Working out and loving it

So once again I have started working out. This time I am really enjoying myself. Now that I work from home, I am desperate to get out of the house each afternoon. When Andrew gets home, he wants a little quite time in his man cave and I want to get out of the house. It is actually perfect. He builds stuff, I work out. For those of you who know me you know I don't sweat that much. I have always thought that sweating was a direct correlation to how hard you worked out. But no matter what I do, I don't sweat. I finally found a way to solve this problem. Andrew bought me a neoprene workout waist band. I love it! I sweat like a pig, gross I know, but so cool. They make shorts and tank tops too. I now want all of it. I can be on the treadmill for 30 minutes and sweat like a maniac! It may be mental, but I feel like I am getting more from my workouts by sweating. Here's to working out and not being a Fatty McFat fat any more!

Survey Says.......

Well working from home plus being bored equals hair dye and a new look. Thoughts??

Just an update

Wow, you wouldn't think blogging was so hard, but I can't seem to do it on a regular basis. Let's see what has been going on? Our trip to Mammoth was awesome. Andrew was a little under, ok maybe a lot, under the weather and it snowed, so we were able to have a much needed weekend doing nothing. On Sunday we went on a beautiful hike near Lake Lindy (I think) and were able to sight see a little bit. We didn't get to see Devils Post Pile because of the snow and the recently discovered plane of Steve Fossett. Lille loved the snow. I think she thought we had it done just for her. She ran around like a lunatic. I guess we know someone is ready for winter!



The fall leaves are in full change right now and it is absolutely
beautiful every where you go. We spend the evenings driving around and enjoying the beauty of Lake Tahoe, corny I know, but fun.





We spent last weekend up in Apple Hill. This is an area near Placerville, about an hour and a half form here. It is an area where there are dozens of Apple Orchards and you can drive around to each one, pick apples, feast on apple dumpling, pies and even pick your own pumpkins in the local pumpkin patches. I decided to find the most retarded pumpkin and take it home. After all, retarded pumpkins need a home too.


We went with our good friends Josh, Jacie and their precious little boy Mason. The area is beautiful, and it was a great way to spend the day. Good friends, good food and good beer.



Andrew and I have also been spending the weekend harvesting firewood. He found out that for $20 you can get a permit to harvest your own wood. Needless to say, that is what we are doing. It is a lot of fun, and a lot of work. Who knew hauling giant logs from the forest to the truck was so hard. Yep, that's my job. I have to load the 1920's, gullopy of a wheel barrel we have (it came with the house) and bushwhack back to the truck after he chops the tree in pieces with his chain saw. We take the wood home, then he chops it to pieces with the ax, then I have to stack it in neat piles next to the house. We can't drive by a single tree anymore without him pointing out how great it would be for our collection! Ah, what a funny man. We will spend the next two weekends doing the same thing, as collection season ends on the 31st of October. Did I mention that he love to build fires in our fireplace. It doesn't matter if it is 65 degrees out side, he will build a fire, open all of the windows and heat the house. I think he would have made a great cave man :).


Not only is Andrew on a firewood kick, he is also on a building kick. I can't seem to get him out of the garage. He loves to build things, and he is constantly doing so now that he has a place to work. We have a two car garage, but I am convinced that only one car, if any will live there this winter. You may ask what does he build, well let me tell you. So far he has built a dog bowl box for Lille. It is a box that holds her food and her bowls go on top of it. It is white with brown dog prints on it. Let me tell you how cute he was at 7:00am on Saturday painting paw prints on a wooden box for his little girl, super cute. He built me a desk for my office, and he plans to add on an L piece to give me more space, he is now building a Cat Condo, jungle gym type think out of a real tree for the cats. He is also building a surprise something that I am not allowed to see. He is very resourceful too. The neighbors are building a house and he asked the guy if he could have the wood from the scrap pile, and he said yes. Wow, endless wood for building and firewood for fires. What more could a man want.

I guess that is it for now.

Heading to Mammoth for the weekend!

Andrew and I are heading to Mammoth California for the weekend. Our two year anniversary is next Tuesday, so we thought we would get away and enjoy the fall colors. It should be exciting. They just found the wreckage of Steve Fosset's plane in the Mammoth Wilderness, so the place should be swarming with media. Not he quite trip we planned, but it should be quite entertaining. We are staying at the Westin Monache Resort which is a lodging partner of mine. So not only is it a little R and R, it doubles as a site tour. The best part of the whole thing is that the Westin is Pet friendly, so Lille gets to go too! I will post pictures when we get back.

Uh oh......here comes the stress

I wish I wasn't having to post this. As you all know, we still own our place in Hilton Head. Due to the crummy market, it hasn't sold. We found out yesterday that our renter is moving out on November 1st. I am doing my best not to stress, but the what if's are taking over. What if we don't rent it? What if the place is destroyed and we have to put $ into fixing it? How are we going to be able to take time off in October to fly to South Carolina and check on the place? I am trying to stay positive, but quite frankly, after three years of being positive it is starting to wear me out. I am so ready to be done with that place. Andrew and I bought it thinking that we were going to be there for several years, not just two. We have spent more time trying to get rid of it than the time we lived there. We have been very responsible and paid all of our mortgages on time. It has been hard at times, but we did it. For the two years we lived in Park City, we both worked 6 to 7 days a week. It sucks paying for something that you don't live in. We have re-listed the unit, for sale and for rent. Please keep us in your prayers. We were looking forward to moving to Tahoe and not having to get second jobs. If it rents, this is possible. If not, looks like we go back to busting our butts again. Once again, sorry for the not so fun post, but I had to get it off of my chest.

New House

Well we are finally getting settled. We officially moved into the new place and received all of our belongings on September 15th. We spent last week unpacking and find a new place for all of our stuff. It is amazing what you forget you have, or have and don't need! As soon as everything is done, I will post some pics of the house furnished. For now these will have to do. Lille is loving her new back yard, she spends all day sunning and chasing birds. Andrew never leaves the garage. Currently he is working on building me a desk for my office. I have been helping out too. So far it looks great. I can't wait to see the finished product!

Home Sweet Home

After four days of house hunting Andrew and I found a place. We heard from the landlords today, our application came back and we got rave reviews from our previous land lord. We are going tonight to put down the deposit, sign the papers and take some pictures. For those of you who know Tahoe, know that most houses are 70's "rustic." This is a nice way of saying, most places are overpriced POS. But not ours, it is older and quirky. It was built 30 years ago by a man and his wife. They have become sick and had to move to Carson City. The neighbor bought it and is now renting it. We will be the second people to ever live in the house. The landlords have repainted the whole interior and we are getting brand new carpet! There is a huge 2 car garage, or as Andrew calls it, a Man Cave. The home also has a huge back yard for Lille, and a wrap around porch for me! These are just a few of the highlights. I will post some pictures soon.