long time coming

Okay, okay...no need to send out a search party or anything! I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack! Sorry it has been so long since I put up a post, but to be honest, I was getting a little burnt out and just haven't been in the mood to spend as much time on the computer.
This also means I haven't been editing many pictures (or even taking them for that matter!)

I know, I know...I should be slapped!

These pictures aren't anything to write home about, especially since they were taken in the morning and I was forced to use my flash, but at least it is something! And aren't these two just the cutest little morning bugs you ever did see?
Another reason I have been 'in hiding' is because I got a new Droid the end of November and it has made it sooooo easy to check my fb, e-mails, etc without having to fire up the laptop. Sorry peeps!
We haven't been up to a whole lot of noteworthy stuff around here other than the every day grind. I think it has snowed practically every day in the past month and now we have hit the sub-zero temps time of year so we have been spending a lot of time 'hibernating'!
I was hoping to have a fun outing with the kids this weekend but after a trip to the clinic yesterday, it turns out that both Grant and I have Strep so we are confined to the house today! Blech! We both have two doses of penicillin down and are feeling MUCH better already though.
In other big news, I have now lost just over 15 lbs! I am pretty pumped about my success and loving that I have had to go out and buy new SMALLER jeans for the first time in almost 5 years. I have also signed up for this thing called the Warrior Dash in July with the girls I did the rollerblading marathon with last Sept. It is basically a 5K on an obstacle course! There is a very good chance that I will end up battered, bruised and maybe even broken, but I can't wait!! It is going to be a blast and of course we are going to turn it into a fun girls weekend out after all of our hard work ;)
I'm gonna try really hard to get back into the blogging groove, so bear with me as I work on catching up!

Tootie cuteness and a random update...

I'm not exactly sure why but I have been is such a blogging funk lately. I am sure you could tell from the lack of posts. Duh! But in the spirit of trying to be a good blogger, I thought I would share a few pictures of the cutest little girl I know.I do have to confess that in being such a blogging slacker, I have enjoyed a little down time. Some times it is sooooooo nice to just sit on the couch, after everyone has gone to bed, and simply veg out!
Yes, my name is Carrie and I am a couch potato!
Okay, not really. I am usually too busy to even sit down to eat dinner, but when I do find the time to just sit and enjoy a show or movie without the interruption of a child who needs some milk or a snack or without multi-tasking on my blog, facebook and editing pictures, I am in hog heaven!!!
Thus my affinity for Hulu.com I'll be the first to admit that my guilty pleasure is to sit up late (sometimes even with a glass of wine) and catch up on episodes of Greys Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Cougar Town and Castle. If you haven't ever watched Cougar Town it is a MUST. I was a Friends super-fan back in the day, so I gave Cougar Town a chance, when it first came out, since it stars Courtney Cox. Sooooo worth it! I love their quirky humor and inside jokes!!!
Enough about me and my lazy ways! On a positive note, I have also been working much harder on 'me'... eating (a little better and a little less), working out more and attempting to take some time for myself. So far I have lost 5 lbs but I would still like to lose another 10. Wish me luck over the Thanksgiving break because starting tomorrow we have a long weekend filled with family, friends, our anniversary, a 40th birthday party and well...lots of FOOD!
Happy Thanksgiving to you all!