back in the saddle again

since the marathon, i have run a grand total of 3 times equalling less than 10 miles. seems kinda sad for someone who did 26.2 in one day, but maybe that's just me.

as such, i've been noticing a slight bulge growing above the top of my jeans. that little pudge is widely known in the world of women as the dreaded "muffin top."

i give you exhibit a:

to illustrate how this happened in a mere two point five months, i've created a lovely math problem for you.

(large sweet tooth + lack of exercise) x time = unwanted, but well deserved, muffin top

i recently attended another one of no doubt's concerts in san diego and i sure found some inspiration for working out again. gwen stefani will be forty this year and looks AMAZING. she's had two kids and has washboard abs. i mean just look at her.

i give you exhibit b:

now that i've stopped oggling over her abs, i will tell you that i basically want to be her. she's been my favorite musician since i was 10 and no doubt's tragic kingdom album was one of the first cds i ever owned. so in hopes of looking more like her over the next year, i'm trying to work a new equation into my life:

(large sweet tooth + LOTS of exercise + eating healthier) x time = gwen stefani-like abs

i'll have you know that my first run in a long time was yesterday. it was difficult and today my legs are sore, but it's that first step in getting my ass/abs/legs back in shape.

here we go!

no doubt is back in action

a few months ago, my dear sister samantha called me up and left me a voicemail message that i'd been waiting to here for years--"no doubt is going on tour and tickets are going on sale soon, do you want to go?"  

my first thought was, "hold the phone!  my favorite band of ALL time is going on tour again and they will be making new music when they are done?  i love no doubt!  HELL YES I WANT TO GO!!!"

so we did.

the concert was may 22nd and sammy and i had SO much fun (minus the freak dancing and grinding that occurred throughout the whole concert in my peripheral vision, courtesy of a not-so-lovely white trash couple.  i mean, there are children here.  you aren't in some dark club where it's semi-okay to feel each other up while others are in close proximity.  but as you can tell, it totally didn't bother me at all.  syke.  no but really, it was totally heinous.  end of story.)

anyway, here are some pictures i took that night...

sammy and i taking a self-portrait

coors ampitheatre cricket wireless was completely full (it means no doubt is awesome!)

the opening act was a band called the sounds.  they were pretty good.

paramore played next.  i love her red hair.

then no doubt took the stage.  so cool when they did this!

besides showing blown up video feeds of the band, they played some really cool music-video type stuff on this big screen behind them.  they must have had so much fun making additional footage for this tour.

fake smoke on the back screen.

i was so sad when the concert was over :(  i want to see them again already.

this is a video i tried to edit with imovie on our computer.  the first clip is of paramore and the other three are of no doubt.  i hope it works.  enjoy!