60 Days of Insanity - Check!

My last day of Insanity was on Sunday (9/9). I can now say that I survived the Insanity workout. I’ve also submitted the necessary form & photos to receive my free Insanity t-shirt! Just like the back of the t-shirt says, “I earned it.”

On August 6th, I started my last 30 days of Insanity which is a totally different set of DVDs. Needless to say, they are extremely harder than the first 30 days, but I guess that was to be expected. Now I understand why it’s called Insanity – those DVDs pushed me to a whole other workout level & after doing P90X, I didn’t even think that was possible. Throughout the 60 days, I was mostly excited to do the workouts. I had a few days where I just didn’t feel like working out but I forced myself to do it & afterward I felt better having done it. The calendar that I used to track my workouts showed that I missed 4 days due to sickness; I made up 3 of those days with my off days (Sundays) so there’s only 1 DVD that I didn’t actually do. I think that’s pretty good, if you ask me. I was also very thankful to have been able use the high school weight room for most of my work outs & being able to do the DVDs with Dan for the first 3-4 weeks & then with Kateri 3 to 4 days a week thereafter. As I’ve said before, working out with a buddy is so much more fun. Throughout our Insanity workouts (& when I say “our” I mean me, Dan & Kateri) we would take some goofy pictures in the weight room relishing in our post-workout glow. :P For those of you that aren’t on Facebook, here are the photos that were taken:

 

Kateri & I flexing our muscles.

 

I wanted to take a pick of Dan on my back & he wanted to take one of me on his shoulders - so, we did both...

 

 

As much as I don’t want to show you my before photos, it appears there’s no way around it; if I don’t post them you won’t have anything to compare my after photos to. Since I’m happy with my results I’m going to take a deep breath, bite my tongue & post them:

Now for some flexing photos:

 

My favorite results photo. =)

 

Dan said, "Give me some Hulk Hogan."

 

Now that I’ve completed an “extreme workout program,” I’m taking this week slow. I’ve decided to take Monday & Friday off & plan to run outside & hit the gym the rest of the week. I’m also super excited about going to the Body Combat class at Gold’s with Kateri on Saturday morning – it’s my favorite class there. Kateri & I have also talked about starting P90X this month. I really wanted to try P90X2 but, apparently, all of the reviews that I’ve read tell readers that #2 is not a program that you can just pick up like #1 is. They highly recommend completing #1 & then following it up with #2. I’ve done P90X before & I did enjoy it – especially Tony Horton’s comical personality. I’m going to bite the bullet & do what the reviews are telling me; besides, what else do I have to do?

Yep, I'm 30!

My 30th birthday was on Wednesday, August 15th & unlike some people, I usually work on my
birthday. I’m glad that I did because I had a great day – I was spoiled with flower deliveries, gifts from my co-workers, cake & ice cream & a nice dinner with Dan at Clyde’s in Ashburn followed by Sweet Frog. =) As you can see, I was feeling a lot of love that day:

 

I hardly had any room to do my actual work. ;o)



I also walked into my office to find this Happy Birthday banner. =)

I always get excited about my birthday & since it was a milestone birthday I had hinted to Dan several months in advance that I’d like to have a party. He had tried to make it a surprise party like
I did for his 30th birthday last year, but that didn’t quite pan out. I think he was just overwhelmed by
everything; he also had football camp that started that same week so needless to say he was stretched a little thin. The party was on Saturday, August 18th at our house. I have to admit that when I heard it was being held at our house I started to get a little nervous; I’ve never thought of our place as a fun  hang out spot: (1) it’s quite small; (2) we don’t have a large, fully functioning backyard for everyone to hang out in; and (3) Did I mention it was small?

On the day of the party I was pretty excited, not only were we having a party with all of my favorite people but I had to take a skirt back to H&M that I had bought a few weeks before because it was too big. Woo hoo!! Love that feeling. :D

Dan & I did a little decorating before everyone arrived at the house:

 

Our living room.

 

Our dining room with the yummy food.

 

The photo that Dan took of himself - as you can see he was pretty excited!

 

Dan also scheduled everything for Uncle Julio’s to cater the party. The food was amazing & I’m so glad he picked that restaurant; the girls & I frequent there for happy hours which always turn into dinner plans. One of my favorite places....yes, I like it better than Don Pablo’s.

I didn’t take a lot of photos at the party & now I wish I had; I always regret it later. Here are a few photos that were taken:

 

 

A few of our guests. =)

 

Li & Me hanging out on the deck.

 

2 of my favs (Li & Lue).

 

Ice cream cake!

 

Yes, Dan was in charge of taking pictures during the cake - this is why I never make him in charge of photos...

 

Yes, that's my ass - nice job, babe.

Thank you to everyone that came out to celebrate with me. I had a wonderful time. A special thank you goes out to the Hubster for planning everything & picking up on my not so subtle hints at wanting a party in the first place. I love you, soul mate.

Family Photos

 

Dan practicing his swing.

 

Don & Bridger

 

Father-Son time.

 

Sweet little Billy.

 

 

Mom & Winker.

 

Grandma & Grandpa T.

 

Mom & Me.

 

Lover & Me.

 

Mom & Aunt Lori.

 

 

Dad & Uncle Randy.