Wifey Duties lead to Wifey Challenges

Hello Again,

I know last blog post I got to tell you a little bit about my summer expectations. They basically included the BEACH!

Well ever since I became so blessed to become a wife to my wonderful husband, there were a few talents I had to pick up. One of the biggest things was COOKING!! I have never been a super experienced cook and never really branched out in the kitchen. Well when you have a man in the house that likes his dinner and likes a full meal....You learn how to cook.

I have actually started to enjoy cooking. I love finding new recipes and trying new meals. YES I DO use recipes. As much as it would be cool for me to become an awesome cook that throws things together, that's just not going to happen. I will let others come up with the concoctions and I will just trust them :)

Some of Nic's favorites that I have done are Apple Chicken Stir Fry, Parmesan Crusted Chicken, Ginger Glazed Mahi Mahi, I have found an awesome baked Mac & Cheese we love, and many many more.

I know it sounds good right? Well it has sounded a little too good and now I have the pounds to prove it :) I have gained 10 pounds since the wedding! As I aimed to treat my husband with good food I also treated myself to a little pooch. Anyways anyways anyways I still feel great and am FAR from fat but there's something lingering in my mind...SUMMERTIME!!

I am going to the beach in 15 days and will be there for 12 days. I have already been working out and have already lost 4 pounds (YAY)! But my workouts have been sporadic. I am now going on a 15 DAY CHALLENGE!! I am going to work out every day for the next 15 days! And I actually have already worked out the last 4 days in a row so it will really be 19 days.

If you know me you know I hate working out so I figured I would set myself up for a little challenge to get me motivated. And after many health pep talks from my healthy work out loving husband I have realized that its not about the pounds but about toning the muscle. So I am throwing the last 6 pounds out the window. If I loose them (GREAT!!!) If I don't then that's okay too because I am turning my little pooch into rock hard abs (haha okay maybe I am a little too ambitious :))

But pray for me! I am actually excited which is good for me! I will keep you updated, have a great TUESDAY!!!

Love you all,

Kira Cardwell aka Work Out Queen :)

One Step at A Time

Good Morning Lovelies! I hope everyone has been doing well. Not a lot has been going since my last post. Nic has been out of town a lot with work. In the last month and a half or so he has probably only been home one whole week and I see him on the weekends. The first couple of times he left it was hard. I just couldn't imagine him being gone for such long periods of time. All I could keep thinking was how I have heard from so many coaches wives is that recruiting seasons are the worst. One has even recently said to me, "Have you experienced the pressure of recruiting season yet? I replied with no. And she said, "Well just wait, you will surely experience some tears. The first few years are the hardest, then it all starts over when you have kids." To me this statement is a little scary coming from a seasoned coaches wife. She understood that it's not all perfect all the time. She seemed to understand that I would go through some tough times and although we are strong women, we still get upset to see our husbands go for long periods of time. Well after being in the middle of this time of recruiting I feel pretty proud of how I have made it through. At times I miss him so bad I can't stand it, but the comfort of knowing he is doing what he is purposed to do comforts me. Isn't that what marriage is all about anyways? Selflessness, preferring the other over yourself. More than anything I am so proud and excited for him. There is only a week or so left of him traveling and I only have 2 weeks left of work and then SUMMER will be here. We have a lot of beach time scheduled in the next couple months and I can't wait. I can handle him being gone for 4 weeks or so if I get to have him for 4 weeks to myself in the summer. We are blessed to both have jobs that give us that free time, and we still get paid :) Speaking of that blessing, I can tell you that we WILL live it up this summer. At times, I feel bad, feel like I should be doing something or working another job. But I know it will not be long before there are babies in the picture. Which at that point I know will slow down our role. Also, there is no promise that we will always have summers off. So I say take advantage of it while we can. One step at a time we will reach more responsibilities but for now we will enjoy the company of each other, our time off, and our youth in marriage! Summer jobs and babies can come at another time ;) Love you all! I hope the sun is shinning where you are and your time in the sun is increasing everyday! Soak it up!