California Trip

Shane and I celebrated our fifth Anniversary this past April, and Shane had a wonderful surprise for me this year. As many of you know that I love Baseball, but more importantly Yankees Baseball. I have loved the team since I was little, and have followed them faithfully since the early 90's. Well last fall when they released the schedule for 2010, and found out the the Yankees would be playing Inter-league ball against the LA Dodgers in L.A. I instantly wanted to go, and I was literally trying to find EVERY option to go to this game.
Spring came and the day that tickets were to finally go on sale, and the Dodgers had them blocked out. The only way we would be purchasing tickets to the game was if we purchased a mini plan or were season ticket holders. Way to expensive, and I was not willing to do that for the Dodgers.
So I was disappointed, and resolved that I would be watching the series from home, and I was ok with that, when our anniversary rolled around. Shane came home, and told me a quick story of how he was cleaning out his tool box at work when he found our Wedding Announcement. I thought it was cute how he had held on to it for five years, then I decided to open it up and read it. Total shock came over my face when I read Dodgers.com on the side of the tickets, and was SO SUPER EXCITED!!!!! Shane's boss had helped him score tickets from a ticket dealer in L.A. Wow I have an amazing husband!!!! I love him more every day, and I am so blessed to have him in my life. I am glad that we share some of the same hobbies (baseball being the top of that list).
I love you Shane!!!! Thank you for a wonderful anniversary, with many more to come.

So with that the last weekend in June, Shane and I finally got to take our Anniversary trip. I was anticipating it ever since we had our anniversary. We spent a very nice and beautiful trip filled with Disneyland, a few Yankees/Dodgers games, shopping, the beach and even getting lost a time or two. We both enjoyed the days in Cali and the much needed rest and relaxation.

Here are a few pictures of our trip. Enjoy!!!! Sorry for the picture overload. I got a little camera happy when we were at the games, and drained my camera both nights.

Yankees/Dodgers Game 1

Pau Gasol from the Lakers threw out the first pitch


My dream man!!!!! AHHHHH Derek Jeter!!!!!!


Derek Jeter at bat

Yankees First baseman Mark Teixeira



Yankees Dugout- Man was I in HEAVEN!!!!!



Yankees Third baseman Alex Rodriguez YUMMMY!!!!!



Yankees catcher Jorge Posada


These next few picture are of Jeter!!!!! They are all action shots, but I at least I got a hit by Derek Jeter.






Shane eating his Dodger Dog.



Me enjoying the game. I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT!!!!!



This was the lineup for the Yanks. The score remained 2-1. What a great time we had at the ballpark.

Yankees/Dodgers Game 2

This title is a little misleading. It was really game 3, but game 2 for Shane and I.

Shane surprised me with these tickets when we got to California, and was shocked and thrilled at the same time. We timed this trip to Dodgers Stadium a little better then the first night. Traffic on a Friday in L.A. is horrible, it took about 45 minutes to go 2 miles. We arrived at the stadium in plenty of time for team warm ups. Wow it was so much fun!!!! I should have been braver to see if I could have gone down to see the players closer, and maybe get their autograph and a picture with them.



Dodgers Stadium


A-Rod during team warmups


Team warm-ups Derek Jeter is hitting in this picture.


A-Rod running around warming up


#11- Brett Gardner- Left field, #33- Nick Swisher- Right field





Shane and I enjoying the game



Andy Pettite- Pitcher


#22- Chad Huffman- Left Field


Jeter chatting with a Dodger


Jeter


This game was so completely AWESOME!!!!! The Yanks were trailing all game until the 9th inning, they came back to tie the game up 6-6. These next pictures explain it all.



Second baseman Robinson Cano doubled, scoring A-Rod. Chad Huffman followed singling to right scoring was Cano and Posada, moving Curtis Granderson to third. Collin Curtis grounded out to first, but not before Granderson had a chance to score. Game tied 6-6 in the top of the 9th.


#42- Mariano Riveria- Best closer in the game came out to pitch the bottom of the 9th, and 10th innings.


This was in the bottom of the 9th. This is a dispute between the Dodgers and the Umps. Two of the Dodgers were thrown out of the game for arguing with the Ump over the call of the pitch.



Score tied 6-6 in the 9th inning


Shane and I sat by this kid, man was he FUN!!!! When the Yanks brought out Riveria to close the game he told the Dodgers fan behind us that the game was over. He couldn't have called it better.



The Yanks doing their high fives after the win. I have to say that is and was the best ballgame I have ever been to.



GAME OVER!!!!!! FINAL SCORE 8-6 WAY TO GO YANKEES!!!!!

Disneyland 2010

Shane and I went to California for a late anniversary. We decided that we would spend a few days in Disneyland while we were there.

Here are a few pictures

Snapped this pic while standing in line for over an hour to ride Splash Mountain. This was the first ride that we went on, and it happens to be one of our favorites.


This picture doesn't really show what I was hoping to. I got soaked on Splash, while Shane stayed dry.

I took a picture of this because I thought that it was so cute, and in honor of my favorite sport baseball, and the MLB All-Star Game which was held this year in Anaheim. They had Mickey done up in every teams logo, and were scattered all over Anaheim and L.A. I really wish that we would have had the time to go and find my teams. My only hope was that my sister found it and took a picture of it for me. As she was down in Cali for All- Star Festivities.


I took this picture from Paradise Pier while I was waiting for Shane to ride Screamin California. I always opt to not do this ride, as I get very motion sick, and was really suffering it this trip.


Shane on Screamin'. Can you spot him?



Shane on the MaliBoomer.


I took this picture after riding one our favorites in California Adventure, Tower of Terror, we rode it several times during our trip, as we both love it. The park was having a Glow Fest, and had all of these things which could have really tripped someone out if they were high on drugs. It was really weird, but cool at the same time. Look how the hippie van is glowing.

Aynsley's Dance Performance

Shane and I attended Aynsley's dance recital from Shellie's School of Dance, back in May. My sister and I took dance from Shellie, and I was excited that Aynsley got to take dance from the same school.

I regret quitting dance when I did, as I have missed it ever since. The dance teachers I had after Shellie were just not as good except for maybe High School.

The performance was AWESOME!!!!! They did an AWESOME tribute to the "King of Pop" Micheal Jackson. I wish I would have taken a few pictures of the tribute dance they were AMAZING!!!!! I look forward to many more years of Aynsley's dance recitals.

Here are a few pictures from her performance.

My new favorite show

So this past weekend while Shane was on his annual fishing derby trip to Flaming Gorge, I decided to spend the time watching the show Glee. I really wanted to see what the hype was all about. I have heard great things about the show. So I watched and watched and watched all of season one and came home Monday from work and got started on season two.
Thank you HULU!!!!

Glee is right up my alley!!!!! I have always loved music, and I think that I can be obsessed with it at times. I listen to a album over and over and over again until I know most if not all of the songs on that album. This drives Shane NUTS, as we can't go anywhere without me singing along to the radio or CD that is currently playing in the car.


I am happy to report that I have only a few episodes left before I am caught up, and should be caught up by the weekend. It is a great show, and can't wait to be caught up.

Here is a little taste of the music that you will hear on the show. This has been a favorite song of mine for YEARS!!!!! I love the band too!!!! Hope you enjoy!!!!!

I am in serious need of some help

So I really seem to be struggling right now with the whole dieting thing. I have hit a road block, and I am actually afraid to step on the scale. I have been making some horrible food choices which actually cost me a lot of points. Cheetos, Ice Cream, and ANYTHING chocolate. I WANT IT ALL!!!! I do know that eating those things causes you to lose it over time.
I made a choice the other day when I was shopping to not buy any of that crap, just to have Shane ask me the next day why there wasn't anything to snack or nibble on that was sweet. I told him, that if it was in the house, I was tempted by it, so therefore it wasn't in the house. So he made brownies, and I did eat.

I love Weight Watchers and their program it really does work. I love that I can be flexible with my points, but when I am using them EVERYDAY, and don't even get me started on the weekly 35 points that I can dip into. I have dipped in and by Sunday most of those, if not all of my points are gone, but that doesn't stop me from indulging during the week.

I really think that I have set my goals to high and that I am struggling with that for not meeting my goals when I wanted to. At the last meeting I attended, I had lost 17.4 lbs. Awesome for someone with PCOS and who struggles to loose weight. With that weight loss that puts me at 3.6 lbs shy away from getting my 10% of my goal weight. I was hoping to have had this by April 1st, but as you can see it is now May, and I have yet to receive it. I won't give up, and I will get it if it takes a little longer than I wanted to.

I guess I could be a little stressed or even depressed. The weather sure isn't helping in that department either. This up and down cycle has got to stop. I am in some serious need of attacking my flower beds, and letting the OCD gardner surface. She is crying to be let out. She has been hibernating for far to long. She did surface a few weeks ago, and WOW was she delighted to be out. With the lovely Utah weather we have been having, + working two Saturdays back to back doesn't help either.

The one thing that I am excited about is that Shane and I are taking a late anniversary trip to California in late June. I am so SUPER EXCITED!!!!! It's going to be a nice relaxing trip, with a whole lot of fun thrown in. The count down has totally begun, and I can't wait.

Now back to the help. The pictures of my motivation aren't working like I had hoped they would. And as vain as I am, I would seriously like to be thinner than I am right now. I am still working out, but not as often as what I would like to. I have started training for a 5k, and I am enjoying it. I have also started back on the 30 day shred. This workout does in fact kick my butt, but I am a little disappointed that I am not hurting today. I guess it's time to push harder, but without any injuries.

If you have any pointers I would love to hear about them. How do you deal with your struggles?