goals and games

I've been looking through some pictures from the

first couple years of our marriage when we lived in England

so I thought I'd share some.

(smooching at Whitby Abbey, England 2007)

I tend to be goal-driven and Andrew is very competitive.

Just to make life interesting we've been trying some different things lately.

1. One vegetarian month.

2. Our very own biggest loser - just Andrew and me.

(London, England 2007)

We're actually almost done with the vegetarian month being 3 1/2 weeks in.

We were hoping to to replace meat with fruits and veggies

and have a healthier, more balanced diet.

It hasn't been as hard as I expected it to be

and I was able to discover some meals I love

like black bean burgers, zucchini enchiladas, and spinach/garlic/tomato pizza.

(Hornsea, England 2007)

For our biggest loser competition we weigh-in every Wednesday night for 5 weeks.

Loser plans a surprise date for the other.

Winner gets $40 fun money.

So far I'm in the lead (2 weeks in)!

It was Andrew's idea and I'm all for a little motivation

since I'm not currently training for a race right now.

(moat on a beautiful estate in Hull, England 2007)

I'm curious - what new diets or

silly competitions with your spouse have you done?