I hit my weight loss goal on Monday!

I lost 141 lbs I weigh 141 lbs. I did it with my personal trainer Jess Brereton at his gym Strive Training and Fitness in Orem, it. I got a free makeover on Thursday by Tiffany at her salon Libelle's Salon in Springville. 

I learned so much from Jess and received great support from my husband Nathan and my mom.  I have learned how much fun healthy is.

The excitement didn't stop there. Wednesday was my birthday and my husband took me to lunch at Station 22 cafe in Provo. Delicious southern food! 

And it still didn't stop there. I planned on running a race when I hit my goal so I looked up and the only race I could find for that weekend was in south Jordan but I signed up. So I got up early Saturday and tried to find my race. When I couldn't find it and called someone in charge I found out the date was wrong and it's the 21st instead. So I drove to salt lake and celebrated with my uncle's family at my uncle and my Down Syndromed cousin to walk into temple square culminating a 9 mo goal of walking from st George to temple square. Then I went to my sister's house, took an excercise run up to Bountiful Temple barely missing a rainstorm that almost flooded their house and then went to my neice's baptism and gave a talk on baptism. 

I have felt very blessed and grateful this week and have appreciated all the gifts and comments. 

I love my family and friends even more than I did before. I thank Heavenly Father for his love and power and blessings he gives me.

Sorry so long

We've done a lot since our last post. We started meeting with Nathan's new job coach, Brittany. So far two interviews, no success, but we'll keep trying. We were able to attend my friend Stacie's baby blessing, although we missed the blessing by mere minutes. I shall learn to leave earlier.
Then we endured the snow of January. I have come to appreciate warm clothes. We finally got our newsletter and Christmas card out to friends and family.
We then visited my friend Melodie and my friend Annie Hilton and her husband and now 2 daughters!
Then I attended my niece-in-law's bridal shower and then we attended the wedding on Feb 1st. It was wonderful.

Almost forgot

We didn't have as much to report...Monday we celebrated this new year and then Tuesday started taking down Christmas. We tried to get back to normal the rest of the week. Nathan got his 2nd check from Bucks4Books, well actually they paid him cash...we both thought it was weird, but they were talking about how the store was closing, so why risk it.
On Sunday we had dinner and played 'Small World' with Darrin Revis(sp) and his wife. Darrin's wife won.

Catching up

It's been a while.
So we got more ready for Christmas by getting a tree, stringing up Christmas lights(done by yours truly), and attending my great aunt's Christmas party. We dog sat my friend's dog and I learned how much I am NOT the dog whisperer, which led to injury on both my and Nathan's part.
The weekend before Christmas we made and decorated a gingerbread house and attended Nathan's nephew Jeremy's Eagle Scout court of honor. On Christmas we had our own Christmas, eating cinnamon rolls and exchanging gifts. later we visited Nathan's mom's grave and celebrated Christmas with Nathan's family, receiving wonderful gifts. We took it easy the rest of the week until celebrating Christmas with my family last night.

So this is Christmas

I'm putting this in late. The weird pics are of nathan "on the job" which we celebrated the first week of by attending the Lewis family Christmas Kickoff. We followed that up by attending my nephew Clarke's madrigal dinner.

We're thankful for food and family

On Monday nathan got a new pair of shoes from d.i. Wednesday we went and saw wreck it Ralph and nathan had papa Murphy's pizza afterwards. After I came home he got some root beer, but it had been shaken, and a root beer fountain (messy) ensued.
Thursday we had thanksgiving dinner with my family. Nathan had five pieces of pie.
Friday I made our own thanksgiving dinner and we visited Nathan's dad and Wendy and my parents to pick up things for Christmas decorating.
Sunday we went to South Weber for Daniel and Paul's welcome home

Not much pics

Interesting week.
I got caught up with my email finally using this here new iPod I bought myself as a reward for reaching a 50 pounds of weight loss goal. I has the best week so far with my trainer, working out really hard tuesday and thursday.
Nathan read a lot, finishing The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader. He got to understand the character of Darth Vader a little better. Nathan's week really picked up on Friday. First he had a meeting with some people with Covenant/i.e.voc rehab job coach place. Then he attended a meeting for a job at Bucks4books and afterwards they had a pizza left over so they sent him home with a whole pizza. But this was just the beginning. On Saturday morning he attended our wards' Turkey Bowl and there was pizza there too. And they had leftovers and so they sent him home with another WHOLE pizza. That's right. He is a proclaimed pizza magnet.
I had to work after church but we ate chicken chili and these corn muffins nathan made from an online recipe. Then we zoomed to tithing settlement and now we're going to bed.