Sugarless bus

What is the sugarless bus you ask...? Well, it's exactly what it sounds like - no sugar. You see, I have a major sweet tooth, and I was sick of dealing with cravings so I asked Colby and Chuck if they wanted to take the no sugar challenge with me from Thanksgiving to Christmas. We all did very well, so we thought we would do it again - only longer this time and with a little twist. Here are the rules:

1. No sugar, No junk food, No fast food, No soda - not even diet, no fried food, basically don't eat anything that tastes delicious.
2. You have to excersice for atleast 30 minutes / 4 days a week
3. You have to sign up for a sponsored race - doesn't matter what it is.
4. Only cheat on the designated days - we have 6 cheat days total.
5. Whoever cheats outside of the designated days, or doesn't complete the excersice task owes everyone in the challenge $50.00. There are 5 of us competing this time.

The NO SUGAR/EXCERSICE challenge will go until May24th. 132 days without sugar - what did I get myself into.

Birthdays & more birthdays

January is a busy month for birthdays in our family. It seems like there is one every other day, so I wanted to put a post up for all the January birthdays and say - Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear....Keri, Chuck, Cami, Mom, Ken, and Layne, Happy Birthday to you!!!

I hope you all had or will have wonderful birthdays. Sorry we can't be with some of you on your special day, but we are thinking of you.

A Watson Christmas - 2008

This is a little late getting posted, but as they always say....better late than never. This year we spent Christmas and New Year's with the Watson's up in Utah. BRRR... it was so chilly cold. Jason and I arrived on Christmas Eve and flew home on Jan. 1st. We did so much in the between time -- let's see if I can rememeber it all or atleast some of the good stuff.

Christmas morning was spent with the Watson's - Ken and Jerri, Brandon and Lisa and Jason and myself. Keri and Lori's family decided to have Christmas with their little family in the morning time. We all got together in the afternoon to exchange gifts and eat some yummy Christmas food. Christmas day was so enjoyable. It is always so fun to sit around and visit with everyone and catch up on everything going on.

This is a very special picture. Jason and I decided to keep a big secret from Ken and Jerri and reveal it to them on Christmas morning. They are both reading test results for Jason. He PASSED his FE Test, something every engineer has to do. The test is not easy by any standards. I am so proud of Jason. That was the best Christmas present ever. Now, just one more test to go.

We all loved our gifts. Jason and I decided to get each other IPods for Christmas to help us overcome getting bored while running. It helps so much. We put them to the test the days we went to the gym. People watching, at the gym, is only fun for a little while.

Keri and Garet live by this fun recreation center. The kids were able to go swimming and enjoy going down the slide the slide. As usual, the women sat around and gossiped about anything and everything. If you ever go here, watch out for the heavy chlorine fumes.

We went to two movies. The first was Marley and Me. This is such a cute show, but I warn you -there were 10 of us at the movie, and we all walked out with wet eyes. The second movie we went to was Yes Man. It was good, maybe just a one timer though.

The rest of the time was spent up at Ken and Jerri's cabin. BRRRR again - it was freezing up in Kamas. We enjoyed more chit-chatting, snowmobiling, sleding, guitar hero, watching movies, and playing team Uno. Garet - you were the best partner a girl could ask for. G & A team forever baby - no one can take us down!!!!

We enjoyed our Christmas and New Years up in Utah. It is always so fun to be with the family, and we can't wait till we go up again. We love you all.