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Viega Paintball Outing 2011

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Ching under Events.

I consulted my What to Wear, Where: The How-to Handbook for Any Style Situation book for advice on what to wear to paintball today. No such luck. I ended up throwing on a pair of Levi’s jeans that I don’t really care about because they’re now too big for me, my red Boston Red Sox t-shirt, my Viega OCC long-sleeved shirt and then Brian’s camo jacket on top of all of that. It worked great in the morning when it was cold but, as the day wore on, it got really hot. At least the multiple layers helped to cushion the blow of the paintball hits.

Here’s what I ended up wearing…

It was really hard to move in over-sized clothes. The jeans weren’t too bad when I first put them on but, an hour later, they were practically falling off me. I should have taken Brian’s advice and worn a belt.

As hot as I was in my multiple layers, I bet Brian was burning up. He had on a pair of jeans, a short-sleeved shirt layered on top of a long-sleeved shirt and then a tanker suit over all of that. I have to say though, without him losing all of that weight, I don’t think he could have fit in the tanker suit with regular clothes on underneath it. Brian looked fabulous in his tanker suit. He looked like a serious paintball player.

Here’s a pregame photo of the guys who are seriously into paintball that they’re all dressed in camo. Below is a photo of Brian and Jordan.

Now this is something that I’ve never seen before…

Playing paintball in formal wear. I have to admit, it’s very creative. Might have to try it next year! (Found out later that they decided to dress up for paintball in honor of Brandon’s – not in the photo – wedding that evening.)

A bunch of people chatting in the “dead box” in between games.

The obligatory “Brian and Ching” self-portrait.

This hit isn’t as bad as one of the other ones you’ll see later.

Playing paintball arouses Brian. LOL!

Brandon got Brian really good in the neck. The welt, which looks like a huge hickey, actually started bleeding.

I got pretty dirty this year because I actually played. Unlike the last outing a couple of years ago when I just hung out and took photos.

I can’t wait to see the video footage that Christian captured on his action cam!

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Holiday Galleria

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Ching under Events, Zumba.

Overheard at Holiday Galleria today…

ME: It sure was nice of that guy to throw in an extra package of artichoke dip mix for us.
BRIAN: That’s because I was flirting with him earlier.
ME: Were you really?
BRIAN: No. [pause] He was flirting with me.

LOL. Leave it to Brian. Anyway, I’m so glad that he went with me this afternoon because I couldn’t find anyone else to go with me. It’s the least he could do since I did go to paintball with him this morning. I didn’t want the pass that Gina Ann gave me (for helping out with the Zumba demo last night) go to waste. Of course, by going, I ended up spending money that I should not have spent and would not have spent otherwise. Ugh. We all have to do our part to support the economy, though. =P

Speaking of last night… It was so much fun! I’m so glad Gina Ann invited me. That has got to be the most fun volunteer work I have ever done in my entire life! We were basically helping out the Junior League (Holiday Galleria) by doing the Zumba demo. Gina Ann was one of the “entertainment sponsors” and Stephanie, Andrea and I were her backup dancers. I think more people would do volunteer work if it meant just dancing around for hours on end. LOL.

Here are some pictures of the girls backstage, before we started…

We did two Zumba demos. The first one was at 5:15 pm and then the second one was at 6:00 pm. We figured we would get sweaty after the first round so we brought our “Party Hearty” tanks to change into.

Chef Jason was there too so I made sure to get a photo with him.

We also got to hobnob with the sexy firefighters. Woot!

Best volunteer gig ever! Thank you, Gina (and Junior League)!

I look uncomfortable in this photo because I was startled. All of a sudden my feet were off the ground. Totally unexpected. I think had I known what was going on, I could have at least posed. =P

The firefighters put on a really good show. We all had to buy calendars to support their cause. We even tried to win the dinner that they were auctioning off. LOL.

Another photo with Chef Jason! His cooking demo was funny. Of course, he has a great sense of humor. I had so much fun last night. I think the free margaritas and daiquiris helped. I had one glass during the intermission and I think three more afterwards. I wasn’t driving, though.

I didn’t get to do much shopping last night. Thus, the need to return this afternoon. I had a free pass, but we had to pay $8 to get Brian in. It benefits the Junior League though, so it’s all good. He got a lot of compliments for going with me. I think he was only one of a handful of men there who are not vendors. Brian is the best hubby ever! Even though he flirts with the vendors on occasion. =P

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Paracord Bracelet

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Ching under Wishlist.

This one was made by Anthony. Thank you, Anthony! Brian said he is going to learn to make these paracord bracelets too. I can’t wait to see what he comes up with. 🙂

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Blood Work and Sonogram Results

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Ching under Health.

By Tuesday we still hadn’t heard from the doctor so Brian went ahead and called them yesterday. He talked to one of the nurses who gave him some info.

Here’s what he sent me:

They are mailing us the results so we will have documentation. It is recommended that you schedule another visit for explanation and more tests. Let me know when you want to do that. I was thinking next week at around 4 PM like last time.

The results were as follows.

Right Lobe – Large Cystic Components.
Left Lobe – Solid Nodules.
Middle – Nodules found.

Blood Work.
Free T4 was normal at 1.39
TSH was low at 0.13

Let me know what day is good for you to schedule an appointment.

I’m not sure what all this means, but we should find out on Tuesday after my follow up appointment. Hoping it is nothing serious.