Christmas Starts the Day after Halloween Aparently

Just had to get that off my chest. The Christmas season doesn't start the day after Thanksgiving anymore... NO my friends it starts the day after Halloween. Not that I totally mind, but I don't want any one fooling themselves... Christmas season is here and it is here to stay until DECEMBER 26th. Well now that I am done with that, I had a great weekend. I went and saw Mandie.... one of the many things we did was go to a country line dance club. That was a first.. and I have to say it was really fun! We were not quite prepared, fashion wise... but it was still a really good time. Next time I will bring my Cowboy hat and boots....... well probably not, but hey I will try to fit in a little better. This week I have decided to buckle down and get my butt moving..... I am 5 lbs. away from losing a total of 50 lbs so far.. and I have got to get GOING! I have a goal for new yrs. ... and the way I'm going Ill never be there! I have gotten into a little bit of a CHAI TEA obsession.... So this week I have decided I have to kick the Chai habit and get serious. I have a few jeans that I have bought lately that are calling my name.. but not for about another 10lbs... hahahaha WISH ME LUCK... cutting the Chai cold turkey!

Workout Schmirckout!

Ok......so after MUCH planning and preperation me and my dad met at the gym today after work...........We were going to go to a step aerobics/ kick boxing /butt kicking class. We go into the room where the class is... and it was super jam packed. There were Steps set up all over the place.... so I go and grab one from the back of the room (that wasn't set up yet) and procede to move one up a little so I can put mine next to my dads. When this lady comes walking over and looking at me... I go oh was this your step? And she goes YES, and I go well I was gonna scoot it up a little is that ok? And she goes NO.. I want it right there.. SO I go OK and I put mine in front of hers Instead.. So im not next to my dad.........Grrrrr and she couldn't see the teacher cause I was right in front of her now.. serves her right! So we are standing around now waiting for the class to start.. when out of no where another lady comes up to me and goes, is this my step? I go no, I got it from the back of the room and set it up! And then the other lady who told me not to move her step Chimes IN! Oh her step was there, did you move it? I GO NOOOOOOOOOOOO I went and got this step and SET IT UP.... She goes well where did it go then??? I go I DON'T KNOW???????? Now you have to realize about this time I WAS GETTING TICKED OFF.... With all of this step stealing crap... And mind you, no one had like a water bottle or a towel or anything sitting on there step they just assume everyone know that its taken... even though I didn't take it. So the girl who thought I stole her step goes to the front of the WHOLE class and goes Does any one know where the step that was right back there went???? THEY ALL LOOK ALIKE!!!!!!!!!!! I was pretty much in shock at this point.. and everyone looked at ther like you must be an idiot? So any ways the lady behind me was still harrassing me about the step, when I turned around to my dad and go.............THEY THINK I STOLE HER STEP! And he goes what the crap? She didn't steal your stinking step... hahhahahaha IT WAS NUTSSSSSSSSSS I don' t know what was wrong with these people. So the girl who thinks her step was stolen goes down stairs and gets another step, and about this time me and my dad were so mad, he turns to me and goes lets GO... hahhhahah so before the class even starts we LEAVE........and who do we run into on the stairs.. the girl who thinks I stole her step.. She goes I got another one you guys can keep that one. I didn't mean to accuse you.. I couldn't even GO THERE......So I just raised my hand to her... as if to say YOUR NUTS.... So needless to say we both drove home TICKED... and went on the treadmill... My Dad vows never to go back! hahahhaha I just can't believe my first class was to be my last! These ladies are serious about their step arobics.. Oh and its 12:25 and I am super tired so please excuse the spelling, punctuation, lack of quotation marks ETC.......... I'm just not into all that jazz right now. Well anyways........thats the craziest thing that has happened to me in a while........... so I had to share it! Oh and the pic at the top LOVE IT! I fell in the mud pretty much to get it.. and my shoes are still covered in mud.. but hey it was worth it!

Addy and her Daddy

Addy was hugging her dad for all she was worth! It was so cute....i'm glad I got to snap a few quick pics before she totally realized I was on to her! The sun was really bright, so her face is really shadowed...but hey you get the gist of it!

Are you ready for some Football?

Our cheering section! Man these boys are lucky!

So this was the last weekend for football. All except for Canon, he has one more game this weekend. I don't know what the guys are gonna do? They are gonna go into like an after football season depression! We had three games in a row on Sunday.... First was Noah and Sawyer's team.. they were undefeated until there last game.... not to shabby! And they both had awesome games, I think a couple touchdowns each? I don't know I can't keep track any more. Then was Levi's team.. he plays for the Kelso Colts... they didn't end up winning either... but Levi had an awesome game, and he ran for a touchdown and alot of yards! Then last but not least was Canon's game, they won and Canon had two touchdowns. They are all so fun to watch.. I talk about the guys missing football, I am afraid to admit.... I just might miss it too! Maybe I like the part of getting a Chai Tea and cuddling up with a blanket in the stands..thats kind of fun too!

Levi's going down!

Levi # 15 for the Colts... Touchdown! I love the hand.. like don't come near me!

Canon running for his life!

Canon #12 I think he's played to many video games..........he has all the juke moves down!

Hand off, Sawyer to Noah... So cute and professional!

Noah full speed ahead! He is a fast little guy...

Noah #5 going head to head!

Sawyer, with his Quarterback keeper........Touchdown!

Sawyer #10

Parkers Senior Pictures

On Saturday morning I met up with Parker and his mom at their house, and we got started checking out their property for potential photo spots. Turns out there was a TON! Their house and property was beautiful and perfect for what we were looking for. It was a little hard at first to figure out what to do with Parker. Since I had never met him, I didn't know what he was into.... or what feel he wanted his picks to have. As you can tell from looking at his pics.... we went for the country, nature look! And it was fun to do something like this... since all the pics I have been taking lately are more urban feeling. I think we got some great shots of Parker. I also got one of my favorite shots I have taken in a long time.. out on their property..I will post it soon! Be sure to check back, because I have TONS of stuff to blog and Im sure I will be getting most of it done this week! Gabby

A few more pics from Mexico

This is our little friend Oleg.... He was nice but kind of a tad annoying.. hahahah. He was with his parents and they were pretty boring, so he kind of latched on to us, and was trying to hang out with us and control what and when we were gonna do stuff. We finally had to be blunt with Oleg cause he wouldn't take a hint..."WE are not on your TIME schedule." Good thing he didn't find us until like three days before we left! hahaha This picture was on the Sly.. Cause I didn't want him to know I was taking a pic of him or he would of thought we really wanted to be his best friend!

Just say NO to speedos! I saw way too many speedos while I was on Vacation. Europeans are totally into them! Thank goodness Americans for the most part arn't! Sorry for the pic quality.. all these pics from Mexico are on my little point and shoot.. I didn't want to bring my expensive camera.. In cases something happened to it!

I had to take this pic on the sly also. I felt so bad for these guys. They are out picking up the seaweed that washes up on the beach in front of the resort. By the time they have raked it all up and put it in there vehicle the other half of the beach that they just raked is already covered with seaweed AGAIN!! It's a loosing battle... I couldn't hardly handle watching I felt so bad. But there is two ways to look at it.... there is the way I was feeling and then there is also the view of alot of those people that were working doing that sort of stuff. I heard from alot of them that they are super thankful for there jobs and that they are great jobs and if the resorts weren't there, they wouldnt have a job. Soooo I guess I need to choose to look at it that way!

Cute little Iguana running around! This is the only one I saw the whole time! I was on the hunt too!

Cute little Coca Cola delivery truck.. alot smaller than the ones it takes to deliver Coke around here.

Riviera Maya

Ooops we are sideways

Our room! Isn't it cute!

Strawberry Margarita at Jimmy Buffets Margaritaville!

I layed there and watched the ocean! How relaxing!

Jessie was so excited to finally hold a monkey!

A dog with dreadlocks! I almost died when I saw this!

Me and Kim on one of the balconies at the hotel.

Us on the beach. I dont know why the camera date is sooo wrong!

Kim getting sang to by a cute little Mexican man at a restaurant in Playa Del Carmen.

My Mexican boyfriend Antonio, he worked at the Japanese restaurant in the resort, called Sensai! We went there 3 times! In this pic he is supposed to be just getting smiling not going in for some Lovin! AHHHHH

Here is where our boat docked when we went to Isla Mujeres. A really cool Island that is half Mexican and half Carribean. This is where we went swimming with the dolphins and Zip Lining High over the ocean! ahhh

Just one angle of the HUGE open air lobby of the hotel. The Decor was SOOO cool and modern.

This is the buffet, one night they decorated it for a mexican fiesta.

Me drinking a latte, not quite as good as starbucks, but it did the trick.