Well, crap.  I love ya, my lil Luci Goosie.  But, Good Lord….. the things you did to my body when you were in there!  My goodness, they weren’t lying when they said having a baby changes your body forever.  Couple that with the fact that I’m quickly approaching the big 4-0…. and holy moly, not a pretty sight!

To all my HS and college friends out there- remember how I would never wear just a bathing suit in public?  How I’d always wear shorts over it?  Well, little did I know that it was ALL DOWN HILL from there.  Geez, what the heck was I thinking back then?  I should’ve been happy with what I had!  I should’ve listened to you guys!

I’ve got a little more than a month left to get bikini-ready.  NOT gonna happen.  Nope.  Apparently even training for a marathon won’t be enough to get rid of the post-pg GUT from hell.

Ok, so I guess I haven’t been perfect in my training and I’m sure the [gallons of] queso I’ve consumed since Luci’s birth isn’t helping either.  Guess I’m gonna have to learn to watch what I eat now.  Which is no fun.  I’d rather work out for 5 hours a day and eat what I want than have to watch my caloric intake.  Looks like just working out isn’t going to cut it anymore.

So…. no Matt’s El Rancho for me tonight.  Strictly salads from here on out (ah-huh, like that’ll ever happen).

I’ve lived with my thunderous thighs//tree-trunks-for-legs (thanks Jim Spiesman) my entire life, so I’m kinda used to that.  I am, however, NOT used to having a gut.  And it is Jamaican me crazy!

So, my skinny-minny mama friends out there- let me know your secret.  What can I do with this thing?

Oh, crunches you say?  What are those?

Huh…. interesting concept.  Very enlightening.  Let me take that under consideration and I’ll get back to ya….

I have this thing I do when I'm on a run-- I always, always walk the bridges.  No matter where in the run they "hit"- whether it's time for a break or not;  no matter what/no matter when- I always walk the bridges, always have.  Friends I've run with even tend to make fun of me for this nonsensical running →

This is the most kick-ass poster I've ever seen.  Of my favorite movie on the planet: Blade Runner Fabulous It's "loooong sold out" (blah blah blah).  :-( If anyone can find me one of these, I will be your slave.  For life.

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Relaxing day.  We had a great day off work.  Went to a winery and had a picnic overlooking the beautiful Texas Hill Country.  Luci had a magnificent time.   Check out the updated photos posted on the "Luci Goodness" page.  Long weekends are da bomb!

My all-time favorite thing to do on the weekends is brunch. Since I kinda have a propensity to eat, that shouldn't surprise any of you. 2nd favorite thing to do on the weekends?  After brunch?  Sit down with a nice cafe latte with the radio tuned in to a lil' Chicago Public Radio and a little "This American Life" Hilarious.  Moving.  Inspiring.  →

Lil' Luci crawled for the first time! AND, Daddy actually got it on video- which amazes me!!! She's been so close for so long now- she was crawling backwards and sideways, just not forwards! It finally happened! At the beginning of the video, you see her new favorite pose (sitting on her knees)- she learned how →

Hellz yeah!  We finally booked our vacation!  We're headed to the Bahamas!  The countdown is ON.  Nothing relaxes me like a beach vacation.   I guess you could say I'm a pretty high-strung individual (no snarky comments) so  I look forward to a beach vacation every year to completely decompress, recharge and completely relax. Sort of cliche, I know, but I →

Now that I have my Luci, I'm constantly thinking of what I want to leave her with; what I want her to learn from me, from life.  I always go back to the whole self-confidence issue.  I've struggled in this area my entire life and just when I think I'm making headway, I allow something or someone to knock that →

Well, I'll tell you, Mr. Sammy Hagar, 2nd best frontman of the raddest band ever to have existed.... It's not JUST something that lasts forever.... and that you both feel together..... Nope.  There's much more to it.... It's when your man totally offers to move outta the master bedroom closet into the guest bedroom closet, just to give you more room to →