Weight Loss Challenge Work Out Day 1

Ouch! I am not in any incredible pain but mildly sore, mostly in my thighs. Today is going to be worse and we are testing our current levels on a bunch on different things so that we can see how much we have improved 12 weeks from now.

This Saturday we have our first "challenge"...a 3 mile run at Woodward Park. HOLY CRAPATOLY!!! I will be shocked if I will the prize for coming in first, but I absolutely will finish. We start at 745am...yuck. Part of me is looking forward to the run because I want to be able to run the next half marthon that comes to Freshole but I am a wee bit nervous...mostly that I will get two black eyes from my double sportsbra-ed boobs. Ah to be flat chested while exercising...haha.

I am totally going to fit into my blue eyelet sundress for my birthday. (the dress that I have been waiting 5 years to fit into and still has the tags on it). I am super excited! There are some really nice people in my workout group...and some that I just haven't figured out yet.

Yeah Yeah the new me is on her way!!

Boxador

Mya is a Boxer Lab mix. She is not part Ridgeback, that never made sense to us. The lab makes complete sense, she is a super food piggy and loves water. Her temperament is very much boxer.

random pictures from the house

Matt moved the firewood by the back door (not my recommendation). Can you see the critter that Mya is watching?

Now both doggies are watching

Corbin thinks he is a dog

Matt really doesn't hate cats. (He let Bjorn climb up there and stay)




Someone is watching from around the corner


OMG! The kids are reading quietly without being asked.

Thanksgiving Spice Cake

A new cake for Thanksgiving. This was a super quick one. I started the whole process the night before and finished the morning of. I think I can tackle the "gift cake" any day (with a few tweaks). The flavor was a scratch made spice cake with vanilla butter cream and marshmallow fondant. Even Courtney gave it a thumbs up...and the kids are the hardest to please.

My 6 Year Dream

I got my prius! We are only paying about $10 more a month for our Prius than our Saturn Vue Hybrid. Thanks to Carmax, we got what we needed to pay off our Saturn and are very very happy owners of a 2010 Toyota Prius. This is my forever car and Matt loves it just as much. Now we can play the gas mileage game like my parents. hehe.

Factoid

I haven't posted anything recently so I thought I would show I was still alive and share a little factoid.

My cousin's name is Michael Dwight (Bailey)
My husband's cousin's name is Michael Dwight (Lewis)

Funny, huh?

Happy Veteran's Day

Take a moment today to think of those who serve and have served.
We all have loved ones that have served (or still do) and I'm sure we all have someone that we wish was still physically with us today because they made the ultimate sacrifice to ensure that we can argue our ideas, walk safely on our streets, and independantly choose how we want to live our lives. My life is blessed to have these people in my heart. First on my list is my Grandpa Don. It has been a long time, but I still think of you often. Dad is looking more and more like you too. :) It's the eyebrows. Next is my dad (USMC like his dad). After that, there are too many to list just in my family.


No matter how they served, where they served, or when they served, take a moment to thank these people in your life. We can never know their experiences but we do know that they were willing to pay the price for each of us.


Love you daddy!