We’ve Fallen Off the Face of the Earth Again

Hi. Remember me?  Yep, I’m Sara.  And I’m terrible at keeping up this blog.  I’m sorry.  Really, I am.  But we haven’t been doing anything exciting lately.  Maybe I should just stop holding out for something exciting and just post random things each day.  Mom, you’d like that right?  That way you could play on Facebook and read my blog, instead of working. :)

So, here are our updates:

1. We’re still working out and are now on Week 6 of P90X.  We should be bit farther along, but due to work schedules and things that have come up that’s where we are.  It’s going really well actually.  Jeremy and I are both seeing muscle that we didn’t see before!  He’s lost a few pounds and I’ve gained a few (curse you, muscle mass!)…how unfair is that?!  Men!

This is Tony Horton, not Jeremy.  Just in case anyone was wondering.

2.  Diesel has been up to no good, as always.  We have had 2 new neighbors move in behind us recently.  Both couples have dogs.  And both couples LOVE Diesel.  The highlight of Diesel’s day is running out into the back yard and barking at the neighbors, in order to get their attention, so they’ll come over and pet him.  He’s such a charmer.

3.  My parents, grandma and sister came up to visit us last weekend.  I haven’t seen my sister is about two years since she moved to Portland, so that was fun.  We played Wii, ate dinner, had dessert and of course, Diesel loved meeting his aunt.  Good times.

Jerm, Me, Melinda.

Apparently, Diesel was feeling left out.

4.  We’re going to be re-landscaping our yard soon!  We’re getting rid of the ugly rocks and half eaten plants (thanks, Diesel), and putting in a fire pit, grass and a few new plants.  That’s exciting.  I’m for sure going to post about that.  Who wants to call me on a daily basis to make sure that I take pictures and blog about the process?  Anyone?  Anyone?  Bueller?

5.  Lastly, I still take too many pictures of Diesel.  He’s just so stinkin’ cute!  Here are some from the other day, while I was throwing his ball down the hallway and he was chasing it.

   

Throw the ball already!

Got it!

Hey, how’s it going?

Bring It!

This is my 2nd exciting post in 2 weeks!  Whoa, someone get me under control!  So, what is so exciting in the lives of Jeremy, Diesel and Sara, you might ask?  Well…

Jeremy and I have started P90X!  For those of you who do not know what that is…

“P90X® is a revolutionary system of 12 sweat-inducing, muscle-pumping workouts, designed to transform your body from regular to ripped in just 90 days. You'll also receive a comprehensive 3-phase nutrition plan, specially designed supplement options, a detailed fitness guide, a calendar to track your progress, online peer support, and much more. Your personal trainer, Tony Horton, will keep you engaged every step of the way, and you won't believe your results!”

That’s right!  In 90 days, Jeremy and I are going to go from this…

To this…

 

Ha ha ha!  Yea…we’ll see about that!

We are currently only on day three of the program, but I’m not gonna lie…the workouts are intense.  Especially for me and Jeremy who haven’t workout consistently in about a year (yikes!).  So far, we’d done the following workouts: Chest/Back, which was basically an hour of chin ups and push ups; Plyometrics, which means we jumped around for an hour, and Arms/Shoulders, where we worked our biceps and triceps for an hour.  We’re sore.  Very, very sore.

Diesel get to participate in P90X too!  Yep…whenever Jeremy and I start to work out, Diesel starts jumping all over us, gets in our way and barking at us.  Needless to say, for the hour of our workouts we have to put up a gate to block Diesel from getting to us.

But I just want to work out with you…

Not only does the P90X system consists of a workout , but it also has a nutrition plan to follow.  The nutrition plan is basically a high protein diet and we are enjoying it so far!  For some yummy P90X recipes, be sure to jump on over to “my other blog” sporadically. 

Speaking of recipes and Diesel, our little guy had a bit of tummy trouble over the weekend.  Now, I know what you’re thinking…”Gee, what did he eat now!?,” and I’ll admit, I thought that too, but it turns out that he has an overgrowth of bacteria in his tummy/intestines.  Basically, he just got sick!  Anyway, to ummm, “firm up” his stools, the vet told me to put some canned pumpkin in his food.  And this is the weirdest thing, but apparently Diesel LOVES canned pumpkin!  This morning after he ate breakfast, he literally went back to his bowl about ten times to lick it clean.  Then, this evening while I was opening a new can, he was going crazy and was even more excited to get his dinner than normal.  Weird, huh?

Feed me already!

I love when mommy lets me lick the spoon!

Anyway, that’s all for now.  Cross your fingers that we survive P90X.  We started our workout on Monday, May 3rd, so by early August, look out because we’ll be heading to a beach near you. :)