**~A Wonderful Day~**

Today started out wonderfully and only got better! My dear husband woke mamaw and I up at 7am and had fixed us breakfast. He fixed sausage, eggs and toast. It was so good. Why is that everything is better when you don't have to fix it yourself? Then mamaw and I went walking. We walked 3 miles and we even jogged a little. Yes....my mamaw jogged!!! Chris and I took Kari and Malachi and met Amanda, Brandon and their baby Autumn at the Danville park to let the kids play. Autumn was sleepy and so they didn't get to stay long. Kari and Malachi had a blast! Uncle and Sassy did too! :)) Here's some pics of our fun day.....
















We had a great time at the park then went to McDee's for ice cream cones. I just love their 49 cent cones! To make a long story short the kids were wore out and getting whiney so we took them back to Gammy's. lol!

Today was a jail Friday, but it was a special one. We had our first baptismal. We took a water tank and went into the courtyard (as they call it) its more like a concrete room with metal wires on top. At least they can see the sky. So anyway we filled the tank up with warm water and baptised 8 women. It was wonderful. God has really helped some of those ladies. This has a been a wonderful day! I hope tomorrow is just as good.

Have a great weekend!

God is great and greatly to be praised!!!!!

6th Anniversary!

Friday Chris and I celebrated our 6th year anniversary. It's hard to believe that this much time has passed. We went to Chilli's to eat supper and then to the mall for shopping. We topped it all off with a drink from Starbucks. MMMMMM!!! My absolute favorite! They have the fall flavors out now. I love the pumpkin spice. I didn't get to take any pics so I don't have any to post. I will say that I love Bath and Body's new "Dark Kiss" scent. It is just magical! We had a great date and I love these fall evening spending time with my hubby. Its hard (for me)to think that I can love Chris so much more than when we first got married. I never thought it would be possible, but it is! Oh yea, did I mention how blessed I am to have him for my hubby? This morning when I got up he said he had a surprise for me. He had cleaned the kitchen, washed the dishes, took out the trash, and *woot woot*. . . . cleaned the BATHROOM!!!!!! He is the BEST and I love him more and more.

I hope everyone has a great week!

Ok.... for the story behind the pic on my last post. Last weekend we went to Lexington for a neighborhood yard sale. When we got hungry we decided to try something new. We saw a place called Sal's and tried it. It was a very elegant restaurant. If it hadn't been lunch time, we may have stuck out in our yardsaling clothes. When we walked in the tables were pre-set with fine china and linen napkins. Super awesome!



One of the best parts was when I ordered Chris and I a salad. When the waiter delivered it Chris looked at it and said "Where's the salad at?"
Here's a pic of the *salad*.


The food was delish!!! Every time they brought a new dish out, mom and I got our phones out and started snapping photos. LOL!!!



The steak, potatoes, mushrooms, salad and bread were all sooooo good. But the best was dessert. A yummy HUGE chocolate chip cookie with ice cream and Carmelo and hot fudge. Lovely!!!



All in all it was a wonderful meal and I can't wait to go back!

First Exam!!!!!!

I need all the prayers anyone can send my way. Tomorrow is my first math exam! I am very nervous!!! Math is my worst subject so I've been studying all evening. I hope it helps!



Oh yea! I'll have to post the story behind this pic later!
Have a great Thursday!!!!

School Days!

MY OH MY! My life has changed drastically since I began school this semester. I have to say that most of the time I really enjoy it. But the other times, when I'm up until 5am doing my homework and writing my article reviews, I shake my head and wonder why?!?! Then I go to work and I remember. Its well worth it! LOL!!! I really enjoy my classes and who~would~a~thought~it, I'm learning all kinds of new stuff. I always told Chris I knew it all, however, I'm realizing that I have ALOT to learn.



Chris is handling all this change very good. Used to I could count on one hand the times he went to bed without me. I feel like the past three weeks he's had to every night. I'm also lacking in my exercising. I think this is hurting Ashlee's feelings more than mine tho. :) One thing I do miss is seeing the kids. I used to go to work and when I got off I would go to moms and play with the kids till Ashlee got off work. Then I'd go home fix supper (or Ash would) and then we'd walk 3-5 miles. Get up the next day and do it all again. Now I feel like I'm always running here and there. If not for that "sweet hour of prayer" (as Dad preached) I would go crazy!!! Well, its late and I need to go to bed so I can function in the morning. I have math class at 8am. I need to be sharp! Oh yea, I've lost 3lbs. That puts my total to 60lbs.!!!!! I think its just the stress though. But, I'll take what I can get!

? joy Monday and Tuesday. Then its welcome to the rest of my life. (Or so it seems) Have a great Monday!

? My dear friend, Crystal Davis, started her diet last Monday with me. She lost 3lbs this week!!!! Three cheers for Crystal! I stayed the same. :( Anyway,

I've got to get back to Moving-It

Well here I am in August of "10" and I haven't blogged in what? . . . two months?!?! I wish I could say that I've lost 20 lbs. or 10 lbs. or even 5 lbs. Sad as it is to say, I have only lost a whopping 2 pounds!!!! Yay me!! :( To be honest I have refused to walk or do anything outside. Its been too hot! I was doing great with my exercise equipment as long as it was in the middle of my living room floor. Chris decided he needed room to walk in our house without laying, crawling on, or stooping under my equipment. As soon as it got folded up and put in another room that was the end of that!

The good news is that my wonderful SIL convinced me to walk 3 1/2 miles on Monday night. I am proud to say that we also walked 3 miles last night. I wore my shape-ups both times and I felt it too! My poor muscles got a genuine work out. We should be able to resume walking now that its going to be (hopefully) cooling down. Its time to Move-It again!

In other news, I am going back to school. I will be starting Monday, Aug. 16th. I am very nervous, and excited about it. I've decided on Human Services as my Major. I would like to be either a social worker or a substance abuse counselor. Its a two year program so It will take awhile. All prayers are welcome!

On a funny note, my SIL brought Kari and Malachi a whole bag of mini-marshmallows to munch on while we walked. It was just like in the Hansel and Gretal story. They left a trail of neon min-marshmallows along the walk. There was maybe an inch left of the whole bag!!!

Oh! And lets not forget the whole "truth of God" thing! Kari is very good at making up stories. She told us a winner about her little friend, (she told me later that her name was Myrtle. . .lol) Myrtle was in Kari's pool at Kari's house and she drowned and drowned. Kari said "and it was BAD, BAD, BAD!!!" Then she said "And that's the truth of God!" Where does the kids get this stuff?! Anytime shes around, it'll never be boring.

I'm gonna wrap this up now. Did I make up for two month's time Ash? I hope everyone has a blessed day!

These are some new pics!

These are some older photos of Chris and I before we lost any weight. Its easier to tell a difference when you compare the old pics with the new ones.


These are from Sep to Dec.

These pictures are from Christmas 2009.

Ok. So people have been complaining that I have not been updating. Soooo. . . . I have lost 55lbs and it feels great! We are finally getting into walking some more. Ash has been handicapped with her back. As soon as she gets better were gonna jogg! I've been drinking slimfast for supper for the past 2 weeks. That seems to really be helping. Mom thinks I'm not eating enough. I think that's a mother thing tho, cuz I eat 24/7 but I just eat smaller amounts and healthier food. Its an adventure learing to like healthy food for sure. I've made up some pretty good diet dishes and some rotten ones. Lol! Well I'm done rambling. So till next time and. . . . Fewer rolls! :)

Eatn lots of spinach this week. Wal-Mart was out of almost all salad mixes. Lol! Its pretty good tho. Never ate it till now. I'm coming up with some good concoctions. I've got to get back in the habit of walking and exercising. I'm getn out of shape. . . . .

He had huge teeth. Anyway, we had a good trip but I was glad to be home. I love my bed and I missed my home. I can't get my phone to let me post pics so I guess they will have to come later.

No rolls,
Lacey

Lol! I can't believe it! All this weekend I ate and ate and ate. And this morning, when I weighed, I had lost 2 lbs. How's that?

Well we had a good time in TN. We ate lots of food and shopped and played. The guys were all up for go-carts. I rode once. Crystal and I rode bumper-boats. We were soaked. The mirror maze was a hoot. Not as scary the second time as the first. Lol! (another story for another time)

We ate at Ihop, Noway Josea, Marble slab creamery and candy and goodies other places. Justin also grilled us steakes and we had salad and rolls. It was sooo good. That's why I just knew I'd gain this week.

A big hit at our cabin was Ralphy. A racoon that lived behind the hottub. Justin had him eatn doritos out of his hand. It was so funny. Ralphy would come to the door and just sit there waiting for food. He would of came in the cabin in a heartbeat. I'll confess I was scared silly of him.

Well, we are headed out to TN. Ready for a weekend of fun and relaxation with our friends. Justin, Crystal, Chris and I are staying tonight and tomorrow night. Our cabin has a jacuzzi, hot tub and a pool table. What else would we need? Food of course! I can't wait to eat some Noway Josea mexican! Actually Crystal has a whole list of places she wants to go eat. Lol! She's supposed to be dieting too. I'm afraid this is gonna be a gain week. Oh well. Its not like we go to TN all the time. This is a mini vacation. All food included! ;)

Well here goes. No more rolls, My first blog. I think this would be easier if i had kids to blog about. Or something really interesting, but I don't. So I'm going to blog about my weight. Well, I should say my weight loss. (I hope) So far since the first of the year I have lost 40lbs. I came to a stand still at 30lbs. and I'm also there at 40lbs. Hopefully this won't last long. I probably won't update a lot, especially if I'm not losing. Lol! But I want to keep track of it for myself as well. This may make a good diet journal. As a sign`off for my first post and victory shout as well, let me say. . . . NO MORE ROLLS!