Happy Birthday To Me!!! And many more.....

Tuesday is my birthday. I will be 35 years old. Thirty-five, Thhhhhhhirrrrrrty-five. Yeah nothing. Some people get really freaked out about birthdays. How time is passing and they are getting older and just plain old feeling stressed. Well age doesn't bother me. The only age that has bothered me was when my daughter turned 10. I don't know if it was the double digit thing. But her becoming ten was a hard one for me. So my turning 35 on Tuesday doesn't bother me to much. The only thing about it that bothers me is that I had a goal I wanted to reach by this birthday and I have not done it.

At the beginning of the year my goal was to have lost 50 pounds by my birthday. So far I have lost over 20. Which is great. But it is not 50. I am disappointed that I still weigh as much as I do, but I am disappointed in myself for not working on it as hard as I should. So I plan to make a new goal. Here it is.

My new goal is to reach the 100's by the end of the year!!!

That would require me to focus on the life ahead of me and not on the past. It is a realistic goal. I know I can do it.

This week I pumped up the walking. I got a text from my mom and she said she had fallen off the wagon. She needed help. She couldn't get herself to get up and go out and walk. Man I know how that feels. The struggle of motivating myself to just put my shoes on. Well I texted her my advice, as did my sisters. She got up went for her walk. She has been working on it since. But I couldn't help but feel like a hypocrite. So I put on my walking shoes too. Austin and I went for an hour walk on the new trail they cleared by us at the Ambler Flatwoods. I felt good, except for the bugs. I have to remember bug spray next time. But the smell of the earth and the light conversation with my son made for an enjoyable walk. The next day I felt motivated enough to push mow the grass at work and to weed-whack. The next day I took Libby, the biggest of our dogs and the most inquisitive, for a 3.25 mile walk. We were both tired but in the end it was a great day. I have stepped up the walking. Now I need to add exercise.

My family went with a relaxation themed birthday for me. Micci gave me a new book. The Orphan Sister. She also bought me the man candle, well that's what we call it. It is the best smelling candle. Glade Candle, Moonlit Walk & Wondering Stream, 4-Ounce Jars (Pack of 12) (I know your probably like what the hell. with the links, but the truth of the matter is I need to make a few pennies and Amazon is

helping me to do it. I just need to figure out how to get rid of multiples and the like. So bear with me please.) She also made me an awesome Do Not Disturb sign for the bathroom door. so I can go in and take a quiet bubble bath with my new book and my new candle. Sisters rock.


Dana and my mom gave me a certificate for a Swedish massage. I can not wait. I am going to call and schedule it next week. Dana goes to the Y in Chesterton everyday and that is where she got the certificate from. Well I have been thinking that maybe its time for me to check out the Y there. I loved my Y. But they closed a few years ago. I miss it. I have been saying I need to go exercise
So maybe this is the push I need. So when I go for my massage I am going to go and check out the prices for me to go there too. I cant keep making excuses. I have a goal to reach and I am very serious about it too.

I also got money to get my hair done and to get a pedicure. So guess what I am doing on Monday. Ped-i-cure!!! I am going to be a relaxed happy Tina. Oh Ya!!! All of this on time to go to the Def Leppard concert with Austin. It is part my b-day present and part his. Its going to be awesome!!! Hysteria , yes yes indeed. Thanks to my friend Brenda for passing the word along that she had extra tickets. You my friend are rockin.

Well lets talk walkin. Cancun baby!!! Here we come! To date we have walked 517 miles. That is sweet. We are currently walking through Campbell Station Arkansas. Its another one of those towns that if you blink you will miss it. The population is 200 people. I would imagine a group of people just walking through town would be an interesting sight for them. But I think it would be fun.

I'm not going to make you guess who is in the lead this week. Dana gets major miles from her elliptical. Plus the walks she takes with her two K's. This week she grabbed the lead with 25 miles. Stephanie grabbed second with 17. Micci and Kristen are tied with 13.5. Lex has kicked it up and she has 9 miles for the week. All from riding her bike! GREAT JOB LEX!

I would like to take a minute and say a little prayer, then I am off to enjoy my anniversary with Dave. Today we have been married 7 years. He is my best friend and even though we have been through rough times I cant imagine life without him.

Dear God, Thank you for today. Thank you for the sun shining on my crops and helping them to grow so that I may feed my family and provide them with healthy food. Thank you for the amazing people who have built me up along the way. Your love and your guidance along with their support and encouragement will make my goal more than just a dream. Thank you for opening my eyes again to your word. I have been reading your word again and I can't even tell you how much better I feel. Patience is a virtue. Thank you for another year. One more year to learn about myself and your word. I wont let it go to waste. God, please watch over those in need. For the family of Gavin Miller, who died at 5 months old. Please help them in this awful time. Please help those who are fighting with the demons only they can see. Please protect the soldiers fighting in the field to ensure my right to write this blog. Please be with me in the days to come, so I can fulfill my promises to both of us. In your name we pray. Amen