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Wha'd up?

It’s been a few weeks since we caught up with you and here is what’s been going on in our exciting lives.

Saturday, January 28, 2017  - Twin 1’s doggies tear stuff apart and she keeps taking the toys away saying she will sew them up.  A duck that Aunt Bib gave Onyx for her birthday last May finally got sewn up and she loves it!  She watched her sew it up and then played with it and slept with it on the couch.  All the items that were sewed up are still intact and Twin 1 has since found two more that require surgery.

Thursday, February 2, 2017 – It was a beauty of a night and Twin 1 and Aunt Bib went to Ashburn with the dogs (where they go most nights) in the winter.

Friday, February 3, 2017 – We have started a new workout training plan (which we will tell you about at a later date) and Friday we did it at Twin 2’s house and little Gilly got involved.

Saturday, February 4, 2017 – The was a COLD morning but Twin 1 took the pups to Point Pleasant for their walk and it was gorgeous.

SUPERBOWL SUNDAY, February 5, 2017 – We got our workout done Sunday morning so we can prepare for Superbowl.  This is how Onyx and Twin 1 spent the afternoon until it was time to go.

And all that Christmas chocolate in the freezer was for this event.

We went to Twin 2’s for the Superbowl.  The majority were cheering for the Atlanta Falcons.  As I’m sure you heard by now they lost.  Congrats to New England for pulling off another win.  Before the game started we played our own games which was quite entertaining.

That’s all for now Folks and thanks for staying tuned.

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“You have to treat running like anything else: You’re not just gonna start and be great. Find your pace. Find what works for you. … And find the right pair of shoes.”

– Jon Glaser, the actor, writer, and comedian

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Wha'd up?

Not too much going on in recent days except:

Our friend turned 60 on Jan 7 but with everything going on around that time we didn't do anything for him so we were all invited over to Twin 2's this past Saturday for some breakfast burritos and dessert.

Also the Superbowl teams have been decided and it should be a good matchup!  Our bets are on Atlanta!

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2017 Bucket List

We have decided to make a bucket list this year.  Some things probably seem fairly simple however, if they are on our list it's because we have been talking about doing/trying it the last few years and never have.  2017 will be the year...

1. Bike to Chester
2. Wear leggings/dress
3. Buy a foam roller
4. Finish JM 90 Day Body Revolution by mid February
5. Bike/walk the Salt Marsh trail
6. Run another 10k
7. Check out the Designer Outlet in Bayers Lake
8. Run in shorts/sports bra (probably not at same time) in summer
9. Finish reading Hillary Clinton's book "Hard Choices.  The book was an impulse buy 2 years ago and it's voluminous. 
10.Bike to work (Twin 1)
11. Do 1 unassisted pull up (Twin 1)
12. Bike 2017 km in 2017

AND we will try to be more consistent and write posts with more substance this year.

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Family Friend

On Friday a family friend suddenly passed away.  Here is a link to a story CBC did on him and his work in the community.  He was a good man.

 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/harvest-house-sydney-melvin-sangster-dead-1.3937345

2017 hasn't been off to the greatest start for us. 

What's Been Happening?

As you know we have been MIA since the new year and we haven't been up to much.  Here is whats been going on so far.

Run/walk Brunello to start off our bets.

Twin 1 and Aunt Bib have been taking the dogs to Ashburn.  Uncle R came with us once as well

Deep Snow

 Twin 1 has also been scoring with the on sale Xmas chocolate.  This big Lindor box for $5.04

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MIA

We have been MIA for a bit because our Grammie Eileen passed away last week and we laid her to rest on this past Saturday.

We are now just getting back to work and into the swing of things again and will start posting again soon.

We Are Gamblers

If you don't know already, we love to make bets.  We are content with $5 bets and we will bet on anything.  On New Years Eve while reflecting back on 2016 and trying to think of goals/resolutions for 2017 money somehow found it's way into the equation...and maybe for a little motivation. Us, along with our husbands, made some bets for the year and we wrote them out and signed and dated them, which we will hold onto to bring out on New Years Eve 2017.

Bet #1: Every 5k Twin 2 bikes/run/walks with hubby, hubby will place in trust for Twin 2 $1  (Hoping that will be at least $365 at the end of the year lol).

Bet #2: Twin 1's hubby will give Twin 1 & Twin 2 $100 each if she reaches 2017 km in 2017 by biking or running (yes, we're trying this again).

Bet #3: Twin 1 will pay her hubby $100 if he weighs 185 lbs or less at 8 pm on December 31, 2017.

Bet #4: Twin 1's hubby will give Twin 2 $10 from every pay and Twin 2 will match it on December 31, 2017.

Can't wait to see all this money exchanging hands on December 31, 2017 ... we hope at least some does anyway lol

We were thinking this year that maybe instead of having resolutions/goals we will create a 2017 bucket list.  We're working on it and will have it posted within a day or two.

In the meantime,

 

2016 Reflection

Fitness:

Twin 1: Be as fit as I used to be and take care of myself on a regular basis – Not as fit as I used to be but doing ok.
Twin 2: Make healthier choices - Yes.  Joined weight watchers and lost a little bit of weight and starting to work out more consistently. 
Both: Bike/run total of 2016 km this year and finish the JM workout program once and for all! – We did not reach 2016 km.  We made it to 764.  We'll try again in 2017.  We just started JM again in November and we are scheduled to be finished by Feb 4 2017 so we will let you know in February.

Finance:

Twin 1: Pay off Credit Card and bring Credit line down to a manageable amount so that in 2017 if property in NH becomes available like a few did this past year then we could make a purchase - Negative.
Twin 2: Pay off bills and save for a football trip - Negative.

Personal:

Twin 1: Be more adventurous and social.  Cook better meals for the family with more variety - I've used my slow cooker more.  It's a start.
Twin 2: Be positive and stand up for myself/opinions when need be - I got my old supervisor fired.  

Highlights of 2016

February:

The Superbowl was on February 7th. Payton Manning won his final Superbowl trophy.

March:

Twin 2 and her husband FINALLY got a  new doctor (2014 goal).

April:

We went to Mexico the last week of April. It was hot, just the way we like it.

May:We joined a golf clinic at The Links at Brunello.  Twin 2 and her husband also bought a golf membership at Brunello (new course in Timberlea). 

June:

All golf clinics in June were cancelled due to rain.  We also signed up for the Great Cycle Challenge for the month for Kids against Cancer. The challenge was to ride 150 km in the month of June and we met that challenge.  We raised $520.  Hopefully to be repeated in 2017.  Twin 2 started a new job and lost all her EDOs.  Boo.

July:

BIRTHDAY MONTH!  We celebrated birthdays all month long including our big birthday BBQ bash which included our last birthday celebration with Twin 3.  Twin 2 experienced Paint Nite and the masterpiece is proudly hung in her private bathroom.  

A friend from PEI passed away which was not a highlight but worth a mention.

August:

We each took vacation.  We started training for the BLT 5k Fun Run.

September:

We had our family golf tournament at the Northumberland Links.  We rented a cottage for the weekend and it was the coldest/wettest golf game ever.  We also went to see the comedian Danny Bhoy.  Twin 2 bought a new vehicle.  Twin 2 also started seeing spots and flashing lights and thought her retina was detached.  False Alarm (thankfully)!

October:

At Thanksgiving Onyx hurt her paw pad walking in the New Harbour woods. We ran the 3rd and final BLT 5k Fun Run.

November:

We skipped the Parade of Lights in Halifax but caught the Bedford Parade with Billy.

December:

CHRISTMAS!!  Parties, parties, parties - WRONG!  All parties were cancelled. 

While it hasn't been the most exciting year, we are happy and healthy and can't wait to see what 2017 brings.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

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