Ski show in the future?

This year three of my nieces and nephews learned to ski for the first time and they are so excited! The three older ones actually learned at the very end of last year so they only skied a few times and we pulled out the boat. It is so fun to watch them get better and better and more comfortable on the skis each week! Look at them go!!!!!!!!!

 That last picture is the youngest of my nieces and nephews, he is 6 and this past weekend was actually his first time getting up! His cousin gloated with him until it was time to pull him out and he got out! He was so excited he could hardly stand it!! We are all so proud of him!!!

The weekend was a little overcast and it rained off and on but that did not stop us from having a great weekend in the lake!! The kids also got in a lot of tubing time!

I love every weekend in the summer! There is nothing like family and togetherness!!! I am so very blessed and grateful for the life I am allowed to life and the people I was given for family!

Any lake life people out there? Do you prefer tubing or skiing? Spring, Summer or Fall?

I hope you have a blessed and exciting day!

Linking up with beautiful Biana for weekending!

Happy Monday

Summer just makes me smile! I don't know how else to say it except summer makes me soooo happy!
The fact that my parents have a house on a lake and some summer toys also helps! I love weekends spent together with family by a lake! We float, swim, have campfires and smores and play on lots of watercraft! LOL!
This weekend the lake held a kids fishing derby. The kids registered and fished for two hours (the fishing club provided the worms and everything) and then the total weight of the fish they caught were totaled. Each kid got a bucket to put their fish in and they were released once they were weighed alive - no fish were harmed except maybe some sore lips :-)

The boys both registered but as soon as the girls saw how much fun it was, and they had to watch anyway, they wanted in on the action! HA HA! These kids do not know how to be patient and watch the bobber so I cannot even relate to you how many times they could cast and real back in during that 2 hours even when there was no fish biting the line!! HA HA

Mom, Dad, my sister, her two girls as well as myself went to watch and support the boys and we all had fun! This is a picture of the support crew minus me!

In the end, my nephew won second place in his age range with his one big mouth bass fish (prizes were for total weight of fish caught) that weighed 0.86 pounds that his twin sister caught while he was on a break - LOL - and his prize was $20! We had no idea there was money involved...just assumed bragging rights as it was free to enter!  Then at the very end, we were shocked to hear that he also won for the biggest fish of the day with that giant 0.86 pounder that his sister reeled in and he got $50 more! HA HA! He is so sweet, he immediately gave the $20 one to his cousin that also registered but did not catch any fish that morning and he plans to share his $50 with his sister since she helped :-)

It was a great start for the weekend of family fun!

How was your weekend? Anything fun or just chill? Any fishermen out there?

Have a blessed and enjoyable day!

I dont drink so why am I going to the Barre

Am I the only one that gets obsessed with things?? Not men or people but food and exercise?!?!
I get obsessed with a certain food (currently it is tzatziki and Greek chicken kabobs).  I then continue to eat that food for lunch and dinner everyday (I am single so I have no family to cook for) for about a two weeks until I am so sick of it I can not stand to see it! LOL!!
I do the same thing with exercise only I never get to the point that I am sick of it.

A few years ago I was obsessed with Zumba: I found this amazing gym!! It was a small gym with an amazing owner in a small town near my home. It was attended by some of the most supportive, friendly and wonderful women I have ever met! I went religiously EVERY night to multiple classes. Sadly, the owner had to close the studio and we all went our separate ways but I will never forget that place!!! Studio Fit rules even if it no longer exists!!!

Now that I am done traveling I have found a new obsession! It is Pure Barre.  And no, this is not a sponsored ad - LOL! I just really love it! I am going every night and doing multiple classes just like back then. The women are supportive and the instructors are wonderful! I am seeing improvements everyday! It is a lot of core and strength and very low impact which is important to me as I am getting up there in age! LOL! We plank and push up a lot - but everyday I can plank a few seconds more! I am obsessed!!

 It is a bit pricey but sooo worth to me to have some where that I am excited to go and work out! Also, no men so no need to look good. Although, everyone does but not me! LOL! I look like a homeless bum. My rational is why would I want to sweat all over my good workout clothes! HA!

Anyone else Barre? What is your exercise obsession? Do you change it up? Anyone else save their favorite workout clothes?

I'm back!!!

Hi guys! I have soooo missed all of you!

I was given a new assignment for the past year and a half that included travel out of town every week so I was completely overloaded and unable to blog!

There was a lot of time spent in airports and the fact was that I was overwhelmed with work at whatever the current location was! It was a truly great experience though! I got to meet so many new people and learn so many new things. I will be writing some future posts with everything I learned!!

Well, now I am back at the office in good ole Pittsburgh and I have a few moments to breath so I will be back to blogging - Yippee!!

I hope everyone is well and I cannot wait to go read blogs and get caught up!

I am also getting settled back home and getting the kittens used to having their mom around again! LOL! I actually think they enjoyed me being away! :-)

I currently have Nermal and Trouble (my boys that are 3 years old) and two new babies Faith and Grace that are my one year old girls.

I will leave you with an adorable picture of all of my babies together taken a few months ago!

Can not wait to re-connect with you all and also meet new friends!!!

New Life and Experiences

WOW! It has been a long time since I have posted!!! I cannot believe that I last posted last year!!! It has been crazy and I will try to catch you up as much as possible and then I promise to post often!!

So, that opportunity I blogged about last year for work came through! I got my dream job!! I am a traveling trainer! Life has been so good and exciting and busy that I have not been able to blog.

I hope to step this up in the future because I have some seriously fun stuff to share with you.

So.....below is where I am working now!! I am with a major corporation and traveling back and forth each week from Pittsburgh, PA to South Bend, IN and I am loving every second of it!

This is about two miles from my companies location in Indiana.

 

This is a really cool Riverwalk that is in Mishawaka, Indiana. I go here a lot to walk and jog. There will be many more posts on this in the future

Even with the crazy travel schedule, I made it to Columbus to see my sister a few weekends to help with makeup for these little dancing girls. They joined a competition dance group and I was elected to do makeup!! WHOOP! How cute they are, right?

I also made it with my friends for a weekend getaway to Jacksons Mill, WVa!! It was an amazing weekend and I was able to totally refresh!! This is the obligatory "Jesus" photo.

Had a trip in June for the weekend to visit this adorable young man and attand his high school graduation!!! WHAT?!?! Crazy! He will be attending Juniata in the Fall!!! YEAH MATT!!!

One of my many beautiful sunset on the plane photos! The perks of traveling every week!! 

I had to put my sweet boy Kidrock to sleep in Feb. That was pretty horrible and these two (Nermal and Trouble) are now holding down the fort when I am away each week! Thank goodness I have AN AMAZING CAT SITTER!!!She is awesome!

  
I was also able to get in more than a few Saturdays at Mom and Dad's house on the lake! Sometimes I am only home one day but the view alone and family time is worth it! 

I was able to make the trip to my sisters in Harrisburg for a weekend to run the Hershey 10K also! We do it every year! I love it and the time it allows me to spend with her! Best big sister ever! 

This is a beautiful sunset over Lake Michigan at St. Joe's. It is beautiful there! This is one of the many beaches I drive to each night I am away for work! Figure I better make the most of it! 

I also joined the local zoo. It was really reasonable and I figure now I can go there anytime for free! They let you get really close to the animals which I am not used to from the Pittsburgh zoo.

You are going to think I am nuts...my family did!!!! HA  I added two new additions to my family at home just a few weeks ago. Grace and Faith are sisters...they are 10 weeks old and everyone is getting along amazingly already! here is Nermal be a really sweet cat Dad!!!

And now to present time...Last weekend my friends pitbull was playing with this little bunny when we saw him, I ran over and grabbed it and drive it to the wildlife rescue. I am waiting to hear how he is.

I am going to try to blog at least a few times a week again! I have so much fun stuff to show you!

I will get started on the next one now!!! 

I hope you all are well and I cannot wait to get caught up on everyone's blogs again!!!!!

                       

BFF Trip

My friend Laura took me on a little weekend trip with her this Fall. We went to Seven Springs and spent a girls weekend together. Seven Springs is a well known ski resort in our area and for th eoff season they come up with really creative and fun events. It was great! We stayed in the hotel at Seven Springs and enjoyed the Fall Festival they had there. Here we are at the mini golf course in the hotel...

This was our view from the room patio...It was pouring all weekend and we had the sewer drain outside of our window so we pretended that it was our own personal waterfall!!! Lemonade out of lemons, right?!?!

Here is a shot of the grounds...

A little selfie action...

Working out selfie....thank goodness we did this a little and walked around a lot because food was included all weekend and we ATE! Seriously yummo!!

We took a long hike in the woods and down trails around the property and saw how really beautiful nature can be...

Many ponds with swans...white...

and black...they were all so elegant as they just glided around in the lake! Serenity and peace!!

And on our last day these little babies came popping out of the storm drain...more lemonade!! I love kittens!! They were so cute to watch!!! There were more hiding inside...

What a great weekend with an even greater friend! I love you lots Laura!!! Thank you for taking me on this weekend of fun, bonding and friendship!

Where do you like to hang with the girlfriends?
Any special activities?
Do you ski? water? snow?
Cats or dogs or both?

Have a fantastic week ya'll!!!!!

KC Trip and New Fall Hair

Happy Fall Ya'll!!! I got new Fall hair!!! I ditched the blonde and went with some new Fall colors!! I kinda LOVE my hairstylist!!! I kind of just let my hairstylist do whatever she wants and I LOVE what she did!!

I recently got to travel for work! It is a rare thing for me and I was so excited to go! I went to two different sites - Shawnee and Hawthorne. Shawnee, Kansas and Hawthorne, Missouri and it was awesome!!!!

We stayed in a hotel at Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri. This place was amazing!! Right outside of our hotel was about 100 stores (and GOOD stores) within a ten block radius!!! It was a shopping and dining mecca!!!! We wanted authentic BBQ and we had so many recommendations but overall, the majority recommended Jack Stack BBQ so off we went!

Before eating, we HAD to pose in front of the restaurant with this bull!!! The food was AMAZING! I highly recommend this place! I got the Jacks Best which was one Crown Prime Beef Rib, Pork
Baby Back Ribs, and Beef Burnt Ends. AAAAAAAAMAZING!

Here is a shot of my lovely hotel room at the Hampton Inn Suites! The hotel was beautiful and clean! Loved it here! I had a huge, cozy bed with about 10 pillows and huge flat screen TV in both the sitting area and bedroom! Love this hotel!

   
I will leave you with a little photo out of the plane window....heading home!

Hope I get to return someday! I have NEVER tasted BBQ that good!!

Anyone else never had REAL BBQ?
Favorite type of BBQ?
Love traveling for work?

Have a great week ya'll.