work work work

I love my job, I love the people I work with... but OH MY GOODNESS they expect SO much of their employees sometimes it feels like they are setting them up to fail. Until you are drowning... help will not come. :(

Safeco Feild- Go Mariners!

View from Safeco Feild, Seattle WA.

Spider Meadow 7/2009

Family Reunion

Took me long enough... but here are some pics from the Williams Family Reunion- 2009.

It was SO fun to see everyone & have such an awesome time.

We stayed at a huge resort-style house (the fact that it had enough beds for everyone was astounding) close to Bear Lake in Idaho/Utah.

We went hiking, had a volleyball tournament (my dad was in charge of that one), hung out with some refugees, and had a nice testimony meeting.

It really hit me how much it means to have such a close extended family. Every 2 years that pass we meet up & it feels like no time has passed because our friendships are ever strong.

I seriously Love & appreciate ALL of my family!!! I really missed Grandpa though. I'm sure he was watching us & smiling at our goofy-ness & commodore. :)

Grandma goes to Lumicor

Mom & Grandma came by my work today & took an official-like tour. Now they know where I work... I'm thinking Dad might not like that I gave Mom a tour because she left with more "home-improvement" ideas than ever before :) It would be fun to make something for Mom to enjoy in her home.

It was fun to show them what I do, and all of the cool stuff we make. The options are endless, countertops, sink bowls, desks, blinds, etc. etc. etc. I love my company & what we make; I'm never bored thats for sure. There is always some crazy customer or another wanting something weird... like a pocket door with pennies inside...

HaPpY mOtHeRs DaY

Happy Mother's Day to all of those Special women out there who accepted the challenge of raising children. :) I love you all!

NORTH SHORE DAY O FUN!

Rainbows Galore- There were lots of sprinkles & tons of sun @ the same time! :)
Audrea's on the lookout for a good Sailor Man...

The standard self pic.

North Shore- we found an AWESOME spot on the beach with no one around. It was very Peaceful! This is now my "Happy Place". Reading & lying on a towel in the sun. Perfection.

Sand between our toes, wind in our hair & Sun on our faces.

It just doesn't get any more perfect than this.

The View from our table @ a really cool restaurant!
Waikiki... I came from the Stupid Factory. (I thought it was funny...)

Mike, our personal Sushi Chef.

Elaine (E-LAAAAME), Audrea (Audie) & some weird chick.

How to: Diamond Head

FIRST YOU MUST GO UP THE STAIRS OF NO RETURN...

TAKE A FEW PICTURES TO REST THOSE WEARY LEGS...

CONTINUE THROUGH THE TUNNELS O WONDER...

AND VOILA! HONOLULU!

Tri- huh?

So here is the sitch. I am not good at writing regularly. I suppose it could be because I don't have Internet at home... and when I'm at work I'm... WORKING (unlike some people I work with). So I suppose anyone who feels the need to read my blog will have to wait with bated breath for my tri-monthly blog. Sometimes I make up words.

Anywho, Hawaii was AWESOME! I will be sure to post some pictures whenever Audrea gets off her Pre-Law tooshie & gets them to me. :)

That's about all I have going on. I won't be blogging details about the trip till I post the pictures, cuz then you will have a visual feast to go along with the tales-o-fun.

On another note- I am gonna miss Angie & Allen & Hayden & Torrin. :( Stupid Utah! I'm glad Allen has found his passion & path... but I personally feel that his path should not impact my Wilcox Family time. Good luck down there guys & watch out for midget Marmots.

Fitness to the Harbor!

OK, so I started trying to workout around 1/26/09 (my goal start date was WAY before that but I dont wanna get into that).

I’ve been doing cardio on the Elliptical machine at my apt’s gym & it is SO BORING. The only time I’m not literally counting down the seconds is when I luck out & have the gym to myself. It is much easier to ignore the fact that you are doing something boring when you can surf channels & watch a movie YOU want to watch (its also OK if someone is already there & watching a show that I like). Last time I got stuck with some kids in there & they had the Disney Kid-like channel on, but not the cute little kid shows; it was some super annoying “pre-teen” show. MAN those characters are annoying. Don’t get me wrong, I can’t beat a free Gym with all of the machines I like; so it’s worth it.

OK I’m done whining.
Right now I’m doing pretty well with my exercise goals (eating…not as well as I could). I am averaging 4-5 days per week with cardio, plus volleyball 2 times per week, 3 hours each. At approximately 25 minutes per cardio I’ve hit roughly 80-100 minutes of cardio per week. I havent seen any results AT ALL yet. People keep saying its cuz I’m building muscle (which is partially the cause)… but my clothes still fit exactly the same; therefore- NO RESULTS. I worked at a Gym for 2 years; people forget that I know all this stuff (even though I don’t do use it most the time, the knowledge is always rattlin around in my head with other random knowledge).

So I have reached the point where I have to actually crack down more on my eating habits. They weren’t horrible before, but there was too much snacking going on. Even the not-so-fatty stuff adds up when you snack too much. I’m kinda glad I didn’t try to do both at the same time, because I really needed to build up the habit of going to the gym; before adding another change to my life schedule. Now that going to the gym is regular, and less of a burden I can concentrate on making myself eat better. So we will see what happens.

I do feel a lot better that I am doing something about my weight issues. I know I’m not super fat or anything, but we all want to be our best selves, and when we aren't it weighs on our self esteem. So I’m working on it, and that makes me feel better even if it will take longer than I was hoping.

Do you think it’s possible to spend a week in Hawaii and never be seen in public in a swim suit? That’s the other goal.

Baggage Check THIS!

I am in a complete state of confusion regarding airline baggage policies. I’m trying to figure out why it cost so much to check a stupid bag… It’s not like the space down there is being used for anything else! I don’t get it. Maybe it’s cheaper to fly lighter, whatever “Plane People” I don’t like your rules!

On another topic…the Gowens are coming to town this weekend, which always amounts to fun volleyball. I’m hoping Chris will grace us & come play, it would be fun; especially since it’s HIS birthday weekendJ. Whatever, I’m happy to get one more day to play/exercise in a fun way.

Shopping list -O- Fun

So I am told that I need to update my blog (thanks Audie)... didn't realize it had been so long since I last wrote. Oy, it just seems like I never get time to sit down and write things out.

OK, TAX TIME! I filed my returns & have already decided exactly where my Money is going.
1) Plane tickets & fun $$ for Hawaii
2) Blackberry phone so I can get Outlook email on my phone (sad).
3) A Lap-top so I can work more on my book which is severely lacking. I will be soliciting help from the EBay master himself; Marcus Williams; to help me find a good deal (as I am technologically challenged).

I must say I'm SUPER excited for Hawaii, and kinda worried too. None of my summer clothes fit me; which means buy new clothes or lose 15 lbs by March 19th. The plan is the latter... We will see...

That's it. That's about all I've got going on right now.

Happy Hunting! (don't ask... cuz I dont know why)