Painting and eating :)

So at the end of last week Karen and I painted her and soon to be our condo. I think it turned out really well With the help of friends we got it done in two and a half days. I will put up some pictures of it soon. Of course since I was painting I did'nt have time to exercise and really did not need to because of all the hard work. I also ingested a few more calories to supply all the extra energy i needed(I write this with a slight sarcastic smirk on my face)... OK really I ate bad and just didn't exercise. But with a few bike trips to Moscow and eating well I am back on track and have the 240 barrier in my sites.
Oh and by the way on a completely different note there are only 37 days to the wedding. Ok so maybe they are slightly connected :).

weight update

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Two Memorable Mornings

So during the past few days I have had two of the most memorable and unique "wake up calls" I've ever had. Saturday night I stayed over at Karen's sister and brother in laws house in the Seattle area. We were over on "west side" as we call it up here to go to a friends wedding (Congrats David and Shelly!) I had a great time hanging out with my future in laws and their dog Rocky. Rocky is a rather large Golden Lab and really enjoys having visitors over. I woke up on Sunday morning to the sound of my bedroom door opening and hearing the familiar jingle of a dog chain. "oops" thought I must not have shut my door all the way. I was sleeping on a very comfortable inflatable mattress so I was right at dog level. So I opened my eyes so I would be ready to block the cold nose treatment that I was certain was coming my way. I saw Rocky standing across from me on the opposite side of the bed I was on wagging his tail and looking happy. Thinking I was out of "danger" I said"good morning Rocky". And as if waiting for a cue Rocky vomited his breakfast on the pillow across from me. That's right up came the Kibbles and the Bits. Then as only a dog can he danced around a little bit (like he was proud of himself) and ran out of the room. I was stunned, after a lifetime of living with dogs I have never experienced anything quite like that. To say the least, I was fully awake:)
The second morning was shocking but in a different way. I awoke Tuesday with the usual argument with myself about working out or sleeping another 10 minutes. This morning working out won so I got up to get myself a bottle of water so I could head out and as I past the window in my living room I saw white flakes falling from the sky. I initially thought it must be from dandelions or something but when I looked again my wost fears wee confirmed, it was snowing. And I don't mean a small flurry that would be gone in 10 minutes less, I mean it was dumping pretty good. It continued to snow all morning! It was ridiculous. This Is JUNE! So I shelved the workout for the day and watched a video. Honestly I would prefer a dog barfing on my pillow.

A correction

So I realized that I was not wearing the same thing for my first "weigh in" as my last two. So I deducted 5 lb.s off of my original weight. I thought it was to dramatic to be good.

losing weight

So I am on a mission to lose a few (ok more than a few) extra pounds. and since I've been a bad blogger and not updating Im going to log my progress here. I found a pretty neat program to help me do it via graph. So here we go.

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We got a website

Karen and I have a info website about our engagement and our upcoming nuptials. So check it out and check back because it is a work in progress.
Here is the site
http://www.momentville.com/gregandkarenswedding

I'm engaged!!

So today I made the big leap and proposed to my girlfriend Karen Lichtenberg, and she said yes!! I took her to the coffee shop where we had our first date. Unbeknownst to her I had reserved the back room and wrote "will you marry me?" on one of the walls (it was a chalkboard) and placed some candles in the shape of a heart. I had her close her eyes, led her into the room and then, as they say, popped the question. Here are some pictures of us and the ring. I have some more pictures and stuff that I will post later.