Yay!

I feel so accomplished right now! I had a busy bee weekend.

I tried to go to bed much earlier than usual on Friday night, so that I could get up on Saturday and work on my Christmas shopping. I believe I got most of it done. I have my dad to shop for, and a couple of things to pick up for my mom, but I think that’s all that’s left. My mom and I went out to lunch – Applebee’s – and then ran to K-Mart to get some thermal underwear. Yes, you read that right. And thank God we did! We went to a luminary walk last night with one of my mom’s friends, and “brrrrrrrrrrr” pretty much sums it up. It was beautiful though. Pretty lights, a clear starry sky, a bonfire with hot apple cider (I only had a few sips which reinforced my dislike of both apple cider and hot drinks, and unfortunately my mom literally burned her tongue on it – but it did warm our hands!), Santa Claus, Dickens Carolers, etc. It was a great night. Another plus, is that while we walked slow, we probably walked a couple of miles.

Today, we got up and did our grocery shopping. I did good! I didn’t buy anything completely outrageous for the first time in forever! And to top it off, I actually got two of my bestest buds’ x-mas gifts in the mail!! (I’m notorious for sending them several months late….)

My mom and I then spent from about 1:30pm until about 9pm creating a Christmas gift for our extended family.  It was her idea to create a calendar filled with pics of the family and pics that I’ve taken of various locations over the past couple of years.  We used the site “Zazzle,” and most of the time was spent just going through pictures and laying them out.  I’ve had good experiences with this site, so I hope they come out nice.  And hopefully none of our relatives have stalked me and found this site, or their surprise is going to be ruined!

I finally made my appointment to have my car fixed. It is on Wednesday morning. Unfortunately, they’re calling for a “blizzard” on Tuesday, so I’m hoping that it will miss us and I won’t have to reschedule. My biggest concern is in getting to and from work. I have to drive quite a ways and work evenings. The worst (the last I heard) is supposed to hit Tuesday afternoon/evening/night. So keep your fingers crossed that we just get a dusting, if that!

The best part of my news is that I just finished DAY FIVE! of being on plan!  WHOOHOO!  I’m so proud of me.  I’m trying to take it one day at a time and not get too discouraged at the knowledge that while it only took me a few months to gain all this weight, it could take me much longer to lose it again.  Argh.  But at least I’m on my way!