Hello

Love

Jim and Me - So happy

G'day G'day - and how ya goin!!! Cant get that song out of my head, thanks to my son!!

Hello - Its been a long time, and what a massive few last weeks i have had... The engagement party was fantastic!!!!! I had the very best time ever - I really let my hair down, got incredibly drunk, laughed a lot and just really enjoyed being with the people i love! My parents were here, and Jim's mother from Tassie ( who is still here ) and lots of friends, i met loads of new people and over all LOVE them all to bits. See attached pics!

The Wedding has completely taken over my world right now, We were having a september wedding in 09 remember? Welllll now we are having an April wedding, so its like 8 months and 9 days till i get married, so much to do, organise etc, and being as its in Tasmania, its a lot harder to do.... BUT all very exciting aswell. We are getting married on the 11th of April at this gorgeous heritage house thingy in a small town in Tas.... Its the Easter Saturday, and just to add to all the fun, we are having the full scottish theme, Jimmy will be wearing the full Kilt - and according to him no undewear... LOL.... anyways, more about that later...

In weight news, i am 85kg, which is good considering all i have done for the last few weeks is eat and drink and be merry ---- BUT enough of that, as of Monday i am kicking my own ass and getting back into it, i need to be in that size 12... I promised myself and i will NOT let myself down. I think i am looking good, getting a little complacent.... Nevermind, im on a mission again...

I will try and stay in touch here, i think i miss this blog more than i realise, I miss my Jo Jo.

Thanks Carlton for checking in..... I have attached PICS!!! Lots of love

Me and my Daddy.

Me and my Mummy

My FamilyA friend of mine - Hannah

I especially love the whole family one - Usually in photos like that i am hiding, or look SO BIG compared to my family etc, and in this photo i just blend, i look almost normal size! Lol.

86 kgs.

Hello Gorgeous's! Have been rather busy lately, Jimmy has been building the deck so i have been helping! I think bringing coffee/drinks/food to workman counts as helping, right? Ha Ha, I had to wash the car yesterday took me hours, after all the rain and driving through mud it was shocking!! Looks like a new car again now - Im not sure how long i can keep that up though, massive job!The deck and stairs are now complete, Jimmy is building the side rails and things today, so i get to have him home again - Lovin it.

In weight news, i lost 0.8kg this week, dropping me to 86kg neat! Happy with that indeed. If i work hard i can maybe hit 85 in time for my engagement party on the 19th!! And stay driven to make the under 80 mark when i go to Tassie in September... Yee Haa

Im going shopping tomorrow, Jimmy made a statement a few weeks ago that if i sold his cruiser, ( which he was selling privately - with no luck) I can lash out and get a whole top to toe new outfit for the party - AND get my hair done - he said it all so casually - and i knew i could sell it, so a few emails, advertisements and chats to people and i sold the sucker for exactly the money Jimmy wanted - Bonus for him, but being a true to his word man he now has to cough up and let me go shopping! Woo Hoo. Sooo I am off to the city tomorrow to go shopping - cant wait.

Until Then. xxxxx

Oh i am so not very good at keeping my word. I have been FLAT OUT - over the weekend Jimmy and I went shopping in Rockhampton to get some things for the house, a new couch and stuff, big things that were very much needed, soooooooo i got to go all crazy and spend some money it was so much fun!!!! We got a really nice, very comfy lounge, its sooooo snuggly!!! And we got a new BBQ, flash one and an outdoor setting and and and and GUESS WHAT I GOT!! A dishwasher!! Holy smokes i was excited, im lovin it!! Life just got a little bit easier - hehe, I havent been working out, or watching my weight and the scales had me at the same this morning, sooooo at least im not gaining, BUT i really need to stay focused here - Lots of other things are going on here at the moment, we are having a deck built to the front of the house, so we have had bobcats and workers floating around constantly and noisy!!!! Its almost done now, and we had shitloads of rain here so my whole yard is a complete mess - dont even get me started on that!! Yesterday was " Kill Day" --- new experience for me, but its the norm here, every 3-4 months a beast is killed, hung for 2 weeks and then cut up and givin to US and the other families on the farm, as there is 5 families now they did 2 beasts and our deep freeze is just chocked up!!! They dropped off the meat and it was only when i opened the esky i realised that i had to slice it all - WHAT THE FUCK!!! I kinda prefer going to a shop and grabbing it pre packaged!! I went out, found Brett ( lovely guy building my deck) and asked him to help me, as he is a local and does it often, at 6pm he came in and did all my slicing while i bagged and labelled, thankgod he is a nice bloke and didnt mind helping me!! So yes, very busy and with the kids home etc etc im having a total lapse of time and letting life get in the way of weight loss! All will be good, I know it will!
Nothing much else to report at this point - Lovies!!!!

I.4kg lost this week, i got on and off the scales 3 times just to check - I havent had a big ol loss like that in a LONG time!!!! Totally stoked - current weight, 86.8kgs. Crikey.

Been a busy couple days though, on Wednesday i spent the day cleaning my house, and then helping Kylie ( she is Jim's Boss's wife, they have just taken over the farm ) anywho, This farm is massive like totally massive, It has 5 houses just on this side of the farm, and i have no idea how many on the other side - Our house is the main house down here, about 1klm down the road we have house 2, and a couple with a 18mnth old live there, she is about to turn 21 and i just cant warm to her, like she seems nice enough and everything, but there is something i cant put my finger on, so i dont see her a lot, house 3 is actually the " Quarters" its where the single men stay/live when they are mustering etc etc- anyways, someone is coming to stay in the quarters today for a few weeks and it had to be cleaned , so i offered to help Kylie, who i like a lot, she is a mother of 3 little wee ones and her oldest goes on the bus with the kids so we take turn about doing the bus run, im slowly getting to know her and find her really nice - we spent the whole afternoon scrubbin that place - Men can be such pigs, I mean seriously i dont think a woman has cleaned that place in forever! It was hard work but its all pretty now and Kylie has decided she will do the house inspections from now on! Ha Ha Ha.

Yesterday i went to Biloela shopping! Its about 70klms away but in that car you can drive forever, so comfy, so we did a little shopping and i am in desperate need of clothes, nothing i have fits me, my jeans, shirts even my knickers are falling off me, BUT i dont wanna get heaps of clothes because i dont plan on staying at this weight too long - Got a pair of Jeans, in a 16, 3 tops from cross roads, all in a L which according to their size chart is a standard 14-16 and i got some knickers in 14 - all perfect fits. Its funny ya know, cause i hold up clothes and think " My god that will never fit me" and they do, or they are too big, its a very weird thing to kinda get my head around, i dont FEEL smaller than i was a year ago, i know i look it but i dont see it - Its crazy i know- I still go to the back of the racks and look at the biggest size, i held up a 20 yesterday and thought " HOLY SHIT WAS I REALLY THAT BIG" and the sad answer is, No, you were bigger fat ass!! I tend to always try on the 18 before i will grab the smaller size - Is this just me or do most people go through this head fuck? Thoughts appreciated.

Tomorrow Jimmy and I are off to Rocky for the day shopping... LOL no we dont have heaps of money, just things we need for the house and stuff, and its all credit baby. So today im not doing much a little time with the kids and just chillin out. Im so chuffed at the weight thing this week... woooohooooo!!!! Next week i will be closer to 85 than i have ever been!!!!

Until then.......Lovies....

Ohh its ON!

Ok well now i have a whole bigger reason to lose weight! Engagement Party in 3 weeks, and a wedding in 14 months, i will be wearing a size 12 wedding dress, that i can guarantee! Bring that shit on, i even got super motivated today and did a decent workout, im back in full swing, i AM NOT going to let life get in the way - Kick my ass if i need it ok? Deal.... done deal.

Oh but im going to have some choc ripple cake in about 20 mins..... HA HA, BUT thats it, then its on like donkey kong.... hehe.

School holidays are happening, i havent been doing a whole lot really, just the usual day to day drama's such is life i suppose.... I actually sat down today for more than an hour, and watched Alvin and the Chipmunks with the kiddies, it was awesome, loved it! I am lovin the car, lovin it, i have never in my life driven a brand spankin new car, let alone have it as mine!! And even Jimmy calls it MY car... Its awesome... hehe, anyways here is the promised photo, but we live on a farm and half our driveway well actually our driveway is 7.5klms, and the last 2.5 is full on gravel and red dust... so the black isnt as shiny in the pics as the day we picked it up... bugger the dust!!!!

Celebrate!

James and Elisha - Engaged, 28th June 2008!

Yee Haaaa - Got a ring on my perty little finger, hehe, we went to pick up the car on Saturday, and omg its flash, i feel like royalty when I'm driving that thing!! Its awesome, i will take some pics of the car later, but today, pics of my RING! While in town shopping we went to a jewelers, and i got to pick out my ring, i was so excited, got red roses too!! I am still so excited, anyways, few pics here -

88.2kg today - Hip Hip Hooray!

Grrrrr ... I did blog and update a couple days ago and when i went to publish i lost it all and by then i was too cranky to retype it all - But in brief.... All is good up here on the farm, life is happy, kids are happy, all is well in Lishy Land! I think the kids are just thriving on this lifestyle, they have never really had that male father figure on a daily basis, like EVER, so its HUGE for them, Chris has just taken it all on so naturally, he goes off feeding the cattle with Jim and is turning into a real little Man - I think its doing him the world of good, i spoke with his teacher yesterday and she said he has settled in really well and is possibly one of the most polite well mannered little boys she has ever taught. YAY - Now i just need him to be like that at home - Hrm... Anyways, Bells is too doing really well, her teacher said she is a delight and has loads of friends and all is well at school for her too, and at home she has taken very warmly to Jimmy and the love he gives them, us, all! Its really sweet when you see them together, he has taken to fatherhood very naturally and i overheard him on the phone the other day say" We have 2 kids, but i want more" - I love that he is accepting the kids as his own and also that he is keen to have another one someday- exciting stuff. We are getting on well, we have the occasional tiffy over something or another, but i think thats all part and parcel of living with someone different, we are both adjusting and i would say 95% of the time its all laughs and happiness here.!! Very happy. We are going to pick up the new car tomorrow, the kids are going to stay with their Granny for the day so we can do some shopping and such things why we are in town, will be exciting, Jimmy and Bells have been counting down the days, its so cute!

In weight related news, i am still losing, I have no idea how as im eating a lot of the not so good foods, dont get me wrong im not eating shite, but lots of creamy mash and pasta's and things, i have been doing my workouts - but not daily, every second or third maybe - but im always on the go doing something, so i suppose that helps, weight loss this week was 0.8, bringing me to 88.2kg.... 8.2kg away from my personal goal =) I think 88.2 was the GWEJ i put on the WW forum, but i dont know, cant remember, and havent been near that site since i got here... Im happy with where i am at, and determined to stay with it and keep losing, Jimmy is taking me to Tassie in the September Holidays and i really want to be under 80 by then - and i know i can do it if i just stick with what i am doing. I havent been back there for 10 years - exciting stuff.. Anyways, things to do, hope everyone is well and happy. Jo Jo, i couldnt see the video of the house =( ---- But, im sure its gonna be great, a real adventure for you and the family to get stuck into - Lovin it. Lovin You.

Until Next Time. xxxxxxxxxx