My Fitness Pal

I posted a few weeks ago that I was back on the "Fitness Wagon". Well, that didn't last long and I quickly fell off. I have revived my energy and am in full-swing-ahead mode. I have joined a website called My Fitness Pal. It is a free food and exercise tracking website. I started off with a modest goal of losing 10 pounds. The website takes all of your information and proposes weight loss goals for you. You have a daily alotment of calories, and when you enter your food, it keeps track for you. I have only been doing this for 2 days now, so we will see how it goes. Wish me luck!! (and motivation to go to the gym!)
My Fitness Pal tracker is located on the right side of my page, if you are interested in keeping up with my progress.

Happy Easter!

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter celebration!! Will and I surely did. We started the day off by going to early church. After church, we drove up to Greenville to have lunch with my mom's aunt, uncle, and cousins. We had a lovely visit and yummy lunch! We drove back to Columbia and had dinner with Will's family. It was definitely a whirl-wind day. I wouldn't have changed anything about it though- I love spending time with my family and Will's family.

I made this lamb cake (pound cake with vanilla buttercream and white chocolate shavings) to take with us to lunch. I have my great-grandmother's cast iron lamb cake mold. This is one of my favorite Easter traditions.

Happy Anniversary to Us!

Will and I celebrated our first anniversary both Saturday and Sunday! We had a wonderful dinner at Momo's Bistro Saturday night. If you haven't been, it is absolutely fabulous! Sunday, we got up early and went to church. We went over to my parents to get our cake topper from their freezer. Surprisingly, it tasted delish! We watched the final round of the Masters and then went out to The Pizza Joint. We had never been before, but we sure will be returning! Another great meal! We really enjoyed spending this weekend together, with not many obligations. I am looking forward to many more years of celebrating!!

The top tier of our wedding cake...a year later!

Trying to get back on the wagon...

...the workout wagon!! I have joined Planet Fitness. The location is ideal, it is 5 minutes from my house. The membership fee is only $10 a month!!! Even better, there is no contract! The building is huge and they have tons of machines- no wait time for cardio equipment! They also have an express workout circuit, like Curves. I have only been twice so far, but I really think I am going to enjoy working out again. Bathing suit season is just around the corner, I really hope I can tone up a little by then. Everyone always says you gain a little weight during the first year of marriage...you could say I have gotten a little bit cushy around the mid-section. Time to shed a few lbs!! Wish me luck!

Planet Fitness, Columbia SC

Busy Week Ahead

Will and I are home from another lovely weekend at the Isle of Palms. It is always so hard to leave the beach! I am already looking forward to going to our next beach trip for Memorial Day!
I have a busy week at work this week as we get ready for our annual conference. There is lots to be done to finish everything before our conference next week in Myrtle Beach.
Also, at the end of this week, Will and I will celebrate our 1st Anniversary!! We have a planned a laid back weekend at home and dinner out at Momo's Bistro. I am also looking forward to tasting our wedding cake. I hope it fared well in the freezer for a whole year. What a wonderful year it has been!!

Hello Weekend!

I am looking forward to today at 3 pm. The weekend officially begins!! Will and I are headed down to the Isle of Palms with some friends. We always enjoy going back there, to the beach house where we met.
Fun times have always been had there...looking forward to making more memories this weekend with our dear friends!

Summer 2007...heading to the Windjammer to see Cowboy Mouth.

New Years 2008

Spring 2009 at Shem Creek Bar and Grill

Spring 2011, a few weeks ago when we were at the IOP at Coconut Joes