Where's the Beach?

Monday's Comments Thanks for all of your comments yesterday. Sounds like the majority of you do try to do some sort of workout while on vacation and like the idea of cooking if you can. It saves so much money. Even better, I don't have to get dressed up LOL! I'm on beach time and really don't want to have to put on real clothes, shoes, or makeup if at all possible. And, um, Jessica 2 rest days?? My heart stopped! LOL ;-) Beach Boot Camp Today the humidity was way down. Sunglasses didn't fog up when you stepped outside. Of course I had my breakfast on the balcony. After that I ran for 20 minutes on the treadmill then convinced Jason to hit the beach for a beach boot camp workout. Crazy? Yep. Fun? Yep. We did the following circuit twice through. Each exercise was done for 20 seconds in the soft part of the sand with a 1 minute rest before the next sprint: Sprint Burpees Push ups Sprints Squat jumps Ski jumps Sprint Push ups Plie jumps Sprint Walking l...

Thankfully it finally stopped raining here. Now it's just really cold - but sunny at least. I had really hoped to sleep in this morning as a Christmas gift to myself. I suppose 7:50 is better than 7 am. While hubby snoozed, I made Pumpkin Oatmeal for the both of us for breakfast. I used steel cut oats, stirred in pumpkin, cinnamon, vanilla protein powder, and topped with toasted walnuts. I topped mine with just a drizzle of agave nectar while Jason stirred in brown sugar into his. After breakfast it was time to open our goodies to each other. I am now a proud new owner of a high step , new weight gloves , 6 ' resistance bands , plus jewelry (2 necklaces, bracelet, earrings), and gift cards to DSW (oh he knows me so well), Bed Bath & Beyond, and Amazon. My mom and sister showed up around noon for our Christmas Brunch. I was very excited to have them over again this year. I wanted it to be special so I made sure the table would match the food. I found the place mats, ...