I Heart Five on Friday
Friday, August 12, 2016
IIII: Low Carb Biscuits
Ok so this last one may not be Weight Watcher friendly but hey I can still have it :) I love pistachio pudding so I'm almost positive I will love this!
Well.........
I went a to my first meeting in a really long time and I have to say, I was a little nervous. I'm not sure why exactly but I was. Like I said in my previous post, I started with Weight Watchers when I was in the 8th grade in Odessa. The last time I did WW and was successful with it was when I was going to the Midland meetings. I just felt more comfortable. That was in 2006. They have sense moved their meetings to a church and when I walked into the church I felt like this is where I need to be. The ladies at this particular meeting were so nice and so inviting! The leader of the meeting was very inviting and didn't make me uncomfortable (which is always something you want in your WW leader).
I had my first official weigh in. I was kinda sad that they wouldn't take the number I had on the scale on Wednesday when I started lol but I understood. Even though I will have a different start number I have lost 3 lbs since Wednesday! I have really been watching what I eat and making sure I didn't go over on points. I don't want to even dip in to my extra weekly points but at least if I need to I know they are there.
We are going to Arlington this weekend for baseball games so I'm going to see if I can do a little research before I get there. I really think there is side work you have to do in order to have a successful eating plan. Even here in the Permian basin, if we are going out to eat I will look at the menu before hand, see if they have their nutritional info on their website and work point value before I get there. Even when I was doing calorie counting I did the same thing. I don't want to get there and be stressed out about trying to figure out what I'm going to eat. Notice I didn't say what I CAN eat,but what I was going to eat. Whether you're doing WW or counting calories you can still eat anything you want. You just have to make sure that it's with in your point value/calorie allowance. And you have to be mature on sticking to your guns and not just blowing everything once you're there.
It is so crazy to see how my mind frame has changed in 3 1/2 years. I mean.....I ate lasagna Florentine today for lunch that was loaded with veggies and not a ton of pasta and meat. Don't get me wrong, I still love that kind but sometimes you just gotta put your big girl panties on and pass on it :)
The sleeve and Weight Watchers are Joining Forces
Thursday, August 4, 2016
I decided the two should meet and they hit it off....
I've always stressed that my sleeve is a tool. It was by no means the "easy way out". In October I will celebrate 4 years since my life was changed. Yes, I have gained some weight back but nothing and I mean NOTHING like where I started. I am still so blessed and happy everyday that I made the decision I did. But here's what happened. I got comfortable. I got a little to comfortable. I am still eating less but the choices I made were not the best. Unfortuantly I had picked back up the Dr. Pepper habit. Then after I quit smoking (was 2 years in April) I started getting the biggest sweet tooth. Those two right there are not a match made in heaven. I decided I had to take control of my life again like I did 3 1/2 years ago.
I had tried counting calories but for some reason it just did not work for me. I don't know if I wasn't eating enough or the wrong things or to much of one thing, but it was not working. So I decided to go back to something I knew had worked for me and has worked for so many different people. I joined Weight Watchers. I signed up online and I opted for the meetings and online. I'm planning on going and visiting a meeting in Midland and probably in Odessa as well to get a feel for both. The first time I did WW I was in the 8th grade. Every Saturday my Nana, Dad Dad, and I would load up and drive to Odessa for mine and Nan's meetings. If I had a tennis match I would go before my match and weigh in and then leave. The woman that led those meetings was still there about 6 years ago when I went. I don't care for the way she does the meetings so if she is still the only leader I will either opt to go to Midland meetings or just do it online. One of the great new things with WW is that you can choose to do the online plan with a coach and not have to attend any meetings. Now, you can do it just online but I have to have someone to be accountable to. It makes me work harder and pushes me. In the meetings they use to recognize the members for every 5 lbs that they had lost. That was a big motivation for me too. Yes I revert back to being 8 and being bragged on by the teacher lol. I'll also be blogging about it because it makes me be accountable to ya'll as well! I'm going to go to my first meeting in Midland Monday. I hope I enjoy them.
I've started making low carb meals for Travis and of course they don't hurt me either. After my surgery my taste buds changed towards certain things. Things like vegetables. I had already started eating roasted zucchini and asparagus but wanted to branch out a little. I decided to try spaghetti squash. And guess what! I liked it! I made a chicken enchilada bake with it. I had found it on the Tasty pintrest page. It has 3 others with it and I can't wait to try those. I really can't wait to try it out in place of pasta. I love me some pasta. It won't take the place of bow tie but it should work for spaghetti and angel hair. I had heard that spaghetti squash took on the flavor of whatever you put with it and it's true. Click HERE for the recipe
Tonight I made a caprese style chicken breast and oven baked "fried" green beans. I use to HATE green beans. My mom would always make me eat them and I would have to wash them down with milk as fast as I could. I think because they were canned green beans is why I didn't like them. I love fresh green beans now. I still can't stand the smell of canned lol. I wish I would have taken a picture of the chicken but I didn't. All I did was take a boneless skinless chicken breast and cut 5 slits on top. I then sliced a Roma tomato and put a slice in every other slit. Then I took a slice of fresh mozzarella and a couple of basil leaves and put then in the other slits. I then took McCormick's Italian seasoning and sprinkled it on top. Put it in the oven at 350 for 45 minutes and man oh man! It was delicious!! WW point wise it was only 5 points! I will definitely be making this again! The baked "fried" green beans were 5 points as well. Click HERE for that amazing recipe. I'll be trying a few more new recipe's out this weekend so I will definitely keep you informed on how they were.
Can't to blog about my WW journey! Hope you'll stay along for the ride :) It's gonna be a fun one!
I've always stressed that my sleeve is a tool. It was by no means the "easy way out". In October I will celebrate 4 years since my life was changed. Yes, I have gained some weight back but nothing and I mean NOTHING like where I started. I am still so blessed and happy everyday that I made the decision I did. But here's what happened. I got comfortable. I got a little to comfortable. I am still eating less but the choices I made were not the best. Unfortuantly I had picked back up the Dr. Pepper habit. Then after I quit smoking (was 2 years in April) I started getting the biggest sweet tooth. Those two right there are not a match made in heaven. I decided I had to take control of my life again like I did 3 1/2 years ago.
I had tried counting calories but for some reason it just did not work for me. I don't know if I wasn't eating enough or the wrong things or to much of one thing, but it was not working. So I decided to go back to something I knew had worked for me and has worked for so many different people. I joined Weight Watchers. I signed up online and I opted for the meetings and online. I'm planning on going and visiting a meeting in Midland and probably in Odessa as well to get a feel for both. The first time I did WW I was in the 8th grade. Every Saturday my Nana, Dad Dad, and I would load up and drive to Odessa for mine and Nan's meetings. If I had a tennis match I would go before my match and weigh in and then leave. The woman that led those meetings was still there about 6 years ago when I went. I don't care for the way she does the meetings so if she is still the only leader I will either opt to go to Midland meetings or just do it online. One of the great new things with WW is that you can choose to do the online plan with a coach and not have to attend any meetings. Now, you can do it just online but I have to have someone to be accountable to. It makes me work harder and pushes me. In the meetings they use to recognize the members for every 5 lbs that they had lost. That was a big motivation for me too. Yes I revert back to being 8 and being bragged on by the teacher lol. I'll also be blogging about it because it makes me be accountable to ya'll as well! I'm going to go to my first meeting in Midland Monday. I hope I enjoy them.
I've started making low carb meals for Travis and of course they don't hurt me either. After my surgery my taste buds changed towards certain things. Things like vegetables. I had already started eating roasted zucchini and asparagus but wanted to branch out a little. I decided to try spaghetti squash. And guess what! I liked it! I made a chicken enchilada bake with it. I had found it on the Tasty pintrest page. It has 3 others with it and I can't wait to try those. I really can't wait to try it out in place of pasta. I love me some pasta. It won't take the place of bow tie but it should work for spaghetti and angel hair. I had heard that spaghetti squash took on the flavor of whatever you put with it and it's true. Click HERE for the recipe
Tonight I made a caprese style chicken breast and oven baked "fried" green beans. I use to HATE green beans. My mom would always make me eat them and I would have to wash them down with milk as fast as I could. I think because they were canned green beans is why I didn't like them. I love fresh green beans now. I still can't stand the smell of canned lol. I wish I would have taken a picture of the chicken but I didn't. All I did was take a boneless skinless chicken breast and cut 5 slits on top. I then sliced a Roma tomato and put a slice in every other slit. Then I took a slice of fresh mozzarella and a couple of basil leaves and put then in the other slits. I then took McCormick's Italian seasoning and sprinkled it on top. Put it in the oven at 350 for 45 minutes and man oh man! It was delicious!! WW point wise it was only 5 points! I will definitely be making this again! The baked "fried" green beans were 5 points as well. Click HERE for that amazing recipe. I'll be trying a few more new recipe's out this weekend so I will definitely keep you informed on how they were.
Can't to blog about my WW journey! Hope you'll stay along for the ride :) It's gonna be a fun one!
5 on {Friday}
Friday, February 12, 2016
Awwwww! A link up! I love them! They are fun to write but I love being able to see other's blogs and see what they're writing about and hopefully get inspiration and a new blog to read.
Most of you know but for those of you that don't, I am a very {random} person. I like to be in conversation and go from one topic to the next and then back again. There is always 500 things running through my head at once and so that's the result of it. With that being said here's my 5 for {Friday} post. It will be the most random thing you read all day..... lol. And with it being Valentine's I'm going to post 5 things that I {love}
{one}
I absolutely love my Erin Condren planner. This is my 3rd planner and it has seriously helped keep my sanity. I use the monthly part for my bills. I write on the side the bills I have and how much they are. Then in the actually monthly calendar I post what bills are due what day. It helps me look at a glance as to when things are due and then as I pay them I highlight them on the side. When I was younger I was very immature and unorganized when it came to my bills so it makes my heart happy when I see them being highlighted one by one. She then has it by the week. I chose the veritcal layout and it is broken down by morning, noon, and night. There is also an area on the left hand side to write notes, but there is also an area under each day to write notes. Being on the go for so long it helped keep up with Dr. appt's, jewelry bars, functions, and has even helped with Origami Owl orders for my customers. They also have a horizontal layout and I may try it out next year but I've really liked the vertical layout.
{two}
Blender Bottles. How did I survive with out them? They are the handiest items. I use the larger one's to get my water in. They have the measurements on the side so it makes it easy to keep up with how much water I'm drinking. They also have a lid that seals and doesn't leak! I'm not the most graceful sometimes so it's nice if I drop it I don't have to worry about it spilling. OR if I am using it (usually a smaller one) for my protein drinks when I shake it.....it doesn't come out. How awesome is that?? And for blending it has this amazing spiral ball that you put in with it and it breaks up the powder so you don't end up with clumps. Ewww. Who likes clumps in their shakes? Not I. They also have handy dandy containers that will screw to the bottom of most of the smaller ones so you can keep up with it all together and you don't have to have a separate container floating around in your bag. They are just great for at the office, gym, or just running around town.
{three}
Full House. Fuller House. Basiclly anything with Candace Cameron Bure. When I was a kid I looked up to her. I wanted to be just like her. Have hair like her. Dress like her. I thought she was amamzing. As an adult I still think she's pretty awesome. I love her Hallmark movies and have loved what she's done since Full House. She has a great ministry and I had the oppritunity to meet her at a ladies event in Atlanta when my sister lived there. Growing up Full House was a must on Friday's before we hit the skating rink. I can {not} wait to watch the new series Febuary 26th on Netflix. I told my mom and manager that I may need the day off so I could binge watch the show. They thought I was kidding ;) Watching the trailers, seeing the still shots, hearing the actors talk about the new show gets me giddy every time.......
Fuller House Trailer
{four}
I have brought it back old school. I have downloaded solitaire on my phone. I love it! It relaxes me and gives me a chance to not think about anything else. If I'm having a stressful day, I can pull up solitaire and just play the game and think about what card needs to go where. I've also downloaded Tetris. Oh yaaaaaaa.......
{five}
I recently moved to Odessa with Travis and I have really enjoyed cooking dinner every night. I cooked before but now I have {all} of my kitchen stuff with me and it makes it so enjoyable. Plus, it get's really old eating out every night. You run out of places to eat and feel like everyone knows you when you go to the same places over and over. I have found a few great recipes on pintrest that have become staples. We {love} the crispy cheddar chicken recipe I found on Pintrest( https://www.pinterest.com/pin/109704940900939052/ ). The sauce calls for sour cream but the first time I made it I didn't have sour cream (and must've missed it on the recipe and didn't buy it) but I had cream cheese so I used it instead. It was {DELICIOUS}! Everytime I've made it since then I've used cream cheese but I think that I'm going to try greek yogurt to give it a healthier spin.
Most of you know but for those of you that don't, I am a very {random} person. I like to be in conversation and go from one topic to the next and then back again. There is always 500 things running through my head at once and so that's the result of it. With that being said here's my 5 for {Friday} post. It will be the most random thing you read all day..... lol. And with it being Valentine's I'm going to post 5 things that I {love}
{one}
I absolutely love my Erin Condren planner. This is my 3rd planner and it has seriously helped keep my sanity. I use the monthly part for my bills. I write on the side the bills I have and how much they are. Then in the actually monthly calendar I post what bills are due what day. It helps me look at a glance as to when things are due and then as I pay them I highlight them on the side. When I was younger I was very immature and unorganized when it came to my bills so it makes my heart happy when I see them being highlighted one by one. She then has it by the week. I chose the veritcal layout and it is broken down by morning, noon, and night. There is also an area on the left hand side to write notes, but there is also an area under each day to write notes. Being on the go for so long it helped keep up with Dr. appt's, jewelry bars, functions, and has even helped with Origami Owl orders for my customers. They also have a horizontal layout and I may try it out next year but I've really liked the vertical layout.
{CK} for Christy K
This is the horizontal layout
This is my cousin Sumer's planner. I love how you can personalize it!
{two}
Blender Bottles. How did I survive with out them? They are the handiest items. I use the larger one's to get my water in. They have the measurements on the side so it makes it easy to keep up with how much water I'm drinking. They also have a lid that seals and doesn't leak! I'm not the most graceful sometimes so it's nice if I drop it I don't have to worry about it spilling. OR if I am using it (usually a smaller one) for my protein drinks when I shake it.....it doesn't come out. How awesome is that?? And for blending it has this amazing spiral ball that you put in with it and it breaks up the powder so you don't end up with clumps. Ewww. Who likes clumps in their shakes? Not I. They also have handy dandy containers that will screw to the bottom of most of the smaller ones so you can keep up with it all together and you don't have to have a separate container floating around in your bag. They are just great for at the office, gym, or just running around town.
{three}
Full House. Fuller House. Basiclly anything with Candace Cameron Bure. When I was a kid I looked up to her. I wanted to be just like her. Have hair like her. Dress like her. I thought she was amamzing. As an adult I still think she's pretty awesome. I love her Hallmark movies and have loved what she's done since Full House. She has a great ministry and I had the oppritunity to meet her at a ladies event in Atlanta when my sister lived there. Growing up Full House was a must on Friday's before we hit the skating rink. I can {not} wait to watch the new series Febuary 26th on Netflix. I told my mom and manager that I may need the day off so I could binge watch the show. They thought I was kidding ;) Watching the trailers, seeing the still shots, hearing the actors talk about the new show gets me giddy every time.......
Fuller House Trailer
{four}
I have brought it back old school. I have downloaded solitaire on my phone. I love it! It relaxes me and gives me a chance to not think about anything else. If I'm having a stressful day, I can pull up solitaire and just play the game and think about what card needs to go where. I've also downloaded Tetris. Oh yaaaaaaa.......
{five}
I recently moved to Odessa with Travis and I have really enjoyed cooking dinner every night. I cooked before but now I have {all} of my kitchen stuff with me and it makes it so enjoyable. Plus, it get's really old eating out every night. You run out of places to eat and feel like everyone knows you when you go to the same places over and over. I have found a few great recipes on pintrest that have become staples. We {love} the crispy cheddar chicken recipe I found on Pintrest( https://www.pinterest.com/pin/109704940900939052/ ). The sauce calls for sour cream but the first time I made it I didn't have sour cream (and must've missed it on the recipe and didn't buy it) but I had cream cheese so I used it instead. It was {DELICIOUS}! Everytime I've made it since then I've used cream cheese but I think that I'm going to try greek yogurt to give it a healthier spin.
1st and 10 lets do it again! Gotta make your free throws! Strike 3 your outta here!
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
When I was younger I was not the type of girl that went to social sporting events. I would go to football games but I never made an effort to go to the out of town games. I only went to probably 2 basketball games, and 1 baseball game in my high school career.
It wasn't that I hated these activities, it was just that the people I hung around didn't go so I didn't go. When I would go I always had a great time (even though I had not a clue as to what was going on. Until Travis and I started dating I honestly didn't know what 1st and 10 meant) but just never went.
Fast forward to September 2013. I started dating the most amazing man that also happened to be a sports nut. Mostly college sports but has a few favorites in the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB. He took me to my first college football game in November of 2013, Texas Tech vs Kansas State. I have learned that it does make a different when someone asks who's playing and you respond Kansas....You better have a state or university after that because (and I quote) "It makes a huge difference" ;) . He graduated from Texas Tech but grew up being a University of Texas fan because that's where his father went to school. We support both but when they play each other it really depends on who the home team is as to who we cheer for. I mostly support Texas Tech but after going to a Tech vs UT game, supporting Tech and being on UT home terf.....We found ourselves wanted to do the UT chants and school songs but couldn't because we were wearing red and black.
We have season tickets to Tech games and his mom still has their season tickets to UT games so football season we are on the go every weekend pretty much. And I love it.
I've been to so many Tech games for football, basketball, and baseball. UT the same. We've been to numerous Texas Rangers games. When we visited Chicago this past year (2 different times), we went to 3 Cubs games. It was one of the major things we wanted to do on our adventure there. This coming weekend we will be going to our first NBA game to watch the San Antonio Spurs play the Lakers in San Antonio. I can't wait! Travis wanted to see Kobe play before he retires and I'm always looking for an excuse to go to San Antonio. Plus, I really want to see the Spurs play. It's going to be a great time!
Not only do we love the sports, teams, atmosphere, but the history that comes along with it. I mean, Wrigley Field? Come on now...
I love having my "teams". It's nice to be able to have a connection to a team that I'm cheering for and I'm not just what some call a "Wal-Mart fan".
PS....There is absolutely nothing wrong with supporting a team and having no connection to them. It just makes it more special and the experience more fun for me :)
It wasn't that I hated these activities, it was just that the people I hung around didn't go so I didn't go. When I would go I always had a great time (even though I had not a clue as to what was going on. Until Travis and I started dating I honestly didn't know what 1st and 10 meant) but just never went.
Fast forward to September 2013. I started dating the most amazing man that also happened to be a sports nut. Mostly college sports but has a few favorites in the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB. He took me to my first college football game in November of 2013, Texas Tech vs Kansas State. I have learned that it does make a different when someone asks who's playing and you respond Kansas....You better have a state or university after that because (and I quote) "It makes a huge difference" ;) . He graduated from Texas Tech but grew up being a University of Texas fan because that's where his father went to school. We support both but when they play each other it really depends on who the home team is as to who we cheer for. I mostly support Texas Tech but after going to a Tech vs UT game, supporting Tech and being on UT home terf.....We found ourselves wanted to do the UT chants and school songs but couldn't because we were wearing red and black.
We have season tickets to Tech games and his mom still has their season tickets to UT games so football season we are on the go every weekend pretty much. And I love it.
I've been to so many Tech games for football, basketball, and baseball. UT the same. We've been to numerous Texas Rangers games. When we visited Chicago this past year (2 different times), we went to 3 Cubs games. It was one of the major things we wanted to do on our adventure there. This coming weekend we will be going to our first NBA game to watch the San Antonio Spurs play the Lakers in San Antonio. I can't wait! Travis wanted to see Kobe play before he retires and I'm always looking for an excuse to go to San Antonio. Plus, I really want to see the Spurs play. It's going to be a great time!
Not only do we love the sports, teams, atmosphere, but the history that comes along with it. I mean, Wrigley Field? Come on now...
I love having my "teams". It's nice to be able to have a connection to a team that I'm cheering for and I'm not just what some call a "Wal-Mart fan".
PS....There is absolutely nothing wrong with supporting a team and having no connection to them. It just makes it more special and the experience more fun for me :)
Hi there! Hi! Hello! How are you?! Hi!!
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Yes I'm a wee bit excited :)
I've decided to really put forth effort and start blogging again. I miss it. I recently moved and it is going to make it a lot easier for me to do again. I miss the community that I was involved in. Reading different peoples blogs and linking up. My blogs will continue to be random. Ranging anywhere from my life, new products I've used, memories, trips I've gone on, and a lot more.
Can't wait to get this going :)
My life as a "normie" this far
Thursday, July 17, 2014
It's been 1 1/2 years....
I have always said that I use my surgery as a tool. As of lately though I have felt I need to put forth even more effort. I feel that my stomach is stretching a little and that I'm eating more. I'll be honest. I don't like it. I want to still be eating only half a burrito. Or half a salad. That's not the case. I feel myself eating more of the salad, more of the chicken. That's where I have made the cautious effort to watch my portions. Let me just say this, I don't clean my plate or come close to it. I just feel myself eating more than I did. It's not by any means pigging out or anything of the such. The way I used my surgery as a tool prior to this is I would eat healthier things but the surgery helped me control my portions. Now that my stomach has relaxed though, it's where I have to watch what I eat and how much I eat. It's still good and not out of control. It just starts to make me nervous that I have to really pay attention now. I know I will never allow myself to be where I was, but in the back of my mind there is "what if...". I can totally see how people who have had this surgery start having eating issues (i.e. becoming anorexic, etc.). Because I am aware of this I feel that I won't fall into that category.
Just got to take it day by day.....
I keep forgetting also that I can shop in "normal" stores. That part makes me laugh. I forget that I can purchase clothes at Dillards, JC Penney, Old Navy, etc. The Old Navy freaked me out. Only because you have to purchase the women's plus online only. So when I went in one day and was looking at dresses and I thought "I think I can wear this...". I make my way to the dressing room and try it on....it fits! It was so exciting!! Don't get me wrong, I'm kinda still in the "plus" side of things but definitely on the lower end :)
I have always said that I use my surgery as a tool. As of lately though I have felt I need to put forth even more effort. I feel that my stomach is stretching a little and that I'm eating more. I'll be honest. I don't like it. I want to still be eating only half a burrito. Or half a salad. That's not the case. I feel myself eating more of the salad, more of the chicken. That's where I have made the cautious effort to watch my portions. Let me just say this, I don't clean my plate or come close to it. I just feel myself eating more than I did. It's not by any means pigging out or anything of the such. The way I used my surgery as a tool prior to this is I would eat healthier things but the surgery helped me control my portions. Now that my stomach has relaxed though, it's where I have to watch what I eat and how much I eat. It's still good and not out of control. It just starts to make me nervous that I have to really pay attention now. I know I will never allow myself to be where I was, but in the back of my mind there is "what if...". I can totally see how people who have had this surgery start having eating issues (i.e. becoming anorexic, etc.). Because I am aware of this I feel that I won't fall into that category.
Just got to take it day by day.....
I keep forgetting also that I can shop in "normal" stores. That part makes me laugh. I forget that I can purchase clothes at Dillards, JC Penney, Old Navy, etc. The Old Navy freaked me out. Only because you have to purchase the women's plus online only. So when I went in one day and was looking at dresses and I thought "I think I can wear this...". I make my way to the dressing room and try it on....it fits! It was so exciting!! Don't get me wrong, I'm kinda still in the "plus" side of things but definitely on the lower end :)
I don't like this....
Saturday, July 12, 2014
I don't like that I have taken such a long break from blogging....
I seriously {LOVE} blogging. I didn't mean to take such a long, crazy break from it. I miss the friends that I made from it and sharing all the fun and amazing things going on in my life with everyone.
What's been going on in my life? Well let me tell you....
I'll start with my weight loss update first. I'm still at 180 lbs down. I've stayed the same, which in a way is a great thing. But the one bad thing is I'm content. I {WANT} to go down more but the break has been nice. After the 4th I am starting a {get my butt back in gear} plan. I ended my gym membership in the fall, but I plan on joining the YMCA in Odessa. They have a really great facility and I like that people can get day passes so if anyone wants to go one day or go to a class with me they can. I want to get on a schedule. I have missed a schedule. Don't get me wrong. I have LOVED my time with Travis but we both need to get back on schedule with our work out routine. I.can't.wait.
In February my family and I (mom, Craig, Cymbre, Mike, Ranston, and Kenner) went to Disneyland!! I absolutely {LOVE} Disney. It is one of the most magical places. You can not walk in there and not just be happy. We went for Ranston's 4th birthday. I would say that is a pretty awesome place to spend it. I also crossed something off my weight loss bucket list! I rode my first ride in 20 years! Probably a little longer than that lol. My first ride was the Peter Pan ride. It was awesome! We rode so much but didn't get to ride some of the ones I wanted to. We will definitely have to when we go back for Kenner's 4th birthday. She is so cute when you ask her where she gets to go for her birthday. She smiles real big and yells "DISNEYLAND!". And conveniently her birthday is 8 days before mine. So guess where I get to spend my 35th birthday??!! "DISNEYLAND!"
I am still in {love} :) Every day it gets better and better. I'm still so excited to see where it goes....
My Origami Owl business is still booming and I pray every day that it continues. I am seriously so appreciative of all my customers. The company is amazing and still such a positive influence for my myself and my amazing friends that I've made. The 23rd I leave for our 2nd annual national convention! I can't wait! I need a get a way :)
So that's a little bit of what's going on in my life :) I am going to try and blog 3 times a week so we shall see how well that works out lol.
I seriously {LOVE} blogging. I didn't mean to take such a long, crazy break from it. I miss the friends that I made from it and sharing all the fun and amazing things going on in my life with everyone.
What's been going on in my life? Well let me tell you....
I'll start with my weight loss update first. I'm still at 180 lbs down. I've stayed the same, which in a way is a great thing. But the one bad thing is I'm content. I {WANT} to go down more but the break has been nice. After the 4th I am starting a {get my butt back in gear} plan. I ended my gym membership in the fall, but I plan on joining the YMCA in Odessa. They have a really great facility and I like that people can get day passes so if anyone wants to go one day or go to a class with me they can. I want to get on a schedule. I have missed a schedule. Don't get me wrong. I have LOVED my time with Travis but we both need to get back on schedule with our work out routine. I.can't.wait.
In February my family and I (mom, Craig, Cymbre, Mike, Ranston, and Kenner) went to Disneyland!! I absolutely {LOVE} Disney. It is one of the most magical places. You can not walk in there and not just be happy. We went for Ranston's 4th birthday. I would say that is a pretty awesome place to spend it. I also crossed something off my weight loss bucket list! I rode my first ride in 20 years! Probably a little longer than that lol. My first ride was the Peter Pan ride. It was awesome! We rode so much but didn't get to ride some of the ones I wanted to. We will definitely have to when we go back for Kenner's 4th birthday. She is so cute when you ask her where she gets to go for her birthday. She smiles real big and yells "DISNEYLAND!". And conveniently her birthday is 8 days before mine. So guess where I get to spend my 35th birthday??!! "DISNEYLAND!"
I am still in {love} :) Every day it gets better and better. I'm still so excited to see where it goes....
My Origami Owl business is still booming and I pray every day that it continues. I am seriously so appreciative of all my customers. The company is amazing and still such a positive influence for my myself and my amazing friends that I've made. The 23rd I leave for our 2nd annual national convention! I can't wait! I need a get a way :)
So that's a little bit of what's going on in my life :) I am going to try and blog 3 times a week so we shall see how well that works out lol.
