Happy Little Thoughts (:

I haven't posted anything 

in quite a while because 

I have been making a lot

more changes in my life

and I'm not sure how I 

want to word them or 

bring them up just yet, 

but just you wait!! :)

For now though I've

decided I'm going to post

a daily happy thought, 

or something I am 

incredibly grateful for.

Starting with my sisters.
Each and every one of 

them are my besties,
and they have all grown
into such beautiful fine
women, chasing after dreams
with such incredible determination.
These ladies have taught me so much
over the years, and I still have so
much to learn from them. They
 inspire and encourage me
to be my absolute best on
a daily baisis. Not sure where
I'd be without these girls
constantly by my side.

Left to Right : Abby, Madi, Linzie, Emily, Ashley, Me. Not pictured: Wendy

Left to Right: Madi, Abby, Me, Ashley, Linzie, Emily. Not pictured: Wendy

L i t t l e A d v i c e

Sometimes I feel as though

I have so much I want to say,

only I don't have enough 

words that come to mind,

so tonight I'm going to 

try and keep it semi-simple. 

This week is going to be 

so i n t e n s e that I think even

the energizer bunny himself

would be impressed if I can

actually manage to pull it 

off without a complete

m e l t d o w n  or two. 

In fact, I might have 

already let myself lose

a little sight when it comes

down to what really matters,

which is to b a s k in every 

possible moment with 

those we love and adore,

no matter what the situation.

You see, you never fully know

if or how long it might be until 

you see someone again ...

So when there's that dreadful

e     m    p    t     y   

space in between, you

will at least always have those

memories to hold onto, 

because despite whatever 

sorrow or despair creeps in,

at least it beats having nothing.

So this blog is for 

all those people that I

may have taken advantage

of the time we spent together, 

not knowing yet just how 

much life can change, 

and how often we 

change with it,  but

I miss you . . .

                                              . . . f i e r c e l y. 

And this is also 

for the high school

s e n i o r class of 2012,

especially since I have

watched a lot of you grow

up with Em, my little sister,

 the last seven or so years.

So This is my   a d v i c e 

to you, and anyone else who 

took the time to read it.

Always let your mistakes 

s t r e n g t h e n   you daily, and

celebrate every little bit

of  s u c c e s s , even if it

was just the fact that

you managed to   c r a w l

out of bed on a day that

seemed entirely overwhelming.

Never settle for anything 

less than your personal  b e s t

and don't bee too serious

that you forget to have 

a little  f u n. Learn to 

say  y e s  more often,

and know that when 

life gets difficult, 

you are never  a l o n e.  

P . S .   I   l o v e   y o u   a l l  .  

6 0 D o w n

So my meeting 

yesterday with the

personal t r a i n e r went

quite fantastic!

Despite the fact

that my b a n k account

has decided to lose 

some weight as well,

but what can you do?

It will be s u p e r  m e g a

worth it in the long r u n.

In talking to him I 

had said that I wanted

my goal weight to be

h a l f my original weight,

but that would mean

I wanted to lose 

all but o n e pound

of fat! Haha. 

Not happening.

So now my 

goal weight is

going to be 140,

which I am totally

s t o k e d for. It's 

about time I 

see more

results. :)

Since I am 60 

down on my own,

and will ultimately be

s h o o t i n g  for 115,

in the end that means 

I'm halfway there!

 

Wish Me L u c k

Today I actually have 

a meeting with a personal

trainer who just so happens

to be a friend of a friend.

I'm hoping it goes over

well and doesn't turn out

to be terribly unaffordable 

because I just came up 

with my third official 

weight goal, and

I am mega excited.

My first goal was

to simply get started,

and I had managed to 

lose 25lbs in the first 

two and half weeks.

My second goal 

was to get under 

200lbs, which 

I did just under

four months.

Now, my third

goal is to be half

my original weight.

Understand,

this is an intense 

goal, especially when

considering the fact

that I have been 

at a standstill for 

another four months.

I've kept the weight off,

but I haven't lost much.

Granted it also fell from

being one of my 

priorities, but 

things are about

to change. 

So wish me luck! :)

Take a H i k e !

This Summer,

I have pretty much

decided that I am going

to go h i k i n g at least 

once a week.

Here are just a few 

pictures I took on 

my cell phone 

from the last two 

weeks with some

of my lovely friends. (:

R E A L

Yesterday,

I had an opportunity

to join a friend from work

with a bunch of her friends to

a R e A l game! 

For someone who

has never even been to

a live sports game, it was 

quite entertaining to be 

standing in the supporters

section with all the 

yelling and cheering!

With just how friendly 

and passionate some of those 

people around us were

about soccer and the team,

makes me almost want to 

become a loyal fan myself! 

Haha.

a L i t t l e B l u e

You know when

you feel a good s t r e t c h

coming on, so you go for it,

 but can't quite get it to

the e x t e n t  that you

e x p e c t e d so you end

up a little disappointed?

That's kind of how I have

felt about life the past

few days or so . . .

At least you always

feel s o m e w h a t better

after a stretch than

if you hadn't stretched

at all, right? :)