It's Tuesday & Life is good

What a wonderful, blessed day it is this lovely Tuesday!  I am so very glad the weather cleared up and we can finally enjoy some warm, sunny weather!

Valentine's was especially sweet this year.  Kam took me to Lubbock, we stayed in a fancy hotel, ate at a fancy restaurant, he got me cake bites and a rose, my boss gave me a rose and I got Kam cookies & brownies from this awesome lady here in town...they were AMAZING!  Yes, Valentine's is especially sweet this year. 

I married my best friend. I hope everyone is as lucky as me!

Here's to a lifetime of sweet Valentine's with my love! :)

Peace, Love & Sweet nothings,

W

Ross & Kim

Ross & Kim were a ton of fun to photograph! Enjoy a few of my favorites! :)

  

Peace, Love & Hugs,

W

Hurdles

So. I love food. I love greasy cheeseburgers and french fries. I love a good cold Dr. Pepper and I LOVE chicken fried steak smothered in my Momma's homemade stick to your ribs gravy.  I love food - the good for the soul, but not for the gut food.

So, as I mentioned previously, I've been attempting Weight Watcher's new program. I really like it. I'm doing it completely online (no obnoxious, weird and self degrading weigh-ins or meetings). I weigh once a week, I plug my meals in, keep up with the "good stuff" and add up my activity points...

The first 5 weeks were great. I lost almost 12 pounds.  But...I have hit a road block, the ever present hurdle. 

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Once in Junior High, I was forced to run the 300 m hurdles. It was one of those terrible moments in your child hood where the fact that you're only 5'3" and you're verticle is practically 0 goes unnoticed, especially by the coach.

So there I am. I'm crouched at the starting line right next to an old friend. She's long and lean and went on to qualify for state track & field in the hurdles multiple times in high school.  As they sounded the whistle for us to begin, my short legs pounded the track. I tried to keep up, and I did...until I got to the first hurdle. 

Now, I'm not a quitter and I don't give up easily...so I back up and try again.  I back up and try again.  I remembered my coach saying "No matter what, don't touch the hurdle with your hands..." So I back up and run at the hurdle..and I kick it over.  I proceeded to kick every hurdle in front of me down.  I even beat one girl (she fell down, so it really probably didn't count, but hey whatever).  

I later found out that my ex boyfriend's parents were in the stands laughing so hard, they quit filming the winner of the race and focused on my gallant, yet totally humiliating run through the 300 m hurdles. 

Side note: later that night, I broke my ankle running....to the bathroom. Thus ending my incredible 8th grade track & field career.

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So back to my current hurdle. As you can see, I may look like a fool, but I'm no quitter. But how do I get over this hump?  How do I get back on track and keep moving forward with this thing?  I'm doing weight watchers and Zumba and using my elliptical and I am SO ready for warmer weather so I can start my walk/jogs with my Mack-dog back up...

Why do I despise most vegetables? And why o why is fried food so dang tastey? Why does Dr. Pepper really make me feel better? Why am I an emotional eater? Why can't I get back in gear after falling off the wagon for the past 2 weeks.

I guess, I'll quit trying to jump this hurdle and just plow right through it....somehow, someway.  :)  Wish me luck!

Peace, Love & Zumba,

W



Thank you Mr. Morrow

I love music. All kinds. I enjoy the kind that really speaks to you most and sometimes as you sit and absorb the lyrics, you almost feel like it was written just for you to hear. Today I heard one of those songs. It grabbed me by the soul and it won't let go.

Here's the first few lines and the chorus of the song that really grabbed me.The song is called 'The Road Less Traveled' by Cory Morrow and I think it really explains me better than I explain myself on a lot of levels.

"I get nervous when things come too easy, I get restless when I stay too long and I know sometimes I’m misunderstood and mistaken, but that doesn’t mean I did it wrong. I’ve tested my faith and my friendships and I’ve taken salvation from a song. I shamed myself in the tears of my loved ones and God knows they had to be strong. And I’ll take the road less traveled, the one that calls to me. Sometimes it takes forever and there might be one that’s better, but it’s the road that works for me...."

Check out Cory Morrow's new album, Brand New Me. It's pretty much Bad A**. Just sayin'. 

Peace, Love & Roads Less Traveled,

W

For the Love of Toms...

Because it's cold outside....

Because I LOVE my new pair of charcoal TOMS....

Because I just got sprayed with water out of a disgusting sink in the men's bathroom....  (true story)

Because it's all that and a bag of fritos...I'm making a list! :)


1.  Speaking of fritos, I wonder if sales of Original Fritos double in the winter.  I think it must...cuz a good ole homemade frito pie is hard to beat when it's 6 degrees outside. I should know. It was 6 degrees outside yesterday and I ate a frito pie for supper! YUM!  Besides that...who eats fritos by themselves?  It's got to be with chili, or bean dip, other wise - Eww.

2. So, we think my mini weiner dog is knocked up...by our shih tzu.  My question here: what in the world do we call them? Shihweinies?? Shihtweinies?  Weiniershihtz?   My mom said we should call them Snow-Pennies after Penny & Snowny the parents...but I much prefer weinershihtz.

3. Have you ever noticed how when you start trying to lose weight people come running at you with cokes and french fries and birthday cake? Yea...I've noticed.  But alas, I've managed to drop 12 lbs...hope I can keep it up!!

4. I think lists are fabulous. I make lists all the time. Grocery lists, song lists, list of bills, to do lists, random because I am bored lists, etc.  The problem is, I write them on sticky notes and then I don't remember where I stuck them. Maybe I should write a sticky note telling me where I stuck the other sticky notes. Hmmm...

5. Okay, that's enough nonsense for the day. I leave you with this - - watch out for those water faucets...they'll get chya!!

Peace, Love & Frito Pie,

W