Merry Christmas & The After!

It has been awhile since I have posted. I was busy spending time with family for the wonderful Christmas holiday! I think that is why I love Christmas so much. I love being around loved ones and spending time away from work to focus on what is important in my life. I am truly blessed and loved so much. We didn't even do a gift exchange at my mom and dad's house this year. We just spent time with each other playing games and laughing. I wouldn't have had it any other way.

We celebrated Christmas with Andrew's family on Sunday evening and I got quite the bounty from Ulta:

HAPPY BECKY! 

I had made a wish list on Amazon for people to get an idea of some things I might like for Christmas. I had no idea that I would get as much as I did! I wanted that Marc Jacobs perfume SO BADLY and I almost cried when I opened it. It isn't cheap and I am so thankful that they were kind enough to get it for me. Then I got some Essie polish and of course, Philosophy soaps and a face cream. I then used some of my Christmas money to get the Purity face wash that I wanted and I also picked up some Urban Decay make up setting spray and Benefit The Pore-fessional primer. 

There is another thing I got for Christmas with my money. I got some Bellami hair extensions. Why you ask? Because I got 6 inches of my hair cut off!!!

SIX INCHES GONE.

I was so tired of my hair taking forever to dry and it being so unhealthy at the ends and honestly, short hair is flattering to my face. However, I miss having long hair. Therefore, I did a lot of research on some good extensions that are easy to use and now I will have the best of both worlds! There are quite a few people on YouTube that I watch that use Bellami's and they look gorgeous. I only got the 19" ones that weren't as thick since I already have ridiculously thick hair! 

Oh, and I got something else for Christmas:

WTF is that all about?!!??! Cold Sores SUCK ASS. This one is huge and it hurts so freaking bad. I could cry. It will probably be one of those that lasts for a couple of weeks too. And yes, I have Abreva and I apply it with Q-tips. Nice picture huh? 

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Food & Stuff:

You all know how this is going to go. Blah blah, I ate too much, blah blah, I felt like garbage, blah blah, it was Christmas, blah blah. 

This is what my family does for Christmas. We just get a bunch of finger foods (not pictured: Meatballs & little weenies), and snack all day. We also drink sparkling wine and beer. So, I've felt kind of crappy the past couple of days but the good thing is I only ate crappy on Tuesday and part of Wednesday. I didn't make the entire month bad..... even though it could have been. When I weigh myself on Saturday it is going to be interesting..... 

I am no longer doing WeightWatchers and it is only because of the money involved. I love WW. I will always love WW and someday hope to go back to it, however, Andrew is quitting his second job to go back to school and that second job really provided us with a lot of "fun" income. We were able to live a pretty spoiled lifestyle having that extra money coming in. Now that he will no longer get that extra $1,000 a month we will have to cut back in certain areas. I told him I could do without my monthly WW subscription and I revamped my MyFitnessPal account. WeightWatchers is basically calorie counting but easier and more fun (in my opinion). It will take me awhile to get used to finding the calories for everything instead of PointsPlus but I have been doing OK. 

I also dusted off this oldie but goodie out of mom and dad's basement and plan on doing this every night with some weights worked in: 

Yeah! Dance Dance Revolution (DDR)!!! 

I have loved DDR since I was about 19 years old and DDRMaxx2 is my favorite as far as songs and Workout mode options. I have about 8 games but this is the one I play the most. Andrew and I plugged it all in last night and since I live on the ground floor I won't piss off any neighbors with my jumping. I lost a LOT of weight when I was a teenager and played this daily. My hope is to kick start my fitness with this fun game and start running/training for my half on January 12. I have the Hal Higdon app and that is when it says I need to start training. DDR is just so fun and it burns so many calories. I got a new Polar HRM to wear while I play to be accurate with my calorie counting and that should be delivered on Saturday. I had a Polar F4 but alas.... it died. I found a new one on Amazon for $50 and got it to replace my dead one. 

I am so looking forward to playing this tonight!

Today's Menu:

B: 2 HB eggs, black tea, 1 c chex mix

S: String Cheese and cherry tomatoes

L: Subway veggie flatbread

S: Orange

D: TBD - we have quite a few leftovers and I just need to piece something together. It will consist of veggies and brown rice probably.... 

Activity: DDR! 

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This post has gone on long enough. I leave you with this: 

So precious!