Odds & Ends~

I'm so excited to have 20 followers-how exciting. Don't worry everyone I'm not nearly as bitter as my last post-haha.

We had a pretty good weekend. Friday night we worked and slept for a bit on Saturday morning, went to return some Christmas gifts that didn't fit, Cole got his hair cut and we went to lunch. I haven't been on the ball this week with eating and that meal was no exception. I don't know what is wrong with me but this week was harder than Christmas week.

Tomorrow morning I am planning a big wake up call workout to get myself back on track. I'm also prepping some of my healthy food tonight to remotivate myself to get ready for the week.

We are getting a wii this week and hopefully in a couple of weeks we can afford the wii fit, I think it seems fun and will help during the cold weather. The treadmill is good but variety would also be nice.

Cole is napping right now but I sleep tonight to get used to it for tomorrow night-it is so strange the entire length of our relationship we have hardly slept alone. I imagined enjoying at least the first week of having separate schedules as "ME" time but its been like two hours into his sleep and I hate it.

I've never been like this before. In past relationships I could have cared less about schedules. Haha. I am easily getting tired of people already saying how different shifts is going to strain our relationship. Do people ever think they are helping by saying such things? I'm not usually a person who gravitates towards the negative anyways but if a friend told me she was going on a different shift than her partner I would never think to say something like that-what does it solve?

Today I already felt like I had more energy. I am usually lacking in that department for sure but today I was took down and put away all the decorations, vacuumed, did dishes, laundry, litter box, etc and I'm still going. I could learn to like the new me-hope she sticks around for a bit.

I so pray that Cole gets a day shift soon. He is so supportive of me and is so genuinely happy its unreal. I know how much he wants a day shift, he was talking about it way before me.

I'll let you know how my workout goes in the morning and I'll post a pic of my new Weight Watcher Cookbook that Cole got me for Christmas-over 500 recipes-can't wait-he got me an ipod touch too and there are tons of weight loss applications. Awesome~

The Weekend~

This weekend went by in a blur. Working overtime doesn't seem too bad while I'm doing it but it sure doesn't leave for much downtime or rest.

While I was at work on Friday night Cole got a lot of our housework done and decided to try his hand at baking and choose to do Ginger Molasses Cookies. They are really good.

I had plans with my friend Kim for breakfast and a little shopping so I decided to forgo my usual nap after work.

We got a few things done and with my online shopping I think I way ahead of the game. I did some Christmas baking myself since we are having Adam's party next weekend. Still have more to do but here's what I made so far.

Thumbprints, Peanut Butter & Jar Crumble Cookies, and Chocolate Chip Cookies. I'm proud to say that the baked Chocolate Chip Cookies went into the freezer so fast I didn't even get a pic-they are a weakness-not to say I didn't try a couple-lol~

That night Cole and I got an appetizer tray from M&M Meats and enjoyed some Christmas movies with our munchies and had on all the Christmas Decorations. I wish I could do this every single weekend-its the best.

On Sunday morning we headed out for our walk and man it was freezing-lots of snow had fallen during the night.

Here I am in three layers of clothing and my snow trackers on~

This was at 5:30 in the morning and people usually drive by us like were nuts.

Judging from this pic we probably are-this is the point where I'm thinking why did we bring the camera? So cold.
Had to move around to get warm~

Cole managed to warm my heart by making me a heart in the snow :)

During the walk I got so hungry and thirsty.

Cole did too~
This is right before we went to get coffee-so hot-so nice.

Sometimes Change is Good

Just got home from another work night. I cannot tell you all how excited I am to get the day shift. I start in January. What sucks is the fact that Cole will still be working nights, we are hoping something opens up for him soon.

Working nights while trying to lose weight is unbelievably hard. The preparing of healthy meals & snacks, and having to make sure to get good rest when your body is technically supposed to be awake, its a hassle.

We'd of course still have to do these things when working days but it seems different, haha. So many people that we work with are overweight and many are obese. It doesn't help that they have vending machines that actually take debit and credit cards, I only wish I were joking. Neither Cole nor I have purchased anything from them in over two years and even then it was gum.

Well folks I did something I never thought in a million years I would do. I wore out a pair of sneakers, from actual exercise. I'm getting a pair in December, hopefully for Christmas but if not I'll get a pair for myself, I can't wait.


Something else that is pretty exciting. Well I got engaged in July and the night Cole proposed I could hardly fit my ring on, in my defense we had did lots of walking that day doing touristy things, haha. Well guess what? It hardly fits me now-as in-too big. Its flopping all over the place. I'm going to get a ring sizer thingy cause I of course still want to lose more. So exciting. Well off I go in my sneaks for another walk, Cole's going to help me do some ab exercises when I get back, oh what joy, haha.