The Pens in my hands

I have decided that I am getting a Sidney Crosby Jersey when I am done with my personal trainer sessions.

Why? You ask, well for a few reasons but the biggest reason is, I deserve it. Plain and simple I deserve it.

Second so I can show it to the manager of the gym, since he is a Detroit Redwings fan. YUCK!!!! I do not like The Redwings at all!!! Okay, I will give him some slack since his Grandpa played for them at some point, still I do not like them.

Third because I am a die hard Pittsburgh Penguins fan, and I have the game from 2009 when they won The Stanley Cup on my Ipod and when I do not feel like working out anymore I turn that game on and remember what their coach told them before they went on the ice to win. He said "The pen is in your hands". The same holds true for me, the pen is in my hands. I will ultimately choose what is written or not written about my efforts to become a healthier person.
After all that is the goal. I am going to make it so....

The Gym

Okay, for those of you that work with me or have read my posts on Facebook, you will know that I have been going to the gym to workout for about 3 weeks now. I have seen some pretty scary things, and I am not referring to myself in the mirror. The first day I went I noticed a human, I call it that because I am still not sure if it is male or female. I have since figure out that it is a male because no woman should wear what he was wearing yesterday.

There are the gym bunnies, I call them that because they are not interested in getting fit or healthy. They are there to get a man, and they could not make it any more obvious, they may as well just post their phone number on their chest. Oh, wait that would mean that there would be something to cover it up with so never mind.

Then there are the Arnold wantabe's, you know the type, always looking at themselves lift weights in the mirror. I even had one follow me up to the bikes, sit right in front of me and start flexing away. I wanted to vomit.

It has been entertaining to say the least. I think I will keep going, even if it is to get a good laugh at someone elses expense. I am sure that they are laughing at mine. HA HA....

My Life for The Last Year

This is for those of you that read this every now and again since it has been almost a year since I have posted anything.

First, I had to have my gallbladder taken out in November 2008, they finally figured out that is what was causing all of my nausea and random vomitting episodes. That was interesting, they told me later that my liver had gotten so big that there was no more room for it, so they just took it out.

Second, I have a new nephew named Jackson Todd Bekker, he is a cutie. I am currently making doll clothes for his sister Haley although I am not sure that she will be to interested in them now that she has the real thing.

Third, I have started weight watchers with my sister, I am doing okay. I have been on it for about 8 weeks now and I have lost a total of 6.2lbs. I have been excercizing a lot more lately, I hope to be feeling the effects of that very soon.

Okay that is all for now.

My favorite picture of Summer.

This is a picture that I took of my niece Summer (she is the one in the pink shirt) when she was almost a year old. We were at the zoo. I like this picture because of the look on her face. She was giving us attitude even at a year old. I will always remember that she had the best facial expressions. It was almost amazing how such a young child could have so many facial expressions. This picture will always make me smile.

Emily this is for you.

Okay my niece Emily had to get after me to update my blog. So here goes. As I have mentioned in previous posts I am a hockey fan, I guess one could say that I am a huge hockey fan. This year was great for hockey especially being a Pittsburgh Penguins fan. They made it to The Stanley Cup Finals, and while they lost the cup to a team that will not be mentioned here, they still out played them. You will understand this if you watched game 5 the one that ended only after a triple overtime. In the last 30 seconds Maxim Talbot scored for The Pens to tie the game and send it in to the first overtime. I must admit that I did not think that they had a prayer but little did I know who was in net for us. Every time the other team had a shot on net it was denied by Fleury. Then in the middle of the 2nd overtime Petr Sykora said to the reporter sitting by the players bench that he was going to score the winning goal. I instantly thought that he had jinxed the game, and almost turned it off so that I would not watch them lose. I did not however and I am so glad that I watched until the end. Petr Sykora did just what he said he would do, yep he scored the winning goal. This game has landed itself on my Ipod and number 2 on my all time great hockey games list. The first one this list is, of course the 1980 men's hockey team beating The Russians at the 1980 olympics. Can anyone say that this was not the greatest moment is sports history. Okay, now that I have spewed about how great I think Hockey is I can move on to other things, or maybe not because that game 5 has been the most exciting thing in my life lately. So, until next time. Adios.

I am a big Hockey Fan and my team is the Pittsburg Penguins. They have made it to the Stanley Cup this year. Go Pens.

These are pictures of my cat Trinity. These are some of the many places that I have found her under the sink in the bathroom, in my scrapbook bag, and in a bag full of paper scraps. She seems to like to find new places for me to find her. I even found her in the dryer once. She is just a little silly.