Happy New Year!!

Wow, 2010 is almost here!

It really is crazy how fast this year has just seemed to fly by....It's been an interesting year! It wasn't horrible, but not the best either. But I'm not complaining because my family is alive and healthy, and to me, that makes it a good year!

The year started out not looking so great...my husband lost his job, and we decided to put our house up for sell that we had only lived in for about a year and a half. :( It was a little sad at the time because I did love that house, but everything worked out okay.

We moved back into the condo we had been renting out, since we were informed that we could no longer rent it, and rented our house out instead. Things were a little rough at the beginning of the year...and we weren't sure what we were going to do, but God provided, as He ALWAYS does. I have a roof over my head and my husband by my side, and for that I am so grateful. God is good. :)

A lot of good things happened this year, too. My husband found another job. Not making near as much as he was, but at least he has a job! I also got another job working at Maximum Fitness, a personal training studio. I am sooo thankful that God provided me the opportunity to work there. I was basically just offered the job, just like at the other gym I work for! Didn't even have to apply or anything-God just opened the door right when I needed it!

Another good thing was that my husband finished his chemotherapy treatments, after 2 years!

So I guess looking back, 2009 was a pretty good year. I think what's most important is always looking on the bright side and focusing on the good things in your life, instead of on the bad. Be grateful for the things you DO have, not the things you don't.

I can't say that 2010 will be a better year, because it may not be. We never know what our future holds. I don't know what God has in store for us. All I know is that He will be there with us every step of the way, and that no matter what happens, I will trust in Him and in His plans, no matter what. He is my strength and my hope!

As far as resolutions, I am just trying to continue the goals I have been working on. Stretching daily, eating more veggies, taking my multivitamin, and doing my bible reading every day. So far I have been doing good with all of them-except for eating more vegetables! I will keep workin on it!!

I think all of us this year should just focus on being more positive, less stressed, and just being thankful for all that we have! Don't take anyone for granted, and find joy in the simple things in life!

So Christmas is Over....

Haven't written in a while! Just really haven't had much to write about. I'vebeen staying busy with the holidays and working and driving my husband around! But now he can drive and doesn't have to wear his braces on his elbow or knee anymore. Yay! :)

Well, I had a very good Christmas. I'm sad that it's over, but there's still one more holiday left!! :) I get sad after the holidays....now I have to suffer through a few more months of cold weather with nothing to look forward to. :( Once January gets here I am sooooo ready for the warm weather again! But I do have Valentines Day to look forward to, and me and my husband's(I know that's bad grammar-lol) wedding anniversary in March. Hoping to plan something fun for our anniversary-maybe go on a weekend trip someplace? Hmmm....

Well, it's MONDAY...ugghh...and very COLD and dreary out. I slept horribly last night so I'm kinda sluggish today. But I did get in a LEG workout earlier. My squats have really sucked lately! The heaviest I can get to is 155 for 6 reps. I'm stuck there and have been for a while. I don't know how I have gotten weaker on my squats... I've been able to increase on stiff-leg deadlifts, leg press, hack squat and lunges. Just not those stupid squats!! Oh well, I guess 155 is not too bad for these little toothpick legs!

Anyway, here are some pics from Christmas:

Amazing Arms

Oh. my. gosh. I want arms that look like that!!!

It's funny because I have women tell me all the time that they want their arms to look like mine...but I just think they're scrawny! Especially compared to someone like Pauline Nordin! Most of the time, she looks too big and bodybuilder-ish for my tastes, but her arms look AMAZING in this pic!

This blog she wrote on her Fighter Diet page totally inspires me to start training even harder and heavier! I can't wait to get in the gym this week and lift some weights! :)

http://fighterdiet.com/blog/?p=2582

Hmmmm.....

Why does Christmas time make me sad sometimes? I've been feeling a little down lately(just the past couple of days)...but it's that TOM, so I'm also a little extra emotional!

I guess Christmas makes me think of my dad a little more than usual. He passed away almost 4 years ago of cancer. Holidays are always a little sad after you've lost a loved one. You always feel like something is missing......because there is. My dad really got into Christmas-he loved the Christmas music, he loved decorating, he loved riding around looking at lights, and he loved when it snowed!

I guess it also makes me a little sad because as you get older it seems that the "magic" of Christmas is no longer there. I try to be festive and get into the holidays, but it's never the same as when you were a kid! There was something so special and magical about Christmas time, and I guess I just miss that! I don't like growing up!! I still feel like a kid, even though I'll be 25 in a few weeks!

Or it could just be the dreary, cold weather....it kinda gets me down. Plus working more than usual...and sleeping less. I even took a nap today, but I am still soooo tired!

But anyway, I think maybe if we got some snow before Christmas it would cheer me up!! :) Love snow in December....but hate driving in it!

"That is Awesome"

Ugghhh....it is so nasty and cold and rainy outside-I just wanna curl up in some comfy clothes and read a book or watch TV all day! But I gotta go to work. I don't even wanna step foot outside!

I dropped my husband off at work earlier(he still can't drive with his injured knee and elbow), and got my workout in there(he's an assistant manager at another gym-not the ones I work at). Sometimes it's good working out at a different gym than usual-I just like the different atmosphere.
Anyway, I did shoulders and tris today. I was doing my last two sets of dumbbell presses, and when I was finished doing a set of 6 with 35's, this guy goes, "That is just awesome that you can do that!" I love comments like that! Guys in the gym don't expect to see little ol' me picking up 35 or 40 pound dumbbells!

I don't know about you guys, but I am usually the only woman lifting heavy at the gym. I know us girls here in blogger's world are heavy lifters, but in real life I think it's pretty rare to find women really lifting heavy. I've been to a LOT of different gyms, and I've maybe once or twice seen a woman lifting heavy weights, besides myself.

The women are usually all on the cardio machines, or using the adductor/abductor machine, or maybe doing some ab exercises.... it drives me crazy. I wish the weight room would be filled with women! Maybe someday! :)