Workouts, In-Laws, Cereal, Clouds and More

What a title, huh?!

A Touch of Nostalgia:

This cereal brings back some serious memories! I was at the grocery store the other day and was in the check out line. I was the next one up. I had my groceries on the belt and then I turned around and saw a section of new cereals, and this was one of them! Growing up, my mom's parents always had Shredded Wheat with Strawberries cereal and it was my favorite. It started to get pretty hard to find, and then it was g-o-n-e gone. But look what's back!!! Granted, this is a "frosted" version, but it's sooooo good! I have to tame myself in the mornings to limit myself to just one bowl :( But it's delish! Just thought I'd share!

Clouds:

I took my little Leia Lu Hoo on a walk the other morning because Memphis has been GORGEOUS this week! And check out these gorgeous clouds!:
They were like this almost all day! My goodness, they were absolutely stunning! Only a God like ours could create such a masterpiece! He is the perfect artist!

Workouts:

I've got to be honest. I've been struggling lately. The devil has REALLY gotten a hold of me and I'm not happy about it. He's been feeding me the lies he's fed me my whole life. "You're ugly. You're not good enough. You're fat. Those jeans don't fit. You legs are huge. You should really lose weight." Folks, he is the father of lies! He is awful! So, why do I listen to him?! Anyhoo, more on that later.

I have been searching for different workouts to do at the gym. Instead of just jumping on a treadmill and walking aimlessly for 30 minutes, I've been looking for a variation of treadmill, elliptical, strength and cardio workouts just to change up my routine so that I don't stay in this stagnant fit.

Here was the workout Claire and I did yesterday. Holy moly kajoly! It was a toughy!:
When you glance at it, you think, "Oh the high level intervals are only a minute long. That's not so bad." But then you start doing it, and you're exhausted by minute 5. We. Were. Dying!!!! We didn't even finish the last 20 minutes because we were sweating bullets like crazy! I thought about conquering it again today, but neglected to...I'm a sissy. Claire, I hope you don't mind I've just outed us on our weak selves yesterday!

Here are the workouts I did this morning:

The ellipical one is a good one, but you've got to MAKE it good! You've got to push yourself and really go for it. I liked it :) The walking one was easy, but it was what I needed. I'm not feeling very well this morning, but I knew I needed to fit in some nice cardio. It was simple, but perfect. I tried not to hold on to the handle bars when the incline was high. (That's cheating, you know?) Overall, great workout!

In-Laws:

Jamie's family is in town today!!! Woo hoo! They tried to come back in December, but my Grandma Bonnie passed away, so I made the decision to cancel that trip so I could come to Tulsa to spend time with my family. The second time they tried to come was about 2 weeks ago, but then snowmageddon 2011 happened in Oklahoma and they got snowed in. Bummer. But they're here this weekend, and it's perfect! The weather is nice, we've got fun things planned and it's just going to be a great time :) Last night, they came over and we had chili, homemade guacamole, and salad, Then we headed to Yogurt Mountain for some froyo! Tasty delight indeed!

Well, I'm off to get my body showered and not looking so scary this morning! I hope your Saturday is perfect and relaxing! Love you all to pieces!

"...God is light; in him there is no darkness." 1 John 1:5--Live in the light, my friends. Flee from darkness. Read that this morning and I thought I'd share :)