Vacation Time

It is only a few weeks away, this wonderful cruise of mine. I am so excited and I can hardly wait. Mallory and I made cute beach bags, two a piece, a couple a swim suit cover ups, and a dress or two. I want to pack so bad! I can't, it is still too far away but I am just so excited to be off on an adventure.

Life is crazy and hectic and I feel like I am always running but it is a good life. I picked up a few more Spanish students and I enjoy teaching them so much more than I would have ever thought. 

If life is about enjoying the journey, I think I am doing a decent job of it right about now.

Its Getting So Close!

I'm in the home stretch of waiting for he cruise. I can hardly wait! We have booked everything but the airline tickets so far. those come this week.

We are doing some amazing things on the cruise. A jeep tour, swimming with dolphins, lots of beaches, zip lines, Mayan ruins, cooking with a renowned chef...and I can hardly wait. I have been working on this vacation forever it seems and I can hardly wait to have my chance to just take a week away from everything and enjoy the single life I love so much.

I have lost enough weight that I am happy to put on a bathing suit and play in the water and that feels good! The new wardrobe of sale rack items for the cruise makes me happy. I love that I got some super cheap clothes at the end of the season that I liked for the cruise. I can come home and not wear them again and feel like I got the $3-$5 worth I spent on my of them. I can even zip up my end of the year goal dress! It doesn't look great yet, but it zips and that is half that battle. I am not even sure that it will fit at the end of the year.

This last month was a battle, with being so sick and all, but I have learned to rely more on the love of my father in heaven. What greater blessing could I possibly be given? I am amazed daily at his love for me and I just live each day to the fullest in hopes that I live up to the potential he has given me.

On My Way

I have set the date and got tickets...and I am heading on my cruise. Watch out Miami, Grand Cayman, Routan Island, Belize and Mexico...I am coming for a week of awesomeness. That is right, I am on my way.

Four's

For Ms. Micquellyn:

4 Things on my Wish List

1. Success at my 5k in ONE WEEK
2. My Cruise to be here now
3. Having lost the last 60 lbs already
4. New clothes that fit

4 Shows I Watch

1. Biggest Loser
2. Flash Forward
3. The Amazing Race
4. Modern Family

4 Things I'm Passionate About

1. My weight loss and helping others with theirs
2. my hair
3. Kids
4. Music

4 Phrases I say a lot

1. Oh Man!
2. For Serious?
3. Pumpernickel!
4. Swiper no swiping

4 Things I've learned from the Past

1. You choose your reaction, not your consequences
2. Do it today, tomorrows stack up
3. It is easier if you just do what God wants you to do the first time
4. You can fake almost anything, except being yourself

4 Places I want to Go

1. Belize
2. Russia
3. Honduras
4. On a cruise

4 Things I did Yesterday

1. Went to work
2. Worked out
3. Got my hair cut
4. went to bed too late!

4 Things I'm looking Forward to

1. Losing the last 60 lbs
2. My Cruise
3. My 5k
4. sharing secrets

4 Things I love about Winter

1. Hot Chocolate
2. Watching the snow fall
3. The Holidays
4. COATS!

Oh Boy

I did my taxes today. Always and interesting thing in my opinion. Good news is, I get a nice return. Never mind that I already spent it on the cruise or that it has places to go...but I am getting a nice return.

I made a wonderful grammatical error today...that made me feel like the idiot I'm not. I turned to a child, after looking and talking to her mother and said, "Who is her?"

Seriously, who does that?

Me.

We all laughed about it, but what was I thinking?

Bahamas

The Bahamas...I am going! I am so totally excited about this. The planning has really started to take off and I am already picking out new bathing suits...because the old one doesn't fit. :)

Ah...now we are just picking our departure port...did you know we can leave from Mobile, Alabama and a couple places in Texas? I am loving it.

What a Weekend!

As you may have noticed I have had a pretty great weekend.

Thursday night I went to a seminar entitled "How not to fall for a jerk!". It was entertaining if not common sense stuff.

Friday night I met my friends Lisa and Mallory for dinner. We enjoyed soup and great bread at Great Harvest with a side of hot chocolate.

Then we joined the crowds for the Dashboard Confessional concert. It was so much fun! I did get caught in the mosh pit but I oddly didn't mind that much. It was kind of fun.

After the concert we decided to go see "Leap Year". Oh my goodness, it was hilarious! We laughed so hard through the movie. It is definitely worth seeing.

Saturday I got tickets to Best of Fest from Sundance Film Festival. So exciting to see movies at Sundance, always good movies.

Then I headed up the mountain and watched some Dew Tour action. It is amazing at what some of those snowboarders and Skiers can do. I have no desire to do most of it, but it was still pretty cool to watch.

Then this evening I caught up on laundry and started planing for a cruise with friends. So excited to go! I have wanted to go on a cruise for a while but no one has wanted to go with me until now. So we are trying to decide if we do eastern Caribbean or just Bahamas. Either way I am excited about it.