Well bad news is that I can't do the Color Run in Winston because I have festival of tables the night before and that is just too much but Nicole and I are going to do the Color Me Rad race in Greensboro March 30th! It is very similar and I am excited! I haven't been running like I should have been at all! My goal is to run at least 2 miles of the 3.1 but I will train for more and if I get more then GO ME! If you want to know more the link is below!
Color Me Rad
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Friday, February 15, 2013
Happy Valentines Day ... A little late
A lot of people don't like valentines day and it isn't my favorite holiday by any means but still I think it can be a fun holiday. I went to one of my favorite stores, The Dollar Tree, last week and I ran across some cute things for my girls! Nisee and (believe it or not) Lacee LOVE Disney Princesses and Tinkerbell. Lacee who is recently 16 months old will sit and watch Cinderealla and Tangled, pretty unheard of for a 16 month old. I found some great Princess Borders and Tinkerbell stuff from The Dollar Tree. So I decided to make a little basket for each of my Princesses! They had a great time opening their gifts! I think Lacee loved her Tinkerbell cup the most.
Chad and I don't go all out but we do usually get each other something small like a nice card and maybe some chocolate. I got the sweetest card and a Russel Stovers box of chocolates! Chad got a card and a snickers bar and a butterfinger, his two favorite candy bars! We were both happy! I don't ask for much but I wanted to go see Safe Haven, the new Nicholas Sparks movie, but Chad has to work all weekend now so no Josh Duhmel for me this weekend but maybe soon.
The one thing I don't remember about Valentines day is the massive amounts of candy that the kids get now. Nisee came home with a plastic shopping bag full of candy! Lacee got puffs and some goldfishes. I remember when we were in school we would make a folder out of construction paper and tape it to our desk and then we would get a bunch of valentines cards. They still get those but they all come with Candy now. We might have gotten a random sucker or two but nothing like these kids are getting. Nisee does not care very much for suckers but she will eat one every once in a while and she will NOT eat chocolate unless it is in the form of a chocolate chip cookie. So short of the gummies she got Chad and I now have about 15 suckers and a the equivalent of 3 candy bars of chocolate to either eat or throw away.
Valentine's day started out great but it didn't end that way. I found out around 6:45 that a man that I knew had passed away. I wasn't close to him but he was like an Uncle to my best friend and her sisters. I know that his passing is very hard on them and it makes my heart hurt for them. I wish there was something more I could do to ease their pain. I let them know that I am here if they need me and I am praying for God to provide them comfort during this time. He was a good man and he is living it up in heaven with their Dad! I just know it!
Then today we got the news that my mother in law, Mary, is going to have to put her dog, Jack, to sleep tomorrow. She found out that he has cancer and is losing blood from the tumors. He has been sick for a while and we knew it was going to happen at some point but it is always hard to lose a family member. Jack, who is a chow mix, is 15 which is pretty old for that breed. He has been there since I started dating Chad 8 years ago and he will be missed by all of us. The hardest part is trying to explain this to Nisee. She was only 1 when Mamaw passed and had just turned 2 when Papaw passed so we haven't really had to have this conversation with her. She is almost 4 now and she loves Jack and always has. Jack likes to bark and even when Nisee was a small baby and he would bark she would just laugh! We tried our best to explain that Jack is sick and that to get better he needs to go to heaven to be with Jesus and that when you go to heaven you don't get to come back. She said that Jack couldn't go and that he could just take his shots to feel better. We told her that the only way he could get better was to go to heaven. She is still a little young but I know when she goes to Grandma's and Jack isn't there that she is going to ask questions. I guess we will just have to see.
Wow, Now that I am a blubbering mess I am going to to post a few V Day Pics of the girls and I am going to be lazy and watch some of my shows!
Chad and I don't go all out but we do usually get each other something small like a nice card and maybe some chocolate. I got the sweetest card and a Russel Stovers box of chocolates! Chad got a card and a snickers bar and a butterfinger, his two favorite candy bars! We were both happy! I don't ask for much but I wanted to go see Safe Haven, the new Nicholas Sparks movie, but Chad has to work all weekend now so no Josh Duhmel for me this weekend but maybe soon.
The one thing I don't remember about Valentines day is the massive amounts of candy that the kids get now. Nisee came home with a plastic shopping bag full of candy! Lacee got puffs and some goldfishes. I remember when we were in school we would make a folder out of construction paper and tape it to our desk and then we would get a bunch of valentines cards. They still get those but they all come with Candy now. We might have gotten a random sucker or two but nothing like these kids are getting. Nisee does not care very much for suckers but she will eat one every once in a while and she will NOT eat chocolate unless it is in the form of a chocolate chip cookie. So short of the gummies she got Chad and I now have about 15 suckers and a the equivalent of 3 candy bars of chocolate to either eat or throw away.
Valentine's day started out great but it didn't end that way. I found out around 6:45 that a man that I knew had passed away. I wasn't close to him but he was like an Uncle to my best friend and her sisters. I know that his passing is very hard on them and it makes my heart hurt for them. I wish there was something more I could do to ease their pain. I let them know that I am here if they need me and I am praying for God to provide them comfort during this time. He was a good man and he is living it up in heaven with their Dad! I just know it!
Then today we got the news that my mother in law, Mary, is going to have to put her dog, Jack, to sleep tomorrow. She found out that he has cancer and is losing blood from the tumors. He has been sick for a while and we knew it was going to happen at some point but it is always hard to lose a family member. Jack, who is a chow mix, is 15 which is pretty old for that breed. He has been there since I started dating Chad 8 years ago and he will be missed by all of us. The hardest part is trying to explain this to Nisee. She was only 1 when Mamaw passed and had just turned 2 when Papaw passed so we haven't really had to have this conversation with her. She is almost 4 now and she loves Jack and always has. Jack likes to bark and even when Nisee was a small baby and he would bark she would just laugh! We tried our best to explain that Jack is sick and that to get better he needs to go to heaven to be with Jesus and that when you go to heaven you don't get to come back. She said that Jack couldn't go and that he could just take his shots to feel better. We told her that the only way he could get better was to go to heaven. She is still a little young but I know when she goes to Grandma's and Jack isn't there that she is going to ask questions. I guess we will just have to see.
Wow, Now that I am a blubbering mess I am going to to post a few V Day Pics of the girls and I am going to be lazy and watch some of my shows!
Sunday, January 27, 2013
A 4 mile hike!
My friend Kara and I had our January Exercise Date scheduled for Yesterday but due to the weather we moved it to today. She invited her friend Mandy to join us on our hike. We did the red and while trail which is really long and ended up doing a 4 mile hike! It was great! We were freezing but we had a good time and got in a great workout! I am looking forward to our next one on Feb 23rd.
Tomorrow is my weigh in for my weight watchers meetings. Normally I weigh in 1st thing in the morning in just my undies because hey I am at home and I can. So I am going to weigh in 1st thing tomorrow morning as well to see where I am in relation to last week and then I will weigh in again at the meeting and we will see where I am by 5 PM that day. I am going to try to be very good so that I can not see too much gain from morning to evening but we will see. Since I lost 4 pounds last week I am not sure what the scales will show for this week. I have been really good with my food and I have worked out quite a bit. Not as much as I wanted but I have been exercising. I am hoping for 2 pounds but as long as the numbers are going down then I will be happy!
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Testing out my 5k abilities
Since I am doing the Color Run which is a 5k on March 16th I decided to see what my 5k time is at right now. So I jumped on my treadmill tonight and I busted my tail and did a 5k. I started out with a 5 minute warm up walk at 3.0 mph and then I started running (well jogging) at 4.0 mph for 1 minute and then walking for 1 minute at 3.0 mph. I did this until I reached 20 minutes. Then I started running at 5.0 mph for 1 minute and then walking for 1 minute at 3.0 mph and I did this until reached 35 minutes. I was at roughly 2.25 miles at this point. Then I started running for 2 mins at 4.5 mph and walking 1 minute at 3.0 mph and I did this until I reached 50 minutes and 3.1 miles. After that I did a 5 minute cool down at 2.7 mph. I am happy because I have cut about 6 minutes off my 5k time since December 3, 2012. I would love to be at 40 mins by the color run and I have just under 2 months so we will see!
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| Total Distance, Time and Cals! Go ME! |
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| Yes that is Chad working out! He's supporting me on my journey and trying to get more buff himself! |
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| Super Red Faced as usual! :) Happens after every work out! |
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
New Cousins and Hockey is Back!
I am so excited to announce that Nisee and Lacee (and Me) will be getting a new cousin! My close cousin Jessie and her husband Brett are expecting their 1st bundle of joy on September 7, 2013! I am so happy for her because I know she has wanted his for a long time. Part of me hopes it is a girl because well I have lots of girl stuff she can use but part of me hopes it is a boy because well we don't have a boy!
Maybe one day we will have another baby and yes I want it to be healthy but I also want a boy. My mom has often talked about the different relationships that are formed between a mother and a son and a mother and a daughter. I want to experience that mother/son relationship but I guess that time will tell. We are not ready for another baby just yet. We do want one though. We have decided that. Being around babies and pregnant women makes me tend to forget the time I had with my last pregnancy and starting thinking about having another baby sooner but then reality sets in. We simply can not afford another child right now. Nisee and Lacee go to a fantastic learning center and I am so happy that I found them. I hope to have all my kids go there but they aren't cheap. We pay $275.00 a week in child care and if we had a 3rd that would probably break us. Nisee will start kindergarten in August of 2014 so maybe we look to have another baby due sometime around that but who knows!
Anyone who knows me or Chad knows that we are HUGE fans of Hockey and yes Our Penguins are playing their 1st game at home tonight. They are currently 2-0 having won both of the 1st 2 games of the year. The season is half over because the players and owners were being big babies about money and couldn't come to agreement. Finally after they had a MOM aka mediator come in they got to the point and we got our hockey back. Still a little upset but it isn't enough to keep me away! I love my hockey! I am actually typing this while watching the game and that is why it has taken me about an hour to type this so I guess I better get off here and finish this game!
PS I love working from home and if you get the chance I recommend it!
Maybe one day we will have another baby and yes I want it to be healthy but I also want a boy. My mom has often talked about the different relationships that are formed between a mother and a son and a mother and a daughter. I want to experience that mother/son relationship but I guess that time will tell. We are not ready for another baby just yet. We do want one though. We have decided that. Being around babies and pregnant women makes me tend to forget the time I had with my last pregnancy and starting thinking about having another baby sooner but then reality sets in. We simply can not afford another child right now. Nisee and Lacee go to a fantastic learning center and I am so happy that I found them. I hope to have all my kids go there but they aren't cheap. We pay $275.00 a week in child care and if we had a 3rd that would probably break us. Nisee will start kindergarten in August of 2014 so maybe we look to have another baby due sometime around that but who knows!
Anyone who knows me or Chad knows that we are HUGE fans of Hockey and yes Our Penguins are playing their 1st game at home tonight. They are currently 2-0 having won both of the 1st 2 games of the year. The season is half over because the players and owners were being big babies about money and couldn't come to agreement. Finally after they had a MOM aka mediator come in they got to the point and we got our hockey back. Still a little upset but it isn't enough to keep me away! I love my hockey! I am actually typing this while watching the game and that is why it has taken me about an hour to type this so I guess I better get off here and finish this game!
PS I love working from home and if you get the chance I recommend it!
Monday, January 21, 2013
Tutu Diaper Cake
I was asked to make a diaper cake for a friend and I was challenged to come up with an idea for what I wanted to do. The baby is a girl and since I have 2 girls it should have been a piece of cake right? Wrong! I spent an entire week trying to come up with what I wanted to for the cake. Finally I had a light bulb thanks to Nisee handing me a roll of tulle. The idea of a tutu diaper cake just popped in my head. I could clearly see what it would look like. I think it turned out great and so did my friend!
Playgrounds and Manual settings = HARD for me at least
Took the girls to the playground today and I tried to take some pictures on manual settings and it did not work so I decided to work in the aperture setting again and I got a FEW good ones.
Playing with Aperture
So I have been playing around with the Manual settings on my Camera a little. Mostly aperture and ISO. Here are a few shots.
Make that 4 Blogs and a Goal Update
So I decided to do a Weight Watchers Blog with my Friend Nicole. So that makes a total of 4 blogs that I am an author on this year. I have been good at participating in each blog so far and I am inspired by each one in its own way. I had a great week as far as weight loss losing 4 lbs for a total of 6.2 down. That leaves me only 1.8 and I will be at my 1st goal which was to lost 8 lbs by my Bday on Feb 7th. I seem to be on track to meet that goal!
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Disappointed
I am doing weight watchers via my work and I have to get a packet from them before I can go to my community meeting. Well I didn't get my packet from work so I can't start my weight watchers until next week but I am still going to weigh in and keep on trucking. I have worked hard this week to make good choices and I hope to keep making more next week. I need to drink more water and exercise more. So that is my goal for next week. I also need to get more sleep but I suffer from boughts with insomnia and it makes it hard on me to get the amount that I need. Here is to a good number tomorrow and to making good choices! **Drinks Water**
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