Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Good Morning Everyone !
So this morning I woke up to Cory telling me "the dogs went to the bathroom AND there's snow on the ground" .... Half of my expected it to be melted by the time I actually got out of bed, but of course I was crazy! I think this time it's here to stay, which only means I now have to teach my Cold Weather Whimpy Pug that snow isn't going to kill her and I have to leave at least 10 minutes earlier to work just so I'm not late. BUT it also means only a few more weeks and Cory Martin, Molly, and I will all be home TOGETHER for Chrismas this year! The thought alone actually puts tears to my eyes!!! I miss home and I miss my family and I REALLLY miss these two little munchkins!

Cute right :) little do they know, I might Have spoiled them a little this year :)

So as we get closer to Thanksgiving all of us start thinking about all the things we're Thankful for, and sadly a lot of people can't seem to think of a single thing and are just completely bitter about the whole holiday season, and I'm starting to find these people more and more at work. A friend reminded me lately that no matter how bad you think things may be alway remember they could be worse. Personally I feel I have more than ever to be Thankful for this year and I can't even begin to describe how excited I am for this holiday season! So for those of you who are unsure of what you have to be Thankful for, I'd like you to read this status of a friend of mine who works for the Government and helps supply for those who are less fortunate than us :

listening to christmas music and then i receive a phone call about someone complaining that they got a chicken and not a turkey and it made me think of this "Nothing has turned out as we expected! It never does. Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect. We take what we get and are thankful it's no worse than it is.” It makes me realize to just be happy for what i have!!

The quote says it all... Even those who are going this Holiday season with missing family members, deployed loved ones, or sick. Just remember it could always be worse, the ones who are missing ( by death) are in a far better place than we can ever imagin, they are no longer hurting or in pain, they are at rest enjoying the holidays with someone we could all only wish we got to spend it with... The lord. Those who are deployed are still alive, they may not be here but keep in mind they wish they were, do what you can to make them feel as much at home as possible, skype with them with the whole family around, becuase many of them haven't seen your loved one in months and visual proof they are doing ok sometimes is what family needs. Believe it or not there are soldiers who have NO ONE to talk to during the holidays. BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU HAVE, so many others have NOTHING! Not even a roof over their head let alone enough food to keep them full for weeks on end.

Happy Thanksgiving all!!

Bananas + Peanut Butter+VIshake+ Honey.... AMAZING!

Hey All!
So the last two mornings have been pretty stinkin good! Yesterday I started off my morning with an amazing apple peanut butter smoothie with just a little cinnamon for flavor, I didn't take pictures of it cause I'm realizing they all look pretty similar after being blended, but it was delicious. And it kept me full all morning even after an intense hour workout with Emily.
I then had to entertain myself all night at work and enjoyed just a plan strawberry blueberry shake that wasn't quite as filling and I probably should have added a little more protein for dinner, maybe a handful of spinach or some veggies, but it was still delicious.

Today was the best by far however, and I very quickly combined a whole banana, a tbs of peanut butter, a dash of cinnamon, Vi shake, and honey and it was the most delicious shake I've ever had in my life! I literally felt like i was drinking banana bar batter!!! And this kept me so full I couldn't hardly finish my shake at lunch so I didn't force myself! But between the 2 I wasn't hungry till after I got home from work at 530, and this included 20 min of hill walking on the treadmill before a 60 minute of a low intensity yoga class. 

Tomorrow is a 60 min Spin class, and I think I'm gonna try that banana shake again!!! Then it's all afternoon with the Hubs :) been a while since I've had a day off to spend with him SO excited!!

PICTURES!!

Alright guys! So now that I have a little time I can upload a few pictures!!!
I told you about our new addition Molly so I suppose you'd enjoy seeing her so here she is !

They Love each other!!

she decided a NY winter wasn't her style so we had to get her a jacket just to get her to actually go outside!

 

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So now that that's out of the way! I started telling you all about this new program I've started and I've decided I will keep you updated for the next 90 days on my progress!
So this morning before my morning workout I enjoyed (literally) a banana shake and a banana! Seemed like the right combination before an intense hour long Yoga Flow class! Getting to Yoga was slightly challenging however, I lost my ID but didn't realize that till I was already on the road then turned around and since I live on the Main road from the interstate to base it took me 10 min to turn around get home and realize I HAD IT THE HOLE TIME!!!

 For those of you who have never tried Yoga, I'd suggest looking into it! It's a great class if you're looking to ton up and loosen up! I've been doing it 2-3 times a week for about a month now and I'm noticing great results in my upper body and my hip flexors!! It's extremely relaxing, exciting, and challenging all at once!
After that Emily challenged me to a short 2 mile run which was actually really nice! We ran just over a 9 min mile with some rather intense hills after 60 min of A LOT of lunges!
After workout I met Cory at wal mart to invest in a Blender!! which I used immediately after we got home to create this delicious shake!

Looks kind of gross but it was soo good!!! I tried sharing it with Cory but he decided his Potato soup and crackers sounded better for lunch!

This ugly creation is a carrot cake smoothie consiting of:
carrots, cream cheese, ice, 2 scoops of the visalus powder, nutmeg, and cinnamon with a little spinach to re fuel!!! It was soo good!!!

Now time for homework before an aweful night of working the night shift!!! Have a great day!

Re- Start

Alright guys here we go again! So clearly I failed miserably at blogging before but we are going to try one more time :) As many of you know Cory made it home FINALLY! and we are LOVING being together. Since he's been home we've made a few changes to our life, first off we got REAL furniture!! Good by old stinky futon hello BIG COMFY COUCH!! and we've also adopted a new dog who had already made herself very at home and completed or little family :) and we love her !
Also he has decided to help me begin a life changing program, I have a friend who started this program Body by Visalus so with a little help from Cory I've decided to try so because of that I have decided to track my program with you guys!! I'm on day 2 and it is a 90 day program therefore come Feburary 12 I should end my first program :) If any one is interested of would like more information please email me or anything I would be happy to help you get started :)
I will post again this afternoon with pictures and more info but for now I need to head out to Yoga !!!