Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Day in the life of a SAHM

Feeling very accomplished today… cleaned master bedroom, master bathroom, kids bathroom, kitchen, family room, living room, downstairs bathroom, started 2 loads of laundry, tweeted, blogged, emailed, phoned, and made a big pitcher of iced tea. I feel so awesome right now.

But I really wish I had a Java Chip Frap in front of me…. :)

~with much love, always

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Kids' Sports

My 12 year old son just started playing ice hockey this past year. Prior to about a year and a half ago, I think he had put on a pair of skates once maybe twice in his life. But moving to AZ and it being 115* outside one day during the summer, we decided to go to the ice rink for a public skate session. That was all it took. We signed him up for beginning ice hockey lessons. he skipped one whole session, and was in the Coyotes Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) Initiation Program before we knew what had hit us.

Then it did hit us: crap, hockey is another really expensive sport (he had previously done taekwondo, also expensive.) Baseball and soccer weren't so bad. But he was loving it.

Now, hockey, for those of you that know me, is my favorite sport of all time. I'll watch it live, on TV, listen to it on the radio, hell, I'll even watch old games just to get my hockey fix. But I never pushed Nate to play it. I didn't want to be one of those kinds of moms.

Needless to say, as a 1st year player he wasn't the best on the team but damn that kid played his heart out and had a blast every time those skates hit the ice. I loved seeing him come off the ice and immediately ask when he could get out there again, when can he practice again. We set up a net in the garage for him to practice (after a brief make-shift one made of horses and an old comforter) and he learned to tape his stick in his own way no longer relying on Mom or Dad to do it.

The team he played on was part of the House League for CAHA and most of the kids were 1st to 2nd year players but there were a couple that played for the Select team as well and were pretty damn good (and scored 90% of the goals for our team.) It didn't bother Nate though; he just went out there and did his part, listened to the coaches, soaked up the advice, and tried his best. They started out a little rough at the beginning of the season but then went on a 10 game winning streak. We ended up in 1st place and played for the championship. It was heartbreaking to watch these 10-12 year old boys look so deflated when they came off the ice. Those little ribbons didn't look as good as those trophies for 1st place. I think there might have been a few tears, too. As a parent, you just have to encourage them, tell them how proud you are of them, and give them a hug.

All in all though, I think Nate thoroughly enjoyed himself and can't wait to get out there and do it all again next season.

As a parent, you can only hope your kids are happy, doing the things that they love.

And it doesn't hurt when Mom loves it as well, too. ;)

~with much love, always 

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Belated weigh in...

My weekly weigh in was supposed to be on Thursday but since my parents were in town and we were having far too much fun, I forgot/didn’t want to do it. :)

Having eaten out quite a bit more than normal this last week, I was feeling a bit anxious about weighing in this week. Woke up on this cloudy Sunday morning to face my fears and was greeted with a pleasant surprise: 157.0.

Starting weight: 158.6 (2/24/11)
3/3/11: 160.2
3/20/11: 157.0

Down just over 1.5 pounds from  beginning of blogging/trying and down 3.2 from that high of 160.2. Feeling pretty good about my progress so far. I can only imagine now that life will be (hopefully) getting back to normal and I can exercise more, how much more effective this will all be. :)

~with much love, always

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Spring Break 2011

What a wonderful spring break we've had! Besties (Marlars) were here, watched an amazing color guard competition (Go RCHS!), ate all kinds of great food, drank lots of Purple Punch, my parents - otherwise known as Gramma & Grampa visited, saw a world famous fountain turn green, celebrated St. Patrick's Day with beer, family, & more yummy food, visited the Desert Botanical Gardens & watched hundreds of butterflies land all around & on us, had some other friends come in from CA (yea, 1/2 of the Cantrell boys) & we shared a fun dinner, and finished Saturday night with an awesome belated St. Patrick's Day potluck at the park with more friends.


Whew! I was very sad to take parents to airport today (yes, shed a few, ok, lots of tears) as it's always so hard to see them go. I am exhausted but so blessed. <3  I truly love my family and it's times like these I miss being so far away from them.

Oh, and found out I'm going to be an auntie to a beautiful little girl in a few months. Can't wait to meet my new baby niece (after she incubates for a few more months.)  ;) Although, if the sonogram experience is any indication, she might be a handful! Can't wait!!

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Weigh-in day

Why, oh why, do I dread this day so much? I guess since it’s earlier on in my journey (ok, wait, I’ve been struggling with my weight my entire adult life so really this isn’t “early on”) I’ve got reason to dread the weigh in what with still being pretty inconsistent with working out and not eating as well as I know I should be in order to see results. However, it is early on in the blogging about my journey and trying to be brutally honest with myself to make things work this time. I really wanted to be 130 by the time I turn 40. It seems a little out of reach now (106 days away) but I’ll keep plugging away and we’ll see where I end up on June 24th.

STATS:

Starting weight: 158.6 (2/24/11)

Last week: 160.2 (3/3/11)
Today’s weight: 159.2 (3/3/11)

~with much love, always

Monday, March 7, 2011

Melancholia

I'm feeling very melancholy today. I don't know why. Maybe it's because even though the temp says it's supposed to be 72* today, right now it's cloudy, kinda dark still at 8am, and cold. I'm also missing some friends very much. One, whom I haven't seen in years but was a friend on facebook and no longer is, is a pretty great guy that I always want to see happy. Last time we emailed, he wasn't happy. Makes me sad. I'm also missing my hiking buddies. We haven't hiked in 2 weeks and I love our time together. Alas, life gets in the way and we are all busy and/or sick.

On a positive note, my best friend, Anngee and her family are coming out this weekend. Her daughter has a color guard tournament and even though we won't be spending a ton of time with them, they'll be here and we'll get to have a few minutes together. :) And, right after that, my parents get here to spend 5 days here with us!! Can't wait!






Sorry for the downer post but that's the way it is today.

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Not official weigh in day but...

…since I was feeling pretty good about myself, I thought I’d get on the scale to see my progress. Yeah, not a good idea. 160.2 up from my first weigh in and the highest I’ve been in awhile. Of course, I have excuses but I’m not going to give them credence by even listing them here.

So, I went for a walk. My left calf is still giving me trouble (not sure exactly when/where I hurt it but it sucks and I cut my walk short so as to not end up limping home.)

I have the rest of today to eat healthy and tomorrow is another day to walk.

~with much love, always

Awww man!

It's been a month since I last posted. I just can't get the hang on this consistency thing. I read somewhere that even if you just post what you're eating for breakfast, lunch, or dinner (boring!), you should post so you get the hang of doing it every single day. I can't imagine doing that because my foods habits are pretty boring and then I'd really feel accountable for all the crap I eat. Hmmmm, maybe that's what I SHOULD do!

Can't believe we are already in March. This year is flying by so quickly.Good news is that my best friend is coming out for a few days next weekend and my parents will be out for several days right after Anngee leaves. Yea!! I need some family time. I need to sit and talk with my friend for hours and walk and bitch and complain about our lives, kids, and husbands. Can't wait!!



~ with much love