I'm still around!

You guys, forgive me for being such a terrible blogger. I haven't been here to write in 20 days. Gah. I've been pretty busy.

I know you're probably tired of hearing about this, but school started on September 6th. So tomorrow marks 3 weeks since the beginning of my new college career, and I'm doing really well. My math class is awesome. The teacher is good at making everything learnable and I've thrived in that class so far. (Hello, 4.0!) My writing class has been going well too. I've had to do a few assignments, and yesterday I submitted my first paper. It felt really weird to write (for a grade) again. I loved English in high school, so here's to hoping I can ace that one as well. My most challenging class is political science, because let's face it. I am not into it. I'm taking the class because it's a requirement for an associate's degree. I've done the best I can in that class so far, and although I bombed my first quiz, I look forward to improving my quiz taking abilities and acing the rest of them. Who is this over achiever, and what happened to the old me? 2 more classes start in the end of October (Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel, both 1 unit classes) and I think I will be just fine. Registration for the winter semester starts October 10th, and though I've picked out my classes I want, that doesn't mean I will get them. Fingers crossed, everyone!

Besides that, nothing new is going on around here. I haven't been doing any dieting, just trying to eat everything in moderation. I haven't gained too much weight back, and definitely haven't lost any more. I have no excuses. I'm just bored of dieting.

Cameron has been preparing me for what he expects to be a super birthday party. He is the most excited about a birthday cake and his requests change every day. Some days it's 10 cakes, others he wants one giant cake. What he'll probably get will be cupcakes with Spiderman, Batman or Buzz Lightyear on them. I haven't decided yet. He couldn't care less about presents. He just wants a 'happy birthday cake'. No problem! ;)

Then and Now.

As of Sunday morning, I weigh less than I have in 5 years. I weigh less than I did on the day I got married (almost 4 years ago), so I decided to try on my wedding dress. I had the mind set that 2 pregnancies probably ruined the shape that my body was back then.

October 13, 2007

September 6, 2011

      As you can see, I was wrong. The dress fit. And most importantly, it is too big. The chest has an extra couple of extra inches and so does the back. If that wasn't a major ego boost, I don't know what is. (Please excuse my appearance in today's picture. I put my hair up when it was wet this morning, and I have a cold. Hot mess over here)

I am 10 pounds away from my goal weight, and am the proud owner of a pair of size 10 American Eagle jeans. I am a few pounds away from fitting into them, but for now, they are motivation.

Fall is coming!

Yay! Fall is my favorite season. The air is cooler, the leaves change color, football comes back (we are newly converted football fans in this house), and the cider mills roll out their delicious donuts. Many people think I'm crazy that I wish the summer away, and don't I know that after fall comes winter? Yeah, but I like the couple of months that I don't need to use my air conditioner and the fact that my hair doesn't frizz due to the lack of humidity. God bless you, fall!

Our 10 day forecast is looking gorgeous (after today, Friday and Saturday).

 

Fall is exciting because there is always something going on. There are tons of birthdays and anniversaries in our family for the fall, including Cameron's 3rd birthday and our wedding anniversary. We are celebrating 4 years this October, and it doesn't seem possible. 

So let's get excited for the fall. Who doesn't love to see this?