Venting

Thanks for the wonderful comments about my last blog about friends. I was definately venting and probably saying some things that shouldn't be put on a blog for everyone to read - they could lead to hurt feelings or harm rather than good! So the dirty laundry is going back in the house to be cleaned. Thanks again for the support and the comments.

Spinning

It's time to grab my water bottle, towel, cycling shoes, and Cecily, and head to my favorite kind of abuse - spinning class. I have become hooked on this sport for over a year now, and especially like my instructors, Julie & Kim. Julie is a marine spouse, does triathalons, and hails from Texas, and has four young chidren to boot. She always has a smile while her legs spin a mile and mintue, and now she is helping us set goals for fitness, and will become a personal trainer/fitness mentor for those who want it.

Today's class is Kim. I have her picture too. She is a little 50 something fireball that calls out the spinning changes like all our lives depend on getting up that hill, and she really rocks out. Her class is always full, so I have to get going! So here is the end of my work out above - about 20 something miles but got to get those watts higher. I think spinning has saved my sanity and my health on more than one occasion.

Extra news

Garrett in his Navy JROTC uniform.

Cecily found Garrett's hat in his room and put it on and it was so cute.

Sorry, about the video being sideways.

Fashion Show

Today, I signed up for a fashion show at Macy's for a charity. No one I knew was there and everyone that said they were coming didn't come. So I was the oldest one there and of course...first to go. We got to pick out our dress and I picked out one that was red and black and I picked out a black jacket to go over it to be modest. We walked down the hall in Macy's, posed, and turned around. There was a boy who was really into it, dressed up, took his vest off and slung it over his shoulder.

Me in my outfit.

Walking down the isle.

Pumpkin Patch (Livi's other blog)

We went to Sneed's Farm and picked out some pumpkins. We brought some friends with us too. There was a fun zip line, a barn swing, animals to pet, a hay ride and a corn & sunflower maze. It's like the pumpkin disney world.

Also my mom and Cecily went on a field trip to the Belvedere Pumpkin Patch and they picked out a huge pumpkin for our porch.

Cecily finally picked out her best pumpkin.

Becca having fun playing in the hay.

Me and my friend, Cooper. The llama sniffed me while we were taking the picture.

Cecily posing in a pile of hay

Ralphie's Birthday

We've been trying to catch up on all of the news that's happened for a while but my mom doesn't know how to download the pictures from the camera, so I have to do it for her. (yes, Livi is doing the blogging for this and a couple more blogs.) Anyway, Ralphie's birthday was on September 28th, we gave him a few bags of treats and some new toys. Dad wasn't too excited for it and Becca put every present in bags for him to "pick out" (Becca says). Ralphie just looked at everything and was hyper when he saw it coming out of the bag. I think he's tired of the rain now and a little depressed.

Ralphie sniffing a donut treat.

Ralphie saying "Hello"