the EXCITEMENT is rising!

DRYWALLERS CAME TODAY! We thought they would really just get the ceilings done and maybe a little bit of the walls, but I really think that they are 1/2 way done put up the sheets of drywall. It makes it so much more real. So exciting!!! Here are a couple of pictures:

Entryway

The ceiling in our master bedroom

Great Room

Office 1/2 way done!

In other news (b/c you know the house is pretty much our life right now! haha)
- Loosing Weight - At the beginning of the year at work, we started the BIGGEST LOSER contest. Of course I was all about it, I love the show. I mean it was one the reason that I was able to loose those 60 lbs. I lost over 2.5 years ago. BUT this time around it just seems so much harder. I'm not sure why it's harder, I could probably think of somethings, but I can't have excuses. That won't get me anywhere. But I am determined to get back down to my weight before the wedding, if not MORE! I remember that counting calories and just walking A LOT was all that I needed. But I think I will need a little different kind of exercise regiment. So that is why I bought (on Amazon.com) Biggest Loser's CARDIO MAX. I have never been one to do exercise videos or really have any desire to do a workout video, I've seen some clips of a couple, and they just didn't appeal to me. But my friend Becky really recommended this DVD and said she really liked it. So I got it in the mail today and I popped the DVD in today after work and I was so pleasantly surprised and actually "liked" it (as much as you can like working out! haha). Now I just need to keep up with it!!!

- I changed my blog so that anyone can comment, I don't believe that you have to have a blog yourself anymore!

Rockin' out in Rockford

Well, since Sunday night, Matt has been in Rockford for work. Buckeye has taken over another line and Matt was in charge of going over to the Rockford location to be there for any questions.

Since I usually have Wednesdays off, I decided go up for 1.5 days to see him.... but that was with Matt putting the thought into my head that I could actually go see him and not have to be at home all by myself without him. SOOOOO... Tuesday afternoon, I drove over to Rockford and be with him for the night! And the first thing he shows me are THESE:

These are wonderful OLD SCHOOL (just out of the package) safety glasses he found at the Argo office. I just had to take a picture of him with 'em on. It's just so funny! They actually just look like really old glasses that might have been for a prescription, but they really aren't!!
We went and saw "Four Christmases" with Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn. I didn't hear that great of things about it, but I still really wanted to see it! And actually, I liked it. All the funny parts WEREN'T just in the commercials and I laughed quite a lot! =) After that, we went to the MACHINE SHED restuarant. It is a place that is "dedicated to the American farmer" (or something like that.. i thought that's what i read!). But it was good homecooked type meals with bread and all the fixin's. The bread was so good and my chicken just melted in my mouth! If you are ever in the Rockford area (or Iowa too I think), I think it is a good family resturant to check out! http://www.machineshed.com/. Then today, I was able to actually see Matt again, because when I called him in the morning, he was stuck at the Ford Dealership getting his truck worked on. So I got to spend just a little more time with my hubby before leaving Rockford.
I miss all of my friends. I will say that it is not as easy to get together with all of them as it used to be. Whether it's because I live a little farther away now, or because we are all just getting busier with other things that are coming into our lives. I just pray that we will always have time to see each other and keep those friendships going no matter what happens in our lives.
Matt and I are both realizing that we need to get back on the routine of working out and eating better. With both of us loosing a pretty substantial amount of weight each awhile ago, we know how important it is try to stay healthy and fit. Of course, since we both haven't worked out since the wedding, we are starting to "feel the burn" of working out again!
Hope all of you are doing well!
Jenni