Coming Out of Hiding...

I haven't posted in over a month. I kind of slipped into the shadows for awhile, as I was studying for the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam, which I took on October 16th. Studying was pretty consuming - both of time and mental ability, so I honestly did not even think about updating the blog.

Donnie and I made a weekend out of my exam. I took the exam at Western Michigan University, in Kalamazoo, MI, which is about 3 hours away from where we live. We drove out Friday night and came home on Monday. It was so nice to get a few days away, even if it wasn't for some exciting vacation. On our drive home we decided to take a bit of a detour and stopped in Hell. This is one of those towns where if you blink, you miss it. There's a restaurant/souvenir shop, ice cream/souvenir shop and an inn. We picked up a few things, had some super yummy ice cream and (pumpkin in a waffle cone made right there! yum!!!!!) took some pictures.




Since then, I was busy with work and just being lazy. I've realized I've put on some weight, so this will be a serious focus starting in November. I plan to set up a tv and dvd player in our empty bedroom upstairs so I can start using my exercise videos again. We also finally had money to do a big grocery shopping trip, so I put a few freezer meals together. I bought a bunch of pumpkin puree, so I'm on the hunt for pumpkin recipes. So far, I have made Pumpkin Pie Bread, which is delicious!!! It made me realize that I haven't been keeping a list of recipes I've tried, which I need to do for my 101 in 1001 list. So, I have to work on remembering some recipes I've made over the last few months that I've forgotten about.

On the topic of my 101/1001 list, I've made some changes, edited some items, and added to my list, making it a total of 110 items! I'm really so excited about everything on it, and can't wait to get to a few specific items.

I promise to work on updating more often, now that life has calmed down a bit and I've had my time to relax. *crosses heart*.