52 Weeks of Rick: Wk 6

Sorry I missed last weeks post but I will post two in one week sometime soon..

Last night Rick took Gracie to the Daddy/Daughter Night at Chic-Fil-A. They had a ball!!

I thought it was amazing that Chic-Fil-A would plan such a special night for fathers and daughters so that the little girls could feel like a princess for Valentine's Day too.

Rick is SUCH an incredible father. He loves our children so much and I couldn't tell you anything he needs to improve on. He has always put our kids above himself and done for them. I am so happy to have these pictures to reflect on and share with Gracie forever. How cool would it be to have these shown while they do a father/daughter dance one day when Gracie gets married....Ah...I can feel the tears flowing already..

52 Weeks of Rick: Wk 5

Rick cracks me up...daily. He takes just as many selfies as I do. Here he is modeling the new Duke jacket I got him this weekend as an early Valentine's Day gift. He was super excited, although you would never know because he DOESN'T smile! He has a great smile so I am not sure why he feels the need to look all "hard" all the time but I love smiling pictures and I am hoping this project of getting pictures of him will make him do it more often. 

We didn't do a whole lot this weekend, Friday night Rick wanted to go eat with a friend from work so we went out with him and his pregnant girlfriend. It was a fun time...other than the food, which I shared on a previous post. Saturday evening we ate with my sister...my food choice was way better than the night before but still not as good as being home because I cook what is healthy and they basically give you little to nothing when you order healthy. Rick of course is at his ideal weight so he can enjoy himself and eat wings...which is both of our favorites....it is so tough to see that...lol.

I am looking for Valentine's Day this week. I will hopefully have a SMILING picture to post next week :-)

52 Weeks of Rick Week 4

First of all let me start by saying how hard it is to get pictures of my husband smiling. He seems to feel his face will fall off if he cracks a grin here and there. We are working on that...

This week has been somewhat of a blur for us because we have been dealing with Gabriel being sick but now that we know he will be on the mend soon Rick is looking forward to the Super Bowl Sunday. His favorite team is not playing in it but since he is such an extremist with sports we will be watching of course. We had a little Q & A this week to build on our marriage and communication and it was alot of fun. We know SO much about each other that it was pretty easy but it is fun hearing our answers to questions.

52 Weeks of Rick: Wk 3

So today I am going to totally rant about my husband...

I have told you all before how Rick recently lost 130 pounds which is TOTALLY AWESOME. I am beyond proud of him BUT ever since he has lost this weight it is like he is some kind of know it all and drill coach about weight loss... It is  VERY annoying. I have lost 75 pounds before...The year before I got pregnant with Gabriel so I know a little about this process...

Anywho, last night I was running on the treadmill because I am determined to drop this weight by my birthday (April 1), and while I was running I was literally about to die because I was pushing myself harder than ever. I wanted to beat my time from earlier of running a mile in 13.38. I ran so hard and was able to beat my time by 14 seconds. HUGE. DEAL. FOR. ME. I practically slid off the treadmill because I was exhausted and I said I DID IT! I DID IT! He said Great Job! I smiled and sat on the couch. He said, HEY! Don't sit on the couch all sweaty. I said RICK HUSH! I am about to faint just let me chill for a minute (Mind you I am the one that cleans this place). He said OMG, You act like you just did something huge but you held on to the bars alot and put alot of weight on that....I said ARE YOU KIDDING ME!! AHH!!

I was furious. He was laughing because I got mad, and don't think he is a totally a-hole because he isn't but like I said, this exercise and weight thing he feels like he is top dog and it really hurt my feelings last night. He thought I was joking...Um No.

I love my husband so much and he is awesome BUT alot of times we joke with each other but this joking is not something I want to continue. It is bringing me down with my workouts and confidence. BOO!

You can't write a sweet, sappy post every week right? I am going to be straight up doing my 52 Weeks Of Rick so there you go...That's my thoughts on this week. Happy Thursday :-) And LOVE YOU HONEY!

52 Weeks Of Rick: Week 2

This week since I started actually exercising again we have been running every single night on the treadmill (my mom let us borrow hers until we can afford one). The treadmill and I have a love/hate relationship but thankfully Rick has been there to support me all week. I know you don't lose all that fat overnight but I have gotten super frustrated this week about not noticing a change and he has pushed me to continue on. I am thankful for that. We have set up a routine that after supper every night, we have family time for a while, then I run, then Rick runs. This is the first time I have actually been able to watch him run because he was going after work and I was home with the kids. It is such a joy to see how far he has come. He runs SO fast, like it's nothing. I asked him how did he build up to that point? He said you just push yourself and then it will come easy...Well guess what? I have been pushing myself and it is super hard. HaHa. I can't wait to see results like he has done.

I am super proud of him.

52 Weeks of Rick: Wk 1

Going in to 2014 I wanted to share more with you all about my husband Rick. He truly is my soulmate, even on days we bite each other's head off, I still wouldn't want to be with anyone else.

Rick and I got together in 2002 when I was a freshman and he was a senior. He was a Varsity Football player and even got a scholarship to go to a college up North. He chose not to go, because of love, although I didn't pressure him one bit to stay. I graduated a semester early and we were married in June of 2006. We have been together for a LONG time.

Rick is a truck driver at a large eastern electric company and works lots of long hours.
His passions besides his children of course are Carolina Panthers Football, Duke Basketball/Football, and playing XBox360...which please don't get me started on that because I hate video games, but he works hard and deserves to do what he wants. He is a wonderful man and I love him so much. I am so blessed to have him.