Easter Surprises

We spent Easter with Bryson's family in Ballinger this year. Violet and Parker love playing with their cousins!! The older cousins are so good with the little ones that we barely see them while we visit because they play so well together (most of the time!). We all went to church together Sunday morning. The kids loved watching Nana play in the praise band. 

The Owen Family

Owen Cousins 

It has rained Easter morning so we had the egg hunt up at the band hall. And Parker dominated opening the eggs and eating all the candy! It was so funny to watch! 

He loves the m&ms! 

This past month two of my best friends turned 30! A few weeks ago Kimmy and I planned to surprise Kim at St. Arnold's for lunch. It was so funny to see Kim's reaction when she saw us! She was very caught off guard and surprised! We enjoyed the yummy lunch and cold beer It was so fun to celebrate Kim! Love you!! 

Happy Birthday Kim!! 

Next surprise was yesterday in Austin! Grace was my old college roommate and is the queen of celebrating others. It was her 30th Golden birthday! This took a lot of emails and careful planning with her husband. But we managed to pull it off!! She was out on a family walk and came home to a house full of food and friends!! We had a relaxed time hanging out and laughing! 

Happy Birthday Grace!! 

We have a busy month of May ahead...I'll try to keep y'all posted! 

T25 Day 90

I did it!! Wow!! I can't believe I COMPLETED the 90 day challenge group! Seriously I am so shocked, proud, motivated and inspired!! 

It was SO fun to be part of a challenge group all via Facebook. Everyone in the group was so honest and encouraging! Our coach was great too!! There were days I did not want to exercise! Or I would sleep in and not be able to exercise until after the kids went to bed. I would post "I will work out tonight!" And it would help me stay accountable. People would ask if I worked out! And then I would! 

Final workout! 

As a stay at home mom I do a lot of little tasks all day. Some get finished, some get started, some are sorta started or almost done. I wanted to complete T25 to be healthier, to maybe lose a few pounds or inches. I wanted to accomplish finishing something all the way through. 

Through the 90 days I realized I love to workout! It makes me much more productive, I'm a nicer person, and I sleep better!! I also realized I have a weakness: I love food!  I love the way food taste! And it is SO hard to not eat more of something that taste so good. I don't care if I'm full, if it tasted really good, I want just a few more bites. For me, portion control is very mental and a lesson in self control! So I learned I can workout everyday and eat mostly healthy, but my portions are off. 

Flexing really hard! Haha

I can tell my legs are more toned, my tummy is a flatter, my clothes are looser and fit better, I can do most of the workouts full out, and I am stronger. I definitely still room for improvements! But I am shocked and happy with the results from staying committed for 90 days to a challenge group. 

Left: Day 1, Right: Day 90

I've been measuring and taking pictures every 30 days to record my progress. Its true the scale isn't the best factor when getting in shape! While you may not be able to tell a big difference from above, I can definitely feel the difference! I'm not trying to get six-pack abs or huge ripped arms. I want to make healthy food choices and be in the best shape I can be for me and my family! 

Final results: I've dropped 3lbs and lost over 10 inches!! 

Thanks T25 (and Shaun T) you are an amazing program! I will continue to use your effective 25 min workouts! If you are looking for a challenge group or interested in T25 I would love to help you! Let me know! I have a T25 challenge group starting in May and would love to have you in it!

T25 for-eva! 

Favorite Things Girls Weekend

In February I got together with my best girlfriends from college.  Every year we try to get away once or twice from our everyday lives and spend a weekend together! We have SO much fun!! 

This year we met in Wimberly at Corrie's parents cabin. It was so cozy, with a actual logs running through the house, a loft, a wrap around porch, its next door to an equestrian center and on a few acres!  It was so relaxing to enjoy the quite, watch the horses and catch up with friends. 

Wimberly cabin 

I met up with Amanda and Corrie on Friday afternoon at the San Marcos outles. We shopped, talked and ate! 

Saturday all the girls and I had planned a "favorite things" party. Nothing too extravagant but everyone was to bring 7 of the same favorite thing to give to each girl that was there! It was fun and cute...and a surprise pregnancy announcement was included! (Not me!) 

My loot 

Here is what was given: Dry Shampoo (Nikki), Sharpie markers (Amanda), EOS lip balm (Kim), Tea and chia seeds (me), tea bag buddy (Corrie), pesto sauce (Jessie), and Lindt chocolate truffles (Grace). 

We spent the afternoon touring our old stomping grounds of our alma mater, San Marcos and Texas State.  We ate at a favorite college restaurant, Grins, went to our favorite coffee shop, Mochas and Javas, and drove past our old apartments. 

Mochas and Javas 

Kim doing an amazing herkie in front Alkek library on campus 

Of course we stayed up too chatting around a campfire and laughing our heads off! I love our long weekends together! I'm so excited to welcome 3 babies this year into this group of friends, which means we will get to see each other soon!