8:18a

halleluah!!
..I'm awake wayyy before 10a.
And i think I can actually stay up the rest of the day, too.
Usually, when I get up this early, I read a little and go right back to sleep
until 11 or 12.

I think my DDR workout helped yesterday.
It's cool cause there's a "workout" mode on the game.
You can set it to burn a certain amount of calories or to "workout"
for a certain amount of time.
I set my goal to complete 45 min worth of routines.
I LOVED it!
I started easy of course, then worked my way up to the harder steps
(level 6 in difficulty).
I look hella funny stepping at that level, though!

my brother and his friend hung out at our place last night, too.
they bought dinner at Popeye's. My brother was so thoughtful and
even bought some for me and my boyfriend.
So we all pigged out together. again.
Thank goodness I worked out earlier.

getting ready
I also set out some of the stuff I bought at Ikea.
I'm hoping that the house looks inviting and comfortable.
I'm all about comfort.
Instead of buying a new area rug for the living room,
I decided on purchasing a couple of wool throw blankets and putting them on the living room floor.
I figure it'll be better for little max to crawl on. I also added some
large pillows on the floor for him.

today there's lots more to do.
gotta do the grocery shopping and cook,
prep and decorate the garage,
clean all the dishware, utensils and glasses,
and purchase a couple of table cloths.
Oh, and I also gotta wrap my White Elephant gift.
My boyfriend just got his last night....he's so proud of himself.
It's actually a pretty cool gift, though.

Oh, and it's sunny today. Yeah for sunshine! Well, so far anyway.
Only thing is, it's cold as hell!!!!
This house is like an igloo.
As much as we try not to use the heater to save money,
we couldn't help but use it last night.
Man, it felt good!
I'm telling you, it's colder in here than outside.
Old homes are like that: very poor insulation.

Well, better get started on my day before it turns 9am.
I swear this is so wierd. The sun is still in the east and I'm awake.
Finally!