Christmas Break is over :(

Today is it. This is my last day on Christmas break. It is a sad day. It is the feeling that you get the minute before you know you have to get out of bed in the morning. That minute that you want to last at least another hour. 2 weeks flew by. Teaching during the break made it not feel like a normal break either, I was at the college just as much as I was at home. But it was a good thing for the college, and in the long run, I think it will be worth giving up most of the break for. Now it is time to start another semester. Another semester of work, another semester of taking Graduate classes, and another semester of teaching adjunct. The thoughts and stress of all of that starting tomorrow has kind of ruined this last day of freedom!!!
So on a different note, we had a great anniversary. We were going to go on a big trip (either skiing or back to Vegas) but since Intersession was so consuming and I really needed to be close to the college, we didn't go. We did decide to just run to the city for a few nights. Nothing big. No plans. Just me and him. It ended up being our best trip yet I think! We just got to relax and be spontaneous with our time. Our hotel had a hot tub and so that was nice to just go sit and relax in. We shopped a little, ate at our favorite restaurants and went to the movies. I still wish we could have had that big getaway to celebrate 1 year married, but it was just a blessing to go spend a few nights without interruptions together.
The break was pretty productive in a a few ways. My husband stripped all the nasty carpet out of our kitchen and re tiled the whole kitchen in a few days. We were without a fridge, stove, washer, and dryer for a few days, but man it looks so good and clean. I didn't get a before picture, so I am searching for one and then I will post a before and after picture. We are getting close to being done with house updates for a while.
We found a new restaurant that we love. We ate it last time we were in the city and have been anticipating it and ate it again this weekend and it once again impressed us. If you haven't ate at the Santa Fe Cattle Co then you have to go try it. It is just good ol country cookin. I am usually a pasta fan (Fazzolis is my all time favorite!) but this place is just awesome.
We decided that our New Years resolution is to eat healthier and exercise. We both have such crazy schedule that it is hard to cook good food and not just fast food. So we are trying. We also want to exercise. We both feel so much better when we workout. My goal of course is to shed pounds through it. I went on a streak a few years ago and lost about 30 pounds altogether, but I have just about gained it all back. :( I don't have the frame or genetics to ever be really skinny -
but I don't want to be overweight. We got a basketball goal for Christmas thanks to my mother in law and so I am going to enjoy workout in that area! It cost more to eat healthy, but it will be worth the money for us to get some energy back. Strangly we kind of enjoy working out, just have to make the time to do it. Life is busy enough, but we have to take care of the bodies that God gave us! So wish us luck! (Mainly me, he already looks good!)
Ok that was a lot of reading and no pictures. So here are so pictures from Rece's 7th b-day party. It was back in September but I guess I just never posted about it. It was a skating party, and a fun one at that! We played limbo on Skates! I couldn't be kept from the fun even if the kids had a height advantage!!!
Here is Garrett playing. He had the right idea, no skates!!!

Here is Rece man. He ended up geting 2nd place I believe.

And then here is me. No I wasn't the 1 that beat Rece. I got close to last. But I sure did try hard!!! :)