October 13, 2009

This week brings back so many fond memories.  It is the week we traditionally had our first "Break" from school! MEA weekend.  When I was in Junior & Senior high, our youth group always went to the MEA retreat or SHOUT as it was later known. 

How much fun was that weekend?!  Well, it was the first opportunity to see most of your camp friends since the summer.  It was an opportunity to see all the cute boys that didn't go to camp.  We usually got to see our Camp Counselors/Staff members because most of them lived at Bethel & would come visit with us.

We stayed at the Salvation Army camp near Silver Lake Road in Shoreview/Saint Anthony.
We went to Bethel & had volleyball & 4 vs. 4 basketball competitions, that SOMEHOW my team won like 4 years in a row.  There was the singing/instrument competitions that were fun, but I was never "good enough" to WIN WIN. The Bible Quiz.  Oh.  We kicked butt at Bible Quizzing.  (well... we would usually take 2nd or 3rd, but still...)
And most of all - during the weekend - we would celebrate the birth of my bestest friend in the entire universe... Chad Gallagher.  Oh, wait.  No. 
MISS KRISTA ANTOINETTE KOPPENDRAYER!! 
(To be fair, she did share birthdays with Chad).

So, all this tripping down memory lane is to say "HAPPY BIRTHDAY DARLING!"

101 in 1001

Okay, so some of my 'cyber-mommy' friends have been talking about a project called "Day Zero". You choose 101 things to accomplish in 1001 days. Then you choose a starting day and go for it!

I have decided to create a separate "blog" to track my challenge. that way, this blog can be about family things & the other can be exclusive to my list.

The web-address is: http://saras101in1001challenge.blogspot.com

More Pictures, anyone?

Is it just me...

Or did June TOTALLY fly by?

Well, my diet challenge went like this in June:

1. Get SUPER fired up to loose weight
2. Get the Jillian Michaels DVD from NetFlix
3. Be totally motivated & do the DVD for 5 days straight
4. Realize how silly I must look to Hannah when I'm trying to do the bicycle crunches (because that SOOOO matters)
5. Realize that reading books is WAY more fun...
6. Take a week off & lend the DVD player to Amanda...
7. Be convicted of this break & take a walk 3 days in a row to the park.
8. Realize it is July & re-dedicate myself to my challenge.
9. Step on the scale & realize Baby Lofstuen was 6" & 11 ounces & I only lost half of his birth-weight... not all of it (but hey! that's 3 1/2 pounds less than I was in May, right?!)
10. Now, I am looking 6 weeks down the calendar & my new goal is... -10 pounds by Florida!!

Day Three...

Can't
Get
Away
From
FaceBook.

Must Do workout.
Must Eat (make) dinner.
Must Clean living room.

Must
Return
To
FaceBook...

Today is a hard day to be motivated. Not because I hurt (which I do, but whatever)... Not because I don't want to do the workout (which I don't really...) Not necessarily because my neck hurts from trying to watch the video and exercise ... all while trying not to use my neck muscles to do the crunches...

Mostly because I'm addicted to FaceBook and now my Blog update! LOL.

Now that I have openly admitted that... I'm closing down FB (for now) & going to hit the mat. The girls both fell asleep so this is a great opportunity to do it without them underfoot.