Party Pics

Part of yesterday's post was all about the New Year's Eve party decorations and details.  Today it's all about the people.

 

 

Thanks for coming everyone.  The husband and I had a great time celebrating with you!

Sam did too.

Happy Friday to You!

As mentioned in Monday's Weekend Recap post, my friend Roberta ran the EP5K last Sunday that was happening in conjunction with the Houston Marathon. She made the mistake of sending me her finisher picture.

YAY BIRD!

I told her it was going in the blog, so don't worry she won't be mad at me...I hope. :)

The main thing on my mind this Friday is Roberta's mom. She is having a little brain surgery this morning. There is nothing little about brain surgery. Please send your prayers, good mojo, healing thoughts to my dear friend and her family. They can use it.

Thank you.

Happy New Year and Weigh In

I am back from vacation!  I know you are very excited.  I am very excited because I got on the scale for the first time since my December 12 post and I only gained .4 pound!  I decided that over the holiday I would continue with my workouts, indulge a little and be mindful of what I was putting in my body...but take a break from the scale.  I was so happy with my weigh in this morning.  In years past I have put on a lot more holiday weight, so I will take a .4 gain as a victory.  Here are the details:

Previously:  -5.0
This Week:  +0.4
Total:           -4.6

We just returned from vacation in Carefree, AZ...I did a few short posts from Arizona, but tomorrow I will be posting more pictures and my review of the resort where we stayed which was called The Boulders.  I will give you a small preview of the review and tell you we thought the place was pretty awesome.

My favorite cactus

Small cactus fact for you that I learned on my trip.  These cacti live for hundreds of years (some up to 300) and they grow for 50 - 75 years before they begin to grow their first arm.  Crazy right?  So this cactus I am with is much older than the one in the background on the right.  I found it very interesting since I had no idea cacti lived for so long.

We had such a great time that it was hard to leave, but I am happy to be home.  There is no place like home, right?! 

I am pretty sure Sammy felt the same way.  She got to vacation at Bed and Biscuits Pet Spa here in Houston.  She loves it there (and I love for her to be there); she gets to play with all the other dogs during the day at day care and they have a doggie pool...she loves that part.

Yes, that is Friends on in the background

She looked happy to be home too, don't you think?