30 Day Ab Challenge

We have decided that this years Christmas gift to ourselves is to take a trip. It has been 5 years since Cesario and I have taken a trip alone. We typically go with our friends which has been fantastic. Initially we had plans to go to Germany but when we realized how much work it would be we decided that we needed another plan. Plus the weather was going to be super cold, the highs were 38 degrees. We were looking for something relaxing that did not include getting up at a certain time, tours, etc. After going back and forth we decided we were going to hit the beach. We booked a trip to the Dominican Republic. We are both looking forward to some much needed rest and relaxation.

I workout regularly but need a little extra to get beach body ready. I found this 30 day ab challenge and have decided to start tomorrow! Hopefully I lose a little of the fat and tone up my mid section. Stay tuned!

Down to the last 14 days!

Our PCS countdown has officially begun. As of tomorrow we will have 14 days left before heading to Fort Benning. We have so many memories and made some wonderful friends here. Although it wasn't our typical Army community it was nice to have our civilian friends around and especially great when a someone (Nick) would use military terminology I taught him. Over the next 14 days I am hoping to log some of our favorite spots that we had here. I am truly going to miss Milledgeville and our friends here.

Supporting our Sacred Heart Campus Catholics

While at church the earlier part of last year, they were asking for volunteers to prepare meals for our Catholic Campus program. We thought this would be a good way of supporting our community and college students. With Milledgeville being such a small town most of our students are not from here and either live in dorms or housing. Our Catholic Campus program provides the college students with a nice, hot meal after the 5:30pm mass on Sundays. We have been told that when school first starts back they can have up to 120 kids.

We weren't as active for a while there but a few weeks ago we were asked if we could bring something and I decided it was time to get active again. We only have a few months left before school is out and we PCS. I really enjoy cooking and it really doesn't take much of my time. Most of the meal I take consist of meat, pasta, sauce and cheese. I really hope the kids enjoy the meals we prepare.

Today's meal is rigatoni with italian sausage!

Maggie Mae 1997-2013

On January 24, 2013 we lost our beloved Maggie Mae. We could not be more heartbroken but take comfort in the fact that she is no longer suffering.

We adopted our munchkin in August 2008 at age 11.5 and had 4.5 wonderful years with her. We all learned so much from our little MagPie! She was so loving and had a heart of gold. We are so extremely thankful that God brought this sweet girl into our lives.

Unfortunately in June 2012 the doctor found a tumor in her anal gland and was almost positive it was cancerous. Due to her age he was unable to operate to remove it. Prior to this she had been put on numerous medications to include a daily IV. Even with all these ailments she was a happy girl. On January 15, 2013 we had to take her in to see the doctor as she'd had an existing cough that seemed to be getting worse. The doctor put her some additional medication and found that she had what they call "old dog" bronchitis and an eye infection. We attempted to nurse her back to health but she got progressively worse. She stopped eating and drinking and we knew her time had come. One thing about Maggie is no matter how sick she was, she never missed a meal!

There are so many fabulous memories of our girl and we will always remember her. We are happy to have celebrated her 16th birthday on January 1, 2013. We love you so much Maggie and your will forever be in our hearts. We look forward to the day our paths cross again our little princess!

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
Ted Geisel (Dr. Seuss)

Happy New Year!

I have really been horrible about keeping our blog updated, so I am trying to start off 2013 with a new slate!

Over the last year I have tried to get into a better routine of exercising and logging my food. I did really well and managed to log 200+ days and right before Christmas decided to take a break from food logging. I did keep up with my fitness during this time. I am back at it and it feels good to be logging again. It was almost as though I was having withdrawals from not logging.

I am always looking for ways to cut calories but still enjoy the things I like. I drink protein shakes a couple times a week and typically make them with non-fat milk and protein powder. I know a lot of people use just water but it doesn't seem to work for me. My normal shake I would make with chocolate protein powder, chocolate PB2 and non-fat milk was 224 calories. I discovered Silk Vanilla Unsweetened Almond Milk. It is only 30 calories for 1 cup. I bought some yesterday and tried it in my shake today. OMG........I absolutely loved it and it saved my 56 calories.