Homemade Goodness

Do you have a favorite childhood memory of one of your grandparents? Mine would have to be my Granny's homemade biscuits and her baked apples! The Friday before I started my internship, which I considered my last day of Christmas break, my Granny came over and she let me make her homemade biscuits. I am in training and I must say they were far from perfect, but we had fun spending time together!

The finished product!
Granny always puts her biscuits in a basket with a napkin

Baked Apples!

One of my favorite breakfasts! Baked Apples, Granny's Biscuits, and Orange Juice!

Girly Gun Accessories

Jacob loves guns! He loves shotguns, pistols, and anything that goes along with them! For my birthday this year we celebrated at my favorite restaurant in Greenville, SC! While we were waiting for our food to arrive Jake gave me my birthday present!
He gave me ear protection, eye protection, and a fanny pack. They were ALL pink! The fanny pack was camo with pink zippers. He gave this to me so we could shoot together and I would have my own stuff!

We had fun taking pictures with all of my new accessories!

Little did I know, Jacob bought me a pistol for Christmas! He wanted me to have my own pistol because I do not enjoy shooting his guns because they have a strong kick back. Now when we go shooting, I have my own gun that I enjoy shooting and it is fun for us to have something that we can do together!

Funny Monday: Kids in Church

3 Year Old Little Girl: "Our Father who does art in Heaven, Harold is his name... And forgive us our trash baskets as we forgive those who put trash in our baskets."

A little boy was overheard praying: "Lord, if you can't make me a better boy, don't worry about it. I'm having a real good time like I am."

A sunday school teacher asked her children as they were on their way to church service, "And why is it necessary to be quite in church?" One little girl replied, "Because people are sleeping."

A mother was preparing pancakes for her sons, Kevin, 5 and Ryan, 3. The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake. Their mother saw the opportunity for a moral lesson. She said, "If Jesus were sitting here, He would say, 'Let my brother have the first pancake, I can wait.'" Kevin turned to his younger brother and said, "Ryan you be Jesus!"

A wife invited some people to dinner. At the table, she turned to their 6 year old daughter and said, "Would you like to say the blessing?" "I wouldn't know what to say," the girl replied. "Just say what you hear mommy say," the mother replied. The daugther bowed her head and said, "Lord, why on earth did I invite all these people to dinner?"

Happy Monday Everyone! I hope you have a wonderful week!

Healthy Snacks

To piggy back with my "Goals" post, I wanted to put up a few healthy snacks that I found on Pinterest. To lose weight you not only have to exercise, but you also have to eat healthy! I thought these snacks sounded yummy and plan on taking a trip to the grocery store with my mom this weekend and picking up some of these yummy things!

1. Frozen Grapes
2. String Cheese
3. Frozen Banana (Peel it first, freeze it, and its almost like a popsicle!)
4. Apple Dipped in Peanut Butter
5. 1 cup of 1% or 2 % Chocolate Milk
6. Rice Cakes
7. Frozen Yoplait Whips Yogurt (tastes like ice cream)
8. Handfull of blueberries with 2 tablespoons of fat-free cool whip
9. Ants on a Log (Peanutbutter and raisons)
10. 1 cup of mixed berry salad (raspberry, strawberries, blueberries, and/or blackberries)
11. Peanut butter and bananas on whole wheat bread or cinnamon raison bread
12. Baked Apples
13. Animal Crackers
14. Strawberries dipped in fat-free cool whip
15. Low Fat tortilla filled with egg salad made with light mayo
16. Baked chips (about 7-10) and Salsa
17. Goldfish crackers (PORTION CONTROL!)
18. Tropical Juice Smoothie (1/4 cup of all juices--pineapple, orange, apple & ice blended together)
19. Any 100 calorie snack package
20. Pretzels and Cheese

I hope all of you are able to replace one unhealthy snack with a healthy snack this week! Taking a few babysteps can lead to lifestlye changes! :o)

GOALS!

Yep its time to set more goals. I am sad to say I did not fully reach my goals that I set for myself at the end of 2011. I am happy to say that I lost 5 pounds AND kept it off through Thanksgiving and Christmas! Hurray for that!

Now that Jake and I are 5 months from getting married, I have to get more serious! No breaks allowed!

I am starting my internship next Monday at Rex Wellness center and they allow me to do one class during my internship hours. How awesome is that?? I am going to take them up on it!

I would really like to lose about 15 pounds total, but I am going to start small and say 5-7 pounds this month as that is healthy weight loss.

Day 1: Working out at Rex Wellness Center..... GO!

Any suggestions?? Please Comment!

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