Project 52-2013 (Week 10 & 11)

Been a bit out of the loop...So here are my catch up photos and more...I received some news that will test my faith, in my Sweet, Loving, JESUS and so my priorities are a little different...You can read about it under my foster/adopt page...

My family and I have developed a new hobby...Geocaching...Super, super, family fun...We are hooked... Although, these photos don't represent geocaching it does represent the fun we had as a family while looking for a cache...My husband cracks me up how he plays with the kids and now Little Lovely is part of the fun and loving every minute of it...She was cracking up when he stopped and she walked sideways from being dizzy...17 months old and she's already understanding the goofiness of our family....Oh, and there is me ready to do the victory dance after beating my boys in a race...Is that something to be doing a victory dance about if they are 9 & 10 yrs old?  HA!

 

Family fun!

So we made up our own tradition today! The Novack's 1st Annual Hamburger Making Contest!...I had to be a judge because the stuff they wanted to put on the hamburger would have put major pounds on me, and we all know how I've been feeling lately....Boo yah!

My husband was the winner...Surprise, Surprise...I made bacon, chilli, french fries, and fried eggs for hem...They also added jalapeno's, horse radish, barbecue sauce, Doritos, flaming hot Cheetos, etc. etc. etc. etc. etc.... They were so proud of their masterpieces, as was I...Top right picture is the winner...Good times!

Project 52-2013 (Week 9)

I stared at this for a while thinking it looks pretty dreary, yet there's beauty in it...Kinda like how I've been feeling about myself lately...

Me: Dreary 

Me to GOD: Beauty

Thank the good Lord for that!

 

Ouch, Ouch, Ouch!

Yep, I did a 12K today...That is 7.45645 miles!!! Gotta get those extra inches in there...Every inch counts in my book...What a crazy run...There's that "little" Beauty I run with...She never stinking sweats, it's ridiculous! When we are done with our runs, I look like a tomato face and she looks like she's ready to walk the runway....Whateverrrrrr!!! Did I mention she is only 16? HA! I say "little" because after looking at these pictures of myself, (there was more than what you see here), I cannot believe what I look like...I couldn't believe what I looked like at the race, running with these butt lifted women, let alone the photos of me...

 

You think I go out 3x a week and do cardio, I'd be a fit 45 year old, but I am by no means fit...I'm definitely healthy, but fit...NO WAY!! Not after seeing these pictures...My gosh!!! I think that's what I needed to motivate me to think twice about grabbing a handful of Redvines, Whoppers, Snickers, Reeses, etc. that my husband brings home for me...I look in the pantry for a healthy snack and get tripped up, by that yummy stuff ;0

Speaking of tripped up...I got tripped up by that race today...I'm feeling soooo good going into mile 2.5, I'm approaching the Throne room of GRACE, and bam!!!!! Hills, hills, and more hills...I remember doing this trail as a hike and remember some steep hills, but jogging it...Oh my goshhhhhhhh!!! It was a nightmare... First, we are going down these steep hills, I'm already getting discouraged because when we turn around we have to get up these steep hills...So, for 1.5 miles we were up and down...It was hard because I didn't train for hills...So my legs are now sore and I still have 3 miles to go!!! We did finish, but I didn't feel like I finished strong, I was exhausted!! And, I still am even typing this...My boys were happy no school today! HA!

(OH and the Beauty won 1st place for her age group)

Project 52-2013 (Week 8)

I'm glad I have accountability...I'm in another challenge on Facebook that keeps me accountable to getting my camera out...Life is busy for me lately, but my boys never make it a dull moment...You think he likes grapes...He was asking me to feed it to him like that...I did of course, but then grabbed my camera for him to do it...He's my goofball...Just like his awesome dad!!

 

 

Project 52-2013 (Week 7)

I'm so thankful I have this weekly project to be committed to....I so tried to get pictures up during the week, but found myself not able to sit and just do it!  Anyway, as promised here are some more photos from our trip last week to Utah with that awesome family I told you about...I didn't take any of these except for the Beauty standing pretty by herself...I put a little twist on the edit to make it more "wintery"...    I only used my girl Carries photos because she was able to take shots of my boys sledding, AND of course, her daughter took the photo of Carrie and I with our big girl pants going down the hill...Hahaha...When I think of it I crack up again!

 

 He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with shouting...Job 8:21

Project 52-2013 (Week 6)

Brrrrrrr, a little cold I might say...You would think I was living back on the east coast with my peeps with all that snow...BUT, I was not...I was on the west coast with my peeps in Utah...HA! My sweet, dear, friend Carrie and her family invited us to their cabin...It was soooo beautiful...I haven't been in that much snow in a long time...Actually since living in New York! 

I could remember, (silly me) thinking the train comes in 10 minutes, I'll just jump in my car and be there in 5...I'd walk outside to my car with  inches of snow all over, wipe the driver's side window, and take off...What a dummy! Here I am speeding like a maniac trying to get the train before it takes off...Oh, and not in any kind of snow boots I might add...I made it most of the time...After 50 minutes on the train, I rush off with a million other people, and walk to the subway to catch the 2 & 3 train downtown, hop on hoping to get a seat but don't...I say on my ride for 20 minutes get off at Fulton St. (I believe), and walk a few blocks to my building...Up the elevator to the 22nd floor (i think) and get to my desk with a sigh of relief that I made it...Boy, I could have use those pretty green boots for my travels...I LOVED working in Manhattan...

Anyway, back to my fab time in Utah with my fab friend...It was amazing how much snow there was and that the temp was 15 degrees, yet we were outside loving every minute of it...It didn't feel cold at all...Especially, when Carrie and I put our big girl pants on, handed our cameras over to the kids, had someone hold my Little Lovely, grabbed a sled, and then down the hill we went!!!! It was so much fun I almost peed my pants laughing all the way down...I'm actually laughing as I type this hearing myself yell for my friend because here she is going down this steep hill, BACKWARDS!!! Hahahah!