Saturday, January 24, 2009

Nice Evening

This isn't the best picture (I cut most of Carol out - oops!) but it was a fun evening at the Beef House. The best rolls and broccoli cheese soup!!! It was nice to celebrate everything Craig has accomplished so far. I can't believe he is almost done with school! We thought May 2009 would never come when he decided to go back to school.

Chad and Craig were practicing their "botox smiles." It took several tries to get it just right for the camera without laughing. These two get pretty silly when they spend time together. I just roll my eyes at them and try not to encourage it. Chad was nice enough to help us out with one of the house projects this morning.

First changes

Before


After

This is the first of many changes! We changed the cabinet pulls in the kitchen. I am so happy to get rid of the gold accents. I have never been a fan of the gold and the brushed nickle seems to blend in much better.

Friday, January 23, 2009

Back to it

It has been a while since I have posted...lots going on around here...

One of things that has kept me busy is getting to the gym 5 days a week. I'm trying to run 5 days, with cross-training 2 of those days and weights the other 2 days. Almost 2 weeks down...and 14 to go before the mini! I lost all my endurance from the marathon by taking 2 1/2 months off. I am finally comfortable with 3 miles and working my way back up with a 4 mile run scheduled for Saturday morning. The gym has been VERY full with everyone making their New Year's resolution to get in shape! I have been getting out of work late, so a lot of the 5:00 crowd is already done.

One of our goals for early 2009 is to sell our house, pending many improvements. The work officially gets kicked off this weekend! Wouldn't it be wonderful if one of those home make-over shows came to my house and got everything done in one weekend?! (I think I have been watching too much TLC and HGTV!) Please pray that someone wants to buy our house this spring!

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Back to the old routine

The holidays are over! It was a rough morning Monday getting up early and getting back into the groove of the old routine. It was really nice to have a lot of time off. I have slowly returned the house to its pre-Christmas look. The tree is finally down and it always looks so bare without the glow of the tree.

Craig had an appointment with his surgeon on Monday (six weeks since the surgery.) His surgeon told him he could start walking! He started by putting some weight on his foot, but still used the crutches. By Wednesday he was walking without the crutches, but still had the air cast on. Tonight (Thursday) he put full weight on it and has been walking around without the cast! I'm so excited for him that he won't have to lug those crutches around any more! Hopefully he feels comfortable and confident enough to return to school without the crutches and air cast. (Classes start next week!)

I have definitely enjoyed all the holiday food! Unfortunately I haven't been in the gym since Craig broke his leg. I feel like I have gained 10 pounds! I ate extremely well at all the Christmas gatherings and did some extra baking for around the house! Now that it is the new year and I am bombarded by all the weight loss commercials, I am feeling the pressure to get back in shape. My training for the mini starts Monday, the 12th. I also just found out about a 8K race at the end of March. I usually need to have a goal in mind to keep me motivated!

Thursday, January 1, 2009