Saturday Deep Thoughts

All I have to say is listening to my iPod while emptying the dishwasher makes the job so much more enjoyable.

I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred is playing right now.

Dancing around the kitchen,
;)

Busted!

Happy Friday!!

30 x 30 Update

My studly GG kicking tail. Go Rebels!

Our 30 x 30 fitness challenge is moving along nicely over here in Gasperini-Ville . So far, so pretty good. I give us a B+ rating on our workouts, effort, and overall commitment this first week. Noteworthy honor goes to GG for a workout last Thursday done at 11:45pm just to get it in!! Love that man! Honorable mention goes to yours truly for clearing 10 "Army" (thanks AWOL for the clarification) push-ups so far; 20 to go (ugh!).

We're hanging our heads a bit these last two days--GG for missing 2 days-in-a-row due to busyness at work; me missing yesterday due to sloth (old habits die hard!) I am planning to substitute the day off for my usual Sunday day off and workout through the rest of the week.

A highlight for me this week was taking in the countryside Saturday morning on a run. Custer and I zoomed through forests, over creeks, and past the most beautiful blue lake set against a picturesque mountain backdrop. It was an awesome setting to take in all while getting a workout. Talk about an endorphin rush afterward!

This morning I grunted through 30 minutes on our elliptical. Let's just say, "Thank the good Lord for my iPod!" I don't know how I could motivate without music. And though the workout was a bit dull and excruciating, I will admit that checking it off my daily list and conquering a little goal first thing in the morning is just the ticket to being more productive throughout the rest of the day.

I hope you have a blessed one!

God bless,

Since We Last Posted

We've been doing a little of this (exceedingly necessary!)

A lot of this (some of us more than others!)

A splash of this:

A whole bushel of fun doing this:
Scaring the neighbors like this:Being spoiled like this:
In a beautiful setting like this:

Enjoying it with the ones we love...

To our beloved Uncle CG, "Ciao Baby" and have a blast in Italy!

He flies today to his new post in Vicenza!

Here's Hoping...

Custer and his girlfriend, Bailey, on a playdate.

...you have a brilliant celebration of the fourth with good friends and family.

To love and be loved--isn't that what it's all about?

May God bless America!

A Child's Quandary

M perplexed: Mommy, I don't know how to get to Sesame Street through the T.V.

I just about fell over from such cuteness! :)

That Which Is At Rest Will Remain At Rest

I was once a state champion.

Today I am totally procrastinating hopping on the elliptical.

Oh, the downward spiral of youth. :)

So why not just "let it go" and give in to atrophied muscles and has-been memories?

Mono has taken me dangerously close to answering this with an "okay"--succumbing to a place I've never been--of sloth, low motivation, and gluttony without responsibility.

No thank you!!!!!

At the start of the week, GG and I committed to a 30 for 30 Challenge: doing at least 30 minutes of cardio for 30 days (the month of July!) It doesn't sound like much, but I really need consistency to get back into the rhythm of exercise again. It's amazing what inertia can do to a person! And this coming off of a half-marathon at the end of March! I still can't believe what a slug I've become. Good, old inertia. No more!

I should also add that we're taking Sundays off as our weekly day of rest and including 13 minutes of daily prayer (setting the bar very low to ensure success!) to tone up our spiritual muscles as well as everything else!!

We are off and running... and I'm heading... right... now... to workout! Join us, will you?! I'll be updating you weekly as to my progress--one specific goal I have is to get back to doing man push-ups. Today I can barely clear 30 girly ones.

God bless,