So I did It!! I won our biggest loser competition at work! I lost a total of 21 pounds and won $200 :) The competition ended on Dec 14th, which was perfect, 2 days before our anniversary and a week before Christmas. The girls at work said we would start another one up in January after the holidays, which I don't really think is fair, I'll definitely be at a disadvantage. But that was the push I needed to start taking off the weight I put on after we got married. I haven't hit my goal yet, but I will get there!!
Here's our thankful Tom the Turkey we did for Thanksgiving.
Then I got this text from Dee Dee:
"So Mak just informed me that when we go up to Mom's that she is going to call you guys aunt Bacon and Uncle eggs. Then when you have kids they'll be called pancake, waffle, french toast, hashbrowns and sausage. And when she asks if you guys are coming she'll just say, "Is Breakfast showing up?""
Jamaal was surprisingly ok with the idea, probably because he doesn't like being called Uncle Bacon. So.....here's to Uncle Eggs!!!
That's his sister's new sweet baby JessiGrace. She is a cutie. Together we had 5 baby girls born into our families this year for a total of 30 nieces and nephews.....only one sister is pregnant as of now though. My dentist asked how I can have so many nieces and nephews and no kids of my own and I said, "with 30 to play with, we don't need any of our own babies!!"
Had to throw this picture of Shawsh's family in cuz they're so cute! They came with me to my works Carousel party and got to hang out with Santa and Mrs. Clause, who just happened to be in my single's ward bishopric :)
We celebrated our first anniversary on Sunday! Here's the top of our wedding cake to prove we ate it :)
After the biggest loser competition I would have eaten anything that weekend, which we did. Ate and shopped and saw the Hobbit in the IMAX. And Uncle Eggs got us a free room at the Red Lion again. Woot!
Lastly here is our cute Craigslist Christmas tree. It was supposedly pre-lit, but it ended up only having lights on the bottom piece, and only one strand of them worked. But we took care of it, and now there is a gingerbread man Uncle Eggs made in elementary school sitting on the top. I love it :)
In other news, I got called to be the Primary Chorister, and although it's a lot of work, I really really like it. The kids are great, we have a huge primary! And I feel like I'm finally contributing, even if only the kids know it.
We are pretty much done with our Christmas shopping and things. We did a lot of homemade gifts this year, a lot with the help of my super awesome MIL. I'm excited to see if everyone likes them. I'll probably have to get myself a sewing machine soon.
We're trying to head to Missoula for Christmas with my parents. I hope the weather cooperates since we already are gonna miss little Jon-Jon's wedding in January. I'm glad I have a full-time job, but sometimes it really makes traveling hard.
I got my gall-bladder out in October. It wasn't too exciting except that I had to stay overnight and have a second procedure, but luckily my hospital stay was free so it didn't add too much to our overall bill and now all the stones are gone!! I can pretty much eat whatever I want, the only thing I've noticed is that if there is too much oil/fat in a meal I have a bad stomach ache, but it sure beats those gall bladder attacks!
The x-ray unit in Cheney is set to get replaced early next year. It breaks down often, and it's in h budget, I'm excited about having some new awesome equipment!
Otherwise, things are good in Cheney. We're liking our ward and being close to work and school and having nice set schedules. Uncle Eggs is all done with his GE's and it's all downhill from here. Preparing for the GRE and applying to grad schools!
Hope everyone has a great Christmas/ New Years!
