why did i wait so long?

I know this is late, but i wanted to write a post to let you (anyone who reads my blog) know a little more about me.  Sterling gave me the idea….she wrote a lovely post on little details about herself which I thought was very nice. inkheart meg did too…so here’s mine.  Some of this I have probably mentioned before.  I am 31 yrs old and have been married for almost 9 yrs to my child hood sweatheart.  John (dh) and I knew each other since we were babies. My grandmother used to babysit for him and his sister, so we played together as children, went to b day parties together, played house, ect., and have pictures to prove it.   They lived down the street from my grandparents house so we saw a lot of each other as kids. Things progressed naturally and we ended up together at age 19 for good.  He was not my only boyfriend but he is my only husband. lol.  We decided to have kids early. my first was born when I was 21 (which is when I gained the majority of my weight).  Going back a bit….I had a great childhood, a wonderful mother who worked her butt off to spoil us rotten. along with my grandparents who thought we were the most important things in the world and would do anything for us. My father was around for a few yrs and moved away when I was 4. He payed child support but, basically didn’t want much to do with us except for the occasional visit. which was fine with me. I had all the love I needed from my momma and grandparents.  I have an identical twin sister and a half brother who is about 4 yrs older than me. we have same mom, different dad.  I had a very fun and experamental few yrs of highschool.  I did a few years of cheerleading, was on the honer roll, and played in the band. I also went through a grunge stage, drug stage, greatful deadhead stage, ect…. but it was all very fun and I wouldn’t take back any of it.  (well maybe some of the drugs).  Overall I loved, loved, loved my childhood, and hope every day that my kids feel the same way about theirs when they grow up.  After highschool my sister and I went on to nursing school and hubby learned the window business from my brother.  I decided nursing wasn’t for me, and changed my major to respiratory therapy. I loved it, and have not regreted that decision yet.  My sister and I have been respiratory therapists since 2001. Its a very rewarding career, although I would still much rather be a stay at home mom.  I like all kinds of music. I love classic rock, the new stuff (upbeat stuff to work out to), country.  Its hard to narrow that down. I also love movies and reality tv. I love nature, being outside, laying out by my pool,  boat rides (especially in the everglades), the smell of a cookout in the summer, and warm weather. I hate being cold. My favorite holiday is 4th of july.   I use to love to cook, but since I’ve started eating healthy….my cooking has slowed down a bit.  Most of the things I use to cook were all high calorie, not weight friendly meals.  Now since hubby is going to be a chef, he can do the cooking,  hehe.   Im not a very materialistic kind of girl. I shop at places like target and dont spend a lot of money on my hair and clothes. Since I’ve started losing weight, that is starting to change slowly.  I just never enjoyed clothes shoping before because it was more like torture than anything. A clean house calms me, and makes me feel content. A dirty house puts me in a bad mood.  I use to be a clean freak (emerging on the brink of OCD behavior), but now that has also sort of subsided a bit.  Im not sure why.  My 20’s were pretty trying for me and my family. we have lost several close family members in a very small amt of time, including my mom, grandmother, grandfather, best friend, sister’s fiance, and my mother in law.  All of these deaths have occured since 2001. This has been very hard on all of us, but we are all living life the best we can. I dont want my children to remember these young years of theirs as all sad and traumatic. My husband and I try to spoil them and spend as much time with them as possible because they have lost so many people and have no grandparents left.  I am hoping that my thirties are much happier and drama free. so far with my weight loss….things are starting to look up (knock on wood) yes I guess im a little superstitious.  My kids, hubby, and immediate family are the most important things in my life. everything I do is for them, and I am slowly starting to realize that by taking care of myself and being more healthy, focusing on me….is actually helping them too. I have three hairless kitties who are VERY spoiled. the whole family loves them and would be lost without them. well, I guess thats me in a nutshell.

today I did two spin classes just cuz.   I LOVE THEM!! I have to work for the next three days, so i’ll be on periodically to stay up with the blogs. have a nice weekend ladies.

B- fruit smoothie with strawberries, blueberries, pineapple, flax seeds and yogurt

S- protein shake

L- baked chicken, spinach

S- baked ritz crackers

D- salad ( a big one)