Inspire Me Healthy

Oh what a great link up! My friend Janessa showed me this link this morning and I thought it was a great idea. Gosh, I sure do hope that link works...she also gives me blog tutorials so I can learn how to do fancy things like her. I sure do hope I make you proud {eventually} J!

Anyways, back to the link up. I am lovin on some link ups lately. What better way to meet new bloggy friends than a link up party?! Plus I love parties and these are parties that I can attend while still on the clock {shhhhhhh, don't tell!} so what's not to love??

Ok so lately I am on a health kick. Well, let's be honest. I don't give a ding dong dang about being healthy, I just want to be skinny. Awful, I know, but I'm just being honest here. I just want to walk in a room and someone be like daaaaang girl, have you been working out?? Instead of walking in a room and someone be like daaaaaaang girl, you wanna go to a weight watchers meeting with me? I mean, I'm in shape. I'm actually in great shape. I could probably kick your butt on most fitness challenges. I can hang with the big dogs on push ups, sits ups, etc. But I have a muffin top that is some kind of fierce and baby got back too. So, I'm working on getting my outside to match up with my strength. i.e. I wanna wear the jeans at the back of my closet.

So, what have I been doing you might ask? Well, if you follow me on instagram {mrsloyoung} then you know that I just started Insanity. Oh goodness, there is no preparing yourself for this...it's hardcore. And I recommend it to anyone that loves a bootcamp style workout and doesn't want to breathe for about 45 minutes every morning. Or if you don't want to be able to walk up stairs, or walk in general without pain, this is the workout for you. I am about to finish up my first week of workouts and it has been super hard but I haven't missed a day so I'm pretty proud. I have had to use my pause button, and I have also laid out in the floor under the fan catching my breathe while the DVD was still going, but nevertheless, I'm not sleeping in like normal people!

Also, I am on the smoothie bandwagon. I have one every morning for breakfast. And I buy my kids doughnuts some mornings and don't even get any for myself. Ummmmm, hello! Skinny people can't even do this so I'm pretty proud.

I'm trying my best to eat healthy. I really am, but I am just awful at it. This is how I have always been. I can work out like crazy but I eat really bad. And we all know this cancels the workout out. Abs are made in the kitchen, not the gym. My motivation behind eating healthy came to me this morning. I kept telling myself: "self, you can eat that pizza, you are doing Insanity. It's a crazy workout and even if you don't eat right, you sweat off at least 45 lbs every morning." to which I responded: "really? cause remember that girl? That girl that told you she was doing Insanity and she ate whatever she wanted? She completely the entire 2 month program and really lost no weight because she didn't eat right. Do you really want to be like  her? All that work and no payout?" the only response I got to this was: "WORD!"
{I have conversations with myself often. I have 9 year old twins, so these are usually the only conversations I can have that don't get interupted. Don't judge me!}

So, I'm thinking I might try the whole weight watchers concept again. I mean, it works. I've done it before. I have all the books and stuff. So I think I might give it a go....We'll see how that works. I mean if Jessica Simpson can bounce back from her baby weight using it, then there's hope for me.

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Go Away August

How can today be August 1? Wasn't the last day of school yesterday? Where did the summer go? I hate August. I'm pretty sure it ranks at the top of my least favorite months list....along with, ummm, well I guess that's the only one. Why do I hate August? School starts back. Summer is over. We buy school supplies, get back into normal routines, realize we forgot all about summer reading, don't stay up late watching movies, can't do anything after work except for homework, dinner, baths, and then bedtime. I hate August. The world should revolve around June and July in my opinion. Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays in June and July, with a Christmas celebration thrown in every other week. Yep, that's what paradise is to me. The Mondays thru Thursdays should only show up on my paycheck.

Okay, enough of that. Hello August, let's make this a good month! You and me, we got this!

I started the month off right at 4:30 AM hitting snooze. Then at 5 AM I had a small argument with myself. It went something like this:

self: Get up you lazy goon!
me: No, I'm sooo sleepy and my legs hurt and I can work out this afternoon.
self: you ate pizza last night.
me: not that much, it hardly even counts since I worked out yesterday.
self: how has that philosophy been working out for you the last ten years?
me: I hate when you are right.
self: then get up.

So, I got up, strapped on my tennis shoes, and put in the Insanity video for the day.

Isn't it suppose to be getting easier?? It totally isn't. I mean, I'm on day three now. That's like a million years in 5 AM workout days. Right when I think I am DYING {yes, capital letters are necessary to prove my emphasis}, then we finish our warmup and start stretching. Stretching?! WHAT? I thought we were almost done and we are stretching? How did that happen? It's almost like a tease.....you think you are stretching because you are almost finished but really you haven't even started yet! Then, it starts. And when the workout starts, you know there is no playing around. Each time I think we are going to get 2 minutes to breathe, he tells you to start over and go faster. Faster? There is no faster on my radar. I'm pretty sure FH thinks that I'm going to have a minor heartattack when he gets home from work each morning. I guess that's why they call it Insanity.....

Yesterday we went car shopping. We didn't have much time but once I get the urge to do something, it must be done. I found a jeep I like. No, not the "Clueless" jeep, but a jeep, nonetheless. I think I am going to "walk away from it" though. The gas mileage just isn't what I want. And I don't think that cars are like wedding dresses, I don't think I will go try out a million cars and come back to the first one that I test drove. But hey, it could happen. The funniest part of the entire shopping experiece we owe to my daughter Alex.

You see, K&A never actually stop talking. I'm pretty sure they talk in their sleep even. People that aren't around them often are in shock when they see how much they talk. Even during movies. I mean, every three seconds there's a "why is he doing that?" "what does this mean?" or "who is that girl, Mom?" thrown in. Right. During. Important. Parts. Oh I'm not really sure what we would do if there wasn't a pause button. So, back to the story. They also usually don't meet any strangers. They can be BFF with the checkout lady at the gas station, it doesn't matter who you are, if you give them the time of day, they will talk your ear off. So, as we were test driving the jeep, Alex made friends with the salesguy. This was great and all, but it became a problem when she started talking about my current car. You know, my current car that we want to get a good deal on trading in but it kinda makes a funny noise and could possibly fall apart at any given moment. Yeah, that car. She told him about how we were at the gas station and it was making a really loud noise (it's the fan belt, or so I'm told. All I know is it's really embarassing and I would rather go without air in my car in 100 degree Memphis weather than listen to that noise and die of embarassment) and everyone could hear it because it was SO LOUD. Did I mention that this is the current car that the salesguy had NOT YET given us a trade-in value for? Yep, now you see why it was so awkward. I tried to hush her but the damage was done. Well, actually the no damage was actually done since we got a great offer for our trade in! What a relief. Not to actually hurry up and get it traded in before it dies on the side of the road.....

Hopefully there will be more school supply and car shopping today. I'm still trying to decide if we will let K&A go along this time....I don't want to take any chances of those little mouths getting us in trouble. Pin It Now!

We Don't Want No Minivans

We made a big decision in our house last night. No, there aren't any buns in the oven (yet). No, we aren't moving (we just did that, keep up people!). Yes, we are going to buy a new car. Come on down Lora and FH, your price is right! haha #Imissthatshow
I'm not sure what we are going to get yet, but I know that we are putting my dreams of the white Jeep from the Clueless movie that I fell in love with many many years ago are going to be put on hold. I mean, I've waited since like 1991, what's a few more years?!

(Okay, so maybe this jeep is a little more pimped out than the Clueless jeep, but always dream big!) It will be mine one day! And I'll be driving around with my top off. :)

Alex wants a minivan with sliding doors or a Lamborghini. Kate wants something in UT orange. FH wants something with good gas mileage. I want something that doesn't cost too much. So now we just have to narrow it down from those four ideas.
As long as we don't end up with this, I'm happy.

Although actually, I'm pretty sure 3 out of 4 of us would be able to live with it. And I think I would stand out a little in the car pickup line at the girls' school. But we'd also have to sell our house to afford it. Details, details. Pin It Now!

Miscellany Monday

1. This morning I started the Insanity workout. It was...in one word: INSANE!!!! Oh my goodness, almost throwing up my breakfast before I've even had breakfast was rough!

2. My kids are back in town! Finally, home from their dad's house and behaving as if they haven't seen me all summer, go figure.

3. School's about to start back up. I have two fourth graders. I'm not really sure if I am ready for that.....I mean, I'm not sure I'm old enough to have two fourth graders!!! Thank goodness they have a stepdaddy now, I'm going to let him be in charge of all the homework. Well, except for spelling. Spelling's not his strong point.

4. Work. Enough said. Our fiscal year end is coming up and so I will be busy busy busy. And I just found out that the co-op that works with me (intern) has decided to leave...right before year end. Awesome, just awesome. So I'll be training someone new while doing 2,374,981 other things all at once. Cheers to several paychecks that will include overtime. Boo to not seeing my husband and kids much during that time. (Or blogging for that matter!)

5. Is it 5 o'clock yet?! Surely it is...I'm ready to be off work and I just got here. Go figure.

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I really miss my homies....

Oh how I love sweet summertime. It doesn't get dark until super late, I don't need a jacket when I go outside, I'm not ghostly pale, and I don't have to wear lots of layers which make me look like a chunky monkey. There's no kids with homework, no "school nights", no bedtime (well, ok, that's totally not true), and there's no getting up early (yeah, that's a lie too)...but anyways, I love summertime!!!
What I don't love about summertime? My kids spend 4 weeks out of the summer with their dad. Ughhh. I'm super excited that they have a good dad and that they get an opportunity to spend so much time with him, but really, do you know what it sounds like in my house? Completely quiet. It's really weird. For the first few days, I love it! I can do anything I want {after work} and I don't have to take care of anyone besides yours truly. But after I get that all out of my system, I want my kids back!!!! This year it worked out perfectly since FH and I were able to go on our honeymoon and then have another week alone at the house. It extended our honeymoon and it was great! But by the end of the two weeks, we were staring at each other, asking what couples that don't have kids actually do with their lives?! Gosh. We. Are. Boring.
Their dad doesn't live far from us and last night he drove by and they ran in and yelled "surprise! we came to give y'all a kiss!" that was a great surprise! I swear they grow 10 inches every time they stay away from home. Today is Thursday and they will be home on Sunday. Shortly after that, they will be heading back to school and I will be pulling out my hair. Because as much as I love those little boogers, it takes us about a week or two to detox from spending time with their dear old dad who doesn't like rules. After a few days of having them back home, I get reminded of what it's like to take a bath with 465 knocks on the door, to go to the bathroom and one of them has a question that MUST be answered IMMEDIATELY, and to hear "I'm bored" at least 3,678,421.5 times. But it's the kind of nuts that I like to be, I would much rather have them driving me crazy than listening to the silence echo in our house.
I mean, really, look at those faces. What's not to love?!

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The Day I Became a Mrs

Blogging makes me fat. It really does. You wanna know why? Cause I don't have the internet at my house. I may or may not be cheap. It also might have to do with the fact that I stare at a compter all day at work so when I get home, I don't really want to see a screen unless it's a TV. Back to getting fat. I use the wifi at McDonalds. And I'd be scandalous if I didn't buy some mcnuggets while I blog. You know, because then I wouldn't be a paying customer. That would be stealing. So when given the option of being a thief or being a fat kid, I choose to get the food. My mom would be proud. Let's all just say a short prayer of thanks that I found me a husband before I blogged too much. Whew, that would have been bad.
Back to the subject at hand. The day I became a Mrs. A Mrs Young to be exact. The day that my whole life started. Who knew it was so fun to be married to your best friend?! It's like a slumber party every day of my life. I love it. And guess what, he loves me back. It's really a great concept. If you aren't married, then I recommend it. Well, to the correct person I might add. If it's the wrong person then it's not so great. Or so I've heard......
Looking through my wedding pics, I have learned a few things. A) My photographer was the greatest. Not only is she the cutest little thing you ever met, but she also makes you feel like a super model when she is taking your pics. I half expected my pics to make me look like a size 2. Of course they didn't, but she did the best with what she was working with, not to mention, I'm pretty sure all the groomsmen thought she was totally hot. B) Dang I got some hot friends. My bridesmaids are just gorgeous and made their dresses look amazing. not to mention their hair, their nails, their ability to hold my wedding dress up in the back the perfect amount so that I can catch a breeze up in there. All around, they are rockstars. The groomsmen are pretty cool too, but you know, I can't take much credit there. Except of course for my brother, in which case I would say he is a handsome, manlier version of his younger sister. C) Who needs money when you have talented people in your life? From flowers to wedding videos to cake servers to cookie makers to wedding coordinaters, I lucked out in the friend/family department. Unfortunately I am going to have to develop some talent before any of them get married. Maybe it would be easier to just save up some money and help them pay for their weddings. Talent is not really in my book of possessions. Unless they want me to play basketball or throw a softball for entertainment. Then, I got this. D) Holy smokes, my husband is hot stuff. And I'm not even biased. Not even a little. He is totally mine now though so don't be getting any ideas. E) I guess I should shut up now and just go ahead and upload some pics.
Let's start with a few of my favorites. Which, by the way, is so hard to pick when you have 377 photos. But here are a few:
The most handsome husband in the world




GQ called. Have your people call my people.

My precious daughters.




Ughhh my laptop is messing up. Maybe I should buy more chicken nuggets so my service is better. Or I'll just post these photos from my phone....

The three loves of my life.




And here's to sticking to my plan of not letting him see me before the wedding....








That's all for now. Maybe one day I'll be a grown up blogger and post pics that aren't from my phone....but until them, happy eating! :) Pin It Now!

Breaking News

Did you hear? I'm married! Just in case you've been living under a rock for the last 9 months. I'm going to do a nice long picture filled update eventually, but we still don't have wifi at the house and I'm too busy being a honeymooner to leave my husband to run out and use free wifi....so I thought I'd just add the pics from my phone for now!















Above is FH reading the letter I wrote him right before walking down the aisle. I love this pic!

















The cake that FH got INSIDE my dress....I could hurt him!







































And that's all from the phone! About 5 million more pics to come!

I love being Mrs Michael Young!
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