Hump Day Poll: Your Childhood Go To's
Candy Edition! I was thinking about my Mom's 50th birthday party. It was a wonderful memory because I worked really hard on it and planned it for 9 months to make it great for her. Because she didn't have a 25th wedding anniversary, I knew I was going to go all out for her 50th. I had family, friends, people from high school, co-workers (ones I knew she liked! 😁) and I loved seeing her face when she would see people she hadn't seen in a long time. One of the biggest hits that people talked about for years after were the retro candy baskets on every table. I bought ones that I knew were her favorites as well as looking at what were popular at the time. People lost their minds and were squealing like kids when they saw their favorites. I got all of the candy through Candy Favorites website and it's always so fun to look through. I was perusing the site, I was thinking of what stuff I'd want in the baskets on my table for a party like Mom's: Cher...
I've decided to make the Turkey Trot part of my Thanksgiving traditions. As far as Christmas... Christmas Eve will definitely see some exercise, but more than likely Christmas day will not. News years eve will be sweat soaked, and on new years day, I'm tentatively scheduled for a 5k to start the new year off right. I guess it doesn't matter what the day is, you just need to get it done!
ReplyDeleteI got a good calorie burn in with scrubbing floors (my hamstrings are still screaming) and we took the dog for a long walk on Thanksgiving morning. That was nice before the madness set it. It felt good to be out in the cold!
ReplyDeleteWell done on the workouts!!
ReplyDeleteI have days planned for restitution, but if they don't fall on holidays - I'm going! :D
I had that moment of truth myself on Thanksgiving. It was a pleasant afternoon (the sun had finally come out) and I went for a walk, not only to get some fresh air but to remind myself not to overdo it at dinner. I did pretty well with my dinner choices and after I was done eating, I went for another short walk to work off the not so great choices. That really is a change from my old life!!
ReplyDeleteEveryone liked the pumpkin pie-lets! There was a request for me to make more; happy to oblige. Every year I try to find something new that's healthy and I haven't heard anyone screaming yet!! (Actually I don't think anyone even notices that they're actually eating healthy food!!)
Black Friday: I drove past the stores and laughed; does that count??
hmp- Great job on the turkey trot! I'm so proud of you!
ReplyDeletedal- Housework SO counts just like yardwork because you know when your hammies are screaming that you didn't do no baby workout!
Maren- Thanks! I hear ya! I think we're flip flopping Christmas Day/Cmas Eve's workouts so we can enjoy the holiday. We'll only do it if we need to work off some family stress! LOL
Kathi- Isn't it wonderful when you realize that you CHOOSE better for yourself not because it necessarily needs to be done but because you want to take the time for yourself? YAY so glad everyone liked the pie cups! They are so cute and perfect and YUMMY! We just finished off our pie yesterday and I just adore the flavor the gingersnaps bring to it!
You guys are seriously AWESOME!!!
ReplyDeleteand YES - holidays are the perfect day for working out...I like earning the food I'm going to eat! :-)