A year ago today, Mac came from after a 367 day deployment to Afghanistan. Considering we went eight months from when he left to R&R, the four months to the end of his tour breezed by (we spent three months apart several times my senior year of college). Huge ass thanks to me awkwardly standing over his stuff….
I had my third Ideal Protein weigh-in today and couldn’t think of a better title. I’m down one whole pound and another 3.5 inches. Totals: 5.5 pounds and 11.5 inches. Whoopie. I realize that muscle weighs more than fat, but I have to think that the scale in going to have to start dropping soon….
Once upon a time (second grade to be exact), I learned “O Christmas Tree” in German for my school’s Christmas concert. To this day, I don’t actually know the words in English. For all I know, these are the lyrics.From Pinterest Mac and I recovered from St. Barbara’s by decking our halls (or just the…
And it’s Tuesday already. Whoops. Saturday, Mac and I ventured up to the gorgeous Pinehurst Resort for St. Barbara’s Ball. The 18th Fires Brigade reserved rooms at a discounted rate, and we wound up checking in around 12:30. Much to our surprise, we would be staying in a two-bedroom condo out on Pinehurst Lake instead…
Weigh-in number two was today. I was expecting to not lose (and possibly gain) weight because of our multiple Thanksgiving dinners. I also confessed my cheating in an attempt for full disclosure. Since last week, I lost no pounds but an additional 3.5 inches bringing my total losses to 4.5 pounds and 8 inches. Whoot….
I’m pretty sure patron saints exist for every single, random thing including the United States Army Artillery. Apparently, St. Barbara converted to Christianity against the wishes of her pagan father. Long story short, she was martyred by her father, and he was smited (smote?) by lightning after beheading her. So patron saint of lighting =…