Happy New Year....A Little Late!

Better late than never! Happy New Year! We spent New Years Eve at my good friend's house! We ate yummy snacks, drank yummy beer and just had a really lovely time! Of course fun pics happened!

Cuz we are just that cool! 

Love

Friends!

New Years goals.....honestly, I haven't really set any! However, I have been taking more chances! I have had two job interviews for the same job! I think they really like me and I think I really like them! I will divulge more later if all works out! All I can say is, if this happens I will be one happy gal! I don't hate my current job, I just really need a change! My job is very sedentary, even when I am busy and I am just ready for something where I can move around and use my skills in a different way. I am also planning on taking voice lessons! I just really have the need to explore something that I really love doing...duh! I can't wait, I need to call the lady I was referred to tomorrow and get this going! I also want to make it a goal to lose whatever pesky lbs. that I have on me! I can do it! First step (which I already did), joining an amazing yoga studio! I love it and it really is my therapy!   Not to mention, I am getting toned and really flexible! I will write more about that later! So, I guess my goal for this year is take chances and make more changes! It feels good to be daring and even maybe not know what you might get out of taking that chance! EEK! I mean I have lost 90lbs., other changes are nothing compared to the changes I have already made!

Anyway, yay, it's a new year and I am ready and rearin to get it going! I really do love my life!

Question:  What is one of your new year's goals?

My Lovely Holiday!

Hey, everyone! Life is finally a bit more calm! I have been a busy little holiday bee! A couple holiday parties, Arizona for Christmas and many other little activities that have made life really enjoyable! First Travis and I attended a holiday party at a friends house a few weekends back, I made a oil/tahini free hummus and it was yummo! Here is me and one of my besties!

Our good friends wanted some holiday pics taken so we had a little fun with that! How cute are we?!

Awesomesauce!

I love him!

Then I went to Arizona! YAY! This was the first meeting with the in-laws! It went absolutely awesome! We ate lots of yummy food, went to Tombstone, AZ and also this super cool old mining town called Bisbee, AZ! We also spent a morning at the Saguaro National Forest and an old Mexican mission! All that and lots of quality family time made for a successful trip! Check it out!

Dinner at Tucson's oldest restaurant! Corn and green chili tamales! Awesome!

So cool!

Saguaros!

Mission San Xavier del Bac

Mom and son :)

Christmas eve!

Christmas day!

Twins.....not really but wow!

Big ass beers in Tombstone!

Bisbee, AZ

Poco!

Brussels sprout burrito.....wow! A dream come true!

So cute!

Oh my yum!

Bisbee!

Lavender Pit Mine

Makes me sad, just a big old hole in the earth!

Pretty gorgeous, isn't it?! I really don't think I could live in Tucson, AZ but I know I will visit again! It was truly relaxing and lovely! The next night was spent with an old friend! He is such a great friend and person! Love him dearly!

Martinis! 

That is a pretty good recap if I do say so myself! I hope your holiday was just as great! More posts to come!

Arizona for Christmas!!!

"I'm leaving on a jet plane, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh!" We are leaving for Arizona in an hour and I am getting pretty excited! We have to drive about an hour to the airport and then we fly! This will be the first time meeting my manfriend's family! Eek! I am sure it will be great! I hope you all have a fabulous holiday!

Happy Holidays!

From the bearded fools! Ha! This was one of his Christmas gifts and I think he loved it (as did I)! We had fun taking pictures!

My mom made these and they are fabulous! He received these because I always give him crap for his course facial hair, so he shaves (so sweet) and then complains that his face is cold, he can't complain anymore with these babies!

I have been hungover all day from drinking way too much wine at a holiday party last night! Hopefully tomorrow will be more productive! I am vegged out on the couch right now and pry will go to bed shortly! I hope your weekends are going great!

What I Have Been Up To...

Hey, everyone! It's just me, the inconsistent blogger ;)! I thought I would just posts some fun pics of what I have been up to so far this fall! I have been living life and trying (been a little anxious lately due to the new living situation) to enjoy every moment of it! I've been cooking yummy comfort food, enjoying friends and family and making the most of the warm weather before the snow inevitably falls! That's what we are supposed to be doing, right?! :)

Going to a NE game with a good friend!

Eating amazing vegetarian Thanksgiving food!

Doing crazy things in the name of science! This was at work!

Painting myself silly! I took myself on a date to paint my gramma these for her birthday! She loved them!

The finished product! Love!

Eating vegan pho! Yay!!! I love pho!

And some other delicious and not so healthy Thai dish! OMG, so good!

Having pizza parties!

Getting to see my college friends!

Hanging out with my love!

Running a 5k! This was the Jingle Bell Run and I finished with a time of 35:35! I was pretty happy with this time, especially since I was having major tummy issues up until race time! 

Playing and being awesome at disc golf!

Drinking delicious beer while playing disc golf ;)!

Taking photos while playing disc golf (someone got a new camera)! Too fun!

It has been amazingly warm out this fall! But the short days have made me pretty lazy on the exercise front! I think I will be joining the YMCA this week, I have wanted to and I think it's time to rip off the bandaid! I just have to make myself enjoy going there like I enjoy everything else in life! I want to do group fitness classes and I think that place is the best option for a variety of fitness classes. I will update you all on that front, don't you worry!

I plan to post about food here in a couple days, it's been a fall of soups and I am loving it!!! And of course, lots of pizza! I am actually making pizza tonight, I will be sure to take pictures! Talk to you soon, stay warm!

Happy Halloween aka Avoid Candy Day!

Happy Halloween, everyone!

I just finished a Halloween/fall potluck and I am proud to say that I didn't go overboard. I probably ate one too many chocolate dipped pretzels but it could have been worse. I also ate a serving of my wheat berry salad, some raw veggies with salsa sour cream dip, roasted sweet potatoes, a small serving of cheesy potatoes, apples slices and a small piece of pumpkin cake. Wow, that sounds like a lot all listed out like that, but the servings were small! No regrets!

We carved pumpkins on Monday night and I roasted the seeds last night! Yum! I love carving pumpkins! This year I went for a whimsical look (usually do a jack-o-lantern face). Here are some pics of the festivities!

Diligently carving his pumpkin!

My pumpkin!

Awesome!

Proud!

I work at WW until 7 PM and then it's home to help the manfriend hand out candy! Also, because I am in a great mood today and I feel cute, here's a couple pics of the fall outfit I wore today! In the work bathroom no less! Ha!

Who else loves funky colored leggings?! So fun! 

And the shoes rock!

I am going to throw on a witches hat for work at WW, I will be a "witch in training"! Whatever, I am horrible at thinking of costumes! Anyway, have a fun Halloween!

UPDATE:  at weight-in, I was down 2.4 lbs!!! YAY!