Life Lately

• Scott and I spent the week of the 4th of July in Seagrove, Florida on the beach.  It was a much needed vacation.  The weather was awesome, in the 80's everyday.  It rained a few days we were there, but we were able to always get a least a half day in on the beach.  We spent one rainy afternoon at the outlet mall in Destin.  We didn't take many pictures, but I will try to eventually post a few that we took.


• My new shoes finally came in and I got to try them out on Monday at Crossfit.  I LOVE them!  I hope this solves all of my ankle rolling problems. 



• To show you that I am a clutz, we were packing for our trip to Florida and I had laid the suitcase in the floor in the bathroom.  On one of my trips through the bathroom to get clothes, I ran straight into the wheel of the suitcase.  Needless to say, my little toe turned blue/purple.  And to top it off, it was the same foot that already had a bum ankle.


• Since we took our vacation seriously, we didn't work out once while we were there.  So after 11 days off, Monday was our first day back at Crossfit.  It was brutal!  My calves are still soo sore 2 days later.
• Here is a rundown of the WOD:
• 1 mile run
• 150 double under's
• 800 m run
• 100 double under's
• 400 m run
• 50 double under's
• Finish time: 30:43 rx!


• While at the beach, I started readying Fifty Shades of Grey.  I didn't know much about the books going into it except that they were racy.  I had several blog friends and friends on Facebook talk about how great they were, so I thought I would give it a shot.  I'm about 60 pages into the 3rd book now and all I can say is WOW.  These books are good, but I'm not sure I will ever read something like this again.  Luckily, the 2nd and 3rd books don't seem to be as explicit as the 1st book.


• The first week back to work after vacation is never fun.  I am counting down the days until Friday!!  Happy Wednesday!

Life Lately

These past couple of weeks have felt like a whirlwind and I'm soo glad things are starting to settle down.  I started back to crossfit last week and after taking 11 days off it almost felt like I was starting over from the beginning.  I was more sore than I've been in a while, but I survived.

On Friday we headed to NE Arkansas for my follow-up visit with Dr. C.  We got a see lots of pictures from the surgery (32 in all) and he went over everything with me.  Basically, there was endometriosis EVERYWHERE.  My right ovary was covered in it, it was on my bladder, and it was soo bad on both tubes that it had caused both tubes to be blocked.  I am soo thankful he was able to remove all of it.  Hopefully this is the answer we have been looking for b/c he said my tubes were not in the best shape.

We spent the rest of the weekend hanging out with my parents and helping clean out their attic.  Who knew my parents were such hoarders.  We threw away 2 truck beds full of trash and my dad had a pile of stuff he was going to try to sell.  Out of everything we went through last weekend, I think I kept 1 or 2 things. 

Life was back to normal....until Tuesday afternoon.  I left work on Tuesday to go workout.  I should have known as soon as I saw the workout that I was in trouble.

Tuesday's WOD:
1 mile run
50 burpee box jumps
800m run
35 burpee box jumps
400m run
20 burpee box jumps

I made it threw the 1 mile run and was about 13 burpee box jumps in when I stepped off the box and landed on my left ankle which proceeded to pop.  I screamed and shed some tears.  The trained asked if I needed a doctor and my husband knowing this is a common occurance looked at her and said "Nah, just get her an ice pack and she will be fine."  At the time I wanted to hit him, but he was right.  We both knew it wasn't broken.  Luckily it was my left foot and I was able to drive myself home.  After a day of R&R yesterday, I am back at work and getting around on it pretty good.  In other news, my tennis shoes will NO LONGER be worn to crossfit in.  I have rolled my ankles 4 times since buying these shows last fall.  They will be used for walking and jogging only.

Now to just survive the rest of the week at work.  I think things are finally starting to slow down and we can catch our breath for things get crazy again in August and stay crazy until November.

Memorial Day Weekend 2012

What better way to start your Memorial Day weekend than with a Black Tie Affair cupcake from Cupcakes on Kavanaugh?  And they even put red and blue star sprinkles on it and a flag?



After work on Friday we loaded up the car and headed to the lake.  We were up early Saturday morning and Scott, Scott (my brother-in-law), and I went to hike Sugarloaf Mountain.  This was our first time climbing it and the views were awesome from the top.



















Afterwards, we headed back to the house to eat lunch and pick up everyone else.  We eventually make it out on the lake for a late afternoon ride on the boat and swim.  The water was a little cold for my liking, but I braved it anyway.  We grilled steaks Saturday night and went to bed early.  Sunday morning we hung around the house for a while, then headed out again shortly after lunch.  The water was STILL cold, but we managed.  Scott and I decided to come back home on Sunday night after dinner.

Ollie LOVED the ride home in the Jeep with the top off

We got up Monday morning and went to CrossFit to honor all of the fallen soldiers with "Memorial Day Murph."  You can read more about Lt. Michael Murphy here.  We had a great turnout for the workout.  We were given 3 options:

• Murph: 1 mile run, 100 pullups, 200 pushups, 300 squats, 1 mile run
• sMURPH: 1/2 mile run, 50 pullups, 100 pushups, 150 squats, 1/2 mile run
• sMURPHette: 1/4 mile run, 25 pullups, 50 pushups, 75 squats, 1/4 mile run

Most of us opted for the sMURPH, but there were a few who decided to tough it out and do the full MURPH.  I finished sMURPH in around 23-24 minutes.  There was a little issue with the clock about six minutes in, so it was a guess at the exact finish time.

We spent the rest of Memorial Day being lazy.  It felt great after a busy week.

5 Things Friday

1. I have a love/hate relationship with our pool.  When everything is running smoothly, I love it.  When something goes wrong, I hate it.  The 1st year we had the pool the water turned green at least 5 times.  Last summer we switched to salt and got rid of the water turning green problem, but in June last year in 100 degree weather our pump died.  I ran home that morning to help Scott unhook it.  Luckily, we were able to get it fixed the same day, but then at 6pm we were outside trying to hook it back up.  It was not an easy task in sweltering Arkansas heat.  This summer, the screw that holds the light in place fell out.  We ended up having to order a new screw, but we have so far been unsuccessful at putting it in.  Scott refuses to drain the water from the pool to accomplish this task, so we spent 45 minutes last night trying to hold our breath and fix the light.  Luckily, the only issue this causes is we are losing a little more water than normal and we have to fill the pool up more often.


2. Have you ever felt like you were going to throw up even before a workout?  About a week and a half ago I had been CRAVING Chick-fil-a so I caved and ate it for lunch.  I know better than to eat really bad food before a workout so I usually try to avoid it.  I got to CrossFit and saw the workout on the board and was pretty sure this would finally be the time that I threw up during a WOD.  Thankfully I didn't barf, but I am pretty sure it was going to happen at any minute.  The fact that we stood around for 15 minutes waiting before we actually started the WOD made things worse.  I really don't want to have a lot of time to think about it, I'd rather just get it over with.  
• The WOD: "Run Fran Run"
• 21 thrusters, 21 pullups, 800m run
• 15 thrusters, 15 pullups, 600m run
• 9 thrusters, 9 pullups, 400m run
• I did 55lb thrusters for the 1st time ever and I did all my pullups using a red band.
• Finished in: 21:42


3. My laproscopic surgery is 1 week from today.  I am soo ready to get this over with.  I pray that this will provide some answers to why I haven't been able to get knocked up.  


4. In a few hours I get to see this kid.  Isn't she the CUTEST?  Living 3 hours away, we don't get to see her often, but I am lucky enough to have gotten to see her last weekend and this weekend.


5. Scott has been dying to watch Contraband.  One of my coworkers finally broke down and bought it b/c it wasn't at Redbox yet.  We got to watch it Tuesday night.  It was a great movie.  Seems like Mark Wahlberg has been making lots of great movies lately.

Happy Friday!  It's going to be a much needed LONG weekend!

CrossFit and Weekend Wrap-Up

• Friday night we went to CrossFit.  It was 1st Friday which means everyone gets to pick the HERO or Girl WOD they want to do.  I am not sure what I was thinking, but I picked BLAKE which is
• 4 Rounds
• 100 ft walking lunges with a 45lb plate (I used 15lb plate and actually tossed it after the 2nd RD)
• 30 box jumps (20")
• 20 wall balls (14lb)
• 10 hand-stand push-ups (I use a box when doing these)
• I finished in 28:25
• We cooked dinner at home and called it an early night.
• Saturday morning we went to CrossFit.  It was a team WOD (teams of 2) that consisted of the following
• 200m sprint relay x 3 - each team member ran 200m 3 times and only one person runs at a time
• 100 sledge hammer strikes**
• 200 sit-ups**
• 100 pull-ups**
• 200 KB swings**
• 200m sprint relay x 3 - each team member ran 200m 3 times and only one person runs at a time
•  **Only 1 person can be doing an exercise at a time.  The other person has to hold a 25lb plate
• Scott and I were partners and we finished in 38:35 (A picture of the WOD is put on facebook after each workout and the caption on this workout was "Partner Relay Hell." 
• After the brutal workout, we celebrated Cinco de Mayo with some Mexican food @ Cactus Jacks, I made a batch of cookies, and then we spent the rest of the day at a crawfish boil at a friends house in WLR.
• We were pretty lazy on Sunday, but Scott did get in the swimming pool to vacuum it.  It's hard to believe that the pool water is already in the 80's.  I think this is the earliest we have gotten in the pool and not been freezing to death.  We headed to church Sunday night and then out to eat @ Buffalo Grill.  We usually do our grocery shopping on Sunday, but we didn't need much so we just stopped at Wal-Mart on our way home Sunday night to grab a couple of things to get us through.
• Mondays are my least favorite day of the week.  It seems like I always have a hard time going to sleep on Sunday nights so I am always extra tired on Mondays.  I showed up to CrossFit on Monday hoping it was going to be a strength day or a workout that wasn't going to be BRUTAL.  It was 90 degrees and HUMID outside and if you didn't know, CrossFit boxes don't have A/C or heat.  Below is the WOD from Monday which the trainer had titled "Steck-Con Delta."
• Row 1000 meters
• Then 5 Rounds of the following 3 exercises:
• 30 wall balls
• 20 box jumps
• 10 burpees
• Run 1000 meters
• I finished in 33:50

Happy Tuesday! 

CrossFit Diaries

With the start of April came another trainer creating the WODs at CrossFit this month.  If Monday and Tuesday were any indication, it's going to be a month full of killer workouts.

Monday's WOD:
5 Rounds for Time (20 min cap) - RX weight was 95/65
5 Power Snatches
10 pullups
15 Thursters

Before Monday, I had attempted snatches only once.  I decided quickly that 65 lbs was a no go and chose 45 lbs instead.  The 1st round wasn't bad, but once I finished the thursters and had to go directly into snatches it sucked.  Luckily I finished just under the 20 min cap with a time of 19:21.

Tuesday is open gym in the afternoons, but we usually do the same WOD that the morning class did.  I walked in assuming that it would be a strength day, but I quickly realized it would be the day I came very close to puking during a WOD instead.


Tuesday's WOD:
50,40,30,20,10 reps of each of the below
Double Unders
KB Swings
Burpees

That's a total of 150 of each exercise.  As I stated a few days ago, I am just now getting the hang of double unders and I have to take a hop between each one.  Also, I HATE burpees.  I knew it was going to be bad and that was confirmed when less than 10 min I was already drenched in sweat.  It took me 37:19 but I finished.  I was pretty sure I was going to lose my lunch at any moment, but I luckily held it together.  Luckily I had eaten pretty good all day or I probably would have lost my lunch.  It was a great reminder of why you shouldn't have a cheat meal on a WOD day.

Luckily they told us Tuesday when we were leaving the Wednesday would be a strength day or I might have skipped class.  Of course it was not our usual strength day.


Wednesday's WOD:
As part of our warm up we did three rounds of
3 deadlifts
3 hang clean
3 front squat
3 push press
3 back squat
We were only using the bar, but we were never allowed to put the weight down until 3 rounds were complete.

Once that was done we moved on to finding out 10 rep max on back squats.  Lucky for me, I hit it on the 1st try.  Once you found your 10 rep max and completed 10 reps, you removed 5% of the weight or roughly 5 1bs and then did 10 more back squats.  After that, you removed another 5% or 5lbs and did 10 more back squats.

After all of that, it was time for the actual workout.
21 Deadlifts
200m run
15 Deadlifts
400m run
9 Deadlifts
800m run

I finished in 11:12

There are days when I HATE the killer WODs but I know they are kicking my butt into shape.

Weekend Recap and Random Thoughts

• Well I didn't win the MegaMillions Friday night.  I don't even think we won $1.  Guess I will continue working to pay the bills.
• Saturday we went out to a deer camp and had a cookout with a bunch of people Scott works with.  The weather was awesome and the food was great.
• Yesterday we had church at 11 instead of the usual 5:30pm, then I went to watch The Hunger Games for a 2nd time with one of my friends who hasn't seen it yet.  For lunch, Emily introduced me to a yummy lil place called Taziki's and it was fan-tabulous!
• I haven't really been closely following the Trayvon Martin case, but something about the case is plastered on the front page of Yahoo about every day so it's hard to not know something about it.  I don't know all the facts and I'm not going to pretend that I do.  I do believe however that the media has twisted pieces of the actual events to make a better story and we will probably never know EXACTLY what happened that day.
• Two girls were killed and  boy was injured Saturday night in NE Arkansas after prom.  Please keep their families and friends in your prayers.  I didn't know any of them personally but it is 20 miles away from where I grew up and one of my sorority sisters worked at the school where the kids attended.  You can read the story here.
• CrossFit kicked my butt on Saturday morning.  Saturdays are Team WODs and the workout was 300 squats, 300 situps, 300 double unders (jumping rope but the rope passes under your feet twice in one jump instead of once).  Your team could consist of 2 or 3 people.  Scott and I paired up and hashed out a plan.  While one person did 50 squats, the other did 50 situps.  After we knocked those out we would attach the double unders together.  (Note to self:  never decide to do 150 situps without a mat under you again.  I now have a HUGE strawberry b/c of this.)  For anyone who couldn't do a double under, they were allowed to do singles.  The trainer stated that even if you could only do a couple you still had to attempt double unders.  Well Scott and I are fairly knew to being able to do any, but we tackled it anyway.  Needless to say we were the last ones finished and my calves are on FIRE today from trying to stay on my toes while fighting through them.

Weekend Recap Randomness

• Friday afternoon, I left work early to go to crossfit early since Scott's family was coming Friday night.  It was 1st Friday meaning you get to pick the HERO/GIRL WOD you want to do that day.  Because I had missed this workout twice b/c I was sick both times they did it, I decided to do "Barbara" (5 rounds - 20 pullups, 30 pushups, 40 situps, 50 squats, 3 min rest between rounds).  It was a pretty big class but most everyone else picked a workout that took a lot less time.  It is NO FUN working out by your self for the last 20 minutes b/c everyone has finished.  I finished in 46:18 and my body is still sore 2 days later.  

• Saturday morning we went to Scott's cousins wedding at the Clinton Library.  Between the wedding and the reception we were able to tour the library which was pretty cool.  I had never been there and they had just opened the Play Ball exhibit with memorabilia from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• Saturday afternoon was spent hanging out and running errands.  I have been talking into reading the Hunger Games books, so Saturday night was spent finishing up book 1.  I am about 1/2 way through book 2 and I admit.....I can't wait to see the movies.  

• Sunday was a low key day.  We ended up not doing anything other than going to church and out to eat with a group afterwards.  We kept talking about going to see Act of Valor all weekend, but we never made it.

• Sunday was the 10th Annual Little Rock Marathon.  Yesterday morning, I was wishing pretty bad that I had signed up to run the 10K.  It was perfect race weather and after seeing my Facebook news feed blow up with all these people running the race yesterday, I was a little jealous I wasn't down there running.  Maybe next year....

• This weekend we are headed to see Zac Brown Band.  I can't wait!!  

• In 2 weeks and a day, Scott and I are headed to New Orleans.  I have never been and always wanted to go.  Scott, on the other hand, has been more than once but he was willing to go again.  We are trying to plan out all the best places to eat and other things to do while we are there so we don't end up hanging out on Bourbon the entire time we are there.

Happy Monday!!   

Weekend Recap

Overall we had a pretty busy 3 day weekend.  Friday night we went out to dinner and then to Gusano's to listen to some music.  The guys and girl who provide the music on Sunday night at church were playing and singing together so a group from church went to support them.  We stayed out until about 11:30 which is late for us....especially after a long week.  Scott had jury duty Friday and didn't get home until 6:30.

Saturday morning we were up early to go to crossfit and then after Scott had a short nap, we grabbed some lunch and headed to Conway to participate in CrossFit for a Cause hosted by CrossFit East Conway.  They were raising money for a family who had a baby with lots of medical issues.  They had a workout on the hour every hour for 24 hours.  It had started at 10am, but we didn't get there until right before the 2pm workout.  Scott and I each participated in 3 workouts and ended up not getting home until about 8:30.  We were exhausted and our bodies hurt!  I can only imagine how the people felt who actually did every workout.  It was a great time and I am sooo glad we decided to go. 

Sunday we headed to Searcy about lunch to meet Scott's parents.  We ended up staying there until time to head straight from there to church.  After church we headed out to eat with a group of friends and then finally got home and was able to relax about 8.

Monday we took it pretty easy and did everything we had neglected to do the rest of the weekend......laundry....grocery shopping.

I'm so thankful for the 3 day weekend and that it's only a 4 day work week this week.

Weekend Recap

• Friday night was the Cotton Bowl and although it should have been a blow out and not a close game, the Hogs still won!  
• Saturday morning we went to CrossFit even thought Scott really didn't want to get out of bed.  We ran sprints....they were not fun.  I am not nor have I even been a sprinter.
• And while I'm on the topic, I had stated Friday that I was going to do Helen for my First Friday WOD.  Well, that was the plan until I got home and was getting ready to go and Scott talked me into doing a Half Murph instead.  Not sure how it happened, but glad I made the change.  I finished in 27 minutes flat.
• "Half Murph"
• 1/2 mi run
• 10 rounds...
• 5 pull-ups (green band)
• 10 push-ups
• 15 squats
• 1/2 mi run
• We were pretty lazy most of the day Saturday, but we got out of the house long enough to go check out our new church space that we would be moving into the next night.
• Sunday was rainy here so we never left the house until time for church.  Afterwards, we went to U.S. Pizza with some friends and then home to watch part of the GoDaddy.com bowl.  Although ASU didn't win, they had an awesome season and they will probably be better next year.

I lost my best friend in a car accident when I was 16.  Today would have been her 30th birthday.  Happy Birthday Kate!   I still miss you and think about you every day.

Friday Randomness

This post is full of randomness......enjoy!

• I am sooo glad it's finally Friday!  I thought this week was NEVER going to end.  The first week back to work after Christmas break always sucks.  At least this one was only a 4 day week.  I LOVE LOVE LOVE Christmas break, but it is always sooooo hard to get back in a routine.

• The Cotton Bowl is tonight and we are going over to a friend's house to cheer on the #6 Razorbacks as they hopefully crush #8 Kansas State.  Scott and I watched a special on TV last night that one of the news stations put on and they are calling this game "Better than the BCS."  I'd say after the the ass whipping that West Virginia gave to Clemson in the Orange Bowl, this will be a much better game. 

•  Today is 1st Friday @ CrossFit which is where you get to pick your own workout.  I scanned the Girl and HERO WOD's on CrossFit's website and eventually decided on Helen.  I knew I wanted something with pull-ups.  I first thought would doing Barbara and scaling it to 3 rounds.  This was Monday's WOD, but since I was little under the weather I ended up not going to class. So Helen it is....3 rounds - 400m run, 21 kettlebell swings, 12 pull-ups

• Remember several months ago when I was trying to decide if I wanted to run the 1/2 marathon b/c I really wanted a 13.1 magnet for my car like Scott had?  Well I finally found one a few weeks ago that was black and would stand out on my white SUV. 

• The weather here has been unusually warm lately.  It's been in the 60's for the last several days and todays HI is almost 70.  Gotta love this crazy Arkansas weather!

Happy Friday everyone!!

Running Totals: Week 49, 50, & 51

Now that I have started CrossFit, I really haven't been running that much and the running I have been doing has been short distances.


December 9th - 1.25
December 10th - .5
Weekly Total: 1.75



Week of December 11th - 17th - 0


December 19th - 1.0
December 21st - 4.3
Weekly Total: 5.3

Yearly Total: 595.3

So on Wednesday the 21st, we got to CrossFit and the workout was that we could either run a 5K or row a 5K.  Since I haven't done much running and the weather was decent, I decided to run the 5K.  The trainer had a map drawn on the board to show the route.  It was pretty much a 1.25 mile loop that we would run twice and then an extra .6 of a mile on the end to round it out.  5 of the girls decided to run it so Adele (the trainer) explained the route a couple of times for those of us unfamiliar with the area and then we were off.  While she was explaining the route we noticed that a guy at an earlier class has ran about 4 miles.  We asked what happened and she said the he had gotten lost.  We that wasn't going to happen to us, I mean how hard was it to run up HWY 107, make a R on Bobbitt, make an R on Hatcher, and another R on HWY 107.  I ended up in the lead and everyone was following me.   I finished the 1st loop and thought that was the LONGEST 1.25 miles ever!  I didn't have my iPod so I chalked it up to that and went on.  I finished the 2nd loop and then did the little extra and got back to the box and called time.  38:48 was what she wrote down.  ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?  It took me almost 40 miles to run 3.1 miles when just a couple of weeks ago I was averaging about a 9 minute mile or less.  Adele then says, did you turn R on Hayley or did you go to the end of Hatcher?  Duh I went to the end of Hatcher just like you said.....WRONG!  Turns out we ran 4.3 miles instead.  Oh well, I guess my body needed a good run and it felt great to know that my speed hadn't really slowed either especially with the rolling hills.  Lesson learned....always triple check the directions!!

Crossfit

After the 1/2 marathon I decided to trade in running for Crossfit @ Sherwood Crossfit..  I remember when Scott first started going to Crossfit in August and how bad his body hurt after it was over.  Part of me thought it wouldn't be that bad since I had been running non-stop for the past 12 weeks.  I thought I was in pretty good shape.  Wrong!  All I did was run for 12 weeks.  I never lifted weights or worked out in any other way.  My first day at crossfit (which was 2 days after the 1/2 marathon) we did squats, sit-ups, pull-ups, and push-ups.  My body hurt for 5 days.  It didn't help that I went back on Wednesday for another a$$ whipping and then again on Friday and Saturday.  By Saturday my legs were finally starting to feel normal again and I didn't want to die every time I got up or sat down.  After only going 5 times, I am completely addicted.  It is a nice change up from running and everyone is really supportive.

Below is a quick run down of the 1st weeks WOD's (Workout of the Day)

Monday
Tabata Allota! 8 Rounds each - Each round consists of doing as many reps as you can in 20 sec followed by a 10 sec rest.  At the end of 8 rounds you get a 1 min rest before moving on to the next thing on the list.  My results are in () below
Squat (65)
Pull Up (45 jumping)
Sit Up (55)
Push Up (51 incline)

Wednesday
Hang Power Cleans
Since I had never done this before, most of my time was spent trying to get the technique down rather than seeing how much weight I could lift (which would not have been very much)
5 min AMRAP (As Many Rounds as Possible)
1 Burpee
5 20" box jumps
10 KB Swings 25lb
I Completed 5 rounds on the AMRAP

Friday
400M Run
15 Handstand pushups (I did a modified version on a box)
18 Rope pull-ups
5 Rounds for time
Finished in 17:02

Saturday
We did a 12 min AMRAP using a deck of cards to determine what we would do next
At the end we did 100 sit-ups for time - 5:54

Monday
12 min AMRAP
5 Knees to Elbows (mine were not very good)
10 Hand Release push ups
15 20" box jumps
Finish: 6 rounds + 4 Knees to elbows
8 strict pull-ups with green band
10 kipping pull-ups with green band (these were not very pretty but I'm learning)


Hopefully I will be able to look back at this is a couple of months and really tell how far I have come.  And hopefully my muscles will no longer we sore on a daily basis.

Shrinking

It's been almost 2 years since Scott told me he was ready to get serious and lose weight.  He started off on the eliptical at the gym and I eventually talked him into running.  He lost about 70 lbs and back in March he ran a 1/2 marathon.  A couple month after the 1/2, he started to lose interest in running and was ready to try something different.  He decided to give Crossfit a try.  While his 1st experience with Crossfit was terrible, I talked him into trying it again once we found Sherwood Crossfit.  It was much closer to home and they had a beginner class (unlike the 1st place her tried).  He LOVED it.  Heck we both did.  They started a 4pm class about a month later that fit his schedule and he has been going ever since.  It's amazing how much smaller he has gotten in the 4 months he has been going.  A couple of weeks ago after the Razorback game in Little Rock, I forced him to go to the mall with me.  He ended up trying on some jeans and bought 2 pair of size 36 jeans.  He said he can't remember the last time he wore a 36 so this was extra exciting.  The icing on the cake was when we stopped in Gearhead Outfitters on our way out and he tried on a Large North Face jacket and it FIT.  The proof is in the pictures below.

I am sooo proud of you Scott!!!!