Blogs and Birthdays

Happy Wednesday friends!  Now that I am back at full speed after 6 weeks of surgery recovery and then a fabulous Italian vacation I am ready to concentrate back on my goals of getting in shape and being healthy.  I am back in the gym and my food choices are back on track!

The extra fabulous news is that the husband wants to join me on this journey and possibly do a little blogging of his own.  So, we decided to launch a new blog, Wells Live Well.

We are still under construction on the new site, but I will update you when we are live!  All of my recipes and weight loss posts will migrate over to that site and Ema's Grand Ideas will be my spot for crafts, decorating, and style.

As I have been working on the new blog site I have been contemplating lots of fun motivational quotes that I have seen out and about in social media.  The one that has taken up wallpapering my phone is this one.

I. Love. It.

And finally Happy Birthday to my dear friend Roberta...

Have a lovely Wednesday friends!!

Update

First, thank you so much for the prayers and good thoughts you are sending toward my friend Arianne. 

Arianne, Erin, Me and Stacy at our friend Kasey's wedding.

Although she is still sedated she is squeezing the nurse's hand when asked and shakes her head when asked if her name is Smith (which it is not).  These are such wonderful updates.  She still has a very long road ahead of her, so please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

Prayers

My mind and heart are heavy today.

Today I have in my thoughts and prayers all those in Oklahoma who were effected by the terrible tornadoes.

I am also thinking and praying for this beautiful woman, Arianne (on the left below), who suffered a brain aneurysm and is fighting her battle in ICU here in Houston.

Photo: Funky Monkey Photobooth

Weekend Recap

We are back from Italy and mostly back in the swing of everyday life.  It is good to be home...I missed you guys!

My weekend was fairly boring, a lot of around the house stuff, so instead of boring you with that I thought I would bombard you with vacation pictures...my fave ones captured by my phone.  The pictures from the actual camera are not edited and ready, but will be coming soon along with reviews of our hotels and tours.

And now...phone pictures!

Venice

Florence

 

Volterra

Pisa

The Vatican

Rome

It is possible that it was a mistake to do this post on a Monday because now I really wish I was still on vacation!

I hope you have a fantastic Monday and your week ahead treats you well.