Hi ladies I'm back, and we had a very fun trip. Kelly, welcome back. Were you on the Pacific side of Mexico? We were on the Caribbean side, further down the coast from Playa Del Carmen. We had great weather, other than one afternoon with a few showers. Hubby and I went to the pool that day anyway because there was nobody there, lol. The resort we went to was huge! There are FIVE hotels on the property, one of them adults only. We did a lot of walking up and down the beach, checking out the whole resort. I got plenty of walking! It's miles of coastline. It's an all inclusive resort, and you can go to all the hotels, their pools, restaurants, etc. There's a mall on property and an urgent care medical clinic. HUGE. We had plenty to do, but spent a lot of time relaxing. I have a little bit of tan (even though I used sunblock and wore a hat). You have to make reservations for dinner at the nicer restaurants (not buffets or bars), and getting those was the only difficult part. Some of our dinner reservations were for 9 pm. Anyway, we had a good time. We were glad to find lots of activities for kids and teens because we're going back there with our family in December.

I drank only bottled water, beer, and a few shots of Don Julio Blanco (because it's the best and was free, lol) because I have a had problems with Montezuma's Revenege in past trips to Mexico. But this trip, I was fine, thank goodness. But, I drank more than I ever do at home, and of course the eating . . . Lordy. I texted my trainer, who went to this same resort, and told her I'll need extra fat burning workouts when back. She laughed, but she's coming today, and I'm not looking forward to it. I haven't weighed yet, hoping that by jumping right back on track and drinking lots of water will help before Wednesday. I'm still trying to catch up on laundry, shopping, etc.

Sarah, anybody with plumbing and house repair issues would be crazy to NOT have anxiety. I have my issues with it also. I have found that listening to hypnosis (just YouTube) at night as I go to sleep really helps. Also, the best counseling I got was to focus only on what's in front of me now. Bringing my thoughts back to the present moment, and when they wander, to tell myself "that's a tomorrow problem for tomorrow me, and I know I'll be fine because I can handle difficult things". I think anxiety is a problem that intelligent people suffer more because they can anticipate and imagine the worst, believing that if they think about it enough, they will avoid negative events and outcomes. In the end, it's fear, and fear that is only sometimes justified, but a lot of the time the worst doesn't happen. Is it worth it then? That's the question that usually is answered "no". It's a struggle for me though. I am a worrier too. The only thing that helps me is to set it aside, and do something. By the way, your activity numbers are great, and you've stayed under 130 for a long time. Good for you! I'm sure you'll do great in PT and your injury will heal soon.

Kelly, I'm glad you'll be getting a break between hockey seasons. I talked to a number of people from Canada at the resort in Mexico. They ALL have kids in hockey! One young dad had his boys there, and he was also on a team. It made me think of you and Shawn. It's a lifestyle for you Canadians.

Lois, I'm sending my thoughts to you as you work so hard with new software and it sounds like, slacker workers. Glad you're home safely and had a great time.

Gotta run to my workout . . . wish me luck.

Just a quick jot.

Kelly - so glad you're back
Sheesh - your trip sounds amazing and I love how much fun you have no matter where you go. Your trainer will get you back where you need to be
Sarah - my heart goes out to you. It's been a challenging time for you and I hope it eases up for you.

Software - usually I LOVE software. This one is driving me batshit crazy and of course the sales peeps are SELLING, which is what will pay for the software, so we may have to adjust our timeline just for when the backlog needs to be completely entered. Anyhow, every time I turn around I can't get into anything and I find I need yet another update. After getting seriously frustrated in my meeting just an hour ago, the software trainers discovered the udpate issues and validated my frustrations. I'm not an idiot!! UGH.

Anyhow, hubby and I are going to be 60 this year. And I've posted about our friends losing their parents and two more have passed on in the past week or two. We know their heartache and offer our love. The last two who passed were in their 90s!!

I may have mentioned our friend's daughter is expecting and they will be grandparents in May. My son and his wife and us have donated pretty much all of our baby stuff to them. My son took his truck full of the crib, two pack n plays, nappers, a momarooo, and some other parapharnalia. Well, with my Disney trip, I did not have room to bring the rest so Frankie (our best man - hubby's best friend and future grandpa) and my best friend (groomsman, godfather to my daughter), Roman, drove out here for the weekend and we sent them home with two strollers, a slide, a high chair, and infant seat for the stroller, two boxes of misc stuff and toys and a rail for the crib when they convert to a toddler bed and even more. It felt great to give them everything and it was even more awesome for them to hang out for two days just visiting! I was bummed when they drove away yesterday. It's still sad to think that Rhea will be an only child, but at the same time, we know how blessed we are to have her and enjoy all of our time with her. Rhea and her family were able to come up Sunday afternoon for a quick visit as Frankie and Roman decided (about 3pm) that they were going to stay another night.

I have not been exercising, nor eating any sort of planning and I'm feeling it. My weight has gone up since Disneyland but until I find what will work, I'm not even trying to be honest. I'm going to cancel the optavia plan. I don't like the way I feel when I rely on that food.