to a "Generations" photo for my dance school. I think I posted about this earlier. Anyway... my Uncle, Aunt, and Mom went with me because we all take dance. Well...my Uncle used to anyway....back when he was MUCH younger!! It was so much fun. Here is a picture of all 4 of us dancers!!
In the back (left to right) is me, and my uncle. Directly in front of me is my Mom, and directly in front of my Uncle is my Aunt. They are all siblings. What a family! =)

Well, that is all for now!

Until next time,

Karla =)

The Sun is trying SO hard to shine through.

This day is basically just like how I am feeling at the moment.

As I drove into school, I could see all gray clouds...and then I could see one little patch of sunlight trying to burn it's way through all the gray. It's a little flicker of hope that today will be a nice, bright, sunny day.

I too have this flicker of hope inside of me. Things are getting better since my last post. It's terrible to lose a friend, or in my case...2 friends. But, when a door closes, a window opens. I have 2 of the best friends in the world, my roommates. =)

This Friday, I was asked to house-sit for an older couple that I usually house-sit for over the summer. They have a pretty big house, and a pretty big dog too. They have a pretty big yard, and a pretty big pool also! I love using their pool in the summer. The dog is quite annoying...but...it's worth taking care of him because I get paid very well.

Plus, the house is right in my town where I live, about 2 minutes away from my own house, which is nice just in case I had a problem.

So, I will be house-sitting on Friday night. I invited my roommates to come along with me and have a girls night/ end of school kind of get together. The couple who own the home allow me to have people over. So, I am hoping that they can come. If not, I always have the summer to invite them over.

My finals begin today.... so I don't know how much blogging I'll be able to do. But, I will try to check all of your blogs and write in mine as much as I can. Wish me luck!! =)

Until next time,

Karla =)

no good, very bad day

Today and yesterday were the two most difficult days that I have had in a long time. I don't know why. Nothing bad happened.. and I was supposed to be happy because I spent the day with my cousin Adam who just turned 4. I took him out to celebrate and then went to his birthday party. And today I spent most of my day with my dance school. They were having a "Dance through the Generations" picture taken. Since my Mom, Aunt, and Uncle and I are all in dance, we went to get our picture taken. It was fun. We had a reception at my dance teacher's house.

My dance teacher is an amazing woman. We watched a video of her dancing on the Kate Smith show. Does anyone remember that show? She danced with her husband, Mack. Boy was she a good tap dancer. She was in such good shape too, and still is at 94.

So many good things were happening to me, yet deep down inside, I felt like I was going to burst into tears any second.

I didn't lose weight this week, I stayed the same. Lately I have been feeling "fat" again. Fat and unloved.

Unloved because I found out that my best friend graduated college and never told me. I found out that now she is back in CT and she hasn't called me to make any plans.

I found out that my other best friend was in CT for a few days... she didn't call me either.

Who are these people that I call my best friends?

My 2 roommates are the only friends that I have ever had that have actually gone to my recitals. They have gone every year since I have met them. They'll never fully understand how much it means to me. None of my friends have ever supported me the way that they do.

I am very much that kind of person who does so much for others and gets nothing in return. Why do I put up with this? Why do I make excuses for my friends as to why they never call me? There are no excuses.

I am shutting the door on 2 of my closest friendships. I don't know if this is a "forever" thing...maybe if one of them decides to open the door, then I will try again to work on the friendship.

I apologize for my complaining. It just hurts to lose a friend. I never really understood just how close I am with my roommates until now. It seems they are the only ones who really care.

Hopefully this weekend will end better than it began.

-Karla =/

Trying to see through these tears

Tears of joy that is.

I was just told the most wonderful news that I have ever heard in a long time.

My grandparents from Maine are coming down to Connecticut to watch my dance recital. They have never seen me dance. Dancing is my life, it makes my world go round...and for the 2 most important people in my life to see me doing what I love to do is absolutely fantastic. I am so excited! It was such a surprise because they rarely come to CT to see us. They are older and can't get around too well. I am thankful for my Grandmother's determination. She is determined to get here and see me dance. I have the best grandparents that a girl could ever ask for. I love them so much =)

Other great news-

My dance pictures came in!!!!!!!!!!!! Here they are!!!!!!!!!!!! =)

This is me with my 94 year old dance teacher! Isn't she beautiful? She looks stunning.
Below is 2 classes combined...we are dancing to an updated "pop" version of the Imperial March from Star Wars...hence the "light sabres" we're holding!

Pictured below is just a blown up version. I am 5 in from the left. My Mom is 3 in from the right. And my Aunt is 4 in from the right. =)
Pictured below is my class...the Stardusters. Can you find me??? Lol
There I am!!!!!!!
It's kind of a family affair... pictured below is Me, Mom, and Aunt Linda. They call us the "triplets"!
I am happy with my pictures this year. What a difference from last year. I mean, WOW.

Maybe tomorrow I'll post last years compared to this years....it's quite a change.

Tomorrow is weigh in day, wish me luck =)

Until then,

Karla =)

Week of Fun?

So I just got back from a program that my school just had. I guess it's kind of like an end of the semester "let's have fun" week. They had a BBQ and showed a movie and gave out free t-shirts. Luckily, I ate before we left so I wasn't tempted by the big juicy patties of meat..... haha

Anyway........the shirts say "Week of Fun" on them. I would like to hope this week will be a week of fun for me. We'll see.

So I'm on my 3rd or maybe 4th application of SEVIN NYNE..... and.. I've become pretty bronze. I am a HUGE fan of tan in a can haha.. I am all about fake tans because of my phobia of sun burns and sun damage. I have reaaaally fair skin so sun just..kills it.

I have literally tried every single self tanner known to man. This tanner is the best by far, although....I am still trying to get used to the art of spraying. I'm so used to lotion. It's hard for me to do it with the aerosol can. But, I'm definitely much more tan than I ever was with L'Oreal or Jergens or Banana Boat.. and ... sevin nyne doesn't smell bad either. In fact, I like how it smells. Kind of like... coconut. AND.. my tan looks real and not orange....which is a plus.

Change of subject...there is a new show on Lifetime now called Cook Yourself Thin (I think that's the name of it). And...oh my gosh. I got a lot of awesome recipes from that show. It's my new favorite show now. Have any of you seen it? It's a group of 3 women who help people to take their favorite fatty recipes and cut the calories in half just by making their favorite meal in a healthier way!! It's awesome!!!!

I'm looking forward to this weekend. My brother and I are going to go get our professional pictures done at a picture place that my friend Marisa works at. I think I talked about this before..... I've scheduled an appointment and I hope that at least one picture comes out nice so that I can give it to my Mom for Mother's Day.

Alright, that's about all I have to say today.. hopefully I'll be able to make a fun recipe tomorrow to post about.

More then,

Karla =)

It's Monday......AGAIN!

I made a new recipe today! Chicken Burritos!

I sprayed a skillet with Pam and cooked 2 chicken breasts cut up into strips. Then, once cooked, I sprinkled about 1/8 cup of chili powder on the cooked chicken strips. I then added a pinch of reduced fat shredded mexican cheese and mixed the chicken around. Then, I got a wheat wrap and put the chicken on it, I added a pinch more of shredded cheese and lettuce. I used sour cream (just a dab) to give it some more flavor. It was 4 points..not bad!

I worked out today with my Dance off the Inches DVD. Love to add those 5 points into my activity bank!! =)

I convinced my brother to come with me to a professional picture place (the one that my lovely roommate and friend MARISA works at). We are going to get photos done for my Mom for Mother's Day. Should be fun...... or let's hope..

I did so much homework today. I have a presentation and research paper due tomorrow. I can't wait til noon tomorrow so that it will all be over. For a little while...

This weekend I invested in SEVIN NYNE.

Laugh it up.

It's a tanning spray that Lindsay Lohan made with some other chick.. Some of my friends told me it was good, and I'm all about fake tans.. because I hate sun damage! So, I bought it. I am slowly getting tan....we'll see how it works out..Wish me luck with becoming a tanned, skinny, beach babe!! Haha..

Hope everyone had a FANTASTIC Monday!

Until next time,

Karla =)

DOUBLE YAY!

First YAY..... my bathing suit came in.........=) It looks NICE! I don't know if I'll post pictures, that may be weird... but it's a purple bikini with sequins! Dancers LOVE sequins! I think I had a picture of it on here a few posts back. I love it, now I just need a tan....bring on the self tanner!!

Second YAY... I LOST ANOTHER POOUUUNNNDD!!!!!! YESSSSSSSSS!

=)