Hello summer

I'll admit, it's been a while. Let's recap:

- spousal challenge still on. I'm a solid ten pounds. Looking to shed 8 more before I'm content (although are us women even content?)

- current obsessions: my container garden, my back porch, summer cocktails, spotify, lifetime fitness and NPR. 

- on the children front, the boys are 18 months next week. What? We just took them on the first beach excursion. We had mixed emotions about sand and sleeping in the same room. Overall it was a great time but now mommy needs a real beach trip :) 

-it looks like summer will be spent by the lifetime pool, the back porch and hopefully in the company of good friends. 

Looking forward to summer 2013!

Check in

I'm still here albeit my lack of posting. We are still going strong on our spousal weight loss challenge. Next week is week 10 and also our 5th weigh in. I've lost 7.8 lbs as of today, very close to my pound a week goal, but I was sick for two of those weeks so I've got some catching up to do. I'm finally back to my weight when I found out twins were on the way, so I'm excited about that milestone. 9 months on, 15 months off... Isn't that how it goes? Baby steps.

Life is still insane on a daily basis and I'm assuming will stay that way for at least another 17 years, so I really should just stop saying it. The boys are at my most favorite stage thus far. In January they started 'for real' walking, and haven't slowed down since. I thought them walking would be very scary, but their new found independence is awesome. They love to explore and be themselves. They play hide and go seek with each other, thus beginning the major perk of the twin game-a constant playmate.

Yesterday was our 15 month appointment, and the boys are 22 lbs and I think 29 inches. Graham's head is a solid inch bigger than Hayes, thus officially making him Jordan's clone. They can say 'light' 'dada' and sometimes 'dog'. They love animals, with goats being the long shot winner during our recent trip to the zoo. Graham is my bashful momma's boy who loves to cuddle and show we whatever he can find. Hayes is much like the goats he loves at the zoo because the child climbs on anything he can, and he has amazing balance while doing it. They are finally using sippy cups, and still eat like pigs, with sweet potatoes being their favorite food by far.

I've got a few pictures on this iPad I'm going to try and share more for posterity really. Enjoy.

Here we go again

It's that time of the year folks, the time where I tell you how jazzed I am about my new weight loss adventure, and how spectacularly I will excel at this challenge. Well, not this time. I am back into the mindset of eating right and exercising, but im choosing to make less of a deal of it this time around. (although even by blogging about it im making it a bigger deal than normal) The goal (this time) is to take what I know from my past adventures and throw them all into one. So I will be using a little bit of weight watchers (portion control), with a dash of Paleo (eating veggies & protein) mixed with calorie counting (a game plan) to arrive at my desired routine. Im trying to exercise 30 mins a day at least 4 days a week. But, im not putting a ton of pressure on myself to do this flawlessly (like i have done in the past). I'm only 7 pounds away from pre-baby weight and 20 lbs away from ideal weight, so its not impossible. Also, this time I have the husband on board with a side competition to make things interesting. (although im not allowed to blog about that for privacy reasons. I might have signed something saying so #lawyerhusband) So, I might document my progress this time, I might not. We'll see. My new awesome Mecca gym opens April 13th, so you will def hear about that one. And when my girl Cris comes back to town, we are going to be doing some mad workouts somewhere for sure. Happy dieting!

A Real Conversation

This morning I woke up with a sore throat so I wasted no time and headed to my neighborhood doc in the box. This chick has no time for illness. Luckily, it wasn't crowded so I got right in. I explained my symptoms and they did a strep test. They said the results would be ready in 5 mins. Twenty-five mins later I had this conversation with the doctor and her nurse:

Doc: Well, you have walking Pneumonia.
Me: really? Wow.
Doc: yep, we are going to treat you with a steroid shot and antibiotics.
Me: ok.
(Doc leaves, Nurse comes in with a basket of needles.
Me: I have a few questions.
Nurse: do you want to ask the doctor?
Me: um yes.
(Doc comes back in, but as she does she asks the nurse what room I'm in)
Doc: hey, sorry you don't have walking pneumonia, the guy in the room next door does. (Sidenote- HIPPA anyone??) You have a sinus infection. We are going to give you a steroid shot and starting antibiotics. And we'll give you a prescription for cough syrup just in case (sidenote: I don't have a cough)
Me: ok... We're sure about the sinus infection?
Doc: yes, definitely a sinus infection. Sorry about that.

So, I guess I really got treated for both. I'm a little achy tonight but I'm not contagious, so that's to important part. What's worse than a sick momma is sick babies. Love that local healthcare.

The mind of a child

If you watched the South Carolina vs. Michigan bowl game this past week, you more than likely caught a total blown call by the sideline ref in Michigan's favor. Upon measuring the yardage for a first down, the ref made the call that Michigan has achieved the first down. However, the ball was clearly inches short, and the 'ole ball coach,' who as standing right next to the ball, went ballistic. He challenged the call, and it was upheld as a first down. Incredibly bad officiating.

In response to this ridiculous call, a South Carolina fan posted this video of his daughter breaking down exactly what happened. She's like 4 and awesome. Enjoy. Roll tide.

(Brought to us by Jordan and his cherished thechive.com)