I’m baa-aack.

Actually I’ve been back since Monday night but getting back into the swing of things only just as of five minutes ago.  I let the girls play hookey from school Monday (shhhhh) and Kristen had a project due Tuesday, and then you add onto that the after-vacation laundry and shopping and, well, you get the picture.

The beach was beeyooootiful, though, and I did not want to leave.  I was concerned that it might be a little chilly for my taste, but it was actually kind of perfect.  The temps were in the low 80′s, there wasn’t a cloud in the sky the entire time, and the water was clear, calm and blue.  Perfection!  I was very close to doing an internet search on squatters rights, people.

The girls had a blast; there was paddleboarding:

Go, Anna!

and sand crabbing:

and then on our last day I forced everyone into cute clothes and took out the fancypants camera for some beach shots:

Thank you, random lady on the beach, for taking this one.

Love this:

Me: Act like you're having fun. Anna: If we were having fun we wouldn't be holding hands.

and this:

Me and my girls:

I forgot I was wearing my frickinfrackin sunglasses!

Me and the mister:

Other random shots that I love, for those of you who don’t already feel like you’re being forced to watch someone’s old home movies:

 

 

 

My taters look huge in this one. : /

I want to go back!  Gah, I’m so angry at being poor and not rich right now! 

 

Continuing the theme of getting back to reality, I think I’m going to start the Jamie Eason LiveFit 12 week trainer because, uh…well, if you haven’t noticed I’ve not exactly been making my three workout a week minimum, and in some of the pictures from the vacay you can kind of tell.  And no, you will not be seeing those pictures on this blog.  I like to only post the flattering ones to give you the false impression that I’m in better shape than I actually am.  Heheheh.

 

For those of you unfamiliar with Miss Eason, you can like her on Facebook and then check out her plan and some great recipes and advice in her notes section.  I will be starting as soon as Seth recovers from the strained back he got from picking up a chair cusion at the beach house  wrestling a sand shark with his bare hands.  I’ll keep you posted, but by the looks of things (and by things I mean Jamie’s bod), I think I’m going to like the results if I stick to it! 

 

 

Beach-bound!

I have to make this short because we literally just got word that we can use The Beach House for the weekend.  A business associate of Seth’s has a few gorgeous vacation homes that we are fortunate enough to be able to borrow now and then…for free!  Yes, it’s super short notice for the weekend but since it’s kind of fabulous (I attempted to circle it in red but you can barely see it):

Holy shit, no?

late notice or not, I’ve cleared our calender and am currently throwing our crap into a bag like a giddy little girl. 

 

In addition to the delux accomodations, I plan on enjoying the local outlet shopping, many margaritas and pretty much lying around in the sun like a dead turtle.  Hopefully I’ll bring back some awesome pics to share with you. 

 

Have a great weekend, everybody!

I’ve been all neglecty.

It’s just been one of those weeks, ya’ll.  Not in a bad way – it’s been good, actually (I mean aside from that part where I ran over that innocent squirrel and it got all twitchy and jumpy and I couldn’t tell if it was dead-twitchy or alive-and-in-pain-twitchy and I didn’t know what to do so I just left it in a panic because whattayagonnado, take a squirrel to a vet?!? and then suffered two days worth of guilt), just full and so I just haven’t been at the computer a whole lot. 

Last weekend my workouts consisted of toiling away in the ol’ yard.  We had a lot of kinda’ stupid-looking shrubs and scrubby looking little trees that we got rid of and we put up a lovely new fancy schmancy mailbox.  It was nice just being outside working with the hubs, plus our projects necessitated a couple of trips to Home Depot which I always love.  As you may be figuring out, it does not take much to make me happy.  Why I am so thrilled by the act of meandering down aisles of toilets and ceiling fans I will never know. 

Earlier this week I got my Tabata on for the first time and although I felt like I was dying by the end, I much prefer to run all-out with walking breaks in between to the alternative long-distance run.  Hooray!  I think I’ll be sticking with this method for a while. 

Tonight is gym night and I will be focusing soley on lower body as a part of my plan to shake things up, so I’ll be sure to post about my workout soon!  I’m thinking of attempting to conquer the 100-squat workout that Julie at PBfingers has been doing.  I probably won’t be able to sit on the potty without assistance. 

In other me-related news, remember that gator?  Yeah.  Turns out I do have to eat it.  This weekend is the big Alabama-Florida game and my dear friend is a Bama fan through and through, so we are going to watch the game and…eat some gator.  You know.  ‘Cause they’re the Florida Gators.  Mmmm, I’m so…not excited about that.  Maybe I’ll make sure there are other meat options lying around…or hidden in my purse.

What are your plans for the weekend?  Do they include football?

 

 

 

I really wish you could have seen it…

and at the same time, I’m really glad you couldn’t.

This morning Seth grabbed a pair of shorts out of his drawer and slipped them on in the dark.  I heard a confused “What the…” and then the light flicked on and my 6-foot tall husband was standing in front of me wearing a pair of my 13-year old daughter’s gym shorts.  I think you can imagine what that looked like if you try really hard.  Let’s just say there was a lot of butt -and nutt-huggin’ going on.   I may get him to do that every morning because waking up to a good laugh put me in a great mood for the rest of the morning!  I may have to run this by Kristen, though, since I may have told her that he wore her shorts commando and then put them back in her drawer.  I think she knew I was kidding. 

As I was doing my morning internet browsing, I came across something called Tabata.  According to this article, it’s a 4-minute miracle workout.  The method is this:  pick a cardio workout and then go as hard as you can for 20 seconds, then slow it down for 10 seconds, and repeat the process 7 times.  I’m intrigued.  As you know, I’m not a distance runner so this appeals to me pretty hardcore and I think I may have to give it a try.  The author of the piece claims that 2 Tabatas a week caused her to shed 7% body fat in a single month!  SOLD!

Anyone ever heard of or tried Tabata?