Exciting News
Tom proposed tonight.
I said yes. Did you think I was going to say otherwise?
A Belated Merry Christmas to You
I decided to leave my laptop at my apartment for the four days we were home because I didn’t want to be distracted with it during all our holiday festivities. Plus, I was just WAY too busy to hop online, even for a few minutes.
So, how was your Christmas? Mine was awesome. There was some family drama involving my sister (and a little bit with my dad, too, which is better now) that put me in a pretty bad mood for a couple days, but I was able to get past that and enjoy the time I spent with my family and Tom’s. We drove home Christmas Eve, stopped to see Tom’s nephew, sister and brother-in-law, and then went to my parent’s house for dinner. My mom made some of my favorites: ham, bleu cheese au gratin potatoes, and a tomato/onion balsamic salad. We loved being able to spend time with my parents, just Tom and I. I had my stepdad open his present after dinner because I was too excited to have him wait. It was a container of his favorite candies - spice drops. Doesn’t sound too exciting, but we put it in a HUGE box, wrapped duct tape around it and a ton of wrapping paper. It’s a family joke between him and I :)
Christmas morning, Remy woke me up very early. My mom and I had coffee, we got ready, and soon everyone came over for our caramel french toast and mimosa breakfast. My sister gave me VS pajamas and cute Gator sweatpants, my parents gave me an ice cream maker attachment for my mixer, I got a VERY nice bottle of wine from my aunt and uncle, cash, scratch offs, a calendar and a renewed subscription to Cosmo. When we were finished, my sister, Tom and I went to open gifts with my dad. I also got to open my birthday present from him. I got a new coffee maker, food processor, garlic press and pastry blender. I also got a gift card for Walmart from my older sister. We sat around and talked with Dad for a little bit before we headed over to Tom’s house.
I was most excited for Tom’s family Christmas because Tom’s nephew is two-and-a-half, so it’s really neat to watch him open gifts. From Tom’s sister and her family I received a Vera Bradley purse. They also got gifts for Romeo and the dogs. Tom’s parents got me a dessert cookbook and wooden serving utensils. They also got me a digital meat thermometer. Tom’s brother got me a cookbook (that I need to exchange because I already have it). Tom got me a couple books and a gift card for a spa day (!!!!). His grandmother got me placemats for our dining room table. Tom’s aunt and uncle got me a dog desk calendar. We spent several hours over there eating, playing with presents, playing with our nephew and enjoying the day. Once my head hit the pillow, though, I was out for the night.
Tom and I also had a joint birthday party on Saturday (his actual birthday). It was all family and dear family friends who are essentially my grandparents. Our parents cooked our favorite foods, we had a Gator Publix cake (my favorite!) and opened presents. I received a trivet, money towards dog training, a sweater, matching Vera Bradley wallet and sunglasses case to go with the purse, cash, body lotion, and another cookbook.
I obviously did VERY well (as did Tom). I was kind of sad to come back to our apartment because it meant that Christmas was really over. Yesterday I took down the tree, and tonight Tom’s going to take down our outside lights. I have to say that this has been the most exciting holiday season for me.
Tom has spoken with his parents and mine about proposing. You might be wondering why I would want to know all the details - shouldn’t it be a surprise? Well, I am NOT a patient person and I really don’t like surprises. Plus, Tom and I have been dating for almost 7 years, so it’s kind of obvious that it’s going to happen soon. We’ve also been talking about it for at least a year. I don’t know every detail, obviously, but I do know it’s very close and I cannot wait!
Tomorrow we’re driving back down to drop the dogs off at Tom’s parents, spend the night at my parent’s and then we’ll fly to VA on January 1st. I am really looking forward to spending time with my brother, sister-in-law and her kids. I’m hoping I’ll have a gorgeous ring to show them when we get there!
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Shrinking Jeans: Week 3
I’m choosing not to weigh in today because I started my period this morning and KNOW I’m retaining water - I feel awful!
I’ve been making much healthier choices this week, thank goodness. And I’m going to allow myself to eat what I want as long as I eat small portions only while I’m at home. It should be interesting!
The good thing is, I’m all cookied out. I baked about 10 hours total in two days. Needless to say, my feet hurt and I don’t want to SEE another cookie for awhile!
Tom should be here in about an hour, which means we’ll be leaving in about an hour and a half. I just have to pick up the living room, shower, and pack. I’ve already vacuumed, emptied/reloaded the dishwasher, and picked up our room. And thrown in some laundry. I’m awesome like that!
I should head out. I hope you all have a really wonderful holiday! I’ll be back after Sunday and will have lots of pictures and stories to share with you. We’re having our joint birthday party (Tom and I) on Saturday, so that should be fun!
Dog Park Days
I Twittered a little bit about our recent big purchase - the Nikon D60 with two lenses. I am completely and totally smitten by this thing. Yesterday, Tom and I decided to take the dogs to the park so we could try out the camera (it only got here on Saturday). Anyway, we got some really amazing shots (at least I think):
We did enough running around that I don’t feel the need to get any Decaslim … at least for awhile!
Christmas - The Diet Slayer
That’s how I feel. I am really good about keeping my portion sizes down, but I’m NOT good about wanting to try each and every cookie, dessert, and side dish that is in my view. This week, I made three batches of cookies - eight more to go and one batch of dog treats - and always end up snacking on the cookie dough. Part of the problem is how much I enjoy baking. I bake a batch of cookies and make Tom take them to work so they won’t be here for me to eat. But I don’t want to stop baking completely! I need more self control. Like I mentioned in an earlier post, I was so down in the dumps last week when I realized I had gained two pounds that I was seriously considering Hydroxycut or another product along those lines. You know what though? I want to be able to tell people that I lost weight the “natural” way, healthily and happily.
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