night out.

last week's outing with elita. good time! a little bar atop a hotel. and then a little food in the mission. (delicious chicken mole tamales in banana leaves. luckily I didn't fully eat!)

those bacon-wrapped hot dogs look beyond amazing. next time I gotta do it.

out of the house.

finally got out of the house. I did work earlier in the week, but I feel like I have been incubating in front of the computer/tv watching my weekly shows for the past 4 days. as shows come out of hiatus, I get stressed!  ferris even forwarded me a quiz to take to see if I was addicted. apparently I am. I answered honestly, but I still do not agree with this evaluation.

went for mexican food with kim and ferris and discussed our upcoming trip. fresh, light and americanized. twas delicious. would've posted a picture from the restaurant, but unfortunately ferris's eyes are closed. I am so excited to travel to sin city again, and that leads to another source of motivation to lose weight. I have about 33 days left until my birthday. I originally set out for 20 pounds, but just wasn't serious enough to get it done. I'm hoping to lose 10 pounds in the next month. and with the 5 already, I'll bring up my total to 15! not too far off I hope. I mean, it is doable. and with the trip, it might be another 10 after that. we shall see.

yet even though I told myself to be serious, I still faltered under the pressure with a dark chocolate sprinkles cupcake. inhaled it in about a minute, no joke. after all, they are pretty small.

craving mexican.

didn't do anything for valentines day besides tv (which is kind of sad). and after a trip with kim and ferris to palo alto sol, I've been craving mexican non-stop. I'm thinking it's gonna happen this week.

on another note, I have less than 45 days left to lose 20 pounds. I've probably lost about 4-5, but I think I gained 4-5 during the holidays, so it's like I'm back at zero net loss. this has been so hard! I need to work out more and stop justifying my choices. I'm only cheating myself. I told myself to hold off on "cheat meals" until charlene comes home. (I'll be making a chocolate cheesecake -- and so the [slight] pigging out begins...)

finally, after a string of job applications and phone interviews, I finally got an offer! I'm excited to be one of the newest members of the Yelp! team as an Account Executive at headquarters in SF. I love the young company culture. I feel like it will be a good experience and will help me build my resume. I owe ferris credit for sharing this job posting with me and giving me the push and support I needed. the whole experience has actually boosted my confidence and I don't feel like such a loser anymore. training start date: march 14th.

amazing race this sunday too! what a week I'm having. can. not. wait.