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Kaleigh's Baby Shower

Don't you hate it when you have a great party and you don't get any pictures! These are all that I got!

I didn't even take a picture of my diaper cake when it was done! Anyways...was super crunched on time and just thought that somebody would take pictures. Guess not! Oh owell...worse things have happened!

Fridge on the fritz..

The fridge is on the fritz. it is making this noise every time the compressor runs and it is no longer cooling. I have ice cubes melting in the freezer. So far I have gotten everything out that we are going to take to the in-laws and they are bringing me a cooler to store the stuff that we need to keep at the house. I called the warranty thing and they will be coming out tuesday. Agggghhhh! Good times? Right?!

sorry...

Sorry for neglecting you blog! I have been cheating...I started a private weight-loss blog with friends to help hold us all accountable to one another. Private....so we can be candid with one another...so I might not be talking weight-loss so much anymore....

Anyway...shower stuff has been consuming a bunch off time lately. I had the invite printed up and they cut them too big...they don't fit in the envelopes...so they are redoing them. I am going to get them by tomorrow night. And then they will be in the mail! I have also started buying stuff for the centerpieces...they are so cute...I will assemble one tomorrow and take pics! I also made the cutest little pillow! Pictures tomorrow!

just wanted to share...

wrapping up some stuff

So this weekend is going to be a bit crazy. I have to finish my research paper, a smaller 2-page paper, put together a presentation on my term paper (and be able to present it), clean the carpet in the basement, take the dog to puppy class, go out for my anniversary and maybe work on some baby shower stuff. But after this weekend it is all down hill. I haven't worked out all week b/c of all of this craziness. This past three months has been so crazy with school added in the mix. I have to say that this class was challenging. Every week there was just SO MUCH assigned. I usually like to have my term papers done way ahead of time. This time, not so much. My paper is due on Monday night! I only have 1.5 pages done right now! EEEK! Now mind you, I do have a ton of great research and I have read through all of it already. I think I was the first one to actually have all of my research done in the class, but definitely NOT the first one done with their paper! Just three more classes left! But this week is pretty much it though. Then I get to go hog wild on the baby shower and working out! Hopefully my achilles issues will be straightened out by then....I have had a achy left achilles lately. I have been doing some supplements to help with inflammation...I am thinking tendinitis??? It just is weird...I mean...I guess it is from the dog pulling on the leash? Speaking of the puppy...puppy class is going awesome (and we have only had one class)! I forgot to take pictures at his first class. We will definitely take pics this weekend. He is growing like a weed...and I have found 3 teeth that he has lost within the past 5 days. So stinking cute! Well...off to bed...hopefully i will dream up some of my term paper!

Wood River Triathlon 2009

So I have noticed when you search for the wood river tri....you may come up on my blog. Just wanted to drop a line about this years tri. I have signed up with 16 friends this year...I am so pumped! So many beginners this year!

I went for a short swim this last week and it felt good!

Here are some pics from last year...

shower map for sweet pea baby shower

I finally finished working on the map for my friend's upcoming shower. It is too cute to not share. Can't wait!

Quick update....

So I am finally back....I have been stressing over all of the stuff going on lately. So the blog gets put on the back burner. Just to update you all...I won the weight loss contest...but only because I lost the most %.....basically, I only lost a pound and a half. So sad. So I am gearing up to do the 21-day cleanse again before all of this tri training starts. I have been looking for some good "legal" recipes that I will be able to have on the cleanse and I think I have found a few. Two soups I found recipes online for are Creamy Sweet Potato Soup (has some 1/2 and 1/2, but not a lot) and fire roasted tomato soup (has a little whipping cream, but not much). And then I also plan on eating spaghetti squash with homemade tomato sauce.

I am dreading this detox diet so much! But at the same time...I know it needs to be done. I need this detox so bad right now. But just so everyone knows what the diet is like....first 10 days you pretty much eat vegetables and fruit, you can also use olive oil, butter, maple syrup and seasonings, but that is it. Then after day 10 you can add lean meats, but you want to try and stick to fish. I will also be doing smoothies and detox supplements to go with the detox. Hopefully starting tomorrow....

Also...signing up for the wood river triathlon again this year and we have a larger group this year...I think we have 13-14 friends doing it with us this time around. It will be so fun!

So much more to talk about, but I am just not in a writing mood right now....sorry! :(

Learning...

So our work weight loss contest ends today...I don't know if anyone is going to win. Sad, sad...I think at best we all maintained. I guess I have learned that maybe I need to find a different motivation for weight loss and that money and things are not going to get me there. So help me God...I hope I find it.

School has been busy lately...or should I say..I have been busy with school lately. Hence why I have not been here. So many projects! And I also have a couple of big events on the horizon...a friends baby shower and my mom's 50th birthday. Mom's 50th is kind of freaking me out! I mean, she already had me when she was my age! Scary. I'll have to post some things that I have been working on lately so everyone can see the fruit of my labor. (sounds fancy, doesn't it?!)

I'll check back in to let everyone know who won this silly contest we had. (and if anyone did!)

BTW...goals for this week...get up and run the dog and my big fat butt every morning, but this morning.

What is up...

Well, since last post, coffee is gone, but tea has taken its place. A step in the right direction. Moving more....I guess it has happened. Just not to the extent that I had hoped for...I guess.

This whole new puppy thing is throwing me for a loop! I never dreamed he would be one of the reasons I don't loose weight! So frustrating. I mean, when I get home from work at night, he is one of the excuses for me not wanting to go work out. I guess this is my practic for when kiddos come along, right?! I am not liking it! I am not liking this no sunlight thing either. I would LOVE to go for a walk and/or run after I get done with work, but by that time it has allready been dark for an hour. GRRRRRR! I guess what it comes down to is if I really want to go work out and reap the benefits of it or not. I do, but obviously I don't! I hate the part of me that doesn't want to go work out! They are REALLY starting to get on my nerves! If I could just remove that part of me....I think I might be at my goal weight eventually.

So I guess this is my new mission....removing this evil Katy from my system. I'll keep everyone posted on how that is going!

And finally...what would a post be w/o some of those addorable puppy pictures...

To get to goals, you need to plan...

1. No more coffee Katy. You don't need it.
2. Move more...I don't care how you do it, just do it.
3. You know that leafy stuff in the fridge...eat it.

btw...1/2 marathon training starts on monday...are you ready?

We did it!

Hate to disappoint Natalie! But no bad puppy stories today. I am so proud of my puppy today! He went in his kennel all by himself this morning! I almost cried....I am such a sap!

On the weight loss front...I am the biggest loser at work so far....and I am going to be doing the St. Louis half-marathon in April. I'll try to get back soon and post more!

updated pup pics

Is the motivation back yet?

I hope it is...so tired of living without it! Zero can officially go on his "longer" walks now so I am thinking of hitting up the trails early in the morning. But, it is friggin cold out there these days...I hate cold. I am thinking of starting our walk when the sun rises...so essentially going a minute earlier every 2-3 days. I haven't really been good with diet lately. It seems like I can't go more than a day or two with keeping a log. I just become uninspired. But I don't know now....I kind of feel motivated tonight...but you never know when that motivation will just up and leave...so what do you do when you don't have any motivation left?

Well....tonight.....I am thinking I can reach my goal on April 6th...that Monday. So in order to do that I think I need to rely on calorie counting to get me through right now. Because, obviously, with it being SO cold and the pup at home...the exercise is just not going to happen like I want it to. And I know as it warms up and as I loose weight I WILL work out more. So maybe Zero and I won't go to the trails tomorrow, but we can definitely go for a longer walk in the neighborhood, right? No excuses there. And back on track tomorrow with calorie counting. NO EXCUSES KATY!