WW & Life Update

So I haven't updated on my WW progress with all my posts about the trip. I didn't track at all during our vacation, but I didn't have everything I wanted either. I assumed I'd gained some weight back and really didn't want to go to the meeting the week after, but I knew that was my negative pattern from before, so I forced myself to go and just jump right back in. To my great surprise and mild confusion, I had lost 2.6 pounds! So yay for that!  I lost another pound at my weigh in today, which was also unexpected and good. With vacation and family get togethers and showers, I've struggled to get fully back on track with the program, but these good weigh-ins are encouraging and motivating, and I'm back to tracking everything now.  =) And I'm switching up my workout routine for June and July to start building my walk/jog/elliptical endurance back up!  As the quirky secretary in Wonder Woman says, "Hoorah and huzzah" for Planet Fitness!!

And now, a random pic of happy multicolor roses in my bedroom. (Blue mason jar from JEM at Chet's 25th bday party. And how fun is my cherry blossom iPad cover!?)

Perhaps I have too much time on my hands, but this kind of stuff makes me happy. The top one is Mom then Rach, and the bottom is Rach then Kyndal Faith. =)

A few shots from our family get together Friday night... the Miss K being a presh, Rach and Marilyn chatting, Frankie getting ready to leave with precious Wesson and Nash, Alan playing with Diesel, Georgia and Alan in the middle of Dad's prayer (sometimes I feel guilty about these, but I like prayer pics), Kyndal with her black baby doll that she's named "candy bar!" lolol I love it!! Frankie and Al (who's hiding from the camera), Josh and Dad, then Mom chatting with Nancy and Charlene as Charlene buttered the rolls. :)

I always have fun at those gatherings, even if I'm just listening and watching -- yay for big families!  Here's a sister selfie of me and Rach because I didn't wanna take 1,000 pics and never be in one. It turned out pretty cute, so yay for that!

Gifts for Ashley's baby shower... wrapped by Mom, obvi. 😍

I went with Mom Saturday morning to the Wallaces for Ashley's baby shower brunch. Tasty food and good to see Ty and Debbie. Debbie was so excited and full of her usual energy and joy, then when she came in to start things off and thank everyone for being there, she broke down crying as she said, "We've been praying for this baby for a long time!" Mom and I teared up, too. 

After the baby shower, we stopped at Buttersweet Cupcakes for the first time and grabbed this lovely mini-assortment. My cousin, Kristin, had told me how great they were, so when I saw it, I insisted that we try it!  I had half of almost all of them over the weekend, but I tracked it, so whatever. lol

Anywho, life is good and God is good!  Mom and I spend a lot of the weekend planning a little revamp of my house (she's coming in July when I have the week of the 4th off, and we're gonna change things up a little -- get excited!) =) We went to Hobby Lobby and Mathis Brothers (could their salespeople BE any more annoying!?)  Oh, I'm also on a Friends kick on Netflix, hence the Chandler reference. =)

Another happy email from Tom. I like having an NYC friend!! =)

Today marks 10 years since "the letter." And tomorrow marks 36 years since Mom and Dad got married! =) Both worthy of celebration!! That's all I've got for today!

"Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." ~Psalm 23:6