Huffing and puffing....

So after work yesterday I got ambitious and decided to walk to the "MC" and back. In the picture above (taken a few years ago), you can see the housing addition I live in, and up on the mountain on the right side of the pic you can see the "MC" painted on the hillside (I'll take a couple pics that show it better and show the incline). I usually walk/run the dirt road going to the base of the hill during the warm weather, but have just never thought about taking the trip up there. And so I went. Up. And up some more. Instead of taking the fork in the road that has the smaller incline, I opted instead to take the road that goes almost straight up. What a workout! By the time I reached the top I thought I'd never catch my breath and I'd have to call Search and Rescue to get me back down....my energy level was zilch at that point (they say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger). But I made it. The whole 2 mile trip in about an hour. Exhiliration and elation closed over my brain like a warm blanket on the way home...what a great feeling to accomplish my goal!! As an added bonus on the way back home, I spotted a cow elk in the alfalfa field across the road from my house, munching and lifting her head to quietly assess my intentions as I passed by. Picture perfect way to end my excursion.

Chunk

Maybe it’s just me, but being skinny in the winter and chunky in the spring seems kind of backwards, doesn’t it??? All winter I was thin but unable to enjoy my shape in public because, well, it’s winter….sweatshirts, sweaters, layers of clothing…you know, looking a lot like Nanook of the North. Now that it’s warmer weather and time to put on the capri’s, the tank tops, skirts and the short-sleeved shirts I’m sporting a serious case of muffin-top and my thighs haven’t been this big since I was pregnant. I’m angry and frankly quite depressed. So much for trying to be nice to myself and letting my metabolism “reset” – ha! You’d think all I do is sit around and pig out, which is sooo far from the truth. Back to the calorie restriction and increased walking time (now that I’m done with school for the semester and have free time again), with some serious weights, some tae kwon do and maybe some boxing thrown in for good measure. I need to get back in shape and into my size 8’s……… soon.

Houston, we have lift off

Wow. That's really about all I can say after watching a test-fire of one of the space shuttle booster rockets yesterday....maybe "awesome"....but "wow" pretty much sums it up. I took pics but I haven't had time to dump them yet. If you ever have the opportunity to see one of these, I highly recommend it.

Global Warming

I think this picture pretty much sums up how "warm" it is at my house this morning....ugh!!!

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Not much to report aside from the stinking snow....I am taking Chris over to watch Thiokol do a test launch of one of the space shuttle booster rockets this afternoon (snow should be done by 10 or so)...never seen one go up so it should be pretty neat. Taking the camera so I hope to have a decent pic to share. Have a great day, everyone!