Bikini Body Adventure

Wes and I have finally planned our vacation to go to Panama City Beach, Florida. We are so excited we can barely function with our day-to-day activities. We frequently remind eachother of how many days are left until we hit the road; in fact, yesterday hit the month mark. Neither one of us have ever been to Florida, so this is truely an adventure for us. We plan to take road trip and follow the coast for a portion of the trip. When we get there we just want to relax and enjoy the view. We are staying in a resort that has private boat rides out to shell island, beach volleyball, and many other exciting activities.

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There is one problem, however, with the whole vacation: I have to get into a swimming suit. So, I am determined to whip my body in shape so I can confidently take the step out onto the beach and not feel like everyone is looking at my love handles. Wes and I have started swimming laps every other day, and man is that a fun, but hard work-out. We have also committed to eachother to go to the gym more regularly to expedite the weight loss and body toning, and last to improve our eating habits. We aren't the worst eaters, but there are definately areas for improvement. I am 100% committed to this transformation, and will let you know how it goes and if I meet my goals by the time I leave.

We Love Summer!

Wow, it has been such a long time since we added a new post to our blog! I have a hard time coming up with things to talk about. This summer has been wonderful with tons of family coming to visit, swimming, and spending time together. We have learned more about Fort Worth from viewing the attractions with family then we knew before they came to visit.

This was the first time for me to see a longhorn close up. They are such interesting animals, they walk funny because their horns are so heavy.

Here are the boys playing with Jeff and Jo's kids in the Stockyards. Isn't Wes super cute:)

We have really enjoyed swimming in our community pool, I am impressed with how nice it is. It has a lot of places for little kids to play in! Wes and I have started going there in the evenings to work out. I am not a good swimmer, it about kills me to swim laps.

We have loved spending time together. With my new job I set my own hours; many days I am off by 4 so we can spend more time together in the evenings. This picture was at Joe's Crab Shack on my birthday. We love their crab legs.

I recently cut all my hair off, but I don't have a picture of it yet. I will try to get one posted soon. I know we have been horrible bloggers, and will try really hard to be consistant and post more often.

Puppy!

Wes and I recently purchased a new puppy. He is the cutest little thing I have ever seen. He is a miniature schnauzer, but his fur is similar to a fluffy dog. He loves my mom and dad's new puppy Barney, and also loves playing with his much bigger brother Moose. His name is Max and he is 2 months old.

The House

People have been asking about new photos. Here are some of the inside, the outside looks the same as it did in the other photos.

Rangers Game

On Labor Day, Wes and I with my parents went to the Rangers v Mariners baseball game. I love going to baseball games and eating all the junk they so eagerly supply. We were lucky to use Quicksilver tickets so we were on the 3rd row from the field. Sadly the Rangers lost, but it was still fun to scream and cheer. We were excited to see Nolan Ryan, he now owns the Rangers. (Sorry about all of the slides, we just figured out how to do them).

The Real Deal

I have been promising photos of the house so here they are. We are really looking forward to the house being completed so we can moving in; we are getting close. Wes and I went to the design center last week and made some changes to the finishing touches such as changing all of the fixtures to rubbed oil bronze (I hate when they mix finishes). We also changed the granite, tile, and carpet color. We were glad to purchase the house in time to make some changes, I am pretty picky! It is fun to watch it all build up, some days we go out there and are amazed at how different it looks after one days work.

Update from Texas!

Hi Everyone...wow has it been awhile. We have been so busy getting settled we haven't had a lot of time to blog. Wes is enjoying his new job, he is learning a lot! I have officially completed the first week of my job, and am glad to be done with the majority of training. We just signed to go under contract on our home tonight after a long search for the right one! Our home is under construction and schedule to be complete in the middle of September. We love the neighborhood and can't wait to move into it. We will take pictures of the house when it is complete, but for now here is the sketch and floorplan. Ours is slightly different because it has rock on the entrance pillars and on the bottom of the home.

Other highlights since we have come to Texas: Going to the Rangers v Yankees game viewing baseball legends in action. We also enjoyed a day at Six Flags, it was really hot but still fun. We have found some great restaurants and look forward to finding more.

We will update everyone about the status of our home. We are excited for the cabinets to go in on Friday. If I remember I will take pictures.