We pinkie swore.
Himself and I will be celebrating our 25th Anniversary in February. Because I have such incredible discounts at the park (The Mouse is very generous at Christmas!), we will be staying in one of the resorts for three days and two nights. I can't wait, and I'm already drawing up an itinerary for our trip and putting aside all the extra dollars I can! ($275 massage for two? No. $18 for all day bike rentals? Yes.)
I've informed him that I want to do everything there is to do at Disney that's free or cheap, so he'd better start preparing for a lot of walking! I can't have him petering out and needing a mid-day nap; at least, not on the day I've scheduled for the parks. I mentioned a weight amount I'd like to lose and he mentioned a weight amount he'd like to lose, and we both discussed ways to adopt a healthier lifestyle.
Then I held out my pinkie so we could swear on it.
And I held it out.
And I held it out.
And Kelly yelled from the back seat of the Escape "Don't withdraw your hand, Mom! Keep that pressure up!"
And I held it out.
Oh. It's so hard to die to self.
For him, this means goodbye Chik-Fil-A milkshakes! Goodbye nightly ice cream! Goodbye rich foods when eating out during travel!
For me, this means goodbye to flavored coffees and junk foods. It means getting off my behind and exercise.
My friend Lisa McP recently did a walk for breast cancer awareness. She walked 20 miles per day for three days. At the end her feet were ruined (horrible blisters, she needed to use crutches for a while!) but she ended up losing 10 pounds. Now, 10 pounds in three days is a bit drastic, but for me it's a worthy goal from now until February!
Finally,. . . finally. . . with a shout of anger. . . he grabbed my pinkie with his pinkie and sealed the deal. Today he had his coffee black, the way he used to drink it.
Neither of us have decent shoes to walk in. Just when I thought I'd have to finagle our budget around, I went to the mailbox and discovered a refund check from our deposit on Tyler's college housing!
Looks like God is in these plans, too!
"Come on everybody, here we gooooooo!"
4 comments:
Y'all are awesome, and kudos to you on your goals!
I was thinking about you on the way home from my parents house tonight, and I was wondering how y'all are doing.
Continuing to pray for you.
Gooooood luck! (:
We're doing well, T!! Having to find places to farm out Glenna since I won't leave her alone. She's going to four different houses this week!
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