'ello govna.

So... I got to go home for a few days next week. So refreshing. When I start feeling down all I need is to go visit family and be in my hometown for a bit. I never thought I'd get homesick, but it's easy when you move to a place crappier than your previous location.
While I was there I got to do a photoshoot with my lovely friend Gina. She's 37 weeks prego. Now I'm excited to possibly do a shoot with her new little one! It'll be my first newborn shoot, so I'm really excited.
I've been in a creative kick the past few days. I hope it lasts! I'm trying out new and experimenting with new post processing... challenging my capabilities in photoshop. So much fun. I love hearing feedback... especially positive feedback.
I think I'm going to throw some ideas around for a logo.

I should be blog slapped!

I was so proud of myself for a while... I was being so good and posting quite often... then it just died. Blah.

Hmph Hmph... this may be just a giant ramble.

My SIL and I were supposed to shoot a wedding coming up this weekend, but last week she called me to tell me they had called the wedding off. That kind of stuff just breaks my heart... no, not because I didn't get to shoot a wedding, but my heart aches for the couple.

I purched the Canon 40D just a few days ago. Love, love it. I mean... love.

I still haven't gotten to "majorly" take it out and get some great shots, but I like it so far... and that's me not taking it "far" :)

We got (another) new puppy! Her name is Roxy, she's a black lab (huge black lab) and only about 3-3.5 months old. She had to have emergency surgery less than a week after we had her. She had to have her diaphragm repaired. We're guessing the people that had her before us kicked her so hard her diaphragm sort of... burst. Ick, I know, but she's all better now. She's actually wrestling and playing with Acer as I type this. You would never know she has an icision about a foot long on her tummy right now.

Ho ho hum.

Hubby goes to the academy in January for 12 weeks. They will either send him to a place about 5-6 hours from here... in that case, I'll go back home to Missouri to stay with my family...or they'll send him to a place only a couple of hours away in which he will try to come home every night... Either way, I'm really happy for him.

Hubby just informed me that Shrek the third is on. Bye.

Hello, from the absent one.

Oh gosh, it's been awhile. I don't know if I can remember the things that are worth talking about on here... I'll try my best.
My husband and I bought a boat that we planned on taking on our one year wedding anniversary get away. We stayed at a place on the lake, but our boat didn't get done in time. (We actually go to pick it up tomorrow)
No worries, we found plenty of stuff to occupy our time while away. We went to amusement parks every day that we were away, went to a show, and visited a Titanic museum.
I missed the baby (and dog) terribly the five days we were gone.
They were both so happy to see me when I went to pick them up from my sisters.
My husband had to work on the fourth of July, so I went home to celebrate it with my family. I had a really great time. The baby did awesome with the fireworks. She sat and watched a whole hour and a half of them. She obviously doesn't have really sensitive ears like I did when I was a baby.
We went to the zoo yesterday with one of Austin's partners that he works with and his family. I got up at 6:30 in the morning and we met them at 8 to head there. We went to the mall and to some other places and made a whole day of it. They baby slept for a total of maybe 20 minutes in between stops the whole day and was absolutely exhausted we when got home... we all were.
The puppy wen to the groomer today and got his first hair cut. He looks so adorable and he can see! Woot for the ability to see!

Insomnia... totally not by choice.

My husband is working all night and part of the morning... he's not sure exactly what time he'll be getting off. He's come home twice for a break, but now I won't see him until he comes home in the am. I'm having a hard time going to bed because I'm paranoid of being here by myself. I hate it!
Ho-hum. I hate being up this late because it makes me want to eat. blahhhh. I totally thought I got on here to actually write about something... guess not.

Really I should listen, listen, listen to this.

I got this from a friend. It's refreshing. I wish I could live by every single one of these at all times.

1.. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.
2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Buy a lock if you have to.
3. Buy a DVR and tape your late night shows and get more sleep.
4. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, 'My purpose is to __________ today.'
5. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
6. Play more games and read more books than you did in 2007.
7. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, tai chi, and prayer. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.
8. Spend time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6.
9. Dream more while you are awake.
10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
11. Drink green tea and plenty of water.. Eat blueberries, flax and other seeds, broccoli, almonds & walnuts.
12. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
13. Clear clutter from your house, your car, your desk and let new and flowing energy into your life.
14. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
15. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
16. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card.
17. Smile and laugh more. It will keep the energy vampires away.
18. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
20. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
21. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
22. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
23. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
24. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
25.Frame every so-called disaster with these words: 'In five years, will this matter?'
26. Forgive everyone for everything.
27. What other people think of you is none of your business.
28. Divine Creator heals everything.
29. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
30. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
31. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
32. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
33. The best is yet to come.
34. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
35.Do the right thing!
36. Call your family often.(Or email them to death!!!) Hey I'm thinking of ya!
37. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: I am thankful for __________. Today I accomplished _________.
38. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.
39. Enjoy the ride. Remember this is not Disney World and you certainly don't want a fast pass. You only have one ride through life so make the most of it and enjoy the ride.
40. Please send this to everyone you care about.

May your troubles be less, May your blessings be more, May nothing but happiness come through your door!

I am now a proud shih tzu owner!

We've been talking about getting a puppy for awhile now. We've been looking around and hunting for the right one. We went to a pet store and spent some time with some of their puppies to see if we liked any of the breeds. None of them seemed to fit us. Not to mention the dogs they have at the pet store were set up on a monthly payment program that was set up through three years... with interest.

I was at one of my sisters houses on Thursday and she had just bought my niece a Shih Tzu a few weeks back for her birthday. I picked her up and fell in love with her! I already knew I liked Shih Tzus because a friend of mine has two and they are incredible.

I get home yesterday and my sister calls to tell me that a lady she knows has a litter of shih tzus weaned from the momma and ready to go... get this.. for $75. That's a steal. I have the papers to go get him registered if I'd like. He's up to date on his shots except for rabies because she's not old enough yet.

He's adorable.

The baby is a bit jealous right now... she's already gotten better at being "nice" to him just the few hours he's been home. She got a little better at "petting" him and not hitting him on the head and poking him in the eye. lol

He rode on my lap the entire drive home and slept the majority of it. At one point he stood up and started backing up... before I could grab him he fell between the door and the seat... then looked at me like "why'd you let me do that?"... just too cute.

*slap*

I'm such a failure! I told myself I'd blog often and it's been forever!

I'm already done with my visit back home with my sister from Alaska. It was great. I already miss them.

My husband and I got season passes to 3 different amusement parks for the summer. We've already been twice in less than a week and plan on going when we can. We have a blast when we go!

We went out of town yesterday and did some puppy shopping.

We spent some time with a beagle, a pug and a miniature doberman pincher. I liked them all, but none of them jumped out to us and was the dog we just had to have. We're doing our absolute best research on this because it's an extension of our family so we want something we will be totally happy with.

We are purchasing a boat tomorrow and we're sooo excited. We'll probably be spending a lot of time out of the lake now. So our summer will probably be filled with roller coasters and boating.

In less than a month we will be celebrating our 1 year wedding anniversary. I can't believe it's already been a year!

What an accomplishment. lol

Close to sister time!

In less than 48 hours I'll be back home and seeing my sister that I haven't seen in 2 years! I'm extremely excited to catch up on everything! This will be the first time for her to meet my daughter. Gosh, I hate being so far away from close family.

I'm doing camera research again and now want the d40. Hopefully I'll have it by the end of this year. My fingers are crossed atleast.

I'm on a huge Tegan and Sara kick right now. Ever since my SIL and I were talking about the concert she went to... I started listening to them again and now that's my "me" time at night. If hubby is working at night and after the baby goes down... I edit picture, play mahjong titans and listen to Tegan and Sara. Love it!

That's all for now... I think.

dun, dun, dun... I'm a slacker.

It's totally been slipping my mind about blogging! I've been feeling so busy!

A few days last week I went home to visity my family and that was fun as always. I love going home.

This weekend I'll be babyless. I probably won't know what to do with myself.

My sister-in-law is meeting us early Friday morning to get her and she'll bring her back sometime on Sunday. I've been with the baby every single day since December. That was my last break. I'm gonna miss her so much!

On the 18th I'll be going back home for a week. My oldest sister that lives in Alaska will be visiting so I'm going home so I can see them for a few days. I've haven't seen them in two years! That's way way too long.

We'll be going to an amusement park while they're here and staying the night out of town. I'm so excited!

A quickie.

ok, so I'm really tired and I have the tub filling up for a nice hot bubble bath! I'm copy and pasting this from flickr...

(I went back home for a couple of days)

The trip was fun for the most part... I love seeing my family! but...The reason I even went up there is because my sister owns a daycare and needed someone to watch the kids... so I went to do my sister a favor. Along with my daughter, I was watching 8 other little ones... Whom do not behave. There's one little girl who asked 50 million questions... I was at one point spraying air freshner in the living room (my niece puked everywhere in the living room, but that's a different story) and the little girl asked me what I was doing. I told her I was spraying anti-kid spray. lolAt one point I had 3 screaming babies (one of them being mine because she was in big trouble for throwing a toy car at a 3-month-old.) I watched one episode of scooby doo for, no kidding, 5 hours straight... over and over again. I got spit up on and didn't bring an extra shirt... got peed on and didn't have extra pants. Not to mention I only got 2 hours of sleep the night before because we had terrible storms with tornadoes on the ground in areas surrounding us.Then today...Everything started out fine. My mom took the baby and I out to eat... we went to the mall and shopped around and got my nieces birthday presents because her party was today. My mom and I had to drive seperate because my sister wanted me to take prom photos after the bday party... Anyway... on the way there, I had to get on the interstate and as soon as I was on the ramp a lady decides to run me off the road and into a bridge messing up our wheels and she got away... she stopped and then took off. I didn't get her tag numbers because I was trying not to get hit by the cars behind me... I'm all upset over our wheels and call my husband because I'm all shaken up... it's a miracle that the only thing I got out of it was scuffed wheels. I get back on the highway and no later than two minutes a fed ex semi gets up beside me and comes over in my lane running me onto the shoulder. Now I'm stressed and pissed. He did realize what he and got over so I could get back on the road... what a gentleman.I'm now home but most importantly the baby and I are safe.

booooored out of my miiiiind!!!!!

I can't find anything to do. I don't feel like watching tv... I don't feel like doing dishes... I don't feel like going to bed.
But, I do only have 45 minutes until my husband gets home!
Then he'll just go to bed and I'll be bored again. It's a vicious cycle!
Today the baby and I went outside. I sent her out in just a diaper and a t-shirt so she could get dirty and have fun without me having a panic attack because I'd have loads of dirty clothes to wash... ok, maybe no loads, but you get my point.
Ugh, I'm in a bad mood all of a sudden. G'night.

It's raining, it's pouring... soon I should be snoring.

It's raining... again. Well, storming more like it. I used to hate storms... I mean absolutely hate them. For whatever reason ever since I had Reagan they don't bother me all that much. I even sometimes find them comforting. I think it's because now with my little girl I'm content and I have to be strong for her. She senses my fear and I don't want to put her through that.

I honestly have no idea where today went. I didn't clean house all that much... I didn't go outside... I didn't nap... I went to the store for like 45 minutes... that's it. Where did my day go?!?!

I got up this morning feeling decent... still have a runny nose and a bit of congestion. My headache is starting to come back though. Ah well, that's why I have migraine meds, right? Right.

Make the sickies go away!

I just can't seem to get rid of this ickiness! I've only been getting worse as the days go by. I've had a terrible headache all day and am now getting flu symptoms. Two hours of sleep, migraine meds and three tums later I'm feeling a tid bit better, but I'm still terribly congested. Maybe I can sleep it all off tonight since I finally have all the senior pics edited!

I was so incredibly stressed over them.

Still no news on my lens being shipped yet. I'm having hubby email them to ask what in the world is bringing on the delay. I want it now! -impatient much?-

I'm really excited! Here's why...

My sister is coming home from Alaska next month. Exactly a month from now I'll be visitng her and my two beautiful nieces! I haven't seen them since I was a few months pregnant. That's almost 2 years ago. *tear* They'll be meeting the baby for the first time and she's over a year old and walking. It's been waaaay too long!

stuffy and cold... cold and stuffy

I'm sick. Not as bad as a couple of days ago when I was running fever, but I'm stuffy and just feel ick.

My husband and I got baptized together today. I feel so great and happy.

Nothing too exciting has happened other than I get my 85mm lens hopefully sometime this week. Depends on when the company we bought it from does their shipping. I think it'll be shipped tomorrow and get here by Thursday or Friday. Woot!

I really should go to bed now. I think the lack of sleep and bring on of stress has made me sick. Oh well, I have to edit more senior photos.

oh my gosh. Name my Goo Goo Dolls is on. I love that song.

G'night.

I did it!

I had the senior session yesterday and it went quite well! Seriously after the first shot, I relaxed and it was a total go with the flow kind of day.

On the way home (a two hour drive) the baby was fussy and trying to go potty. I then started smelling something, but it wasn't poop, so I pulled over. She had puked everywhere. I brought 3 outfits for her, but she had already dirtied two and was wearing the third one. I took her out, put her in the back of the durango and tried to change and wipe her up as much as I could. I had a clean and dry sweatshirt for her, but no pants that were wearable. It was cold and windy and she was pantless. So I hurried and cleaned her up and put her back in her seat with her blanky and she slept the rest of the way home.

By the time we got home I was so ready to be out of the car! My tailbone was killing me because I had been sitting for so long. I was just plain exhausted but I still edited 7 of the pictures before I went to bed. I had to wait on hubby to get home because I can't go to sleep without him. Unless I have to of course.

I got up the morning, worked out and then went away to editing and didn't finish until around 6 this evening. My sister all the pictures and she loves them, so I'm very relieved.

I'm cold and sleepy so bed sounds like a nice place right now. G'night!

*gasp* I missed a couple of days.

Nothing too exciting I don't think...

There's a spot on the back of my head that is REALLY tender. I mean, I just barely touch it and it hurts.

Anyway. lol Less than 48 hours until my photoshoot. I'm getting more and more anxious. (okay, really I'm nervous.) But I'm excited.

We went to church today where my husband decided he is also going to be getting baptized. We're both doing it next Sunday. My dad and stepmom are going to travel this way to watch. I love my family.

*Sigh* Things are going really well, so I can't complain.

I have about 2 hours to talk about what I want.

But I won't... because my life isn't interesting enough to write about for 2 hours. I'm lucky if I take 2 minutes.

I'm supposed to be watching a movie right now, but within the first... oooh... 3 minutes they show a guy that gets his arm cut off and there's blood everywhere.. yeah, I don't deal with that kind of stuff. That's why my movies that I pick out are funny and light-hearted. My husbands are action, blood, gore, people getting shot kind of movies.

For example... we rented 5 movies on Saturday. My husband picked out two, I picked out 3.

His movies are "Hitman" and "Chaos"

Mine are "Bee Movie" , "Alvin and the Chipmunks" and "Dan in real life"

Get my drift?

I have my first photoshoot coming up on Tuesday. I'm excited and extremely nervous all at the same time! It's for my step-nephew. I think doing a girls senior portraits would be so much easier. Ah well, I'll manage. I just hope the weather is decent and not all gloomy. Like right now because it's storming like mad.

Hmph... I'm just in an odd mood right now... Kind of a blank mood. Maybe I'm tired, but I think I may have forgotten what tired feels like. I know the feeling of exhausted, but the tired point... like where I could just lay down and go to sleep...? No. I so wish I didn't have a sleeping disorder. If I don't take medicine to help me sleep, I lay down and a million thoughts run through my head... i start thinking about stuff that needs to be done... things I forgot... things I should've done... things I shouldn't have done... what I'd look like with darker hair... what my husband and I last fought about... what time i need to take a shower the next day and within 30 minutes I need to dry my hair in order for it to part right... yes, it's that bad. No, I'm not crazy... just curious. ;)

Oh, Oh! I'm so happy with the new diet... lifestyle...(I haven't figured out waht to call it, but I'm sure I'll think about it before I go to sleep.) Within 2 weeks I have lost atleast an inch and a half off my waist... half an inch from my arms and I can tell I'm building muscle. I love it. The only thing I'm having trouble with is making my husband and I six meals a day. With that, I'm basically a chef and a dishwasher ninety percent of the time. And I hate dishes. It looks like we'll be jogging in the rain tomorrow morning. Boo.

Well, I'm going to try to update my pictures on myspace. Yay.

My to-do list. 4-7-08

The house has been neglected the past few days because I wasn't feeling so hot and we went out of town a few times this weekend. I really need to clean house... So I'm making a list.
Kitchen
Put away clean dishes
wash dirty dishes
clean off counters
wipe down counters
organize food closet
wipe down stove
clean out fridge
organize cabinets and drawers
sweep
mop
dining/computer area
clear table
wipe down table
clean computer desk
sweep
mop
living room
pick up toys
pick up clothes that a certain baby has thrown about
fold clothes
vacuum
bathroom
clean counter
clean toilet
clean tub
pick up clothes
baby's room
pick up toys
vacuum
our room
pick up clothes
wash bedding
organize closet
other
do laundry
sweep and mop hallway
disinfect trashcans
clean glass of grandfather clock
have husband take vanity top and box of clothes to storage

whew, I think that's it for now. We'll see if I can actually accomplish it all.

Tired... but must... blog...

I didn't feel like doing anything yesterday... so I didn't. I didn't even take Reagans or my 365.

We went out of town yesterday to get some of my husbands gear and when we got back in town we rented some movies and came home. We watched Bee Movie and went straight to bed.

We got up this morning and got ready for church. We had a good time and I made a decision today. I'm going to be getting baptized some time soon. Everyone at our church is so so nice.

I hadn't been to church in years... The past couple of months I've had some trouble with many things... silly things if you will... I just wasn't right... Something was wrong or missing rather. I've always had a relationship with God... I've always prayed and talked with him, but no doubt I could be closer and stronger in my faith. My husband knew I was having these issues and I asked if we could start going to church. I've prayed long and hard... asking for strength... just something to help me get through this "thing" I was going through. The more I talked and thought about it... the harder I prayed the stronger I felt... I asked my husband to attend church with me... This is what I need in my life. Of course he agreed. We have attended 3 Sundays in a row now and just the positive I feel... I know this is what I was missing. Our pastor ended the sermon today by telling us what Jesus has done for us... The wonderful place we'll be going if we give our hearts to him. I decided right then and there I wanted to be baptized. During the middle of our last song I went up to him and told him. Right there he prayed with me and announced my decision. Everyone was so welcoming and told me how proud they were of me for choosing to do so.

After church my husband and I washed our vehicle and then we headed out of town to just goof around and take pictures... whatnot stuff. We had a lot of fun, but I'm now tired and would really like a glass of milk. :) Since today's our free day and all.

Shurp.

Have you ever wondered why they don't make grape flavored yogurt? They have all kinds of flavors... even apple... but not grape. Why would you leave grape flavor out? I still can't decide if I'd rather it have the grape candy kind of flavor or actual grape flavor... ho hum.
I went grocery shopping today and got angry while in the grocery store. They were out of things like... black olives... pitas... tri-colored rotini... I mean really, stupid stuff that I figured they'd have. So I ended up having to drive to another grocery store that was like 30 minutes away. But I did get out of the house for a bit so it wasn't all bad.
My husband promised me that we'd go out and do something tomorrow... and that he'll spend all day and night with me tomorrow... that means no work and no ridealongs. yay! I still haven't decided what we should go do. It's supposed to be nice so maybe we'll go on a nature trail or something. We haven't done that in a while.
I'm really dreading going jogging in the morning. I did some squats today (I know, that sounds gross in it's own little way.) and my legs are KILLING me. I can barely lift them high enough to cross them, little lone go jogging right now. lol I might have to slack a little in the morning and sssslllloooowwww jog. Ah well, I'm proud of myself for sticking with this. I feel so much better in general. I'm also sleeping better, which is way good for me.
Welp, I have about 45 minutes before hubby gets home so I think I'm gonna get some R&R on the couch for a bit.

ouch.

I have a TERRIBLE headache... I can barely look at the computer screen. I just took my migraine meds and hope they kick in soon.
Today is my husband's 22nd birthday. Happy birthday baby! Even though you tried to be a big butthead for a short moment earlier.
I actually went outside today to do my 365. It felt nice. Although my feet were absolutely soaked when I came back in.
It got in the high 60's today and just when I thought the baby and I should go take a walk, it started storming... thunder, lightning... the whole works.
Speaking of the baby, she is feeling much better today. She got the occasional runny nose and that nasal sound to her voice, but it was around the time I could give her more meds... so I'd give them to her and she's like new. Almost.
Tomorrow is lower body workout which I love. It's my favorite day. I really hope I start seeing results, but I'm always the last to notice since it's my body. I do think I see some changes in my husband though! Which is good because he can get discouraged by these things pretty quickly. I ask if he sees anything different with me and he just says no because I always look hot... Men...

I don't want a poopie bathtub!

Early this morning was a usual... got up, jogged, breakfast... yadda yadda. The baby get up... she is starting to get a cold, so of course she's cranky and doesn't feel well. Poor baby. :( Normally when she's sick she's kinda lazy and tired all day, but no... not today... She's just really cranky and is STILL getting into everything, but when she gets a "no no" from mommy she go hysterical on me... Like I totally ruined her day by telling her for the 400th time not to push buttons on the computer or TV... not to stick her hands in mommy's food and then throw the food on the floor... Not to stick her finger in mommy's nose (She likes to press my nose while I say "honk honk", but sometimes misses and it goes in my nostril which she thinks is a whole other game.)
The husand went to ride-along tonight, which I really didn't want him to because the baby wasn't feeling well... and sometimes... a mama just needs a break. He went to ride-along anyway. So, pretty much the moment he walks out the door, the baby is screaming... so I give her some juice and she drinks a little but doens't want it and throws it on the floor. I try to feed her... She take a bite, take the food out of her mouth, throws it on the floor. I take her to her room so she can play... She's in there for 2 minutes and cries to me. She wants me to pick her up... I pick her up... She cries because she wants down, so I put her down and then she cries because I put her down... I then decided she would be having an early bedtime. While dinner is cooking I put her in the bathtub. She loves taking baths... She's playing and she squats down... She let a rather large poot out and laughed... She then pushed harder and she pooped in the bathtub... I then have to take her out. I didn't notice when I was taking her out that she still had a cup full of water in her hands... She pours it all over me... I set her in the floor and make a few trips from bathtub to toilet scooping poop out... on my last trip I turn around and she has her hands in the toilet playing with the toilet paper/poop. It was horrible.
I get her cleaned up and dressed... get some food in her belly and off to bed she went. I'm tired and not in the best of moods.

I really want some oreos and pumpkin pie, but my diet doesn't allow that. Figures.

Lots 'o wet clothes.

Our dryer died on us so we had to go dryer shopping today. Our plan was to go to one specific store and we knew the exact dryer we were going to get... We tell the man we want the dryer and he tells us they're out... so we pick another one... he says ok they have 3 he'll have it up front in 10 minutes. He then informs us they're actually out of it... so my husband goes and picks another one out... They say they have 2... then come back and tell us there's none left... They did this to us 4 times! My husband finally just told them to forget it that we were going to take our business elsewhere. We end up finding a little appliance store with the sweetest people working there. We got our dryer... finally.
The rest of the day has been kind of a blur... We took a nap, ate dinner, and played the rest of the night... That's all I really remember. I do know I'm tired and my eyes hurt.

Refreshed.

Church went really well today. It was our first time attending this church and the people are super sweet and very welcoming. A lady even sent me home with like 6 HUGE cinnamon rolls. The baby went to the nursery. They split all the kids up into age groups. She gets to be with other children from 0-2... I believe... I think it's great she'll get to be around other children atleast once a week considering she's never around other children... ever. Poor baby doesn't know how to act around other kiddos.
We had planned on sticking with our diet today... so we got up early and jogged, but after church my husbands partner wanted to take us out to eat so we splurged and made today our free day instead of tomorrow. We're technically only on day 6, but since we exercised and splurged on the same day it equaled out to day 7 since on your free day you're not even supposed to exercise. Wow, that sounds confusing.
To be real honest I'm not so crazy about the free day because after eating bad foods my tummy is extremely upset with me. Oh well, we'll be back on track first thing in the morning.
We also got a water filter today and it made a world of difference so I think getting my 10 glasses in will no longer be a problem. I'm actually drinking water right now even when I don't have to be... since it's the free day I could be drinking my beloved Diet Dr. Pepper... but I'm not.
To top it all off... The house is clean. Floors mopped and everything. I love it.

A tale of a lazy Saturday

We got up around 8 this morning(Didn't go to bed until 1 because a friend of ours stayed the night) to work out. It was upper body again and I'm still so sore from the other day! lol It still feels good. I've been in better moods and have so much more energy. I hope this continues throughout the transformation. After working out I took a shower... then made us all breakfast. We watched Dirty Jobs... I love that show. Friend left... we cleaned house... That's about all I did today. Goofed around on the internet, but that's it. I didn't even get dressed or do my hair or makeup. That's very rare for me.
I was right, the hardest part of this is drinking and getting all my water in. I have yet to get all 10 glasses in. I know, bad.
Tomorrow morning we're going to have to get up reasonably early. We have to get up to jog... get ready... breakfast and then we're going to church. This is the first time of us attending this church so I'm a little nervous. I don't know why... just around new people and a new routine for us I guess. I know everything will work out just fine.

It's all good.

Today I feel absolutely wonderful... Last night I got 9 hours of much needed sleep. I haven't gotten that much sleep in... I don't even remember how long.

I'm officially on day 3 of my new "lifestyle" and I feel awesome.(Well, day 3 is almost over.) My body is loving me! The hardest part for me is getting all of my water in. I haven't been this hydrated... like ever, I think.

That's all for now. Goodnight.

Just a quickie

Hubby is kinda rushing me off to bed... I really don't know why. Today was good. Only on day two of the exercise bit and I feel great. Sore, but great... that good burning kinda feeling. I'll sit down and right more tomorrow... About what? I don't know. Nothing too exciting has happened.

Sore and exhausted... But I feel alright.

We started our new exercise and eating plan today. I did weight training as soon as I woke up this morning for about an hour. My muscles hurt so much right now. I was actually having to take breaks in between washing my hair this morning in the shower... and putting on eyeliner was really difficult. That's how bad my arms muscles are right now. lol On the upside I feel like I really accomplished something. No pain, no gain, right? Another plus, I haven't been hungry all day and I still have my last "meal" to eat... or drink rather. Tomorrow I'm getting up and walk/jog/running for only 20 minutes, then I'm done for the rest of the day.
I plan on editing and posting some pics then I'm going to go relax in bed. I'm not really tired as much as I am just drained and exhausted right now. After all, while I'm resting is when my muscles are healing and building. Woot!

Overwhelmed... or something.

Well, I couldn't post Friday because my account was locked due to them thinking I was a bot...
Saturday I had no internet access, but it was a great day. I spent all day with my husband baby and all night... I mean all night until about 2 in the morning with some girlfriends of mine that I haven't seen in what seems like forever! We talked about absolutely everything! Soo much fun! Afterwards I went out with hubby and one of his friends to eat... We didn't get home until almost 4 in the morning just to turn around and get up at 7:30 to get ready for church. Easter was a blast. Last Easter the baby was too little to do anything. Actually as soon as we got to the family gathering she fell asleep on my shoulder the whole time.
We got so little sleep on Saturday night, left my families town around 8:30... didn't get home until around 10:30 and I was still supposed to go grocery shopping because we were supposed to start our new "lifestyle" today... but by the time I got my grocery list done it was almost midnight and I was already so tired. So we decided to hold off until Tuesday and go shopping tonight... which we did.
For whatever reason I've felt really stressed today. I don't know what it is. The house was a mess from all the traveling bags everywhere and all of the baby's Easter stuff... Plus, hubby was making a mess with the ceiling tiles... I'm a little overwhelmed with the recipes I'll soon be making... I have to get up... drink two glasses of water (I hate water)... follow my exercise schedule (which took me forever to make) about 45 minutes after that I'm supposed to eat breakfast... then two hours later have a midmeal... two hours after that eat lunch... two hours later another midmeal... 3-4 hours later, dinner... then a couple hours after that a midmeal... or desser, whatever you wanna call it. It's just so different than what I'm used to and I won't be able to get dumbells until next week, so I just hope I'm doing everything alright. I really shouldn't stress over stuff like this, but right now I'm extremely exhausted from the stress.
Oh, and to top everything off... I skipped 2 days of my 365 project. After 175, I miss a day?!?!?!
Breathe Audrey, breathe.

So... This is it.

So today was pretty normal... I watched the movie American Gangster, which was all in all a good movie. I didn't enjoy the scenes of people shooting up, and getting shot... I just can't handle the whole needle and blood scenes. Ick.

I'm excited for this weekend because I'm going home to visit my family and friends for the holiday. I love being around my family... but as most families there's always that one family member that you dread seeing... try to avoid talking to or being around that entire time, but then fear you're coming off as rude... so end up engaging in horrible, completely uncomfortable conversation anyway. Ah well, I can't like 'em all, right?