Day One Hundred Twenty Five - REST DAY (Bruce Spruce Ranch Camping Trip)

ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND


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Day One Hundred Twenty Four - REST DAY (Bruce Spruce Ranch Camping Trip)

ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND


 -FYRE

Day One Hundred Twenty Three

Woke up early and did my last 6 miles for the week.  Dang, I almost did not do the entire six.  I did three, then I waited on Lisa.  We almost didn't finish out the walk, but considering that I'm going to be gone for the next 3 days, I really need to get my walks in and finished up.  So I dragged her outside and we did that second walk.  It was late in the morning, but we still finished it.  That was Awesome and I'm very happy we did that!


The rest of the day was super busy!  We had to go pay bills.  Ugh, the dreaded paying bills day.  That really worked out well for us though.  Had to do what I had to do, but it was ok.  We got everything paid and secured until next month.  We also went to see a movie, 'Ghostbusters' :D  I can't believe they re-released that movie.  Lisa and I actually watched Ghostbusters together in the theaters.  I never even seen in in theaters when it first came out because I was only 3 years old.  I might have watched it with my parents, but I don't remember.  I was also 3 years old when 'Return of the Jedi' came out and I remember watching that one in theaters, as well as E.T.  But Ghostbusters, I don't remember watching it.  Anyway, Lisa wasn't even born yet when it first came out.  It was just a memorable experience to watch that movie in theaters, on the big screen :D  Very cool!


We did some more running around throughout the rest of the day including our laundry.  Had to get that done because we're leaving tomorrow for camping.
This evening was super fun because I took Lisa to the casino and we ate at the restaurant there called the Cedar Bow.  I gotta say, it was really really nice!  We both loved it in there.  Lots of ppl there though, especially in the casino.  When we arrived in the parking lot, we parked quite a bit a ways from the entrance.  This dude who drives the casino bus pulled up behind me as soon as I got out of my truck.  He asked if we wanted a ride to the front doors and I said, Heck ya!  So Lees and I jumped in and he took us all the way to the front entrance.  It was so cool, we felt like V.I.P ;)  I loved that! 
The food at the casino was excellent!  We both had sandwiches.  Mine was a steak sandwich and Lisa had a shrimp sandwich.  Very good!  Afterwards, I played a bit on the machines.  I only stayed about an hour though because we needed to head to do some more things before the day was over.  It was a fun time and Lisa even did some studying on her school work while we were there. 


After the casino, we headed home.  We got some stuff together, then we headed up to walmart to buy some things for home and our camping trip.  After getting everything we needed, we headed to the church so Lisa could do some work.  Finally, we came home and ate a late supper.  We packed up and now we're all ready for tomorrow :)  I can't wait to head out there to Colorado tomorrow.  I'll be driving Lisa, my grandpa and grandma out there in the morning.  We're heading out to the Bruce Spruce Ranch in Pagosa Springs, Colorado for my grandpa's birthday trip.  We'll be staying in some cabins we rented.  Supposed to be a really nice place!  I went there when I was a little boy and my sister was a baby.  I remember it slightly, but not very much.  Maybe it'll jog some memories when I see everything.  Anyway, that's where I'll be the next 3 days.  We'll be back on Monday, but probably not until late in the day. 


Well, that was my crazy busy and tiring day!  Fun and Work ;)  Now, time for some beauty sleep.  Hope to have some great dreams about a beautiful woman tonight.  Goodnight!

Day One Hundred Twenty Two

Woke up early this morning and did my 6 miles!  I'm very proud that I finished that up today.  Now I have one more day to really hit it strong before the big camping trip we've got this weekend.  Then after that, I've got only two weeks before my Elk Hunt begins and that'll last for an entire week.  Lots to do and gotta get in good shape because up there in Chama, NM, those slopes are pretty steep!  You got to practically walk vertical up and down.  My knees, I sure hope they can take it.  I'm in pretty good shape as far as walking goes, but my knees do tend to give me a problem here and there.


The rest of the day was Awesome!  Lisa and I hung out, as we always do.  She had to work today though :(  She was off the past two days, then she works today, then tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday, she'll be off.  Yay!!


This evening, my family held a birthday dinner for my grandpa down at his house.  Omgosh the food!!!!!  I couldn't resist.  Meatloaf, my favorite!  Grandma knows that too and they just torcher me with that lol.  It's ok though.  I wasn't rude.  I ate my share, then afterward, Grandma packs me a huge dinner plate for Lisa and I later on.  It was good!  When she got home, we had that as a late snack.  Gotta walk it all off tomorrow, that's for sure.  My grandpa's birthday isn't until Monday, but since he'll be gone all weekend with us, they wanted to celebrate with him early.  It was a great night!


Well that was my day.  I'm feeling good, especially my body.  I just gotta keep up this exercising daily.  It's not just something that's gonna last one year, this is something I'm going to be doing the rest of my life.  So get used to it ;)  Goodnight!

Day One Hundred Twenty One

Today, I was determined to finish my entire 6 miles so I woke up at 5:45am.  I got ready, then I headed out there!  I took Cody and Cooper with me.  I finished strong.  After my 3 miles, I brought Cooper home and tied him up, and I only took Cody with me to finish out my 6 miles.  I also took my elk call and practiced on my walk.  I kept a really swift pace today and I even added some running in there!  I am so proud of how much I can run now.  I told Lisa about it after finishing up my 6 miles.  I told her that I could jog a very long distance and how before I couldn't go very far before running out of breath.  I'm so happy about how far I've come on this Fyrescape of mine.  I'm nowhere near done either.  I've got a long long way to go but I know I'll get there.


Cody was such a good dog today, but even if he was bad, I was not going to get mad at him.  Luckily, I didn't see that ShyGuy down at the ditch today.  I was very glad of that!  I did not want to run into him, or his dogs.  Just me and Cody.  We had a good walk.  I did my elk call all the way down.  That always drives Cody crazy for some reason.  He either hates it, or he thinks something is hurting me so he goes nuts and starts barking and howling hahaha.  It's funny! 


I finally caught up on my blogs today.  Lees and I are going to head to the church later and do some things.  I wanted to start up my DDPyoga again today, but my legs are really burnt out from the walk this morning.  My knees are tired and my legs are just weak.  I can't wait until tomorrow.  I'm going to do some more running and see where I am there.  I've also noticed today that my waist is getting much smaller.  I began measuring it by using my towel.  Before, my town couldn't wrap around my waist.  There must've been like a 5 inch gap from end to end when I tried wrapping it around my stomach.  Now guess what?!!!  It touches WOOOHOOO!!!!!  Both ends of the towel can touch now when wrapped around my stomach.  That is total hardcore progress there!!!  I'm so happy and proud.


You know, one thing I do Every morning is pray.  I pray to God.  That has really helped me in my life.  You have no idea the power of prayer until you do it.  I urge everyone to pray.  God will truly bless you if you believe in Him, keep Him in your everyday life and pray to Him always.  Trust me, it really does work. 


I'm going to relax the rest of the day!  I need to practice my bow shooting tonight.  It's been raining like crazy the past 2 days and that rain is making it pretty cool outside.  I can feel the fall season right around the corner.  Summer is coming to a close.  Ok, that's all for now.  Have an Awesome Day!  Be safe ;}

Day One Hundred Twenty

Woke up kinda early this morning, but I didn't get out there to walk right away.  Took me a while lol.  I went out and did 3 miles.  Yesterday I mentioned that I was gonna wear my hunting boots to break'em in on my walk....omgosh big mistake there!  I needed to wear those long, tall socks that come up to your calves.  Well, I didn't have any of those so I wore my short socks and that totally killed my feet!!  The back of my boots were seriously rubbing into my ankles and now they're all raw and they hurt something awful!  So after completing my 3 miles, I went home and changed my shoes.  They felt so better after that!  I attempted to do my 6 miles, but on my 4th mile, my dogs started misbehaving.  This dude, whom I get tired of running into down by the ditch, brought his dogs as usual.  This guy don't go down there to exercise!  He looks to be just killing time because he don't have anything better to do.  He just goes down there and wanders around everywhere until it's time to go home, I guess.  When I did three miles in the morning and three miles in the evening, I would run into him both times down there with his dogs.  He's not exercising.  He's just down there to be down there.  Honestly, I think the dude needs to get a life!  He needs to go out and get a job, find a woman and start a family.  Do something!  I go down there to exercise and get healthy, that's the Only reason I'm down there.  Him, he's just don't have anything better to do!  Ugh anyway, yeah I was mad this morning.  His dog came running over the hill and freaked my dogs out so they almost attacked his dog.  Lees and I had a heck of a time trying to pull back Cody.  I got so mad, mainly at that dude for always being down there and disrupting my walk, here I ended up taking it out on Cody.  I got so mad at him...oh man I feel so bad.  Cody was acting naughty all the way home and that anger from earlier just lingered inside me until we got home, then Cody started chasing my cats and I lost it.  I hurt him pretty bad.  I hurt his foot and he was crying for a bit.  I felt so so so so so so so shitty and eventually I made him feel better.  I went out there and loved up on him, made sure his foot was ok, which it was.  He's such a strong dog.  He's running around happy and everything.  I felt so bad and I vowed to Never Ever Ever Ever hurt him again.  I treated him like a prince the rest of the day.  He got special treats and I played with him a lot.  So yeah, that made me feel like crap!  I was so mad at that damn idiot we always run into.  We just call him the ShyGuy.  He don't talk at all and he's always got this funny frown on his face.  He seems shy and distant.  He also has kind of an attitude sometimes.  One day he stopped me and threatened to shoot my dog, Cody, because he thought Cody was messing with his grandma's sheep.  He's part of those same idiot family that accused my mom and dad's dogs for killing their sheep so they ran over to my parents place and demanded $100 for the sheep their dogs "supposedly" killed.  My mom paid them, which I thought was bogus because how the hell were they supposed to know FOR SURE that it was their dogs who killed that sheep.  Plus, those damn idiots just let those sheep wander around everywhere unsupervised!!!!  So yeah, this ShyGuy is part of that family.  His grandma owns those sheep.  Anyway, he threatened to shoot the German Shepherd that was bothering his sheep.  I told him that it wasn't Cody because Cody is tied up at home and the only time he's loose is when we go out to exercise.  I think he was referring to my dad's German Shepherd, Romo.  So yeah, that dude pisses me off and I'm sick of running into him down there on MY ROAD.  I need to get my walks in every morning and for him to be down there disrupting mine with his dogs, that is NOT COOL. 


Anyway, so I didn't do my 6 miles today.  I probably did 4 miles, that's it.  Makes me mad because I had only been doing 3 miles because of my knees.  Today was when I was ready for the six miles again and that crap had to happen.  Ugh, such a bad crazy day!  Not only was that bad, but we went to the casino again.  Now for starters, I had a bad feeling about it today!  I was not feeling like a winner today, but against my better judgment, I went there anyway and dropped 20 bucks on the slot machines.  I did not win a damn thing!  I knew I shouldn't have went in there.  Made me mad!!!!  So yeah, lost money again.  I'm really starting to hate that place because if you want to make any money, You have to spend a LOT of money!  That's the plain and simple short of it.  So even when you spend money after money, time after time, visit after visit, and one day eventually hit the jackpot, you'll probably only earn back all the money you pissed away from day one!  So you don't really get a profit.  Those Navajos running that place sure know their shit, honestly!  Take Take Take!!!


After the casino, we finally went to watch the movie, If I Stay.  Oh my gosh, it was NOT what I was expecting.  The damn previews make it look so good, but when you actually see the movie, it totally does not live up to the expectations you had from watching the previews!  So yeah, I wasn't very happy with it.  Especially the ending, oh man what a sucky, crap ending for a movie!  I hate when they leave you hanging like that!!!  I mean, shit if you're going to waste the audiences time for 2 hours, atleast give them an ending worth all that!  But no, it's some shit crap ending, then it's over.  You leave there wondering what happened and everything.  Pisses me off!!!!!  That just added to the already bad day I was having.


We went to vote this evening, Lees and I.  After that, I took my truck down to my grandpa's house so my uncle and cousin could try and hook up my stereo.  My dad and I tried several months back, but we couldn't get it working.  They tried too, for a couple of hours but nadda!  They couldn't get it working either.  So now, I've got to take it into town and get the radio tested; make sure it's still working.  I hope it is!  We'll see though. 
Well that was my day.  It was bad, mostly, but this evening was nice.  Lees worked on her homework and cooked us a good chicken dinner and I watched movies.  Now, I'm totally beat and ready for bed.  I'm definitely going to get my 6 miles done tomorrow.  Lots of work on my body to be done still.  Fyrescape ain't nowhere near finish!  Goodnight ;}

Day One Hundred Nineteen

I didn't wake up very early this morning.  I headed out for my walk.  This time, Lisa came with me.  She came running out to me just as I was leaving.  We took Cody and Cooper with us.  It was a good walk and a swift pace.  We only did 3 miles though.  Lisa had to get ready for school.  I was wanting to finish up and complete my 6 miles, but by the time we got back it was pretty hot outside and that sun was really cooking my arms.  I'm already tanned pretty bad on my arms and I sure didn't want another sunburn, so I just said screw it and I called it after that.  I did 3 miles and as long as I did something, that's good enough.


The rest of the day was pretty mellow.  Lisa cut my hair a bit, trimmed it off and I took a nice long shower, cleaned my hair pretty good and did a good shave.  I'm lookin slick!  You can really see my weight loss, especially on my neck.  My neck used to be pretty thick, especially below my ears, but now it's really narrow.  You can see my jawline and my face is narrow.  My cheeks are no longer round, they're flat and stern.  I compared pix of myself now to ones I took last year and omgosh you can really see a difference.  It's crazy and I thank God so much that He's given me the strength to continue my Fyrescape everyday since April 29th.


Finally found my hunting boots today.  I've been looking for them for about 2 weeks now.  I'm all ready for hunting.  Tomorrow on my walk, I'm going to break'em in.  My dad's been bugging me to do that for a while now. 


Ok well that's about all for today.  Now, I'm going to hit the sack.  I've gotta get up early and get it done!  Lookin forward to tomorrow.  Goodnight!

Day One Hundred Eighteen - REST DAY

Yup, this day turned into a Rest Day.  Why?  Because my brother kept me up until 2:30am this morning!!!  Now when I was younger, I could stay up all night, then all day.  I had so much energy to do that.  Now at 33 years old, I can't do that anymore lol.  I can stay up late, but we're talking 12:30am to 1am.  After that, my body starts shutting down.  Plus, I get up early everyday at 5:30am so I need my sleep.  I NEVER stay up until 2:30am.  Geez, by the time he left, I was in total ZombieMode.  I was so sleepy that as soon as my head hit the pillow, I was completely out.  I slept until maybe 8:30 this morning.  By then, it was way too late to go walk.  It was hot outside.  Ok I could've still walked, but I just wasn't feeling it.  I love leaving early, that's what really wakes my body up.  If I tried waking my body up in that heat, that late in the morning, yeah that wouldn't have gone down too well lol.  It's ok though.  I'll hit it pretty good this week.  It'll be good to take a rest day today anyway.


So we went to church.  I got there kinda late.  I was really dragging this morning.  Pastor Johnson brought a good message.  After service, he really put me on the spot lol.  I was sitting in the back by the doors.  He called me up when he was doing announcements and asked me to tell the church about my Fall Festival that I'm going to be doing at the church this year, which I do every year.  So I went up there and told everyone.  It was funny because my mind was completely blank.  I didn't know what to say lol.  Luckily I said what needed to be said and let everyone know the date and time of the event and that if anyone wanted to help me out, just to come see me.  It was good!


After church, Lees and I came home.  I stopped off at the gas station and bought myself a big Diet Pepsi and some peanuts.  So good!!!  The rest of the day I just took it easy at home.  Lisa told me, before she went to work, that my other aunt told her that I was really looking good.  They said my weight loss has been superb and you can really see it.  A brand new me ;)  When Lisa told her that I did 6 miles everyday, she was blown away.  I'm proud of that! 


Ok, well that's it for me today.  I had a great day!  Now time for a great sleep.  Goodnight!

Day One Hundred Seventeen

Woke up early this morning and did my 6 miles!  I'm happy I got it all done.  When I got home, I was pretty tired.  Just before I got into the shower, I heard my dad's tractor outside.  I hurried and changed, then headed outside.  He was out there clearing off my land so I went out to help.


We spent the entire morning working on my land, getting it cleared off.  He did most the work with his tractor.  I hoed lots of weeds and he scraped them off the road and moved them all into a separate pile.  Now, it's lookin so good out there.  We kept busy and did so much up until about 1pm.  I was so hot afterwards and oh man am I tanned really bad.  My arms are almost black lol.  My face is ok, still light completed because I was wearing a hat, but dang my arms are really really dark.  I wish I had a long sleeve shirt to wear when I'm working outside. 
Anyway, dad's tractor got a flat tire so we stopped.  I took him home and we had lunch at his house with my mom and brother.  It was nice!  I stayed there until about 3pm.  I came home and got showered up finally, after not taking one even after my walk. 


My brother wanted to come over and watch 'The Amazing Spiderman 2' on my blueray player.  So he came over at about 5pm.  I told him to come over at 4:30, but as always, he was late getting there so we didn't start watching the movie until then.  I told him we weren't going to finish it because Lees and I had plans to go see the movie, 'If I Stay' at 7:20 tonight.  She went to work this morning at 7am and worked until 5.  While we were watching Spiderman, she came home.  We stopped the movie at around 6:45 and made plans with my brother to come back after we got home from the movie to finish it.  So after that, we headed up to the movie.  Dammit, it was Sold Out!!!!!  Ugh!!!!  I hate when that happens, that's why I don't ever go to movies on the weekends.  There's so many ppl there, it's crazy.  I always wait to watch movies until the week, but since the schools started up again, all the movie theaters around here don't show the early showings anymore except on the weekends. 
So since we didn't watch, 'If I Stay', we instead watched 'Lucy'.  That movie was such a dud.  I mean, it was ok and Scarlett Johanssen was very seriously HOT, but the movie wasn't that good.  I didn't really care for it.  After we got out, I was telling Lisa that we should've watched Ninja Turtles again, or The Expendables 3.  Those movies were Great and I wouldn't mind watching them again.


Well after the movie, we went to the new Pizza joint here in Farmington called, Pizza 9.  Since my brother was coming over to finish Spiderman, we bought two pies.  Both thin crust.  Oh man, I tell you, it was so so so so good!!!  Their pizza is Amazing!  They actually put these big meatballs on their pizza.  I really enjoyed it!  I've been eating light for a while so this pizza was definitely something I didn't hesitate on.  The workers there are very nice and they make you feel really welcomed.  We enjoyed it very much and plan on going back there again whenever we get that pizza craving.


After getting home, my brother and I watched the special features of the Spiderman 2 movie.  Lisa fell asleep.  Then, him and I just talked until 2 in the morning.  That's the only thing I don't like about my brother coming over because when he does come by, we talk and I hate some of his conversation because for some weird reason, he seems fascinated with the subject of the end of days.  Now me, I don't like talking about that stuff.  I believe that one day, God is going to come back and take us away from here, but until that day, which No Man Shall Know the Day nor the Hour, we should live very happy, fulfilling lives and appreciate each day and do the very best we can because honestly, if we have faith and we keep God in our lives, we have nothing to fear!  Well, I told all this to my brother.  It's something I'd been wanting to tell him for a long time and I think he finally got it.  He was feeling scared because of the type of life he's been living, but I think I helped him make the right choices on becoming a better person and keeping God in his life.  It was a good talk and I was glad we had it.  I hope he continues on the right path and I pray everyday that God helps him make the right choices.  Him and my sister, who seems to be really lost right now.  I pray for her everyday as well.


Well that was my day!  I'm so so so tired right now.  I am off to dreamland.  It's actually later than I'm putting on my blog.  Anyway, Goodnight!

Day One Hundred Sixteen

This morning I moved my truck, first thing.  Then, I went on my walk.  Again I only did 3 miles today.  My right foot is really not feeling good.  I'm gettin kinda worried about it.  It's been bothering me pretty bad, as well as my knee.  Feels like I jammed it, or something.  So tomorrow, I think I'm gonna stay off of it, but we'll see.  I told Lisa that today I wouldn't walk so when I did, she kinda got after me.  She said I needed to stay off of it and not put any wear on it.  I told her I was just too stubborn and needed to get my daily exercise in.  It was only 3 miles.  I don't consider 3 miles a very long walk because I've gotten used to 6 miles.  I also had to put off my DDPyoga for a few days until this pain went away, which sucked.  I was really getting into that, but I'll pick it back up soon.  I don't want to go to long without doing that.  My body seemed to be really thriving off of that, especially my back and my abs.  Can't wait for those to start showing one day ;)

Later in the day, Lees and I took a couple of bucks up to the casino.  We were supposed to watch the movie 'If I Stay' today, but the damn thing didn't start until 2pm and Lisa goes in to work at 3.  So that really screwed with our plans.  I've been waiting to see that movie all summer.  I love that actress in there, Chloe Grace Moretz.  She's super pretty and she's a great actress.  I loved her in 'Let Me In', the vampire movie, and especially in the remake of 'Carrie'.  So she's definitely one of my top 4 favorite actresses.  This movie, If I Stay, looks really Awesome and it's based on a book.  But, we couldn't watch it today which was a bummer.  Lisa had to work.  Now, I just found out that we can't watch it tomorrow morning either, which was the secondary plan, and because Lisa has to work tomorrow morning!  Dammit!!!!!  Seems like every time we make plans, something always comes by and screws it up.  So tomorrow evening, hopefully!

Anyway, back to what I said above, Lees and I took a couple of bucks and went up to the casino.  I had high hopes of winning something and having some spending money this weekend.  Since it was Friday, I figured our chances were good.  Well guess what....NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Shit shit shit shit shit, NOTHING!!!  Ugh!!!!  Damn I'm really sick of not winning anything at that damn casino.  I don't take much up there, but what little I do take, I don't win a damn thing.  Just a couple bucks here and there.  No hundred or thousand dollar jackpots though and that sucks!  I see other ppl win that kinda cash, but never me!  Hell I don't even win a hundred bucks there.  Makes me so mad.  So, I'm gonna just see how it goes from now on.  I don't see that casino the same, like a place to win money.  I see it as a place to lose money.  So when I have a few extra dollars, I might as well go into the bathroom and wipe my ass with it, then flush it down the toilet.  Atleast then, it'll have been useful to me, rather than just pissing it away at the casino.

Ok, as you can see I'm losing it now.  I better hit the sack soon.  Goodnight!

Day One Hundred Fifteen

I woke up early today, just like I planned.  I didn't walk yesterday so I was determined to get out there and do my walk.  First I moved my truck.  It definitely kept my road blocked for me.  My grandma was heading out today for a trip so I needed to move it out of the way.  I headed out for my walk after.  Today, I only did 3 miles.  My right foot started hurting on the way back.  When I got done with 3 miles, I sat down for a bit to rest up, but when I got up to go again, my right foot was really killing me.  I had this sharp pain in the center of it that lit up with each step.  So I said, Screw this, and I went back home.  I didn't get very far on my 4th mile.  Just turned around and came home.  I didn't want to risk hurting my foot more because it was really painful.

Lisa went to school today and after showering and getting ready, I headed up to town.  I got some signs to put up.  They both say, Private Property No Trespassing.  I like them.  I put one up on my back entrance where I set up my gate last night and the other I put up in my front entrance.  That'll definitely make ppl have second thoughts before tryna enter my property now.  I'm not messing around anymore.  I'm also gonna buy a shotgun to help me keep the peace and chase ppl off my property! 

This evening, my dad came over and helped me work on my land.  We're clearing it off so I can put up my perimeter fence.  Dad brought his tractor over and he cleared off a lot of weeds and smoothed out some of my land.  It looks great out there.  We have lots of work to do, though.  A lot more clearing to do.  We'll get it done though.  For now, it's lookin good.  We also blocked off one road that my grandma used.  So now, there's only two entrances to my property and both of them are blocked off.  One with my truck at night and the other with my gate.  Now I have Private Property signs on both entrances.  So no one is getting in and I'm gonna see to that. 

Well, I didn't do my DDPyoga today.  My foot hurting really stopped that one.  I might rest tomorrow and stay off it because it's really bothering me.  Lisa told me to stay off it tomorrow.  We'll see how it goes.  Time to rest up, dang I'm super tired.  Goodnight!

Day One Hundred Fourteen

I did not walk today!  In fact, I did not do Anything today!!  This was not a Rest Day either, so I'm not going to put that in my title.  I did not rest today, in fact I was pretty busy.  Something really bad happened last night!  I went to bed early, yesterday, so did Lisa.  Well last night, I have no idea what time it was, but it was in the middle of the night, I woke up from a deep sleep because my dogs were really barking.  When I awoke, I saw my room flooded with light from the outside, then I noticed I heard a vehicle.  Someone was in my driveway!  Now I will admit, I was so totally out of it.  I was so sleepy and in total Zombie-Mode, that I had no idea what was actually happening.  At first, I thought I was dreaming.  I remember thinking to myself, 'what is mom and dad doing here...oh well maybe Lisa will answer the door'.  I could not pull myself up from my bed.  Suddenly, I remember hearing someone run past my side windows of my room!  That really freaked me out.  Someone was running around outside my house.  I remember thinking, 'what the hell, I gotta get up', but I could not get out of my bed.  I was so so so tired.  I still didn't know if I was dreaming or not.  That's how completely out of it I was.  Somehow, I fell right back to sleep!  Yeah, crazy I know.  That's just how tired I was.  I fell asleep!
Well early this morning I woke up, then I shot out of bed!  I was completely awake.  I jumped up, went to the bathroom, then I dashed outside.  I looked all over, but there was no one out there.  So then I started looking for tracks and sure enough I saw these tire tracks.  Now this is what pissed me off, BIG TIME!!!!  The tire tracks came in and right over my dog, Cooper's, area.  They couldn't ran over him.  From the looks of it, they were drunks.  The tire marks were swerving.  Well the assholes apparently drove right thru my property, around the side of my house, where there is NO ROAD by the way, and behind my house, just kinda plowing thru the weeds back there.  So I went inside and woke Lisa up and told her the whole situation.  She got up, then we both went out there and tracked the vehicle.  Lisa also found the footprints beside my window.  Someone with long, really skinny feet.  It looked like a woman's feet, from the track shape, but they were pretty long.  Anyway, I tracked this asshole down the road and from what I can tell, they must've gotten lost last night, then ended up in my property but they couldn't find a road, so they just drove thru my land and around my house, plowing thru the weeds, making their own road, and finally they drove out to the road not far from my house.  Yes, I'm certain they were drunk.  The vehicle was all over the road in some parts.  Oh my gosh, I can't tell you how freakin PISSED OFF I am!!!  I freakin hate drunk ppl.  Not only did they deliberately come unwelcomed into my property in the middle of the night while we were sleeping, but they endangered my dogs, my cats, and me and Lisa.  They could've slammed right into my place!  This is twice something like this has happened.  The last time, I mentioned it in my earlier blogs.  Some asshole, in the late morning hours, came plowing thru my front yard, almost running into my porch, then drove thru and around my vehicles, then out down the road.  That guy was really really drunk.  So damn drunk he had to really concentrate on the road while he drove.  Ugh, this freakin makes me mad as hell. 

So the rest of the day, I had been planning on getting my property fence up.  I talked with my dad this evening, as well as my grandpa.  They told me I need to get up my fence soon.  I told them I'd start working on it.  This evening, I went down to grandpa's to watch IMPACTwrestling at their new time on SpikeTV.  While I was down there, Lisa texted me and told me that our idiot neighbors came driving down my road and right thru my property, like they're welcomed to do that anytime.  Ugh shit man, what the hell?!!  I mean, seriously ppl, you don't go driving thru someone else's property unless you get their direct permission!!!!!  So tonight when I got home, I blocked off all my roads and for now, every night I'm going to use my truck to block the entrance to my property.  Tomorrow I'll need to get some No Trespassing signs.  I thought I had some, but nope. 

So that was my crazy day!  Lees and I went to the casino, but as usual, I didn't have any luck.  Pisses me off.  I hate not winning anything there.  Might as well not even go anymore.  Another thing we did this morning was pull Lisa's scooter out of the storage and clean it up.  We went up town and I got a price for a new battery.  That thing only has 200 miles on it, that's it.  Still in good condition and hardly any wear on it.  We're gonna get it fixed up and Lees wants to learn how to ride it and start taking it to school.  That'll be Awesome!!  That was my day! 

Tomorrow, it'll be busy again!  We'll see how it all goes down.  More work to do on my yard.  My family's protection is the most important thing.  God Bless.  Goodnight!

Oh yeah, today is my Grandma's Birthday!  I remembered about half way thru the day and wished her a Happy Birthday!  My parents took her out to eat.  They told me later that they were gonna invite me and Lisa, but that I didn't answer my phone.  Truth was, I didn't answer my phone because I didn't want to have to tell my dad No when he was gonna start bugging me about my bow hunting practicing and to go shoot with his buddies.  I was sure he was gonna ask me about that and after last night, I just was not in the mood so because of that I didn't answer.  But, low and behold, this was the one time he was not going to mention that and instead he was gonna invite us out to dinner.  Typical!  Everytime I'm sure of something, I'm wrong and everytime I'm not sure, it works out just right.  Pisses me off!!!!!  Anyway, Happy Birthday to my Grandma :D

Day One Hundred Thirteen

This morning I got up early and headed out.  I did 6 miles.  The first 3 miles, I took my dogs, Cody and Cooper.  When I started up the 4th mile, Lisa came with me.  I left Cooper home because he was being naughty and not listening.  So Cody came with us because he was a good dog today.  I also took my elk call and practiced with it while we walked.  That was so funny!  Cody can't stand that Elk call.  He gets crazy whenever I use it.  So while I finished out my 6 miles, I constantly blew on the call.  That definitely kept Cody there with us.  Usually he runs up ahead and doesn't walk with us.  This time, boy he stayed right there hahaha.  It was funny!

We went up to the casino today, but had no luck!  Afterwards, we went home and got ready, then we headed up to town.  We needed to get groceries and of course, I wanted to buy my movie, 'The Amazing Spiderman 2' on blue ray.  That came out today!  Lisa got me a Target Gift Card which she traded her friend for 20 bucks to help her out on gas.  I was proud of her.  She's such a helpful person and will sacrifice her own gas money to help her friends out.  That's what I love about her!  I'll admit, it took me a while to understand because she didn't tell me the details.  At first I was mad that she did that, but after I understood the situation, I was very happy that she did what she did.

So I used the Gift Card to buy my movie.  Afterwards, we headed to Sams Club and bought groceries.  We also ordered a pizza.  We had pizza, salad and a whole lot of water for dinner, then I watched Spiderman.  Lisa kinda watched it, but she was more focused on doing her homework.  She's really dedicated to finishing her homework and wanting to pass both her classes with an A again.  I'm so proud of her.  Well, that was my day.  Just a day of exercise, enjoyment and spending time at home with my family.  Tomorrow is another great day!  Goodnight ;)

Day One Hundred Twelve

Ok, remember how last night I said I was super tired?  Well, I really felt that way and I was certain that I was not going to walk today.  I decided I was just gonna sleep because I didn't think I could do it.  I fell asleep on the couch and woke up at 1:45am, then went to my room and saw that 5:30 was in 3 hours so there was no way I was going to get up and walk.  Well, God made sure that did not happen.  He woke me up right at 5:45am and I was awake!!!  I was awake and ready to roll, so I jumped up completely amazed.  I got ready, then headed out and did my 6 miles!!!!  Woohoo!!!  I didn't skip another day.  Every morning, I'm gonna tell you what I do.  I pray.  I pray and talk to God every morning.  We all need to do that.  I thank Him for everything in my life and I ask Him for strength and the will to continue my Fyrescape everyday.  He does hear prayer, Trust Me!  Today was total certainty of that.  He woke me up early this morning and gave me the will to get out there and do my walk.  Now, I feel so great that I did!  God is so Great!!!

Lisa started college again today!  I'm so proud of her.  She's taking two classes and I found out today that she's a very active participant in her classes.  Her instructors know her very well.  She sits in front of the classroom and answers questions.  I'm just so proud of her!  I told her that today and told her that's how to get ahead in life, to not be shy and to just get out there and really take control of things.  That was Awesome!!  When she got back from school, we went to Walmart and bought some lunch.  Just a simple lunch.  Lisa also found me a movie, again!  Remember a short time ago, she found me 'The Legend of Billie Jean' and 'Last Action Hero' in the BlueRay pile, well today she found me 'WAR' starring Jet Li and Jason Stathem.  I have been wanting that movie for a long time now, since I sold my DVD version.  No one had it around here, except the Full Screen edition and I hate watching full screen movies.  I love widescreen.  Well today she found it, the Widescreen BlueRay edition.  Oh man, I was so happy!!!  I don't know how she finds these movies.  As I told her, I could stand there for hours looking and not find anything.  She can look for 3 minutes and find me something I've been wanting for years.  Crazy!

The rest of the day was pretty mellow.  I'm not that sore today.  My abs are still kinda sore, but it's cool.  After I finish this blog, I'm going to do DDPyoga again.  It's windy outside and cloudy.  I hope it rains, but we shall see!  Ok, that's all for today.  Another Awesome day tomorrow, plus Lisa is off finally, yay!!  We're planning on going to the casino tomorrow, but trust me, it's not going to be like before.  I'm never going to make that mistake again.  Just there to have fun like that day with my grandparents.  It'll be a great day!  Ok, Goodnight!

Day One Hundred Eleven

Oh man, I woke up this morning and I was soooo freakin sore lol.  That yoga really kicked my butt yesterday!  I was really sore, but my body felt Amazing!  I got ready then headed out with both my dogs, Cody and Cooper.  We did 6 miles!  I'm back at it!!!  Very happy to say that.  Oh man I've gotta say though, when I was done with the sixth mile, my legs were really shaky.  That yoga did me in big time yesterday.  I never felt so tired in a long time.  I know now what I've been lacking.  I'm going to try and keep up this yoga AND my 6 mile walk.  I didn't do yoga today again, though.  Tomorrow for sure, hopefully, but today I was wayyy too sore. 

When we got back, Lisa got ready for church.  I wanted to go, but I was so very tired so I passed.  I keep God with me everyday of my life and I never let Him go so I felt very wonderful even though I missed church.  Instead, I slept.  I didn't even take a shower right away, I just plopped on my bed and snoozed until after 12pm.  Then Lisa called me when church was over.  She said she wanted me to cook hamburgers outside on the grill and that she was going to Walmart to get some stuff.  I told her I would, then I jumped in the shower finally, after starting up the A/C.  When I got out, Lees was home so I fired up the grill and cooked us some yummy burgers.  They came out really really good.  I don't know where I got it from, but I am a really good cook on the grill ;)  My food comes out Awesome!! 

Later on this afternoon, my grandpa called me and was wanting to know if my family were watching the wwe summerslam pay-per-view.  So I spent the afternoon talking with my brother, trying to get the wwe app downloaded on his Xbox 360 so I could open my wwe network account and let everyone watch summerslam.  It was fun!  We all met up at my parents house and had some good dinner and watched wrestling.  Sux that it wasn't TNA, but I was just glad to be there with my family.  My grandma, when she walked into the house, looked at me and said she could barely see me sitting on my dads couch.  She said I was "getting small" hahah.  That is so cool to hear!  This Fyrescape is really paying off.  Reminds me of what my aunt said at Walmart last weekend when she said she couldn't recognize me.  I'm very happy about this!  God has given me the strength and the will to get out there everyday and exercise!  I will keep that up and pass it on to whomever I can.

So everyone had fun!  I got to watch my favorite wwe wrestlers Roman Reigns, Paige, and Brock Lesnar all win!  That was Awesome.  Ronda Rousey was at the event too.  Oh man, that woman is so HOT!!!  I loved watching her on The Expendables 3.  She did really great in that movie.  I hope she's in more movies, that would be great!  She's super pretty, sexy, adorable in a way, but at the same time, she's a total badass and can get hardcore when she needs to.  Very attractive combination there ;)  Ok, well that was my day.  I packed some food for Lisa which she ate when she got home.  Now, I'm heading to bed.  Very long day and I'm totally beat.  I was so tired that I don't think I'll be able to walk in the morning, but we'll see.  Goodnight!

Day One Hundred Ten

So today was kinda...well I don't know how to describe it really.  This morning I slept past my usual time.  My body was just so relaxed that I finally slept past 5:30am.  I woke up around 7am.  By then, it was pretty bright and sunny out.  Lees hadn't come home yet so I jumped up, washed up then I straightened up the place.  Just as I finished up, lisa came home.  She was so tired.  We talked a bit, then she went to sleep.  After she did, I got ready then I headed up to the casino.  I was so consumed by that place and how much fun I had yesterday that I wasn't even thinking about exercising this morning.  I just wanted to get back up there and jump on the machines.  Bad, I know.  I know now!  I got up there and played.  I did really good.  I only used 5 bucks and I made it last for 3 hours.  Then after I finally lost it, I popped in another ten bucks and I played that until I lost it.  Then I popped in a twenty and I played that until I lost it.  Then I started to get scared.  I didn't want to lose more money so I made the decision to play another twenty and try and get my other twenty back.  So I did.  I most of it.  I got all the way down to about six bucks, then down to two dollars left.  I was scared and very angry at myself.  But, at the last possible moment I was on the quarter machines and I almost hit the jackpot!  I hit two straight bonus symbols.  One more would've won me several hundred dollars, but instead I won $46 bucks.  I GOT MY MONEY BACK!!!  Well, most my money.  After that, I cashed out.  I was so lucky in that hit and I'm so glad I got my money back.  I still lost about 15 bucks, but that's ok.  Lot better than 55 dollars, dang!  So yes, I learned a very Very valuable lesson today!  God definitely showed me the dangers I was playing with and He pulled me out of it.  I know now that it's very dangerous to make decisions.  I know when to quit now and what not to ever let go of.  Trust me, I definitely got a lot out of this day!  Most ppl make stupid mistakes but never learn from it.  Me, I take every mistake I make as a learning experience and I never make light of it in any way.  I got a lot out of this.  I was scared that I was slacking off on my exercising.  I never wanted to do that, but because I didn't walk this morning, I was beating myself up. 

So to make up for it, I left the casino after that win.  I came home, turned on the Air Conditioner and gave my animals fresh cool water.  Then I took a long shower and cleaned all the mistakes off my body.  Then I made Lisa some lunch and when she woke up, I made sure she ate.  I told her about my crazy adventure today and she was very understanding.  That's what I love most about her, she's never judgmental towards me.  She's always so understanding.  That's why she's my Best Friend.  She really knows how to make me feel great especially after I know I screwed up big time.  So after she went to work, I cleaned up my yard outside.  I cut some weeds and really straightened up the place.  Then, I measured my bow shooting distances out there.  I got the place where I will set up my target, then I measured the 20, 30, 40, 50, and 60 yard marks so I can start shooting daily or whenever I can.  I took a few shots also and now, I'm totally ready.  I also filled up my hummingbird feeder because it was dead empty.  To make up for my 6 mile walk that I didn't do this morning, tonight I did DDPyoga!  Oh my gosh, it was super hard.  Right now, my body feels so weak.  I was sweating like crazy after that workout, but I felt great!!  I'm very proud of how this day ended.  I didn't lose myself after all.  I made a mistake this morning, but I will never do that again and I know that for a fact!  God put a really great head on my shoulders and I know how to use it.  I will take these mistakes and learn from them. 

So today was a great day, well I mean it ended on a great note.  Now, Lisa is in bed sleeping and I'm about to hit the sack.  Tomorrow, I'm getting up early and doing my 6 miles and I will never stop, only for my Rest Days, then the following day I'll be out there again.  My Fyrescape Journey is not even half over yet.  I've got a long way to go ;)  Goodnight!

Day One Hundred Nine - Rest Day

 Ok, today I called off my walk.  Last night, I was so tired and feeling so burnt out.  I just was not in the mood to do 6 miles this morning.  So instead I decided to sleep in this morning.  I really did not want to do anything.  I was getting tired of waking up at 5am every morning and just wanted a morning when I woke up way later.  Even on my rest days, I end up waking up at 5:30am and just stay awake.  So that's what I did today.  I woke up at the usual time, around 5am.  I stayed up for just a bit, then I decided, no way man, so I went back to bed.  I slept all the way until 9am.  Oh man it felt so good.  I woke up to my cell phone ringing.  My dad called me telling me there was a target on sale at Sportsmans Warehouse.  I felt great afterwards, though.  My body finally felt rested.  I really needed this.

So yesterday I called my grandpa and told him that today I was planning on going to the casino.  I figured maybe he'd like to come with me.  Him and I always have fun at casinos together.  It's our hangout spot hahaha.  We hit that Star Casino in Bernalillo a lot earlier this year.  We have yet to visit this Northern Edge Casino here though.  Anyway, he told me yesterday that he wasn't gonna make it and he was too busy.  Well this morning, Lees and I paid bills, then we went to watch 'The Expendables 3', oh man that was such an Awesome movie!!!  Easily the Best one yet!  We watched that, then afterwards, we came home because Lees had to go to sleep because she works graveyards tonight.  Just after we got home, I was gettin ready to head up to the casino by myself.  Just then, grandpa calls and asks if I was over there and I told him I was just now gettin ready to cruise up there.  He said that he and my grandma would meet me there.  I was super happy so I headed up there.  After playing the slot machines for a bit, I walked around and ran into them.  We had such a great time!  We weren't really there to win money and walk away rich, we were just having fun.  I taught my grandparents about the different slot machines and how to play them.  For the first time, my grandpa played different machines and he had fun on them.  We won some, lost some, but all in all, we had a great time!  We spent the whole afternoon and evening there.  I wanted to eat dinner with them at the restaurant, but grandma said they had already eaten.  They left about 7pm tonight and I left about 2 hours later.  I had fun!  There was so many ppl there tonight, but it was ok.  No craziness happened, everyone was just having a great time.  I wish Lees was there with me, but she had to get some sleep.

Well that was pretty much my entire day!  No exercise today.  More like a sleep/fun day.  The casino was so fun and I defintely wanna go back tomorrow.  Probably be by myself again because Lisa has to go to sleep soon as she gets home in the morning because she's gotta work tomorrow afternoon again.  She's such a hard and dependable worker.  If I had a company, she's definitely someone I would want as one of my supervisors.  Ok, time to close out for the evening.  Goodnight!

Day One Hundred Eight

Well back at it today!  Got up early this morning and I'm talkin like 4:45am.  I did my 6 miles!  Lees came with me on my 4th mile and finished the walk with me.  It was pretty good.  Nice and cloudy this morning so the walk was really really nice!  I wanted to run today, but I didn't because my left leg was starting to ache.  Dang my legs feel really tired today.  Right now, my right leg is beginning to ache.  I hate these feelings! 

I've slowed down on my water drinking.  Big mistake on my part!  I need to keep that up.  It just gets away from me sometimes.  It's tough downing that much water per day.  I'll get back at it though.
We went to the casino today....yeah bad news.  Nothing won!  Zero profit.  Yea and here yesterday I said that I hoped I wouldn't have bad news for today, well I was wrong.  I sucked at the slot machines today.  I couldn't win anything and that really pissed me off.  Somedays I have it, today I didn't.  Makes me mad.  Oh well, life goes on!

Well that's really all I've got for today.  I've gotta practice my bow shooting soon.  Hopefully tomorrow.  I've just been all over the place the last couple days.  I'll get it though.  Right now, I'm pretty tired.  Think I'll eat, relax a bit, then hit the sack.  Goodnight!

Day One Hundred Seven - REST DAY

Yay!!!  Rest Day!!!!!  I defintely needed this one.  My left foot has been pretty worn out.  A few days back I twisted my ankle.  Stepped on a rock, my foot stayed in place and my leg went the other way...Ouch!!!  So it's been bothering me on occasion.  Anyway today I got to rest it up.  Maybe I'll take another one tomorrow if it's not feeling too hot.  I don't wanna risk injuring it to a point where I have to take a week off.  No way, man!!! 

This morning Lees and I went to the Casino.  It was so fun!  I won pretty good.  I made a really cruddy decision though.  I went in there with only 12 dollars.  I lost all of it and only had 2 bucks left, then I won and climbed all the way up to almost 20 bucks.  Yeah it's small-time, I know but hey I'm just there to have fun.  Lees had to go to work and I wasn't losing any.  Just winning small here and there.  When we had to leave, I had just over 17 dollars.  Instead of saving it until tomorrow, I went and played the big machines and put all that money back into the slots.  UGH!!!!  So stupid, I should've just saved it.  I don't know what I was thinking.  My mind was hazy from all that damn cigarette smoke.  I hate smokers.  Oh well, it's no big loss.  We're gonna head over there again tomorrow.  I'm gonna play about 5 bucks and see how much I can get out of that.  Hopefully tomorrow I don't give a sad story lol.

My dad and my little brother cleared off some weeds on my land today to give me a clear path to shoot my bow.  It looks Awesome!!  I want to do some more work to it.  I wish I had a tractor, that'd be Awesome!  I could do so much around if I had one. 

Well, Lees is at work.  She had to go in early today for a meeting.  I'm just going to relax the rest of the day, maybe do some cleaning in my storage shed.  It's pretty nice today, it's raining out right now.  Really nice!  I love the rain.  Thunder is roaring.  I hope it stays this way tomorrow too.  That would be so great, we definitely need it here.  Ok, that's all for today!  Have a good evening ;)

Day One Hundred Six

Woke up early today as usual and did my 6 miles!  I did it just like I said, I completed 6 miles every morning the last six days!  That's a total of 36 miles, wow!!  I still can't get over that.  I really feel like it's time to beef up my exercising!  I want to get into yoga daily.  I keep saying that, but I was still getting used to doing 6 miles all at once.  Remember I used to split it.  3 miles in the morning and 3 miles in the evening.  Now, it's the whole thing all at once.  Now, I feel I'm pretty used to it so I want to start building up to doing more so I can drop more weight.  I'm also still downing an entire gallon of water per day.  That, I'll admit, is tough.  I drink water, but sometimes I get too busy during the day so I don't drink anything.  By the time the day is coming to a close, I have about a half a gallon of water to drink so when I finish it, I'm so full I don't want anything else lol.  I guess that's part of the point of it all. 

Anyway, the rest of the day was pretty mellow.  Went to the Casino today and had some fun there.  I wish I could've stayed longer.  No I'm not a gambling junkie.  What I do is I take a few bucks, walk in there and see how far I can play it.  Sometimes I win lots, sometimes I don't, but whatever I play is all that little bit of money I had going in there.  I never play more than that.  I heard of some ppl who blow their entire paychecks in there!!  I mean, Seriously??!!  You have money, You just got Paid!  Why the hell are you even in the casino???  That's just crazy.  I usually only go to a casino if I'm flat broke.  I take about 5 or 10 bucks over there and try to double it so i can go buy Lees and I some lunch, or whatever.  I don't ever go in there when I have a wallet full of cash, unless I'm bored, but even then I'll only spend 20 bucks at the most!  Some ppl are crazy.

This evening, I called my dad over and we worked on my bow.  He helped me do some target practicing and he helped teach me how to use an Elk call.  For those who don't know, I'm going elk hunting, Archery, next month.  I'm so glad I'm on Fyrescape and have been since April so I'm pretty confident as far as being in shape.  We're heading up to Chama, NM.  That's some rough mountain up there.  Steep slopes.  You gotta be in shape to hike those lands.  Anyway, we worked on that all evening.  It was pretty fun!  I've never used an Elk call before so I'm excited to see how good I get on it.  I'm very confident that I'll get one this year, but I have a strict personal policy when I hunt.  No young bucks or bulls.  I'm talking anything with less than 3 points.  Those are way too small, especially deer and I NEVER kill females.  I don't care if it's an either sex hunt, I NEVER EVER kill females.  So no females and no young animals.  I will Never hurt an animal that's too young to really understand what's going on and YES they Understand.  They're like any other animal, they feel fear, pain, excitement, happiness, joy and everything that comes with it.  I have respect for animals and the ONLY reason I will hunt an animal is to provide for my family, nothing more.  That is my policy on hunting!  Everyone else I know is different and they don't agree with some of my policy, but I don't care.  I'm a grown man and I decide how I hunt and what I hunt, NOT THEM!!!

Ok, that's about all I've got for today.  Time to eat me some dinner, then watch a movie and snooze.  Lookin forward to heading to the casino again tomorrow since I've got a few bucks left.  Goodnight!

Day One Hundred Five

Ok, I'm writing this blog kinda early!  My day is not over yet, but I don't care.  I fell behind on my blogs and I need to keep up on them.  Just so much happening in my life that I don't always have time to get on my computer and update this.  I'm so wiped out and tired by the end of the day that I just doze off lol.

So today, I woke up early and I did my 6 miles.  It was pretty tough today.  Not the walk, but my foot.  My left foot is kinda hurting.  Yesterday on my walk, I stepped oddly on a rock and ended up twisting my ankle.  I didn't think it was gonna hurt, but dang this morning I felt it while I was getting ready to head out.  Then, on the walk I stepped on another rock and I felt this surge of pain in my ankle.  I wanted to stop, but I didn't.  I'm determined to do 6 miles everyday since last week before my rest day, I did only 3 miles three of the days.  So I toughed it out.  It didn't hurt me too bad, it only really felt sore.  So I just walked easy on it and finished.  Before starting my 4th mile, my crazy dog, Cody, took off running.  He was chasing our Church Van that my Dad was driving.  He was taking it up to be service today so when we passed his house, he was leaving and Cody ran after him.  I was so mad.  I hate when that dog runs off from me like that.  Cooper ran after him, but he couldn't keep up so he stopped then came back to me.  When we got home, I went inside to see if Lisa was ok.  She was asleep and said that she had to go back to work at 3pm today.  I made sure she was ok, then I headed back out and finished my walk.  Cody came home just then so I tied his furry butt up and just took Cooper with me.  It was a good walk, but it was pretty hot out by the time we got home.

The rest of my day was/is pretty mellow.  I didn't do much today, just got caught up on my blogs and gonna do some cleaning.  I was still feeling bad about my birthday, but I think I'm finally over that now.  Lees and I had a good talk and I was able to let it go.  There is so much that's gonna happen in the coming months and we're excited about it.  She starts school again in 8 days I think.  So soon.  Summer is over and I've gotta say, I really enjoyed it ;)

That's all I've got for today!  I'm almost done with my gallon of water lol.  By the days' end, I'll be finished.  Good fitness note, DRINK LOTS OF WATER!!!  Trust me, it really does help you lose weight and it keeps you looking good and feeling good ;)  Good Evening to you!

Day One Hundred Four

Up early today and did my 6 miles.  I'm still on a high from what my aunt said about me lol.  I can't wait to see what I look like this coming Christmas Eve when the whole family gets together down at my grandparents house.  I'll finally look good, something I haven't really had in many years now ;)

I've been drinking my gallon of water per day.  It's really starting to become a habit.  I love water.  Sometimes I really crave it.  Today we had church.  It was a good message!  Our new pastor is really great about bringing God's word.  He's got so much energy!  After service, he talked to all of us about making some changes and being more organized which is really something we need to really build up our membership and get more ppl coming to our church.  He has a good positive vision for us and I really hope we can get the church up to a great point and reach more ppl for God.  That would be Amazing!  I'm doing my annual fall festival for Halloween.  He was very much in support of that.  He said that Halloween was originally a christian thing, until pagens and all the crazies out there turned it into what it is now.  He said he's gonna teach me on that so I'm really looking forward to it.  I can maybe add that into my theme this year.  It's exciting!

After church, Lees and I went to Walmart and bought some food.  Lisa gave me a late birthday present which was she found me Two Blue-Ray DVD's that I have been looking for, for years.  One was 'The Legend of Billie Jean' and the other, 'Last Action Hero'.  Those two movies I've been wanting for a long long time now.  So far, I could only find them online.  No one around here sold them, but Lisa found them at Walmart and gave them to me.  I was so so so happy!!!!  So after that, we headed home and at a great lunch of chicken and potato salad.  I watched my movies and Lisa went to bed because she's gotta work tonight. 

My evening was pretty good because I went over to my mom and dad's place.  They bought me a hunting jacket yesterday.  Dad asked me to come by today and try it on.  It's really nice!  It's kinda big and baggy.  They got me the size I used to wear back in April and I'm so happy to say that it is not Huge lol.  It's really baggy, but I still love it.  Makes me realize how far I've come and I'm happy to say that I've come a long way!  Anyway, after that my Mom wanted me to stay for dinner but I was so full from lunch that I didn't feel like eating.  So I went home, but then after thinking about it, I really did want to spend time with my parents, especially after that disaster birthday of mine this week.  I was thinking about that and I still felt so bad.  I wanted to wake Lisa up and tell her I was so so so sorry about acting that way and making her do what she did.  I was such an ass that day!  I regret it so much, but I've been trying to make it up to everyone everyday, especially Lisa.  So, I went ahead and went over and had dinner with them.  I didn't eat much, but they had a really yummy salad and I chomped it down.  That and lots of water.  I was very satisfied.  We sat around and talked until 10pm afterwards.  It was a great visit and we've got this big trip to Colorado planned on August 30 and 31st.  It's for my Grandpa's birthday.  It is gonna be super fun.  I'm not sure if Lisa is going to be able to come with us though :(  I hope she can because I don't want her to miss out, but apparently, her work is very short-handed right now so they can't promise her anything.  I'm hoping and praying she gets that weekend off though.  It'll be Awesome!!!

Anyway, after that I came home and woke Lisa up.  She got ready and I kept telling her I was sorry for my birthday.  I regret it, but I know I need to let it go.  It's only a day in memory and we just gotta move on.  Lisa headed to work and now, I'm heading to bed.  It was a great day!  I'm defintely looking forward to tomorrow :D  Goodnight!

Day One Hundred Three

Today was an Awesome day!!!  I woke up early this morning and did my entire 6 miles.  I added a little bit of running in there also.  Lisa came out again and ran.  She's really been getting back into that.  I'm so proud of her.  When we got home, we got ready and headed to town.  I needed to go to Sportsmans Warehouse and look for a target so I can sharpen my archery skills.  We were there for a bit.  I also looked at some other things I'm wanting to purchase like a few guns, a boat and a ton of fishing supplies.  I love that store!  Instead of buying a target there for 40 bucks we headed over to Walmart where I found one for $15.  That was a steal.

Now this is where my day gets really interesting.  While standing in line at Walmart.  My aunt walked into the store.  I haven't seen her in a really long time.  I only see her in passing.  Sometimes I'll see her at church but she hasn't been back to our church in a while.  Anyway, she comes walking in.  She sees me and just stares for a few moments, then she comes up to me and says hi.  I look at her and say hi, then she tells me "You lost weight!!!  Oh my gosh I can't even recognize you!!!"  Dang :D  I was so super happy.  She told me that I had lost a lot of weight and that I looked really good and very different.  That really lifted my spirits.  I kept bringing that up to Lisa and she was like, "I told you so" lol.  Yes, she did!  Lisa has been telling me that I look really good and that I've been looking better day by day.  It's hard to believe because for so long I was dangerously overweight and didn't even know it.  Now that I'm on Fyrescape, I've lost a very good amount of weight.  My body type is very strange too.  When you think of a 360 pound person, you'd think really enormous!  I'm talking, huge, jiggly arms and thunder thighs with a big gut that hangs over your belt and three chins.  Big huge man boobs.  Well, I DON'T LOOK LIKE THAT!!!!  Trust me, that's not me being shy either.  I do NOT look like that.  That's what's so damn confusing and that's why I didn't know that I weighed that much back in April.  My waist was only a 46, which is big yes, but it wasn't 55 or 60 inches or more, which is what the nurse at the hospital said was the norm.  My arms are toned and strong.  My legs are lean and not big and fat.  They're pretty muscular.  I think my chin was pretty chubby looking, so was my face, but it wasn't really bad.  Now, my face and chin have gotten really lean and slender.  My chest is hard and I don't have man boobs.  My stomach was big, but it didn't hang over my pants.  I don't have rolls on my back or even on my stomach or sides.  That is the best way I can describe how my body looked.  I defintely did not think I matched a 360 pound dude.  I thought at worse, 280 or 290.  Defintely not pass 300.  So when that nurse told me that I was only 40 pounds away from being a 400 pound man, I was really REALLY blown away and couldn't believe it!!!!  So now that I'm down almost 40 pounds, I really don't look like I even weigh 300 anymore.  People thought I was about 270.  That's how I look, so I don't know.  It's strange.  I must have a lot of muscle under this extra weight because I am pretty strong.  I always kept up my strength and walking 6 miles everyday has really built up muscle in my legs.  My legs are more stronger than they've ever been!  So that's me.

Anyway, so my aunt really made my day!  I'm more confident now that I've ever been but in no way will that keep me from continuing on with my Fyrescape.  I'm not done until I'm a lean 200 pounds.  Still got until next April so I've got a long way to go.  We'll see how it all goes. 
The rest of my day was pretty good.  Lisa and I ordered a pizza and she bought me my late birthday cake, which was a Sugar Free pie!!!!  Yes, I did not want a cake, especially after that crazy calorie cake she got on her birthday!  No way, I wanted to keep it as healthy as I could.  When we went to Furrs a few days ago, I had a piece of sugar free pie and it was so good, I defintely wanted that for my birthday.  So, that's what Lisa got me.  She sang me Happy Birthday and had me blow out a candle.  It was so funny because we were joking about something and I could not blow out that dang candle because I was laughing so hard.  It took me over 3 tries to finally get it LOL.  We had a great time!  We watched movies, then later in the evening, I took some shots at my new target.  I hit 3 bulls-eyes.  I was super proud!  I mean, not bad for my first try.  I think I will get pretty good at it.  I'm just going to keep on doing it until I can hit a flying penny at 40 yards.  That's when I know I'm there ;)

Well we ended the night by playing cards.  Lisa showed me some new card games.  Now, I'm totally zero'd out and ready to hit the sack.  Tomorrow is church and another great day!  Goodnight :}

Day One Hundred Two

Today was pretty good! I woke up early and did my 6 miles. I walked it pretty quick. I saw Dad on the road with his dogs, but we didn't talk much. I think he knows that when we start up conversation, I always end up cutting my walk short because we talk so long.  So now, we just say Good Morning, say a few words, then keep on going.  It's ok!  Anyway, I did my full walk today.  I'm going to add a bit more running in with my walk from now on.  I feel like my legs are ready for that! 

When we got back, we got cleaned up, then headed to town.  I forgot to mention yesterday that when we bought tickets for Ninja Turtles tonight, we also bought tickets to watch the new movie, Into The Storm, which also came out today so this morning just before 11am, we went to see that one.  Oh man, it was so intense!  I remember when that movie, Twister, came out back when I was still in high school.  Everyone thought that movie was crazy, but no way, this movie was way better than that one!  Those storm scenes were pretty wild!!!  Hard to believe that there's so many ppl who live in that type of weather up in Tornado Alley.  Crazy crazy!!!  But it was good and we both enjoyed it. 

After the movie, we got a little something to eat, then came home.  I saw that huge line for Ninja Turtles when we were leaving the theater so right away I called everyone and told them to be early for the movie because there was gonna be a long line. 
That evening, we headed up.  Surprisingly, there weren't that many waiting, but that was because they had already started seating before we got there.  Luckily we got some pretty good seats, though.  My Dad and brother were already there.  My Mom was heading there soon as she got off.  Well all I can say was that the movie was AWESOME!!!!!  We really loved it.  It was a perfect image of the original Ninja Turtles but with some newer twists and and way cooler look to them.  We really liked it!!!!  Defintely wanna see it again.  It sucks that my sister didn't go with us.  She's dealing with her own life now and I sure hope she gets thru it all.  Anyway as for the rest of my family, I'm not sure if they liked it or not.  They didn't say and right after the movie, they all got up and left.  We were hoping to have dinner with them, but they were gone.  Lees and I stayed until the credits were done, just in case, which is what we usually do.  Nothing, so don't waste your time lol.  Afterwards, we ate there at the mall.  It was a nice dinner!  Just us.  We then headed home and just enjoyed a quiet evening.  I was so tired though, we both were, that we just ended up calling it a night early. 

So now, I'm off to dreamland.  It was a great day!  Great movies and good times.  Tomorrow, we shall see ;}  Goodnight!

Day One Hundred One

Oh man I can't believe it's been 101 days since I've started Fyrescape.  Seriously, anyone reading this, mark my words, keeping a blog when you're on a journey to better health, it really does help!  It keeps you sharp and knowing that you have to write in this everyday really keeps you going, though it's not all that is.  You have to also have the determination to do it.  I have proven in my 101 days that you don't need to fancy pills, or fany equipment.  All you need it to get off your ass, get out there and get it!!! That's it, that simple! So no excuses.

So I woke up this morning, still in shock over yesterday, but I took out those feelings on my walk.  I did 6 miles and finished strong.  It was good being out there.  Still thinking about yesterday really makes me sick to my stomach, though.  I'm so stupid for doing that to Lisa and my family.  Yeah my Dad shouldn't have made me feel like I was gonna get that truck for my birthday, but still I shouldn't have acted the way I did.  Very bad! 

Well we had all planned for the last 2 weeks that we're going to have a movie night tomorrow (Friday).  We (me, Lisa, Mom, Dad, my brother and sister) were going to go and watch the new Ninja Turtles movie tomorrow night.  We're still planning on that so this morning after my walk, Lees and I headed up town and bought us some tickets.  Before that, Lisa's aunt called and wanted a ride to her husband's work, then to give him a ride to their truck where it broke down.  So we did that!  This was also the day that I needed to get my bow sighted in for my bowhunt.  So after we helped out Lisa's aunt, we went to the theater and bought tickets for tomorrow night, then we met my Dad at the Archery shop.  Dad also bought tickets for the rest of the family before heading there.  Anyway, the archery thing went really well.  I got my bow sighted in at 20 yards.  I have lots of learning to do.  I've never practiced on a bow like I'm doing now.  This thing is totally set up just for me and it's Amazing!  One thing I hated, though, was that my Dad keeps treating me like I'm still 12 years old and he keeps worrying if I can pull back that bow.  Ugh!!!  I hate when that happens.  YES I CAN PULL THE FREAKIN BOW BACK!!!!  IT'S NO PROBLEM FOR ME!!! But yeah, he kept bugging about that. I guess he thinks I can't pull it back or else he wants to believe I can't handle it because it's more than he pulls. He's gotta realize though that I'm a man now. I'm not that kid from 15 years ago. But oh well, I got it sighted in. Now I just gotta work on my other points. 30 yards, 40 yards, 50 yards, and then 60 yards, but I don't know if I would take a shot at one from that range. That's pretty far! So that was what we did there. Lisa really wants to get into archery so I had her pick out a bow she would want and we're going to save up for it and get her started. She's really excited about that, as am I. Maybe next year, she'll come with us hunting. She's going to love that. She's a nature girl. The rest of the day was pretty mellow. We just enjoyed it the best we could, tryna let go of yesterday. We watched IMPACTwrestling tonight. It was a great show. Lisa is on vacation until Sunday. I sure wish we could go to the ocean, which is what I originally wanted to do on my birthday, but with everything that happened this year, we just couldn't do that. So we'll see how next year turns out. Until then, we're having fun ;} Goodnight!

Day One Hundred - DPJ Birthday - REST DAY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to ME!!!!!!  33 years old...dang, has it been that long??!!  Oh well, it's been an Awesome buncha years, let me tell you.  I've been thru just about everything so I know that when I do have kids one day, I'll know exactly what to teach them and how to teach them.  I'm glad I held off on that part of my life.  Came close once, many years ago when I was young and stupid, but thankfully God pulled me out of that situation.

Well I gotta be honest, today was a really bad day!  It ended on a good note, which is why I'm in an upbeat mood now, but the day itself was pretty bad.  I Did Not get my new truck, let me get that out of the way!  It's still sad to say but apparently it was all a HUGE misunderstanding.  I took a Rest Day today because I didn't want to spend my birthday out there in the hot sun.  I wanted to sleep in a bit, then just get right to the fun stuff.  Well, I slept until 7:30am, which to me is sleeping in.  Everyday I wake up at 5:30 so I can get my walk done before it gets too hot.  Anyway, Dad came by and picked up me and Lisa.  That got me even more excited about the truck.  I figured we'd go out and eat, then he was going to take me back to Kirtland to pick up that truck.  I was so excited this morning I couldn't think.  Well, that did not last because on the way to the restaurant, ihop, he was telling me about other trucks he was looking at.  He then dropped the bomb on me that "when you do get a new truck, make sure it's got good mileage on it and blah blah blah," in other words indicating that he's NOT getting me that truck!  Yeah, I was devastated!!!  I was so so so devastated.  I felt like that little kid all over again who's parents broke a promise to him.  It was crazy and on my 33rd birthday for crying out loud.  So I did not enjoy breakfast.  I was mad the whole time and I probably showed it too.  I was hurt, heartbroken and angry.  Typical feelings when someone makes you believe you're going to get a new ride, goes with you to test drive the damn thing, then talks like they're going to help you get it.  That's exactly what my Dad did.  He made me believe I was getting that truck.  So by this point, I totally blamed my Mom.  I knew she was the one who changed his mind.  My Mom had a bad rep for doing that all the time.  When it's my little brother, man she thinks the world of him and would do Anything and Everything for him.  But me or my sister, we're just second rate packages to her.  Or atleast that's how she's made us feel over the years.  Anyway, that was how I was feeling.  I was just blaming her for ruining my birthday wish.  So the whole day I was mad!  I was so down in the dumps, it was embarassing.  Lisa tried so hard to get me out of it.  For a while I did.  She took me to the casino and I played some slot machines, just to try and get my mind off of things.  I didn't win anything, which made those feelings somewhat worse, but at the same time I had fun so that really helped.  We went home after that and she kept trying.  I love my best friend so much because she tried so hard.  Now, I feel so so so so so bad, but earlier I didn't know.  Anyway she began to feel anger toward my parents as well because they made me feel like I was getting that truck, then they just take it away like that and don't even say anything.  She was getting really defensive for me.  Turns out, she had planned a surprise Birthday dinner for me.  She was working with my mom and she planned on cooking me steak and iniviting everyone over.  She ended up telling me that early on and said that because of how I was feeling, she was willing to cancel it.  Being the angry person I was at the time, I told her to go ahead and cancel it only because I was feeling so down and angry, I sure didn't want to put on a fake smile in front of my parents that night and act like everything was ok.  So, she cancelled it.  My Mom wasn't too happy about that.  She texted Lisa.  I asked Lisa what that text was and she told me it was bad.  She told me that my Mom was saying awful things to her and that she was really mad.  So I got really angry and told Lisa to text her back and say something back to her.  She did.  Then my mom got even more angry and said more awful things to her.  That's when I lost it and intervened.  I texted my mom and told her to buzz off basically and that I choose what I want and don't want, NOT HER!  I was so mad.  Well, after that I shut my phone off.  By this time, it was heading toward evening.  The day was ruined.  I was mad, upset, hurt, frustrated, and on the verge of flipping out!  Some birthday, huh?!  And all because of a truck, I couldn't believe it.  Well Lisa took me to eat at the new Texas Roadhouse restaurant in the mall.  It was good, but I just was not really into it.  I was so angry and it showed really bad.  Lisa and I got into an argument and I ended up making her cry.  I felt so bad.  Well it ended up spiraling downward to even worse levels after the restaurant.  As the sun was starting to set, Lisa and I just sat in the living room staring at the floor, wondering how the hell the day, My Day, got away from us and turned out as bad as it did.  I asked her again what my Mom said to her in that first text, the one that started this crazy argument.  She read it to me word for word.  Omgosh, apparently it was NOTHING like Lisa told me it was.  She made it sound like my Mom was really mad and giving lots of attitude and I couldn't believe how bad she was.  That's why I got mad and told Lisa to text her back.  Well my Mom's text was very understanding.  She was a bit upset that they had planned my dinner for about a week, only to have it canceled.  She didn't like that but she was willing to still have it.  I don't know where Lisa got the idea that she was angry.  I was very upset with Lisa for taking that text wrong then reacting on it, BUT I in now way whatsoever, blamed Lisa for any of this.  This was All me!  Lisa was just getting defensive over me because of how I was acting all day so none of anything was her fault.  It was all mine, or so I thought.  I had Lisa call my mom and explain everything to her.  My Mom forgave her and everything settled down.  Lisa explained that she was defensive and that she took her text wrong, then told me about the text but in her words and how she understood it, which is why I got mad.  So anyway, after that was settled, I called my Mom.  She and I talked it out and I told her that Lisa explained everything to me wrong and that it was all a HUGE misunderstanding.  Then, I dropped the news on her about how my Dad made me feel about getting that truck.  She was not happy about that!  She told me she was really sorry for how Dad made me feel.  She said that apparently he told her that him and I were "just looking."  I told her that is not how he made me feel and that's certainly not how he played it all out.  I told her that he really made me feel like he was going to get me that truck so I was anticipating it for the last 2 days but then all the sudden he changes his tune and acts like it's no big deal.  I told her that really devastated me!  She understood.  She said that it was very wrong of him to do that but also that she did not have any idea that's what was going on.  She said he didn't explain it to her like that.  She apologized for him and said that if she had known all that, she would've made him call me and let me know 2 days ago.  She felt kinda bad about it.  That's when I really felt like an ass!!!  Because this whole time I was blaming my mom, she had nothing to do with any of it.  It was my Dad, this entire time.  He made me think I was getting that truck, but then he tells my mom we were "just looking."  So yeah, that is how this crazy day got away from me!  One Big Huge Misunderstanding!!!

My mom still invited both Lisa and I over to eat at her place, so we did.  Lisa felt so bad and she was really crying.  I felt so shitty about everything.  I kept telling her that it wasn't her fault and that it was my fault for not knowing that none of this was supposed to happen.  She was feeling really bad.  I took the blame for it all though.  I messed up my birthday.  I really screwed it up big time.  I should've just maned up and got over it!  I can buy my own truck one day soon.  I could start saving up now and buy it on my birthday next year, or for Christmas.  Who knows!  It'll be soon enough though and I was wrong to waste this day with sorrow and anger. 
So we went to mom's.  I hugged my parents and told them I was sorry and that everything was a big misunderstanding.  Lisa did the same, but it took her a while to really get over the day.  She was still crying and trying to keep it together.  My mom kept telling her that it was ok and to let it go.  My grandparents were both there.  It was nice to visit with them for a bit.  They all wished me Happy Birthday!  I still loved my grandparents card and gifts.  I was just so glad to see them both on my birthday.  My mom and dad bought me a Blue-Ray DVD player, which was Awesome!  They also gave me some movie theater gift tickets so I'm really looking forward to that.  All in all, it was a meal and it ended my crazy day on a good note.  I want next year to be Better, one of the Best days Ever!!!  I hope God blesses me with another wonderful year.  I know that being as how I'm on Fyrescape, next year I'll defintely be in the best shape of my life.  I'm looking forward to that! 

So now I'm happy knowing that things are settled with my family and that Lisa is now better.  I feel so bad for what she went thru today.  I'm going to try and make it up to her and everyone.  I'll throw something together soon, hopefully.  For now, I'm going to bed.  Got get back at it tomorrow.  I'm going to try and keep up 6 miles every morning this upcoming week.  I took too many 3 mile days this past one.  Lookin forward to another Great year!  Goodnight ;)

Day Ninety Nine

Woke up early today!  I gotta say though, I was not in it today.  I never got that call back about the new truck yesterday....and all day today actually.  This morning, I only did 3 miles.  I wanted to do all six, but my mind was way to preoccupied.  I kept thinking of the new truck and how much fun I'd have on my birthday whilst driving it around!  There is a shred of hope though.  My dad called me this evening, well more like late afternoon.  He told me he wanted to take me to breakfast tomorrow morning and asked me to pick a place.  So yeah, maybe he'll surprise me!!!  I sure hope so.  He sounded kinda excited, almost like he was holding something back, or trying to.  So needless to say, my evening was pretty exciting! 

My day sure got off to a really dull start, though.  I didn't complete my six miles today, only three.  When I got home, Lisa was still sleeping so I went ahead and took a shower and cleaned up.  She awoke sometime after.  I told her that I was just not in it today, then I told her that I'd like to go up town and eat at a restaurant.  She got ready and we headed out.  It was crazy, we were out there driving around and I couldn't even pick a place to eat.  My mind was too much on my new truck.  I could not figure anything out.  We almost went to the Olive Garden.  We parked in the lot but it hadn't opened yet.  We left because I thought of another place to eat.  We didn't go there and ended up eating af Furrs.  During lunch, for some reason, I sure did not feel good about myself.  That whole truck thing was starting to really get me down.  This was all before my dad called me too so at this point, I hadn't heard anything and I was really starting to get down.  Well, I went to the bathroom at Furrs and my downer mood started making me think I was seeing bad images of myself in the mirror.  So I went back out to the table feeling cruddy.  I was telling Lisa that I was really feeling down and that I was scared that I was gaining more weight.  She told me to check the scale to be sure.  I mentioned that I was way too scared.  Because of how crappy I was feeling, I was almost certain that the scale was going to say another 4 or 6 pound gain.  I told her I didn't want to see it. 

Well, when we got home, I was really feeling cruddy.  I felt bloated.  I ate a healthy lunch of fish and vegetables, but for some reason I felt really bloated.  Lisa was getting ready for work.  Finally, I hit rock bottom and thought really bad of myself.  I basically said, 'Screw It'!  I was just going to check my weight and see how much I needed to lose.  I was already feeling down so there was no point in being scared anymore.  Just like pulling off a bandaid.  So, I went to the kitchen and got on the scale.

It read, 323lbs. (I lost 6 pounds from the last time I checked on July 14th.)

I was totally Blown Away!!!!!  I immediately got happy and the entire "downer" feeling I had immediately shattered.  I lost six pounds.  I don't know if that 4 pound gain was fat or muscle.  Lisa thinks it was muscle because that was after I had really been hittin my 6 mile walks in the morning.  Well, whatever the case, I'm down 6 pounds.  This is my lowest weight ever!  Even when I was busting my ass in June and the beginning of July, I never got below 325 for some reason so I was super happy.  I know now that my body hasn't stalled in the weight loss and now it has just fired up my determination to lose even more!  Maybe I'll hit my goal of reaching the two hundred pound range by September!!!!  Omg that would be Awesome!!!  But, I'm taking it one day at a time.  I'm gonna keep on doing what I'm doing and trust in God.  I know with His help, I shall accomplish what I'm shooting for! 

So I may not have gotten the truck today, but knowing I'm down six pounds, well that's a wonderful birthday present in itself.  Tomorrow I turn 33 years old.  This is my last night to be 32.  I'm looking forward to another Awesome year!  Goodnight!

Day Ninety Eight

So this morning, I had to pick up Lisa at 7am.  I wanted to get my whole walk done before that so like a Champ, I woke up super early today!  I put my gear on and headed out while it was still dark.  I took both Cooper and Cody with me.  They were really excited!  We headed out and did 3 miles.  During that walk, however, we ran into this guy who was parked in middle of the road by the ditch.  He looked like bad news.  He was in a white truck.  It was still dark out so I couldn't see his face.  Just that he was wearing white and that he was drunk.  He seemed really weary of me, plus Cooper got really protective over me.  He was growling and barking at the guy.  Cody was sniffing his truck and everything.  The guy seemed kinda startled about the dogs.  He talked to me, but he was really slurring his words.  His back truck window was shattered.  It had a huge hole in it and there was trash and beer cans all over the road where his truck was parked.  I talked to him for a few short moments.  I didn't understand what he was saying though.  Finally I left with the dogs.  I didn't know what kinda night that guy had, but it didn't look good.  I never saw his face.  On the way back, he was still parked in the middle of the road, same spot.  That time, the sun was coming up and it was bright out.  I didn't want to risk the dogs running down there so we took a detour.  I stayed up on the hill rather than go down by the ditch.  I walked over to the loop that I'll be running when the time comes and I did one whole lap to make up for the distance down by the ditch that I didn't walk.  Once I finished, I called it a day.  I didn't want to risk going back down there and running into that dude again.  Who knows what they were doing down there.  Plus, as nervous as he seemed, I'm sure it wasn't a good sign. 

So I only did 3 miles today!  It was ok though.  Atleast I got some miles in.  3 is better than nothing.  After I got home, I headed up and picked up Lisa because it was 6:45am when I got back.  I got to her work just in time.  She was so tired and I'm so glad I took her yesterday.  We went to the gas station and I bought her some breakfast, then we headed home.  After, she went to bed because she had to be back at work at 3pm.

My dad told me on Saturday when we had the conversation on the road that he wanted me to come over on Monday (today) and he wanted me to try out his old bow because he wanted me to hunt with it.  He said he wanted to take me up to the archery store and get me all set up with that bow.  I had never done that before.  So when I went over there, we got his old bow out and looked it over.  Then he took me up town to the expert archery place and got me set up.  They measured my wingspan and got me set up with that bow.  I'm pulling 73 pounds on his bow, which is more than my dad can pull.  I'm proud of that.  I remember when I was a kid.  My dad was always into archery.  So one day, I got his bow and I tried so hard to pull it.  I pulled with all my might but nadda!  I could not pull it back.  I felt like a wimp.  Now that I'm a man and I've really worked on my strength over the years, I can pull back some pretty tough poundage.  Now I'm pulling 73 pounds and it's actually pretty easy for me.  By next year, I wanna be able to pull more with ease.  Anyway, they're gonna fix me up some arrows there and they want me to go back there on Thursday so I can get my bow sighted in.  Dad is going to take me there.  They wanted to do it on Wednesday but that's my birthday so I told them the next day.  That's the plan.

After that, something really crazy happened.  My dad was talking to me about a new vehicle.  He says that my truck doesn't look like it'll last much longer.  He really wants me to get a new ride.  At first I took it as talk.  Then on the way home, he took me to some car lots and we looked at some trucks.  I thought that was pretty fun.  All the trucks we saw were way out of a reasonable price range.  All except one, which is the one I totally fell in love with.  It's a huge white Ford F-150 King Cab truck.  Oh my gosh it's super nice.  I told dad I really liked that one.  We test drove it and dad said he's going to help me get it.  He's gonna buy it full in cash.  He talked the price down two grand with the salesman.  I am super excited.  It drove really nice!  It's big, has lots of add-ons that are really nice.  The salesman offered to hold it for us if my dad put down a grand first, but dad said he's going to talk to my mom because she's gonna pay for some of it.  So I'm super happy!!!!  I can't wait to get this new vehicle.  It's so cool because my birthday is coming around and I've always wanted a new ride for my birthday.  This is a total dream come true :D 

After looking at the truck, dad was trying to get a hold of mom but she wouldn't answer her phone.  So, we got some lunch, then he took me home.  I got back just in time to wake Lisa up because she had to go to work.  I was happy, so very happy about the truck news.  I told her and now she's super happy.  I hope my dad calls back soon.  He told the salesman that he's going to talk to my mom then he'd probably be back later that day to pick up the truck.  So I spent the rest of the day, after Lisa went to work, cleaning up my room but totally lost in thought about that new truck.  It would be so Amazing if I get it tomorrow or even better, on my birthday!  All evening, dad didn't call me, but I figure it was too late anyway.  That car lot probably closes early so I'm keeping faith that he'll let me know tomorrow.  Ok, it's been a crazy exciting day!  We'll see what happens tomorrow.  Goodnight!