counting my blessings

there was a train crash outside of DC yesterday, on the metro line i take to/from work most days... apparently, a subway train plowed into the back of another one - 9 people have died and over 70 people have been injured... i have no idea how this sort of thing can happen - eric and i were glued to the tv last night at the sight of one train ontop of another... it just seems impossible... roads and subways lines have been shut down and my commute this morning took almost 2 hours... the train was so crowded, we were offloaded so i decided to walk the rest of the way - just wish i had worn better shoes! anyway, my thoughts and prayers are with the families involved in this terrible accident...

here's a shot of the two trains - see what i mean?!?!



and here's an idea of what the metro looked like this morning - the word 'chaos' doesn't even come close...



on a good note - at least i had a great spin class this morning...

happy tuesday...

two days in a row?

the good:
my weigh-in went well this morning - i was down another 2 pounds... since i've been back on WW, that's over 5 pounds gone and i'm feeling really good! i've been tracking my food everyday, thinking about what i'm putting into my mouth (and how much), and moving like a mo-fo... so let's just hope this trend continues and if not, i'm okay with that too - i AM human afterall... :-)

the bad:
the DC had a nice snow/ice storm overnight and after realizing that i was never going to be able to get my car ice-free, i opted for the bus... usually, it runs like a charm and even on bad-weather days - it's still realiable... well, not this morning - i waited for over 45 mintues and there was another woman there who had been waiting for over an hour... we kept watching buses go the other way but none were coming back - WTF! needless to say, it finally came and it was packed but at least it was warm (my feet were frozen, i tell ya!)... once on the metro, riders were faced with yet ANOTHER delay because of a station fire - are you kidding me! so i was late, again, even though both things were out of my control... stupid weather and stupid metro! :-p

tonight:
i just had dinner (didn't really like what i made though), plan on watching LOST, and then will take my nightly bubble bath... :-)

happy hump day...

food scale giveaway

i've been thinking about getting a new scale, since i'm all about measuring/weighing food again, and was happy to see roni is having a contest on her blog... see details below...

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Check out the scale giveaway on
Roni’s Weight Loss Blog!
I can win an Affordable Food Scale from Eat Smart
and so can you!
Click here for contest details!

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nothing exciting has been going on, besides the crappy weather - supposed to get a combo of snow/ice overnight so i will probably take a bus to the metro station tomorrow... speaking of metro - they had another stellar morning with a train that had 'malfunctioned' and had to be taken off the line... a trip that usually takes me 40 mins, took almost 90 - awesome! :-p

time to watch last night's 24... nighty night...

happy tuesday...