Cabin weekend was fun as always... came back with a sunburn and with more weight piled on :(... That will change.
We left Thursday night to stay up in the cities with a few friends. Nate wanted to check out Toby Keith's bar, so we did that, stayed up way too late (3:30ish am) and wanted to be on the road by 8, with a buffer hour of 9 (that is so I don't get too cranky when people aren't moving as fast as I want them to *cough Nate*) we left at 9:11am. I knew I wasn't going to really watch what I eat... it's cabin weekend! The burgers we had at 3:00am didn't help either.
Friday we hit the road! energy drink in hand. It takes about 4 1/2 hours to get to the cabin. I am driving my friends Scott and Sheena up while Nate is on his motorcycle. Our first stop is near Baxter, MN. This was just supposed to be a quick stop for lunch. It ended up taking at least an hour. We stop at Grizzly's Woodfire Grill, because Sheena and Scott used to work there with me.. not at that exact one, but the one in Mankato. I still work there, so I wasn't too enthused. Have lunch, complete with an appetizer of Nachos. I had a cashew chicken salad sandwich with a ranch salad. Probably not the best choice. Then Nate gets the idea that he wants to buy a telescope for the cabin. He has been talking about this for a while, but when he wants something, he has to find it right then and there. So after lunch we go to Walmart that was 2 miles back. They didn't have one. Scott decides to call Mills Fleet Farm... and wouldn't you know, they have one left. So Nate gets his telescope for the cabin. (Yes, he looks like a hardass, but he is a nerd at heart). Finally back on the road.
The cabin is still 2 1/2 hours away. Scott and I decide to play the alphabet game while Sheena sleeps in the back. It took a good hour and a half, and I believe we are still on the letter X. It did make the time fly by though, which was nice. We get a call from Nate in Cass Lake (30 minutes to the cabin) he had to stop for gas, and now wants to buy a couple more things for the cabin from the grocery store... Sheena and I are getting a little irritated, because my mother informs me that happy hour has already started, and we just want to be up there. Finally after at least a half hour stop.. we are back on the road. Although, we still have one more stop to make... at the Pennington store for ice.
We get there, and in good old cabin fashion, a beer is cracked as soon as we get there :), yep, not going to count any calories from this point on...
That night we had burgers... but not just any old burger, Scott (being the chef that he is) ground his own sirloin for all of us... holy cow deliciousness! My burger had Pepper Jack Cheese, sauteed onions, and brown sugar bacon... again, we are not worrying about being fatty's...
We also, did not stop drinking from the moment we got there... now that being said, I wasn't drunk the whole time. I actually didn't get drunk until Saturday night. But at cabin weekend, it is pretty customary to have a beer in your hand at any time of the day.
Saturday we layed out on floaties for an hour or so, and then proceeded to lay out on land.. Had eggs bacon and hashbrowns for breakfast, cheddar brats for lunch, and pulled bbq chicken sandwiches for dinner. I never felt hungry. I was actually still full when dinner came around, but since everyone else was eating, I made myself a plate... that is me being a fatty. Saturday night we lit off fireworks that Nate and I got in South Dakota. We found out that lighting them off pretty much on the water was pretty sweet.
We left on Sunday around 10am. I didn't get home until 6pm :( Traffic was horrible on the way back, and so was construction. I dropped Scott and Sheena off in the cities and then I was on my way to Mankato. Nate, being on his motorcycle, lost us around St. Cloud and went straight back to Mankato. He was home by the time I dropped Scott and Sheena off.
Last night I was so exhausted I ordered Chinese food and watched the Olympics the rest of the night. Nate and Jr. went to the new Batman movie so it was nice having the house to myself.
Now, I am still watching the Olympics :)... found the courage to weigh myself... and it was awful... 226.4... that's what I get for not caring. Now I am drinking plenty of water to detoxify myself from Cabin Weekend. I am on 50oz, with 50 more to go! I am going to try to drink at least 100oz of water a day, and no pop. I will keep you updated on this. I also just download C25K (couch to 5k) on my phone, my plan is to do week1, day1 tonight.
We took a lot of pics, but I am not sure where the camera is.. so those will be posted soon. Now, I need to pee (again) and start working on cleaning this house!
Monday, July 30, 2012
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
My mom got a Tattoo!
This weekend, my mom and my sister came down for some quality girl time. The original plan was to help me plant some plants in an area of my yard that is pretty sad looking. The reality was my mom got a tattoo! Then we checked out Hobby Lobby, a local craft store. Then went to Grizzly's for some grub and drinks and spent the rest of the night just relaxing with a couple more drinks. It was a fun day, even though there are still no plants planted... I will have to do that some other time :)
Okay, now if any of you know my mother, the last thing you would expect her to get was a tattoo. I got my first one 9 years ago, a couple months after I turned 18. She at first was not happy about this. It was my first real rebel thing I did in high school, since I never drank or never stayed out late. After I got the tattoo, she got a little more okay with them. Jump ahead about 6 years, and I meet the guy I am going to marry, a tattoo artist. So with me getting three more tattoos and my sister getting three tattoos, my mom is thinking, tattoo's aren't that bad! After much thought of what she wanted to get.. she decided on a cute little design of a boat on water. If my mom and dad didn't have to work, I swear they would always be boating. Here are some pics of the tattoo apt with my husband.. I have to say, my mom was a champ!
Some other new things this week, my husband bought the NutriBullet! This is blender that blends whole fruits and veggies into drinks with no chunks. I have to admit, I still haven't put veggies in my drinks, because, well I am just scared I am not going to like it, but I did make a couple delicious fruit drinks!
My life is also consumed with homework... I forgot how hard it was to be in school, have to work full time, except this time I have a family to take care of also. So far it's going pretty well, except that all the classes are online, which is getting hard getting used to. Yes, it's nice because you can do your homework whenever and you don't have to go to class three times a week.. but honestly, I would rather go to class three times a week to keep myself on track. Also, I like physically getting all the information handed out to me so I can look at it while looking at homework and the computer. Another thing I don't like about online classes, is there was already an instance where I was supposed to attend an online session, which I did, but of course something went wrong and they didn't count me as there. I sent a nice email to my professor explaining that I was there, but who knows if they will believe me. Next time I will take pictures of the online session, just in case they have any questions. :)
This is what I typically look like right now if you were to just randomly walk into my house:
Notebook in one hand, computer on my lap, textbook semi- falling off the couch... and of course Sadie has to be involved with what I am doing... if I didn't let her up on the couch, she would be nudging my arm for like 5 minutes. It is easier just to let her up and do homework around her... soon enough she will get sick of me moving around and will move to a different location on the couch :)
Hope everyone is staying cool in this major heat spell we are having! I should probably start doing homework... :0/
Oh and I lost 2 lbs last week, go me!
Okay, now if any of you know my mother, the last thing you would expect her to get was a tattoo. I got my first one 9 years ago, a couple months after I turned 18. She at first was not happy about this. It was my first real rebel thing I did in high school, since I never drank or never stayed out late. After I got the tattoo, she got a little more okay with them. Jump ahead about 6 years, and I meet the guy I am going to marry, a tattoo artist. So with me getting three more tattoos and my sister getting three tattoos, my mom is thinking, tattoo's aren't that bad! After much thought of what she wanted to get.. she decided on a cute little design of a boat on water. If my mom and dad didn't have to work, I swear they would always be boating. Here are some pics of the tattoo apt with my husband.. I have to say, my mom was a champ!
Some other new things this week, my husband bought the NutriBullet! This is blender that blends whole fruits and veggies into drinks with no chunks. I have to admit, I still haven't put veggies in my drinks, because, well I am just scared I am not going to like it, but I did make a couple delicious fruit drinks!
My life is also consumed with homework... I forgot how hard it was to be in school, have to work full time, except this time I have a family to take care of also. So far it's going pretty well, except that all the classes are online, which is getting hard getting used to. Yes, it's nice because you can do your homework whenever and you don't have to go to class three times a week.. but honestly, I would rather go to class three times a week to keep myself on track. Also, I like physically getting all the information handed out to me so I can look at it while looking at homework and the computer. Another thing I don't like about online classes, is there was already an instance where I was supposed to attend an online session, which I did, but of course something went wrong and they didn't count me as there. I sent a nice email to my professor explaining that I was there, but who knows if they will believe me. Next time I will take pictures of the online session, just in case they have any questions. :)
This is what I typically look like right now if you were to just randomly walk into my house:
Notebook in one hand, computer on my lap, textbook semi- falling off the couch... and of course Sadie has to be involved with what I am doing... if I didn't let her up on the couch, she would be nudging my arm for like 5 minutes. It is easier just to let her up and do homework around her... soon enough she will get sick of me moving around and will move to a different location on the couch :)
Hope everyone is staying cool in this major heat spell we are having! I should probably start doing homework... :0/
Oh and I lost 2 lbs last week, go me!
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Serving Sizes!
As I was pouring my cheerios this morning, I thought I would look at what I usually pour myself, and what an actual serving size is... there is quite a difference!
This is probably a reason why I am fat... I eat at least two servings! (and that is if I stop at only one bowl...)
Yesterday one of my friends was reading my blog and wants to lose weight with me. So we took before pictures and she weighed herself (i already weighed myself yesterday). We decided that we should get together 3 times a week to walk/run/Rollerblade/bike on some trails near us. Today we started slow and walked at least 2 miles. I think I am going to have to get that "track my run" app to see how far we actually go.
Before pictures... sexy huh?
This is probably a reason why I am fat... I eat at least two servings! (and that is if I stop at only one bowl...)
Yesterday one of my friends was reading my blog and wants to lose weight with me. So we took before pictures and she weighed herself (i already weighed myself yesterday). We decided that we should get together 3 times a week to walk/run/Rollerblade/bike on some trails near us. Today we started slow and walked at least 2 miles. I think I am going to have to get that "track my run" app to see how far we actually go.
Before pictures... sexy huh?
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