The Biggest Loser

And the winner is... Helen Phillips!
Helen is a 48 year old mother who went to the campus with her daughter. Everyone thought she would be eliminated early and be easy to beat. No one really gave her a second look, they didn't see her as a threat, but while they were focusing on other people, she turned into a little fire cracker!! Look at her before and after photos:


I wish I had arms like that!!!
Anyways, she went from 257 lbs down to 117 lbs; a 54.47% weight loss! That is awesome!
I love this show; I love to watch not only the physical transformations, but the emotional and psychological changes, too. It is very inspirational. If you ever get a chance, you should catch a season. The next one is this fall... I know you will get inspired, too!

Happy Anniversary

Here is to some very special friends of ours here in Louisiana. Allyson, Tim better take you out somewhere nice! :) Congratulations!

Another Blogger!

I got my other sister, Hannah to start blogging, too! :)
You can get to her blog in the left hand column of my blog, titled "Hannah's Habits",
or click here to check it out.

Compromises

I knew getting married would come with some compromises and learning to live with a boy has really been interesting...
This weekend I made 2 of those compromises that affected the decor of our house.
#1 was Jeff's deer heads were hung on the walls:


#2 This Leather Recliner will be arriving on Thursday:


I can't really complain at all since Jeff has let me take control of the rest of the house, but these were definitely rough.
As far as the deer go, I am lucky to have grown up with a dad that hunts so I am used to this. The dining room was really the only place in the house with a tall enough ceiling for them, though.
The recliner took a lot of shopping. He wanted one of those awful 80's recliners that are about 4 foot wide and super poofy (yes, they are comfortable but as an interior designer in training I can not let one of those pass) but I wanted to get a really pretty designer chair. Long story short, this was our outcome. Not too shabby... Slowly but surely he is going to turn our place into a rustic motif, lol.
He is happy, so that is all that really matters.

WOW!

The Show "Britain's Got Talent" this season really has some interesting contestants! Check this one out:

Happy Mother's Day!

Here's to 2 of the most wonderful moms in the whole world! Jeff and I love you very much; Have a wonderful Mother's Day! (Of course, the most recent picture I can find of both of them they are holding Annelise, lol)