We had a fun Halloween at our house. The evening started off with a visit from my very favorite pirate!
We gave her a Tinkerbell movie and some fruit snacks, but somehow she managed to raid the candy too! She was a little wound up when she was leaving :)
Because it was Monday, Brian's poker night, he went off to play with the boys and I got to hand out our candy by myself. Yes, I handed out candy. I've tried other things - raisins, pretzels and even quarters (they were a hit, but it was just too expensive), and I've seen the disappointment on the faces. So, I am back to candy. I'll just have to deal with it, however the kids were happy!
We had a Spongebob, thing one and thing two ( I so wish I had taken their photo - adorable twin girls - a little over a year old) and then of course my favorite SpiderMan....
This is my friend Cole, he broke his elbow a couple of weeks ago and is a huge Spiderman fan! His mom decorated his cast and it looks just like his costume. I told him I loved his muscles - he was very happy!!
As the night went on the trick or treaters got older and the costumes less. So I turned off the light after my gangster stopped by to say hello. He went up to visit the poker buddies and came back down a few dollars richer! He was also happy!!!
I've started a new very quick morning workout - I'm posting it here and you can join in the fun with me if you want.
Do this 5 days per week when you first get up in the morning: -repeat
this cycle 2x:
50 jumping jacks 5 pushups 20 sit ups 20 mountain climbers 30 second plank 7 burpees (used to be called squat thrusts) total body
I have done this the last two mornings. My arms are sore and my booty is feeling it too! Today I logged it with the fitbit, it took me 11 minutes to do it twice including stretching before and after and a little cool down walk around. I burned 57 calories and took 431 steps!
Brian and I took off Friday morning and headed to Branson for a nice getaway!
We got there and immediately went to get something to eat. Ended up at Cantina Laredo and had a wonderful meal. I had the portabello mushroom enchilada, we shared the guacamole that was made tableside and so yummy! We left there extremely full and walked and window shopped at theBranson Landing for a couple of hours. I got some yummy jalapeno popcorn, Brian got the chocolate carmel. Both were tasty! We went back to the camper to get changed and decide what we wanted to do next.
I wanted to go to the outlet stores, so off we went. I got a few great deals at the Gap outlet (curvy jeans are my new favorite!) and I looked for a cute pair of boots, but didn't find anything I couldn't live without. I'll keep looking!
We ate dinner at Chester's - a hamburger joint. Brian got a HUGE burger. I got the fried green tomatoes and a salad. We split the cinnamon roll bread pudding. OMGness, it was delicious. We walked around some more and called it a night.
We got up ready to roll on Sat. Had breakfast at the camper, then off we went to explore. We ended up at the Titanic Museum, it was really cool and we both loved it. You get a boarding pass with a passenger's name on it and you can look for things that belonged to that passenger and at the end you find out your fate. My gal lived, Brian's passenger did not. It was a sobering experience, but so interesting. They wouldn't let us take any pictures, too bad
We had lunch at The Gardens. It was a great place to get some healthy food. I had a mushroom burger and Brian had salad and a quiche. Then we split some carrot cake. YUM!
We then headed over to the wax museum for a little fun. Brian would NOT pose for any pics, but I took this one of him by Frankenstein, of course he turned around the second he saw the camera.
I had to pose with I Dream of Jeannie!
Dancing with Austin Powers
And look serious with the Men in Black!
We had fun!! We headed back to the camper to do a little work. Duty calls sometimes, I'm just thankful that I have a job that allows me to work from wherever I am!
We went to dinner at the Bleu Olive. It was really good. I had a flirtini! It was yummy and then I had pasta with sundried tomatoes and olives. Brian had a beef kebob and some garlic mashed potatoes. Service was excellent and the food was very good. We highly recommend it!
We then went to see the show SIX. This was good. Six brothers perform without any musical instruments. They sound like they are singing with a band.All the sounds you hear are made with their mouths. Amazing! It was a good show.
Sunday we just took our time getting around, had some breakfast. I forgot to take my shakeology with me, but I did take SVELTE. I was so glad that I did. This was tasty! Brian drank the chocolate on Sat morning and the cappuchino on Sun. He liked both of them. I had the French Vanilla (yummy!) and the Spiced Chai. I LOVED the Spiced Chai. It was so good. I was cold, so I warmed it up. It just hit the spot. The drinks are around 300 calories. It worked great, kept us full until lunch and no dairy! YAY! These are more of a protein drink and I think would be great as an after workout drink!
What are the Benefits?
Tested to be low-glycemic
High in protein, low in sugar
Provides 20% daily value of fiber
Healthy alternative to weight loss
Dairy-free and gluten-free
Great snack to grab and go
Look for Svelte at your local Whole Foods or other health food stores!
Then we headed home for the Halloween festivities and to take photos of Nick and Lauren for their engagement. I'll post some of those after they have decided which ones are their faves! Madelyn looked adorable. We didn't have many trick-or-treaters, but enjoyed the few we had.
My favorite trick or treater:
Discussion: What did you do this weekend? Anything fun?
