WeDnEsDaY wEiGh In!

I know I forgot to post about my weigh in yesterday! Probably due to the fact like a gained .5 lbs! I over indulged myself this weekend at the football game! Not good and I know that I need to get back on track!

49ers game and getting robbed after!

Tyler's friends from work, Lauren and Brian have been trying to get us to come visit them up in San Fran for a while. They tell us how nice it is and how much they always have, so we finally took them up on an offer to go the 49ers game against the Seahawks. The game started at 1:30pm so we left here at 9am so that we could get there extra early to tailgate. We met up with some of there friends at the parking lot and started bbq and eat! I ate so much. I baked cookies and made salsa. I haven't had a reason to do anything like that for a while so I took advantage of the fact that there would be other people to eat it besides me!


Then we headed to the game! I even got a nice pat down from an old lady before entering the field. It was such a fun game even though the 49ers got there butts kicked and the true fans were getting really angry it was still fun to watch. We literally sat on the highest row. It got to be pretty hot and then all of the drunk fat men were taking off there shirts. So stinking gross!!! Surprisingly enough there was a lot Seahawk fans there. Three of the people that we went with, Jeff, Andrew, and Lauren #2 were there to watch the Seahawks, so they of course loved the game. Finally at like the end of the 3rd quarter I convinced them that we should go so that I could take some more pictures of outside of the stadium. It was so pretty! It sits like right on the bay.





So after the game we did a little more tailgating waiting for all the traffic to die down and then we decided to head back to the car. While we were walking to the car they were joking about how funny it would be if we got back there and all of our tires were slashed. Funny then but once we got to the car and realized that someone felt the need to break the driver side window and still our GPS and the Sirius Radio
it became not so funny. I was so pissed! Why do things always have to happen to us. Tyler has the worst luck!! So now he and his manager are trying to figure out everything with the insurance meanwhile we are out like $800 worth of stuff. But on a happier note, I listened to that little voice in my head that told me to put my purse in the trunk which I never do and so luckily that is safe and sound! I am hoping that our lives will stay pretty boring for a while. I have had enough with the bad luck!

Thank heavens that everyone is okay and they just got away with material things.

Wisdom teeth are finally gone!

Tyler got his wisdom teeth and sadly he didn't swell up like a chipmunk so I have no pictures. He is still a little sore and not eating what he really wants (chips and salsa) but give him time and I am sure he will be back to normal. He was a good patient because I really didn't have to do to much for him. He is pretty independent. He did try to get me to look in there and see if it was bleeding but I couldn't. It made me gag. I can't imagine how I will be when I have kids. I hope I get a stronger stomach!

Turtle!

We found this cute little turtle! Tyler loves him and it keeps him entertained. He stayed up really late the other night making it a nice home and trying to get it to follow directions. I don't think he realizes that the turtle has a mind of its own and wont listen to anyone. He keep trying to escape through the clear walls of his aquarium. That has to be torture. I hope he doesn't start to smell before we have to take him to Az! Good thing Tyler is here to take care of him. His favorite food right now is baby shrimp and creel.

Suds on the green!

I guess it was a few weekends ago now but we went to the "Suds on the Green" with some friends and it was a lot of fun. I did get bored towards the end hence the picture of the 7-up can but overall it was a good time. There were pro golfers there I was told but I wouldn't know them from Adam. It almost inspired me to take up golfing. My grandparents would be proud!

I am bored!

So I finished the Twilight series for the second time and now I am bored and I need something to read. If anyone good love story books that they recommend let me know. I need something to help pass the time. It has gotten so bad that I am currently watching the High School Musical 2 and I watched the first one yesterday and I am contemplating going to the third one that comes out tomorrow. I will probably be the only adult with no little girls at the theater. Please Help Me!

It is finally starting to feel like fall here, besides the 86 degree weather that is. But the leaves are changing colors and the mornings are nice and cool and the evenings smell like fall. I will post some pictures as soon as I take some! I realize I have been slacking on pictures, I will work on that. I have some, I have just been reading instead. lol!
Last weekend we went to a golf event with some friends. Turns out it was an Octoberfest with a golf tournament. It was fun and a nice warm day. I found myself just laying around on the grass enjoying the fresh air. Pictures to come!
Other then that it has been pretty boring. Tyler gets his wisdom teeth out tomorrow and I will for sure take some pictures of his chipmunk cheeks afterwards. He thinks he will pretty sick so we will be laying low on Saturday but on Sunday we are going to a 49ers game! They are playing the Seahawks. It should be a good time and it is supposed to be perfect weather.
Well I cant wait to go home in a week from tomorrow. I am so excited to see everyone!

WeDnEsDaY wEiGh In!

Another week and I lost .8 of a pound!!!!! It was a good week but I know I can work on somethings. I have been slacking on my walking because I have been reading. But I am almost done with my book so i can get back to my two walks a day and all the rest. I am feeling better! My stomach feels smaller probably not to anyone else but to me and I guess that is all that matters!! Wish me luck with the next week! Thanks for all the support and advice!

WeDnEsDaY wEiGh In!

It is that day again and I weighed 1 lb less then two weeks ago! I wish it were more of a change!!!!! But as someone pointed out to me muscle weighs more then fat. I would like to think that my fat is just turning into muscle but I am not sure if I believe it. But no worries I am feeling better about my body which is my whole goal for doing this. I have hung the say "Remember the power of positive thinking," all over the apartment. Tyler thinks it is funny but I need that reminder.
Also I am officially a successful vitamin taker!!!! I even finished a whole bottle. My mom has been telling me forever that I need to take my vitamins and I could just never get in the habit. But she can be happier now knowing that I am! They make me feel better so I guess they are working.
Tyler is gone again until tomorrow, then he should be home for a while. The other day we went for a walk and guess what we found????? I know you are all hoping that we found a winning lottery ticket but nope that isn't it. We found a TURTLE!!!! It is a red eared slider. I think someone either got sick of it and let it out or it escaped. So for now it is at the family's house that I nanny for and then when we drive home for Thanksgiving I am going to take it home for my dad! It is really just with them until they get sick of it. Thank you Sandy for letting it stay there.
Well I think that is all for now. I am just hanging out watching music videos. I know I am lame. I need a kid to keep me busy. Don't be jealous all of you mothers that no longer have free time. I think it is way cooler that you guys have kids and I am super jealous of that. I know my time will come so I will take advantage of my easy life for now.

First and Last Spook house

So our new friends Saskia and Jono invited us to go with them and some other people to The Great America theme park for some spook houses and to ride the roller coasters. I have to admit it was a lot of fun except for the one and only spook house
that I went into and the scary people that would follow me through the park. There were these fog areas that you really couldn't avoid that had scary people that would follow you and come out from anywhere. I watched a few people come out in tears. I would just run as fast as a I could until I got out of there and there would always be someone following me that was so creepy. Then Tyler informed me if I were to just act natural while walking through them that they wouldn't bother me. Harder then it sounds. Then we went into the SLAUGHTERHOUSE! I should have known by the name of it that it wasn't a place for me but I went in instead and yes by the first corner I was crying. It was so scary and I will never go in one again! Mark my words! I sat the rest of them out and watched this creepy clown scare the poor people that didn't notice him from the food court. That was the SAFE ZONE!

And if any of you know you know I am not a big fan of doing crazy things but I decided I could be a good wife and go with Tyler. IT WAS SO FUN!! I was in one of those crazy moods. Tyler said he was impressed! LOL! As Aneron would say I was showing off for him. Here is a few more pictures from the night from Tyler's cell phone because once again he told me I shouldn't bring my camera.
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Here is a picture of Saskia and her husband Jono being a dork and I getting ready to go on a roller coaster!

Did you know....

Shopping for 1 hour and 38 minutes you can burn 247 calories!
Rollerblade for 18 min = 243 cal!
Walk/ baby for 1 hr 5 min = 243 cal!
Vacuum for 1 hr 5 min = 243 cal!
Talk on the phone while standing for 1 hr = 243!
Clean up after dinner for 45 min = 120 cal!
Play touch football with your kids for 29 min = 247 cal!
Dance to 4 of your favorite songs for 13 min = 62 cal!
Just some of the weird facts that I learned while reading the Fitness magazine. I recommend singing your favorite songs and dance while you are in the shower. It lightens your spirit while you are burning some calories!

WeDnEsDaY wEiGh In!

I know it is Wednesday and I am supposed to weigh myself but I am going to take a bye this week. I am just not feeling like it. I have had quite the weekend. I was sick and reminded that I am a woman so I think that I will pass on the bruising my self esteem. Plus I haven't been walk-running as much as usual do to my stomach issues. So hopefully next week it will be a better week and I will feel like getting on the scary scale.
Tyler left on Sunday morning and wont be back until Friday night. He is in Ohio at some training thing. I do miss him. Don't get me wrong I love not making the bed not worrying about making dinner and being lazy but it gets pretty boring around here without him. Good thing I have my girl friends here to keep me busy with shopping in the evenings. I actually found a pair of jeans that I love. I haven't bought jeans in forever. Not sure what I am going to do for the next couple days, I am thinking about going and buying some more Halloween decorations, it is Tyler's favorite holiday!
I also got my invisilign retainer which is killing my teeth and will probably help with my diet since it is easier just to drink things and instead of prying it out and eating real food. I have to glue it with denture glue until it straightens my teeth and then it will stay in on it's own but until then I will have to wear it ALL the time. Which will hopefully just be for a couple weeks. Well I think that is all my news for the day. Hope all is well!

The marathon.

So my mom finished the marathon in 4hrs and 40 min and it rained the whole time. Poor thing. I would have stopped but not her, she is amazing. WAY TO GO MOM!

Where is my energy?

So I am pretty sure my mother took my energy with her to St. George. I am so lazy today and I even took my vitamins and got a good nights rest so the only thing I can come up with is that my mom needed to borrow it. She is on her way to St. George with Rachel and her girls to run a MARATHON! You heard me right my mom is fricken amazing! I can barely run a mile and she is going to run 26.2 miles in one day.
When I tell people that I come from a family of 10 children, people always ask me how my mom did it. I never know what to say but just the fact that she is the best mom ever. Then I tell them not only did she have all of us kids but she runs marathons. They are pretty much in awe by the end of our conversation. I hope that I can become as good of a mom as she is and that I will be able to have her energy and be able to put that energy into running a marathon. GOOD LUCK MOM!!! I am with you in spirit! And CHEER loud for me Aneron and Ivy!

WeDnEsDaY wEiGh In!

I LOST 1 LB in the last week. I was worried that I had a bad week. I did a little to much eating this weekend, but I am glad it was a loss. I need to think more positive!!!

Sunday Sunday!

No beach this Sunday just a nice relaxing day at the pool and then a small BBQ. It was so fun to have the girls over and helping me in the kitchen making guacamole, salsa, and Liz dip. Tyler took care of cooking the steaks and we girls took care of the rest. The food was amazing. Kind of a weird combination. Chips and salsa and Steak and potatoes?? Here are a few pictures. I ate way to much for my diet but I hope I will still be okay on Wed. weigh in!




Tyler has a busy month: he leaves to So Cal tonight until Wed night for training. And then Sunday he goes to Ohio for another training until that Friday. And then on the 24th he gets his wisdom teeth pulled. Poor thing! And then I go to AZ on the 31st! This month hopefully will fly by. Good thing I know some girls here so that I am not completely alone for all the time he is training.
And I need to mention that we made some new friends on Saturday night. We were hanging out at the hot tub and another couple and a guy came over with us and we made some friends. They are so nice! The couple, Jono and Saskia are from South Africa. And funny enough she is a nanny also, with some what of the same schedule as me and her husband works from home most of the time. So we have a lot in common. Tyler is so excited. I already had some girl friends here to go shopping with but when I would do that he would be home alone watching football, now he has someone to watch it with him! And I have a new walking partner for in the morning. Carly and Jessi walk with me at night and Saskia wants to walk in the am. I try to run in the am so I guess I will have to go a little earlier before she gets there. I need the extra walk!!!

Only in California. . .

So I went to the dentist the other day and my dentist told me I had pretty eyes and then he proceeded to ask me if they were mine. Only in California would people question if your eyes are you own. Seriously! I guess most things around here are fake. lol! And he also has a dog that roams around his office. So gross to me, it seriously can't be sanitary. But he is nice and old so what can you do. I love dogs but I don't think they are welcome in any kind of medical area where I am doing to have someones hands in my mouth. If I get a dog hair in my mouth while I am there I am going to flip! He was seriously sitting by the dentist chair. So SICK! Well enough complaining for the day. Now I am going to go watch Sex in the City the movie!

WeIgH iN wEdNeSdAy!

It was the dreaded day to weigh in and I felt like I did so much better then the scale said but what can you do, the scale never lies. I gained .2 lbs, so not much but still wish it were a negative. I guess I just need to work harder. I feel like I have been doing so good with my working out and eating. But this coming week I am going to work harder and pay better attention to what I eat. I am going to try and cut out sugar except for on Saturday. My sister's and I used to do this back in the day and I think that I am gong to bring it back. I have also started to take more vitamins and make sure I take them everyday. I think it will help with how I feel and hopefully with my sleeping habits. TIP for me "BE POSITIVE"!!! Read something in Men's Health that a lot of losing weight is mental. If you think positive about yourself and losing weight then you can do it!

BeAcH bUmS!

Another Sunday at the beach, but this time we went and sat on the beach and watched the sunset and made s'mores. It was so BeAuTiFuL! Tyler was not there of course. He was home watching football, but he says he will come next time. Sorry it is a picture overload.Carly, Curtis (Carly's bf), Jessi, Katie, and I

We are doing good. I have been doing pretty good at the diet and working out but the true test will be on Wednesday when I weigh in.

WeDnEsDaY wEiGh In

So I am declaring Wednesday my weigh in days to check my progress. And Rachel gave me the idea to post how much I have lost and not my weight. I really am not the sure of myself to tell the blogger world what I weigh so I am going with Rachel's idea. So every Wednesday I will be posting how much I have lost or gained in that week. I LOST 2 lbs in the last week and a half. So hopefully I can keep that up. I want to be able to have a noticeable change when I go home for Halloween.
My workouts have been okay but the last couple days I have been doing a lot better. I even went in the gym with Tyler and did some lifting for my arms and legs. I have climbed the stairs 6 times in the last two days and I have been doing better in the eating department. I don't eat after 7 and my dessert is normally a thing of fruit snacks. I have to have my sweets, so that hits the spot. I have found that the Crystal Light singles work perfectly for in my bottles of water. They have an energy one that has some caffeine in it, but don't confuse it with the tea ones. I think tea is gross! I have also been good about doing my sit ups and I am adding some push-ups. I normally do these during the commercials of whatever show I happen to be watching. Speaking of shows, I loved the biggest loser families. It motivates me to work harder. And whenever I am not motivated I take Mickey's idea, and I stand in front of a mirror naked and jump up and down. It reminds me that I need to get my butt in gear and work out. I want to be able to do that and my gut not still be jiggling 5 minutes after the rest of me has stopped. LOL! I know, way to many details.
Well that is my check in for the week. Hope everyone has a good week!

Auto's Class is finally paying off!!

Today my little friend and I were working on his bike and his jeep. We took the training wheels off of his bike for a warm up and then we moved on to a biggest fastest jeep in the world. It really worked just fine but he still insisted on fixing it.

First we jacked it up and put it on blocks aka I picked it up and he put wood under it. The jack stopped working and I had no idea how to fix it.

Then he looked under the hood and made sure it had oil and water.

Then we removed the front tires so he could rotate them.

He is such a boys boy. He loves cars and likes to quiz my knowledge on them. Most of the time he just makes up stuff which is really funny. It is a good thing that I know a little bit about cars otherwise he might want to trade me in for another assistant. After his lessons I think I might be able to get a mechanic job.