Vacation & Weigh-In

Hello!  Last week, I had a glorious week of vacation on a lake.  There was sunshine, beer, fishing, wine tastings, kayaking, campfires, Bloody Marys, afternoon naps, lots of reading, and tons of relaxation.  It was absolute perfection, and just what I needed!

Here are a few pictures from vacation.

The start of vacation, sampling ALL of the beer at the Grumpy Troll.
I've already had all of these before...I just really like GT beer!

One of the MANY fish my stepdad caught right off the dock.

Bitchin picture of the lake that I took.
No filter.  For serious.

Yummy kabobs that Nick and I made for my parents while on vacation.

Our vacation pets :) Buffy & Lola

Momma & I enjoying a nice cold one while at the lake.
We took this picture, and sent it to Nick while he was at work :)

Kayaking for the first time.
I need to work on upper body strength!

Campfires at the lake.

Many Bloody Marys and lots of other alcohol were consumed during vacation...

This is what I've been up to since being home.

Beer tasting at the New Glarus Brewery.
We only live about 7 miles from NG, and it's my hometown
 so we've been here many, many times.

Botham Winery for wine tasting with Elly.

New Glarus Brewery

Now that I am back to reality, I am trying to get back into a routine.  As you can see from my pictures, a lot of alcohol has been consumed lately.  Guess what that means?  This girl hasn't been working out and is super puffy, bloated, and tubby.  

Sunday, I finally faced the music and stepped on the scale, it was scary.

179.9

Luckily, a tiny bit of that weight was shed by drinking lots of water to flush my system, and cleaning up my diet.  For my official Wednesday Weigh-In I am at

177.2

Better, but still not good.

Time to start over, again.

Those are some pretty simple words, and a basic concept, but damn, I suck at it!

No more quitting!

A miracle occurred, and I actually got up early enough to go for a run this morning!  I only went 1.5 miles, but it was still tough because I'm SO out of shape!  The only way I am going to get back in shape is if I keep pushing myself and doing things that are tough.

I will not quit.

I will not start over.

Je suis prest: I am ready.

(Clan Fraser motto...Outlander, anybody?

Back to Reality

Hello, my friends!  I have finally returned from my Northwoods vacation.  I thought that I may have a chance to post a picture or two to my blog while I was gone, but there was barely any phone reception where we were staying, so it did not happen.   It was tough getting out of bed to go to work this morning.  It was hard not being able to sleep in, and I knew there was going to be a shit ton of shit to deal with at work.  It also didn’t help that I am going through withdrawal symptoms this morning after drinking for 7 days straight…oops…

Here is a little taste of what my week-long Northwoods vacation entailed. 

The lake at sunset.  I didn't even Photoshop this one. That little dot in the middle is my step-dad, cousin, and uncle out fishing in the boat.

  

Everyone relaxing after a delicious dinner of grilled kabobs and sweet corn made by Nick & I.

Mini-golfing with my nephew, Blake. I learned that mini-golf is NOT the best activity to do with a 7 year old with ADHD... It was still fun to spend the day with the B-Man though!

Super sketch looking, but AWESOME, brewery in Eagle River where Nick and I spent a few hours one afternoon.  They just opened in November 2012, and have a blueberry wheat beer that is heavenly and a chocolate porter that is to die for! 

A picture with my momma on our last night at the lake.

Pretty much the only picture Nick and I took together the entire trip...

The whole crew after our final dinner together Friday night.  The restaurant we went to has such an amazing fish fry, that we waited over 2 hours to get a table...2 HOURS!  It was worth the wait though!

Here is what awaited me when I got back to reality this morning...

I walked in to all of these packages awaiting me in my office.  I still have not gotten to open a single one, and I have already been at work for 3 hours...It probably doesn't help that I'm writing a blog post right now...

The hallway between our office and store looks like a mine shaft.  The ceiling titles are missing, as are the lights, so there are random bulbs hanging sporadically from the rafters.  It's super creepy, like out of a horror movie.  Apparently there is asbestos in the ceiling, but facilities doesn't feel it is necessary to section off the area... 

This is what it looks like in front of the store.  More naked light bulbs, no ceiling, and part of the adjacent wall missing...nbd...

On a sweeter note, these goons were also awaiting our return to reality.

As great as it is to take a vacation, it feels even better to get home to these knuckleheads! We missed our dogters so much!!

 Skittles is the master of awkward sleeping positions.

Vacation Time!

My favorite time of year is finally here! Family vacation to the Northwoods!  A week at the lake, sunbathing, drinking, reading, boating, relaxing, and enjoying my family.  It's almost like Christmas in July.

A picture from last year's vaca, and the only pic on my instagram account...

Since I won't have access to a computer over the next week, I will probably be MIA.  I might throw up a few pictures here and there though.

Something that I am excited to write about soon is that Nick's mom got me a Garmin Forerunner AND a heart rate monitor!  I can't wait to try them out and see how the benefit my training.

So, my dear readers, it is time for me to go.  Have a LOVELY week!!!