happy holiday vacation!!

+ christmas break is in action!! 2 weeks of family, festivities, and fun... plus our first christmas as husband and wife!!

donny and i are in college station for the day- he is working today and i am wrapping christmas presents, doing the final bit of shopping, and hopefully doing all of the legal name change paperwork... i think i'd rather be at work!! i hate doing christmas shopping in the stores this close to christmas. i mentioned the other day that this is the latest i've ever done my shopping; i usually have it all done online by soon after thanksgiving. donny's response? "really? this is the earliest i've ever done mine!". and that, my friends, is the difference between men and women. at least donny has someone who can make sure the christmas shopping gets done from here on out :)

i'm ready to get back to houston for more family time, and in particular more kate time! she is at the cutest age right now. the other day when it was time for her nap her mom kept asking her "do you want to take a nap?" and that sharp little girl kept signing "all done". she also signs "more" all the time, although we suspect that she thinks it just means "want" because she overuses it a bit right now. in addition to her ten or so words, she makes animal sounds- a monkey, lion, and cow sound. she also claps with a huge smile on her face anytime you say "yay". we are trying to teach her other animal sounds, all of her family members/relatives' names, and how to blow kisses (or at least that is my agenda!). can you tell that i absolutely adore her?

trying to continue to do some CF to slightly counteract all of the junk i am constantly shoveling into my face...


CrossFit 12.18.09

strength
3-3-3 snatch
weight= 32 lbs

WOD
"isabel"
30 snatches
time= 4: something


CrossFit 12.19.09 (at home)

WOD
tabata burpees
tabata kettle bell swings (25lbs)
45 burpees, 71 swings


CrossFit 12.21.09 (at home)

WOD
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
push-ups
sit-ups
squats
time= 5:17

CrossFit catch-up

+ two and a half more days until the holiday break!!! can't wait!!

CrossFit 12.7.09

strength
5-5-5-5-5 OHS
weight= 42lbs

WOD
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
thrusters (32 lbs)
burpees
time= 9:34


CrossFit 12.9.09

strength
1-1-1-1-1 push jerk
weight= 62 lbs

WOD
4x 200m sprints
times= 29/27/28/27
i don't love sprinting, but my times were good. it gave my arms a little extra rest too, which they certainly needed after monday.


CrossFit 12.11.09

strength
5-5-5 deadlift
weight= 93lbs (workout weight, not max)

WOD
"diane"
21-15-9
deadlifts (93lbs)
handstand push-ups (subbed pike push-ups)
time= 5:11
my dl weight may have been a tab ambitious for the WOD as i was really struggling by the end, and it showed in my time... not my strongest performance for sure.


CrossFit 12.14.09

strength/skill
rings:
dips (small band) 3x 10
body holds 3x 10sec
negatives (starting in up position and slowly lowering body; practice for solo ring dips, one of my goals)

WOD
5 rounds of:
12 hammer swings (medium hammer)
12 sit-ups
12 pull-ups (medium band)
time= 8:53
this one was tough... the pull-ups nearly killed me. i ripped two callouses off, but luckily they weren't as deep as the last one. my time wasn't great, but it wasn't bad. some girls did body rows, which would have shaved a bunch off of my time. my swings and sit-ups were pretty solid. hadn't done pull-ups since before the wedding and i felt it!


CrossFit 12.15.09

strength
3-2-1-1-1 cleans
max weight= 77lbs
hadn't done these in a while, wasn't unhappy with the weight. hope to go up at least 5 more lbs by next time.

WOD
30-20-10
wall balls (6lb ball)
double unders
time= 6:21
this one was exhausting, a great cardio workout. i should have been able to use an 8lb ball but i didn't feel up to it... next workout i will though!! gotta start moving up if i'm ever going to get to the 12lb ball like my goal says...

officially off the market

+ yes, ladies, donny's all mine! i have a HUSBAND! and i'm loving every second :)

as i'm sure anyone who knows me has heard by now, the wedding was amazing and everything we hoped it would be. i am so incredibly happy and wouldn't change a thing about it. the honeymoon was awesome, too. 5 days of eating and drinking anything we wanted, plus some relaxing pool/beach time in the sun, was just what we needed. getting back to reality has been tough, though... work has been insanely busy, our apartment looks like a crate and barrel tornado blew through, and the holidays are quickly approaching. life as newlyweds has been busier than anticipated!

kate is one year old TODAY!!! she celebrated with family and friends on saturday at her winter ONEderland party, which was so cute and fun. and kate... well, her outfit was too adorable for words, so i'll just show it to you...






isn't kate in her birthday outfit so cute you want to die? i love her so much it's kind of ridiculous.

as a result of all of the holiday, honeymoon, and newlywed fun, i've proabably gained at least 5 lbs, and i think my stomach has expanded :/ i started back at CrossFit a week ago after two weeks off... my first workout back felt like my first workout ever! tomorrow i'll post the 3 workouts i did last week as well as today's and tomorrow's... this post is already long enough for one day ;)