Well.... We are (finally) going to Disney!

First of, let me just say it has been me working on my husband for over 2 years now to get him to finally agree that the kids are old enough to go to Disney World and remember the experience! That is where the Finally comes in!

Well, this is me restarting my blogging. I figure I have so much pent up ideas and words of our upcoming trip that I should start documenting them because the time will fly by and then Disney will of come and gone!

The story: Well we were debating on if we wanted to surprise the kids with Disney one day by just loading up into the car and driving to the airport but we both decided that they are too old and would notice something if there were bags packed in the car. So we decided to give them a Christmas morning surprise. I'm going to try to upload the video or pictures eventually but it was honestly the shock, then wait what? moment that we were hoping for.

I created Disney Dollars by gluing paper onto cardboard and then wrapping it in tissue paper. It was the last gift they opened. They had thought it was all over the we told them to sit on the couch and we had a surprise for them.  Their expressions are the best!  

 

When we first decided to go Disney,  we had 218 days until we left.  Now there are 180 and my head is spinning with what to do now.  Well we just booked our flights yesterday and we are leaving August 1st! Going in August you may say,  is crazy but this is what works best for us and when we went to Florida last August to see my best friend and my sister's family,  the temperature didn't bother us so we figure, let's do it again!  So here is my question to you all. .. what now?  We are debating between two different Disney resorts but in the meantime,  what should I be doing?  I'll update you all later about what I figured out to do next.  

T.T.D ( time to Disney): 180 days

The Start of something New

Well, Today is the day I start blogging. I have been kind of against it but recently have started thinking maybe it's a new way to keep a journal so to speak. Most of you reading this, know who I am. For those of you that don't or haven't talked to me in a good bit of time, I will give you a little rundown.

Name: Sarah
Age: 26 but soon to be 27 on Jan. 14
Relationship status: Married with two gorgeous step-children
Occupation: Currently unemployed but am a LPN
Lives: In MD
Likes: My loving family and friends, my cute pug, shopping (what girl doesn't?) and just having me time
Dislikes: People who think they are superior to others, and at the present time, this cold weather! ICK!

Well, now that you know me, maybe I should tell you why I decided to start this.

 During my LPN school, I had the privelege of having a gym 5 minutes down the road from me and also had an AWESOME gym buddy, Tamika W. During school, where some classmates gained weight, I was able to loose about 20 lbs. I credit this with the stress from studying and also my 4-5 day a week 1-2 hour gym stints and not overindulging on junk. Upon graduating in August of 2011, I thought in all truthfullness "Well, since I am home now, I will eat right, work out more and take time to work on me." Ha...hahahahaha!

That didn't go exactly as planned. I cancelled my gym membership because the gym that was so convienent to me in school was now 30 min away on a good traffic day and I had to take gas consideration into mind. I said to myself "Sarah- you live in the middle of a corn field, in the middle of the best county ever  and you can walk and will walk almost everyday". Well yet again, something that didn't go to plan and I blame absolutely nobody but myself. After being out of school and passing my state boards to be licensed as a nurse, I still haven't found a job. It's very maddening because I was told by my instructors I was going to be snatched up because I have a very good work ethic. I am doubting that now as I go forth in the hunt. I did get depressed about and wouldn't come off the couch, much less out of the house for about 1 month. I ignored my friends invites to come to things, meet up for dinners and lunches, and ignored calls and texts. To my friends who are reading this now, I am sorry. I have never been able to come to anyone about anything that is bothering me nearly as much as not being able to find a job has.

I did find an outlet for my boredom....Jewelry making. I started making jewelry. I whole-heartedly love jewelry and have created about 30 pieces that I love to death. I opened an Etsy store under the name Designs By SMK and have had good feedback from my friends, family and unknown people. My husband has supported me thru my down times and encourages me to keep on doing what I do with my jewelry and thinks that maybe next holiday season or in the spring, I should rent a table at some craft shows to "sell my wares". I am not sure how I feel about this but maybe putting myself out there wouldn't be such a bad idea because, who knows, maybe my jewelry will be liked by other people who don't have access to looking online.

Well, last week, on Monday December 5 2011, I decided that it was time for a major change. I know, I know. Many people say the worse time to pick to start anything health/diet related is the holiday season. But I say, If I didn't do it then, I honestly think I would of been kidding myself by saying I would start January 1. So I have decided to start small. I walked last week at my local park 4 out of 5 weekdays for 2 miles and actually walked 3 miles one of those days. I played outside with my kids on the weekend and on the day it was nasty rainy,(we all know that day), I did my Wii Fit and Just Dance for an hour. And I have to say....It felt great to know that I was starting a habit. So this week, I couldn't wait to get up and walk! I will be the first to tell you, I hate the cold weather with a passion! So instead of getting up and taking Brie to school and go walking like I did last week, I waited until about 10:30 and then went walking. Something really great happened this week thou! I was walking and before I realized it, I had walked 2.5 miles from our house one way and didn't even have an inkling to stop or quit. I was so proud of myself that as I round the 5 mile mark to come down our lane heading back home, I caught myself smiling and doing the Rocky Fists. Yea, I pulled an Eye of the Tiger Dance move.

Needless to say, I can't wait tilll tomorrow to continue this journey to a better me!

Still me, But better!