Gooooood Mooorning..

and now I have the Beatles stuck in my head.. don't you just love the way my brain works?

Achilles graduated intermediate training last night and on the 13th he starts the 6 week Advanced! It gives me time to get out there and work with him in more in the mean time. We were able to sign up since it is only a 6 week class. Otherwise last night would have been the end. We play Simon says last night and apparently a lot of what the Advanced class is is just games to reinforce things they've learned in the previous classes..



On the Weight Watchers front yesterday. I dipped into my weeklies already.. I figured I would have to. So for those of you who don't know how weight watchers works, the point is to take in less calories then you burn since that is the only scientifically proven way to lose weight. They have the points system to help make it easier on you (they also have the filling foods program but I've never tried it.. last time I was on WWs it was called Core). You get so many Daily Points(DP), depending on how much you weigh, how old you are, and how active you are, also if you are male or female, or breast feeding.. they take a lot into consideration when getting you started so you have the most success. Justin, my future brother-in-law, has a heck of a lot more points then I do. Anyway on top of the DP you get Weekly Points(WP) so that if you go out to eat or have some special event or just don't get enough from the DP you can still eat more without feeling guilty. You also earn Activity Points(AP) when you work out and you can eat those to. One of my mini personal goals I like is that if I use WP I try to have enough AP built up by the end of the week to balance it out. So far I have 8AP for this week and I've used 7WP.

I'm a little stiff this morning, I did over an hour of Zumba yesterday and so I just did the 17minute AB workout this morning.

That sandwich I had for lunch yesterday at 7 West was soooo good but I shouldn't have ate the whole thing at once. I was stuffed until about 7ish last night. Which is when we were in class. I ended up just having toast for dinner at like 8:30 last night with a glass of chocolate milk. I've learned though! And learning is important.. next time I'll eat half the delicious sandwich goodness and I'll save the other half for later.. ^_^

We were supposed to go see our caterer on Saturday but he isn't available. So my mom setup the meeting for the 27th of September. Chris is starting to get more worried about getting it all done then I am! I am trying not to stress though, I told him we are right on schedule and not to worry. Which is true!

Better go get ready for work. We have meeting this morning.. >_<

First Weigh In success!

I totally had cake yesterday at work. I tried hard to avoid it but chocolate cake with chocolate icing is way too tempting. Still today, on my first weigh in since rejoining Weight Watchers I was down 4.3lbs!!! Most of which I am sure was all the alcohol I drank on vacation but that puts me back on track and I am so happy!!!

I worked out extra hard today too doing over an hour of Zumba cardio dvd goodness. Which I think was really important because we are going out to lunch today with my future mother-in-law.

It is so nice to have things to do today that do not require us running around like crazy headless chickens for once. It is an almost relaxing day off!! The big day is getting closer and closer.. I can't wait. I found out when my Bridal shower is going to be. Its been so long since I've had a party in my honor before. I don't normally expect such things.

I am so glad I found Zumba. This is a workout plan I can really stick to. Chris came in from mowing the lawn while I was doing the Zumba Cardio Party and he laughed and was like "wow you are really getting into this!" I just smiled and said its soo much fun! I was out of breath so I couldn't really have said more I wanted to.

In weight watchers you set lots of mini goals to help you from getting discouraged so here are my mini goals:

-5% - basically I need to lose about 7.4lbs to reach this and I'm already half way there
-10lbs - 10lbs is about a dress size so I'm looking forward to this one
-10% - this will leave me with less than 10lbs till my final goal
-Goal - which for me is about 23-25lbs from my starting weight.

Other goals I have are to get toner and more fit and look smokin' in my Wedding Dress. ^_^

Wish me luck!!

Sunday!

First off.. 62 more days!!

Wow almost 2 months left. It seems so crazy!! Going to get the invitations started next Saturday and will finish them and mail them that Monday I believe. So exciting! We are working OT to help make us some extra money. Thanks to living with Donnamae we have put away the money we need for the Wedding stuff and now we are focused on Saving for a down payment on a house.. ^_^

Now for some sadder news. Bandit has a really bad shoulder injury that was never taken care of like it should have. Donnamae and David waited for a long time thinking it'd get better on its own to take him to the vet. Now they will have to put him down because the vet said its gone on too long and there really isn't anything they can do. :( he is only 6 months old. It is really sad. The vet gave them some anti-inflammatories and told them to confine him for 2 weeks to a smaller area but David wont do it because it only was given a 2% chance of working. The pills will at least help him not be in so much pain for his last few days. They are going to put him down in 2 weeks time. So sad.. so sad..

Thinking about it just makes me all sad and stuff..

TGIF.. Maybe?

Hey Everyone!

Hmmm where to start.. I saw Bubba(aka Matthew) after Achille's training class but not with Achilles. Bandit and Achilles got into a fit before we left and so we had to take him home after the class because Bandit had hurt his foot. I know it sounds crazy to leave him with Bandit but they only becom aggressive with each other when people are around. Its got to do with how close in age they are in the fact that they are male. If Chris and I get another dog it will be a female. Everyone is saying it is better to pair a male with a female because they are not going to be aggressive towards each other. We shall see when the time comes.

Anyway on Sunday we met up with my brother and parents at Borders and just kind of hung out for a while. We invited Bubba to see Scott Pilgrim vs the World with us on Monday. I loooved that movie! So Monday we went down and had brunch with my parents and Bubba, then we took Bubba to the Cherry Creek mall and got our movie tickets. We had like 2 hours to kill so the three of us just walked around the mall. The only decent store to look in was It's Your Move, I mean I would have liked other stores but not those too, LOL. We ended up getting starbucks and just hanging out till it was close the movie. We then got candy. Dear lord did we get candy. I'm swearing right now not to binge like that again any time soon. >_<

That actually brings me to my next news. I have officially joined Weight Watchers again. It worked really well the first time. I've gained about 20-25lbs back though since that first successful run, partly because I'd gotten sick and partly because I just stopped eating right and wasn't exercising. But I've been doing well with the exercise so now I need get back to eating better. Since I live in the middle of no where I am doing WWs Online this time. I think since I'm working out regularly that it will really work this time around. I tried it once before and didn't really lose much weight. I normally do better when I go in person. *fingers crossed*

Anyway I just wanted to stop in and give an update.

OH!!! Kimi got a dress!! I've only seen pictures but I think it looks really nice!! I am so excited!!

64 days till the wedding!!

Bubba Day!

I was so happy to see my babies yesterday when we finally got home. By babies I of course my my loving cat Higgins ( who currently is purring incessantly on my lap) and my loving puppy Achilles.

The trip home went smooth and we got back by noon on Saturday. Friday we wondered around town and I got some shots of the completely amazing views around Breckenridge. I really want to go up there in the winter but I dread driving there as I-70 is crazy enough without snow and ice.

We saw this snow blower attachment that they used on trains to clear the snow from the tracks. It was kind of neat and it was made in Patterson NJ! Hahaha. Chris thinks I'm silly because I get excited for things from NJ or Penn State. (the Broncos played the Detroit Lions last night and Derek Williams plays for the lions so I was excited)

Bubba Gumps was of course yum. I have fallen in love with Coconut Shrimp. Mmmmmm. I even ate a mussel something I haven't done in years. The hush puppies were delish as well. Chris and I love to order drinks off their menu because they have drinks you can get that then get you free glasses. We got 2 shakers and 2 pilsner glasses. The shakers came with a Hard Ice Tea and the Pilsners came from this really fruity drink that I really liked but seemed to never end.

Kimi and Justin left early which bummed me out but it still was a nice last day. We had homemade ice cream from Mimi's Cafe.. mmm ice cream..

Saturday Chris and I were very much ready to go. We were packed and dressed and had our coffee by 8am. We had to hang out though and help James get all his stuff loaded in his truck. We then said our goodbyes and were on our way back here with Mikey around 9:45 and even with stopping in Arvada to get some food made it back around noon. Go us.

Justin and Kimi stopped by with the boys yesterday afternoon too. They brought my Hot Shots Golf back too! Something we played a lot of over the vacation. I got my brother a really nice Key Chain that says "I <3 Bubba"

Here are just a few of my photos from the trip..

Before leaving to go to Breckenridge.. Chris, Mikey and Achilles on the trampoline..


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We followed Kimi, Justin and Mikey up there and Justin pulled out a little toy monkey and a little red car.. this was when we were nearly there..


This fox was there the night we got there and came back on Wednesday too..^_^


At Peak 8 on Tuesday, we played putt putt and did the rock wall and the alpine slide..


My first time ever on the chair lift!


View from the Chair Lift.. James and Mikey were on the one behind us.. and Kimi and Justin in front of us..



This was taken before dinner on Wednesday but after a few margaritas and long island ice teas.. lol.. we were still red from the sun on Tuesday.. everyone got a little burned at Peak 8

I'll leave it at that point for now.. I need to go finish up getting ready and head out. I'm hoping to get a few shots of my brother and me and such today.. so excited!!!

quick hello!

Today is the last day in Breckenridge and I just wanted to stop in and say hi. I'll post pictures and stories when we get back.

I'm looking forward to the wedding stuff that we have to do when we get back. I feel like this was a good getaway from reality and I'm ready to get back to work on planning.

We have to get out our invitations when we get back and I need to get adresses to my mom for the bridal shower, we need to let Kimi and Justin know who to invite to our bachelor/bachelorette shindig.. And just finish up some planning for the big day itself!! Nearly 2 months now!!

My brother is in town so I can't wait to get back and see him.

See ya'll when we get back!

Feels like a lazy Saturday...

Really though I got things done so I feel good. Plus having dinner with my parents tonight. Very excited. We are going out to eat!

Anyway Kimi and I went and looked at bridesmaid dresses and we found one we both like that they can get for her in black. I am really excited. No pictures to share though. We talked about a lot of other stuff going on and I really hope we do more stuff together. I'm looking forward to going to Breckenridge next week. One more week!!!! I am so excited. Last time I didn't really know Justin and Kimi that well but this time we know each other better and I am more comfortable and able to talk more.. which with me is a big deal because I tend to get really quiet and tongue tied.

I keep forgetting to call the florist. I really need to do that so I can book them! I showed Kimi some of the flowers and told her what its gonna look like. Less than 3 months now!!! Aaaaaah.

In other news Chris and I are right on track to get a house!!!! I am so excited. It is going to take us a few months to put together the money for the down payment but it looks like in a few months we'll be getting with started in really looking. We want to look at places in longmont and we've seen a lot of listings in our price range so I'm feeling very hopeful.

I have to get ready for dinner but I just wanted to stop by and let ya'll know whats going on. Does anyone have any tips for a first time home buyer? Let me know!!

I'm am going to try and keep posting more often now that everything is starting to come together.