Baby Shower

Mrs. Surf is hosting a baby shower today for our soon-to-be-here grandson. I've been helping her clean house all morning. It was nice to be working together around the house. It seems lately our schedules have taken us in different directions too often. We don't have any plans tomorrow so I think I'm going to take her to lunch and a movie.

Graduation Day

I just got home from my youngest son's high school graduation. I can't believe all of our kids are out of high school. He's searching for an apartment and plans to move out in two weeks. He is going to college here in town so all three of our kids will still be nearby.

Big Congrats Son. We are very proud of you!!

9 1/2 Weeks

It's about nine and a half weeks until the Oklahoma trip. I'm going to set a goal of reaching 265 by then. That will be a total of just under fifty pounds lost for the year. I think it's a possible goal but it will take some real efforts to get there. I'm not going to change what I'm eating. I think that part is great. I'm going to increase the walking and exercise and I think I need to be drinking a little more water. So 265 it is.

Happy Mother's Day!!!

The momentum I have had all year continues as there is less and less of me. I have lost almost 30 pounds. It's more of a mental shift to make better decisions than anything else. When I go out to eat, I just simply make better decisions to order healthier items than I would have ordered last year. I think if I do that each time I order, all those small decisions will add up to a huge difference over the course of a year.
Mother's Day is this weekend. Happy Mother's Day!!!
My youngest son is graduating high school in a few weeks. It doesn't seem like 18 years since he was born. Time really seems to fly by sometimes. My daughter will be 21 on her next birthday, and my oldest son is about to make me a Grandfather. I'm really happy to be getting in good shape so I can enjoy helping my kids when they need me.
I hired a landscaper a few years ago and he takes really good care of the yard. Now that I am feeling more energetic, I was considering doing it myself. I don't know if I have the time though, so I think I'll ease in to taking on some of the work myself and keep him a while longer. We'll see how it goes.
My first cousin is going to be a senior in high school next year in Alabama. He is the second largest lineman in the state at 6 feet 5 inches and 320 pounds. I'm looking forward to going to a few of his games this year.

Month 4

We're well in to the fourth month of the year. My anniversary is coming up this week as well as my youngest son's eighteenth birthday. Mrs. Surf and I are going to Tunica next weekend and we will be playing in three poker tournaments. You can read all the details on my Poker Blog.
I am going to be talking to a friend of mine this week who is a runner about hopefully helping me with a walking/running training schedule.
I am getting Mrs. Surf a special gift for our anniversary. I will tell you about it after she gets it. There's a slim chance she may read this so I don't want to say what it is yet. I'll tell you all about it soon.
I hope everyone is having a great year so far!!

Happy Wednesday!!!

I hope everyone is having a great week. Everything has been great here. I am going to the Thrashers playoff game one tomorrow night with Jamie, a fellow manager where I work. Nathan is taking us in the company limo. He is dropping us off then taking six of our employees and dropping them at the Braves game. He will pick us up and then we will go to the Braves stadium and pick up the rest of the guys. It should be a lot of fun.
The diet continues to go well. I'm down 26 pounds since the first of the year. I got my hair cut very short this week; a little shorter than I meant to. That's OK..it will grow back soon.
My youngest son just got accepted to a local college. I'm happy that he is not going far away. All three of my kids currently live within a few miles of us. I doubt it will always be that way but it's nice right now.
I hurt my back about a week ago and it's still not 100% but it's definitely a lot better. I'm considering joining a local gym when it feels a little better.
Mrs. Surf and I are going to Tunica for our anniversary in a few weeks. It will be nice to go somewhere for a few days together and be off from work.
Have a great week everyone!!

Ouch!!!

I've injured my lower back so I can't exercise right now. I'm hoping it will feel better in the next few days; otherwise I will go get it checked out. I have never been to a chiropracter before, but I will be going soon if I keep hurting.
The diet is going very well. I'm shooting for 280 by the end of April. That will be over 30 pounds lost since the first of the year. I won't be losing as quickly if I can't exercise, but I can still keep losing.