First: YAY the pink is gone!

Now, the important stuff:
I feel fat. I'm not any fatter than I was a month ago... or even a year ago... but that doesn't really mean anything, does it? I'm walking at least three days a week, given decent weather. I'm counting calories. I'm even eating the delicious and diet Skinny Cow ice cream (omgsoridiculouslygood) instead of my go-to Häagen-Dazs. I AM DOING PUSH UPS! I am not losing any weight. I get the whole "Keep it up!" "Stick with it!" mentality and I regularly give myself pep-talks to encourage myself. Still, I'm annoyed with my lack of progress. I'll try to keep it up and stick with it, though... just so I can say I did.

Because I am of a certain age, I have begun to use a retinol cream. Apparently, retinol will make you look 15 again. Seriously. The adult acne that has popped up all over my chin is proof. Aside from my reaction to the stuff, which I think is more related to fragrance than the retinol, I like it. We'll see how I feel in a few weeks when this stuff has had a real opportunity to work.

Kid Update:
I'm irritated with Matt. I mean, in a proud parent kind of way. He knows he'd be better off financially if he waited until next fall to move to Fort Collins for school, but he's insisting on going this year. This is one of those moments as a parent that suck. You know you can't make the decision for him. You know his decision isn't BAD, just ill-timed. You're super excited that he's going to University at all... and you want to discourage the hell out of him while cheering him on at the same time.

My other two are, remarkably, not annoying the hell out of me lately. This is good. It gives me more energy to deal with Matt's stupid-ness.

Mike Update:
Mike is fabulous. He's annoyed with his hair and that makes me laugh at him. We've been cycling through rather expensive hair product trying to find something he'll like. Really, the issue is that he doesn't like his hair cut... the product is just something to blame. Lucky for him he's going to see David for a cut at the beginning of July. Too bad it'll be after our trip to Disneyland.

DISNEY UPDATE!
The Disney trip is coming up fast. We've got about 6 and a half weeks left to go and I'm already 85% packed. There's a little more shopping I need to do for the trip and a little more planning... but, mostly, we're all set! I'm so glad, too, because I really need a vacation. Mike really needs a vacation. We are both so ready to go!