Countdown

Reality check at the gym tonight. I hopped up on that scale (granted I had on two shirts, long pants and shoes) and weighed more than I have ever weighed. 147.6! That's not even 3 pounds from 150!
My goal was never to lose weight but to just tone up. However, I wasn't doing much toward that...I have a new goal. 135. Just 12.6 pounds. I'm hoping for at least 5 pounds by NYE, but am gonna work super hard. Eating better, which needs to be a lifetime change, drinking way more water (which I'm bad about) and running every day. We'll see.
Joel also has a goal, and we're working together. That makes it so much easier, knowing that his eating habits will change too.
so...hopefully 5 pounds in 11 days. I'll be posting progress, for my own accountability.
5 days til Christmas :) yay!

Christmas Blankets

For the past couple of weeks our church has been collecting fleece blankets to give to the residents of every local nursing home. We pulled in over 400!! Tonight, we met in the family life center and wrapped them and in the next couple of weeks before Christmas we will be delivering them, and possibly singing some carols.
I'm writing about this because tonight was incredible to me... Enough people showed up that we had the 400 blankets separated between male and female colors, wrapped, and separated into correct nursing homes in 35 minutes! I can't wait until our groups' night to deliver! It's going to be so exciting!

Took the Puppers on a field trip

Our dogs hardly get to go anywhere anymore, so last weekend Joel and I loaded them up and took them on a little trip to the "40 acres" (land Joel's sister and brother-n-law own) They had such a good time, Beans especially b/c she's good enough that we could let her off of the leash to just run around. Poor Knox had to just run behind her on the leash *dragging me along with*

                              Beans sniffing out the pile of cow bones...gross!

                                         Sweet girl loved running around =)

                          I had to run too, but Knox got his fair share of exercise

                       This is the spot of land we might, someday, maybe, build a home.

                                          Up on the hill is where we would want a house built, if we do.

Our sweet little home and Turkey Trot 2011

Joel took these pics of our current house and the trees before we lost all of the leaves ...

On Thanksgiving Day, Joel's sister, Sandi, and I "ran" the Turkey Trot in Fort Worth. It was definitely a first for me. I've never ran "competitively" and was not very good at it. But I intend to do much better the next time and hopefully by next Thanksgiving I can do the 10K instead of the 5K.

 Before the Race..when we were not about to die lol

 In Starbucks after the race...

New Camera...

This...

 Is my new camera... it's the Nikon J1...it is so much smaller than an SLR (it's actually just the size of a regular digital camera) but comes with interchangable lenses!! I loooove it!
SO hopefully now that I have this little beauty, I will be inspired to take more pictures, therefore blogging more. We shall see ~

and, there was an after party at the Barn...

The ceremony and reception were beautiful, but we had such a good time at the after party :)

                                                    Me, Jack, Jen & Katie

                                                          Jordan

Jen & Lincoln's Ceremony/Reception

                                            Jen & her daddy, Ron

                                            Yes I'm taking a picture during the prayer, don't judge.

                                             Jack & Jordan

                                               Me & My sweet hubs

                                                Me, Jack & The Bride!

                                                              Mr. James Branch

                                         The boys and their Solo cups...and Casey with his wine glass.

                                                       The hubs again

                                                                    Sweet kisses!

                                                              The Bride!

                                                 This would have been such a good picture....

                                                   Mr. Jordan Mabe

                                                            "HAWT"

                                                     Mr. Colin Garmon

Brooke, Katie and Me

Jen & Lincoln got married...

2 months later I'm finally writing again, and now I have to do some catching up. I have a few select photos to put in from Jen's bachelorette bash that co-starred me and Jack. And then a few from the wedding and after party :) Enjoy...

                                                                  Us at OEP

                                                             Black Friar in Uptown

                                                   Waiting for the E Frog outside Black Friar

                                                          Before we left the apartment :)
We had such a great time just hanging out and having a few drinks. We laughed SO much that night! I LOVE these girls!!

I'll upload pics of the wedding later :)

1139 miles either way...

 My dear sweet husband is on his way to somewhere in New Mexico on an Elk Hunt. He sent me these pictures and I think it's just the neatest thing! They stopped here, at the midpoint on Route 66...1139 miles to LA, 1139 miles to Chicago. I'm pretty sure I want to drive this...

There is an old truck here that you can sign. It's sooo awesome!

 The hubs had me tuning up with this one... Left my mark on the truck even though I didn't get to go. =) I have such a sweet husband. Only 11 more days til I get to see him again...

Healing - and some praise

While it looks disgusting, it's just healing. I'm not sure I'll be able to convince patients of that tomorrow at clinicals tho!
P.s. I didn't mention this when I talked about the great fall, but Joel took such good care of me! He walked me back to the bathrooms at the park and helped me clean it off. He's been so gentle and careful with me the past couple of days too. It's so super sweet! I just love him more than he knows!

Might have "fell" into "fall"

Joel and I decided to take a little run Tuesday night. Less than 1/2 mile in, this is what occurred. Obviously, running isn't like riding a bike. My body forgot how in a very painful way. Luckily, my tuck and roll saved my face.

 The right hand is quite a bit more painful than the other injuries =(

Last First Day

Joel took a pic of me on my last first day of school, so we could be like everyone else posting pics of their kids' first days. :) I can't believe in less than a year I'll be a nurse!

I look so forward to the experiences I'll have this year, but mostly to finishing and being able to make a better life for my sweet little family.

Now...i can finally post this that has been stuck in drafts for 3 weeks :)

Maybe now...

For the past month I haven't been able to post a blog. Like, I've been trying, but I click publish and nothing happens. So i have the new interface, here goes nothing.

Ah summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. ~ Russell Baker

June. Last wrote in December. Evidently, not getting better. First year nursing school - complete! Looking forward to the last. Start p31 Bootcamp Monday ~ so looking forward to being forced to get healthy. This will be good for me. I think this is about to become a picture blog, as I'm about to start taking my camera everywhere. I will be better. You will hear from me more!