This is gonna hurt

So I'm just putting this in writing so I can actually see this starring back at me!!!

So the last 2 weeks I ran 3 days (outside...no treadmill for me) and literally lifted weights 2 days ....GOOD right?

You would think so....

I weighed myself last Wednesday and I was down 4 pounds...Here I'll right it down

160.8....

Yep that was my weight.....I wear it well

Anyway for 6 months I've been going back and forth with a 2-4 pound weight loss and gain that kept me around the 163 mark. So to see the scale drop down to 160.8 I was so close to breaking that STUPID 160 on the scale I could feel it!!!

Well then the weekend came.....Drank like a fish Friday night for girls night out. Saturday went to the beach about 1:30 started drinking....had a small fish fry and drank until about 12:30 AM!!! Sunday woke up loaded on the boat about 12:00 and seriously drank til 10:30.

So my question is...how many calories do you think I consumed strictly in alcohol alone? Go ahead...get a calculator...I'll wait.

It's ridiculous - How and WHY did I do this to my self?

I finally recovered from a 3 day drinking binge today....Wednesday...a week from my wonderful scale reading and what did it say?

I'm right back to where I started.....

163.8

Only way to explain this......Refer back to my post on self destruction.....

Clean Eating

So I've been a complete slacker as far as my consistency with my working out and eating right. I'll do great 5 days a week...the weekend comes and I'm drinking beer and eating breakfast tacos and it's got to stop.

I have a goal to lose 5 pounds in May and 5 pounds in June.

From this day forward I will run 3-4 days a week....Weights 2 days a week. I have to have some days off to rest, but I vow to really push myself and use my time wisely.

This week Hailey is gone to HEB camp so it's a great starting place to really get me in the swing of this.

I'm going to keep doing mini-blogs like this so I stay on track.

As the saying goes, "Life is too short not to live it in Texas."

March edition of Texas Monthly asked the question, if you had one year left on earth, what should every Texan do before they die?

I searched for this article EVERYWHERE online and finally found it.

I thought how cool would this be to actually load up the family and meet other family members at some of these places and start scratching these off. We have lived in Texas practically our entire lives and I bet we haven't been to a quarter of these places!!!

I mean really...we have South Texas covered and Mom and Aubrey have Central Texas covered...let's do this!!!

In no particular order:

1. Take The Ultimate Road Trip (Dalhart to Brownsville)......I wonder if Padre Island to Gainesville counts...lord knows I've done to go see Grandma and Boompa!!!
2. Eat Barbeque at Snow's
3. See Willie at Floore's
4. Play Chicken Shit Bingo
5. See the World in San Antonio
6. Visit the State Fair of Texas
7. Explore Palo Duro Canyon
8. Buy a Pair of Custom Boots
9. Float a River
10. Sip a Dublin Dr Pepper
11. Attend a Star Party at the McDonald's Observatory
12. Marvel at the Painted Churches in Little Bohemia
13. Visit the Dead in Ft. Worth
14. Order a Ribeye at Perini Ranch Steakhouse
15. Take in the River Walk at Christmas
16. Climb Mount Cristo Rey
17. Dive in at Dolan Falls
18. Drive the River Road
19. Drink a Free Beer at the K. Spoetzl Brewery
20. Fish With Your Kids at Caddo Lake
21. Learn to Ride a Horse
22. Eat Calf Fries at Riscky's Steakhouse
23. Witness the Annual Coral Spawning in the Gulf of Mexico
24. Nap Beneath an Ancient Oak in Austin
25. Learn to Two-Step
26. Visit Donald Judd's 100 Mill Aluminum Boxes
27. Discover Santa Rita no. 1
28. Order a Brown Derby at Dairy Queen
29. Watch the Nazareth Swiftettes
30. See the Marfa Lights
31. Have a Drink at the Mansion on Turtle Creek
32. Swing Your Partner at the Conjunto Festival
33. Rev Your Engine at the Art Car Parade
34. Read "Horseman, Pass By"
35. Memorize the Texas Pledge of Allegiance
36. Get Your Mexican Food Fix at H&H Car Wash and Coffee Shop
37. Ride the Ferry Between Galveston and Bolivar Peninsula
38. Lose Yourself in History at Adobe Walls
39. Attend a Day Party as SXSW
40. Pour Whiskey on John Wesley Hardin's Grave
41. See the King of Rock and Roll in Los Fresnos
42. Spray-Paint a Car at Cadillac Ranch
43. Sit in Silence in the Rothko Chapel
44. Relax at the Live Oak Friends Meetinghouse
45. Celebrate El Día de los Muertos in San Antonio
46. Watch "The Last Picture Show" and "Tender Mercies"
47. Eat a Chicken-Fried Steak at Mary's Cafe
48. Visit Buddy Holly's Grave
49. Drive the Freeways at Night in Houston
50. Attend a Classic High School Football Game
51. Visit the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
52. Roll Down Miller Hill
53. Attend Mass at Mission Concepción
54. Collect a Lightning Whelk on Matagorda Bay
55. Enter a Chili Cookoff
56. See the Dogwoods Bloom in Palestine
57. Buy a First Edition in Archer City
58. Stop for Kolaches at The Czech Stop
59. Read the First Chapter of "Los de Abajo" at the Pablo Baray Apartments
60. Snag a Picnic Table at Railroad Blues
61. Attend the Futurity
62. See Stephen F. Austin at the Texas State Cemetery
63. Appear on the Cover of "Texas Monthly"

Well Mission #1

Epic FAIL....I just re-read my last post.

Sometimes I actually try to convince myself that I say these things (or in this case) post these things strictly for the humor of it all.

I mean isn't posting a goal for all the world (or the 3 people who actually read this blog) and then totally not do what you say funny? Isn't it it?

Maybe I have construed the word funny and pathetic. Can you do that?

Well I have and honestly...it's pretty damn funny...to me anyway...

Look people if I don't laugh I'll probably cry so just go with it!!!

We have been pretty busy. Kickball is in full swing and we are either practicing or playing 3-4 days a week. We had family in town and Jason started a new job. Busy Busy....but no complaints here. Life has been pretty good to me in my 30s.

Hopefully I'll be able to post more often. Even if I could just log on and post a picture or two...that would be nice huh?

So here I am another blog another meaningless conversation with myself. Maybe I should try some short term goals.....post again by Monday the 12th. I can DO IT

Really Devon?

So I'm pretty disappointed in myself (again)!!!

Recently, (OK, maybe not recently, but in the last 5-7 years) I realized I am THE most "all talk and no action" person I know. The more I am forced to see that about myself the less I like myself (to be honest).

The older I get and, unfortunately, the older Hailey gets I'm being forced to see myself as a real person and not as a "20 year old girl who got pregnant to young, but is doing the best she can." To be honest, I'm sick of that girl and I haven't been her in a long time, but I think I've attached myself to her and I'm ready to let her go.

So I am done talking....time to start blogging!!!

In the last year or so I have really seen the power of writing down your goals to make them more attainable. You somehow make yourself accountable when you take the time to write things down and you continue to reflect on that goal; they really seem to become more real then a dream you have. Weird huh?

So as of NOW I am making a commitment to myself and to Hailey to break these habits (you see I am convinced they are just bad habits and not some kind of DNA trait...even though it's nice to use that as an excuse every once in awhile) and become more productive in everything I do.

Starting with this blog - I will strive to blog at least once a week.....about my day...about my goals.....about our life.

After all that's what this is all about; right.

Talk to you soon!!!

It's my birthday weekend

So tonight we will celebrate my 33rd birthday - How is that EVEN possible!!!

The girls are going on a cruise next week so we are going to have a birthday/send-off party tonight.

I'm sure tomorrow I will have tons of pictures.....I can't post :)

We'll have to take some before the alcohol starts flowing to freely!!! Party is going to be at the Padre Island Burger Company....a great new restaurant/bar that has opened up not to long ago. Jason's band actually played there a couple of months ago.

Once we've completley demolished the Burger Compnay we're headed to the Sharkcave to listen to the guys play some of their new music!!!

Going to be a great night.......

These are the times I wish Mom and Aubrey were here!!!

Going to miss them tonight, but we'll see each other before too long.