Turning point

(This is kind of a girly post...)

I went to the mall tonight to find some fun black pants for Todd's office holiday party on Friday night. Yes, I have plenty of regular black pants, but none that are fun.

I went into the fitting rooms at two different stores and was appalled, let me say that again: appalled by my reflection!

I have never understood the reasoning of the folks who design fitting rooms...wouldn't you want the most amazing lighting EVER to make people think they look awesome and then buy lots of stuff? Instead, the lighting is designed to highlight - accentuate, it seems - your every flaw!

That is exactly what happened tonight.

And it was a turning point.

I promptly put my clothes away and resolved to get back into shape.

What has happened to me?!

I'll tell you: I stopped working out consistently.

Running? Ha!

Weight lifting?? Double ha!

Hitting the gym to do something at least 4-5 times a week like I should be? That gets a great big guffaw!

So.

That's it.

I'm angry at myself for slipping like this and I'm going to take it out on the poor machines at the gym.

I make no apologies.

Ain't no Charlie Brown tree

Todd and I cut down our tree yesterday outside Woods Landing, Wyo.

It is...perfect!

Our first stop for a tree. Nothing here...


We went a little farther down the road and there it was...the perfect tree, just calling to me to come home with us. Here's my Wisconsin lumberjack cutting down the tree with a hatchet. He said it was more woodsy than a saw...


Me with the tree post-cut...


Preparing for the journey home...


Our little snow dog. We were right by the side of the road, so thought it best to keep him in the truck...


On our way home we had a beer and split a burger at the Woods Landing bar and dance hall. I've ALWAYS wanted to go to a dance here! I'd love to rent one of their cabins and spend the night kicking up my heels in the hall...


The bar at Woods Landing...


This CRACKED me up! It's the basket liner our burgers came in. I love it when food becomes a character! It reminds me of the walls at Corona Village Andale Rapido in Laramie.


This one is just cute...


Todd decorating...


Me decorating. I don't have photoshop at home to fix the color...


The finished product!


Certainly no Charlie Brown tree!

Seasonal upset

So...it's winter. It's freezing. We've had tons of snow dumped on us. And we haven't been able to get a car in the garage since we've moved in to the new house.

Why? Because there's a ton of stuff that needs gotten rid of!

Todd thought it was too late in the year to have a garage sale, not being summer 'n all. But I said, who cares?! Who says you can't have a winter sale, right? With some fun lights, some warm drinks, and maybe some additional crap to sell from friends, we might be able to draw some folks over!

And that's how this Saturday's winter garage sale came to be.

There are seven homes coming together to do a little "winter cleaning."

Last night, a bunch of folks came over for a "pricing party" and to organize items by category, but it really became more of a swapping party - there's some good stuff!

So, if you're in the area on Saturday stop on by (send me a message and I'll give you the address)! We'll be there - frigid temperatures be damned!

Pricing all the loot...