Vegas Pics - These took FOREVER!!!!!

April and me with "Elvis" and "Mr. Roboto"

Outside M&M's World with "Red"

And we made Derek and Kevin get their pic taken with "Red" too.

Me and April with a huge stuffed cow at F.A.O. Schwatz Toy Store

Derek had to try on the space helmet!
Space walkin'!

Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender Car Show Pictures: Lots of Cars

This is a real Pin Up Girl photo shoot

These are made out of wood, but this is Derek's next projects with metal. Somebody's gotta make cool stuff for me!
Sailor Pin Up Girls

Doesn't he look adorable, under my umbrella-ella-ella-ah-ah-ah!
Shows over! And we both have matching souviners: sunburns!
The sun was so bright, I could hardly keep my eyes open!
April and me lookin' hot, at the Wynn Hotel entrance after checking out the strip club. Yep, I said strip club!

Our last night! :-( This is my new dress that I got at the car show.

Vegas--AND--Weight Loss?!

We got back from Vegas last Wednesday. It was so much fun. I really don't want to be back home and working. :-( We seen lots of fun stuff, went to the Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender Car Show, and ate lots of really good food. I'll post some pics later on if I get time at work.

The really awesome news!!!

We actually lost weight while we were in Vegas!! I lost 1 lb, now at 27 lbs total and Derek lost 3 lbs, for a 41lb total! It must have been the fact that we shared almost all of our meals and drank water all the time and, oh I don't know, that we walked like 5-6 miles everyday!!! I am very excited about that, cuz I thought I was gonna come home 3-4lbs heavier!

If you can't wait for pictures, check out April's Blog. She took way more pictures than me and they are all really good...she is, after all, a photographer.

Pics from April's Pre-Birthday Party - March 29th

Me still looking adorable!


Doug in his Martini-Time shirt. I figured he'd get mad at me if I didn't post one.


April rockin' out!

April & Kevin being silly


Me and Derek


April enjoying our only bar snack...POPCORN!


The "Eyebrow" OOooooohhhh


Me being pretty! Ain't I adorable!

Dieter's Log: Day 72 - Vegas, Here We Come

I weighed in today since we'll be in Bismarck tomorrow to FLY TO VEGAS!!!!!!

I lost 3.8lbs, totaling 26.8lbs!! I now weigh 201! I almost made my goal of being under 200lbs before going to Vegas!

Derek lost almost 2lbs, putting him at 38lbs or so, I can't remember right off hand.

But I'm definitely excited for losing that much weight! I didn't think I'd make it that far! I do, however plan on gaining 3-5 lbs when we are in VEGAS! I'm sure Derek will do his best to keep us all on track, but I know I'm gonna sway a little bit.

We are driving to Bismarck this afternoon and we fly out at 12:20pm tomorrow. We'll be in Vegas by 3pm, Central Time, but it'll be 1pm in Vegas. We go back two hours cuz of time zones. Then we won't be back until next Wednesday, the 16th. We'll be back to Bismarck by 12 noon.

Well, I better go, I still have packing to do. And we have to work out, and I'm going tanning one more time before we leave.

I'll post when we get back!!

Still Dieting after 66 days!

It's getting easier with the foods and restrictions, but these long days are getting to me. My boss is still on jury duty, but should be done today. I'll be glad to get back to 8 hour days instead of 9-10 hour days. It wouldn't be so bad if that's all I was doing...but nooooo! We are now working out for a whole hour, which ends up being 1 1/2 hours with changing time. And juggling family suppers, trying to pack or even think about packing for our Vegas trip...I'm just stressing out a little. It's kinda annoying that I seem to be cutting back on eating and exercising like hell, but I don't lose anything! I know I sound pissy, but I'm also dealing with Aunt Flo. And the fact that I can't seem to lose more than 2 lbs a week is really ticking me off.
I lost 1.2lbs this week, 23.0 lbs total so far, which is really good. But I still have my belly and I really hate it. I'm glad that I lost weight considering we went out and drank on Sat. for April's pre-birthday party, and I ate way more popcorn than I should have and english muffin pizzas when we got home. And I even restrained from eating any of Doug's "real" pizza that he ordered and ate all by himself!! Nice try with the temptation, Doug. Karissa ended up going home without even finishing her 2nd beer cuz she wasn't feeling good, so that sucked...Hope you're feeling better, Karissa.
Derek did excellent, AGAIN, this week. He lost 4.4 lbs, 36.8 lbs total. He finally made his goal of being under 200 lbs, now weighing in at 197.6 lbs. You suck, Dear! But I love you anyway!
That's pretty much it, I am at work, hoping to either have Thurs/Fri off or Sat/Sun. I have to talk to my boss today after she's done with the trial.
Ta Ta For Now
Only 6 more days 'til we leave for VEGAS!!!!!!!!!!

Dieter's Log: Day 59 - Stupid Scale!?!

Today's weigh in:
Me: -1.0 lbs, totaling 21.8 lbs...a little bummed
Derek: -3.0 lbs, totaling 32.4 lbs...amazing, isn't he?! Good thing he's my hubby, or I'd have to do something drastic!

Work has seemed to be a bit overwhelming lately. My boss, Lisa, got picked to be part of a jury for the murder trial that's going on here in DL. It started on the 17th or 18th, so I don't have anyone at work with me. She is an owner, but also works front desk and watches over housekeeping. So I'm working more hours and stressing out more, cuz people are idiots?! We are in the process of remodeling our breakfast room and our restaurant. So I'm making lots of decisions that I would normally have her help with. I'm managing, I guess.

My computer died on me on Saturday night, Kevin thinks it's the power supply?! hopefully that's all, he said it's possible it could have fried the whole thing, but we'll see. So my only means of internet are at work, which sucks!

April and Kevin came to DL yesterday and they look incredible. they've lost 20lbs, and 15lbs, consecutively. Great job, you two!! Keep it up!

We are making our final plans for Vegas...only 13 days til we leave DL and 14 days til we'll be in VEGAS!!! I'm so excited. You have NO idea!!!!!!