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Monday, March 23, 2009

Our Honeymoon

Well we are back from Mexico safe and sound. We had a great time, we stayed at the Barcelo La Jolla De Mismoloya. We weren't very impressed with the food, but it was ok. Breakfast was great. I really enjoyed the fresh fruit and fresh smoothies every morning. There was alot of fresh fish, which we both enjoyed. We really only had two days where we didn't have anything scheduled. We got there Monday after lunch, so we didnt really do anything we were exhausted. Tuesday we had a full day to do NOTHING, and instead we decided to take a walk into the town of Mismaloya, we were told to take a right after we left our resort. Well we did and we ended up walking along the highway for about 25 minutes (it was supposed to be a 15 minute walk) so we got a taxi and went back to the resort. We later found out that cross the road from our hotel the road forks and then we go right. But anyways we went into Puerto Vallarta-downtown instead, and did a little shopping, we laid out in the sun for awhile and had dinner. We were pretty much in bed by 9 every night...we are getting old you know. But we were also up by 7 every morning. At the resort you can buy these pots that are unfinished they are just clay and they have a spot where you sit and paint them, after you are finished they take them over night and put them into a kiln and fire them so they come out shiney. So I think we ended up doig a total of 6-7 pots. Well they aren't all pots, we each did a little jar for the kids, we also made salsa bowl, chip bowl, and a small plate,k plus a little bowl for my jewelry. Wednesday we laid around all day getting some sun, and that night we went on the Pirate ship. What a blast. I had done the pirate ship with Morgan family 2 years ago, but it was new to Morgan. I had forgotten that they made three girls to up on stage and sing a mexican song with an ice cube in their mouth. How funny..glad I didn't get picked. Thursday we went back into town to look for some more stuff for the kiddos, and that night we had dinner reservations at one of the restaurants at the hotel. Friday we went on what is called the outdoor adventure, you ride a mule up the mountain, then go down the mountin by zip lines and repelling down waterfalls, and free falling off of cliffs by a rope, and zip lining into rivers and hiking back up the mountain. It was SO much fun. I think that was my favourtie part of the trip. You get to meet some great people. We made some great friends that we hope to keep in touch with on that excursion. Saturday was our last full day and so we celebrated our anniversary that day. We went and had a massage together in the morning on the balcony over looking the ocean. It was wonderful. That night we went to Rythems of the Night on a private beach which is only lite up by candels, no electricity except for the show that they put on. It was so romantic. We also went to the local zoo on Saturday. It wasn't a very pretty zoo but you were able to get so close to the animals. I got to hold and play with a baby panther and Morgan got to play with a baby lion. We got to see lots of animals and get closer to them there than at a zoo here. Anyways you can view the pictures either on facebook or I have more on photo bucket..you do not need a membership to view them here.

The website is http://s632.photobucket.com/albums/uu47/mjtomlinson/
If you have troubles viewing them let me know.

I love you all. Thanks for all the anniversary wishes.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Yeah ME!!!!

So Today was our weigh in day before Spring break. I was kinda concerned because I haven't been that great at working out last weekend and I have only worked out once this week so far. But as you can see on my tracker I am not officially down 8 pounds. I am down in inches as follows:
Waist- Down 1.5
Abs- Down 2.75
Hips- Down 1.25
Neck - Down 1
My Biceps and Thighs have stayed the same so far but I hear that you loose what you put on last first so that would make sense. Anyways I am so excited I am sure that I can drop another 2 pounds to be under 190 before we leave for Mexico. I can't wait to lay around the pool and sip water and eat fresh fruit and go running on the beach and swimming. I am going to try to remain active. Anyways back to work I go. Thanks for all of the comments Everyone.

Love you all

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

The cutest nut ever

We went to go see Seths play last night. Morgan went home sick so he put some stew in the crockpot so that by the time we got home last night it was ready so that was awesome. But Seth was the cutest nut. There were lots of people there so at times he was kinda hard to see. He never actually had any parts on stage, but he sang all of the songs. Some of the actions he didn't do because he said that he was embarrassed. But during this one song they had to sing "We're tough we're mean we're squirrels" Well he wasn't embarrassed during that song because he was going all out it was HILARIOUS. But we got home at about 7:30 last night we ate and then I actually got a chance to workout. I was done working out at about 8:45 and by the time I was done working out everyone was asleep including Morgan. He took some prescription medication that the DR. gave him yesterday and it knocked him out. He didn't even set an alarm when he went to bed so he was an hour late getting to work this morning, but I think he feels a little better so that is good. Only 5 more days and we leave for Mexico..I can't wait. I am so excited to not have anything to worry about for 1 whole week except for how long I want to tan before I flip to the other side. Anyways gotta get to work.

Tomorrow is weight in day so we will see how I've done tomorrow.
Wish me luck

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Only 6 more days

So we only have 6 more days until we leave on our honeymoon. I am getting VERY excited, however I really wanted to be able to workout everynight until we go just to put in that extra attempt to look good in my new bathing suit. So we didn't workout all weekend because we were running around all day both days. I did however get a great workout in Friday afternoon. So I figured thats ok I will just start Monday as a new day, I don't want to give up just because I missed a workout I just need to get myself back on track. We have the munchkins this week so things are a little bit (and by a little bit I mean a lot) more hectic than normal. So we started off last night, both kids have piano lessons on Monday nights. So the origional plan was that Morgan was going to take the kids and I was going to go home and go tanning, workout, and have dinner ready by the time they got home. No Sweat. Well then Morgan called and he was taking longer at the bank than he though he would. So I did my 6 minute tan, went to the bank to meet him and pick up the kids. I got the kids well they didn't have their piano books with them. So we had to drive home real quick, get their books and grab a snack because I was STARVING. Well this is the first time that I have ever taken them usually Morgan or Kathy takes them. But that doens't matter so I didn't know how to get there. Morgan explain the dubdivision to me he said once I get into the subdivision to take the first right. Well the frist right brings you around in a circle. So I just had to drive around and ask someone if they knew where this persons house was. I finally found it. Seth went in for his lesson first. He is supposed to go for like 45 minutes I think. Well he went in at 6:10 and didn't get out until 7:25. Skylar then went in and she only goes for 30 minutes. Well after Seths lesson him and I are sitting there talking and I think hey if I call Morgan he can give me Seths spelling words and we can be working on them while we are waiting for Sky. So I call Morgan he gives me the spelling words. He then calls me back about 2 minutes later and says "Ask Seth about the play he is supposed to be in tomorrow" So I ask Seth "Seth do you have a play tomorrow?" to which Seth says "Yeah a Nut play and squirrel play" really ok well Morgan and I won't be able to go because we both have to work. Morgan then asks" Ask Seth about the Costume that he is supposed to have by tomorrow" WHAT HE NEEDS A COSTUME BY TOMORROW? So I ask Seth what kind of costume he needs. He says he needs a nut costume. So I ask him what kind of nut..a walnut, a peanut...what kind of nut...to which he says "None of those I just need to be a regular nut" HAHAHAHA ok well we can just send you just the way you are..hahahaha So we get home at 8:30 Morgan has dinner ready, I inhale some food. Morgan then informs me that Tori (Seths mom) has known about this play and has failed to make him a costume or tell us that we needed to make a costume. Which makes me angry becasue he can't be the only kid without a costume, and it isn't his fault. So at that point I am determined to make him the best nut I can make with the time limit that I had to make it in. So I went to wal-mart and got some poster board and some felt and a hot glue gun and some pipe cleaners, and I think it turned out pretty darn good. I took apicture last night when I finished, I will try to figure out how to post pictures on this thing so you can all see. Anyways there is my rant for today. The point of the story, I still didn't get to workout. So maybe tonight after baseball and the 7:00 play performance will get a chance. Thanks for listening.

Love you all

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Busy Weekend

We had a very busy weekend this weekend. We finished getting all the things we need for our vacation next week..only 8 more days. We went from place to place to place trying to find shorts and bathing suits for our trip. How incredibly FRUSTRATING. If really is not fun when you go into store after store after store and don't fit into any of the biggest sizes. Poor Morgan I got so frustrated that I started crying after about 7 hours of shopping on Saturday. We finally found me some shorts and a nice dress to wear. I just wanted to look good for my honeymoon. So I have some new motivation for the next week. I am going to get up at 5 in the morning tomorrow to make sure that I get my workout in. The kids are going to San Antonio with Randy and Kathy (Morgans Parents) and they leave on Friday, so I need to have their lauddry done and packed by Thursday night. I think that I might take Thursday off just to give me an extra day to get that done. Not sure yet though, it might be good for me to be at work to keep my mind off of our vacation. I think I am going to be going crazy by Friday. The girls at work are going to have to wear earplugs. So I am up typing on this blog because I can't sleep. Partly because of the time chage it doesn't feel late enough yet. But partly because I feel like I have so much to do. We were gone pretty much all day everyday this weekend so I didn't get the things done around the house that I normally do. I didn't even have a chance to workout on Saturday or today. So I am going to have to eat real well and workout like crazy this week, of course we got the kids back last night so that makes working out a little harder. But I am going to have to fit it in somewhere. Morgan bought me this really pretty perfume today (Fancy by Jessica Simpson I think) but when I got it home and opened the package the perfume had leaked and ruined the gold finish on the bottle. So I am going to have to return it tomorrow. Anyways I am going to get back to my to do list, than I am going to have to go try to make myself go to sleep. I never have a problem sleeping unless I need to get to sleep early.

Good night all, I know that was just a rambling post but I will get back to my workouts tomorrow. This next week is mostly cardio versus weight lifting. I might try to do a little of both this week, I have to weigh in on Thursday instead of next monday because the college is closed for Spring break.

ok I am really done this time
Goodnight

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Mother of all workouts

Last night was out plyometrics night. Morgan decided that he would rather go for a run. So I started plyo by myself. I did the first 40 minutes, than found out why you aren't supposed to eat right before doing this workout. It makes you sick. So for the last 20 minutes I went for a power walk around a couple of blocks to cool down. Tonight we have arms and shoulders I think, I haven't looked today. We only have 11 more days until our honeymoon, I can't wait to lay in the sun and drink some yummy frozen drinks. You know they don't put any alcohol in the drinks in Mexico. hahahahaha. Morgan has class again tonight, so it will be another late night of working out. But we will get it done. I think we have to take our frist 30 day pictures this Sunday. I will post before and after pictures after we are done the whole 90 days. But until I can say that I don't look like the before pictures. No one is going to see them except for Morgan we both did our before pictures in out bathing suits. Anyways I am going to get home and start something healthy for dinner tonight.
Thanks for all the comments I look forward to reading them.

Love you all

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Weigh In

Well I probably won't have time to blog tonight. Morgan has class and probably won't be home until 7 which means we won't start we won't get done working out until around 8:30 tonight, and by the time we ear and shower it will be late and bedtime. But I wanted to tell you that I have moved up a spot at my works biggest loser challenge. I was 8th out of 42 at our last weight in and this week I am 7th out of 42. Not much of an improvement but I will take it. I need to get going this week though to make sure that I look good in a bikini...well at least half decent..I would day that I won't ever see those people again, but the last time I said that I ended up marrying the guy that I met.....guess I made a good first impression. Love you Morgan. Anyways it is time to head home and get something going for dinner so that by the time we are done working out dinner is ready.

Goodnight Everyone

sick

Well we didn't work out last night. I went home sick at about 2:30 yesterday, got home at about 3 and Lady and I had a nap until 5:45 when Morgan got home. I got up and ate some dinner and watched tv for a little bit and went back to back and was asleep again by 9:00 and had the hardest time getting up this morning at 6:30. I still don't feel quite right but a lot better then yesterday. So for this week we are going to start tonight and just instead of sunday just being a stretch day we will do a workout plus the stretching. Weigh in was yesterday. I have lost a few more inches here and there and lost another 1.2 pounds. So I think that is 5 pounds all together that I have lost. But I think it will stay off this time. I wish the biggest loser competition counted inches lost because I have lost more inches than pounds. My pants are all fitting a little big. So that is keeping me motivated. They haven't sent out the e mail to let us all know where we are placed, but when they do I will let you know. I am sure that I am not in the top anymore but I will be in another two weeks, because we are stepping it up this week and eating very "clean".

Post again later

Monday, March 2, 2009

Its a new week

Well we have booked our honeymoon...so we have new motivation.We went and tried on bathing suit yesterday....was that ever motivation. I'm hoping I can get down at least another 5 pounds in the next 2 weeks. We leave for Puerto Vallarta on Monday the 16th. Wish me luck. I haven't blogged this weekend. But Friday night Morgan and I did our workout, we had legs and back and we were able to get through the whole DVD. Saturday I woke up at 4:45 A.M so get my workout in before we had the garage sale. We made $20....Woo Hoo. Then we went home and worked in the gardens...they look a lot better then they did. Sunday, Morgan and I worked in the yard pretty much all day spreading fertilizer and cleaning up the mess that lady has created back there. Last night we went for long walk and then we did the P90X stretching DVD. We didn't have to do anything yesterday but we chose to because we both want to get down alittle more before we leave. Anyways back to work I go.

I will blog again soon