I feel kind of bad because I am always posting about myself but never really talk about what Mike does. The last month or so Mike has snowboarded in three different states: New Mexico,Vermont, and Utah. I wanted to show you some skills my boy has and the fact that he has too much fun without me. 🙂
Sarah was way too excited about the cucumbers.
Now thats a scary face!
What a crazy girl!
So I went to Las Cruces this weekend on a spur of the moment trip. I was getting a little frustrated with the whole waiting on our letter and thought that if I just went and had some fun with Mike, I would feel better. And it worked. But anyway, as I was there, I kept thinking about what I will be doing when I move to Las Cruces and so I kept a mental note of things I plan on doing.
One. I looked for smoothie places and was excited to find out Tom Young’s Fitness Center has one, which sold me. So this will be where I work out:
Two. I will mountain bike on the weekends and definitely on Tuesday nights. (I went on Saturday and actually did pretty well considering it had been almost eight months.)
Three. Every once in a while I will make Mike take me to Si Senors, even though every time I go there I feel guilty afterwards for all the calories. I wish I didn’t like food so much.
Four. Antique shops and farmers markets. There are so many.
Five. De-weed the front and the back yard. I looked out Mike’s window this morning and glared at the weeds growing in. Death to them!
Six. Make trips to Cloudcroft, a beautiful little town in the mountains.
Seven. Go down to Old Mesilla and walk around at the little shops and feel like a tourist.
Eight. Take a spanish class at NMSU. So many people speak Spanish, and I want to understand it dang it. You think three years of high school and one year of college would pay off?? No way. I forgot everything!
Nine. Interior decorate and organize my house.
Ten. Definitely have some picnics at White Sands.
While we were in Vermont, we made a mini trip up to Maine so we could see a lighthouse and perhaps eat some seafood. Here are the highlights of that trip:
Mike has a friend from the academy that lives in Vermont. He and his gracious wife let us come and visit and stay with them for President’s Day/Valentine’s weekend. They live in Newport, VT which is like 2 miles from the Canadian border. It was so fun! And cold!
Sorry the pictures are out of order…but you get the jist!
The view from the lift at Jay Peak (where we snowboarded):
The Vermont back roads we drove down:
We snuck to the border in some random neighborhood to get this picture:
I was a little nervous on the lift:
Snowboarding here we come:
We went to the memorial of Joseph Smith’s birthplace. I had no clue he was born in Vermont:
This is the monument built for him. Kind of a cool story. It was built in 1905:
Inside the visitor’s center:
Out front of the place we snowboarded at:
Some cool ice on the side of the road:
The other side of the border:
It was a great trip. I was so glad to go back East! My thanks to Chris and Liz! (And Mike…who paid for my trip…he must like me.)
My sister and her family went to Disneyland this weekend..and well, I had to invite myself. 🙂 I was laughing at the pictures we sent from the Buzz Lightyear ride.
I look like I am up to something and Wayne looks really intent on his target. I’m so mad our scores didn’t show up because I SMOKED Wayne! I was the 99,000.
Wayne sent this to me a couple days later..to show how much he whooped up on my score. Competitve much? Hey! If I stayed there for three days I would have been that high too!
This one makes me laugh because hard to believe, Sarah was playing on the right side. Haha.
My coworker back in August came in and was telling me about a program where he and his wife go into their garage and workout every night. I totally blew it off thinking it was just another lame exercise video. Anyway, as the months rolled on I was noticing this guy was totally getting skinny! Of course he claimed it was the video. Then I was in denial and told him it only happens to boys, because we all know by watching Biggest Loser and other weight loss challenges, that guys lose so much faster!
After much coaxing and seeing the infomercial, I requested it for my Christmas gift. It was a little delayed, but I just got it two weeks ago.
I decided to do the Lean version instead of the classic, and I must say…I don’t think my coworker was lying. I don’t want to jinx myself or anything, but I am going on Week 2 and I slipped 3 pounds lower and have noticed a difference majorly in my arms, back, and abs. Let’s see if this really works. The only thing I need to work on is the diet a little more. I eat a lot of whole grain, chicken, fruits and veggies…hopefully Disneyland won’t hurt me this weekend! 🙂
Lean Version P90x
Monday (Core Essentials X)
Tuesday (Cardio X)
Wednesday (Arms and Shoulders X)
(Ab Ripper X)
Thursday (Yoga X)
Friday (Legs and Back X)
(Ab Ripper X)
Saturday (Kenpo X)
Sunday DAY OF REST 🙂
Today is so beautiful out. It made me miss the beach. This is St. John, VI. My favorite beach in the world. I want to go back.
This is Cocoa Beach. I used to hang out here when I worked at Disney World.
This is Huntington Beach. I know how to get here by heart. There is a perfect spot to the left of the pier where you can sit and read and watch the surfers. Good times.
I flew last weekend to New Mexico to go snowboarding with Mike in Ruidoso. It was our first of many planned snowboarding trips and we had a blast!
This was on the top of the mountain when we took a Gondala up the mountain. Too bad there was a lot of snow…too bad there was not much on the bottom.
We were excited to find someone to take a picture of both of us in the parking lot with our snowboards. 🙂
I tried to be a good photographer and take action shots of Mike. Mike has a better eye than I do when it comes to pictures, but hey, I tried!
The dramatic Mike pose.
I really liked this shot and Mike looks like such a pro. 🙂
Riding up on the Gondala…
Again, at the top of the mountain.
Mike ready to roll.
My short snowboard..for my short stumpy legs…haha.
I made Mike go on a seperate lift because I get too scared jumping off the lift. Thats the only part I am afraid of. Funny thing is I biffed it anyway! 🙂
Mike’s cool cuffs in his snowboarding jacket.
It was nice to get a good snowboard in….because we will be heading to Vermont in three weeks to do it again!! Yay!
Wishing all of you a Happy New Year! It’s great to think that Mike and I are getting married this year and starting more memories. It’s been great thinking back on 2008, but here’s to a New Year! 🙂
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