The work before the fun

So while all this crazy wedding business was going on, 

I offered up our place to host the bridal shower. While I 

do kind of like hosting things like this... There is still

quite a bit of things around the house and outside

that need to be done. Let me tell you, new builds are a pain

in the butt when it comes to finishing your yard and making

your place a little less "builder beige".

We put lots of money into the yard last year so this

was the year for labour and next year maybe we can 

just enjoy the yard?!?!?!

Anyways, we started holidays and decided it was best to 

stay home for a few days to put some muscle in so that

I wasn't so overwhelmed coming back to do

it while on nights... on a stretch of 15.

 

So while I was busy staining the deck... My mom was

torturing me with photos of the lake and how beautiful it was. 

 

I finally got the columns painted on our porch

which I've wanted to do for the 

last year and got our little star hung up. The porch

still needs to be stained which fingers crossed I am doing 

today once I wake up.

And of course we still had a bit of fun. We splashed at the

Auburn Bay spray park, played 2 rounds of golf, 

went paddle boarding twice. All in all I would say we 

had some successful work days before we 

got to play.

Bachelorette

I'm kind of a party pooper. I like to be in my 

jammies on a Saturday night curled up with Rhys, but 

when I realized that we would indeed be home

for Paige's bachelorette, I decided that I did NEED

to make an appearance. Plans were set.

We were all supposed to dress up as a Disney 

princess but those who know me, KNOW that there

is no way in hell I would draw more attention to 

myself by dressing up in costume to head to a bar

on 17th ave. So I went instead as Ursula {the sea witch}

Hello black dress and purple sandals! Haha.

I picked up Shandell and Vanessa {2 other bridesmaids} 

and we headed to The National.

Food was tasty... But it was LOUD. Like LOUD LOUD.

We couldn't even talk to the person sitting next to you.

We left 3 hours later with the 3 of us having a titch of a 

headache. Jeez. I am a granny. 

We then headed to a karaoke bar on 11th ave.

Once again... NOT something introverted little me would

ever pick to participate in but I figured that I would go,

sit, laugh, have a good time with the rest of the crew. 

Everything there was actually fun... Until it wasn't.

So Shandell, Vanessa, and myself took our butts home

around midnight. I survived!

Tired Tuesday

I'm mostly writing this post to give me something to do

so that I don't fall asleep. It

was a busy day around the William house.

Rhys was up first thing this morning tackling our

stair project. I putzed around and made bfast 

before getting my gym gear on and heading

to my training session. 

Let me tell you. 10 min in and I was 

sweating up a storm. Whew... She had me up 

and down and all around. It felt good to be using

muscles that I don't normally feel worked.

My arms felt like jelly by the time I left an

hour and a half later.

When I got home Rhys informed me that he booked

a tee time for 3... which gave me just enough time 

to rest for about 20 min before changing again and 

heading out the door. 

We finally checked out Lil devil which is a little 

9 hole walking course right down in the coulee off 

22x. We had so much fun. It was definitely a bit

of a work out. It was nice to use some of the

clubs that you don't usually get to use often. 

  I can see us going there quite often now. Especially

with the two of us... We breezed through and it 

took just under an hour and a half to do 9 holes. 

Still need some work on the short game but it's finally 

coming along. 

Well... Now we are off to do a little paddle boarding.

That darn bridesmaid dress is still looking REALLY

tight. 5 weeks to go which means I need to step it

up in the workout department. 

Guess it's time to get the running shoes on!

Feeling Lucky

Yesterday began at 7am when I woke up 

on my own! We began the day by both jumping 

up and starting to do our housework that we 

had planned. I finished painting the columns on our

porch and Rhys began to put the edging in

on the garden we made. Both took WAY longer than

we anticipated but wrapped them up around noon. 

Then we hung up the star we found at the 

garden centre earlier this spring and we 

called it a day on the "yard work".

Both of us then headed for a nap. 

As we were working away yesterday morning,

I couldn't help but think "thank god we don't have

kids yet".... It's an odd thought, one that doesn't

pop into my head often. But, all the work

we have been doing around the house probably

wouldn't be possible if we had a baby to be

taking care of or a toddler to chase after. 

Things would definitely be a lot more difficult, AND 

our glorious afternoon naps we have on the weekends

would not be in the cards either. 

After we woke up from napping, we tinkered around 

a bit before deciding to throw our clubs in the car

and hit the driving range. We both wanted to check out 

Blue Devil and thought this was the prime 

opportunity. They have grass tee's which are AWESOME.

Most places have mat's and you really don't get the same 

feel of a true swing. I finally felt like I was 

starting to get the hang of my new rescue 

so I call that a success. 

We also decided that we really needed to hit the lake.

After the driving range we were both a bit 

sweaty and hot so after grabbing some salads

from Subway we got our suits on and hit

the beach. We both took out the 

stand up paddle-boards and had a blast.

I've wanted to try paddle boarding for quite some time

but always found and excuse not to go.

Well it was SO MUCH FUN! I luckily didn't 

fall off once. Rhys bailed twice but it's 

because in true boy fashion he had to try

to go as fast as he possibly could. He is

also a much stronger swimmer than I am

so the fear was nowhere to be found with him. 

I on the other hand am planning to wear a life 

jacket next time just to calm my little 

worrier nerves. I kept imagining me hitting my head 

and drowning.

{This is why I shouldn't work at FMC}

There are lots of places that offer lessons and we did

look into it, but in the end decided it was 

best to give it a go on our own and if it 

was too difficult then we would 

look into a lesson. Luckily Auburn House 

purchased some top of the line beginner 

boards so the stability on them was awesome

and easy to get the hang of. I was 

thinking that maybe we should get some

as an investment. They also retail at 

$2000... NOT gonna happen. 

 

It's been a long LONG time since

I've had enough energy to even wake up on 

my own when my body is ready. My body

hasn't felt energized like this, my guess is about a 

year now. It finally feels good to be able 

to do the things I've been wanting to do for

so long. I also need to remember that even 

though I'm starting to feel better, I probably

should refrain from doing it all in one day.

Most of today was spend between the kitchen, my

bed, and the couch.

Date

It's been a long lonely few weeks in the Williams

house. We have both been working above and beyond

our normal schedule which means we are on 

polar opposite schedules. We were both 

officially supposed to start holidays tonight at 530

but of course Rhys picked up tomorrow OT. Oh well

one more day won't hurt and at the end of the 

day he does it to provide so I can't complain. 

 

I spent most of today shopping for an outfit to

wear to the bachelorette party tomorrow night

and finally settled on black on black on black. With

fun shoes. Hahahahaha. Token fat girl wardrobe! 

Shopping has been quite a torturous experience the

last couple years. I look  forward to feeling excited for 

shopping again and not the nagging dread. 

It helps to have supportive

positive people in my life. The reassurance that this 

is a journey not a race helps keep the 

self doubt and guilt at bay. 

 

We decided that we deserved a date night though. 

I honestly can't remember the last time we actually

went out for a meal where it was just the two

of us. Kind of sad actually. 

The food was delish. There is nothing like a good

steak when you've been loading yourself with chicken. 

We both turned our phones off and had a nice

chit chat. Although the table next to ours was REALLY

noisy. Then it was off to Golftown to grab some more 

balls. {Man I burn through those!!!!} 

I also pulled out the workbook I'm using as a 

compliment to my diet I'm taking on. I filled

out all the beginner exercises and feel great. 

Tomorrow is a new day and a fresh start.

Down Down Down

Well I am thrilled to report that after 3 days of

"dieting" I am officially down 2.5lbs

I know I know... 2.5lbs is a LONG way from 

the goal but in 3 days!!!! I will 

take it with a smile on my face!

It has also helped the cheater cravings {and cave ins}

of the last couple days. Every day I've caved with one meal.

But hey it's the long weekend right?!??! And

I really can't get Rhys to eat like a rabbit.

SOOOOO... This is the week to kick it into high

gear and get that carby sugar cravings

out of my system!

Today is day 8 of 9 and then I'm off for a 

couple weeks so I have no excuse not to get

organised and prepped. 

Praying for a easy super stat day at work today

to peruse pinterest and find good recipes! 

Happy Heritage day! 

On Self Improvement

About the middle of June I decided that I 

needed to start being a more positive person.

I thought of a few things about myself that I wasn't liking

and decided to try to change them. Two months later

I think I have shown some improvement. 

One of the ways I thought was bringing down my

spirit was being gossipy... It is easy to 

get caught up in the moment and say things

that you don't necessarily mean to. I wanted to 

try to keep those negative things in my head and not let 

them slip out my lips in hope that eventually 

they would just stop entering my thoughts. While

I have definitely had a few slip ups, I have noticed a huge 

change! The things that were annoying my about certain 

people have for the most part gone away. 

It is nice to start seeing the positive things about people

that for a while were non existent.

I also wanted to put more of an effort in with relationships

that I value. I often don't free enough of my spare time

to nurture the friendships I care about. While I haven't

been able to see lots of these people one on one 

I have stepped up to the plate and have

inquired more about what is going on in

their lives and are more engaged in what they are doing 

and how they are doing. I have also realised that there

are a few friendships that are cracked at the 

foundation and are unlikely to be repaired. Time to MOVE ON!

Spending energy and effort with friendships that

aren't meant to be is exhausting and takes

away from the ones that truly matter. 

Most of all I think my patience has grown which

is not my strong suit, so any help in 

that department is most welcome!!!!!

Happy Thursday!