Hail One and All~
Yesterday we spent the day at the Colorado Renaissance Festival near Larkspur! It was a pretty fun trip, though by the end we were all ready for a nap. We arrived about 9:15 am to get good parking (they don't open till 10). We were only a couple rows from the main gate so we did't have to walk far! We all got lathered up with 45 to 50 proof suntan lotion, then Jacob and Anna took off to go and get tickets for us all! They came back shortly after leaving because the ticket booths weren't open yet. They waited another 15 minutes or so then headed over again. The boys and I stayed at the van and I started packing up the stroller. We brought sandwiches, fruit, veggies, and all sorts of other snacks, plus lots of water (I had frozen several water bottles the night before and refrigerated another 4 or 5)! By the time I got everything all situated in the stroller Jacob and Anna were back with the tickets and we headed to the front gates. Our timing was impeccable because just as we arrived the King started addressing the crowd, the canon fired and everyone started entering the gates to the Festival beyond!
We didn't waist any time as we entered and headed strait for our favorite clothing shop. You see when we first arrived in Colorado 4 years ago we attended the Festival and bought costumes for everyone. David has however outgrown his little green shirt which was passed down to John, so he needed a new shirt. It took us about ten minutes to get to the shop, with little stops here and there, but we were able to find a nice navy blue shirt for David of a slightly thicker gauze material than some of out other garments. He also got a sash and I got another chemise, this one in brown. It will look lovely with the over dress I already have! After the shop, since it was so close to 11, we headed over the the Jousting Arena. I thought the show started at 11, but after consulting the map we found out it didn't actually start till 11:30, however 'Casting in Bronze' did start at 11, so we sat in the shade under a tree and ate lunch. The show at 11 turned out to be the playing of a large display of different sizes of bells to music. It was very lovely! We didn't have to wait very long after that performance for the Jousting Tournament to start! The show was really good, though Jacob commented they needed to get some new jokes (we had heard the same ones two years ago when we went). Some of them were still pretty funny!
When the Jousting tourney was over we started walking the shops. We had decided ahead of time that we would only get a few garment items from the Taylors, so basically we just did a little sight seeing! We walked for quite awhile then on one turn in particular John and I got separated from Jake, Anna, and David. It took me at least a good twenty minutes to finally get Jacob on the phone and find them at the Elephants. That was a bit frustrating. That wasn't the
only time we got separated...Just before the second show (around 2) we stopped to get some frozen treats from a vendor and Jacob and the boys went to go and get us some seats in the shade. Well, Anna and went to go find them, but couldn't see them anywhere. We looked and looked and this time unfortunately I didn't have the phone or the bell (Jacob packed this really neat little bell I found at a garage sale the other day so that we could ring it so the kids could find us if they got separated from us). We finally found them way down front by the Jousting Arena completely out of line of sight from where we had been standing for 15 minutes or so looking around for them...
Anyway, before the second show we sat for awhile and ate a few snacks. I didn't realize at first that David wasn't with us, but Jacob informed me he was on the other side of the Arena fighting with some of the other kids (David brought his play sword). We all got a good show watching David fight with the other kids. He's a very cautious fighter and usually waits to attack from behind while the person is occupied with other opponents. It was pretty funny to watch! :OP
After the second show we decided to head home. It was right around 4. Everyone was very tired and hot! My eyes were killing me from allergies and dust. Of course the only item I forgot to pack was contact solution and I forgot to take the Benydril I packed, whoops! Jacob drove home and shortly after leaving all the kids fell asleep. I dozed a little too, but didn't actually conk out.
When we got home everyone just relaxed. It's amazing how tiring it is walking around in the sun pushing a stroller up and down hills! We are always so exhausted after attending the Festival, but it's really fun while we're there! We'll definitely go again next year! I can't wait to try my over dress with my new chemise!
Well,
Sunday I read an e-mail from a friend who suggested that I join with her as buddies and change our life-style, to start eating better and working out more! So, my friend Belen and I started Monday on our new lifestyle change. I've been keeping track of my food intake, calories and fat grams, plus time I've been working out and taking my body measurements (Sundays). This has only been going on for two days consistently, so we'll have to see how things go here in a couple weeks.
Today I did something a bit different because though I did get all my meals written down Monday I went way over my goal calorie/fat intake for the day. So Monday night I wrote out my meals for Tuesday. I stuck to it all day, though I didn't get the snacks in inbetween means I ended up combining the two separately w/ lunch and dinner. I do realize that I didn't take in enough liquids. I only had two large mugs of tea. I don't feel thirsty though. You'd think I would after only having those two today, but nope.
I have noticed something that I am though is really cranky! I don't seem to have a very much patience and I keep skipping around from project to project getting really irritated when things aren't going the way I wished they would. Not sure where that is coming from?! Though I've been working on VBS art project planning and getting rather frustrated that it isn't coming along like I'd hoped either. I need to make a run to the Church tomorrow to pick up some of the original art papers to transfer to larger paper so I can paint it!
Good news though!!! Jacob called this evening shortly after arriving at work. Apparently his trip to Edwards AFB for next week was canceled. So he won't be taking off Sunday like previously planned. Yay!!!
It's time to hit the sack. I want to get up at 6:30 ish tomorrow to workout so I better go to bed. Good Night!
I've been thinking a lot lately about who I am right now and what I've become in the last couple years and frankly I'm not happy with myself! I guess my biggest peeve with myself is that I'm so out of shape and over weight that I can hardly stand myself anymore! Most of the time I can go through a day and not feel too horrible unless I head up the stairs and get winded or look in the mirror and see just how big I actually am. It's very depressing!!!
Sunday I started a get healthy/exercise plan with a goal to loose 50 pounds in the next 7 mo. I'm trying to eat healthy by following the food pyramid guide lines to try and eat the right amount of each food group each day, keeping my fat intake to about 30 grams, and trying to keep my calorie intake to about 1500. I got these figures after many different calculation programs online. Anyway, I figure in order to reach my goal weight, 150, I need to be eating calories to maintain 150 pounds, which according to most of what I read and calculated out is my goal weight, times 10. That doesn't take into account working out, but I'd rather loose the weight faster and don't plan to increase my calorie intake even when I reach my goal weight. Well, I started this thing Sunday and I even started recording my meals. The days progressed nicely until dinner rolled around and I was so hungry that I over ate and completely blew my nice, rest of the day diet, out of the water! I am really upset with myself (all three days I've been doing this so far)!!! I had a short, but in depth talk with Jacob this evening before bed and he suggested that I set myself some sort of goal and since one of the things I would like to have happen here in the next few months is get pregnant, he suggested that I not allow myself to get pregnant until I reach some goal weight. I am not going to do that, but I am going to set a goal. I want to loose 20 pounds by mid August. That will put me at 180 and if I do get pregnant, and if I stick to the less eating, I'll have been sticking to the two-ish months before I should not go too far over 200 by the end of the pregnancy, and if I don't get pregnant then that will give me even more time to lose even more weight! I'm not exactly sure I can do this. Food is a big comfort to me and snacking is something I do a lot of...especially on my finger nails (I know...ewww yuck, sorry it's a habit I've had since I was really little and it's a really tough one to break). I also have a very nagging sweet tooth that gets the better of me, but hopefully if I keep those things out of reach, sight, and out of the house I won't be tempted by them too much! Long story even longer, I'm going to try and stick to this the next two months at least to shed these 20 pounds!
Now I need to figure out how to stick to a work out regime!!! I was working out back before Thanksgiving, but unfortunately that was 7 months ago. We did go to the pool the other day and I swam about 11 laps, but that was several days ago and I really need to work out at least 3, really 5 days a week hard core working out to really start seeing any results, quickly! It's rather hard sticking to a work out program. I know I've tried in the past. It just gets frustrating doing all that work and not really having anything to show for it in my weight! I am going to continue to take measurements each Sunday and hopefully if I stick to this eating/working out program I'll see some results in the next few weeks!
So please wish me luck and even better, please, please, please pray for me! My will power is so weak when it comes to food and exercising can become so boring after awhile, especially since I'll be doing it all on my own. I'll need all the support I can get to stick to this! I really want to loose weight and get healthier, not to mention look better!!! My original goal was to loose the weight (50 lb) by my birthday next year (about 7 mo. away) and treat myself to a new clothing shopping spree! Yay skinny clothes!!! :OP We'll see if I can do it...the only things standing in my way are myself and if I were to get pregnant in the next couple months and I'd much rather the pregnancy happen, than let myself get the better of myself!
only time we got separated...Just before the second show (around 2) we stopped to get some frozen treats from a vendor and Jacob and the boys went to go and get us some seats in the shade. Well, Anna and went to go find them, but couldn't see them anywhere. We looked and looked and this time unfortunately I didn't have the phone or the bell (Jacob packed this really neat little bell I found at a garage sale the other day so that we could ring it so the kids could find us if they got separated from us). We finally found them way down front by the Jousting Arena completely out of line of sight from where we had been standing for 15 minutes or so looking around for them...
Anyway, before the second show we sat for awhile and ate a few snacks. I didn't realize at first that David wasn't with us, but Jacob informed me he was on the other side of the Arena fighting with some of the other kids (David brought his play sword). We all got a good show watching David fight with the other kids. He's a very cautious fighter and usually waits to attack from behind while the person is occupied with other opponents. It was pretty funny to watch! :OP
