Dunkin Donuts!

They have reopened in Phoenix and we have one not too far from here! So Mike, at 5:30am, continued our very paused routine of a dozen donuts and coffee! I requested my bavarian creme but no coffee. So after my 7 am w/o I will be splurging on my beloved donut!!

Speaking of splurging, I have been really really focused on cutting out my daily splurges that I have lost 3.4 pounds this week! FINALLY!!!! All the hard strength training I have been doing since February, light cardio to no cardio because of my back, and now not nursing is starting to pay off! I can't tell you what a huge relief it is to see results on the dreaded scale that I love to hate! 

I did actually go to dinner Thursday evening with my friend Liz. We had Kona and a nice cold beer. It was really perfect to unwind the day and I'm so glad when I called her back an hour later to tell her the storm was over at my end, that she would still have me! We ended up meeting earlier and at our San Tan Village Mall, a lot closer to home, instead of Chandler Mall! I had the best time talking with her. She is such an amazing woman! She played in a band for years as a guitarist and back up singer. She's just so fun, intelligent, and just a good good friend.

Yesterday I did a walk with Heather and Jennifer at 6 am and then a workout at 8 with Joe! I made it through it and it was legs!! These double workouts are sure to get me to my goal for October, which is 15 pounds by the way and 2 pant sizes smaller, hopefully right on time. Let nothing stand in my way, I have never been more serious about eating and exercising!

We got to see our beloved Kate and her most beautiful son Micah yesterday afternoon! Oh how the zoo enjoyed meeting her son, and how much you could tell they were so happy to see her! She has been in their life for over 1 1/2 years, so the past 2 months has been a constant void in their life for sure. We can't wait to see them again!

I went to the Paper Affair last night for our MOMS Night Out. I'm not a scrapper at all, but did finally get some interest in making cards, especially for Christmas. Now we send out a lot of cards, so I'm going to have to start very early, pretty much now, so that it's not such an overwhelming project!  I had such a great time talking with all my girls, and I was able to someone draft out a schedule and an email (since the WiFi connection was not working unlike being told) for Caden's teacher for a volunteer schedule.

I'm off to workout and then the zoo has swim and we go see the Peoria Malloy's for the rest of the day! Will be posting pictures tomorrow on our BIG DAY OFF from life :-)