I'm thankful for...

...All those who take the time to read my blog and stuff, even though I hardly update it. haha

Today is THANKSGIVING and I just want to start off by saying this has been an amazing year! So much has happened, and for that I'm so grateful! I'm so grateful to have so many good friends and such an amazing family that has helped me through everything I've ever been through. I'm especially grateful to have the best husband in the world. Everyone says they have the greatest husband... but little do they know... I found him and I'm so happy to be with someone that's so fun and hilarious. There's never a dull moment with my family.

 

I'm so grateful to have such an amazing and eternal family.

Now to ZUMBA.

Over these holiday's it's important to  watch what we're eating cause there are so many temptations and yummy things and treats surrounding at every corner. Pie, Candy Corn, Candied Yams, Candy, Cake, Pie, Candy, CANDY, CANDY!!!

So I found a website that gave us a few 

Ways to Eat Healthy Over the Holidays.

Here you go.

Exercise. Many people have extra time off during the holidays. If you’re one of them, use that time to develop an exercise routine, or bump up your usual one. This will help burn off the extra calories you’ll be consuming, and could even turn into a good habit that you can carry over into 2011.
Portion Size. Don’t feel you have to deny yourself Aunt Judy’s sinful casserole because you know it’s loaded with fat. Especially if it’s a dish you only get to enjoy once a year, go ahead and enjoy it . . . in moderation. Serve yourself small portions of everything and eat slowly so you can savor every bite. An alternative approach: use the three bite rule. Limit yourself to three bites of anything unhealthy. That’s usually enough to satisfy a craving so you can move on to something else.

Strategies to Not Gain Weight at Parties

Read on 

• Diet Tips: How to Prevent Weight Gain During the Holiday Season
• How to Keep Weight Off During the Holidays
• How to Avoid Weight Gain Through the Holidays

Don’t go to the party on an empty stomach. If you eat a healthy meal before heading out for a fun night, you’ll be less tempted to graze at the appetizer table. Fiber-rich foods will give you more staying power, and if you do fill up a plate at the party, try to include fruits and vegetables in the mix and use the three-bite rule for the bigger temptations.
Cook healthier for the holidays. If you have some control over the holiday meal, make a few simple changes to the recipes to make them healthier. Half-fat versions of things like sour cream and mayonnaise go unnoticed in dips and casseroles. Try grilling and steaming side dishes instead of frying, and cook with low-calorie spray oils instead of full fat versions. If you are contributing potluck style, bring a couple of dishes that you know you can enjoy, but won’t have to feel guilty about.
Just say no. Regardless of what your mother or Dear Abby may have told you, it’s okay to decline if you’re offered food when you’re not hungry. That plate of Christmas cookies on the table will serve just as nicely for the next guest. And when you are full, for goodness’ sake, stop eating, even if your plate isn’t empty. After all, that extra food isn’t doing anyone any good collecting around your waistline.
Center the celebration around something other than food. While you won’t be able to avoid every lavish family dinner, a get-together with friends could take place at an ice-skating rink, winter festival, or in your backyard in the form of a touch football game. Not only will everyone benefit from physical activity, but exercise also tends to curb the appetite, making it doubly good for you.
Start a new tradition. Lastly, take control of the holidays. If you are one of the adults in charge, it’s a great opportunity to set a good example for your (and others’) children by making family time healthier. Try doing a holiday craft with kids instead of baking tons of cookies. Replace the Christmas turkey and stuffing with a healthier dish (didn’t you all just have a big turkey dinner last month anyway?). Collect for a local food bank or involve the kids in a similar service project.
There are so many ways to make the holidays special. Be creative and focus on creating joy and memories instead of feasts. After all, isn’t that what the holidays are all about?


Read more at Suite101: 8 Ways to Eat Healthy Over the Holidays http://www.suite101.com/content/8-ways-to-eat-healthy-over-the-holidays-a309678#ixzz16JygLLd2

 

There you have it ladies and gentleman. Eat right and find a dance party that you can use your Zumba moves to work off the holiday pounds.

I LOVE YOU ALL! HAPPY THANKSGIVING! 

Good thing I haven't blogged in a million years...

I'M MARRIED, PEOPLE!



Love is great, and life is good. I'm married to my best friend, and it's the coolest thing to go to sleep and wake up and have the first person i see be my amazing husband. We had the best wedding day ever! We got married in the Timpanogos Temple on November 2nd, and it was sooooo cool to have such close friends and family there. It took so much not to cry! It was the most beautiful thing to be surrounded by friends and family and be sealed to Scott. I imagine that's how heaven will be. :)

After the ceremony, we went to a super yummy luncheon at the Northampton House in American Fork. SUPER DELICIOUS. There, we were also joined by close friends and family that we've been friends with for a million years.

We took a million pictures with our awesome photographers David Miller, and Alix Loosle, and took some sweet video footage with our video guy Justin Ahlman, and then was the reception. it was at the Alpine Arts Center and it was BEYOND a dream! Not even my dream reception looked that good! it was beautiful! We had over 500 people show up and it was CRAZY. Thanks to facebook, many more than we planned for showed up, but we were totally excited to see so many friends! The cake was amazing and my dad and I did the coolest daddy daughter dance in the WORLD pretty much. we're pretty much the best dancers ever. I did a little Zumba with the girls there and we ended the night. it went by WAY TOO FAST! I told scott i want to relive the entire day again for our one year anniversary, so Mom, start planning and sending out inviations again! haha jk

We spent the whole rest of the week in the happiest place on earth! DISNEYLAND! It was sooooo much fun! we went on every ride at least 3 times in Disneyland and California Adventure. It was probably the coolest honeymoon ever. AND it was the best time to go. As you'll see in the following picture, the lines were EMPTY.



Some rides, we'd get off and they'd let us just hop back on cause there was no one else in line and they needed to send the cars off. So, of course we were happy to volunteer! It was the BOMB.COM to be able to have gone and had so much fun.

We finished like every ride all 3 days within like 3-4 hours, so one afternoon, we went to my favotire beach, Balboa.

PS. Did i mention it was about 96 degrees the entire time?

PPS. Did i mention niether Scott or I planned for such awesome weather?

haha we went to the beach in long jeans and t shirts hahaha! But it was still so awesome.

Anyway, BACK TO ZUMBA.

I'm working to partner up with the Ladies Gym thing, Curves, to do Circut Zumba! it's going to be awesome.

Ever other song, you are on a machine toning for an entire song, and the other half of the time, you're dancing! AWESOME!

I'll fill you in when I find out the details!

PLAN ON BEING THERE

I LOVE YOU ALL! I'll write more later this week! Now that I'm married, I have PLENTY of time to blog.

Love is beautiful.