100.5 lbs / 19.0% I'm Baaaaaaaaack!

I'm pretty surprised to find I've lost weight and body fat during my 5 weeks of debauchery in Virginia.  I did a lot of partying, but i also did a lot of eating right and running.  I didn't eat out as much as i thought i would, and when i did, i somewhat behaved (hehe).  X Lounge is my new favorite diggs in Hooville.  Good people, good food, excellent drinks, comfy couches, dance floor. 

OH, Virginia. 

I had

The Time

of

MY LIFE!

See you again soon  ;)

Happy Birthday, Toddles!

Thursday the 16th was Todd's birthday. This is what I got him:

No, not the car! A trip to Six Flags! We drove to Cali to spend the night Thursday then went to Six Flags all day (and night) Friday. Todd got to be Batman:

And convene with a bunch of goats....

We took Bryce on lots of rides. He LOVES rides! We even took him on some that he was a tad small for and he loved them. I couldn't get pix of his excited faces as the rides were going :o/ He just looks scared in this one:

I think Todd had a good birthday. I'm not sure what has happened to me lately. Okay, i do know. i've gotten old...er. I used to worship roller coasters. The wilder, the better. I find that has changed. I'm terrified of them, but love them at the same time. I let Todd take me on Goliath and the 255-foot hill (that then goes 120 ft. underground for a grand total of a 375 foot drop) nearly did me in. My leg was shaking so violently I can't even describe it. I lost all feeling in my hands and feet. I thought my heart would pound completely out from my chest and plunge to the ground below. After the ride, I was still shaking so badly I could hardly walk. It was an awesome treat for Todd, who got a huge laugh out of it.

Then we rode the Viper, which was much less tame after the Goliath. I love the loops; up-side-down is cool. Nothing is daunting to Todd; he'll ride anything!

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A (Chilly) Blast From the Past

It's fun every now and again to look at old photos. These are from our Christmas visit to Virginia in 2004. We were driving along Skyline Drive (from the Rt. 33 entrance west of Stanardsville, I think we went north, but can't remember) and saw these huge ice formations on the side of the road. They were so beautiful!

Memorial Day in the Woods

For Memorial Day, we took a short trip up to Payson and stayed at Ponderosa Campground (actually east of Payson). It was so nice to be back in the forest, hiking and discovering the local flora.



The sites at the campground were enormous, which was great. We had room for our tent with plenty of room left over to put up the bad minton net. There was a fire pit and a picnic table. The site was so roomy we weren't right on top of the "neighbors." It was a fun time, but cold at night.