The Terry Fox Run pt 2 :)

Well. Our family officially participated in our first cause run together!!
And we loved it. Everyone had a great time, and we're already planning to participate again next year - as well as hopefully attending one of the 5k colour runs.
The opening ceremony was especially touching for my mom - who is herself a cancer survivor - and whose father passed away due to cancer.
Please continue to support cancer research, while finding other ways (such as becoming a blood doner - blood.ca) to become an everyday hero.

Cheers!
-Roxanne

The Terry Fox Run

Hello Blogosphere!

So - my family and I are participating in the Terry Fox Run this Sunday, and we would love it if you helped us reach our goal of $50 (or more!!) raised toward cancer cure research!
To do so please visit this page : http://my.e2rm.com/personalPage.aspx?registrationID=2097686&langPref=en-CA and donate toward our team!

Thank you world - Here's to the hope of a future without the devastated effects of cancer!

- Roxanne

Sunday Afternoon Tea Parties

Good Morning Great Beautiful People of the World!

So as you know there are a lot of people in my family, 8 in total. My mom, my dad, my older sister, me, three younger sisters and our handsome baby brother.

Well there are some trials that come with having a big family. And one of those is you can argue a fair amount. Especially if everyone in your family is as opinionated as my family. We're all strong willed, stubborn people. So this can cause some disagreements. But every so often there is this beautiful gem of a time where we get along. Last Sunday afternoon was one of those moments.

I had decided to make some scones I saw a recipe for here for Gingerbread and Cranberry scones. Let me tell you, they're as good as they sound. (I ate a couple too many I think) But after I had made them I decided to have a tea party with my younger sister and my brother. So I set up the table with a tea pot, tea cups, sugar dish, milk dish, and of course scones. Together we enjoyed beautiful cups of tea with these delish scones and for at least forty-five minutes it was bliss with no arguments.

In a family where there can be quite frequent arguments it's very important to enjoy and cherish the moments when everyone is getting along. But I think this can apply to everyone's life. Enjoy those moments that make you happy, cherish the moments with the people you love.

 Don't take for granted the people around you, and the small moments. Because one day they may no longer be there. Enjoy life to the fullest while you can.

Infinite x's and o's
-A
Oh by the way, here are some pictures of my tea party!

Here are my beautiful scones, I added a spiced glaze on to them, and it really did add just that little bit of extra.

This tea cup was given to me by my aunt, who inherited it from her mom, (my Nana). It's absolutely gorgeous, and perfect for my tea party!

And here are the special guests for my party!

Morning Runs - Allysin's Update

GOOD MORNING!
So I am home again for the summer and things are starting to pick up, fitness wise I mean. 
We started following a fitness blogger/youtube channel named Cassy. You can check out her Blogilates. On her site she makes a fitness calendar that each day has youtube videos she's made for you to follow. Well for the month of June Eve, Roxanne and myself have kicked it into high gear and really started to crack down on doing on the workouts each day. (We still miss certain days, like today where we have stuff going on in the evening) But for the most we stay dedicated. 
On top of this we started morning runs with week. It's killer when your alarm goes off at 5:40 in the morning and all you really want to do is stay in your bed with your nice fluffy, warm duvet. But somehow there is this drive in us that pushes us to get out of bed and go for a 45 minute run (lets be real it's a jog). 
Now you have to understand we live out in the country and our road isn't this nice flat, paved road. No! OUR road is this packed gravel, bumpy road with monstrous hills that kill as you try to run up them but really you're jogging at a walking pace because the incline is so intense. 
So we've set our distance goal to be from our house to the end of our road, across the attaching road to the next road parallel to our road. There and back is approximately 5km. So Monday, the first day we ran, I ran the "flat" part of our road, up the first big hill and felt like I was dying by the top, walked the other hills and ran on the next road. TODAY when I went for the run I ran all they way on our road up and down all the hills. On the first hill my shoe had come untied but I knew if I stopped on the hill I wouldn't start up again so I ran with it untied all the way up the first hill, tied it and kept right on running. Then I continued on the next road and kept going. 
The whole time having Eve right next to me saying, you got this, we're almost at the top. You're doing great. Keep going. She's such a great running partner continuously encouraging me to do my best and push myself it's awesome! We did end up walking part of the way back but we attacked most of the hills with as much enthusiasm as we could muster.
Even though at the end of the run we were sweaty and a little worn we were energized and excited that we got up and did the run and encouraged by my victory of running the hills! 
We're looking forward to the victories to come in the future!
We have set our end of the summer goal to run the "road" to our cottage. It's approx. 4.5 km. So although the distance is not very far it the the terrain that makes this our challenge. The "road" is an old logging road full of really big hills (like twice the size of the ones on our road), twists, turns, over all just a very challenging run. We look forward to the day we can say we overcame that challenge!
Keep pushing yourself, it's totally worth it!
Infinite x's and o's
-A

Here is Eve and I's sweaty pic from the other day after our workout (not run).

Roxanne - Summer Resolutions

Hello Everyone,

So, you are now reading a blog written by a college graduate! Woot woot!

Alright. Enough of that.


Anyway, the reason I am writing is to put in one place my scattered thoughts and plans -
My Summer 2013 Resolutions.

Resolution 1 - No eating fast food for the remainder of the summer.
Resolution 2 - No drinking pop (or soda or whatever name you give it - unless I get a factory job, in which case all bets are off.)
Resolution 3 - Work out everyday (Thanks to my siblings this has been fairly successful so far.)
Resolution 4 - Eat salad for lunch several times a week.

Now you are all welcome to remind me of these resolutions as my brain is apt to forget them in my moments of weakness,

Healthy Living
Healthy Summer
Here I Come!

Much love all!
-Rox

Roxanne Update - The Belt

Hi Everyone.
So - late again. . . . . Maybe you should just assume it's going to be late :)

Here's my weekly update:
My starting date is: March 11, 2013
My weight loss for the week: 2 lbs
My total loss: 7.8 lbs
I have 92.2 lbs left to go to meet this challenge.
Starting weight: 223.8
Current weight: 216


But beyond just seeing the numbers on the scale - I had to buy a belt the other day because my pants are starting to get a little loose. Not enough to go to the next size, but - I am on my way my friends :)
Also - While I was at Target I bought two new dresses, and I cannot wait to wear them!

 

 

Happy spring! Fellow bloggers and weight lossers!
Happy new life :)

Let us know what your goals are and how they're going by leaving us a comment below.
And look forward to hearing some new and exciting news from the Wiedemanns in the next couple weeks.

Always,
-Roxanne

Roxanne - Morning Walks, No Worries & An Update

Well. Let me first of all give you the weight update:

My challenge starting date is: March 11, 2013
My weight loss for the week is: 2lbs
My total loss is: 5.8lbs.
I've still got 94.2 lbs to go to meet this challenge.
Starting weight - 223.8
Weight as of Monday - 218

Alrighty, now on to the fun stuff :)
MORNING WALKS -
   So. I have recently decided that it is a good idea for me to go walking in the morning.
When the alarm goes off a couple hours before I need to be at work I'm not so sure I agree,
But
When my running shoes are on and I step out into the fresh, crisp clean air, and the sky is only beginning to be tinted with light and pink - I know that it is.

 



I love watching the world wake up.
I read a quote the other day about this very thing it said: "For one moment you forget all your problems because for one moment it's just you, the world and the sunrise."
And it's true.

With this being said I would like to leave you with this video, because "When worry finds you . . . cast your cares on God the almighty"

Good luck out there!
-Roxanne