Happy Thanksgiving!

I am so thankful for all the blessings in my life. I have an awesome family and some wonderful friends. My husband and my girls bring me so much joy and laughter. I hope that everyone has a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving. Eat lots of great food and enjoy time spent with your family.

Wordless Wednesday - New Style

V with her new much shorter hair style.

Disney on Ice - Worlds of Fantasy!

So, it is that time again. Yay! Vic and I are planning to attend the December 4th showing of Disney on Ice. I am really looking forward to this one because she is a huge fan of the movie Cars and we both love Tinkerbell. They are also featuring The Little Mermaid and Lion King. It should make for a fun night. If you are located in the Denver area you should take advantage of this awesome deal.

Purchase a 4‐pack of tickets for only $44 for weekday shows
or receive $4 off weekend tickets by entering the
coupon code: MOM**

There is also a special Princess pre-show event available to all ticket holders. Arrive up to one hour early to tour the display of gorgeous gowns and meet a real princess! My daughter is so excited for this. We had so much fun at the last event that she cannot wait for this one.

Here is the schedule for those that may be interested:

Pepsi Center
(Purchase Tickets from
http://www.tickethorse.com/)
Dec. 4th: 7:30pm
Dec. 5th: 11:30am, 3:30pm, 7:30am
Dec. 6th: 11:30am, 3:30pm, 7:30pm

The Denver Coliseum
(Purchase Tickets from
http://www.ticketmaster.com/)
Dec. 11th: 11:00am, 7:30pm
Dec. 12th: 11:30am, 3:30pm, 7:30pm
Dec. 13th: 1:30pm, 5:30pm

**Get 4 tickets for $44 Monday‐Friday matinee, or $4 off weekend tickets by entering the code “MOM” in the promotion code box on ticketmaster or tickethorse respectively. Minimum purchase of 4 tickets required; additional Tickets above 4 can be purchased at $11 each. Offer not valid on Rinkside or VIP seating. Note: Denver Coliseum Box Office opens on Nov. 23rd. Cannot be combined with other offers. Service charges and handling fees will apply.

Layoffs suck!

Today seemed just like any other day. That is until I signed on Facebook only to see multiple posts from so many of my friends being laid off from my former employer. So many good people. It was so hard to watch it all unfold. It is so hard to wrap my brain around why. I understand that layoffs are a part of how things happen. I am no stranger to it as I managed to survive many. As I watched the people today I just did not get it this time. So many quality individuals and I was left feeling stunned and sad. All I can do is hope they all hold their heads high and land on their feet in a better position than they were before. *hugs* to you all

Time for a Challenge

For a very long time now I have been extremely frustrated with my weight and the way I look these days. A couple of times I have attempted to do something about it by either going on a diet or pretending to start an exercise program. It is hard and to be honest I was never really willing to put in the necessary effort. I have finally gotten to the point now where I am serious about this. If you are not truly motivated to do something you will never be successful. I have given this a lot of thought over the last week. I recognize my previous downfalls and wanted to make sure I was truly ready to give this another shot. It hurts my self esteem even more when I start something like this and fail at it. It makes getting started again that much more difficult. I get on a vicious cycle and finding the motivation seems almost impossible. I was not willing to start it this time unless I dug down deep and found that motivation to keep it going longer than a few days. I think I found it and I am willing to give it a shot. Tomorrow morning seemed like a good day to start. I will fire up my new 30 EA Active challenge. I have my meal plan set. Working now on purging the house of all the junk food. Going to hit the store tomorrow to bring home some healthy food options.

Anyone interested in partnering up with me? We could compare notes and try and keep each other on track. I will have weekly updates here and we will see how it all goes. Wish me luck!