Bring on 2009...

112 lbs lost; 2 lbs UNDER goal! WOOT WOOT!

Christmas was good. We finally got our tax refund that we have been fighting for all year otherwise we might not have been able to have Christmas this year. It came just over a week before Christmas so we spent the weekend prior to Christmas doing all the shopping. Rio and I didn't buy gifts for each other; we hit the after Christmas sales to get a few things we needed. They kids got spoiled rotten as usual so all is well...lol!

We are headed to SG tomorrow for the rest of the week; my sis from Cali and her family are there visiting so we are going to hang with the family! My little sis is coming too so all 4 sisters will be there...sisters bonding time...woot woot! Should be loads of fun!

I am thankful for so much this year; my husband & kids, my family, our jobs, our home, good friends and loved ones! May 2009 bring you all you are wishing for!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Weight Loss Goal...ACHEIVED!

110 lbs lost; 0 to go!!!!

Despite all the things I have done wrong and the things I should be doing that I don't stick to very well I have acheived my weight loss goal to lose 110 lbs after my weight loss surgery!

As is typical of me I could go on and on and on about all the things I have done and still do wrong but today is a day for celebration so I will save all that for another post!

I feel good...better than I have in a long time. I am so thankful that I was able to have weight loss surgery and for the things I have learned/am still learning on this journey!

Thanksgiving...

108 lbs lost, 2 lbs to go to hit my goal...!!!!!

I weigh myself once a week but sometimes more often...it's weird how much my weight will fluctuate every few days. A pound here; 2 pounds there...I am basically content with where I am right now as far as my weight is concerned. It's the SAG that I am struggling with...I traded FAT for SAG!!!!! I'm sure that if I actually got my self to the gym and toned up, some of the SAG would go away...but the rest will require some serious nips and tucks! I try not to kick myself too often about not getting to they gym...I just keep waiting for that "love of exercise" to kick in but so far no luck. I haven't made it a priority so I have no one to blame but me for not getting it done!

We spent Thanksgiving going from one end of Utah to the other. We drove to Logan on Thursday to spend Thanksgiving with Rio's family. I discovered that my tiny stomach does not like me to snack on raw vegetables before dinner so I didn't get to enjoy much of the Thanksgiving feast...live & learn! We stayed the night and the next morning we took some family pics at a nearby park...whaddya think?

Tyler, me, Tessa, Rio, Colton

Colton, Tyler, Tessa (my loves!)

Me, Rio (the LOVE of my life!)

On Friday after pictures we took Tyler back to SLC, then headed for St. George. I had a DRILL TEAM reunion there on Saturday! I was a little nervous but it was alot of fun catching up and visiting with people I hadn't seen for 20 years! Here are some pictures of a few of us and our advisor. Alot of us were there for our advisors FIRST year; I'm sure as she thinks back she wondered what she had gotten herself into! It was really nice to see all of these old friends and find out what they are up to these days.

In this one I am in the back...I was always in the back because I am tall...LOL!

Anyway, it was a hectic but fun filled weekend. I got to visit with someone who was one of my best friends in high school but who I had not seen for 20 years! We went to dinner Saturday night and watched some old drill team videos...it was a hoot.

Gotta get back to work...still learning the ropes at the new job.

Happy Holidays to you and yours!