Last night we had friend over for a bbq and it rained and rained. Not that any of us complained! We so needed the rain and the storm last night was a perfect send off to the summer. It was the first time all summer that it rained so hard and long and the kids had a blast playing and sing MJ songs in it! Well, the girls sang, the boys just jumped around! We sat on the porch, under cover drinking our drinks and enjoying the entertainment. I took a few pictures, the quality isn't great,
there are definite reasons that i've been neglecting my blog, non of which i want to get into right now. let's just say life happens.....anywho, hopefully this will bring a smile to the 4 people who look at my blog. :)
This morning Patrick wanted pancakes, again. I pulled out my trusty Better Homes and Gardens recipe, but this time i decided to mix it up. I substituted half the flour with almond meal and topped them with blueberries, brown sugar and butter, ala Bobo's. I don't even want to know how many calories were in them, but judging from my small taste and the fact that Patrick finished almost TWO pancakes the size of his head, I thinking they were extra good. Plus he said, "Mom, these were made with lots of love, weren't they?" Now if that doesn't warm a mom's heart, I don't know what could!
Last night I met Kiera and Maryann at ZinBurger for our 2nd annual failure celebration. I know, it sounds kind of like a downer, but it really wasn't. This is the second year that we have set weight loss goals for ourselves and not met them. In fact, i was farther away from my goal than when I set it. Yesterday morning I got on the scale, even though I would have rather not, and in fact, it did bum me out. Then Kiera sent a link to a post by bits&pieces talking about how she was back up to the same weight she was when she was 6 months pregnant-holla! It was funny and I laughed, but Maryann was bummed out by it. I started thinking about it and I decided to take a different approach, a much different approach for me anyway. I decided given that I am going to be 41 (i still am having a hard time believing it) in 9 days, I'm not doing to poorly. I mean yes, I could be thinner and look younger, but all in all I'm not doing too bad. 2 years ago I was 20lbs. thinner and could fit into lots of cute clothes that I still can barely squeeze into, but I am much happier. Kiera said she knows someone who would rather be thin and unhappy, but I think I would rather be happy and a little heavier. I've never been a small person and I've always been athletic, so i don't really know the joy associated with be thin. Besides, a little chub on the face fills in the wrinkles, right?!
So we celbrated with burgers and milkshakes and I ate so much that I had a baby barf in my mouth. Perfect. We also set new goals on an 18 week deadline, so here we go again. Not only am I more motivated, I am really looking forward to our first annual celebration dinner. (our goals were slightly more realistic this time). Here's to good friends and the love of food we share and the love of exercise we are trying to find....
PS. I've made lots of new purses and i'll be posting pics soon. oh, and about that salted caramel ice cream. It might have to wait.....
