Walking desk and Vision Boards

I've been trying to find some ways to get some exercise in during the day.  We had a piece of board cut and got a couple clamps and turned my treadmill into a walking desk. I spend so much time working on my laptop that I figured I could log in a few miles each day.  Its been great!  I go pretty slow so that I don't get dizzy or fall.....speed 2.0 has been perfect for me.  

I get myself set up with a fan, water, snacks and anything I need for work. 

A couple weeks ago, some sweet friends on my oil team all got together to make vision boards.  We set some personal and work goals for 2016.  It was lots of fun.

Thinking hard!

Its always fun with these ladies around.

Looking for inspiration.

Our finished (or mostly finished) boards.

Last week, Cooper's school had Muffins with Mom.

Hudson has been begging me lately to start watching scary movies.  On Friday night, we had a date night......just the two of us.......and went to see The Boy.  Yep, we jumped a few times.  Super creepy.

Family Cruise

Two days after Christmas, my little family went away for a week long cruise.  This was our Christmas gift to the boys this year.  Other than "santa" gifts, we try to give our kids some experiences instead of a lot of "stuff."  When they were smaller, it was things like water park passes, zoo memberships, art camp, etc.....  Now that they are older and easier to travel with, vacations seem to be a favorite.

Checking out the room and bunkbeds.

At dinner with Hudson.

We docked out of Galveston......and our first stop was Key West.  We decided to just do the trolley excursion so that we could explore the island.  

We stopped of at a wildlife refuge place and the boys enjoyed the talking birds.

And they liked feeding the turtles

Huge iguana

Entertaining himself while waiting on lunch.

We decided against seeing the Hemingway house- long line and not sure the boys would have been interested.

Lots of people riding bikes all around.

You can't go to Key West and not try the Key Lime Pie.

The boys chose normal ice cream cones......

I found some yummy gluten free pie (Shawn had regular)

You always seem some interesting people on the street.

Our next stop was in Freeport, Bahamas.  We had a fun beach day.

Cooper enjoyed the water trampoline.

They had fun building sand castles

Our 3rd stop was in Nassau, Bahamas.....we spent the day at Atlantis.

This was probably my least favorite cruise because 2.5 of the 3 days at sea were very choppy.  We all had motion sickness and felt kinda yuck.

Trying to relax when it wasn't choppy weather.

The boys both made friends and got involved with the kids camp on the ship.....which meant we got a couple nights of kid free dinners.  

New Years Eve dinner

I ordered the lobster and tried to like it.  I just couldn't.  So I ordered the boring chicken breast and ate it all up.

Cooper had a fun afternoon on the ships waterpark slides.

It was fun to sip on wine and people watch.  There are some crazies that end up making fools of themselves on the deck.  So fun to watch though.

Playing bingo.  Didn't win a single thing!

We made reservations the last night at the Steakhouse.  Best dinner of the week (our second favorite was at the Italian restaurant on the first night)  Cruise food is just okay......but these were great!

Officially tired from the week and resting on the ride home.  Glad to get away with my family and unplug for the week!