Day 186 - July 5, 2012 - It's the wrong place!

So I realized I didn't use my camera for a photo, sometimes it happens, I get busy and I forget to shoot something with my camera for the day. Luckily if I don't remember or get a chance to take out my camera I usually end up taking at least one cell phone camera photo. This gas station by my job went on fire, Danielle from work said she thinks the fire happened on Tuesday. I'm actually pretty upset about this fire. There's one spot in Hewlett I absolutely can't stand and that's my ex-landlord's restaurant Pantano's. I myself would never commit arson or any revenge against his terrible eatery no matter how much I hate it. The worst and most daring thing I've done is give the place a horrid review (which is actually pretty true, because seriously the food does suck). The safest thing to eat in that place is an egg sandwich and even that's not wonderful. I won't lie even though it's nasty I do wish something would happen to the place. That it would flop, catch fire, have a brick thrown through the window, but sadly this horrible restaurant just seems to be doing better and better. There used to be a location in Merrick, now I see one in Massapequa although I'm not sure if it's open or just an old store front. He has another restaurant in Long Beach (so now his stinkiness has corrupted the town that Shawn's brother lives in), I think he has a landscape company, and he owns a bunch of houses that he rents out to poor unsuspecting people who's money he will take but he won't help them if they need it. Alright this entry has definitely turned into a rant about how much I really can't stand my ex-landlord. I hope no one comes after me if misfortune befalls him (is befall even a word?). As much as I don't like the guy, the worst thing I did was to give his restaurant a bad review, and it's probably the worst thing I will do. If you happen to read this and are considering renting an apartment, renter beware, don't rent from Mike Pantano. That's also the other worst thing I'll ever do lol.

Day 185 - July 4, 2012 - Fireworks

For 4th of July festivities this year, Shawn and I went to Peggy and Dave's house with our friend Michelle. I wasn't sure I remembered the right setting on my camera for shooting fireworks but apparently I did because I got a few awesome shots. 

Day 184 - July 3, 2012 - Here we go again!

I've been seriously lacking in my exercise routines. I actually got really scared because the doctor I went to for my physical called. I have to get another blood test done in August, they want me to have an echocardiogram stress test too. Shawn's mom said it could be routine, at certain ages the doctors give certain test as protocol, Shawn said they don't know I'm a vegetarian and might just be trying to make sure nothing is wrong with my heart, he said if something is wrong, it's good they know now while we could probably do something about it. So I decided to try to get back into my exercise routine. I did 20 minutes of just dance. Hopefully I can get in at least 20 more minutes tomorrow night after pre cana boot camp is over. I'm a little nervous about these tests and hope picking up my exercise routine again will help. I'm going to try to make a point to exercise 2 times a week for now, I'm doing 20 minutes for a week or two, then upping the ante to 30 minutes. I walk on my lunch breaks most of the time, but I need to do more then that.

Day 183 - July 2, 2012 - Taking a nice shower, after my bridal shower

One of the things we registered for that we are both glad we got was this double headed shower head. Before this we had an older shower head. This shower head is so nice. One head is detachable which is really awesome, I don't even want to mention what's going to be really clean right now, but you probably will get the idea.

Day 182 - July 1, 2012 - On my birthday!

My family, being the geniuses they are (sarcasm here) decided to throw my bridal shower on my 30th birthday. Janell and Lisa, the two girls I wish were really my sisters made the event tolerable. I was grateful to have a shower but I will admit I was kind of pissed off at them for picking my birthday to throw it. I know it's retarded to be pissed about but I'm sorry I was and I won't lie about my feelings. I didn't wish to mix my birthday up in wedding events, yes my little sister did it because she chose to get married on her birthday, but I'm not her. I wanted my birthday to celebrate my way and do something of my choosing. That probably meant I was just going to have a quiet celebration somewhere, since I'm not really into throwing myself parties, but instead I got the bridal shower with lots of attention thrown on me. I also feel guilty now that we've had the shower, I feel like I've milked my friends and family for presents, our apartment is overloaded, we have stuff in the garage we won't be able to use for a long time, maybe this wasn't such a good idea. I know everyone has a shower, or maybe they should but maybe as everything seems so far with these wedding plans this wasn't the right choice for us.

Day 181 - June 30, 2012 - Belated party

Our friend Dave turned 30 at the beginning of this month. He waited to have a birthday party though. His girlfriend was coming in from California but not until the end of the month which I think was his main reason in waiting to throw a party. We had dinner at applebee's, ate this ice cream cake, then high tailed it to see Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter which we were late for. Then we went to Bellmore to hang out at Dave's usual drinking spots, Shawn wanted to leave quickly and we were scared about my car being towed so we met up with Greg at the Leaky Lifeboat then came home.

Day 180 - June 29, 2012 - It's a bad idea to grocery shop hungry

Had the day off from work. Was pretty busy, I ate breakfast had coffee then ran out the door to pick up Grizzabella's ashes in Mid-Island. I got lost going there, and coming back. I was late to meet my sister Louise, we haven't talked in 7 months and she finally wanted to talk again so I met her for coffee, then I went grocery shopping. I was kind of hungry because I only ate my breakfast and while I was driving around and getting lost I didn't stop for anything to eat. As a result there were some extra items in my grocery cart, including these pringles, chocolate chip cookies (which we gave to the people hosting pre cana), and vanilla coke. This is also now why I weigh 175 lbs, I really need to cut out the junk food, or at least get back to exercising more.