Having fun

There has been a lot of fun having in the Mince household these last couple months. First Emily came to visit and play a show with our friend Mallory. And lets face it, when is that not fun?

Some good times at the University mall. I am wondering if I should count how many pictures like this we have. But really, if people are going to keep making rediculous sunglasses we are going to keep taking funny pictures with them.



For the most part it was rather warm when Emily was here. But right before she left she was able to experience some fresh snow at Sundance.



Next came Valentiens day. This Valentines Day was my first real Valentines day. We were together last year but Cory was on base. Because of this Cory wanted to make it special. We had a lot of fun and he got me some awesome perfume and a beautiful necklace! ( no he did not actually put it in the cheesy box but I used it for the picture.)



And last but, of course, not least. Stephen turned 22 in Feb.! So crazy. Cory and I made him a birthday dinner and some delicious ice cream cake on Saturday night. Following Pulsipher tradition we did not have birthday candles, but we did use the next best thing, bigger is better right?

Finally some pictures!

Cory and I have been without internet since January. The reason for this? I do not understand the language of internet and because of this I could not decide if it was worth it to pay more for a higher number of mpbs. In the end I was assured it kind of matters. But I am in the process of bringing us back into the world of internet and have some pictures to post from way back in December! Enjoy.

What better way to start of the pictures then with a family picture? For some reason people thought this was a normal picture and all they thought was wrong was the fact that we didn't fix the red eye. Do I really always dress that bad?



We love to walk around the Simi mall when the weather is nice. The coi pond is a favorite. There are some rather large coi in there right now.



Our origional plan was to leave Dec. 30 so we could go home, sell our contract and move. But the call of the beach made us stay. This is what we got the next day. I am so glad we didn't leave!



We spent New Year's eve with Cory's family. These are some of his cousins. They were smart and celebrated at 9. I should do that.



This is my Grandma Williams. I love her. She is so funny and such a trooper. We took her to the cold beach when she was in California to get away from the cold in Idaho. But give her a book, some blankets and hot chocolate and she will roll with the punches!



This is the funny and rather fat and large pelican on the ventura pier.

Blue Avocado

For those who know me, you know I am not someone who loves "designer" things. Or even "trendy" things. For the most part. But I believe I may have found something that might fall into that cagagory that I want, and the fact that I want it as bad as I do kind of makes me laugh.
Why? You may ask. Because what I want so badly is not a purse, shoes,toy or clothes what I want are grocery bags. Not just any grocery bags, reusable grocery bags. And not just any reusable grocery bags, but blue avocado grocery bags.


I love these bags. Not because they are cute and I would probably use them for more then groceries, and not necessarily because they are reusable (though I am a big fan of reusable) But mostly because they are "I live in an apartment without a driveway, it is cold and I only one to make one trip from my car to my door with all of my groceries" friendly.Check them out, they all work together, and you can even get a comfy shoulder strap thing. Silly I know, but I hate cold and I hate making more then one trip from my car to my apartment.

Feel Good

In high school I played waterpolo. I loved it. I felt pretty hard core and, lets be honest, I was. I am now five years a high school graduate (that is so weird!) and have learned that not being in waterpolo and practicing for the minimum of 3.5 hours a day as hard as I can makes a difference in my body. That being said, I am glad I was in waterpolo because it taught me to love working out, or more, how I feel when I do. Which is where this fits into my blog.
I have discovered that I am an addict. I admit it, I am addicted to feeling good. I will do whatever it takes to feel good and in these last five years I have discovered that one of the biggest things taht does that for me is exercize. I have had my ups and downs. Times where I went forever without working out, telling myself I will do it another time as my past self looked on in disgust because I swore I would never be like that. But I think that I have found something that works.
I have had several different routines, most involving a lot of cardio and watching how many calories I eat ( not necessarily eating well though) I shied away from weights because, though I loved it then, I did not really want to earn back my bulky build with shoulders that, one of my friends so lovingly told me "scared him". But now I have learned. Forget the shin splints and weezing! Strength training is the way to go! Don't get me wrong. I still do my cardio. Just not as much. Which my legs are thankful for. I feel so good. strong but not "scary" and in tune with my body. Also, I have been making sure I eat healthier food.(another thing I swore I would never do) sometimes I will even eat vegitables! (gasp and shock!)

Basically, if you are looking to "feel good" I highly reccommend some strength training and healthy eating. Sure we all love our sweets. But it all just feels so good!