Thanksgiving 2010

J and I rotate where we spend the holidays each year. This year we spent Thanksgiving at his parents house and we'll spend Christmas at my parents. Next year we'll rotate it as we always do. This works well for us since his family and my family are located several states apart.

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This year we got to meet J's brother's girlfriend's two little boys. This was RIGHT before their bedtime as you can see below.



While we were spending our time with his family, my family was also celebrating the gender revel of the first grandbaby. As you can see below, my SIL and brother are having a boy! So excited! (Thanks Lar for the picture!) Also pictured is my present for them since we couldn't be there. I wanted our little nephew to have a onesie with a joke that is near and dear to SIL and I! If you don't know what the image on the onesie is, google, "Peanut Butter Jelly Time Video." As soon as I saw it, I KNEW the baby had to have it!



When we got back from our Thanksgiving trip yesterday, J decided he wanted to revamp our bedroom. We painted it the same color we have in the hallway. )It's MUCH lighter than it appears in the picture. It's a pretty gray.) Also pictured is the new white duvet set as an early Christmas present from my parents! Pardon the wrinkles. We got everything together to show my parents how it turned out. It will be nice and neat later. I promise! As you can see, our two kitties wanted to be photographed as well!=)

J's Recent Performance

J and his professional partner recently performed a lovely Waltz and Tango at our studios 6th anniversary party this past Saturday.

They did an excellent job! Everyone thought there waltz was beautiful. They REALLY raved about the tango. Yesterday, their coach gave them some great positive feedback regarding their performances as well.

Here is a picture that one of the students captured from the evening. I wasn't able to upload video as I have in previous posts. I was recording video on his dance partner's camera so they could review it later. Maybe I'll ask Jonathan if she can send it to him later via email!=) If you look to the right of J and his dance partner, you can actually see me in the background taking the video. HA!

I was SUPER proud! They did an EXCELLENT job performing on Saturday!

Shrimp & Grits

I'm way too busy for my own good right now. It's hectic at both work and play. (Although, I LIKE how it is hectic with the latter!) I will have some new interesting items to post very soon.

However, I wanted to share my shrimp and grits story.

(If you aren't aware of this dish, I suggest you try it!)



Some friends and I took a trip to Garden City Beach, SC a few weeks ago. We decided to drive around and find a great local restaurant for some great seafood. We were NOT disappointed! We came across this restaurant, Mr. Fish , that was NOTHING short of delightful!

I decided I wanted to order the good ole South Carolina favorite dish, shrimp & grits. Boy, was I blown away! The food was good and the service was great. We were very glad we stumbled upon this place!

If you ever get a chance to try this dish at a restaurant, go for it. Delish.

Happy Thursday...Here's an AMAZING Cha Cha Final at Blackpool!

Things Change....as is life!

So exercising 7 days a week was harder than I anticipated. I am going to go back to scheduling a day off. Giving my body a weekly break seemed to work much better. I've had it this way for a long time! You know how the saying goes..."If it aint broke, don't fix it!"

Revised Workout Schedule:

Monday: Insanity Workout

Tuesday: Gym Cardio Routine ( I have various routines ranging from 30-40 minutes), Abs/Core Training for 10 minutes, 20 minutes of Yoga, 10 minutes of additional stretching

Wednesday: Insanity Workout

Thursday: Repeat of Tuesday's Workout

Friday: Insanity Workout

Saturday: Pilates Workout

Sunday: REST!

Happy Monday! Time for a FANTASTIC Rumba!

Making the Most out of Your Schedule

Every weekday, I follow a to-do list as part of a weekly schedule I keep. I start off each morning cleaning a different room in our house, completing other household chores, getting my meals ready for the day, then heading out to my 9-5 job. After work, I go to either my workout for the day or to the dance studio (depending on what day it is), then I go home to fix dinner for the hubs and I. J and I are almost always done with our days around the same time...which is perfect! Once he is done with work, we enjoy dinner and relaxation together to cap off the day. We also try to do something fun during the weeknights like little mini dates.

I do all of this during the week in order to be able to enjoy my weekends. I'm able to relax knowing that the house is clean, I've got the bulk of my workouts done, and I've practiced my dancing. So Saturday and Sunday are my play days to spend with special people or doing special things! I definitely prefer it this way! (I do SOME light exercising on the weekends and an occasional special project....but you get the point! You can't expect a multitasker to be not do anything at all!) Keeping this schedule during the week also allows J and I to have more time together when he has the occasional weekend day off from work!

I follow a LOT of blogs based on my interests. However, this blog in particular usually has great tips on time management, making the most out of your day, and being successful in general. This particular entry gives three tips to making the most of your day if you're busy like me!

Dumb Little Man - "Three Things to Help You Make the Most out of Your Day"