So far so good

Well the new year is here and it is going well.
Joined the neighborhood Planet Fitness, have gone 2xs even contacted a personal trainer that will get back with me later in the week.
Eating better or at least eating things that are better for me. Adding fruit and veggies to meals is helping feel full :0)
Yesterday it snowed here in the 937. Spent time shoveling and snow blowing. That was a bigger work out then the gym for sure. Now it’s just bitterly cold. Nieces have only had one day of school this week. Guessing they won’t have it tomorrow either. Gonna be even colder tomorrow…brrrrrrrr
I had forgotten how much energy I get from walking in the mornings. I have been cleaning today like no bodies business. It’s been crazy.
Resolutions are going well! I know only 7 days in but you know I feel good about it!
The dogs have been barking and acting crazy all day…they hate the vacuum. After I shut it off this was Luna….

Silly dog :0)
Looking forward to what this year brings!

Dec 31

End of 2014

Wow what a year.

I received my college degree in May! Never really saw that happening! Wooop Wooop!

Got to see Sanibell Island. Got to see my first in the wild alligator. He was a pretty quick fella!

Then there was the Scotty Convention….Where I got to spend some time with some of the Duck Dynasty cast!

I am truly blessed to have so many people in my life to help me on my journey.

I dropped 14.75 inches off my body in 2014. Never to be seen again. I don’t own a scale so that update will come in Feb when I go back to the doctor.

Thank you for being a part of my blogging life. I have enjoyed sharing stories with you and hearing your comments. Ive enjoyed getting to know you along the way as well.

Here is to a 2015 that is full of dreams fulfilled and love beyond our imagination. See you next year!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

LOVE,

OHIOPHOTOGRL

Dec 30

Playing back Christmas pictures….

As I sat this morning cleaning off my memory cards from Christmas I came across this one.

This is what we have instead of stockings full of stuff. As my father tells the story this is what his treat was as a child. My father grew up in Newhall West Virginia and is one of 13 kids. They each had a brown paper sack on christmas morning that had one apple, one orange, some walnuts, a candy cane and some sort of candy that they liked. My father has continued this tradition with us. He now just sets it on the table but the Memory is still there. We snack on this while we are waiting to open gifts and through out the holiday season.

I love that I have so many memories from my childhood that are still in effect today! Makes me truly blessed!

Dec 29

What now…

So I have caught some kinda cold :0( Pretty sure my sister gave it to me over Christmas. So as I have been in a cough syrup funk the last few days, I have been thinking to myself, where do I want this blog to go. I am a photographer yes and I am working on a website for that. I have my muses website (www.mrpsadventures.com), but what about this one. So this one will be a little bit of this and a little bit of that. Some of you will dig it, some of you won’t. That OK!

As the year comes to an end I am grateful for all I have learned from your comments and from reading your blogs as well. On the first I am going to list my goals for this next year and with your help I can put a big dent in making them a reality.

I have started an accountability group on Facebook. Some past coworkers, high school buddy’s, friends and I are helping one another stay on track. It has been a blessing being able to be a light at the end of the tunnel. We aren’t perfect, you know that and so do I. Sometimes we just need someone to say that s ok you can start again tomorrow. That what we all need.I am really looking forward to seeing where this leads us all.

Thanks for being a part of my blog! Thanks for reading, commenting, following!

You never know what will happen next!

Dec 26

Gotta love….

Today was another adventure with Christmas dinner and I got to make the fruit plate with the help of the neighbor. Grapes, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, blue berries, and banana.

It’s always fun to make the family laugh when they come to the table!
I have loved looking thru Pinterest and making all kinds of fun things for the holidays.
Making memories with the family is always fun!

Dec 23

It’s my dad’s bday

Today is my fathers Bday.
I got to spend the morning with him and my two nieces for breakfast.

Great way to start the morning!
Happy Bday Daddy!

Dec 22

And it continues

As Christmas is almost here the cookies are finally done. Well at least all I am making. These fun cookies where a big hit.

Then there was the Ginger Bread Man making station.

Here is a few of the great things that were created by a small group of loving hands!

It made Christmas present a lot of fun!

Dec 18

Everyone has that one gift they always remember

Growing up I only remember my mother wearing 3 different pair of shoes. Dress shoes on Sunday, crappy shoes that she had forever to do lawn work in, and loafers.

Up until the year she passed away my father would go out the week before Christmas and go buy her the same pair of shoes….EVERY YEAR. He would go into Elder Beerman and walk up to the shoe counter and get the same size 8.5 pair of shoes.

On Christmas there would always be a shoe box wrapped by him and she would say….I wonder what is in this box.

As you can see it was her favorite gift….lol Now that I am older I am pretty sure it was her fav because my dad went out and bought it himself. Every time I see a pair of loafers I am reminded of the many years of mom unwrapping the loafers and always acted like she had no idea what was in the box.

Dec 12

After a family member passes

If you have a big family, when there has been a death in the family, there is always a big dinner after the funeral. Today’s dinner will be at my Uncle Charlie and Aunt Sandy’s.
We started out with a big country breakfast.

All I can say is Yummy!
Then there is the prep….
She has on stuff to not get dirty…thanks Aunt Jan for helping.
Thanks Aunt Sandy for cooking with love!