Vacation recap

We had a blast in Virginia! The only bump in the road was a speeding ticket given to my husband. BOO! I guess he deserved it though. I had been nagging him to slow down.....and he didn't listen.....and that is all I have to say about that. : )

Here are a few pics:

This is on the way home, pretty mountains in the background

Allie caught her first fish ever!

a Virginia sunset

Allie getting her feet wet


Jacob with his cousins

Erv and Allie at the pier

Maddie

Jacob is a little excited! Big Cousin Ryan is getting ready to drop the crab pot down

Walking around the Virginia strip

It was a great vacation. Just not long enough! We left Monday morning and didn't get there until midnight. We had 3 whole days there and then left Friday morning. I wish it was just a tad longer! However, I think I would be a lot heavier if we did that! Vacation gain is no fun. I gained 4.2 pounds. I deserved it! It is a slap in the face that I need to get back on track. Today has been a totally wonderful day. Feeling no guilt for one day really feels good!

On Vacation!

I am in Virginia Beach visiting my brother and family and of course vacationing at the BEACH! I am having a great time! and I am eating like I have no idea what a diet is! I have serious guilt about it. : ) I brought workout clothes with me but do you think I have even put them on??? Well, last week went pretty good until the weekend of course! Back to the grind when I get back though! I pinky swear!

Nine months

Maddie is nine months old today! She is a very active girl now a days. She is crawling everywhere. She is pulling herself up. She is "furniture cruising". No teeth yet though. She loves all kinds of fruits and veggies and her favorite cereal is oatmeal. She is still breastfeeding about 3-5 times a day which is great but she gets easily distracted at every sound. She likes to (suck suck) then stop and look and play and then (suck suck)......that is her rhythm.

This month was her first trip to the pool. I got her a little bathing suit and everything. She seemed to really like the water. She played the whole time we were there and the pool did wear her out. She was asleep in no time when we got home!

First bathing suit

Taking a break from crawling and playing

I wanted to upload a video but for some reason it is taking a VERY LONG TIME! Is that normal? I must not be doing it right? Oh well, maybe next time!

Working it out!

When I started my "diet" I also started exercising. I use a calendar every month to keep track of the days that I exercise. I either color in the day or use stickers to mark the days that I exercise. I am really proud of Feb, March, April, and May.......June and July are sad in comparison. These calendars really do help me keep up on my activity. I get a certain satisfaction looking at my progress every month, week, or day!

Week 23 weigh in

Wow, it has been 4 weeks since I last blogged my weigh in. Why?? ? Maybe because I stopped officially weighing myself? Maybe because I didn't want to see what the scale had to say? Maybe because I have been eating whatever I want? Maybe because I don't count points anymore? Maybe because this whole eating counting points thing started stressing me out!? Maybe because I am a failure? Maybe because I didn't want to disappoint myself and anyone else? The list goes on. and on. and on..... I have lots of excuses! So, I gained 0.8 lb. I guess that is pretty good considering I ate a whole basket of chips and queso sauce at a Mexican restaurant the other day! Whew! Yeah I know....I totally have an eating disorder. I love to eat. I love food. Food makes me happy. and sad. My relationship with it is awful!

The good thing about all of this is that I haven't totally given up. I started counting and journaling again yesterday. I am still exercising which is totally good. I just need to get my eating under control. I think I was having mad cravings last week because I started a full blown normal period. That's my first one since Maddie's been born. I know! Another excuse!!!

Here's to a good week! Please God! I haven't had a good week in weeks!

anniversary recap

Our anniversary was a great day! No stress...No kids.....just the two of us...just fun.....

We really enjoyed ourselves and enjoyed each others company for once! It was a great way to reconnect.

I SUCK at golf!

cheese fondue

Main course with lobster, filet, chicken, veggies, pork ....just to name a few

My favorite part....dessert! It was sooooo good!!!

I will def be going back to the Melting Pot! It was fun and delish! Just too expensive! A meal for two was over $100!

Nine Years

That's how long I've been married. Nine years ago today we tied the knot. Nine years of wedded bliss! We had a traditional Catholic hour long wedding in a HOT church in July! We then had a huge reception with around 300 guests! It was an event to remember. We didn't leave until midnight! It was so much fun. I was only 21 years old and Erv was 23. What I didn't understand about marriage at that young ripe age was how hard marriage is! Man is it hard! We dated for 2 years............and thought we were ready. I wouldn't change anything now.....but I do wonder what would have happened if we waited a little bit longer....until we were more mature. Our marriage today is a day to day struggle. We are working hard at keeping it together. Some days are better than others. Some days are just maddening! We still have lots to learn. I know that we both have changed since then and we are very different people now and that we continue to change.

Here are a couple of pics of us on that special day!

We look so happy! Today we plan to play golf....we have a tee time at noon...( I'm not very good at golf ) then I plan on taking him to The Melting Pot.....it is a fondue restaurant. I've been wanting to try it but it is so expensive! So today would be a good splurge day! I didn't really get Erv anything......I woke up to a new wireless printer and a pair of cute gold hoop earrings. Boy was I surprised! I don't remember the last time I got jewelry!

Here's to a wonderful day! A day to remember why we said " I do".

Guess who's crawling!

Yup! Maddie is a crawler. She started crawling last week and has been a movin' and a shakin' ever since. She went from no crawling to expert crawler in one day. She also pulls herself up to standing position. Every morning when she wakes up she greets me standing in her crib YELLING! She is so funny. The happiest baby on the block. We also dig her pig tails! Here are a few pics of her!

Independence Day

It is the 4th of July! I am so proud to live in such a great nation. We saw fireworks last night and it really moved me. I felt so lucky. Thank you to all the troops who continue to fight for our country....and to all the veterans too. We are free! Let's celebrate!

still struggling!

My day always starts off with good intentions.....but as the day wears on I start to falter. This should be easy for me considering I have at least 30 points a day to eat. 30 points! That is a lot of points. I am consistently going over 30 points. I am still exercising.....however my exercising has not been as hard. I need to start going back to classes. I haven't been to K box class in a couple of weeks. I have been running and on the elliptical and riding my bike. I am making an effort to stay active. I weighed myself today again and I gained. I know I should not have stepped on the scale since I just weighed myself on Wed....but I just wanted to see. I am hoping that peek will help me to stay in control during this holiday weekend!