For over a year or so, we've been planning (and over 2 years we've been talking) about going to Disney with Ken's siblings and their families. Ken and I, obviously, have the farthest to travel and will be flying straight through from WA to FL with Finnegan. A SIX hour flight (your prayers are coveted) with a 15 month old. :) Anyway, so we've been planning the trip and now, i'm officially in "prepare" mode. I have been packing and making lists and am getting excited to go.
Since moving to WA, I've learned that I get my hopes up and then I am crushed when things don't happen as people "promise". So, I have learned to have a guarded heart when people (even family) make statements like "let's do this together. I'll plan it" or "I really want to come visit you." Even after the plane tickets are purchased and all the plans are made, until our guests arrive or everyone is together, do I really enjoy what's happening. I've had my hopes dashed so many times, that it is hard to believe when someone says they'll be coming. I suppose it's a defense mechanism. I've struggled with the feelings of not being truly excited for weeks. I wasn't looking forward to going, the plane ride, the car rental, coordinating 12 people.
Anywho - Needless to say, each day we get closer to the trip - the easier it is becoming to be excited. I still dread the plane ride, but I'm looking forward to the special time with family and my sweet small family (and our quiet moments alone in the magical place on earth). :) We are planning several days with Ken's siblings and their families and then another several days with my parents and siblings and their families. We're even planning one big dinner with everyone... 18 people total!!
On the weight front... I blogged a couple of weeks ago about a crazy weight loss plan that I was planning with my girlfriend, Shawnta. Well, we've been at it for four weeks now, and have just begun week five. Here's the update... In four weeks, I've lost 4.2 lbs and 3.75inches. I am officially 10 lbs less than I was when I got pregnant with Finnegan. I am hoping to lose another 10lbs before getting pregnant with baby #2 so that I don't hit 200lbs in my pregnancy! But I'm not sure I have that much time!! Or perhaps I'll be working out so well that I gain less weight with this pregnancy than I did the last. I'll keep you all posted on that front!!
Have a great week!
Appeal, For Love’s Sake
7 years ago
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Very excited for you guys! Hope you have a wonderful trip and make so many fun memories!
Safe travels!
Love,
alison
Ok here is the biggest comment ever left...it was an article on my homepage this morning...thought of you because you watch Biggest Loser. Have a good day!
FIVE REASONS WHY VICKY IS BAD NEWS:
Bob, the ever-positive Blue Team trainer, commented early on that she was the "most conniving person" he'd seen on the show. To be honest, we hadn't noticed, but let's just say that if Bob has something negative to say about someone, we pay attention.
Vicky boasted that her team lost a challenge because the prize wasn't worth it. Talk about poor sportsmanship! Whether the prize is good enough for you or not, at least make an effort -- it's an additional workout, dummy.
In recent episodes Vicky started making faces during weigh-ins, and even worse, she started to openly mock Philip when he spoke, even when he was on the scale. That's crossing the line. When someone steps on that giant scale, awaiting their fate each week, it is a moment that must be respected.
Even Vicky's alliance pal Ed warned cameras that if you cross her "she'll claw your eyes out." When Amy C. voted Brady off two weeks ago, Vicky totally lost it. She cursed about Amy during her confessionals, posted a "revenge" sign on her bedroom door, ignored Amy altogether, and vowed to knock her out of the competition. And Amy was Vicky's teammate! Then when Amy saved Vicky from elimination the next week (because she felt so guilty about Brady), Vicky returned the favor by sending Amy packing the moment Amy was on the chopping block. Apparently Vicky is a 37-year-old woman with the mentality of a mean 13-year-old girl.
When football legends Jerry Rice and Steve Young stopped by for a challenge where the prize was a charitable donation, Vicky was still in 100% scheme-mode. She figured that the challenge twist would be that they'd have to run the course twice, and the winner would be the one with the most improved time. So she WALKED the first time, with Jerry and Steve shouting encouragements from the sidelines while she lied to them about being embarrassingly slow. She was correct about the twist and of course she ran the second time and won the challenge, but there was no way the win was worth it. Talk about a lack of respect for yourself, your peers, and Steve and Jerry. We were disgusted.
Vicky has been successful at losing weight, and she just might win the whole thing. But she is on a national stage displaying some truly ugly qualities -- greed, selfishness, and a complete lack of respect and compassion. Her antics might be fun on a show focused on outwitting the competition, but they're definitely out of place on "The Biggest Loser."
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