Sometimes I feel like such a scrooge!

I know I suck! I said NO to Mexico but you guys do not understand, I look like I was about 4 months pregnant at least! I am so much better now but still have bandages on my stomach. I so would not have had a good time but after this blizzard we got over the holidays I think I should have said YES! I was stuck in the house for 2 days straight. I cooked a ton of food for my family and they all had to cancel. Nobody could get out on the roads, all interstates were shut down and the airport. It was awful and we are not used to that here at all. We got 14" of snow which never happens. I walked outside and it was just about to my knees in some places, super high drifts from the 50 mph winds.




I have about 2 more weeks and then I can begin my workouts again, I can hardly wait! I feel like such a big blob but I have been hitting the cardio a little heavy. So far my plans are, a April show, a May show and a June show if I can talk hubs into all three with 2 of them being out of state so the expenses are pretty high and since this is just my hobby I have to put my lower lip out a little further so he will go for it.

Here is my island, not sure if you can tell but it is gigantic and I love it. I have room to do everything on it. We put a flat screen tv on the wall in front of it so when I am home alone and cooking at least I can watch tv while I do it. I can also watch my favorite cooking shows while I am in the kitchen. I spend a lot of time in this room so I wanted it to be perfect for me. I was in for a rude awakening when it came to buying the hardware for my drawers and cabinets. I am going to have to spend about $350 more just for the hardware. The drawers are so large that it will take at least a 12" drawer pull and those sucks are not cheap! UGH! I may have to just buy one at a time at that price. So, there is no hardware on it yet so it looks kind of plane but you get the idea.

Getting back to normal

Well it has been 12 days since surgery and it has been a slow process. Everyday is a little bit better with the first couple of days being the worst. At least now it does not hurt to sneeze. My weight is all over the place within 5-6 lbs depending on what day of the week it is. I am still really bloated and I have read a lot about this and it is due to them having to fill your abdominal cavity with gas to do the surgery. It has really messed with me mentally though because I am used to having a very flat tummy and now I look like I am about 4 mths pregnant. I cannot button any of my clothes, it is just too tight in the waist. I started back doing cardio yesterday and made it 35 minutes before starting to hurt a little so I called it quits. Today I made it to 40 min so I am slowly getting back into it but still have two weeks to go until a weight workout and then I am sure I will have to ease back into that.

Dave actually wanted to take a little weekend trip to Mexico over the holidays and I said, hell to the NO! I would never put on a swimsuit in this condition, I mean I still have bandages all over my tummy much less looking pregnant, I nearly fainted when he suggested it. He took the whole month of December off so he has been a great help around the house. He does a good part of the cleaning like vacuuming and stuff that I cannot do right now. He has done so much around the house and I am loving it.

My kitchen is done other than getting hardware for the cabinets and drawers,don't even get me started on that. It is not as easy as it sounds. I wanted to post pics but my battery is dead on my camera and I left my charger at school so either I go buy another charger or just wait until I go back after the first of the year but either way I will post pics soon. I love, love, love the kitchen!

Thanks to all of you for the cards and emails while I was recovering! It really did cheer me up on those long days:)