I am sorry I have been off the ol' blog recently! It has been a busy couple of weeks. Here is a brief catch-up...
The house: Everything is great! The sellers agreed to all the repairs we asked for (roofing work and HVAC). Now its just a waiting game to let the Pros do their jobs to get things ready for our Closing. Closing is still set for December 16th which means when we return from Thanksgiving, we will be just over 2 weeks away!
My trip to Boston: SO FUN! I have some pictures to share and lots of adventures to blog about. I PROMISE I will get to it as soon as possible. There was lots of working out, hiking, girl-time and yes, 3 INCHES of snow!!! I can now say I have hiked in the snow!! Three days later... I am still very sore (which makes Jillian Jr. aka Kara, very happy)!
The holiday: Jason and I hit the road today after work heading towards Little Rock. We will stop tonight in Tyler and stay with Jason's friend Dale. Then we are up early tomorrow morning to finish the remaining 4.5 hours and arrive in time for Thanksgiving lunch. Jason's oldest sister, Monica, and her family live there. We will be joined by Jason's parents and his other sister, Jennifer and her family. Monica has invited me to join her on Friday for a Spin class at the community center... that is so exciting. (Plus, I can feel a LITTLE less guilt when enjoying our meal!)
I hope everyone has a wonderful Turkey Day!! If you are like me, I am having pre-holiday, pre-road trip and pre-leaving-my-office-for-another-4-days stress. So, to help with that, I would like to share a short video of everyone's favorite Beagle... Tucker. The other day I finished a (plastic) jar of peanut butter. PB happens to be one of Tucker's favorite things! So, I gave him the empty jar to clean out. This video was shot as I sat at my desk... sorry if it is shaky- I was giggling! Watch it to the end- he is a funny dog!
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Just one week...
One week from today at 5:45 PM, I will be jetting off to Boston for a long weekend! My super duper friend, Kara, has surprised me with a trip to see her!!
This year, Jason and I had planned on visiting Kara & Mike for New Years. However, when we decided to buy a house, we had to cut somethings out and that trip, sadly, was one of the casualties. I have been very bummed about that because I miss her... and I want to see her beautifully remodeled house!
Fast forward to a couple of weeks ago and I get this awesome email from Kara asking if I had a long weekend free that she could bring me up for a visit! I was thrilled! However... there is a catch. :o)
This isn't just a lazy, touristy visit. Oh no... Kara has put together she has called "Boot Camp 2". Yep, my weight loss mentor is going to be torturing me all weekend! She said this trip was something she had been thinking about for some time and wanted to do it as her way of continuing to support my weight loss effort. SO AWESOME!!! So, not only do I get to see my best-est friend, but I am going to learn some workout strategies as well. We are going to go to the gym, maybe hike in New Hampshire (weather and time permitting) and eat healthy all weekend. I have managed to request we get pedicures too.
Just to give you an idea of what I am in for, here are a string of emails between Kara and I last week...
A: "Two weeks from today, I will be heading your way!!!!"
K: "I know... So many options, so few days with you. I'll have to figure out how to pack in the best punch. I'm very excited about it and really just can't believe I'll get to see you so soon!"
A: "I am excited too!!! I may go running slow motion through the airport when I see you... :o)"
K: "Da dunh a da dunh da........da dunh a da dunh! (In case you couldn't deduce my email singing, that was Chariots of Fire). As long as you're running, we'll be starting the weekend right! ;-)"
A: "HA! Instead of embracing me, you would just start running and make me follow you to the car! My luggage would just serve as additional weights!"
K: "Hahaha! You've already got my plan all figured out!"
Oh Boy!!!
This year, Jason and I had planned on visiting Kara & Mike for New Years. However, when we decided to buy a house, we had to cut somethings out and that trip, sadly, was one of the casualties. I have been very bummed about that because I miss her... and I want to see her beautifully remodeled house!
Fast forward to a couple of weeks ago and I get this awesome email from Kara asking if I had a long weekend free that she could bring me up for a visit! I was thrilled! However... there is a catch. :o)
This isn't just a lazy, touristy visit. Oh no... Kara has put together she has called "Boot Camp 2". Yep, my weight loss mentor is going to be torturing me all weekend! She said this trip was something she had been thinking about for some time and wanted to do it as her way of continuing to support my weight loss effort. SO AWESOME!!! So, not only do I get to see my best-est friend, but I am going to learn some workout strategies as well. We are going to go to the gym, maybe hike in New Hampshire (weather and time permitting) and eat healthy all weekend. I have managed to request we get pedicures too.
Just to give you an idea of what I am in for, here are a string of emails between Kara and I last week...
A: "Two weeks from today, I will be heading your way!!!!"
K: "I know... So many options, so few days with you. I'll have to figure out how to pack in the best punch. I'm very excited about it and really just can't believe I'll get to see you so soon!"
A: "I am excited too!!! I may go running slow motion through the airport when I see you... :o)"
K: "Da dunh a da dunh da........da dunh a da dunh! (In case you couldn't deduce my email singing, that was Chariots of Fire). As long as you're running, we'll be starting the weekend right! ;-)"
A: "HA! Instead of embracing me, you would just start running and make me follow you to the car! My luggage would just serve as additional weights!"
K: "Hahaha! You've already got my plan all figured out!"
Oh Boy!!!
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Halloween Night...
After a day of Halloween craziness at work, I went to South Austin to join Kitt and her family for a night of Trick-or-Treating. We had SO much fun!! Kitt's sister Kelly (not pictured) and I walked the neighborhood with Kitt, Jack and the kids, Sean, Sean and Sage's friend Olivia. Sean was the cutest darn monkey (with a pacifier) ever!!!
We would stand on the sidewalk and watch as the kids went from house to house. We laughed all night as we watched the kids drag Sean to all the houses. If he fell once, he fell 100 times. We would constantly hear the sound of his pumpkin bucket thud on the ground. He never missed a beat though! He had a hard time understanding the concept of going to someone's front door and NOT going inside their home. In fact, at the first house we went to we heard a loud crash and the woman giggle... apparently Sean didn't see that she had stepped out on her porch and closed a glass door behind her... Monkey face meet the glass door. He was a bit startled but kept going!!
We walked around for a couple of hours and enjoyed each other's company while the kids had a great time. Here are some other fun pictures from the night...
It's an Obama-Lantern!!
We would stand on the sidewalk and watch as the kids went from house to house. We laughed all night as we watched the kids drag Sean to all the houses. If he fell once, he fell 100 times. We would constantly hear the sound of his pumpkin bucket thud on the ground. He never missed a beat though! He had a hard time understanding the concept of going to someone's front door and NOT going inside their home. In fact, at the first house we went to we heard a loud crash and the woman giggle... apparently Sean didn't see that she had stepped out on her porch and closed a glass door behind her... Monkey face meet the glass door. He was a bit startled but kept going!!
We walked around for a couple of hours and enjoyed each other's company while the kids had a great time. Here are some other fun pictures from the night...
It's an Obama-Lantern!!
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