Sunday, July 14, 2013

Weekend Roundup...

It's been a great weekend at the Callison house. We have been relaxing and just enjoying some family time. Yesterday we had J-crew over which is always fun. We had an Italian themed dinner and I made Baked Ziti and Chicken Marsala which everyone always loves.  I also snuck out yesterday for a pedi and a little shopping with Lisa so that was fun. Today, I am heading over to Shanti's for a Jewelry party with the girls and then we are hoping to do something fun with the family.

On another note - Mike and I are starting a DIET............... The word itself makes me nervous, but we are five days in and doing great. Mike has been wanting to lose some weight for some time now and I could also benefit from shedding a few pounds. So, we did some research and with the help of some great friends we started Medifast. I am such a foodie and don't like diets but I told myself I would try it and gave myself a goal of 20 lbs and an end date of Labor Day weekend. I know that is not a lot of time but we have our annual J-crew trip then and I want to eat and have fun on the trip. So, if I can stay on it until then I will consider it a success. We eat five Medifast meals a day (bar, shake, smoothie, soup, oatmeal, brownies, pudding, and some other options) and then one Lean/Green meal a day. Mike and I have started off great. He is down eight lbs and I am down five lbs. I took pictures of us on Wednesday when we started, they are horrible but I wanted something to compare to. We had our first "hurdle" last night with having J-crew over but we both did great. We didn't drink or have dessert. We planned for our Lean/Green meal for Dinner and stayed strong....... Here are some pictures...

                                                                           Day 1

                                                                            Day 1 (horrible pic)

                                                               J-Crew @ The Callison's
 
                                                           J-crew girls and my sissy....

                                                                     Our men......

Sunday, July 7, 2013

My 39th Birthday..... the last one before the BIG 40!!!!

I had an awesome birthday this year. Nicole flew in from San Diego to spend the weekend celebrating with me which is always extra special. Then the night of my actual birthday we went to Benihana's with Caroline and the kids and then on Sunday had a spa day at the Biltmore. It was a weekend filled with great laughs, food and lots of memories with my friends and family. Then a week later I got to celebrate with my AZ girls at PF Changs.... I'm one lucky girl!!!
















Memorial Day Weekend 2013....

For Memorial Day weekend we went to the Wig Wam Resort with some great friends. The kids had lots of fun swimming and going on the slide and the parents enjoyed yummy drinks at the pool. We had great rooms right on the greenbelt and had front row seats for a Memorial Day BBQ with music and all.









 





 

Catch Up - January - May 2013

Here are some highlights of fun times we have had over the last five months, so I have it for my memory book. Here we go....

                                                     Renae's Birthday Celebration...
 
                                                     Daddy's Birthday at Bennihana's
 
                                                    Schwans Best of the Best Party in Florida

Florida January 2013

                                                              Superbowl Sunday
 
                                               Valentine's Day with the J-Crew
 
                                              J-crew girls in the kitchen - February 2013
 
Temple Fun with friends
 
                                                                   Chad's 40th

                                                    Eight is Enough minus a few....
 
                                                      Jayden's 9th Birthday @ Flipside

                                           Mommy and Daddy with the Birthday boy....
 
Heading to SD For Spring Break 2013

                                                       Aircraft Carrier in San Diego


                                                        A Little love from Grandma

                                                                     Disney time

                                                       The girls are together again...
 
                                                         Having a blast at Disney
 
 Me and my Jordy
 
                                                            The Callison's at Disney...
 
                                                   Sleepover time on vacation

                                                        Cars Land was adorable...
 
                                                        The matching boys are Day three
 
                                                            Hibah's Wedding....
 
                                                        Hibah and my Chase girls....
 
 
Jewish holidays with Family and Friends 

                                                    Eight is Enough @ The Callison's
 
                                                   Shanti's Birthday and Sleepover Party
 
                                                        Anniversary Dinner with my baby...
 
Eight is Enough @ The Lindstrom's

                                                                 Me and my baby
 
                                                       Jeannine's Bday with the girls...
 
                                                                    Bon Jovi Concert.....
 
 
                                             A night out with my baby for Al's birthday
 
                                                      Great friends celebrating Al's birthday

                                                    Liat's bday dinner with the girls
 
                                                          Hebrew School Graduation Day

                                            All the kiddos at Hebrew School Graduation
 
All the Mom's at Temple on Mother's Day... 
 
                                                     Kindergarten Graduation for Jordan!


                                                     Third Grade Graduation for Jayden!

                                                    Celebrating in the classroom...


                                                  Daddy celebrating with Jayden