Ready, set, Go!

The race is back on to get in shape for summer :) Again I feel as if my legs are going to fall off due to soreness from our workouts! It's such a bittersweet feeling...I love it and I hate it at the same time. We are on workout number 4 tonight and that means the next couple sessions are packed with squats, burpies, mountain climbers, and uphill sprints. Doesn't sound fun but it sure feels great leaving the gym! I'm trying to throw some bike rides in the mix too so I can get out and enjoy the fresh air. It's SO nice to be able to be outside and enjoy the semi-decent weather. I am praying for no more snow!

Tonight we have plans to get to the gym and then get a movie (ok, so I just made up the movie part up a second ago, but Jay's pretty persuadable so I'm going to try my luck! :) We have plans to make dinner at home tonight which is good because not only does it save money it is much healthier!

Easter

Last night while thinking about our Easter plans, I came across one of my favorite Bible verses from the book of John...and it inspired our new header for the Easter week :) "I am the vine and you are the branches"-He is our roots, and His hope is that our lives are an extension of His, branching out from our Maker and reaching our full poential, by living in his perfect image. It is only through him that we can do this. He inspires me daily to be a better person, through His word and through His blessings He's given me.

Speaking of Easter, last night my wonderful husband came home with the most beautiful Easter Tulips for me! What a nice surprise, and a reminder of Spring...we are excited to celebrate Easter, one of my favorite holidays of the year. What a peaceful, comforting and joyful holiday! Thanks babe for the thoughtful gift!

Sunshine

I'm so happy the sun is shining today! One of the things that I love about Minnesota is that even when it's cold, the sun is still shining. I don't think I could go too long without a sunny day. It seems like this week is supposed to be pretty nice so I'm excited for some decent weather. Last night's Twins game was fun even though we lost--which was a bummer because the Mariners aren't usually that great. But it was still fun to be there for the final opener at the Dome and the atmosphere was electric! The dome was packed. The Twins sure have a huge fan base! We took my sister and her boyfriend so it was really fun to talk and catch up with them.

Jay got me tickets to see Eric Hutchinson for my birthday and I am SO pumped! I'm so glad he's coming back. I've emailed him several different times to come back, and to come back to the Varsity so it's a smaller show. He e-mailed me back personally thanking me for coming to his show, and to let me know he was coming back, AND to the Varsity! So I am really excited for that, he is such a cool guy....the show isn't until early May, and he wanted to surprise me with the tickets, but I kept talking about the show and he was afraid I would buy them (I was so close!)..so he let the secret out early :) He's such a good husband! This is a picture of Eric from his website.
We don't have much planned this week besides hitting the gym...it feels so good to get back into our routine, and it's a huge motivation to have him get me there. I feel so much better after a good workout together. Jay has this Friday off and I'm hoping I do as well so we can relax and get to Church on Good Friday. Friday night we are heading to Jay's Dads house for dinner so it will be really fun to catch up since we have not seen them in a long time. I have to continually remind him to call and make plans otherwise time goes by without seeing them (why can't boys plan anything without a little help?! :) Saturday morning we are heading down to Bunny's for Easter so that will be super fun! Although we don't have much planned during the week, I'm sure it will fly by and the weekend will be here before we know it.

Old memories

We had a great weekend and Monday came too soon, like usual! I was actually surprised by Adventureland, it was a lot better than I thought it would be and we actually really enjoyed it! The rest of the weekend was really low key and nice-Jay and I sat in bed most of Saturday and read (yes we are nerds!!) and then we finally got up and ready just in time to go enjoy a dinner out together. Sometimes it's just so nice to do nothing together! Sunday we had some lunch with friends and relaxed at home for the afternoon. We went to my Mom's house for dinner and watched the CMA's before heading to the gym. I started feeling sick over the weekend, but I really think the gym helped! I felt refreshed and rejuvenated after working out. We started back on our Making The Cut Program! I'm really excited because I really enjoy these workouts and they always kick my butt into shape. Tonight will probably just be a training (running) session because we are headed to the Dome for the Twins FINAL home opener there! So excited :)

Anyways, one of Jay's college roomates and his girl friend came up for the weekend and we also spent some time with them..it was good to see them again! They brought up our camera that Jay left with them months ago...so I happily discovered the pictures on it all over again last night...and here are some that I wanted to share (even though months late!) These are from the private show at the Varsity Theatre we went to in December. O.A.R was the main performer, but Ryan Starr, Matt White, Missy Higgins, and my fav Eric Hutchinson also played. It was one of the best concerts I've ever been too. It didn't hurt that we got to meet many of them, and were in the front row right at the stage :) Those are my favorite kinds of concerts-the small, private crowds that make for an intimate concert! A lot of the artists played acoustically and that was awesome too. These pictures put me in a good mood just looking at them. Don't you love memories that do that to you?
Eric

O.A.R.

Matt White

Missy

Me & Eric =)

O.A.R. jammin!

Mixed emotions

I am excited it is Friday but also a little bummed because that means Justin's spring break is over ;( We had such a great week together! Tonight I'm going to see Adventureland and get some dinner with Jenni. It will be nice to have a relaxing night! I have a feeling it could quite possibly end with Twilight ;)

We talked/planned more of our trip to Portland this past week. We are really looking forward to our Anniversary trip. Expecially me-because the last vacation I had was our Honeymoon! (an this winter has been soooo long and cold!) I know people usually vacation in the winter here, but I am actually looking forward to going in June so we can enjoy the nice weather all week. We have gotten a lot of suggestions of wineries to visit in the Willamette Valley and it looks sooo beautiful. Only a two more months to go...I can hardly wait for a week of NOTHING to do in the beautiful forests/coasts of Oregon with Jay!

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

YUM!

I just got back from lunch and had the most delicious steak salad at Manny's...I highly recommend it if anyone is visiting there! They have such great food. It was fun to share a moment with Jay at lunch before getting back to work. He doesn't get downtown very often unless we are going to a Twins game, so it was fun to have him here. I wished that I could have gone home with him! Tonight he has practice and a parents meeting so I have the night to myself....:) I don't even know what I'm going to do with myself because this week has been CRAZY and we have been so busy, so it will be nice to have nothing to do for the night!

Dinner date!

Last night Jay and I spent the night going out to eat with my Mom....and when I say spent the night I mean we spent hours of the night talking with her! She had just returned from Phoenix, Arizona so it was great catching up with her over dinner. Before we knew it, it was 9:30 pm! We were too tired to work out afterwards so we just came home and went to bed.

The night before we got a free redbox coupon rental so we rented a movie and had a date night at home. We got some mexican food and enjoyed the night together. It's been nice that he's on spring break because he is always home when I get home (he has practice during the day now) and I love it! Today he is coming downtown and we are going to have lunch together at Manny's steakhouse....yum! I am so excited.