Flashback Friday: 9 years & so many yet to be

Jude & I: 02/02/2002

This year marks our 9th wedding anniversary. 

Nine years filled with chaos and dreams. 

I can honestly say that neither one of us are the same people we were when we met, and I'm glad of that. Jude has grown and matured through sobriety into the husband and father that I hoped he would be. 

I have gone from a 20yr old mess of a girl to a 31yr old woman finally learning to stand on her own two feet.

We've created an amazing family together and are living the life we were meant to live, this much I know.

So, here's to celebrating these last 9yrs and every day after.

Getting it together

<------ I think I've been doing a little too much of this, and not enough of anything else.
In other words, I have fallen off the exercise wagon. Again. At least I have a cushy spot to fall on, right?
I need to get my butt in gear (I mean that quite literally) and get in fighting form.  I promised myself I would create a plan and stick to it, but I haven't been doing anything.
I think my mistake was not setting any kind of goal.
Now, to be clear- I'm not overweight.  I eat great. My cholesterol, blood sugar, blood pressure, hip-to-waist ratio are all amazing. But I'm not in shape, and I SO want to be. Don't get me wrong- I have zero desire to be a stick figure. I like being curvy.  I don't think I'd feel sexy if I were ultra skinny.
That's just me, though. You can be skinny-sexy if you want.  I just want to be fit.


Anyway, my point was that I need a goal, something to keep me motivated.
So, my best friend from High School is getting married in October, and the ceremony & 2 days worth of festivities are all taking place in Yosemite National Park.  Now, a normal girl in my situation would make a goal of being able to fit into some teeny tiny dress. But, that's not my style. Shoot, I will rock a teeny tiny dress right now, I have no problem with that. No, my goal is to be able to do some hiking without feeling like: a) my legs are on fire and b) my lungs are going to burst.
And in order to meet that goal, I am going to have to put down the ice cream cone & pick up some hand weights.
I started yesterday off by fixing up my hand-me-down bike for evening rides, and this morning I reinstated my daily swim, which helped me shed a ton of weight last year.  My next step is....well, steps.
There's an outdoor amphitheater about a mile form my place, so I figure it'd be a good idea to bike over there & run the steps. they're nothing crazy- I think my toddler could do that just fine, haha. But hey, I won't be sitting on the couch eating my nightly snack of sunflower seeds so there ya go!
I would love to hear advice/suggestions from people who have been in similar situations!
Remember- I am not  going for the Madonna look here, let's aim for something a little more like Beyonce.
That, I think I can do.