Laugh for the Day

I'm sorry I've neglected this blog...I've been super busy keeping up with my food blog!  I'll try to do better, I promise!

For now, I'd like to leave you with a little laugh I got at lunch today...

Seriously?  I never would have guessed!

Wedding Bells

Last weekend, Mike's oldest friend, Brett, got married!  Mike was Brett's best man (Brett was Mike's in our wedding too!), so he spent all day Saturday with Brett preparing for the biggest day of Brett's life!  Some pictures from the day...

Brett hugging his mom before seating her

Waiting for his bride

Listening to the pastor's message

Getting ready to cut the cake

Mike giving his best man's speech

All dressed up!  (I think this picture is at a really wierd angle--we look funny!)

Friend Makin' Monday--The Last Thing

Monday already?  We had such a great weekend, but it went by way too fast!  In fact the whole week just flew by.  As you can tell by my lack of posting, we were busy!  In fact, did anyone notice that I never told you about last weekend's activities like I said I would?  I'll try to remedy that this week!  

Mike and I felt so productive on Saturday.  We got up at a decent time and I went on a 4.1 mile run while he washed his car.  Then I came home and washed mine while he vacuumed out his car.  We tidied up the garage a bit and swept out all the dirt.  Then after lunch we spent time working in the office.  All my Avon stuff had taken over, along with old papers that needed shredding, my painting table was disaster, and we needed to organize!  We even hung a few pictures (they've only been waiting to be hung for the past 10 months!)  Then I headed to the kitchen for some baking and preparing dinner and Mike got in some quality video game playing.  We had our newly married friends over for dinner and enjoyed beer butt chicken and a rousing game of Mad Gab with them.  After a busy day Saturday it felt good to relax at my parent's house on Sunday and visit with them, my brother and his girlfriend, and my grandma who is visiting from Canada.

If you’ve taken part in FMM then you know the rules. If you’re new, please take a moment to answer this week’s question on your own blog then add your link in the comments section at: http://www.alltheweigh.com/ so we can all see your FMM questions and answers. Please invite your blog readers to add their links here too so everyone has to opportunity to be seen. The idea is to connect with other awesome bloggers so take a moment to post your own FMM post and comment on a couple of other posts. Now it’s time for this week’s topic!

FMM: The Last Thing

1) What is the title of the last book you read?  This is bad...I don't remember the last book I read!  I read a lot of magazines, but I think the last book was probably Love and Respect.

2) What is the last movie you saw in a theater? Mike and I saw Captain America in 3D a few weeks ago.

3) Briefly describe the last person you saw today.  Tall, blonde, beautiful blue eyes, thin, handsome. :)

4) Which store did you most recently shop in?  Target, they had a good deal on Prilosec last week!

5) Who’s the last person you spoke to over the phone? My Dad.

6) Where’s the last place you vacationed? Jamaica, for our honeymoon.

7) When was the last time you kissed someone of the opposite sex? This morning

8) What’s the last thing that made you laugh?  The guys at the bonfire last night!

9) What’s the latest app that you downloaded on your phone? StopWatch & Timer so I can time my planks!

10)  What’s the last kind thing you did for someone?  I packed Mike's lunch this morning :)

Now it’s your turn to answer this week’s questions!  I hope you like them! Don’t forget to come back and link up in the comments!

Friend Makin' Monday: The Driving Force

We had an awesome and exciting weekend...I'll share it with you soon.  But now it's Monday and that means it's time for...

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FMM: The Driving Force

What is the driving force behind your weight-loss?

When I first saw this question, I didn't think I had an answer.  A driving force?  What's that supposed to mean?  But the more I thought about it, the more I realize, I do have a driving force.  What is it you ask?  To be healthy.   Not just to get to a certain weight.  In fact, I don't know if I'll ever reach my "goal" weight since my body seems to like where it's at now--and that's okay.  Because I feel good!

I've started with my second round of the Accountability Adventure.  I love to have people to make me accountable for getting healthier.  I love how I feel after I run a 5k, after I finish a greuling weight-lifting session, or when I choose to eat an apple instead of a donut. 

I want to be around for a long time, for my family, my husband, our future kids.  I want to be an example to others; my body is a temple and it is my responsibility to keep it healthy so that I can live life to the fullest.  And that is my driving force.

Beauty Tips

For attractive lips,

Speak words of kindness.

For lovely eyes,

Seek out the good in people.

For a slim figure,

Share your food with the hungry.

For beatiful hair,

Let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.

For poise

Walk with the knowledge that you’ll never walk alone.

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears,

The figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair.

The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes

Because that is the doorway to her heart, the place were love resides.

-Sam Levenson

Accountability Adventure Update

Last month I shared with you the Accountability Adventure that I took part in.  Someone made a Facebook group for the participants and it was really neat to see everyone encouraging each other, sharing tips, beneficial articles, and lifting each other up.

The adventure came to an end last week (I know I'm late in sharing this), and I'm really proud of my accomplishment!  Over the course of the 4 week adventure we were challenged to do a variety of activities (see details here) to earn a maximum of 26 points a week (78 per team) for a grand total of 104 points per person (312 per team).  I got a perfect score of 104 points for the entire 4 weeks!

Not only did I feel healthier because I was making better food choices, I was also able to see those results in my body.  I lost a total of 8 pounds!  So I am now halfway to my "ideal" weight.  I also lost 1 inch from each thigh, 2 inches from my hips, and 1-1/2 inches from my waist.  I can see definition in my legs, thighs, arms and stomach that wasn't there before.

I just want to take a minute to encourage you if you are on a weight loss or get healthier journey.  You can do it!  If you have a group of friends who are working toward a similar goal, support each other.  Maybe exercise together or spend some time making healthy meals with each other.  They say 2 are better than 1 and that is so true!

Friend Makin' Monday: Girly Questions

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1. Do you like to shop? Usually.  I almost always enjoy grocery shopping because I love to find great deals.  I do get easily annoyed with other shoppers though!  As far as other shopping goes I have to be in the mood for it or looking for something in particular.  Otherwise I get bored and grumpy really quickly!

2. How often do you wear makeup? I usually wear makeup Monday-Friday because that's when I work.  Saturday it really depends on what I'm doing, but I often don't put any on unless we're going out for dinner or with friends.  Sunday I wear makeup.
3. How do you feel about nail polish? I hate wearing it on my fingernails because I can feel the weight of it and it drives me crazy.  But, I always have my toenails painted, I don't like the look of bare toenails!
4. Do you consider yourself to be a feminist? Yes and no.  I think that women are perfectly capable of doing many things and rightly so.  However, I also think that there are things/jobs best left to men, and that the men should be the head of the household.

5. What’s your biggest challenge as a woman? Learning to tune out what society says I should be like.

6. Do you wear skirts and dresses? Or do you prefer something else? I wear skirts and dresses to church occasionally and to weddings.  I wear dress pants to work and I love a good pair of comfy jeans otherwise!

7. How do you feel about high heels? I love high heels! My wedding shoes had 4 inch heels...I have to wear heels to measure up to my 6'7" husband!

8. Do you subscribe to magazines? If so, which ones? Yeah, a bunch of them.  Taste of Home, Fitness, Redbook, Cosmo, All You.

9. Do you shave your legs/wax/ use depilatory creams or go au naturale? I shave.
10. What do you like most about being a woman? Everything...is that an answer?  I love being able to dress up, I love to cook/bake, I love taking care of people.

A Taste of GR

Last week Mike and I went to a foodie's paradise!  A nearby town holds a 2 day event called Taste of Grand Rapids. It features local restaurants in sample-sized portions.  You buy tickets from a main booth and then each vendor has their products for certain tickets so you don't have to deal with money.  The food was fantastic and we were able to try food from new restaurants!

Not pictured:  We had a chicken empanada from Cafe San Juan...it was so good!  I didn't have time to take a picture before we ate it all! I definitely want to go there for dinner some time!

Our next stop was at the booth for Chez Olga.  I was really excited to see that they had a booth because I just got a gift certificate from groupon so we'll be eating there soon.  The food did not disappoint!  We had jerk chicken with red beans and rice.  It reminded me of our honeymoon!

Here's how the venue was set up...Booths around the edges, tables in the middle, and a big stage with live music in front.

For dessert we went to Grand Traverse Pie Company's booth.  I got a piece of strawberry rhubarb pie.  It was the best I've ever had!

Mike got his favorite--apple pie a la mode.  He said it was delicious!

My new favorite blogger, Janae, always shows amazing pictures of her frozen yogurt.  So for the past month I have been craving fro-yo, but I didn't know of anywhere around here that I could get it!  Then my brother-in-law told me about a place downtown Holland so after Taste of GR we headed there.  I got a combo red raspberry and vanilla topped with heath bars, brownie pieces and strawberries.  Yum!