30 Day Shred

I have been completely un-motivated lately to do any type of workout. I have a husband who works out constantly, and just a glimpse of his abs makes me extremely jealous of how "in-shape" he is. Yes, I know he kinda has to be "in-shape" but still!! :) He is constantly on me about working out and being in shape, blah blah blah. For most of my life I have been able to eat whatever I want, whenever I want and not gain a pound. My brother always warned me that he too was the same way until he hit 25... Yes, I know I have only been 25 for a few months, but the cellulite and little bit of pudge here and there is coming rather quickly! I have to be in "bathing suit form" in a month so I decided its time to get motivated!!!

I got the new Reebok shoes for Christmas that swear to work the booty a little more just by walking in them, and have never been out of the box...until Monday.



I have a few friends who have recently started doing the Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred workout.



They were telling me how sore they were the first few days, but that it only lasted for about 25 minutes and the workout was over. Time is one reason I never worked out before. With work all day and school all night, the last thing I want to do when I get home is workout. Another issue is money. I cant bring myself to spend money on a gym membership when I know its hard for me to find time to actually go. When I heard this DVD was only $9, I was sold!

The beginning of the video is a nice quick warm up to get the heart rate up. The actual workouts are in 3 circuits that last 6 minutes each. 3 minutes of Strength, 2minutes of Cardio, and 1 minute of Abs. Each circuit has different exercises for each category so you don't get bored doing the same thing over and over. Then the end is a stretching/cool down section.

I am on day 3 and YES I am very sore! They things you do don't seem (at the time) to be hard at all, but the next day you feel muscles that you didn't even know you had! Hopefully this will work and I will be bathing suit ready in no time!!

The Princess Turns *1*

One year ago today, our beautiful God-Daughter, Miss Brynlie Emmerson, was born. Even though we dont get to see her as much as we would like, she is truly a joy in our lives. This weekend, her parents drove up to Tennessee from Atlanta for her birthday party. Here are a few pics from the festivities!


Me *&* My Girl



Auntie Lou *&* Uncle Sean love you!



Trying to get her to walk to me!



She didnt know what to think about her smash cake..



Her Popeye face!



Pretty Princess



Her awesome cake!

*Let It Snow*

On Thursday morning I was watching the weather man while I was getting ready for work. I overheard him say we were expecting 3-6 inches of snow on Friday...I didnt think much of it, because usually when they call for snow here we get just a little and its usually melted by the next day. As the day progressed it went up to 6-10 inches, and that night on the news it said 8-12! I still wasnt buying it. Friday morning came and it was raining outside, and was about 38 degrees. They were saying that by mid afternoon the snow was to start. I got off at 1 Friday because I wasnt really feeling well and wanted to go home and rest. When I got home, it was still raining but it was starting to turn into a thick rain...kinda like sleet. I came home took a nap and woke up to the yard COVERED and the street COVERED!!!


This is what I woke up to when I looked out my front door!!





The snow continued to fall through the night, and we ended up with about 11 inches on snow! We NEVER get that much snow here and it has been so fun to watch Riley and Sean play in it! Being a Cali boy he isnt used to this much either! Here are a few more pics and a video of Sean sledding down the hill in our backyard on a car hood!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Why I am blogging right now when I have so much to do is beyond me! My dad, step-mom, & step-sister are on their way to our house from Ohio to spend the holiday with us. Sean and I are so excited to have them here and cant wait for their arrival! I am even more [excited..nervous..scared] because I am cooking my very first Thanksgiving dinner!! Agh!! I hate to toot my own horn (toot..toot) but I am a pretty decent cook, but just thinking that I am cooking all this food for the first time scares the heck out of me! I have helped my mom over the years and pretty much know how things are supposed to be done, so I am crossing my fingers that I dont blow up the turkey or burn the stuffing!

Now for some depressing stuff...

This past month has been trying for my family and a dear family friend. One of my aunts was diagnosed with breast cancer about a month ago, and just recently went through a double mastectomy. She is going through chemo now and seems to be doing good. A family friend had been having some problems lately and went to the doctor last week and found out she has brain cancer. It is operable but if the cancer is anywhere else in her body, they say it will be hard to fight. If you thought all that was bad, I have one more for ya! Another aunt was just diagnosed this week with pancreatic cancer. Her doctors in Detroit dont think there is anything they can do for her, so she is going to the Mayo Clinic to see if they can help. Please keep these 3 people who mean so much to me in your thoughts and prayers.

Knowing that some people/families are going through so much this time of year makes me realize how thankful I am for my health, a husband who loves me dearly, and a family who I love more than anything!

Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving! Back to cooking/cleaning!!!

Love Always,

Lindsay

A Few from the Cruise...

Here are a few pictures from our ceremony on the ship! These are the only ones we bought number 1 because they were SOOO expensive and #2 because we were having a photographer at our reception at home. I will post those pics when I get them!

<3 - Mrs. Henry

Its Official!!

I am officially Mrs. Sean Henry!!! Woo hoo!! We had an absolutely amazing wedding and honeymoon on the cruise ship. It was a long day, but was well worth it! We broke tradition and actually stayed in the same room together the night before our wedding, but I was adamant that I didnt see Sean before the ceremony. I woke up very early that day for hair and makeup so as soon as I stepped out of the room, I didnt see him until I walked down the aisle!

We had to be on the ship with everyone except Sean & I dressed and ready to go! We were the first ones to go through the whole process of getting on the ship so we had alot of waiting to do until the ship cleared customs.

Our ceremony started at 1pm and was in a beautiful Shakespearan room on the ship. We had a small reception right after for the family and friends who came on the ship for the ceremony only. After that was over the wedding party and their boyfriends/girlfriends/friends set sail on a 5 day cruise! This was all 9 of our's first cruise!!! WE HAD A BLAST! Sean says we are cruising every year now!

Our ports of call were Grand Cayman and Cozumel. In Grand Cayman, we all went to a beautiful beach called 7 mile Beach. We played in the water and layed in the sun until it was time to head back to the ship. In Cozumel, a few went to a resort and used their facilities and the rest of us who were to sun burned for more sun time went shopping downtown! I have never drank soo much tequila in my life! I thought Sean was gonna have to carry me to the boat!

We got home last Thursday and had our wedding reception with all our family last night! That deserves a post of its own that I will get to this week. I dont have alot of pics of our ceremony but I will leave you with one from our reception on the boat. I will get more up ASAP!!

Thank you to everyone who sent well wishes to us on our special day! We wish you all could have been there with us!

Love Always,

Mr. & Mrs. Henry

2 Weeks & Counting

We have finally made it to the 2 week countdown! I cannot tell you how EXCITED I am that our wedding is fast approaching. I worked my butt off the last 2 weeks of the baseball season so once Sean was home I would be able to give most of my attention to him. (I didnt travel to see him the last 2 weeks) Everything that needs my attention to get finished has to be done before we leave on the 24th for Florida. All I have left to do is the seating chart...UGH...and the favors. We are both counting down the days till we leave! Sean is sooo excited to see his brother Chris, and I am just as excited to finally meet him! :) I will keep you all posted with how these final 2 weeks go!