Better...

I used to be so good at updating my blog.....so good.  I'll get better.  I promise.
For now I'll leave you with this beautiful smile. :)

One mini goal accomplished!!!

I bench pressed 100lbs!  2 sets of 10 - my other set was @ 90lbs....
Go me!  I'm on my way to benching 125lbs!  Yay! :)

You know you are in need of a vacation when...

one of your dearest friends texts to check on birthday plans and you text back whining about work and making work plans!  LOL...who does that?!?....this girl right here!  I was off work Friday and today and I was still clueless...lol!  What am I going to do with myself?
In other news I made a little progress at the gym today...whoo hoo!  I benched 95lbs.....before too long I'll be back at my 125lbs and moving on up!  Go me!  The bad part about my time at the gym is that I went on an empty stomach.  After working chest & back I thought I was going to die, but powered through and did 13 minutes of sprint intervals on the treadmill! 
Ended my evening with a nice dinner of grilled chicken thenderloins, sweet potato and grilled onion & bell peppers and then I ruined it by making a banana pudding dump cake for the hubster!  I made it has healthier by using 1% milk and lite cool whip....so after cutting the cake into 25 pieces I managed to get the calorie count down to 230 calories per piece.  Not the best, but it was dessert and I haven't had dessert in a looonnnngggg time! :) 

I'm off to bed because I'm going back to work tomorrow! :)  And I'll follow up with my friend about birthday plans!

Another post....what?!?

As I type this I am watching my Texas Rangers (losing by the way - probably should be watching the olympics) and the clock (have the wake the hubster in 10 minutes).  I've been running around like a crazy person....a sick crazy person at that.  I'm ready for things to slow down.  It seems like all I do is work, clean, cook, clean, workout, clean, work.  I guess I shouldn't complain...it could be worse. 
Other than the hectic thing I call life, I'm enjoying being back in the saddle with working out, but I sure do miss all of the fun sweets.  :(  I'm being super good because I plan to splurge on my birthday....I can't wait!  It's crazy that I've just figured out how to get people to look forward to birthdays...withhold something that they love until their birthday and they will be counting down the days.  Case in point: I can't wait until August 10th - I'm going to eat cake, ice cream, drink alcohol and have dinner that consists of something other than grilled chicken, fish, pork & sweet potatoes!  Hello 35!

The problem with stopping....

starting back up can be a b***h.  I'm four weeks back into working out and I am tired, sore and frustrated.  I was kicking butt in the weight lifting area, so getting back to where I was has been a slow process.  I'll be back in tip top shape soon.

You have got to be kid(ney)ing me.

Who new kidney's could be so difficult?  Or scary?  Not me....  I guess I'll find out just how difficult and scary mine are next week.

To be continued....

We have a.....GIRL! (Part 2)

Last night I left off with my drama filled child upset about her clothing choice for school pictures.  It turns out that she has a super mom who has some fashion sense (if I do say so myself).  I was able to put together a cute outfit for the day. 

I still didn't shave her legs or straighten her hair, but she still looked really cute.  She ended up leaving for school with a smile on her face.   I'm hoping the bags under eyes (from crying all night) will be gone by the time she takes her picture.

Mission Accomplished

One with brother for good measure.