So much to do so little time.. and I'm sick on top of that! A nice sore throat and head cold decided to settle in yesterday and has so far kicked my butt. Tonight I'm feeling better thanks to Cold Eze and Airborne which are loaded with vitamins. I'm determined to kick it by the weekend. It will either consist of Danielle going into labor and having a beautiful baby girl or going to Clovis to attend another wonderful year of our family tradition Bake Day! Either way, it's going to be one to remember, that's for sure.
Weight Watchers is going better than expected and we're so pleased to be able to say that. We had a bet, first one to 10lbs wins a professional massage. I won the bet, but not without a fight from my lovely wife, Nicole! I reached my 5% goal in winning this bet @ 11.8lbs in 5 weeks, 6 weigh-ins total. Nicole is doing very well and near the same @ 9.8lbs. We are working very hard and it's paying off. Consistency is key, like I've always said. So here's to consistency! :)
Work for me has been just insanely busy, but I love every minute of it. It is stressful and fast-paced, but just the environment for me. I'm bummed I'm sick, but focusing on getting better so I can get back quickly. As for Nicole's work, it's just steady right now. This is a bit of a slow time for them in comparison to the rest of the year.
Okay the Nyquil is setting in, time for bed.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Lifestyle changes
Changing your lifestyle isn't exactly easy, especially when you've failed at it a few times. Well this time I think the challenge will be different. How many times can one say that? haha The good thing about us is that we always keep trying! No matter what it is, food, gym, finances etc.. we always seem to pull ourselves together to be a terrific team. This time our big lifestyle change is food. We have joined Weight Watchers and are loving it! We have been to 2 meetings, our first weigh in, been tracking for about 10 days and everything is moving right along. Both of our initial goals are to reach 5% - we'll let you know when we get there! :)
This in turn is also helping us financially. We're buying groceries and eating at home! What a concept! haha Nicole has been very creative in the kitchen; cooking us wonderful low point meals! The variety is awesome! Planning is also a key step. Nicole did some meal planning for us for the next 10 days or so and we grocery shopped based off that. This will help the "what do you want for dinner?" "I dunno, what do you want?" conversations that all too often turn into going out to grab something!
We're really optimistic about this program as you can see. We're embracing this change and are looking forward to seeing the results. However, we still need all the strength and encouragement we can get from our friends and family!
This in turn is also helping us financially. We're buying groceries and eating at home! What a concept! haha Nicole has been very creative in the kitchen; cooking us wonderful low point meals! The variety is awesome! Planning is also a key step. Nicole did some meal planning for us for the next 10 days or so and we grocery shopped based off that. This will help the "what do you want for dinner?" "I dunno, what do you want?" conversations that all too often turn into going out to grab something!
We're really optimistic about this program as you can see. We're embracing this change and are looking forward to seeing the results. However, we still need all the strength and encouragement we can get from our friends and family!
Saturday, October 30, 2010
A long overdue update..
Life in the Kimpel-Sheldon household has been steady rollin'! Just working away and filling any spare time we have with our wonderful friends and family. Last weekend was Danielle's baby shower and I, Nicole, had a great time planning it with Janae. We had a blast shopping, and it turned out so good! Thanks for all your help Janae!! And Mom too you were right there with us even though you had one the weekend before, we are grateful for your help as well!
Lately we have really been enjoying watching Jon, Jen's little brother, play football for Oakmont High School, he is SOOO good and we are so proud of him!!
On a work note, and this is so exciting, Jen got a promotion! She is now a Senior Analyst!! It actually happened shortly after we got back from our Honeymoon but since we are crappy bloggers we hadn't mentioned it yet! I am so proud of her, she has worked really really hard for this and I am so glad that she is being recognized for it! Congrats Jen!
We've been laying a little low as we start preparing for that "next chapter"... we're both excited for it, we just have our work cut out for us. We have goals for our health as well as financially before we make that next step.
We can hardly believe the Holidays are upon us. We're really looking forward to the family time this time of year brings! Especially since there will be a new little one added to the family this year!! We CAN NOT wait for Sproutette to be born! We can't wait to hear her name, we can't wait to see her precious little face and we can't wait to hold her in our arms! We also can't wait to see Jason and Danielle as parents, they are going to be so amazing!!
Married life is the best. It's so amazing and it still feels a little surreal. We are officially registered Domestic Partners, that was exciting! This allows Nicole to be on my benefits, woohoo! Next up, Nicole's name change! This might be a complicated and fairly expensive process, as the DMV will allow a name change with a Domestic Partnership but it is unclear, and unlikely, that the Social Security Administration will. This will take a few phone calls to find out. Stay tuned!
As for Duncan, he isn't loving this weather so much because it doesn't allow for much play time; but he still gets a little indoor Frisbee toss here and there! ;) He is so cute, every time we come home for lunch he meets us at the door with his Frisbee. We also run him up and down the hallway with the laser, it's the cutest thing you've ever seen. I am sure the downstairs neighbor loves it too! ;)
Sorry for the large delay in updates! We promise to be better!!
♥Jen and Nicole
Lately we have really been enjoying watching Jon, Jen's little brother, play football for Oakmont High School, he is SOOO good and we are so proud of him!!
On a work note, and this is so exciting, Jen got a promotion! She is now a Senior Analyst!! It actually happened shortly after we got back from our Honeymoon but since we are crappy bloggers we hadn't mentioned it yet! I am so proud of her, she has worked really really hard for this and I am so glad that she is being recognized for it! Congrats Jen!
We've been laying a little low as we start preparing for that "next chapter"... we're both excited for it, we just have our work cut out for us. We have goals for our health as well as financially before we make that next step.
We can hardly believe the Holidays are upon us. We're really looking forward to the family time this time of year brings! Especially since there will be a new little one added to the family this year!! We CAN NOT wait for Sproutette to be born! We can't wait to hear her name, we can't wait to see her precious little face and we can't wait to hold her in our arms! We also can't wait to see Jason and Danielle as parents, they are going to be so amazing!!
Married life is the best. It's so amazing and it still feels a little surreal. We are officially registered Domestic Partners, that was exciting! This allows Nicole to be on my benefits, woohoo! Next up, Nicole's name change! This might be a complicated and fairly expensive process, as the DMV will allow a name change with a Domestic Partnership but it is unclear, and unlikely, that the Social Security Administration will. This will take a few phone calls to find out. Stay tuned!
As for Duncan, he isn't loving this weather so much because it doesn't allow for much play time; but he still gets a little indoor Frisbee toss here and there! ;) He is so cute, every time we come home for lunch he meets us at the door with his Frisbee. We also run him up and down the hallway with the laser, it's the cutest thing you've ever seen. I am sure the downstairs neighbor loves it too! ;)
Sorry for the large delay in updates! We promise to be better!!
♥Jen and Nicole
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Wedded bliss! Sorry just can't help it!
There are no words that could possibly describe our wedding and all it meant to us! The memories will stay embedded in our minds and hearts as the greatest time of our life! We are sooooo blessed! The overwhelmingly amount of love and support in the air around us was more than we could have ever dreamed of! So humbling! We truly feel so grateful and believe we have THE best friends and family! Huge thank you to all of you who made our day as special and perfect as it was.
We have posted a select few of the beautiful pictures on our Facebook. We're so happy with them and there are more to come!
Let's talk about our honeymoon for a minute.... A-mazing! Sooo relaxing, romantic and simply the best. It was so beautiful in Curaçao and we highly recommend it to anyone! Again, pics have been posted! The snorkeling, couples massage, beach time, drinks and Oceanfront room aka "the best room" were just what we had hoped for!!!
Now we're home and yes married life is different! We both feel it is and just can't get enough of it. The wedded bliss is priceless and we're going to soak it up as much as possible for as long as possible. Oh and I just love calling her my wife!!
Also, when we got home the timing and deal was right so we bought a new 2010 Acura TL! It's a burgundy color, just beautiful and we couldn't be more happy and proud of our hard work and decision!
Life is great and we cannot wait for the next chapter in our lives!!
Here's a little song to help explain the way we feel about each other.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=921P-3bdTAU
~ Jen
We have posted a select few of the beautiful pictures on our Facebook. We're so happy with them and there are more to come!
Let's talk about our honeymoon for a minute.... A-mazing! Sooo relaxing, romantic and simply the best. It was so beautiful in Curaçao and we highly recommend it to anyone! Again, pics have been posted! The snorkeling, couples massage, beach time, drinks and Oceanfront room aka "the best room" were just what we had hoped for!!!
Now we're home and yes married life is different! We both feel it is and just can't get enough of it. The wedded bliss is priceless and we're going to soak it up as much as possible for as long as possible. Oh and I just love calling her my wife!!
Also, when we got home the timing and deal was right so we bought a new 2010 Acura TL! It's a burgundy color, just beautiful and we couldn't be more happy and proud of our hard work and decision!
Life is great and we cannot wait for the next chapter in our lives!!
Here's a little song to help explain the way we feel about each other.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=921P-3bdTAU
~ Jen
Monday, August 9, 2010
Our big day is 11 days away!!
I'm always surprised at how much time has passed in between blogs! LOL
We're 11 days away from our wedding and couldn't be any more excited! We have been extremely busy with planning, appointments, and everything that comes with planning a wedding! We're also extremely grateful and happy to hear that Prop 8 was overturned and ruled unconstitutional right before our wedding. The timing couldn't have been better! We do realize we still can't obtain a marriage license, but there is NO doubt it's a step in the right direction for us and the LGBT community. This will just be an added bonus and "right", if you will, if we can get the license prior to our wedding, but it hasn't stopped us from moving forward (obviously lol) with our lives, wedding or commitment of any kind, in fact it's pushed us even harder! We're really excited about expressing and showing our Faith, Love & Commitment in front of our friends and family in just 11 days! It will be here before we know it!
We have also been SO busy this summer. We've gone Camping, had the BEST BACHELORETTE BASH EVER!!, BBQ'd with Friends & Family, Played in Downtown Sac, Visited Family in Reno, Enjoyed Lake Day with friends especially on the jet ski! It's been SO much fun, countless memories created and we wouldn't trade it for the world! Forever grateful!
Okay, let's talk about this Bachelorette Bash!!!! To say we had a blast would be the understatement of the year!! It was THE TIME OF OUR LIVES!!! Our wedding party team planned it out an executed it perfectly! It started out with a pool party/BBQ at the Kimpel house, there was fun in the pool, bean bag toss, awesome food and the Perfect Pearsmo's!! Those were delish!! We got to hang out and catch up with many wonderful people, thanks to everyone who came out!
Then the Hummer Limo showed up!! Woo Hoo! The team dressed us up in our Bachelorette sashes and tiara's and all us girls got in and continued the drinking, hey don't judge it was a Bachelorette Party! It whisked us away to Streets of London where we found our selves a table and kept drinking! Even Janae, the yougest sister (20) got to go in because the team made the arrangements!! Her first bar and it was for our Bach!! We then headed to Faces and met up with some party crashers!! Thanks guys! We loved you all being there! We danced our little (ha) butts off! More drinking of course! ;) We then headed back to Roseville and met up with most of the husbands in downtown Roseville. Again, more drinking, please don't roll your eyes! Our Limo took us home and the night was over. The next day wasn't so pleasant, DUH! But totally worth it and we can't believe how much fun we had! Thanks again Bachelorette Planning Team, you all ROCK!
Jen would like to take this moment to mention that she got her first pair of JORDAN'S!!! She is super excited and has wanted them for "her whole life!!" She even wore them to bed the first night, not a joke, she really did! Special thanks to my favorite Baller!
Ok, hopefully this will hold you all over for a bit, not sure if we will post again before the Wedding and Honeymoon, but we will try! And a quick Dunc update: He is currently twitching, barking and wagging his tail in his sleep, thanks for wearing him our Mom, Dad and Janae!
Countdown:
We're 11 days away from our wedding and couldn't be any more excited! We have been extremely busy with planning, appointments, and everything that comes with planning a wedding! We're also extremely grateful and happy to hear that Prop 8 was overturned and ruled unconstitutional right before our wedding. The timing couldn't have been better! We do realize we still can't obtain a marriage license, but there is NO doubt it's a step in the right direction for us and the LGBT community. This will just be an added bonus and "right", if you will, if we can get the license prior to our wedding, but it hasn't stopped us from moving forward (obviously lol) with our lives, wedding or commitment of any kind, in fact it's pushed us even harder! We're really excited about expressing and showing our Faith, Love & Commitment in front of our friends and family in just 11 days! It will be here before we know it!
We have also been SO busy this summer. We've gone Camping, had the BEST BACHELORETTE BASH EVER!!, BBQ'd with Friends & Family, Played in Downtown Sac, Visited Family in Reno, Enjoyed Lake Day with friends especially on the jet ski! It's been SO much fun, countless memories created and we wouldn't trade it for the world! Forever grateful!
Okay, let's talk about this Bachelorette Bash!!!! To say we had a blast would be the understatement of the year!! It was THE TIME OF OUR LIVES!!! Our wedding party team planned it out an executed it perfectly! It started out with a pool party/BBQ at the Kimpel house, there was fun in the pool, bean bag toss, awesome food and the Perfect Pearsmo's!! Those were delish!! We got to hang out and catch up with many wonderful people, thanks to everyone who came out!
Then the Hummer Limo showed up!! Woo Hoo! The team dressed us up in our Bachelorette sashes and tiara's and all us girls got in and continued the drinking, hey don't judge it was a Bachelorette Party! It whisked us away to Streets of London where we found our selves a table and kept drinking! Even Janae, the yougest sister (20) got to go in because the team made the arrangements!! Her first bar and it was for our Bach!! We then headed to Faces and met up with some party crashers!! Thanks guys! We loved you all being there! We danced our little (ha) butts off! More drinking of course! ;) We then headed back to Roseville and met up with most of the husbands in downtown Roseville. Again, more drinking, please don't roll your eyes! Our Limo took us home and the night was over. The next day wasn't so pleasant, DUH! But totally worth it and we can't believe how much fun we had! Thanks again Bachelorette Planning Team, you all ROCK!
Jen would like to take this moment to mention that she got her first pair of JORDAN'S!!! She is super excited and has wanted them for "her whole life!!" She even wore them to bed the first night, not a joke, she really did! Special thanks to my favorite Baller!
Ok, hopefully this will hold you all over for a bit, not sure if we will post again before the Wedding and Honeymoon, but we will try! And a quick Dunc update: He is currently twitching, barking and wagging his tail in his sleep, thanks for wearing him our Mom, Dad and Janae!
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