Happy Patriots Day!

I love these holidays that I get a day off of work but don't have to buy anything or go anywhere. I did say a little prayer of thanks to all the service men and woman, past and present, but that's about all I did to celebrate and honor this holiday.

I was tempted to go take pictures of those crazy people running the Boston Marathon but we decided to go to the gym and do a little running of our own. B and I met Steve and Annmarie at Planet Fitness after breakfast. We got a good workout in while watching the marathon runners on tv.

It is always inspiring to watch the marathon but I don't think I'd ever be able to do it, even if I did get into a serious running program. I am going to try the couch to 5K now that the weather is getting warmer and I can get outside to run. I can't get very inspired to run on the dreadmill but don't mind hitting the pavement and sucking in some fresh air.

I'm still congested and coughing so I was out of breath before I even got on the elliptical but I stayed on for 50 minutes and got a decent workout in. It would be so much easier to get to the gym more often if I had a few more days off from work.

Happy Patriots Day! Oh, and Happy 4/20 ;) Party on.

Patriot Nation

It is a very dark day in Patriot Nation. I'm still in shock. I just can't believe the Pats are not the Super Bowl Champions. It was a truly amazing season and they should be proud of what they accomplished but they didn't get the icing on the cake.

It looked like the Patriots were destined for a perfect season until the last 3 minutes of the Super Bowl. I don't understand how Manning broke out of that tackle. Where was Tom's protection all night? What was up with Bill's red hoodie sweatshirt?

I'm too depressed to write anymore. We will have to wait another year to see the Pats get some new championship bling. I guess we need to put this under the category of "You Can't Win Them All."

On the Mend

After going through a crazy amount of NyQuil I'm feeling a bit better although still not 100%. I've struggled through the work week and hit the pillow each night like a bag of rocks. I hope I'm past the worst of it and I'm looking forward to getting back into the swing of things.

I have so many projects to get done this weekend including finishing a wedding album. I don't know why I can't say no to people when they ask me to be their wedding photographer. I have one more wedding booked for May and I hope to decline any future wedding jobs. It is so much work and I just don't have the time to do it and work my day job. Of course I need to get everything done before sitting down to watch the Patriots kick some *ss on Sunday.

I plan on getting back to the important work of losing the lard, tracking my food intake and increasing my exercise sessions come next week so I hope to have more updates including some starting figures which are no worse after the holidays (imagine that).

I'm detoxing from the NyQuil and looking forward to a New England Patriots win on Sunday. Have a great weekend everyone. I hope to start catching up with all of you weight loss stars out there.