I have had an epiphany today. Bear with me as I explain....When we were young I remember always wanting to have a boyfriend like everybody else. Everybody always said, " If you are looking you will never get a boyfriend, but if your not looking they seem to fall into your lap!" And pretty much that was always true....I believe that boyfriends are like "weight!" I seemed to work and work to get my baby weight off. Everyday I would count my points and feel guilty if I didn't go work-out. I was wanting to lose my weight so bad it was all I thought about. And for good reason, I didn't have any clothes because they were all too little! This past Fourth of July weekend I ate the whole time I was at my parents. I gave myself an "F" on my weight watcher attempt, as my mother-in-law puts it, on everyday this past weekend. That includes Friday-Monday!! I didn't even take running shoes to run while I was there. I decided I was going to take a break and not think about losing weight or working-out!! Well we get home and I eat like I normally do, and by golly if I didn't weigh myself today and I am back to my pre-pregnancy weight!!! This leads me to my point...Just like boyfriends fall into your lap when you are not looking, I guess my weight fell off my lap while I was not looking!! I know this sounds crazy but I had to blog about it!! I have stressed for weeks and weeks and the one week that I don't stress those last few pounds come off!! Wow......But now back to the day to day grind and stressing so I don't put those pounds back on again and get myself back in the same boat!!!!!!!!
In other news.... I thought about training to run a half marathon! Ok the key word here is "thought." Because it hasn't crossed my mind again!! :O) My sister has decided to run a full marathon in December at the St. Judes Marathon. I told her she was crazy, and that I would be waiting on her at the finish line all cool and refreshed after running my little ole' 5k!!! She is such a motivated person, but sometimes I think or I know that she loves to run because it is the only time she has for herself and the longer she runs the longer she is by herself and not chasing three boys around!!! Maybe her motivation will rub off on me and I can do a half marathon....But it will take a boat load of motivation to get me to that point.....Only if she paied me money! :O)
Ross is so fun right now. I hope he doesn't grow up thinking his name is "Bubba" because I catch myself calling him that all the time! He eats like a horse, and is already wearing 9 months clothes. Guess we could name him "Bubba" or "Hoss" if he keeps growing at this rate! I have to go buy him new clothes every two weeks it seems like!
"Yo Mom! Do I look like Bubba to you?"
(Had to post..Guess you get good shots when your camera is too slow!!!)
I thank God everyday that I have such an amazing family on both sides. I can't imagine anything any better except going to Heaven......I lost my favorite Aunt Opal this past month but WOW she lived for 96 years! Can you imagine what she has seen and how things have changed in her lifetime... I know she is dancing around in Heaven waiting on all of her family and friends to meet her there!! I was really sad that she never got to see Ross, but know that she sees him now!!! . Aunt Opal was like a grandmother to me. She kept me for several years when I was younger while my Mom taught school.
Aunt Opal, Adam, and I (visiting her in the nursing home in 2007)
I am wanting to redo my kitchen cabinets, and am trying to find the
perfect color!! For some reason I want to paint them green..NO not John Deere Green but a grayish green or really light sage green.. If anybody reading this has the perfect color PLEASE HELP!! I have been searching and found some pictures of cabinets I really do like but may find it hard to match the color...
until next time,
averie
