Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were kind of a whirlwind, a million different places to go.\u00a0 While I am sad that it was the last Christmas I will wake up with my brothers I am also excited for the future Christmas that I can spend more time with Shain. For the first time ever, Shain has had off this whole week off so we have been pretty much spending every waking moment together which has been so awesome.\u00a0 Okay so maaaaaybe we are getting on each other’s nerves just a tad.\u00a0 Still awesome though \ud83d\ude42 I hope you are enjoying your Holiday time as much as I am.\u00a0 The days in between Christmas and New Years are actually my favorite…why?\u00a0 Because it is time to start looking ahead and start some GOAL SETTING!\u00a0 I have big plans for 2014 (in addition to getting married of course) and I am excited to share those with you as well as help you get geared up for your best year yet.\u00a0 Stay tuned!<\/p>\n
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Man oh MAN.\u00a0 Don’t go calling me a scrooge or anything, but I am thankful the holiday craziness is slowing down. Not to mention, I kind of maybe went a little crazy over Christmas with sweets.\u00a0 I was holding on SO strong and I was so proud of myself, up until 12\/23 I had maybe a total of 4 treats all month. Go me. \u00a0 But then we went to my Grandma’s house down south (one of my most favorite places in the world) and it began to go downhill.\u00a0 Freshly baked cookies and stockings full of candy….uh oh.\u00a0 That sent me into a sugar frenzy on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.\u00a0 How can I turn down sour patch kids, homemade fudge and Christmas cookies??\u00a0 Over the course of 3 days I put on 7lbs. SEVEN POUNDS!!\u00a0 You think I am joking.\u00a0\u00a0 I gain weight very easily, which is why I always need to\u00a0 be careful.\u00a0 But I am on my last day of a 4 day smoothie cleanse and I am almost back to normal.\u00a0 phew.\u00a0 I will be avoiding jeans for a while.\u00a0 Jeans are the worst. Anywho, aside from not being so successful to “avoid sugar” this holiday season I had a wonderful Christmas.\u00a0 As I mentioned, I kicked it off by going down south to see my Grandma on my step-dads side with my immediate family.\u00a0 It is bittersweet going there since my Grandpa Howard passed away, but his spirit was definitely present in the beautiful chirping of the birds through the woods.\u00a0 I love being in the woods, and I have so many wonderful memories of hiking and exploring in those woods with him.\u00a0 I feel like a kid again in that place.\u00a0 I get to spend hours stuck in a book, being silly with my brothers, long walks, or just sitting around the kitchen table talking.\u00a0 I love it. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were kind of a whirlwind, a million different places to go.\u00a0 While I am sad that it was the last Christmas I will wake up with my brothers I am also excited for the future Christmas that I can spend more time with Shain. For the first time ever, Shain has had off this whole week off so we have been pretty much spending every waking moment together which has been so awesome.\u00a0 Okay so maaaaaybe we are getting on each other’s nerves just a tad.\u00a0 Still awesome though \ud83d\ude42 I hope you are enjoying your Holiday time as much as I am.\u00a0 The days in between Christmas and New Years are actually my favorite…why?\u00a0 Because it is time to start looking ahead and start some GOAL SETTING!\u00a0 I have big plans for 2014 (in addition to getting married of course) and I am excited to share those with you as well as help you get geared up for your best year yet.\u00a0 Stay tuned! Stay blessed in the mess!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t
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