I did it. I was very brave today and stepped on the scale. Somehow the number wasn't as bad as I expected...regardless of how my clothes are fitting me I guess.
140lbs...did nothing all week but eat and drive, eat and drive. haha
Had a GREAT Christmas with the families. :)

Meet Elliott!

Yesterday Chase & I went to Birds Unlimited in Webster to look at cockatiels. We'd talked about it a lot and decided we were ready for a new bird member of our family. I had really wanted a Senegal, but was worried about their 1 person love affairs...I really wanted something that liked everyone. I've always like cockatiels and figured this was the way to go.
Anyways, we went in and the girl showed us a few 'tiels. I'd been interested in the normal grays and the Lutinos. The first little guy she pulled out of the cage was active, talkative and walked right up my arm into my hair. He chewed on my rings, and on her necklace...just seemed pretty outgoing. He was also adorable. He's only about 4 weeks old, not certain on a hatch date though.
I decided he was perfect and we went shopping for a new cage, play gym and toys for him. A little under $500 later we were all packed up in the car and Elliott was on his way home!
We were told he might not eat for 24/36 hours and might not move around much. After Chase got his cage put together I opened the box that Elliott was in and he was hissing at me something fierce. I didn't let that scare me though, and started petting him. He was handfed and very comfortable being handled. He quickly calmed down and decided he wanted out of the box and started trying to climb out. I got him on my hand and pet him a bit. Then went to put him in his cage where he wouldn't let go of me for a few minutes. Once he did he explored a little bit and had a few bites of his millet. :)
Roxy seems to really like him and she whines to get closer to him. Well he started whistling back at her...awfully cute. :)
This morning he freaked out a little when we woke up and came down stairs but he quickly relaxed. I'm going to try and get him out in a little bit before mom and John come over to meet him.
I'll get better photos today...these are from my cell phone last night.

Merry Christmas!!

Last night we had a crazy hilarious time at my grandparents' house. A-mazing!
Today we're headed to Mom's for brunch and gifts, then quick Christmas w/ John's family, off to Dad's for our Christmas there and off to Aunt Patti's to celebrate w/ the rest of the family. I L-O-V-E these 2 days of the year! They're my favorite!

I hope that everyone has a very safe and Merry Christmas!!

Holiday treats

Completed

• Peppermint bark
• Rocky Road
• Baked S'mores bars
• Fudge w/ Walnuts
• Layered Mint Fudge
• Butterscotch/peanut butter haystacks

Still to go

• White Trash
• Chocolate dipped pretzels w/ toffee bits
• No bake chocolate peanut butter bars
• Chocolate pie (for dessert Friday night)

Making progress!

I'm sad that I didn't get a chance to blog on Monday. My Monday weigh in was fantastic...135lbs! No joke.

I wish I could say that it was due to diligently working out and eating well, but I can't. Actually early Saturday afternoon Ali and I left for Ohio to see Chris Young at the Dusty Armadillo in Rootstown. Should have been a 5 hour drive, took us nearly 8 hours due to a fatal accident outside of Batavia on the Thruway. So basically we skipped lunch and dinner, just snacked on Monster Energy Drinks (low carb of course), cheetos and cookies. No really, we were running so far behind that we got dressed in a McDonald's bathroom because we didn't have a chance to check into the hotel. We made it to the concert 15 minutes before the meet & greet that I had a pass for. Then after 4 hours of sleep, I had a bagel and yogurt for breakfast...and hit the road. By the time I got home I was way too tired to eat and didn't. So the joke is: the cheeto/cookie diet? It works!
Anyways, more about the concert later.
Here's a picture of Chris and I after the show though. :D