I must have confused you yesterday with my big long bucket list. That was NOT my list of goals for 2010, it was just a fun little thing I found on my personal blog from a few years ago. I'm not crazy enough to set that many outrageous goals in one year, that's more like a life time of random goals in one list.  Just wanted to clear that up! 

GOOD NEWS
I just found out I don't have to work on Friday. YAY!!!!

BAD NEWS
Dave and I had family home evening last night, but we did not end up writing out our goals. I don't know how I forgot but I guess Dave doesn't like to set goals. At least not on paper.  After we got to talking last night, he reminded me that last year I "forced" him to write out goals with me, and this year he didn't really want to. He told me he'd be happy to hear about my goals and help me set them, but he doesn't like to put goals in writing. He just doesn't like it.  To each their own I guess. If he was not clearly able to achieve any goals, I might be a little bugged or concerned, but he always achieves the things he sets out for, whether they are in writing or not, so I didn't do any forcing this year.

GOOD NEWS
We didn't set any goals together last night…at least not on paper but we did verbally talk about some goals together, which really was better than nothing.

GOOD NEWS
We joined a new gym yesterday. I'm not in love with it, but it will due.  It is really close, only 4 minutes away, the price is good $20 a month and it has a basketball area that Dave is thrilled about.  I think it is going to end up working out pretty nice for both of us and here's why: Dave usually only likes to work out for 30 minutes or so and most days I want to go longer.  Yesterday we stayed at the gym for about 50 minutes.  He did 30 minutes of weights and then played basketball for the next 20 minutes while I finished up what I was doing.  It was perfect! This way I don't feel rushed and he doesn't get bored waiting around.  It's a perfect solution for both of us.

BAD NEWS
 On a not so happy note…ERRRRRRRRRRRRR. That is me being upset.   The workout as a whole was great. It was my back…that was not great.  It started bothering me a few hours after we got home from the gym. I don't get it.  Is it me? Is it the treadmill?  The past month I have ran quite a few times outside and have been just fine, no back pain at all.  Although my back pain today and last night is not super bad, the fact that it's there really bugs me.  I'm not sure if my form lags when I'm on a treadmill as apposed to outside or what the heck the problem is…all I know is I'm frustrated.  I don't even dare to run for the rest of the week because once it starts hurting it takes a while for it to go away and I don't want to make it worse than it already is.  I'm not really sure what I am going to do or how to figure it out.  Any ideas?

GOOD NEWS
 Last night we ate at our very own dinner table for the first time in our entire 2 1/2 year marriage! No joke! We have never owned a dinner table before and did not get chairs until just recently, so last night we ate together at the dinner table for the first time! It was really fun.  Check it out…

The table with the chairs

BAD NEWS
My mom called and told me my camera is not at their house. What!? Where is it then? I'm in trouble.

GOOD NEWS
I made a new dish which was awesome. We had almond chicken (SO GOOD), brown lemon rice and green beans.  MMMM MMMM GOOD. I'm such a nerd but I'm get so proud of myself when I cook something really yummy. I guess its because not everything I cook is really yummy.  I'm working on it though!! (Yes we both had a soda with our meal.  Dave was in charge of getting us drinks, and that is what he picked)
I ended up drinking water and saving my soda for afterwards.

 BAD NEWS
Although I love repeat LOVE watching the Bachelor….this season is the most awkward season I've ever seen so far.  The girls, Jake, everything about it makes me squirm in my seat.  And what's up with the freaky weird dramatic cry baby girl? Do you think she is crazy???? I do. I'm still super excited to keep watching though.

GOOD NEWS
Did you see Love On A Conveyor Belt last night.  Dave and I laughed our bums off!  Too Funny! I will be watching it again next week. Also, we are super excited for all our favorite TV shows to come back on.  We really truly heart our TV shows.

DOUBLE GOOD NEWS
Although we didn't put it in writing, we made a goal to eat at the dinner table every night and I love the idea!

QA:  Do you eat at the dinner table every night?
Do you physically write down your goals?

(Gosh, I want my arms to look like that…."They will…keep at it")
THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING!!
When I got home from work yesterday I waited patiently for Dave to get home so we could workout together.  When he got home he was tired as ever (worked 12 hours) and not in the mood to workout. I was a little bummed because I had already waited over 30 minutes and could have been close to done by then…but he said if I stayed home and worked out he'd hang out with my in the basement while I did it. Sounded good to me.  I popped in  the The Biggest Winner DVD (Full Frontal) and went to town.

I had not done one of these dvd's forever so it was really fun!  Compared to crossfit they are not as hard, but it was still a great workout!  Five minutes into the workout Dave came out and joined me. He decided he would feel better if he worked out, so we ended up doing it together! What a sport!  We were sweating our butts off! That Jillian, she is so….EMBARASSING in these dvd's. She's such a cheese ball it's almost hard to watch.  Dave goofed around during the cardio segments and tried to make me laugh….It is so hard for me to not laugh when he does that stuff, but it totally messes up what I'm doing if I break down and laugh.  He's a goof ball. After we were finished I had Dave take a few pictures of some of the exercises we did.  When he was done, I headed out side and ended with a 1 mile run around the block! It was wonderful. A few pics…

Chest Press

One Legged Squat (oh the concentration)

French Dips (That's what she called them, but I don't)

Push Ups

Side Leg Lift with Goal Posts

Chair squats with shoulder raises

I don't know what these are called, but you start with you arms to your side and then bring them to the front
(as shown)

Those were about 1/2 of the different types of exercises we did…but it gives a good idea. Sorry the pictures are so blurry, he took them with his IPhone in the dungeon (aka basement).

I actually don't mind working out at home. I do like all the different types of equipment there are at gyms, but sometimes its kinda nice to workout at home. 

When and (if) Dave and I ever move I'm not sure what we will do about the gym situation.  Right now we are members of the nicest gym in the world.  Maybe not in the world, but I swear it feels that way.  It is fully rocked on the outside and all the inside pillars or rocked and the beams over head or huge wooden beams, like a log cabin or hotel or something really neat. The atmosphere is that of a spa. Its so lovely. The equipment is all new and each machine has its own tv.  The locker rooms are another story. The floors are all slated along with the showers, which are amazing. The showers are bigger than my shower at home each with their own dressing room attached. I used to get ready there every single morning after working out and I LOVED IT.  They provide, lotion, soap, shampoo, conditioner, towels, q-tips, tampons, razors, hair dryers, shaving cream for men, mouth wash…EVERYTHING you can think of.  I love this place. 

Wanna guess how much we pay each month?….. $16 dollars!  No joke!  We paid a one time $150 sign on fee (together)and then we only pay $16 a month and are on a month to month contract.  See why I love this place?  Its high class, but super cheap!  Anyhow, my point is, after living in such luxury, we aren't sure what we will do after we move.  This gym will be 20 minutes away and all though I love it, it is not worth the drive. There are several gyms in the area, but they are all way more expensive and compared to Cross Roads (that's the name) and they are CRAPPY!  We might make our own little workout area in the basement and just buy the things we need, but we will see how it goes! It would be fun to create a gym in our basement (it is unfinished)…notice how I keep saying "our basement"…we don't really know if we are going to get the house or not…but a girl can dream right?

I'm SUPER excited its Friday and can't wait to get off work and hang out with Dave. We, like everyone else in the world, love the weekends so much. I love spending entire days together and doing the things we love! I think we might be going to a matinee this afternoon! Any recommendations?? I hope you all have an AWESOME WEEKEND! 

I plan on running 5 miles tomorrow! (Posting that I'm going to do it will motivate me to follow through) I think Dave will join me when I tell him about it!!  I'm super excited!! I'll let you know how it goes!! xoxoxo

QA: (I Have quite a few…pretty please answer them, I need some feed back on this stuff!)

Do you workout at the gym or at home? 
Do you feel you get as good of a workout at home as you do at the gym?
How much does your gym cost? (I want to see what is reasonable, I realize $16 is super cheap)
Have you done "The Shred"..did you like it?
Have you tried PX90…did you like it?