Finish the Sentance Link Up!

1. I laughed so hard I cried when... I watched Bridesmaids for the first... and 50th time...

2. My high school...was a tiny private Christian school and we had our reunion this past May... at a bar, with almost everyone getting wasted...

3. It really pisses me off... when people drive like idiots, I have a long commute and Houston traffic is horrible... esp on 45, but there are some people who make you wonder how they remember to breath in and out most days...

4. In ten years... I hope to be successful in my career, have my property that we are trying to buy this week almost paid off and planning my dream home on said property, with two little ones to enjoy it all with! :)

5. If I could erase one thing... I try to live with no regrets, every decision I have made whether bad or good has lead me to where I am today and I love where I am today... but I do have one big regret... not many people know it, only a handful and I am not sharing it on here, I will tell you it happened when I was 8!

6. In 1999...  I was a freshman and had a lot to learn about myself and interacting with others... I was a quiet little nerd, and I dated a guy my sophmore and junior year and when we broke up my confidence flourished and I came out of my shell and had a blast senior year

7. Honestly... I wasnt going to post today, I didnt even want to get out of bed today, I am run down and tired... I am glad I have tomorrow off to sleep in and I have a massage planned... I am also a little bit nervous about biking 150 miles this weekend, but its for charity, so that is motivating me right now!

8. To me, Sushi... is gross, I dont like raw food and I am sure I would like the fried stuff, but wont eat it because I have enough fried food loves in my life that I am trying to avoid.. its a trend that I hope fades!

9. Someone really needs to invent... a machine that will get you ready while still half asleep like what was on the Jetsons, I have ALWAYS wanted one... I dont mind getting ready too much, but I hate drying my hair!

10. The first time I drank alcohol... I was a senior in high school and it was after my homecoming... it was some girly "beer-ish" drink, I think Zima- I had two and was buzzed and thought I was drunk, haha

11. The one question I would ask God is... over my lifetime I have had ALOT of questions for God... I have had phases where I have been LIVID at him and others where I know he is in control and I have to trust him, but I guess my question at the moment would be: why does he love us so much that he sacrificed everything for us? what did we do to deserve that?

12. Lindsay Lohan... is one of MANY reasons my children will never be child stars, I dont care how talented they are!!

Hill Country Anniversary Weekend Update

The weekend started on Friday morning- I took Friday off, and we headed out for the hill country... after we get in the car the hubs says "Hey can you check the glove box for me?" and I found this:

 

our actual anniversary isnt until April 28th, BUT this coming weekend is the MS150 and then the hubs leaves for his next 14 days in the field... so we decided to celebrate this weekend... and my gift was diamond earrings!!!!!!! I LOVE them!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

so I immediately put them on and havent taken them off since!

 

We spent most of the weekend looking at property (saw 4), after a few hours of that Friday we went to dinner in Llano and ate on the patio...

 

 

it was a super cute restaurant..

 

the food was great other than the green beans soaked in oil...

 

the hubs got a cheeseburger and fries...

 

 

Saturday was even more property (I think 6 maybe).... still hadnt found anything that we were just sold on... which we wanted to have! This is a big deal, so we went to Fredericksburg and had a nice dinner at Crossroads Steakhouse

 

 

my filet- yes I am a Texan that gets her filet butterflied so its cooked well enough... I dont like steak thats still mooing!

 

got a pic of our B&B we were staying at- its so pretty at night... and you look up and can see millions of stars, I love it! We stayed at Walden Plantation just west of Llano- close to Fredericksburg, but far enough away that it doesnt cost your first born to stay there- and they are ALWAYS running a special on their website for a discount!

 

our view Sunday morning while  eating breakfast- they have an inside kitchen but it was gorgeous, so we sat outside... I love the view in the distance! it sits right on the Llano River!

breakfast was DIVINE, this is why I ran Sunday morning... Bananas Foster Waffles!! They were amazing!

 

 

a pic in front of the place before leaving...

 

we had one more property that we found online Saturday night that we wanted to see.. all the looking this weekend helped us nail down what areas were what we were looking for... and we were able to get an appointment to see it.... it looked perfect!

 

we stopped in Mason on the way over because we were running early and we found a fort that Robert E Lee himself was stationed at!!! This Louisiana girl was impressed... my maiden middle name was after him "Leigh" just in a girlier version!

 

This is a far away view of the property, you have to head down the road about 3/4 mile to get to it, but its beautiful, we drove around it and fell in love, there are great views (future places for a home site) and looks like good hunting too... we are in love with it! We are working on the loan applications and going to make an offer this week or next! I cant wait and I cant believe its really happening!!!!!! :)

 

after seeing the property we went to Fredericksburg for another day... had to stop at our fav pie shop, we split a piece of choc pecan pie- home made and yummy!!!

 

then had to hit at least one winery, so we went to a new one, Becker Vineyards- they are the most widely distributed Texas wine, so we hadnt been yet because of that, but they have lavendar fields that were supposed to be in bloom and thought it would be pretty... the fields were a let down... it was still to early to have a field of purple... but the wine was pretty good, we bought 3 bottles!

 

 

All in all an amazing first anniversary! I am one lucky gal and I love that man more today than I did a year ago when we said "I do"... and I cant believe we may have property in 4-6 weeks! :)

 

Run for Boston

Today at lunch I will be running instead of my planned weight session, I will run for those who cant anymore... and in memory and tribute to those affected by the horrible events that happened yesterday.





This world is full of pain and hurt and running to me has helped me with a lot of that. I actually signed up for my first marathon yesterday... I could not imagine what these people are going through. I have had to deal with loss, my dad died when I was nine. He left to go on his evening jog and never came back, he had a heart attack and didnt make it, but even though my story is similar, its so very different because what happened yesterday was not natural causes, it was hate and violence. It really saddens my heart... so today I run in memory of those affected... and as I always do for my daddy too!

I just signed up for my first Marathon... I'm crazy!?!

 

I am crazy... my cousin text me and then emails me a training plan and for some reason I agree... next February I am running the Nola Rock 'n' Roll Marathon.... I havent even done a half yet!?!?

 

So now I am also going to sign up for the half in Nola in October, gotta run a half before I try a whole, you have 7 hours to complete the marathon, so I figure I can do it... I WILL NOT get kicked off the course! I have almost a whole year to train, and I will need it...


I ran 3.65 miles yesterday- didnt have my brace or would have gone further... felt pretty good about it considering it was in the hill country and there were a lot of hills...

Weekend update will have to come tommorrow, but lets just say it involved DIAMONDS and was an amazing weekend... and we may have found our property!!!!!! ... if we did it means Ireland will have to wait, but thats ok!

My New Favorite Meal and Yesterday's Workout

Workout Summary From Yesterday:

stairmaster - 5 min- 17 flights

did each of the following 3 times:
15 reps chest press 30lbs
15 reps dead lifts 30lbs
15 reps tricep extensions 15lbs

treadmill 5 mins- 0.5 mile

did each 3 times through:
15 reps squats with shoulder press (16lbs)
20 reps lunges with bicep curls (24lbs)

I am BEYOND sore today... everywhere, I forgot how much I like to push myself on weighs, and those are heavy weights for me who has only been doing weight training with Jillian using 5/8lb dumbells! I am thinking yoga today for my muscles...


Have you been to Salata? I LOVE IT... I went for the first time a month ago and have been at least once or twice a week since... I know, obsessive much?

Katie has decided to start posting her meals, and as much as I hate to agree that its a good idea... it is, showing everything I put in my big mouth... and yesterday while eating all this stuff I didnt know I was going to do this, maybe it will keep me from pigging so much today! haha... I LOVE FOOD!

I eat the same thing for breakfast every morning that I work:

Lunch was SALATA!!! I picked it up after the gym... its long because I like alot of stuff in my salad!!

Dinner was something quick because the hubs got home last night, so we wanted QT and not having to cook or clean the kitchen... but then I wanted sweet potato fries because I resisted chips at Subway... and the hubs two chocolate chip cookies made me want the skinny cow sandwich...

 

Dinner is ALWAYS my highest calorie meal of the day when I dont eat filling snacks... see below empty carb crap because I wasnt prepared...

 

Today will be better... even though I did get a bagel top off a bagel in the kitchen this morning! OOPS!

Workouts and Weigh In Wednesday!

I forgot to weigh in this morning... I am so excited that my love comes home tonight I wasnt even thinking it was weigh in day... probably a blessing in disguise because this happened last night:

Let me be more descriptive, 3 plates of these happened last night- I love me some crawfish!!! But with that comes salt and bloating, so it wouldnt have been a good number anyway! I may weigh in tomorrow to keep track of where I am- honestly I have been eating good 80% of the time lately, but when I dont eat well, its really bad- I need to clean that up, going back to clean eating! :)


Workout Summary:
Wed spin/ RI30
Thurs run/ 30DS elliptical
Fri bike/ RI30 kickboxing on my bag and 30DS and RI30
Sat Muddy Trails 5K/ 30DS
Sun Gran Fondo Texas bike ride 50 miles
Mon spin/ RI30 wk 2 rest day
Tues run/ 30DS wk 2 spin

Workout Plan:
Wed run/ RI30
Thurs spin/ 30DS
Fri kickboxing/ RI30
Sat run/ 30DS
Sun  RI30
Mon run/ 30DS
Tues spin/ RI30

Also, they posted official pics from my first trail run this past Saturday:


I am in the zone on this one...

 

I saw this camera man- hence the smile!

Travel Tuesday: Texas Hill Country and other things..

This just happened...

oh CFA, how I love your biscuits... I havent had one in over a month, and couldnt resist.. we got them almost every morning during lent and I said no bread for lent, so they have been teasing me for a while, so I gave in... now the key is to stay within my calories for the rest of the day, I have done this sucessfully before, but its not easy, this one little sandwich puts me in the hole 440 cals!!!


In other news I need to share the cute fest that went on last night between my boys... Hank bathed Max!!! It was adorable!!!

 

then he came and helped me look at property while Max slept

 

then they snuggled, this may have been posed, but its cute danget!!!

 

this was how they ended up, cute overload, I KNOW!!

 

I got this little email yesterday- 78.25 miles last week!!!!!! That 47 mile bike ride Sunday really helped blow my mileage out the water!!!

 

 

For Travel Tuesday... I wanted to talk hill country, the hubs and I have our one year anniversary coming up, so we are going this weekend to celebrate!

 

We love the hill country- another reason we are looking at property... we are staying at the same place we stayed at last time we went, Oktoberfest 2012!

 

One of the views from the little dock out back- the plantation is along the Llano River and we loved it- its not an old plantation- it was build for purpose to sell rooms, but I love it anyway, its adorable and I know a little route for morning runs there, which is nice to already have laid out for you pre-trip! They also serve the BEST hot breakfast I have EVER had while at a B&B/hotel type place.. I love it!

 

 

You can almost see the plantation in the back of this pic, but you can see the guest house where we eat in the mornings...

 

 

 

I mean how gorgeous is this?? I can NOT wait for a relaxing weekend away with my love! How has it already been a year? Its flown by!