Monument Valley

We left at 7 am for Monument Valley today. What a seriously COOL place. On the way we stopped at a place to check out dinosaur tracks--also way cool. The photo of me with the Left and Right Mittens, and Scott and the girls are with the dinosaur tracks.

It actually felt good to be just cold today instead of cold and wet. Tomorrow we (maybe not I in that we) are headed back to the snow.

Flagstaff - Day 1

17 degrees - that's the temp when we began our FUN day of sledding. Scott pulled up and said, "jump out here, and I'll meet you guys on the hill." To my delight the "hill" was only reachable via knee deep snow. I declared my undying love for my dear husband (under my breath) every step of the way. We got only 2 sled runs in before we had to trudge back through the lovely wilderness because the sherriff's office was beginning to tow cars away.

Ah...good times.

In the spirit...

I LOVE this movie. More than any other holiday fix, this gets me in the spirit even more than Christmas music. I laugh every single time I watch it. When the dad receives his "major award," and accuses mom of being jealous when it breaks? Seriously.

Y'all, I hope your day is filled with the closeness of family, the wonderful predictability of tradition, the reassurance of your faith, the joy of sharing...and (to quote the movie) the"gleaming glow of electric sex."

No more whining...

I bought this DVD. I did it. It was hard. Really hard.

But in only 20 minutes (and for only $14.00), I got cardio, strength, abs...and humiliation.

Sabino Canyon - Seven Falls hike

Scott and I hiked Seven Falls on Saturday--just a "little" eight miler. It was fun, but this post isn't about the hike.

It's about the ohmyhellwhathappenedtomybody panic that has set in. How did I let this happen AGAIN? I gotta get some cushion off that frame, girls. Remember back when I was hiking Thunderbird Mountain? Remember? I looked great, but more importantly I felt great. My self-confidence was high, and I felt I could accomplish anything. I think that is how I was able to meet Scott. I was "open" to everything, and I felt I was worthy of attention.

It is embarrassing that so much of my value is tied up in my weight. Why do we do that? Why did I chow on a Cafe Rio salad like someone was going to take it away? I don't know, but DAMN it was so good! :)

The key is exercising. I know that. I've got to find my motivation again. Maybe a poster size copy of this photo will do it!?

The Scientist

I love this guy. A real lot.

Whoda thunk that eHarmony would find me such a cute, hunky, smart fella...

Dear Cellphone

I'm sorry it had to happen so suddenly. Well...it probably seems sudden to you, but I've known for quite some time that this moment would arrive.

No...no. It isn't YOU. It's me. I just, well, I need more from you now, and I just don't think you have it in you, you know? You won't hold a charge, you won't text; don't even get me started on the ringtones. You have served me well, dear phone. On all those long drives between Phoenix and Tucson, you were there. (I told myself I wouldn't mention the roaming charges and dropped calls.)

So...I went to Verizon last night. I KNOW. I KNOW. Verizon? How obvious. How typical. I might as well have picked one up at the mall, right? But I did it. I did it, and it's over. I bid you farewell, little Samsung. You will not be forgotten.

HELLO, SEXY LITTLE LG WITH TEXTING. :)

Australia

We saw Australia this weekend. SO romantic...like old fashioned romantic. I was teasing Scott that, perhaps, there wouldn't be enough killing in this movie, so I bet him dinner that I'd ask the ticket seller if Australia or The Punisher had more killing. I did, in fact, inquire about that very thing. The young lady at the counter said, "Hmmmm. Prolly Punisher 'cuz I saw this one guy's head get totally chopped off." She didn't blink an eye.

Ok...so I lied about the picture being on the way. Not only am I fat...I'm a lazy liar. Just picture me a little tiny bit bigger than Nicole Kidman, and you'll have a mental picture. It'll be an inaccurate picture...but you'll have one. :)

Can you Zonies believe how cold it is right now? I can't remember the last time it was actually chilly ALL DAY. I am using that for an excuse not to hike. Just today.

That's ok, right?

Hello, skinny jeans...

Or perhaps, more appropriately, goodbye bigfatlardassjeans. It's time my friends, and the hiking has recommenced. Since embarking on my life of wedded bliss, I have put on a few pounds. Dr. Fit and Sexy (aka the scientist) is a wonderful cook, and I have been enjoying the fruits of his labor without much labor on my part for quite some time now. Very soon, I will need to slice up the size 8 dresses in my closet to make one big dress that accommodates my girth.

I do not know why I am beginning this journey now--the time of year when the lefse and cookie press cookies roam freely in my fridge, the time of year when home-baked goodness abounds.

It may seem a puzzlement, but the next post will contain a picture that is worth 1,000 words...or 30ish pounds.