New times

Happy New Year to my family and friends. I hope for happiness and good health for all of you all through 2009 and on.

Whoooweeeee!!!!!

Yesterday Paris and I went to Border's book store in Champaign for a few hours before coming back home for the day. We do not have a good book store here in Decatur. The only one we have is a Walden book store in the mall. I do not like that store much since they do not have a large selection of books on anything I enjoy. So while I was there I looked at the new 2009 Disney Book to help me plan some more for next week while we are at Disney World.

Paris did his Weight Watchers meeting early in the morning and I was not sure if I was ready to start again and he thought that it would probably be a good idea if I started back this week before going on our trip next week. I sat in on the meeting and felt somewhat re-motivated, but still needed that extra boost and kick in the butt. Later in the day Paris gave me an incentive to help get me back on track and help me to earn some spending money while we are there so that I can go shopping. Yahoo! So I asked what it was that I would have to do. I have to track each day from today until Saturday. This means I have to write down every single thing I eat throughout the day and stay within my points range and exercise one day for 30 minutes. This would earn me 50.00. Then if I exercised the other four days as well for 30 minutes each time, I could earn another 20.00. That would give me alone 70.00 extra on top of any money that we would have for spending.

Well, today I have written everything down that I have eaten and on top of that when I got home I used my Wii Fit for 1 hour!!!!! Not just 30 minutes, thank you. My body hurts and I am so tired. Gosh, I am out of shape and it is terrible. It is amazing how you can feel your body feel sluggish when you gain weight or don't move around as much as you used to. I am determined to weigh 5 to 10 pounds less by the end of the week. Yes, it is possible for me to do that if I stick on the program and exercise each day. It will be more movement then I have had in the last half year, plus the way I have been eating is not the best.

Disney here I come!!!!!!! Oh and Paris too. :)

Merry Christmas one and all

Merry Christmas everyone! I had a relaxing day. Not much excitement went on. Paris and I exchanged gifts to one another when we got home from my Dad's house. I got some wonderful things that I wanted and needed.

I received a table top art easel to help me paint and draw easier and maybe a little better. I got a leather art portfolio, and a book on World Art that will help for my classes. The best gift Paris got me was my new camera. I took these pictures with it.

Besides all of that, I hope everyone had a great day and got what they wanted the most.

This year has gone where?

This is our mantel in the front room.


I cannot believe that Christmas Eve is here already. Where has the time gone? Here is a picture of my tree in the front room. Yes, it is leaning slightly forward due to a lot of ornaments on the front and not the back. lol. I still love my tree. I also am not ready to take any of my decorations down yet because it does not feel like Christmas should be here yet. That is why I say days run into one another.

We are heading to my dad's house today until tomorrow evening. Then Paris and I will come home and do out Christmas together like we have done the last three years. It's nice to open gifts to one another on our own. We were going to go to Grandpa Earls' but he called to tell me that the roads are completely iced over and he does not want us to make the trip there. I guess we will try on Saturday to do that.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and gets what they want the most. Most of all, remember to take lot's of pictures. There is some major scrap booking that has to take place in January or February!!!! :)

It's Hardrock, Coco, and Jo and you can't forget Frosty too!

Here comes Suzy Snowflake

I am starting out new!

I have decided to follow in Alycia's footsteps and start a new blog here again. I have been thinking about it for sometime now, but never made the attempt to do it. So here I go.

I just finished my psychology final and I am hoping that I did alright on it and not fail it completely. I know I am guranteed a D in the class, but I would like to get it up higher if possible. That would be good for me and give me hope that I can do this school thing. It is discouraging some days and I ask myself if I can do it sometimes. Will I continue on for the next four to five years and not give up? I really hope so. I have got to do this for me, my future, and I guess for Paris and myself as well. It would really help out a lot for me to get a degree in something.

Let's take it a step at a time and see what comes of next semester which starts in January on the 13th of 2009. That will be here before I know it, so let me enjoy my time off from here after tomorrow, for my art final is due by 12:00. Good luck to me. I think I will need it down the road.