I Work Out

So one of our New Year Resolutions is to get into shape. The Hubs wants a six pack more specifically. I want a flat stomach and some of the junk in my trunk gone or at least firmed up a bit.

Due to Husband's work schedule we weren't able to take a honeymoon right after our wedding. We spend the weekend in Providence which was still a blast, but we are SUPER EXCITED to go on our actual Honeymoon in February to the Dominican Republic. White sandy beaches, clear water and warm weather here we come!! We figured it is the perfect time to go right when RI is having its coldest temperatures we will escape to paradise for a week. This is our motivation! Looking HOT for the honeymoon! Superficial and worldly? YES! But it is motivation nonetheless.

To achieve this goal there have been several changes in our household. I now wear workout gear or sweats all the time. Jak and I get yelled at by Julian Micheals on a regular basis during her "6 weeks 6 pack" and and "30 day Shed" workout videos! I still don't understand how she can be so motivating and yet so mean at the same time!

I have also started running again.



About once a week I take Jak with me for a run. These are shorter but more intense runs as he makes me pick my speed up. Jak also makes a run more of a full body work out by darting to each side of the path causing my cat-like reflexes to kick in. Holding him next me is a great arm workout.

We are only on week one of this exercise kick...wish us luck!

3...2....1...HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I've never been New Years Eve biggest fan. I've always felt it was a built up holiday and never seemed to live up to the hype. The pressure to have a super cute sparkly outfit, find a guy to kiss at midnight, and make a bunch of promises that no one ever keeps. I used to work as a receptionist at a gym. January was always the best month to sell memberships and there was never any cap on the number we could sell because the owner knew that by February maybe 10 percent of the new members would still come. Yet since they had bought a year's membership it was FREE MONEY for the gym. But I digress...




This year the holiday was actually fun! We invited our good friends the Taylors over! We just love them and now we heart them even more because we have discovered a mutual love of random trivia and gambling...they introduced us to Wits & Wagers our new favorite game! We share a love of good quality movies (Back To The Future and the original StarWars.) Chris and Adam were like two little kids at a candy shop discussing the beauty that is BluRay and how incredible the movies looked. We laughed at how much more progress the world must make by 2015 (the year McFly travels to.) We still need to project things into thin air and create hover boards.





We were having so much fun that we actually missed the countdown. We didn't realize it was midnight until all our phones went off with mass text messages! We shouted happy New Year and kissed our better halves.



It was a wonderful start to a new year! 2011 was amazing but we are super excited for what 2012 will bring! Taylors we look forward to another game night soon!