Happy Friday! I hope you’re all enjoying your Friday afternoon – it’s almost the weekend!
I have been running around all day trying to get stuff done for Jaden’s birthday parties this weekend.
This morning started with a workout:
- 3.15 miles treadmill, walked/jogged
I did not go to BodyPump this morning. I know, I know. I even felt my own forehead to see if I had a fever. I didn’t. I just wasn’t in a Body Pump mood this morning, which is pretty shocking since I haven’t missed a BodyPump class in forever.
Instead, I spent some time on the treadmill. I walked/jogged 3.15 miles before going to get my niece from the kid’s room. My quad is a lot better, but my calves have been tight lately, so I am slowly trying to ease back into running. I better get my butt in gear though because I have a couple of 5ks coming up, and I have to start training for the Biggest Loser 15k.
I was glad to get out of the gym a little earlier today because I have a lot stuff to do to get ready for the weekend. Jaden’s family party is tomorrow. Sunday, he has a dance at school and then his party with his friends from school at Chuck E. Cheese.
First, I stopped at the party store to order balloons and get a few party supplies.
Jaden doesn’t know it yet, but he’s having a lego themed party. Marlene is making awesome cupcakes for Jaden’s party at Chuck E. Cheese (I can’t wait for Jaden to see them!), so I thought I’d try my hand at making his birthday cake.
I found the cutest cake on the Betty Crocker website, but it’s a bit involved. The extent of my caking making skills are: open box, mix ingredients, pour in pan.
This cake is still a box mix cake, but it’s shaped like legos! I am going to try my hardest to make it, but if it comes out crazy then Danny is on stand-by to run to the grocery store and pick up a cake.
After the party store, we went to the grocery store to pick up the food and snacks for tomorrow.
And yes, that is Coke in my cart. I don’t drink pop (or soda!), but people at the party will. I actually got this in an email the other day that I found interesting:
I haven’t drank pop since September 14, 2009. Yes, I know the exact date! And since starting the Diet Bet, I don’t think Danny has drank any pop either, except on Super Bowl Sunday. I just personally don’t like drinking pop and prefer water, but I will admit that sometimes I smell Danny’s coke. Is that weird or what? It just smells so good. I also much rather eat my calories and sugar than drink them 
This afternoon, I have to clean up a bit and clean off my desk. I keep putting it off and putting it off. My desk is pretty much a catch-all for all my stuff, and it gets pretty cluttered. I hate cleaning it, but it must be done!
I hope you have a great rest of your Friday afternoon and a wonderful weekend!
Questions of the day:
- Do you call it pop or soda? I call it pop
- Do you drink pop? What kind?
- What’s your least favorite thing to clean?
- Any plans this weekend?
I call it soda! Boy, it’s been years though since I’ve had any. I just don’t even have a taste for it anymore.
Least favorite thing to clean: the carpet. Meaning, I don’t like to vacuum. Luckily, my husband doesn’t mind and takes care of it for us.
I think my hubby does 99% of the vacuuming too
It is soda. But since I am from the northeast it is actually pronounced soder. And I do drink it but mostly only when we are out. Very rarely at home. Caffeine free diet.
Toilets. No question about it.
No big plans really.
The Kidless Kronicles
Soder! I’ve never heard that one before! I might have to try it out
Yes we DO pronounce it soder in the Northeast!!! Lol… but now since moving to South Jersey… it’s just called soda
Seems like a lot more people call it soda than pop!
I think Pop is a Midwest thing. My friend in California laughed so hard, because that’s what they call getting a ticket/arrested…I got popped by the cops last night!
I think it is a Midwest thing. I’ve also heard that some places call pop “coke”. Like any pop. So when you go to a restaurant they say “what kind of coke do you want?” And then you say “sprite.” Its weird stuff.
Have a good weekend!
In the South, we call or it “Coke” or “cold drink”
“Pop” always sounds so funny to me! 
I call it soda. Even when we moved to Washington when I was a kid I couldn’t get into the habit of calling it pop. I am totally with you, I’d rather eat my calories than drink them.